Holy Trinity Lutheran Church - Ankeny, IA

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On Courage

8/27/2020

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I find myself thinking a lot about courage lately.  Perhaps it is because of two instances in recent weeks where courage has been front and center.  Several weeks ago, the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the ELCA met virtually for our yearly synod assembly.  This assembly was special this year, besides being the first virtual assembly, it also called for electing a new bishop for the synod as Bishop Burk is completing his second term and moving on to retirement.  The process involves nominations from the people of the synod and agreement from the nominee to be placed on the ballot.  The ballots are cast, and slowly the number of nominees is whittled down to seven, then three, then two candidates.  Those who are nominated agree to be nominated with the understanding that God may be calling them to the position of bishop. They do so knowing that the Holy Spirit is in control.  To be nominated requires vulnerability and the knowledge that only one person will be elected. To be nominated requires the acceptance that God is in control. 


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School of love

8/20/2020

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If God is love, and love is at the center of the cross and resurrection, what if we were a School of Love? That question got us thinking.
This fall we will be launching an integrated curriculum that will bind together what people of all ages learn as disciples in this congregation. We are, though it may sound corny or cute at first, calling it the School of Love.

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OF BUTTERFLIES, BEETS, BROKEN LIMBS AND GOD

8/13/2020

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​Last Friday, as I harvested some of the bounty from our little garden, I was surrounded by dozens of butterflies. The pollinator garden in the opposite corner of the yard, with phlox, butterfly bush, and milkweed all in bloom, was a nectar smorgasbord for the beautiful creatures. Spicebush Swallowtails in black and blue. Bright yellow Eastern Tiger Swallowtails and the orange of the regal Monarch and delicate American Lady wowed me. The beauty of creation, manifest in these creatures, was a sign of grace, pointing to God’s goodness.


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What Will Tomorrow Hold?

8/6/2020

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Who knows what the future will hold!  Each day we hope the number of cases of COVID-19 will decline and the number of deaths decrease. We wait patiently, mostly, and sometimes impatiently for a day that we can be with other people again, the way it used to be.

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
A congregation of the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
517 SW Des Moines St.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Phone: 515-964-4348
Office hours: M-Th 9:00 am-3:00 pm

Worship Schedule:
Sundays at 8:30 and 10:00 am
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm 
Livestream on Sundays at 10:00 am on YouTube

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