Pastoral Response Team
Every Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:30 am the Pastoral Response Team meets via Zoom.. Join us for noonday prayer and share with us in strengthening our response to challenges, crises, celebrations, and changes in our CGS community and beyond. Each week's work will differ, but might include sending birthday cards, delivering flowers, providing a ride to a medical appointment, calling someone who visited the parish for the first time, representing CGS at a civic event, or responding to crises in parishioners’ lives.
Children IN CHURCH
Supporting children in their life in Christ is central to our mission. Children of all ages are always welcome in church services, where they are formed in the faith through the rites and rhythms of sacramental worship.
growing food for our neighbors
CGS has a plot at Watertown Community Gardens, where we grow vegetables each summer. We also have a small garden plot on our church grounds, planted each summer by the children in our Vacation Garden School. Produce from both gardens goes to Watertown Food Pantry to help those in need nearby.
Education for ministry
Education for Ministry is an in-depth study of scripture, Christian history, and theology through which one learns to reflect theologically on all of life. You can learn more about the content and scope of EfM here.
Living Stones Ministry
Living Stones Ministry in support of a just peace in Israel/Palestine. Learn more here.
liturgical ministries + choir
A large percentage of our active members are actively involved in some form of worship leadership, as greeters, readers, vergers, intercessors, healing prayer ministers, eucharistic ministers, or members of our seasonal choir. Some are trained to take communion to those in hospital or lead morning prayer. Our Sunday services often include the art and poetry of parishioners of all ages.
The ministry of altar flowers
Flowers on or near the altar during worship are a sign of thanksgiving for God’s grace and a celebration of creation as sacred. Flowers also can be given in memory of a loved one. If you would like to give flowers on a particular Sunday, you are invited to sign up on the chart that will be placed in the side chapel. Our Administrator, Gail, will remind you when your day is coming up. You can purchase flowers in a vase and bring them with you, order them from a florist to be delivered, or pick them from your garden.
diocesan & national church ministries
Christ's mission is often more effectively offered in partnership with others. There are hundreds of ways to get involved in the larger work of our church. Click here to learn more about the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Click here to learn more about the Episcopal Church USA.
Hidden Brook
Hidden Brook is our weekly contemplative service of prayer, chant, candlelight, silence, poetry, and music. Here is more about Hidden Brook.
