Worship at HoCo!

Lian-Marie Holmes Munro, Vestry Liaison

Join us on Sundays for joy, love, peace, and more. Our 10:00 am Sunday service includes the Blessing of our Children, during which we pray that they may know God's love, joy, peace, and justice. We are known as “a singing congregation” and music is very important to us. We celebrate the Holy Eucharist every Sunday, and love standing around our Holy Table to receive Holy Communion surrounded by our friends. We often use resources that include expansive language and beautiful images to help us connect with God. We use resources from both the Episcopal Church, such as Enriching our Worship and from other sources, such as Sanctified Art. https://sanctifiedart.org

Holy Comforter has long been known for "pushing the envelope", liturgically speaking. Our particular strength among Episcopal churches in Richmond has been our willingness to intentionally and purposefully experiment with our forms of worshiping God while maintaining and honoring our Episcopal tradition.

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Worship Services

10:00 am Sundays Holy Eucharist

Hear our outstanding choir or join us in the choir. We are excited to welcome our new Director of Music Ministry, Jim Bennett, on the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2022. Every week a team of people makes it possible for us to hear wonderful readings from the Bible, sing songs, share communion, and find our seats and the bathrooms. Enjoy engaging sermons that connect our faith tradition with what is happening in our world today. You will often hear sermons with justice themes on topics such as racism, gun violence, climate change, and more. At the same time, our sermons are helpful for prayer and knowing that everyone is loved by God. Following our service, we enjoy Connections - a time of fellowship and often coffee in our parish hall.

Misa en español Los segundos sábados del mes. A las 11 de la mañana.

Our Spanish-language Eucharist is held once a month on the 2nd Saturday at 11:00 am. We have just started this ministry, which we view as a witness to the goodness of the Latino/Latina/Latinx/Hispanic culture. We are the only Episcopal Church in Richmond offering such a worship experience. A guide for those who do not know or are learning Spanish is provided. ¡Celebremos la fiesta! ¡Aleluya! Come celebrate with us! Los segundos sábados del mes. A las 11 de la mañana. Niños pequeños son bienvenidos. Vengan a conocer nuestra comunidad cristiana. Todos son acogidos.

Story Time 4:30 pm on the Third Sunday of Each Month

Story Time is a service for children, their families, and friends of all ages (with communion). Our rector Hilary tells the great stories of the Bible in words that kids can understand. She brings a lot of energy to the experience, as does Ellen Hall our music leader for the service. Children and adults are invited to play instruments that we provide for the fun songs that one can sing without needing to read. Kids love the songs, and we are told that they sing them during the week in the back of the car.

Mid-week, Wednesday Worship, Centering Prayer and Holy Eucharist

Join us at 11:30 am in the church for twenty minutes of Centering Prayer. At noon, every Wednesday, we celebrate the Holy Eucharist. We use prayers from various resources for this service, such as Daily Prayer for All Seasons, a publication of the Episcopal Church.

The Lady Chapel (with an entrance on Monument Avenue) is always open for private prayer.

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