CGS will be hosting a BBQ for the women and children at the Good Samaritan Inn (507 E Knox St, Durham, NC 27701) from 4:30-6:30 pm.  Women will spend time in fellowship with one another while men are cooking and serving the food.  Men will also facilitate games for the children.  There is a sign up link available for women, who are encouraged to bring their children (ages 6-13).  Please contact Bryan Lineberry and Mark Hlad with questions.

For writers, authors, scribblers, poets, lyricists, actual and aspiring! Submit essays, short stories, and poetry to Josh Briscoe. We'll meet November 9 from 9:00am-12:00pm to discuss our drafts. Participants of the Writers' Workshop are pleased to announce that a magazine for your readerly enjoyment is in the works with a tentative release in fall 2025/winter 2026. Any work considered for publication must have first been discussed at a Workshop. More details will be available as we near the big day!

On Sunday, November 17, CGS is responsible for providing lunch at the DRM men's campus. We normally feed over 300 men, so your continued help is greatly appreciated. If you would like to help with this month's meal, please notify Will Burkhart . Dropping off dishes in the main kitchen the morning of the meal remains the same between 9:30-10:45 am. Thank you for your generous support of this ministry. Sign up here to help serve!

          Church of the Good Shepherd would like to give RUF students across the Triangle a virtual hug during the week of exams by creating at least 185 care packages that include healthy snacks, fun candy, homemade cookies, hand sanitizer, and a host of other goodies. We particularly need tissue paper in white, green, or red for our gift bags, hand sanitizer, and six packs of fun sodas or coffee drinks. Need more information on what to donate? […]

For people who’ve lost a loved one through death or another traumatic loss, the Thanksgiving and Christmas season can be bleak. This free event offers coping tools and support for grieving people in our church and in our community. This 2-hour supportive holiday event will be held at CGS on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, November 24, from 2-4 pm. To register or to reach out with any questions, contact our office or  Janet Burns. You may also text or call […]

Deck the halls with boughs of holly!  If you have time on Saturday, November 30, stop by the church to help us decorate for Christmas from 9-11 a.m.  Come in through the main lobby doors and walk down the ramp where we will gather and divide up tasks--families welcome but children should stay with mom and/or dad.  Questions?  Contact Julie Burson.