CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMFORTER
August 4, 2022
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Children's Christian Formation starts this Sunday, August 7th at 9:15am! Get ready to join Kids Club 219, aka Holy Comforter's Children's Ministry. With Ephesians 2:19 being one of our scripture bases, we want children to get to know who they are and whose they are. We will follow along with the Episcopal liturgy using the Lesson Plans That Work curriculum available through the Episcopal Diocese website. Register below.
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Welcome back to our Choir |
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We hope all members of our Adult Choir had a great summer but we missed you. So glad you are returning this Sunday!
We are always looking to expand our choir. If you would like to be part of our choir, join us Wednesdays at 6:30pm and Sunday mornings at 9:30am. Contact Dr. Brad Green at dr.blgreen@gmail.com for more information.
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Worship Resource for this Sunday
Join us for in-person worship this Sunday at 10:30am. The service will continue to be broadcast live on our Facebook page each Sunday morning.
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August Youth Night: The Holy Comforter Youth will meet next Sunday, August 14 from 5pm to 7pm in the Parish Hall. On the menu: Taco Night!
Active Climbing: Indoor rock climbing at Active Climbing, 643 S. Old Belair Road, Grovetown, on Saturday, August 27th from 1pm-2:30pm. Cost is $20 per person. See Jen Cardinal for more details and to sign-up (call/text 518 461 9380).
Youth will serve at The Master’s Table on September 10th, 10:30am -12:30pm. Ages 13+ ONLY. Sign-up with Father Glenn. *This is a great service opportunity for those needing volunteer hours.
September Youth Night: The Holy Comforter Youth will meet Sunday, September 18 from 5pm to 7pm in the Parish Hall for Pizza Night.
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Check out our August/September Newsletter:
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If you have not registered your youth for Fall, you may do so below:
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If you have baked altar bread for services in the past, may I say thank you. Although this is a simple task, it has great significance in our service. Your service is greatly appreciated.
If you haven't made bread before, perhaps you could do this in the future. The bread is easy to make. It only takes about 20 minutes, start to finish. I promise.
We are trying to fill the schedule for September - December. Please look at your calendar and prayerfully consider baking altar bread for one of the Sundays in those 4 months. If you would like to help with this, please email Linda Bargeron lhbargeron@gmail.com. Once the schedule is final, it will be sent to those who are scheduled to make the bread.
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Our next book is Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans. We meet Wednesday, August 10th at 10am. Rachel was working on this book when she died suddenly and tragically at 38 years of age. Her dear friend Jeff Chu and her husband, Dan, made sure that her words reached us.
“This book is for the doubter and the dreamer, the seeker and the sojourner, those who long for a sense of spiritual wholeness, as well as those who have been hurt by the church but can’t seem to let go of the story of Jesus.” Please join us.
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If you are interested in serving on the Welcome Team please see Father Glenn. The Welcome Team servants take a decorative bag, including a Holy Comforter mug and information about the parish, to folks after worship on the day they visit for the first time and provide a personal "Welcome". |
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The Rector’s Forum returns Sunday, September 18 at 9:15am for a 6 session discussion and study of the Henri Nouwen book, “Following Jesus: Finding our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety”.
At one of the lowest points in Henri Nouwen’s life, he gave a series of lectures on the importance of following Jesus in an age of anxiety. And he explains why the greatest reward for those looking for spiritual direction is rediscovering Jesus’s teaching on love.
You may wish to purchase the book at Barnes and Noble or order on Amazon.
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New to Holy Comforter? You are invited to a Newcomer’s Luncheon on Sunday, September 18 following the worship service. This is a chance to welcome all those who have started worshipping at Holy Comforter since the pandemic started, many of whom will be received into membership when the Bishop visits on Sunday, March 19, 2023. Let us know you are coming. RSVP in the foyer.
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Our annual Blessing of the Animals is Sunday, October 2 at 10:30am. Bring your well behaved pets to church that day. Dogs on leashes and cats in carriers. Yes, your pets can come to church!
On Sunday, October 18 at 10:30am we will have a service of healing. The Healing Service is a celebration of the Eucharist and includes readings and prayers specifically geared toward healing. The service will include the offer to be anointed with Holy Oil by Father Glenn. Anointing with oil is prescribed by St. James (James 5:14) to be used for healing and recovery (physical, emotional, spiritual).
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STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
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The Rev. Glenn Palmer
Vivian Vaiden
Lara Fort
Brad Green
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Our expenses include a monthly mortgage payment of $8887.75.
The current loan balance is $1,267,852.94.
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- 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.
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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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For those in need of healing: Elaine, Paulie Kane, Court Hooper, Steven Ricks, and Cliff Richards
For those celebrating birthdays: Kenneth Miller, Lisa Abate, and Ben Blake
For those celebrating anniversaries: Donnie and Beverly Hixon, and Thomas and Ashley Saunders
Thanksgiving for our partnership with Martinez Elementary School, The Claiborne, and Kairos Prison Ministry.
For those who are homebound: Donna Garvey and Loren Waldo
For the safety of Steve Recupero and all those who serve abroad.
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Preacher/Celebrant
The Rev. Glenn Palmer
Lay Eucharistic Minister
Pam Vanscoy
Jenny Quebedeaux
Acolytes
Jack Morris
Emma Morris
Reader
Emily Milburn
Altar Guild
Linda Bargeron
Altar Bread
Linda Bargeron
Prayer Team
Harriet Myers
Judy Smith
Pre-Service Greeter
Harriet Myers
Vestry Person of the Day
Jenny Quebedeaux
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