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Holy Comforter Episcopal Church




"An orthodox Christian community in the Anglican tradition."


Welcome!

This is a parish that follows Jesus Christ and UPHOLDS the teachings of His Holy Word, The Bible!  We welcome you and hope you find your visit to our website informative.  We thank you for taking the time to find out more about our parish and our ministries. If you do not have a church home, please consider joining us in our worship, discipleship, fellowship and service as we grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If you do have a church home, we are grateful for your visit as well! May God FILL your life with His blessings and peace!



Our Church

The Reverend Steve Ferguson, Rector

The Reverend Joe Chambers, Associate Rector

2322 Spring Cypress

Spring TX 77388

Phone: (281) 353-9169

Fax: (281) 651-0042

Email: hcec@flash.net

Worship Services

Sundays

8am Rite I, No Music

9:15am Christian Ed for All

10:30am Rite II, Blended Music

Children's Worship ... KIDS

Sunday's Scripture Readings

Directions to Holy Comforter

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I45 North to 2920 Exit, Spring

West on 2920

Left at Spring Cypress (1st light)

Bear right onto Spring Cypress

HCEC is your first right after the stoplight!

The Anglican Communion

Episcopal Church USA

The Episcopal Diocese of Texas

HCEC Wiki

Member American Anglican Council

Where do we stand? Father Steve's Pastoral Letter



PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY!

Our Daily Bread ... Daily Devotional

Biblelands Visual Tour

Studylight.org ... Bible Study Resources

Prayer ... Light a Candle ... Virtual Altar


Three NEW easy ways to GIVE...

1. KROGER SHARE CARDS are being Phased Out!  The new program is called NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR!  Don’t forget to pick up the letter tying your Kroger Plus Card to this new program from the table near the church entrance. Once activated, whenever you use your Kroger Plus Card, Kroger will donate a small percentage of your purchase total to the church at no extra cost to you!
2. EMPTY INK CARTRIDGES - Bring in your empty desktop printer ink cartridges. Place them in the green box on the information table in the Parish Hall. We can use them to get discounts on office supplies. They will be recycled. Doing so saved has us $45 since late March!
3. Save your CAMPBELL'S SOUP LABELS (and various other kinds of UPC tags of items) and place them in the designated tin on the information table in the Parish Hall. DOK is collecting them to help out the Down Home Ranch.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP!


Please note that our church also has a wiki website.  We invite you to visit our wiki site as well for even more information and pictures of our parish family events!

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Our Youth ready to go to Wessendorf Retreat pictured with Fr. Steve, far left, Kim Faasse, Youth Director, and 2 adults, Jessie and Kristin Spraberry far right. Click photo to go to more photos of retreat fun!

The Revival on July 18th was a tremendous blessing from God to Holy Comforter through Fr. Gary and the music team "Joyful Noise" from St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Greenville, Texas! The "River of Living Water" flowed deep in our midst and we are thankful for the time we all had together with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

Read more about The Rev. Gary Herbst,St. Paul's Church, Greenville, Texas and the Revival Ministry by clicking on his photo link above!

UPCOMING EVENTS!

  • NEW Saturday Service! - "The Gathering" at 6pm each week - August 16th - Guest Speaker, Bob Mendelsohn with Jews for Jesus!

  • Dinners for Eight - sign up!

  • BBQ COOK-OFF - Saturday,August 30th, 11am - 4pm!

  • MINISTRY FAIR/RALLY DAY September 7th!

"THE GATHERING" - EVERY SATURDAY EVENING we have a COMTEMPORARY SERVICE WITH HOLY EUCHARIST It is now a permenant service! If you can't attend Sunday services, for any reason, you have a choice!  Come and worship with us on Saturday evenings! This casual contempory service, in liturgical order, begins at 6pm!  First photos...  (donated by Mike Pennell & Mary Spraberry)

HELP UPPER CRUST HELP OUR CHURCH!  Buy Astros tickets for $20 for the game on Sunday, September 28th and the Astros will refund $10 for each ticket we sell.  Your support will assist us in funding projects for Holy Comforter not covered in the church budget. Tickets will be sold after every service now - September! Thanks for you help!

JEWS FOR JESUS - Bob Mendelsohn, from Syndey Austrailia, will be our guest speaker at The Gathering, Saturday, August 16th at 6pm.  Don't miss Bob's exciting message!

BARBEQUE COOK-OFF/Craft Show Saturday August 30th 11am - 4pm -  ALL ARE INVITED to join in the fun! Adult "all you can eat" Tickets $10 ea. Children 12 - 6, $5 ea. 5 and under FREE!  Be a part of a cook-off team, judge, cake auction, theme basket silent  auction! ENJOY THE GREAT FOOD, FUN, FELLOWSHIP, LIVE MUSIC, DOOR PRIZES, CRAFT BOOTHS, GAMES...something for everyone! We also need help Friday, August 29th and Saturday, August 30th...if you can help, contact Dan Brast at...281-583-1713! BRING FAMILY, FRIENDS and NEIGHBORS!
MINISTRY FAIR/RALLY DAY - September 7th between the 8am and 10:30am service and at noon (after the 10:30am service)!  This year's theme for Ministry Fair is " Walking in the Kingdom Through Ministry" Hosea 14:9 "The ways of the Lord are right, the righteous walk in them."  See all of our many ministries displayed and sign up for service in 2008-2009 in at least one ministry!  Rally Day displays will be in the A.R.K. and sign up sheets will be available for Bible Study opportunities!  Don't miss this EXCITING day!!

RECENT EVENTS...

YOUTH RETREAT AT WESSENDORF! Check out photos...

