December

• Holiday Break: Sunday School, K-5 until Sunday, January 5, 2025. Sunday School will take a holiday break on 12/22 and 12/29. Sunday school will begin again on Sunday, January 5,and all children are invited to participate in the Epiphany Pageant. Thank you to all Sunday School volunteers for another great semester. More info: youth@holycomforterchurch.net

• Nursery being offered starting December 24. We are going to get the Nursery up and running again starting on Christmas Eve, and continuing after that. Our plan is to have enough Nursery volunteers that everyone only has a once a month commitment. If you are interested in helping in the Nursery, please contact Anna Murphy at youth@holycomforterchurch.net.

January and Beyond

• Drop-off Items for the St. Francis Center, 8:30-11:am, Sunday, January 5, 2025, outside East Maglaras Hall doors. It’s still winter, and the needs are great at our Diocesan ministry center for homeless individuals in Denver. See sfcdenver.org for the list of urgent in-kind needs and place them in the barrel.

• Broomfield Children's Chorus Starts their new season on January 7. We would love to have more singers join us! Please remember if we get your registration form by today, Sunday December 15, 2024 you will receive a 10% discount! Pass along the registration form and our information to everyone - we love and need more singers! Have a very Merry Christmas and Holiday Season! Contact Mary at info@broomfieldchildrenschorus.org for sign-up information.

• January Healing Service, Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at Noon in the Sanctuary.

• Next Blood Drive, Wednesday January 8, 2025 We need more donors to reach our goal of 30. Please mark your calendar for that date, and watch for details and contact information in future announcements. Please mark your calendar for that date, and register NOW by going to vitalant.org and typing in the 80020 zip code. Please call Ellie McKinley if you would like to help promote the blood drive.

• Holy Comforter Epiphany Pageant, "Three Kings Day". Saturday, January 11, 2025, 4:30pm - Please RSVP by December 16 if you want to be in the Pageant. Youth and Family Ministry presents a portrayal of the birth of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of those who witnessed the event. Text and music will be printed up. We need Narrators to read and all kinds of shepherds, sheep, donkeys, oxen and of course angels as well as Mary, Joseph and the Christ child. There will be no need to memorize anything. The narrators will be able to get the texts per email earlier in the week of the pageant to read through. We could use some parents to help out with getting ready. Participants will need to come to a rehearsal on Friday, January 10 at 4:30 pm. If this sounds good to you, we’d like to have an idea of who is in town and who would like to participate. Please let Chris Jackson know you'd like to be involved by Monday, December 16, youth@holycomforterchurch.net.

• Youth Group Movie Date: Sunday, January 12, 3:30 - 5:30 in the Landing. Join us for “Hamilton.”

• Safe Church Training Saturday January 18th at Holy Comforter. Time TBD. Anyone who works with kids this is for you!  Stay tuned for more details and a sign up! 

• Youth-Led Eucharist Service, Saturday January 25, 4:30 pm, in the Sanctuary, followed by potluck dinner and fellowship. All are welcome to join, but especially those who want to sleep in on Sunday morning! This will be a familiar feeling service with some youthfully inspired differences.

• It’s important that both time and money be well-spent.. To that end, and in keeping with our intentional financial transparency, the Vestry is hosting three January meetings prior to the Annual Meeting, Sunday January 26, 2025. Please mark your calendar for:

  • Sunday, January 5 and Sunday, January 12, after coffee hour in Maglaras Hall

    Each of these Sundays, Treasurer Andrea Caviness, along with Vestry members, will provide important information regarding our finances and 2025 budget. Both Sundays will be equal opportunities to overview our 2024 finances and budget proposals for 2025, including special concerns and expenses. Our Treasurer and Vestry will also answer any financial questions you have.

  • Sunday, January 19, after Coffee Hour in Maglaras Hall Formal pre-Annual Meeting presentation of the final budget for 2025.

  • Sunday, January 26, immediately after church, the 2025 Annual Meeting

    During this meeting the budget will also be voted upon. For more information, please email treasurer@holycomforterchurch.net

Repeating

• Junior Daughters of the King (JDOK) will meet every second Sunday of the month. Junior Daughters of the King Dates 2025: Please save the date for future meetings of Junior Daughters of the King: Sunday January 12, February 9, March 9, and April 13. For more information on Junior Daughters of the King, please contact Marcia Rudzik or Anna Murphy. Please contact youth@holycomforterchurch.net for more information.

• Centering Prayer meets on Zoom every Tuesday from 1:30-3:00pm. Holiday Break: We will take a two week break; no meetings on Tues Dec 24 and Tues 31. We resume on Tuesday Jan 7. See our calendar here for the link when joining at 1:30pm. Centering Prayer is year-round. Contact Cass Strotheide or Ruth Fowler, biblestudy@holycomforterchurch.net with questions, putting "Centering Prayer" in your subject line.

• Adult Bible Study, Tuesdays, 9:30-11:00am, Maglaras Hall. Holiday Break: Bible Study will not meet on the last two Tuesdays of the year, December 24 and December 31. We will gather together again in the new year beginning Tuesday morning, January 7. All adults are invited to join in deepening our understanding and experience of our Christian faith and Judeo-Christian heritage. Our text is Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner’s Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven by Amy-Jill Levine. Contact Ann Cairns for more information biblestudy@holycomforterchurch.net .

• Women's Gathering, Thursdays 1-3pm, Maglaras Hall, This group makes over 3,600 items a year, including chemo caps, hats for the homeless, and blankets, hats, scarves, mittens and slipper socks to our friends at Pine Ridge Reservation. This year the goal is to send 100 sets of slipper socks for the seniors at Pine Ridge Reservation. The group is requesting those in the congregation who knit or crochet to help us with this goal. Copies of patterns, needles and yarn can be provided. Drop by Maglaras Hall on Thursday, between 1-3 or Sunday after church to pick up supplies. Contact Dotti Moyer with questions.

• What days are "off" from Sunday School? Due to the commitment and care of our volunteers, most weeks September - May we offer Sunday school for grades K-5th. However, there are a few Sundays this year that will not include Sunday School. In 2024, there will be No Sunday School on these dates:

  • Oct 13th, Nov 24th, Dec 22nd, Dec 29th

  • In 2025, there will be No Sunday School on these dates:

  • Feb 9th, Feb 16th, Mar 23rd, Apr 6th.

  • Please mark your calendar, and contact youth@holycomforterchurch.net with any questions.

• Would You Like to Join Holy Comforter's Music Program? We have a place for you!

  • Holiday break: no rehearsals Thursday 12/26/24, regular schedule Thursday 1/2/25

  • Silver Singers started rehearsals on Thursday, September 5. Click here for more info on Silver Singers

  • Joyful Ring Bell Choir - rehearses Thursdays, from 6:30-7:15 pm

  • Sanctuary Choir - rehearses Thursdays, from 7:30-9 pm - New voices welcomed!

  • Silver Bells Bell Choir - rehearses Thursdays, beginning October 3 from 11 am-12 pm

  • For information - Mary McIntire at music@holycomforterchurch.net.