The Epistle: Weekly News from Holy Trinity

Epistle

News from Holy Trinity

WORSHIP

Weekend Worship

This weekend is the Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost.

Worship Times:

Wednesday at 6:00 pm
Saturdays at 5:30 pm
Sundays at 8:30 and 10:00 am
Livestream on Sundays at 10:00 am

The links to the livestream and on-demand recordings are on our website. The bulletin, readings and prayers, children's bulletin, and worship notes are available on our app and website. Please complete a Welcome Card when you worship.

STUDY, SERVE & SUPPORT

Blessing of the Animals

On October 3 we will have a Blessing of the Animals at 11:30 am as we commemorate St. Francis. Following Sunday worship, you are invited to head home to pick up your pet(s) and return to the lawn on the south side of the building (Fellowship Hall in case of rain). We will have a short service followed by a blessing of all creatures.

Christ in Our Home Devotions

Christ in Our Home booklets for October-December are available in the narthex. Email Lisa Strnad if you would like one mailed to you.

Join a Group and Connect With Others

Holy Trinity has Bible studies, serving groups, social groups, and more. You may click here to learn about ministries you can join to serve, learn and build community. There are sign up forms on each group's web page. Please register for the groups you might like to join, and someone will contact you.

Help Build with Habitat for Humanity!

Volunteers are needed for build days on October 7, 8, 14, and 15. Sign up online or contact Vic Anderson.

New Pause Groups are Forming

This year we will study and discuss the second book of the Bible, Exodus. Renown Old Testament Scholar Walter Brueggemann's new book "Delivered from Empire - pivotal Moments in the Book of Exodus" will be our resource and study guide. We will study 10 sessions in this book and move to book two in January. Groups will gather on Thursday mornings at 10:00 am in person, and another group will meet via Zoom on Thursdays at 1:00 pm. Click here to sign up. Contact Pastor Pam with any questions.

Brew for You Begins in October

Brew for You (Coffee) and Brew for you (Beer) will begin new small groups in October. The groups will meet once a month for four months, excluding December (October, November, January, and February). Click here to sign up. You will be contacted by the group coordinator at the beginning of October.

THOUGHTS FROM PASTORS & STAFF

SEARCHING FOR CHURCH

Recently I have been re-reading the book, “Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving and Finding the Church” by Rachel Held Evans. It is an easy read but filled with thoughtfulness as she reflects on her own faith journey and where it has taken her. She breaks down, chapter by chapter, various aspects of the Church that make the Church the Church. It is a book filled with grace. Read this week's Grace Notes

HOLY TRINITY FOOD PANTRY

Volunteer in the food pantry on Tuesday afternoons. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. If you are interested in helping, contact the church office.

Donate to Holy Trinity Food Pantry

The Food Pantry is in need of the following items:

canned soup
canned meats
canned fruit
toilet paper
paper towels
peanut butter
feminine hygiene products
diapers
personal care items (toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, shampoo, shaving products)

If you have perishable foods to donate, please contact Lisa in the church office to find out if we have the capacity to store these items before bringing them to the pantry. We do not need frozen meat at this time.

Due to space constraints, our food pantry does not accept clothing or other household items.

Your monetary, food and personal care gifts are an outreach of God's love to the Ankeny community. Thank you for giving generously!

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