The Church of the Holy Comforter, Richmond Virginia, in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. The title of this blog comes from the book of the same name by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In Life Together, Bonhoeffer describes Christian community as a gift from God. Our church is a gift from God for those who take part in the life of our faith community and a gift to those we serve in Christ's name. This blog is about our life together as the members and friends of Holy Comforter.
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄✨✨🎄✨
Join us today or tomorrow to give thanks to God, to sing, and rejoice in community! Christmas Blessings to all, near and far.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Helping the homeless
This year Holy Comforter got as its Christmas present the care of families with small children for a week. Currently homeless, these 30 are our guests via CARITAS.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Here for Others
Connecting and Caring
Our life together as members and friends of Holy Comforter, Richmond, is about so much more than what happens within the walls of our church. Sure, what happens internally is important, but we believe that we are here to connect with those who do not come to our church. We believe that we are here to care for people because we are all part of the same community, which is called 'humanity'. In the last two months, we have connected with so many in the wider community---in helping same-sex couples to have a civil marriage, in working with our local inter-faith group to plan a Thanksgiving Gathering of many different denominations and faiths, hosting our neighborhood's community meeting, working with people in the wider community to plan a Word AIDs Day service. And tomorrow, we will be supporting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by talking about them, educating, and collecting and giving an offering to the Malala Fund, which supports education for girls throughout the world. Malala Fund, UN Millennium Development Goals
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Animals Blessing Us
The Blessing of the Animals
On October 4th, we had a very fun day with our pets! Everyone was invited to come to church with their animals. Our life together in community involves animals and the environment in which they and we live. In observing St. Francis' Day, we were able to celebrate our pets, to celebrate God as Creator, and to consider how we are called to be stewards of creation and of all that God entrusts to our care.
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