[ECOTA] News and Notes, the week of October 15

[Lisa G. Fischbeck]

Dear People and Friends of the Advocate --

Here¹s what¹s happening at the Advocate (new information is printed in RED)

This Week:

Tuesday, October 17     Vestry meeting at Ephesus Place. 7-9 PM.

Wednesday, October 18 Feast of St. Luke Holy Eucharist in the Occasional
Chapel at Ephesus Place. 12 noon.

Wednesday, October 18  Contemplative Prayer.  Inexperienced and experienced
contemplatives welcome for this time of guided contemplative prayer. Come
and dwell with God. At Ephesus Place. 6:00-6:45 PM.

Saturday, October 21
    -- Club Nova Photo Safari -- the Advocate will go on photo safari with
our friends at Club Nova. We will get in the vans at 9 am and go to a river
trail, fellowship, learn about your digital camera and enjoy the river walk.
We'll return to the Club House and tour the thrift shop around 11:30 for
those interested in volunteering there for a 2 or 4 hour shift each week.
then we'll have the famous $1 dinner.

    -- The band of Daughter of the Advocate, Elaine Tola, Nikki Meets the
Hibachi, will celebrate the release of their new CD at 8 PM in the West End
Theater of the Carrboro Art Center. See their website:
http://www.nikkimeetsthehibachi.com for more details.

Sunday October 22 ‹ XX Pentecost (Proper 24)

3:30 PM    Set-up of worship space at the Kehillah and Rehearsal of music
for the day.

4:00 PM   Christian Education

Toddlers ­ 5 and under Our littlest learners will meet with Elizabeth
Lippincott and parent assistants for songs, stories and games.

6-10 year-olds will meet with Buck Cooper and with Laurea and the older
kids, too, to play, and to learn and reflect on some of the great stories of
our faith.

11 ­ 16 year olds will meet with Laurea Glusman and with Buck and the
younger kids, too, to enjoy fellowship, and to learn and reflect on some of
the great stories of our faith.


Adult Ed- Healing Prayer ‹ What is it? Why do we do it at the Advocate? What
do we believe about prayer and healing?
Members of the Advocate Healing Prayer team, together with the Rev. Rhett
Brown and the Vicar will present information about healing prayer and answer
questions. (in the right wing of worship space)

5:00 PM    Holy Eucharist and Dedication of the Mary Esser memorials The
Rev. Liz Dowling-Sendor will preach and the Vicar will celebrate.  Child
Care and Education for 1-5 year-olds during the Liturgy of the Word.
The Episcopal Church of the Advocate will dedicate a silk tapestry
commissioned in memory of Mary Esser, a founding member of the Church of the
Advocate, who died October 22, 2005. The 6¹X9¹ tapestry, created by local
artist Nancy Whittington, is called ³The Seed and the Flame², and it
captures the spirit of Mary Esser, of the Church of the Advocate, and of the
Advocate for whom we are named. The tapestry was commissioned with funds
given in memory of Mary.
We will also dedicate a prayer desk that is being given to us in memory of
Mary by members of her book group, many of whom will be visiting us for the
occasion.

6:20 PM    Advocate Table Fellowship ‹ Please plan to stay for supper
(provided by Dinner Group 1), fellowship and conversation.

7:00 PM     Head out into the world in Peace.

Looking Ahead

Thursday, October 26    -- The NC-Interfaith Action Group is a new
legislative action committee that intends to be active legislatively from
progressive Communities of Faith. There will be a meeting of the new group
at Ephesus Place on Thursday, October 26 at 7-8:30 pm.

Sunday, October 29 ‹ At the Adult Ed class, the Community Engagement Group
will sponsor a presentation by and about Project Compassion. As people live
with a diagnosis, go through treatment, move into survivorship or journey
through end of life, Project Compassion helps people have the resources,
support, and hope they need to live life to the fullest every day. This
includes helping form and train Volunteer Support Teams to provide
practical, emotional, and spiritual support, so individuals and families
will not have to cope alone; offering workshops and community education
events to educate the community about the physical, emotional, spiritual,
and practical aspects of serious illness, care giving, end of life, and
grief; and working in partnership with families, health care providers,
attorneys, and clergy to help people with Advance Care Planning, so they may
anticipate future health care choices, talk about end of life decisions, and
put decisions in writing.
See the attached document for more information about fall events sponsored
by Project Compassion.

Sunday, November 5
The first  annual ³WALK TO SAVE A LIFE² will be held Sunday, November 5, at
2:30 pm, 
> RAIN OR SHINE.  The two-mile walk to help raise awareness and encourage
efforts toward suicide prevention, will begin and end at the Farmer¹s Market in
Carrboro and is sponsored by Suntrust Bank and PEPSI. No fee or pledge is
required and participants of all ages are welcome. Registration is appreciated
but not required.  To register, or for more information, go to
www.trianglesuicideprevention.org.

Feast of All Saints with Bishop¹s Visitation and Baptism ‹ Plan to make an
evening of it ‹ from Christian Education to the Litgury with invocation of
the Saints and Holy Baptism to the Advocate Feast. More information to
follow!

The blessing of God,
The eternal goodwill of God,
The shalom of God,
The wildness and the warmth of God,
Be among us and between us
Now and always. Amen.

Lisa+

The Rev. Lisa G. Fischbeck
Vicar
The Episcopal Church of the Advocate
P.O. Box 9
Carrboro, NC 27510

web: www.ouradvocate.org
Cell phone: 919-219-4437
email: lgf at ouradvocate.org


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