At the Episcopal Church of the Advocate, we welcome people from every kind of household, at every stage of life and faith and doubt.

We believe that through liturgy, contemplation, and community, God transforms lives for bold faith, compassionate service and social justice.

We are profoundly intentional about what we do, because here we co-create a space, a place that allows belief and bewilderment, hope and hesitation, statement and question, faith and not-yet-faith, to mix and mingle, without assumption or judgment.

—Nathan Kirkpatrick, Priest Associate.

Holy Week and Easter at the Advocate

Come and walk the Way with us.

The Prequel: Saturday, April 6
9 AM – Noon Site Stewardship morning: Come help get our ground ready for the Pee Wee Homes residents and for Holy Week and Easter. Many hands make light work!

Palm Sunday, April 14
+ Procession with Palms and Holy Eucharist. Gather at the Advocate Pond at 10:00 AM for the blessing of the palms,

This Week:

Need help finding us? Directions are here.
The Advocate Chapel is open for prayer and meditation daily, 8 AM – 8 PM
See more about our Sunday mornings here

See more about the liturgies of Holy Week here.

Good Friday, April 19
Noon – 1 PM The Way of the Cross in the Advocate Chapel (due to weather conditions, we will not be in downtown Carrboro this year.)
6 PM The Good Friday Liturgy in the Advocate Chapel
7 – 9 The Good Friday Wake and simple supperHoly Saturday, April 20
10 AM The Holy Saturday liturgy
10:30 AM Rehearsal for The Great Vigil of Easter
8 PM The Great Vigil of Easter

Easter Day, April 21
9 AM The Holy Eucharist in the Chapel
10 AM Festive Easter Brunch with egg hunt for the kids (b.y.o.basket if you can)
11 AM The Holy Eucharist with Baptism. Outdoors, by the Pond.

Wednesday, April 24
5:30 PM Holy Eucharist
6:15 PM Contemplative Prayer
7 PM House Dinner. See more here.

News & Events

Where Did the Chapel Come From???

In December 2012, the Advocate moved an un-used carpenter gothic Episcopal church building from Germanton, North Carolina, 130 miles along back roads of the piedmont for adaptive re-use in Chapel Hill. This move was very much in keeping with the Advocate’s commitment to environmental sustainability, and also to our experience as a new old church, cherishing the past, while making it new for a new generation.