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News from Holy Trinity
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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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