"If you want to live well in the Kingdom of Heaven, here is what your life will look like under the Empires of this world: depleted, mourning, hungry, yet merciful, peaceful, and just."

A collect for the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas

"Do you find yourself at the end of hope? Do you find yourself weary, confused, or disoriented in a maze of darkness? Jesus says, “Caminemos en conjunto; Let’s walk together. [...] Come, be my apprentice to love and learn how to live, even if you're surrounded by darkness.”

A collect for the feast of St. John Chrysostom

In peace, let us pray to the Lord, saying, "Lord, have mercy" 🧵

A collect for the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle

A collect for St. Fabian, Bishop and Martyr

A collect for the confession of St. Peter the apostle

Through the waters of baptism, this same Spirit who descended upon Jesus, empowering him to fulfill all righteousness, descends upon you, filling and empowering you, and names you beloved.

A collect for St. Hilary of Poitiers

Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like your servant William Laud, we may live in your fear, die in your favor, and rest in your peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first service at St. Paul this past Sunday! We are so grateful for this space and for this community God has brought together.

"Worship is never apolitical. So, whom one chooses to worship, whom one chooses to serve, matters immensely. The world wants us to tremble before Herod; God calls us to swear allegiance to Christ, the poor Palestinian Jew born in Bethlehem."

O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

If you're joining us for our first service at St. Paul Lutheran tonight, please remember that this is a nut-free facility.

New year, new location! Beginning tomorrow, Jan 6, we will be meeting at St. Paul Lutheran (515 South Wheaton Ave). Join us for our usual Sunday Eucharist service at 5:00pm with a potluck dinner to follow.

Eternal Father, you gave to your incarnate Son the holy name of Jesus to be the sign of our salvation: Plant in every heart, we pray, the love of him who is the Savior of the world, our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

A collect in remberance of the Feast of the Holy Innocents

A collect for the feast of St. John

A collect for the feast of St. Stephen

Merry Christmas from all of us here at Advocate! My your day be filled with the joy of the Incarnation and the love of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Join us at 10am this morning for a liturgy of Carols and Communion. Come in your pjs and celebrate the Feast of the Incarnation!

Join us tonight! Details for all our Christmas services can be found on our Upcoming Events page: www.christouradvocate.org/upcoming-eve...

Join us this week as we celebrate Christ's Incarnation! Christmas Eve, a liturgy of Light, Carols, and Communion, is tomorrow (Dec 24) at 5pm. Our Christmas Morning service is 10am on Dec 25. Come in your pjs and celebrate the Feast of the Incarnation! www.christouradvocate.org/upcoming-eve...

A collect for the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle:

A collect for the fourth Sunday of Advent

We invite you to light a candle and join us in our litany of remembrance from last night's service of lament. Stand near in the darkness, gracious God; comfort us in our pain.

"If John the Baptist [...] can wonder if he’s gotten it all wrong, how much more will we? And yet, we little ones, we insignificant ones, are greater—exceedingly more privileged and blessed—because of what we’ve received by grace." Read Sunday's sermon here:

Join us tonight!

A collect for Dorothy Sayers:

Join us tomorrow at 7pm for a Liturgy of Lament. We understand that the cultural expectation of joy can be painful for many, and offer a gentle, contemplative space for those who find the holiday season difficult due to grief, loneliness, illness, or other struggles.

A collect for St. John of the Cross:

A collect for the third Sunday of Advent:

"Prophecy is radical, it goes right to the root of the issue: rootedness in status is actually rootlessness and doesn’t bear good fruit. Prophecy is pruning: only truth can proceed." Read Sunday's sermon from @aaronmharrison.bsky.social:

"The Christian Church is the community of brethren in which, in Word and Sacrament, through the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ acts in the present as Lord. With both its faith and its obedience, with both its message and its order, it has to testify in the midst of the sinful world... 1/2

A collect for the feast of St. Ambrose of Milan:

A collect for the second Sunday of Advent:

On this feast of St. Nicholas, may we be reminded to never cease working for the welfare of children and the relief of the poor.

A collect for the feast of St. Clement of Alexandria:

Although the darkness we experience is real, painful, and sometimes even debilitating, it no longer has the power to keep us numb and hopeless; Emmanuel, with hammer in hand, is at the anvil forging the links of our armor, dispelling the darkness and rousing the drowsy.

A collect for the feast of St. John of Damascus:

A collect for the feast of St. Andrew:

A collect for the first Sunday of Advent

Not Thanksgiving, not Christmas, but a secret third thing.

A collect for the feast of St. Clement of Rome

A collect for the feast of St. Hilda of Whitby

A collet for the consecration of Samuel Seabury

"The question the Sadducees bring to Jesus to trap him is a question about how to read Scripture. Behind the trick is the deeper issue: how does life continue on? Is God faithful to God’s promises, or is it up to us to ensure our life continues on as a people?" Sermon: @aaronmharrison.bsky.social

A collect for the feast of St. Leo of Rome

A collect for hte feast of St. Willibrord