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Christ Our Advocate
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An Anglican church plant in Wheaton, IL, committed to a life of Contemplation & Action: worship & service, prayer & protest, meditation & marching. www.christouradvocate.org
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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.
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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A collect in remberance of the Feast of the Holy Innocents
"We remember today, O God, the slaughter of the holy innocents of Bethlehem by King Herod. Receive, we pray, into the arms of your mercy all innocent victims; and by your great might frustrate the designs of evil tyrants and establish your rule of justice, love, and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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A collect for the feast of St. John
Shed upon your Church, O Lord, the brightness of your light, that we, being illumined by the teaching of your apostle and evangelist John, may so walk in the light of your truth, that at length we may attain to the fullness of eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
December 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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A collect for the feast of St. Stephen
We give you thanks, O Lord of glory, for the example of the first martyr Stephen, who looked up to heaven and prayed for his persecutors to your Son Jesus Christ, who stands at your right hand; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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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.
Almighty God, you have given your only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and to be born this day of a pure virgin: Grant that we, who have been born again and made your children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit; through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom with you and the same Spirit be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Join us at 10am this morning for a liturgy of Carols and Communion. Come in your pjs and celebrate the Feast of the Incarnation!
December 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Join us tonight!

Details for all our Christmas services can be found on our Upcoming Events page: www.christouradvocate.org/upcoming-eve...
December 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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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!

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December 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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A collect for the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle:
Everliving God, who strengthened your apostle Thomas with firm and certain faith in your Son's resurrection: Grant us so perfectly and without doubt to believe in Jesus Christ, our Lord and our God, that our faith may never be found wanting in your sight; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
December 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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A collect for the fourth Sunday of Advent
"Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen."
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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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.
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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"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:
Trusting through Ambivalence — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
If John the Baptist can struggle with doubt, how much more will we? If the greatest man of antiquity can wonder if he’s gotten it all wrong, how much more will we? And yet, we little ones, we insignif...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Join us tonight!
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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.
December 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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A collect for Dorothy Sayers:
Almighty God, who strengthened your servant Dorothy Sayers with eloquence to defend Christian teaching: Keep us, we pray, steadfast in your true religion, that in constancy and peace we may always teach right doctrine, and teach doctrine rightly; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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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.
December 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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A collect for St. John of the Cross:
Judge eternal, throned in splendor, who gave John of the Cross strength of purpose and faith that sustained him even through the dark night of the soul: Shed your light on all who love you, in unity with Jesus Christ our Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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A collect for the third Sunday of Advent:
Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
December 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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"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:
Prophets, Pharisees, and Preparing for the Kingdom — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
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. Lies, slandering, a...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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"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
December 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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A collect for the feast of St. Ambrose of Milan:
O God, who gave your servant Ambrose grace eloquently to proclaim your righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of your Name: Mercifully grant to all bishops and pastors such excellence in preaching and faithfulness in ministering your Word, that your people may be partakers with them of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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A collect for the second Sunday of Advent:
Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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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.
December 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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A collect for the feast of St. Clement of Alexandria:
O God of unsearchable wisdom, you gave your servant Clement grace to understand and teach the truth as it is in Jesus Christ, the source of all truth: Grant to your church the same grace to discern your Word wherever truth is found; through Jesus Christ our unfailing light, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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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.
Into the Darkness — CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE
Advent, more than any other season of the church year, is immediately relevant to our lives. In the words of tonight’s collect: “now in the time of this mortal life… cast away the works of darkness an...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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A collect for the feast of St. John of Damascus:
Confirm our minds, O Lord, in the mysteries of the true faith, set forth with power by your servant John of Damascus; that we, with him, confessing Jesus to be true God and true Man, and singing the praises of the risen Lord, may, by the power of the resurrection, attain to eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM