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.

Lent at the Advocate

I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.… from the Book of Common Prayer Ash Wednesday liturgy.

Sundays in Lent

For the Season of Lent, we will have more silence in worship and we invite you to consider taking off your shoes when you enter the Chapel,

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This Week:

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The Advocate Chapel is open for prayer and meditation daily, 8 AM – 8 PM
See more about our Sunday mornings here

Sunday,  March 17  The Second Sunday in Lent. (Readings for the Day are here)
9 AM      A classic Episcopal Eucharist with The Great Litany and prayers from the Book of Common Prayer and hymns from the 1982 hymnal.
10 AM   Godly Play for kids 3-9, Godly Play Grads for kids 9-13. Teachable Moment for Adults and youth 14 and up.
11 AM    A 75-minute Eucharist with prayers and songs from a variety of sources. Followed by lunch (provided).
Child care provided during Christian ed and the liturgy. 
1:30 PM  Study of Hebrew Scriptures. See more here.
5PM  A Contemplative Eucharistin the Chapel
Wednesday, March 20
5:30 PM   Holy Eucharist with readings from Holy Women, Holy Men.
6:15 PM   Contemplative Prayer
7 PM         Lenten Study of Martin Smith’s Season of the Spirit.
Thursday, March 21
7 PM        House Dinner. See more here.

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News & Events

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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.

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