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Monthly Archives: June 2010

News and Notes June 23-30

By Lisa | Published: June 25, 2010

Advocate News! The Advocate takes big steps towards the Homestead site! At their June 21 meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Council approved the Church of the Advocate’s Special Use Permit for the Advocate Campus at Homestead Road. The Council also approved an easement for us to be able to bring OWASA lines across town land [...]

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Come Support the Advocate In Our the Process with the Town of Chapel Hill on April 19

By Lisa | Published: June 21, 2010

The Vestry invites you to show your support for the Advocate’s building and land-use plans for the site at Homestead Road and Merin Road in north Chapel Hill. We have submitted our Special Use Permit (SUP) application to the town and will go before the Town Council on Monday, June 21. Your presence at this [...]

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Notes for June 16-23

By Lisa | Published: June 16, 2010

Notes for the days ahead at the Church of the Advocate: Wednesday, June 16 At the Avocate Office, 403 West Weaver Street in Carrboro The Eucharist at Noon: Celebrating the life and witness of Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, 1752. Contemplative Prayer at 6 PM. Saturday June 19 9 AM – 11 AM Community Garden Come [...]

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Arts on Deck at 403 West Weaver Street Saturdays in May and June!

By Lisa | Published: June 14, 2010

Saturday Arts on Deck starts May 8 at the Advocate Office, 403 West Weaver Street in Carrboro. Stop by on your way to and from the Carrboro Framers Market. All are welcome! May 8 Craft Making something for Mom’s day May 15 Yoga (bring your own mat) May 22 Drum Circle (bring a drum if [...]

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Notes for June 9 – 16

By Lisa | Published: June 10, 2010

Notes for the days ahead at the Church of the Advocate: Wednesday, June 9 At the Avocate Office, 403 West Weaver Street in Carrboro The Eucharist at Noon: Celebrating the life and witness of Columba, Abbot of Iona, 597. Contemplative Prayer at 6 PM. Saturday June 12 9 AM – 11 AM Community Garden Come [...]

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Notes for June 2 – June 9

By Lisa | Published: June 2, 2010

Notes for the days ahead at the Church of the Advocate: Wednesday, June 2 At the Avocate Office, 403 West Weaver Street in Carrboro The Eucharist at Noon: Celebrating the life and witness of the Martyrs of Lyons, 177. Contemplative Prayer at 6 PM. Friday, June 4 Taizé 6 PM at the Advocate Office, 403 [...]

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Presiding bishop expresses concern to Obama over Israel’s seizure of aid to Gaza, ongoing blockade

By Lisa | Published: June 2, 2010

June 2, 2010 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the Episcopal Church, I write to express deep concern for the circumstances surrounding Israeli forces’ interception of a flotilla of ships bound for the Gaza Strip earlier this week. The deaths [...]

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