REVIVAL - Friday, July 18th at 7pm...worship & music team from St. Paul's Episcopal Church! See photos...

FREE VBS - OUTRIGGER ISLAND - LIVING GOD'S UNSHAKEABLE TRUTH!  JUNE 23rd - 27th, 9am until Noon with FAMILY NIGHT June 27th at 7pm! A HUGE SUCCESS!!!  To see more VBS  photos... 

FREE FISH FRY sponsored by our vestry! Thanks to everyone for attending!  photos...

TRINITY SUNDAY MAY 18TH - TEACHER APPRECIATION, JOYFUL NOISE CONCERT, PDAP DONATION -  See Photos...

NEW PLAYGROUND BLESSED and being enjoyed by all our children!  An update from Kim Faasse...thanks to everyone who has donated to the new playground by supporting the youth fund raisers and cookbook sales.  We do need to sell MORE cookbooks! They are available for purchase in the Parish Hall! Sale price $10 each or 2 for $15.  Any additional money will only ADD TO the equipment already purchased; a new surface and new fence are next to add to improvements and will make our playground better and safer for our children and the children to come.  Believe it or not...our playground is an "evangelism tool" for people driving down Spring Cypress Rd.  Families are drawn to churchs that put their children first and the outward indication of that is the attractive and safe child's playground! THANKS to everyone for your support!  Look at more playground photos... 

JOYFUL NOISE, Children's Choir, performed on Sunday May 18th with their new hand bells!  PRAISE GOD!  see Trinity Sunday photos...

PENTECOST May 11th!  A DAY OF CELEBRATION! 

Bishop Claude Payne - Baptism - Confirmations - Birthday of the Christian Church - Mother's Day - Piper Jim Huggins!                           See more photos...

Joyful Noise Performed April 6th and May 18th!  click photo link to see more!

EASTER has come & gone!  Christ is RISEN indeed! Check out our Easter 2008 photos...

HisSong in FREE CONCERT at HCEC SUNDAY, MARCH 2nd at 6PM was AMAZING!  photos...

HisSong website...

DIXIE ECHOES Gospel Singers in FREE CONCERT - Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 6pm!   Check out their website...     It was another FANTASTIC CONCERT! our photos...  more flickr photos...

Bishop Wimberly's visit January 27, 2008...photos!

LIVE NATIVITY DECEMBER 20th, 21st and 22nd  see photos...  and more photos...

ANNUAL LADIES' RETREAT 2007  at our awesome CAMP ALLEN in Navasota, TX!   November 30th – December 1st.  Guest Speakers were Cindy Burden, Christian Sculpturer and Jane Gibson, Media; Sandra Capelle, Worship Leader. It was a SPIRITUAL FEAST!  Photos posted soon!

"Where there is NO VISION, the people parish;"  Proverbs 29:18  VISION EVENT  October 20th and November 17th  A  draft was made to help us move forward with one mind...   Oct. 20th photos...

AGAPE MEAL  on Wednesday, November 21st at 7pm. 

MANY THANKS GO TO KIM FAASSE & SANDRA BEKECH FOR OUR VETERANS DAY MEMORIAL!   photos...

PET BLESSING - Saturday, October 6th!  see photos

ROUND UP MINISTRY FAIR - Sunday, September 9th!   All Ministries at HCEC were on display in Texas Style!  Yee Haw!    Follow this link to see more Ministry Fair Photos...

Wednesday Morning Ladies' Bible Study, September 5th from 9:30 -11:30 a.m. “Believing God” is the title of the study.

BBQ Cook-Off September 1st!     Follow link to BBQ 2007 photos...

RALLY DAY!  August 2007    photos...

Momma Mia! The SPAGHETTI DINNER on July 20th at 7 p.m. given by the "8 O'Clockers." !  Check out the photos... 

Bishop High visited on Sunday, July 15th for confirmation and baptism. Check out the baptismal pictures page on the wikisite for photos of this transformational day! 

Go to a transcript of Bishop High's sermon on The Good Samaritan...

YOUTH RETREAT June 22nd - 24th at Wessendorf!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL "SonForce Kids - Special Agents" June 25th - 29th! OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE!   VBS 2007 photos... 

Thank an Acolyte for their service...for more Acolyte Photos and info...

Christ Is Risen!   Easter Photos

First Communion Classes   Photo and info...

Wednesday's Lenten Programs;   Lenten photos

Baptisms in 2007 -   photos

The Dixie Echoes -   Free Concert Feb. 11th Concert Photos

Upper Crust Valentine Luncheon in the Parish Hall Feb 3rd.

The Dixie Melody Boys in Concert Friday, January 5th!

LADIES' RETREAT - "I THIRST FOR YOU!"  - check out 2005 & 2006 photos

PET BLESSINGS   photos

HCEC's Annual Bar-B-Que 2006  BBQ Photo Album


We were blessed by your presence Linda McCormack...your faithfulness strengthened us all! Went home to be with Jesus April 29, 2007. God bless Dave and your whole family. Loving you forever, your spiritual family at HCEC.



Mark Your Calendars ...

FREE FISH FRY FRIDAY JUNE 6th at 7pm!

VBS JUNE 23rd - 27th!

BBQ COOK-OFF AUGUST 30TH 11am - 4pm!!!


Check out the HCEC Wiki

Our newsletter ... The Dove

HCEC Photos and Slideshow

+ Sunday School Photos
+ Calendar Page ... up to date!
+ Healing Testimony ... The Day I Didn't Die



God Bless!



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The Original "Interview with God"

Interview with Jesus

Pathways to Peace

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