CGS has been on a pilgrimage together as a “dispersed” family during this COVID-19 pandemic. We have tried to communicate well with each other during our travels, but if you feel you may have missed a “chapter” in our evolving narrative — or if you just want to review our recent “wanderings” — we have archived some of the more seminal stories below.
Your opportunities are arranged in two categories: i) Reflections and Readings, and ii) CGS Email Updates. The postings in both categories are organized by date, in order to provide a historical “map” of the path over which we as a church family have journeyed …
REFLECTIONS and READINGS:
Readings: Check out these suggested articles and musings (which are also accessible on a separate “shelf” within our Resources tab): The Commons
Featured Fireside Chats:
July 1: “Statues, History, Grace, & Repentance” (Matthew 19:8-9)
June 10: When Full Equality?” (Joel 2:25)
June 3: “Virus, Racial Injustice, Grace” (2 Corinthians 8:9)
Fireside Chats: Browse thru the archive of our Pastoral Staff’s weekly “Fireside Chats” with our CGS family:
June 24: “Off to Ukraine with Andrew Sheppard” (Hebrews 11)
June 16: “Untangling Our Emotions with a Community Group”
June 9: Meet Marti Hutchison: Our New Children’s Director
June 2: “Judge Not One Another” (Romans 14:1-4)
May 19: Interview with Sarah McKethan
May 12: Youth Ministry Intern Interview
May 5: “Suffer the Children” (Luke 18:16-17)
April 28: “Meet Our Newest Community Group: How God Has Been Working”
April 21: “An Update on Our Educators”
April 14: “A Prescription for God’s Peace” (Philippians 4:8-9)
April 7: “Now What??!!” (Luke 24:32-35)
March 31: “He Ever Lives Above, for Me to Intercede” (Hebrews 7:23-25)
March 24: “God Uses Evil for Good” (Acts 4:27-28, Philippians 1:12-13)
March 17: “Make Repentance Great Again” (Matthew 5)
March 10: “Managing Anger” (Ephesians 4:26-27)
March 3: “COVID Already/Not Yet” (Psalm 37:1-4)
February 24: “Growing in Grace” (Colossians 3:1-5)
February 17: “Pour Your Heart Out to God” (Psalm 62:8)
February 10: “Communication Keys to Understanding”
February 3: “When God Says, ‘No'” (2 Chronicles 6:7-8)
January 27: “Life Together: Learning to Say I’m Sorry” (Psalm 56:8)
January 20: “Sojourners and Exiles” (1 Peter 2:11, Philippians 3:20)
January 13: “Keep on Walking in Love” (Galatians 5:1-2)
January 6: Fireside Chat
December 23: “What Fuels Christmas?” (Isaiah 9:7)
December 16: “Tidings of Comfort and Joy” (Isaiah 9:1-3)
December 9: “Most Want for Christmas?” (Isaiah 37:14-17)
December 2: “A Role of Remembering” (Daniel 9:21)
November 11: “Let God Be Right” (Habakkuk 3:17-18)
November 4: “Election Shalom Prayer” (Jeremiah 29:7)
October 28: “Daring Greatly” (Proverbs 24:16)
October 21: “Practice Joy” (Daniel 6:10)
October 14: “Blissfully, Purposely Ignorant” (Psalm 131:1-3)
October 7: “HAVE or HAVE NOT” (Psalm 103:1-5)
September 30: “Rejoice Always?!” (Philippians 4:4)
September 23: “Hindered, Unhindered” (Acts 28:16, 30-31)
September 16: “Canceled or Welcomed?” (Mark 5:9, 15-20)
September 9: “Not Willingly” (Lamentations 3:31-33)
September 2: “Small, Mostly Overlooked” (Matthew 13:31-32)
August 26: “Encourage One Another” (Hebrews 3:12-13)
August 19: “Detours, Disappointments, Jesus-Hope” (Exodus 2:15)
August 12: “Semi-Normal Life” (Hebrews 11:13-16)
July 29: “In the Hand of God” (Ecclesiastes 9:1-10)
