Be a Light This Advent—
Give or Volunteer for Our Neighbors in Need

Alternative Gift Giving: Loving our Neighbors

This season, we invite you to embrace a thoughtful solution to holiday shopping: Alternative Gift Giving (AGG). By donating to a non-profit on behalf of a friend or family member, you can honor their values while making a real difference for those with high levels of need.

This Year's Focus The Outreach Committee has chosen the theme "Loving Our Neighbors." All donations will support proven charities, including those with direct CGS connections, specifically dedicated to serving disadvantaged children and families.

How to Participate Visit our tables in the Commons to make your donation in person. We will be set up after the 8:00 AM and 10:15 AM services on December 12 and 21.

Learn More & Donate Online For more information and to see the specific list of charities we are supporting this year, please read our blog article here: https://www.cgs-raleigh.org/blog/alternative-giving

❄️Volunteer for White Flag Shelter Nights

We need your help this week! Current weather conditions are necessitating a White Flag Alert through Sunday, December 14, and we are urgently looking for more volunteers.

The White Flag status, issued by the Wake County Continuum of Care, has officially been declared for the following dates, meaning The Church of the Good Shepherd will be activated to provide shelter on all of these nights:

Wednesday, December 10
Thursday, December 11
Friday, December 12
Saturday, December 13
Sunday, December 14

Please contact Rev. Justin to offer your assistance.

You can also sign up for specific shifts immediately using the link below:

New Volunteer Signup Page: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4EA8AB2BA3FA7-61038762-white

This Sunday, December 14 at 4:00 pm – Service of Hope and Healing

This year's Service of Hope and Healing at Christmas provides a holy space of stillness and comfort for all those for whom this holiday season carries a sense of grief, loss, or heaviness. Join us for a contemplative liturgy of music, prayer, scripture, and candlelight, as together we lift up the prayers of our hearts to a God who is ever present and ever with us, whatever we may be facing.

Worship with us this Advent Season

Advent is a special and busy time in the life of the parish! We hope that each of you will join us and bring friends to the special worship services and fellowship activities this December. Please read the newsletter, facebook page, and visit our new Advent page on the website:

https://www.cgs-raleigh.org/advent.html