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The
Episcopal Church of the Advocate is a Christian
community, seeking to hear and answer God's call
to us to practice Compassion, to do Justice, and
to experience the Transformative Power of God
in Christ as continually revealed in Word, Sacrament,
and life.
Compassion … because the Greatest Commandments
are to love God and love our neighbor. We strive
to demonstrate this love through our compassion
towards one another and the world in which we
live by:
- Engaging
with those in need in our local community as
well as the members of our own worshipping community.
- Practicing
radical hospitality and inclusiveness, and building
a worshipping community of comfort and challenge
for people for people of every kind of household
andall ages and stages of life and faith and
doubt.
Justice
… because all that is required
of us is to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly
with our God. We work for justice and peace in
the community and the world through:
- Advocacy,
service and prayer for the poor, the oppressed,
and those in any need or trouble.
- Understanding
the causes of violence, and working to bring
about a society in which conflict is resolved
through peaceful, nonviolent means.
Transformation
… because we as Christians
are called to continual renewal of our hearts
and minds to better discern God's will and help
restore God's kingdom. We seek to experience and
share the transformative power of God by creating:
- Worship
that brings us into a direct and intimate relationship
with God and each other through innovative,
sacramental, participatory and celebratory liturgy.
- Ministries
that explore the ways in which we as Christians
may better discern and live God's will for our
lives and our world, that we may be transformed,
and through our actions we may serve as instruments
of change and transformation in our community.
With
our name, Church of the Advocate, we honor and serve God, through
Christ who is our mediator and advocate before
God, and through the Holy Spirit who is the advocate
and comforter at work within and among us to bring
about the love and will of God incarnate in the
world.
Embraced by the Vestry -- August 2005
Revised
-- September 28, 2005
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