Advocacy Day is an opportunity for the bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina to visit with state legislators at the North Carolina General Assembly and share messages of encouragement and concern from our voices. You can participate directly by writing a postcard to your elected officials and having the cards hand-delivered by the bishops. Postcards and instructions are available in the narthex, at Coffee Hour and online; cards must be completed by March 1 to be included in the bishops’ visit.
Need some guidelines? The diocese offers these suggestions:
- Greet your senator or representative by name. Find information about who
represents you here. - Keep your message short but personal. Let them know you are a constituent and
why the issue you’re writing about matters to you. There is a link to sample wording
below, but please use that only as a guide. Make your message your own. - Remember it is okay to make your message one of thanks!
- Feel free to mention that you are a person of faith and how the issue you are
addressing relates to your beliefs. - Be civil. Even when we disagree with our elected officials, our communications
should be circumspect. Postcards will be screened by the Advocacy Day planning
team for inappropriate or problematic content and may be discarded. - Remember it is absolutely ok to request follow up from your elected official-they
work for you! If you choose to do so, include either your email or USPS address.
Please do not use rude or demeaning language. Again, please be civil. Any postcard containing insults, hate speech or any other messaging deemed inappropriate by the Advocacy Day planning team will not be shared on Advocacy Day.
We ask you to return your postcards by March 1 to St. Paul’s or mail them to the Diocesan offices (see below) so that all messages can be shared as part of Advocacy Day 2025. The planning team hopes to take thousands of diocesan voices with us!
Mailing address:
The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, 4800 Six Forks Rd., Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27609