The Epistle: Weekly News from HTLC

Worship this Week

This weeken d is the Eighteenth Week after Pentecost.

Come and worship:

Saturday at 5:30 pm
Sunday at 8:30 am - Adult Choir
Sunday at 10:00 am - Flute & Piano Duet
Wednesday at 6:00 pm

We will install Garth Englund as our pastoral intern at all worship services this weekend.

Grace Notes - Thoughts from the Pastors

THE INSTALLATION OF GARTH ENGLUND, INTERN

Installations are important. If you were to do a word search on “installation,” you would find listed; appliance installation, TV installation, followed by installation of a pastor, then installation of other church leaders. Although this list contains quite a variety of installations, there is one thing all installations have in common. An installation is the putting in place of something or someone.

Th at’s the subject of GraceNotes this week… Read this blog and subscribe to new posts on the Grace Notes blog page here!

Family Promise Week - Oct. 13-20

A few volunteers are still needed for Family Promise next week, October 13-20. We need people to drive the van and be overnight hosts.

Click here for additional information and/or to sign up online. E-mail Carlie Fitzgerald or Scott Hamilton, or call Scott at 964-8434 for additional information or questions.

Ordination of Travis Segar - Oct. 20

Travis Segar has accepted a call to Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Des Moines. His ordination will be held Sunday, October 20, at 2:00 pm at Holy Trinity. All are invited to attend!

FreeStore Donation Drive - Oct. 20

Help victims of domestic violence start a new life! Holy Trinity is again organizing a drive to assist families who've been identified by local agencies as needing help. Click here to learn more. Please bring all items on Sunday, Oct. 20. We will have the FreeStore truck in the parking lot to accept donations. You can also give at the Giving Station. Select "FreeStore Income."

Congregational Meeting - Oct. 27

A Congregational Meeting will be held Sunday, October 27, immediately following the 10:00 worship service. The purpose of this meeting is to vote on the new Welcome & Inclusion Statement and some constitutional changes. Please plan to attend.

First Communion Classes in October

First Communion Classes are available to all who are interested. The class will be taught to all 2 ^nd grade students during church school in October. A class for all ages on will be held in two sessions: Sunday, October 13 and 20, at 8:30 am in Room 2. Take-home materials are available for those interested in doing the classwork at home. First Communion will be recognized at all worship service the weekend of October 26 & 27. Contact Kelly Heuton to sign up for the class.

Fall Choral Masterworks - Nov. 3

Invite a friend or neighbor to our Fall Choral Masterworks that celebrates All Saints. It features the music of Mozart with the Adult Choir, organ, and chamber orchestra on Sunday, November 3, at 8:30 and 10:00 am worship services.

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
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.