May 30 is Trinity Sunday! #
May our One God, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer….bless you this Trinity Sunday and remain with you always. Amen.
Posted on May 23rd, 2010
Church News
Interfaith Prayer Service & Call to Action, June 6, 3 p.m. #
Diocesan Bishop C. Andrew Doyle, along with Catholic Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, and Bishop Janice Riggle Huie of the United Methodist Church invite you to join in faith, prayer, and action calling our national leaders to adopt humane and ethical comprehensive Immigration Reform laws consistent with the moral beliefs and democratic traditions of our immigrant nation. Sunday, June 6, 3-4 p.m. Catholic Charismatic Center, 1949 Cullen Boulevard, Houston 77023.Posted on May 30th, 2010
Pentecost! #
May 23 is Pentecost Sunday! Join us in celebrating God's gift of the Holy Comforter! Pentecost Potluck follows the late service.
Posted on May 08th, 2010
Ike Recovery continues... #
Holy Comforter is taking a work crew to Galveston this Saturday, May 8, to help continued recovery efforts! Meet at HC at 7:20 a.m. Check out this link to see the ongoing work! http://ikerecovery.blogspot.com
Posted on May 02nd, 2010
Everything you always wanted to know about..... #
St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities! Sunday, May 2, Holy Comforter welcomes Dr. Gail Bray, Executive Director. Her engaging and informative presentation will be at 9:30 in the Parish Hall. Come learn about how our church brings Jesus' ministry of healing and hope to the "least of these."
Posted on April 28th, 2010
Holy Comforter School Spring Fling! #
Join us for the Annual Spring Fling Fundraiser and Picnic to be held at Angleton Middle School on Saturday, April 12 from 11-2:30. Games for the children, cool auction items, and a hamburger picnic will make for a great day!
Posted on April 11th, 2010
Parish House Update, April 11 #
This Sunday at 9:30 the Parish will gather to receive an update from the Junior Warden about the progress on our recently purchased Parish House. We hope you can be with us to share in the excitment of this new venture!
Posted on April 06th, 2010
Alleluia! Christ is risen! #
The LORD is risen indeed! Alleluia! Easter Day celebrations begin at 9 a.m. with breakfast, followed by glorious worship at 10:30, followed by a celebratory coffeehour and an Easter Egg hunt for the children. Alleluia!
Posted on April 03rd, 2010
Maundy Thursday Service, April 1, 7 p.m. #
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. John 13:34 On Maundy Thursday, we confront the relentless love of God for all humankind, as it intersects with the heinous violence of humanity in the Passion of Christ. Remember with us at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 1.
Posted on March 29th, 2010
Holy Week, March 28 - April 4 #
Jesus enters Jerusalem to joyful shouts and waving palms, thus beginning his Passion that will forever change the world. Join us as we walk the road of his passion together: Palm Sunday Services are at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Maundy Thursday service, marking Jesus' last supper is at 7 pm.; Good Friday service is at 7 pm, followed by Stations of the Cross. Easter Sunday begins with breakfast at 9, followed by one service of rejoicing at 10:30!
Posted on March 24th, 2010
Welcome an Old Friend! #
On Sunday, March 21 we welcome The Rt. Rev. Todd Ousley at the 10:30 service! Todd was the rector of Holy Comforter for four years in the 1990's. He is a much beloved good friend and we look forward to welcoming him to the pulpit!
Posted on March 15th, 2010
Lent: A Season of Healing #
Join us on Sunday evenings, March 7, 14, and 21 at 5 pm for Soup & Bread, followed by an interactive engagement of 3 of scripture's healing stories: the healing of the paralyzed man; the prodigal son; and Jesus' anointing by Mary. How do these stories impact our lives today? What does God have to say to us about our own healing? Come share God's word with us!
Posted on March 03rd, 2010
Something's fishy around here! #
Join us every Friday in Lent for a delicious Fish Dinner sponsored by the Men of Holy Comforter! Fish, hush puppies, french fries, dessert & tea for a 7.50 donation..dine in or take out!
Posted on February 17th, 2010
Preparing for Lent #
HC's Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper is Tuesday, February 16, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., pancakes courtesy of Boy Scout Troop 531! Ash Wednesday--the first day of Lent--follows on February 17, with services at Noon and at 7 p.m. All are welcome to join us as we begin our journey through the Lenten season.
Posted on February 14th, 2010
Diocesan Council #
The Diocese of Texas convenes its annual Diocesan Council meeting in Killeen on February 12-13. Holy Comforter's delegates will join hundreds of others from around the Diocese to worship as well as conduct the business of the Diocese. Join us Sunday morning, February 14 at 9:30, to hear the delegates' report!
Posted on February 08th, 2010
Souper Bowl Sunday! #
Everybody wins on Souper Bowl Sunday, February 7! Bring your favorite soup, bread, or dessert to Holy Comforter's Annual Souper Bowl Lunch, along with a can of soup for the food pantry and a cash donation to the Rector's Discretionary Fund. The needy of our community will win...and so will we! Touchdown!
Posted on February 02nd, 2010
The Word of the Lord #
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9
Posted on January 17th, 2010
Annual Parish Meeting & Celebration #
On January 17 at 9:30 a.m. (between services) we will celebrate the joys of '09 and the hopes for 2010 at our annual parish meeting. A parish meeting is a celebration? At Holy Comforter it is! We'll meet in the newly remodeled parish hall; we hope to see you there!
Posted on January 11th, 2010
Happy New Year! #
The year of our Lord 2010 is upon us and we look forward with joyful anticipation to a blessed and joyful year. Holy Comforter Parish loves to celebrate, so we start the year with two celebrations! On January 10, immediately following the late service we dedicate and celebrate our new kitchen/parish hall; on January 17 at 9:30 a.m. (between services) we will celebrate the joys of '09 and the hopes for 2010 at our annual parish meeting. A parish meeting is a celebration? At Holy Comforter it is! We hope to see you there.
Posted on December 26th, 2009
Sunday, December 27 #
When the Christmas rush is over...let the beauty of Christmas settle into your soul. Join us for a service of Christmas Lessons and Carols at 10:30 a.m. There is one service only today, designed just for basking in the holiness of God's love.
Posted on December 22nd, 2009