All are Invited to Worship
This weekend we celebrate the Fifth Weekend of Lent. 
The Adult Choir will sing at 10:00 am. All worship services will include Holy Communion. Come and worship:
  • Saturday at 5:30 pm
  • Sunday at 8:30 and 10:00 am
  • Wednesday at 6:00 pm
HTLC Advocacy Team - March 15
What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?  Working for justice is part of our discipleship journey showing the love of Jesus to others. Joi n the HTLC Advocacy team on March 15 at 6:00 pm to learn how you and the church might better meet this instruction from Jesus. Contact Pastor Pam or Lisa Cole for more information, or just join us on March 15!
Fair Trade Fair - March 17-18
Stop by the Fair Trade table in the Narthex the weekend of March 17-18 to see a selection of fairly traded coffee, chocolate, tea, and gift items for you to purchase or order.  When you purchase fair trade items, more of the money you spend reaches the farmers and families who grew or crafted them. 
Coffee and chocolate make great Easter gifts too.
M&M's for World Hunger
Visit the Red Wall to grab a tube of M&M’s. These tubes will quickly move from feeding our sweet tooth to feeding the hungry; from celebration to Lenten giving. Each tube holds $14 of quarters (cash and checks fit too). Our goal is to raise $7,000 for ELCA World Hunger. Please return M&M tubes on or before Maundy Thursday.
Global Hunger
Holy Week Schedule
Worship during Holy Week (March 29 - April 1) will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night at 7:00 pm. Easter morning worship will be at 7:00, 8:30, and 10:00 am; all services will be traditional. We will not have worship on Wednesday, March 28.
Photo Directories
Our new photo directories have arrived. If you had your photo taken for the directory, you may pick up your copy in the Narthex.
There are two ways you can access the information online:
  1. Click on this link and enter the Access Code: 770gsv
  2. Click here for My Holy Trinity. Enter your username and password. Select the Directories from the menu. You can access information and photos about all individuals and family members.

Thank you to all who participated in the church directory. It will be a useful tool for helping you connect with other members.
Easter Flowers
One way we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord each Easter is by decorating the Sanctuary with flowers. Your gift of $15 will purchase a plant for the Glory of God that will decorate the church throughout the Easter season. To contribute, write “Easter Flowers” on the memo line of your check or on your offering envelope, then place it in the offering basket or deliver it to the church office. You may also donate at the kiosk in the Narthex (select “Worship & Music Offering) or click here to donate online.
Family Promise Volunteers
Every day families of all shapes and sizes live without something we all likely take for granted: A home. Family Promise of Greater Des Moines is part of a nationwide network of ministries dedicated to not just providing shelter, but solutions to the problem of homelessness, one family at a time. 
Volunteers are needed for Family Promise for our next host week, April 8-15. We need people to cook, drive the van, and serve as evening and overnight hosts. Please consider helping.  Sign up online or visit the Red Wall.
FreeStore Volunteers
The FreeStore is a mission partner of Holy Trinity that collects donated furniture and household items for identified families in need.  The FreeStore is in need of volunteers to call individuals who are donating goods.  Working from your home, use your phone to pull messages from the FreeStore answering machine and then call donors back to schedule a pick-up time. Contact Marty Rathje at 964-2726 or the church office at 964-4348 for more information.
Dinner and Silent Auction - March 25
The HTLC high school students will be raising funds for their trip to the ELCA Gathering in Houston with a Dinner and Silent Auction on Sunday, March 25. Dinner tickets are $20 per person (family max of $80).
The silent auction will close at 6:00 pm, and the live auction will begin at 6:15.
Donations for the silent auction can be directed to Anne Williams. 
Stephen Ministers Available
We all experience challenges in life - times when we could benefit from the support of a caring Christian friend. Stephen Ministers are ready to provide the confidential emotional and spiritual care that we need. Contact Pastor Pam or Pastor Tim to get connected with your Stephen Minister.
Stephen Ministry
Dinner for Eight in April
Dinner for Eight Groups will begin again in April! You will be assigned to a group and will dine in the homes of members of your group. Or you may choose to dine in a restaurant with each person paying for their meal. The group will get together once a month for four months. This is a wonderful way to get to know more people in the congregation.  Sign up online  or in the Narthex.
Dinner for 8
All Around Easter Family Event & Egg Hunt: March 24
All Around Easter family event and egg hunt is Saturday, March 24, at 9:30 am. At the event families will rotate through stations and learn about Holy Week. Each child will make a banner to take home and display during Holy Week. The program will conclude with an Easter egg hunt. Click  here  to get registered.
Holy Trinity Food Pantry
The Holy Trinity Food Pantry is in need of the following items:
  • Cake mixes and baking supplies
  • Diapers
  • Recently purchased ground beef, chicken or other mainstay meats that are in 1-2 pound packages and have an easy-to-read date on them. Take them directly to the freezer in the Fellowship Hall, next to the Hearty Blessings freezer. 
Please continue your generous support.  Credit/debit card donations can be placed at the Giving Station located in the Narthex.  Your monetary, food and personal care gifts are an outreach of God's love to the Ankeny community.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
517 SW Des Moines St
Ankeny, IA 50023
515-964-4348

Worship Schedule
Saturdays: 5:30 pm
Sundays: 8:30 and 10:00 am
Wednesdays: 6:00 pm