Join us this Sunday, November 1, for a special worship service with the reading of the names, handbells, and Holy Eucharist.

• Remembrance Table: Please bring photos of your loved ones.

• Potluck Lunch: Stay after the service for a fried chicken potluck! If you're able, feel free to bring a favorite side dish or dessert to share.

October 29, 2026





Newsletter

A Hopeful Call to Stewardship

by Zola Powers

Dear Friends,

Oh, no! It’s Stewardship time again! (I can hear you…)

I don’t need to remind you of the challenges we face: salaries, maintenance, slow growth, diminishing membership, etc. 

These are a few of the many reasons to pledge to Holy Comforter:

•  “All things come of Thee…”
•  our cultural commitment to the tithe
•  maintenance of the building
• supporting a good pastor

All of these are good reasons. But what is most important to me is the Outreach this makes possible. 

Our Vestry has made a commitment to use whatever resources we have to continue and extend our service to others. Our commitment to support Holy Comforter with our time and talent/money stretches our reach beyond ourselves to our neighbors, near and far. I believe this is the Church’s mission.  

When I came to Holy Comforter, in addition to the Stewardship Drive, we had to hold the Cake-n-cue fund drive to pay the mortgage and pay the preacher! We’ve come a long way since then, and yet in some ways we are as we were in 1958; a small congregation with challenges.  

Dig deep, my friends! Join me in a pledge to continue our good work!

Zola

All Saints' Day

Remembering the Faithful

All Saints Day is one of the seven Principal Feasts of the Church. It celebrates the whole body of Christ, those who have gone before us in faith and those still living among us. It reminds us that the love of God gathers us all together, across time and beyond death.

All Saints' Day points us directly to the triumph of Christ over the grave, reminding us that death is swallowed up in victory. Our worship hangings are white, and the Paschal Candle is lit, pointing us toward new hope. The comfort of this day is the reminder that all people, living or dead, rest in the hands of God.

It is only a coincidence that All Saints' Day arrives at the threshold of our holiday season, but it is a grace-filled one. Just as the holidays remind us of those we miss, this holy day reminds us of our deeper continued connection with the communion of saints. Remember this connection this Sunday, Nov. 1. Bring a treasured photograph for our remembrance table. Together, we will celebrate the Eucharist in thanksgiving for their lives and faith. May their light continue to lead our way home.

Join us for a time of serene reflection and worship

Sunday Service 10:00 AM

In person or live on Facebook

Weekday Worship

Morning Prayer

Wednesdays, 9:30 AM, Facebook

Children's Family Dinner

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 5:15 PM

Taco bar!

Kaleidoscope Concert Series

Sunday, Nov 8, 2 PM

The Alabama State University choir, directed by Dr. Kristofer Sanchack, will be performing at Church of the Holy Comforter in Montgomery as part of the Kaleidoscope Concert Series on Sun, Nov 8 at 2pm. The choir gave a wonderful, energetic performance last year and we look forward to their return in November with more student choir members.

Many Colors Art Show

Please join the artists at the Annual Family & Friends Art Show and

Dedication of the New Community Gathering Place

the Food Pantry

Items we urgently need:

Canned vegetables, canned soups, cake mixes, frostings, cranberry sauce

Shelves of Blessing, which operates out of the Food Pantry, welcomes new or gently used donations of the following:



• Toiletries and personal hygiene items: i.e. bar of soap, razor, toothbrush
• Children's toys
• School supplies and snacks
• Kitchen items: cookware, kitchen utensils, etc.
• Holiday
• Coats/Jackets, Blankets

Place donations in the large basket by the offices, the large basket in McMaster Hall or the bins outside the double doors by the playground/community garden.

Thank you!

Save the Dates

NOVEMBER

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Watch over thy children O Lord, as their days increase; bless and guide them wherever they may be. Strengthen them when they stand; comfort them when discouraged or sorrowful; raise them up if they fall; and in their heart may thy peace which passeth understanding abide all the days of their life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 Birthdays

Tristan Matthew Beers, Mary Gibson, Adam Winter, Paul Hard Allan Barber. Hannah Williams, Jamie Taylor, Rand Neeley Bob Yonker,

Roger Brewer, Roy Paul, Bebe Neeley

Anniversaries

Les & Camille Abernathy

 Please pray for

Parishioners — Kathy Albree, Ken Beer, Barbara Dailey,

Rob Dailey, Fred Earle, Lyn Frazer, Melanie Kelley, Scott Lollar,

Julia Neeley, Eddie Norred, John Parker, Joy Patterson,

Blake Barber Pruitt, Ami Simpson, Judith Granger Ward, Paula Weeks,

Randy Woodland, Evie Yonker, Barbara Zdanis

Friends — Amy Bell, Andy Bell, Chandler Brewer, Elspeth Crawford,

Amy Espinosa, Gabe Fairley, Gay Curlin, Harry Curlin, Rosamary Duncan,

Suzanne Gidiere, Jon Kusa, Charles Lewis, Mike Lloyd, Kitty McDowell,

Francis Mckenzie, Lyl Parker, Myra Patterson, Rhonda Taylor, Mike Winter

Students — Kaitlyn Davis, Davis Dickert, Grayson Dickert, Matthew Franklin, Sam Lee, Michael Moore, Bebe Neeley, Aiken Via



Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter

2911 Woodley Road Montgomery, Alabama 36111