Worship this Week
This weeken d is the Twenty-Third Weekend after Pentecost.
Come and worship:
  • Saturday at 5:30 pm
  • Sunday at 8:30 am - Grades 6-8 Choir
  • Sunday at 10:00 am - Adult Choir
  • Wednesday at 6:00 pm
Ordination of Travis Segar - This Sunday
Grace Notes - Thoughts from the Pastors
REMEMBER TO LOVE
What an absurd title – “Remember to Love”. “Of course, we remember to love. We don’t need to be reminded,” we say to ourselves. We’ve got this one down. Yet, we hear Moses proclaim the words of the Lord in Deuteronomy (6:5-6) “ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Keeping these words that I am commanding you today in your heart.”  READ MORE

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Open Hearts. Open Doors.
God has given us much; blessed us with abundance. God has also called us to do much with what we have received.  Let's join together for this generous undertaking that will fill our city with grace, mercy, love and hope.
Thanksgiving Eve Worship & Pie
Worship on Thanksgiving Eve, Nov. 25, at 6:00 pm. We'll join for pie and fellowship after worship.
Thanksgiving Dinner at HTLC
Celebrate Thanksgiving with dinner in the Fellowship Hall at 1:00 pm on Thursday, November 28! A minimum of 24 people are needed to hold this dinner. Sign up by Friday, November 15. In addition to coming for the meal, please help as you are able. We are asking for people to help cook, set up, clean up, and provide side dishes.  Click here to sign up. Contact Pastor Pam or call the office at 964-4348 with questions.
Advent Giving Projects
Hope Ministries, Trinity Center, CFI, Holy Trinity Food Pantry, and more.  Our theme for giving this advent season is  God's work. Our hands. Share God's love with our local neighbors and families across the globe. 
Sign up to help! You can learn more at the Red Wall at church.
Christmas Poinsettias
If you would like to contribute towards the purchase of poinsettias that will decorate the sanctuary for Christmas , you can do so by check (note “Christmas Flowers” on the memo line), donate at the kiosk (select “Worship and Music”), or contribute online . The suggested donation is $15 per plant.
Advent Book Study - Begins Dec. 3
Advent Book Study will begin on Tuesday, December 3, and meet for three consecutive Tuesdays at 6:30 pm in Room 201.  We will be reading “ Dear Church – A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S. ” by Lenny Duncan. Join this group and you will be challenged, convicted, upset, moved and blessed.  Books can be ordered through Amazon. Please click here to sign up.
Updated Governing Documents
We have updated our governing documents that guide our life together - these include our Constitution, Bylaws and Continuing Resolutions. This revised document was voted upon at our congregation meeting on Oct. 27 and is available on our website.  Click here to read the document.
Holy Trinity Food Pantry
The Holy Trinity Food Pantry has moved! It is now located in the south hallway by Entry Door S4.
The Food Pantry is in need of the following items:
  • Recently purchased ground beef, chicken or other mainstay meats that are in 1-2 pound packages. Please place in the freezer located in the new Food Pantry. Enter the door marked "Food Pantry Donation Drop Off."
  • Laundry detergent, feminine hygiene products, and personal care items (toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, etc)
  • Canned meat
  • Children's books
  • Clean, empty plastic grocery bags
  • Credit/debit card donations at the Giving Station located in the Narthex. 
You may place items in the grocery carts located by the entrances to the church.
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