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Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper
Join us on Tuesday, February 21st,
5:30-7:30 pm,
in the Great Hall for the annual Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper to benefit the
J2A
Pilgrimage.
Enjoy
a delicious meal of “all you can eat” pancakes,
bacon and sausage before Lent. There will be a
pancake decorating station with decadent toppings,
including
sprinkles, whipped cream, chocolate chips and more.
Kids can create their own special masks and crafts.
We’ll bury the “alleluias” with a kazoo
parade.
And, new this year, we will celebrate with a King’s
Cake!
$6 Adults
$3 Kids under 10
Kids under 3 Free
Don’t miss this wonderful tradition!
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Ensuring Holy Comforter's Legacy in the Future:
The Holy Comforter Endowment Fund
Soon after the first service in the new Holy Comforter sanctuary, the January 1912 edition of The Carolina Churchman published a report describing our “Beautiful Church and the splendid lot on which it stands.” Of Mr. and Mrs. Holt and their gift of the new sanctuary, the article said, “Long after they shall have been gathered home, it will be standing there in its stately and imposing proportions, witnessing to God and His truth, the symbol of Evangelical Truth and Apostolic Faith and Order." Click Here to Learn More...
Morning Prayer
7:30 a.m. in the Children's Chapel Every Tuesday & Thursday
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NEW RECTOR CALLED
We have called the Rev. Adam Shoemaker as our new Rector.
He will begin his ministry with us on April 1, 2011.
Click here for more information.
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Sunday Morning
Coffee & Talk -
An informal time of fellowship in the
Parlor between services.
The Nursery is available downstairs during the
10:30 worship hour. Children five and under
are welcome.
Coffee Hour
- following the second Service in the
Parlor.
Nets For Life Inspiration Fund
At the 195th Convention of our diocese in January, Bishop
Michael Curry asked that each congregation run a campaign to
raise money for the
Nets for Life Inspiration Fund
administered by Episcopal Relief and Development, ERD. A few
facts for your information and prayers:
Every minute, a child in sub-Saharan Africa dies from
malaria, a disease transmitted by mosquito bites. A million
people die every year from this disease. 90% of all malaria
deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa. One long lasting,
insecticide-treated net can save the lives of three children
sleeping under it.
As a way to continue Holy Comforter's commitment to the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) we have signed on to the
Bishop's diocesan wide campaign.
Nets for Life
addresses 3 of the 8 Millennium Development Goals (#1
eradicate extreme poverty, #4 reduce child mortality and #5
improve maternal health).
Bishop Curry's goal is to raise the funds to purchase 40,000
nets, or approximately 1 net for each communicant, to save
up to 120,00 lives in Africa. Each net costs $12. Our parish
goal is 623 nets. One for each of us. If we are successful
in our goal, 1869 people will be protected for the next
three years.
For more information click
here.
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“ON THE EDGE”
A DISCUSSION GROUP
The adult discussion group, "On the Edge" meets on alternate Thursdays in the Church Library from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. It is an open exploration and discussion group that pursues contemporary topics and historical realities. It is structured in such a way that a participant does not need to commit to every meeting --- come when you can.
