The planning for Advocacy Day 2026 is underway, and once again, organizers are inviting you to be the voices they take with them!
Advocacy Day is an annual event where the bishops and diocesan, ministry and advocacy leaders spend the day at the General Assembly meeting with elected representatives from across the state. As always, the focus of the meetings will be on advocacy issues as witness to deeply held faith values within the Episcopal tradition and our own diocesan priorities, and building relationships with those who might hold different priorities.
This marks the third year the Advocacy Day Postcard Campaign will be part of the event. The goal is to give every person who wants to add their voice to those attending Advocacy Day the chance to do so. Elected representatives who have received your notes over the last two years have told us your voices matter, and it means a great deal to receive handwritten, personal messages from their constituents.
Here’s how it works:
- Individuals or churches can take part. One great idea is to plan the writing of postcards during a post-service coffee hour one Sunday!
- You can order postcards in bulk, or download them for individual use (coming soon). There is no cost to churches to order postcards; the only cost to congregations is the postage to return postcards to Diocesan House (if you don’t want to return them in person).
- Share your message with your elected representatives about your issues of concern.
- Return the postcards to Diocesan House by April 15.
- The Advocacy Day planning team will take your messages with them to the General Assembly on Advocacy Day!
Bulk orders must be placed by February 14. Even if you’re a church not yet sure about how you’ll take part in the campaign but think you might want to, we encourage you to place your order. Postcards should arrive in churches by early March.
Hundreds of voices have been part of Advocacy Day the last two years; with your help, we hope to take thousands with us in 2026!
