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Monthly Archives: January 2010

January 31 — Prayers and Readings for the Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany

By Lisa | Published: January 31, 2010

Opening Acclamation Blessed be the one, holy, and living God! Glory to God for ever and ever! The Third Song of Isaiah Surge, illuminare     Isaiah 60:1-3, 11a, 14c, 18-19 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you. For behold, darkness covers the land; deep gloom [...]

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A Class for Inquirers — Sundays at 3:30

By Lisa | Published: January 30, 2010

If you are new to Church or were raised in it a long time ago, if you are new to the liturgical and sacramental expressions of Christianity, if you are wondering how the Advocate came to be the way it is, or if you simply want a place to hear or ask about things Christian [...]

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Advocate Winter Weekend Overnight — Feb 26-27

By Lisa | Published: January 25, 2010

Join your friends of the Advocate for a time of fellowship, recreation and leisure in the mountains of North Carolina. To keep costs down this year, we are limiting the “weekend” to one night. We’ll gather at Valley Crucis Friday for an evening of fellowship, then spend Saturday enjoying hikes, skiing, or just hanging out, [...]

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Justice United Action Alert

By Lisa | Published: January 20, 2010

All people and friends of the Advocate are encouraged to attend as Justice United members will be introducing a number of formal petitions to the Town Council of Chapel Hill on Monday January 25, 2010. The petitions are directly connected with the priorities that emerged from the house meeting process which involved over 1,000 people [...]

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Haiti Poem

By Lisa | Published: January 18, 2010

My home It’s falling My heart It’s crying A place I was not born To A place to which my heart is dedicated. We fell in love. My love has fallen. I saw in the treeless smoke-filled bright-colored Eyes the beauty the love the story in the broken the unfinished in the land abused and [...]

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Responding to Needs in Haiti

By Lisa | Published: January 13, 2010

Many are asking how they might send financial assistance to Haiti. 1) You may help by contributing to the Haiti Fund of Episcopal Relief and Development.  See details and information for online giving at http://www.er-d.org. 2) You can support the Advocate’s partnership with St. Innocent’s Church and School on La Gonave Island in Haiti. Do do this, write a check [...]

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Advocate Hosts Literacy Council Tutoring

By Lisa | Published: January 13, 2010

Over the past month, our Junior Warden has been tutoring an adult student for the Orange County Literacy Council in the library of the Advocate Office at 403 West Weaver Street. The setting proved so conducive to good learning, that it will now be used by other tutors and adult students on weekday mornings. For [...]

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Haiti Mission Team for 2010 — 1/13 update

By Lisa | Published: January 12, 2010

January 13 — Plans for an Advocate mission trip in February, announced earlier (below), are on hold as the catastrophe in Haiti unfolds. Word from a mission team from Georgia on La Gonave last night is that La Gonave was shaken but not devastated the way Port-au-Prince was. The lack of buildings on the Island, [...]

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Warm Clothes and Blankets Needed in Carrboro/Chapel Hill

By Lisa | Published: January 11, 2010

It’s cold outside and there are many in our community who are in need. Please have one more look in your drawers and closets, and see if you have any warm clothing or blankets to spare. Bring items to church, morning or evening, or to 403, by Sunday, January 24. We’ll get them to the Downtown [...]

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5 PM service to move to Unity starting February 14

By Lisa | Published: January 8, 2010

The the evening liturgy of the Church of the Advocate will move from the Chapel Hill Kehillah to the Unity Center of Peace on Seawell School Road, beginning February 14. Moving the evening liturgy to the same location as the morning liturgy will give the Advocate a single place for worship, providing a more unified experience of [...]

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