Epistle

News from Holy Trinity

WORSHIP

Weekend Worship

This weekend is the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost.

We will gather for worship:

  • Sunday at 8:30 and 10:00 am
  • Livestream Sunday at 10:00 am
  • Wednesday at 6:00 pm

The Adult Choir will sing on Sunday at 10:00 am.


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

GATHER

Hymn Festival Oct. 9

A Fall Hymn Festival will be held in the sanctuary on Sunday, October 9, at 4:00 pm. This event will feature the Adult Choir and other musicians of the congregation. Invite a friend

who loves music to join you for this uplifting event.

Ordination of Anne Williams

Anne Williams has accepted a call to serve as the pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Vinton, Iowa. Her ordination will take place at Holy Trinity on Saturday, October 15, at 2:00 pm. All are invited to attend.

GROW IN FAITH

Remembering Loved Ones on All Saints Day

During worship on November 6 we will remember those who have died since October 31, 2021. To include a loved one who has died during this time, complete this online form by October 30.


CARE FOR CREATION

Rethink, Revisit & Refuse - Visit the Red Wall

How are you answering God’s call to care for creation? Learn about Holy Trinity Advocacy Team’s focus on Rethink, Revisit, and Refuse by participating in the interactive display at the Red Wall. Watch for recycling opportunities and check out what else is in store for October.


VOLUNTEER & SERVE

Needed: Nursery Care on Wednesdays

The Holy Trinity Learning Team is looking for someone to provide nursery care on Wednesday evenings from 5 to 6 pm. This is a paid position; applicants must be a member of Holy Trinity, 16 years or older, and submit to a background check. Contact Children’s Ministry Coordinator Deb Hopkey with interest or questions. Click here for the job description.

Fall Clean-Up Day - Oct. 22

Fall Clean-Up Day will be held Saturday, October 22, from 8:00 am - noon. Please bring a rake, tree trimmer, and gloves. We will focus primarily on outdoor projects.

Donate Games & Books for Kids Hope USA

Holy Trinity is partnering with Kids Hope USA and needs games and books to help mentors build caring and supportive relationships with Northwest Elementary students. Your gift of a newly purchased game or book is greatly appreciated! Click here for the Amazon Wish List for hassle-free shopping and delivery directly to the church. If you purchase items elsewhere, please mark them as “purchased” in Amazon and drop them off in the Kids Hope USA bin at the Red Wall by October 10.

Help with Family Promise

Our next Family Promise host week will be October 16-23. Click here to sign up. We need help in the following ways:

  • Evening Host on Friday, Oct. 21
  • Overnight Host on Monday, Oct. 17
  • Drivers on Oct. 18, 19, 20 & 22

Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Panel Build

Join Ankeny Circle of Faith and Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity to build the walls to a future home in just one day! The build will take place on October 29 at the Ankeny First United Methodist Church, 710 NE 36th St. You must be 16+ to volunteer; students ages 16-17 must volunteer with an adult 21+. Register online.

THOUGHTS FROM PASTORS & STAFF

New Pastor for Care & Community

Travis Segar has accepted the call to become the Pastor for Care & Community at Holy Trinity. His first day will be Sunday, October 30. Please keep Travis and his family in prayer.

GRACE NOTES BLOG: SUFFERING AND JOY

Joy and suffering seem to be opposites. You can’t have one and have the other. If we are suffering, we are bereft of joy. If we have joy, we have avoided suffering. Right? The world around us has conditioned us to think this way and we spend a great deal of time trying to avoid suffering, pain, grief, and anything that makes us feel less that on top of the world. In our world, joy and suffering are mortal enemies, locked in a competition for our very being.  

Read this week's Grace Notes

HOLY TRINITY FOOD PANTRY

Donate to Holy Trinity Food Pantry
The Food Pantry is in need of the following items:
  • saltine crackers and oyster crackers
  • frozen meat in one-pound packages, labeled (chicken pieces, ground beef, ground pork, ground turkey, ham)
  • 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.
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!

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

517 SW Des Moines Street

Ankeny, IA 50023

515-964-4348

www.holytrinityankeny.org


Worship:

Sundays at 8:30 and 10:00 am

Livestream on Sundays at 10:00 am on YouTube

Wednesdays at 6:00 pm


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