July 22: “Content in Hard Times” (Philippians 4:11-12)
July 15: Fireside Chat with Pastor Mark (Philippians 3:12-14)
July 8: “‘Hamilton’, ‘Cancel Culture’, Grace” (Psalm 130:3)
June 24: “How Can We Keep from Singing?” (Psalm 118:24)
June 17: “In THIS Place” (Daniel 6:10)
May 27: “Free To Grace Others” (Ephesians 4:29)
May 20: “What Kind of God…?” (Exodus 9:14-15)
May 13: “Life at the Speed of . . . LIFE” (Genesis 16:16-17:2)
May 6: “How Long, O Lord?” (Psalm 13:1-6)
April 29: “We Still Need Each Other” (2 Corinthians 2:12-13)
April 22: “To Pray for Our Government Leaders” (1 Timothy 2:1-2)
April 15: “Resurrection Living in a Deathly World”(Hebrews 11:19)
April 8: “Our Eyes Are on Jesus” (2 Chronicles 20:2-12)
April 1: “One Thing Have I Asked” (Psalm 27:4)
March 25: “To Wait and Prepare Well” (Deuteronomy 8:1-5)
March 19: “To Humbly Muddle Through” (1 Timothy 4:15)
PREVIOUS CGS EMAIL UPDATES:
May 14: CGS Weekly May 16
May 7: CGS Weekly May 9
April 16: CGS Weekly April 18
April 2: CGS Weekly April 4
March 26: CGS Weekly March 28
March 19: CGS Weekly March 21
March 12: CGS Weekly March 14
March 5: CGS Weekly March 7
February 26: CGS Weekly February 28
February 5: CGS Weekly February 7
February 1: Combatting Food Insecurity in Durham
January 29: CGS Weekly January 31
January 22: CGS Weekly January 24
December 23: CGS Weekly December 27
December 18: CGS Weekly December 20
December 4: CGS Weekly December 6
December 3: Christmas Eve Communion Service
November 20: CGS Weekly November 22
November 13: CGS Weekly November 15
November 6: CGS Weekly November 8
October 30: CGS Weekly November 1
October 23: CGS Weekly October 25
October 16: CGS Weekly October 18
October 9: CGS Weekly October 11
October 8: Notice of October 18 Congregational Meeting
October 7: Re-Opening Our Campus to Small User Groups
October 5: Re-Starting Communion at CGS
October 2: CGS Weekly October 4
September 30: Worship, Sacraments, Small Gatherings, et al.
September 25: CGS Weekly September 27
September 25: ReGathering in Our Sanctuary: FAQs
September 24: ReGathering, Ezra, et al.
September 18: CGS Weekly September 20
September 17: In-Person Worship Sept. 27
September 11: CGS Weekly September 13
August 28: CGS Weekly August 30
August 21: CGS Weekly August 23
August 14: CGS Weekly August 16
August 7: CGS Weekly August 9
August 6: Logistics & Rationale for Sunday, August 9
August 5: Why Drive In Church?
July 31: CGS Weekly August 2
July 24: CGS Weekly July 26
July 17: CGS Weekly July 19
July 10: CGS Weekly July 12
July 3: CGS Weekly July 5
June 26: A Portrait of Our Time
June 26: CGS Weekly June 28
June 19: CGS Weekly June 21
June 12: CGS Weekly June 14
June 5: CGS Weekly June 7
May 29: CGS Weekly May 31
May 28: Reflections on Re-Opening Our Corporate Worship
May 22: CGS Weekly May 24
May 15: CGS Weekly May 17
May 8: CGS Weekly May 10
May 1: CGS Weekly May 3
April 24: CGS Weekly April 26
April 17: CGS Weekly April 19
April 10: CGS Weekly April 12
April 10: COVID-19: Render or Receive Aid
April 6: Our Tri-Phasic Response to COVID-19
April 3: CGS Weekly April 5
March 30: Continuing to Adapt to Our “New Normal” at CGS
March 27: CGS Weekly March 29
March 21: Welcome to the “New Normal”
March 20: CGS Weekly March 22
March 14: A Bible Study on Deuteronomy 12-13
March 13:
Reviewing Our Initial COVID-19 Decisions
A Note from Pastor Chuck
March 6: Embracing the Coronavirus