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Toggle navigation Diocese of Kentucky News Daily Meditation • Toggle navigation Home I'm New Here About Advent What to Expect Directions Become a Member Inquirers' Class Who We Are Clergy Our History Our Namesake Staff The Episcopal Church Advent in Pictures Vestry Worship Baptism & Confirmation Funerals Communion Bread Music Prayer Weddings Worship Services & Times Grow Adult Formation & Education Conversations@Advent Children's Worship Children's Nursery Spirituality Spiritual Direction Serve Food Pantry Get Involved Parish Life Serving in the Community Worship & Music Support Donate Shop & Give Connect Contact Us Prayer Request Reserve a Space Submit an Announcement Subscribe to Updates Calendar Click here to watch the WAVE 3 report on Advent's protest on July 7. By Kaitlin Rust | July 7, 2020 at 11:13 PM EDT - Updated July 7 at 11:28 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A local church is continuing to show its solidarity with Black lives in the Louisville area. The Episcopal Church of the Advent gathered at the point of the Cherokee Triangle Monday to practice what they preach. ”Those values are faith, hope and love for this community, for this world,” Rector Tim Mitchell said. Where Downtown meets the Highlands, in the middle of rush hour, members of the congregation stood six feet apart for their Black brothers and sisters. Their reason was a simple one, summed up in just a few words from Jesus himself. ”You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” Mitchell quoted. He says it’s not a new idea to stand up for those who are marginalized. ”Jesus was a nonviolent, one would say, a protester at heart, too, and called people to greater justice,” Mitchell said. This is the second time he’s called his congregation out to the busy corner in the Highlands. ”It just feels really nice to be able to speak up in a way that we feel safe and it’s been great to teach [her son] about the importance of Black Lives Matter and spreading the message, sticking up for our family and for all families out there that need a voice,” church member Maggie Keith said. For families like the Keiths, it’s important to keep spreading and teaching the message across all generations. ”Starting with the younger generations and also talking to our parents,” Keith said. “Our parents are very aware that we’re coming.” For Mitchell, the fight for racial justice needs everyone to come together and takes place on many fronts. ”Perhaps open ourselves up to educating ourselves, uncovering things that we might not have realized about our own self, our own participation in systems that are maybe fraught with discrimination and other ways that we can learn as and grow together as a community and support each other,” Mitchell said. Copyright 2020 WAVE 3 News. All rights reserved. Click here to watch the WLKY report on Advent's protest on July 7. Morning Prayer and Scripture Study Reflection on July 12 at 10:30 via Zoom Scripture Study: Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 We will gather at 10:15. The prelude will begin at 10:28, and the service will begin at 10:30. Advent members should have an invitation to worship via email. Check your spam folders if you do not see it. To see the photo video that preceded the service on May 17, click here . To see Bishop Curry's Word to the Church: When the Cameras Are Gone, We Will Still Be Here, posted on May 31, click here . To see the video of Bishop White's 2020 Easter Message, click here . Jesse Hendrix-Inman videoed an Easter bedtime story with a brief reflection for children. Click here to see the video. Reflection on Maundy Thursday by Deacon Barbara Click here for her message. Click on the DOWNLOAD button, and you will see a file at the bottom of your screen called IMG_1489.MOV. If it does not start in a few seconds, click on that file to begin the video message. Video message from vestry member Nelson Jackson on April 2, 2020. Click here for his message. It will take a few seconds to download and then you'll see Advent Video 1st... at the bottom of your screen. Double-click on the video to begin. Message from Fr. Tim on March 21, 2020: Click here for a video message from Fr. Tim on light and darkness during the Fourth Sunday of Lent. How can we be first responders to the human soul? How can we be good neighbors? Message from Fr. Tim on March 14, 2020: Dear friends: *Ding, ding, ding...* This virtual bell toll invites you to use this episode of "The Way of Love: Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life" with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry in your Sunday time of reflection and prayers. Click here for The Way of Love - PRAY For centuries, Christian monastic communities have shaped their lives around rhythms and disciplines for following Jesus together. This pattern is known as a “rule of life.” As I talked about on the first Sunday of Lent, we at Advent have embarked upon “The Way of Love” as our communal retreat this Lenten season. More than a curriculum or a program, it’s an intentional commitment to a set of practices. It’s a commitment to follow Jesus, and the truth we see and experience in him. It’s a commitment to follow Jesus with these seven practices for a Jesus-centered life: Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go, and (finally) Rest. This week's focus during the third week of Lent: PRAY - Dwell intentionally with God daily. Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” – Luke 11:1 Jesus teaches us to come before God with humble hearts, boldly offering our thanksgivings and concerns to God or simply listening for God’s voice in our lives and in the world. Whether in thought, word or deed, individually or together, when we pray we invite and dwell in God’s loving presence. During this time of the coronavirus as a global pandemic, we deeply need God’s loving presence. We realize more than ever that we are connected in ways that are both terrifying and beautiful. Let us continue to pray for one another, our nation and our world, particularly for all those affected by this virus. Please feel free to be in touch with your questions or concerns. With gratitude, Fr. Tim March 13, 2020: Click here for a video message from Fr. Tim regarding Advent's COVID-19 response, our Lenten fast from public worship and meetings, and our continuing Lenten retreat on the "Way of Love: Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life." Pastoral letter regarding reopening Advent for in-person workshop, dated July 10, 2020. Click here to read. Curbside Food Pantry Saturday, July 18, from 9 - 11 a.m. We will follow the guidelines from last month's Advent/St. Andrew's Food Pantry which worked well. Notice re HCM Curbside Food Drive on July 19. Click here for details and requested food, toiletries and gift cards. Notice re in-person services: Out of concern for everyone’s safety, Sunday services in the church are cancelled through the end of May. Online services and instructions for attending appear on the left. Bishop White has reminded all clergy of his directive that in-person services and church meetings in this diocese are cancelled until at least the end of May. Click here to read the directive. Can you help sew masks or do you need masks? Advent parishioners have been making masks, and 8:30 am parishioner Mary Kay Flege has been delivering them to nursing homes. We would appreciate your help. Click here for directions to sew a mask, or click here for instructions to make a no-sew mask. If you are able to help make masks, please contact Hepsie Roskelly or Kathy Pagles about getting the masks to them for Mary Kay to deliver. If you need masks or know someone or an organization that needs masks, please let Hepsie or Kathy know that, too. For the story behind Advent's involvement in making face masks, click here . Notice re contacting the church office or clergy: During these extraordinary days of COVID-19, the clergy and staff of The Episcopal Church of the Advent are working remo...