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CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMFORTER

February 2, 2023

A Letter from Father Glenn

Dear Folks,

We have a family in the parish in dire need of some furniture.

We are looking for 3 dressers, 3 bed side stands, a couch, possibly a love seat, and a bed.

The dressers and couch for a family of 5 are the top priority. If you have some of these furniture items in good condition please let Father Glenn know at rector@holycomforterchurch.org or 803-319-5296

Bless you and Thank you

Father Glenn

The Rector's Forum

The Rector's Forum continues each Sunday morning at 9:15am in the downstairs classroom. Father Glenn is leading a combined Confirmation, Newcomers, and Rector's Forum class. The class is open to all.

Sunday's Worship Resource

Join us for in-person worship this Sunday at 10:30am. The service will broadcast live on our Facebook page each Sunday morning.

Service Bulletin

PARISH NEWS

The Book Club

The Book Club meets Wednesday, February 8th at 10am in the Parish Hall to discuss the book, White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo. All are welcome!

Daughters of the King

Sunday, February 12th after worship: All DoK members and any members-to-be are encouraged to join us for a brief meeting in the Parish Hall to review our plans for Shrove Tuesday, the Lenten Series, and the Bishop's visit in March.

The Master’s Table soup kitchen serves a hot lunch to more than 325 community members every day. Father Glenn is looking for 8 others to join him in serving lunch on Monday, February 13th from 10:30am-12:30pm. Contact Father Glenn at rector@holycomforterchurch.org.

Note Date Change: The Holy Comforter Men’s Group meets Wednesday, February 15th at 7:00pm at Pizza Central, 526 N Belair Road in Evans. Hope to see you there!

The Laundry Love Outreach Ministry is looking for volunteers on Wednesday, February 15th from 2:45-5:00pm at the Peanuts Laundromat located at 1931 Walton Way in Augusta. Holy Comforter provides the detergent and laundry love card - we do not do the laundry. For more information, contact Pam Vanscoy at pvanscoy@comcast.net.

The next meeting of the Threads of Comfort ministry is Wednesday, February 15th at 10:00am and 5:00pm in the Parish Hall.

Questions?

Linda Bargeron

lhbargeron@gmail.com

Gail Jarrell

gjarrell4@comcast.net

Kairos Prison Ministry

The Kairos Prison Ministry has asked to hold a 4-day weekend at Leath Correctional for Women April 27 - 30, 2023. We are stepping out in faith to train our volunteers praying that we get confirmation to go inside for the 4 days.

We are inviting anyone who is interested to be a part of our team (either to go inside or be support outside). To serve inside the prison, there is a 34 hour training required. The meetings scheduled for this are Feb. 11 & 25, Mar. 11 & 25 and Apr. 1. All of these meetings will be held in Greenwood, SC from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.

If women in our parish are interested in joining our team, contact Linda Bargeron at lhbargeron@gmail.com.

Heading Towards Lent

King Cakes Sunday: February 19th is the Last Sunday of Epiphany and King Cakes will be served after the service. The person who finds the Christ Child hidden in the cake wins a prize! It’s a fun way to say farewell to Epiphany.

Join us February 21^st at 6:00 pm for supper, trivia and lots of fun! Tickets are $40.00 per family or $15.00 per person and will be available at the Annual Meeting. Bring a dessert to share. Tickets must be purchased in advance to insure we have enough food. Please contact Tab for more info at tcarter@augusta.edu.

Ash Wednesday Services: On Wednesday, February 22 we will observe Ash Wednesday services at noon and 6:30pm here in the Parish Hall. This is one of the most holy days in the church year and fasting, even a moderate fast, is suggested.

Lenten Speaker Series

Join us each Thursday in Lent, starting March 2nd, for a light meal and speaker. We meet in the Parish Hall from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. This is open to everybody and is sponsored by the Daughters of the King (DOK). More detail to follow.

Here are the speakers for our Lenten series:

March 2

The Rev. Sandy Turner

“Call to Serve; The Role of The Deacon”

March 9

The Rev. Scotty Nead

“The Holy Lands, Past and Present”

March 16

Carleton Vaughn

“The Trial of Jesus Christ from a Lawyer's Viewpoint”

The Jewish Trial

March 23

Carleton Vaughn

“The Trial of Jesus Christ from a Lawyer’s Viewpoint”

The Roman Trial

Lenten and Easter Altar Decorations

If anyone is interested in using their gifts to decorate the Altar area for the Lenten season and then for Easter please let Father Glenn know in person or via email at rector@holycomforterchurch.org or by phone/text at 803-319-5296. He is able to show you some photos from previous years as examples.

STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION

The Rev. Glenn Palmer

rector@holycomforterchurch.org

Vivian Vaiden

vivian@holycomforterchurch.org

Lara Fort

finance@holycomforterchurch.org

Brad Green

dr.blgreen@gmail.com

GIVING

WAYS TO GIVE

Use the Square Reader in the foyer for debit/credit cards

Go to our website, click giving and use Pay Pal

Make checks out to Holy Comforter and/or give cash and put it in the offertory plate on Sunday.

Remember Holy Comforter in your will.

For those with an IRA account, consider using your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) as a way to give.

All gifts are tax deductible.

There are several ways to give. You can go on-line to our website at www.holycomforterchurch.org and click on Giving at the top right hand corner. Or, you can mail checks to: Church of the Holy Comforter, 473 Fury’s Ferry Road, Martinez, Georgia, 30809.

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

For those in need of healing: Wendell Dodson and Donna Curitan

For those celebrating birthdays: John Lue, Bennett Shepherd, John Hudson, Tammy Jackson, Arielle Kremer, Maurica Bourne, and Katie Shepherd

Thanksgiving for our partnership with Martinez Elementary School, The Claiborne, and Kairos Prison Ministry.

For those who are homebound: Loren Waldo

For the safety of all those who serve abroad.

SERVING SUNDAY

Preacher/Celebrant

The Rev. Glenn A. Palmer

Lay Eucharistic Minister

Tab Carter

Pam Vanscoy

Acolytes

Jack Morris

Emma Morris

Reader

Carol Kane

Altar Bread

Carolyn Owens

Prayer Team

Judy Smith

Joy Waldo

Ushers

Fred and Linda Hoogland

Vestry Person of the Day

Tab Carter

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