Worship this Week
This week we celebrate Holy Trinity Sunday.
Come and worship:
  • Saturday at 5:30 pm
  • Sunday at 8:30 am - Men's Vocal Trio
  • Sunday at 10:00 am - Men's Vocal Trio
  • Wednesday at 6:00 pm
We will welcome new members this weekend.
Habitat for Humanity Blessing & Bus Tour - Saturday
Holy Trinity along with four other Ankeny churches gathered on June 1 to build walls for a home. Those walls will go to the Thrivent Faith Build home at 1834 Mondamin Ave in Des Moines's Mondamin Presidential neighborhood.
Habitat for Humanity is hosting a ground blessing at the home's future site on Saturday, June 15, at 11:30 am and would love for you to join. Following the ground blessing, you're also invited on a neighborhood bus tour (departing from the home at 12:15 pm and returning before 1:30 pm) to learn about Habitat  partner families and how safe, decent, and affordable housing is transforming our neighborhoods. You would also see the impact of Thrivent's long-term partnership with Habitat. 
 Register for the bus tour here.  Everyone is welcome.
Volunteer for Family Promise
Volunteers are needed for Family Promise for our next host week, July 21-28. 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.
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. 
Three Free Pianos
The church has three free pianos to give away. You would be responsible for moving. Talk to David about selecting the one that works for you. 
Peace After Divorce - Starts June 18
This group is for those who are divorced or divorcing. It is an eight week series which will meet every Tuesday from 6:30 – 8:30 pm starting June 18-August 6 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.  You will discover a unique blend of real-life strategies and Christian faith aimed at helping you find peace after divorce.  Click here to register.
Peace after Divorce book
New! Brew for You (Coffee or Beer) Social Group
There are two new Brew for You groups forming--one for coffee, the other for beer! You will be assigned a group of 8 people to meet at a coffee shop or a microbrewery once a month for four months, starting in July. Click here for more information or to register by June 30.
Dinner for Eight & Dessert for Eight
Dinner for Eight and Dessert for Eight provide opportunities to meet people in the congregation and get to know them better. The emphasis is on fun and fellowship. You will be assigned to a group of eight people, and you will enjoy dinner or dessert with them once a month for four months, starting in July. Click here to get more information or register by June 30.
Register or Volunteer for VBS
Register now to attend or volunteer for Vacation Bible School! It will be held June 24-28. Click here for information or to register online. Contact Jen Schafer or Kelly Heuton in the office with any questions.

Help with VBS Prep! We will hold a workshop to prep supplies and decorations for VBS on Wednesday, June 19, 1:00-2:30 pm. Anyone is welcome to come join us!
CFI Donation Drive
Help Children and Families of Iowa with supplies for the Domestic Violence Shelter and Child Development Center. A box for donations is located across from the Red Wall and will be there until Friday June 21. This supply drive is coordinated by staff from Rebuild.  Click here to learn more about Rebuild across from the Red Wall. 


Love Lunches Donations
Love Lunches is seeking donations of 10” heavy duty paper plates, applesauce cups, 100% fruit juice boxes, individually-packaged snack items, whole grain granola/cereal bars, and gently used children’s books. Bring donations to the church office.

Caring for God's Creation Tips
The Advocacy Team's theme is "Caring for God's Creation." Based on the input from your suggestions at the Red Wall, the team will share a weekly tip:
Use bandanas (from craft stores) or other cloth napkins instead of paper napkins. 
GraceNotes: Thoughts from Our Pastors
THE MYSTERY OF GOD
This weekend is Holy Trinity Sunday. This is the one Sunday during the entire Christian year that is devoted to a doctrine of the church. It’s a Sunday where we celebrate God as we imagine the majestic nature of God the Three in One and the One in Three. 

T hat’s the subject of GraceNotes this week… Read this blog and subscribe to new posts on the Grace Notes blog page here!
Holy Trinity Food Pantry
The Holy Trinity 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 fellowship hall.
  • Laundry detergent & feminine hygiene products
  • 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