2011 Ridge Rd.
Raleigh, NC
Sunday Service
10:00 a.m.
On Sundays after the livestream, we’ll meet on Zoom for 20-25 minutes. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82954660586 The password for all Zoom meetings has been emailed to church members. If you need to get it, please contact us here and request it.
Participate March 24 - 11:30 a.m. All nursery, preschool, & elementary children are invited to participate. We will have different hunts for different ages, activities, bubbles and pictures with the Easter Bunny. Stay after the hunt for a BYO picnic lunch! Register Your Kid Donate Candy and Prizes Now through March 10 You can order something from our Amazon wish list here and have it sent directly to the kids' team! Donations of small, pre-wrapped candy and prizes (that will fit inside an easter egg) will be also be collected in the lobby now through March 10. Cash or check donations for purchase of candy and prizes are also welcome. (See Shelby Everhart or Haven Bornhoft.) Amazon Wishlist Volunteer March 24 - 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We will need adult volunteers for several positions from around 11:30-1:00. Egg Hiders for Teens (earlier shift from 9:30-10:15) Bubble Station Yard Games Station Egg Hunt Facilitator Clean-Up Register to Volunteer
Join us after church for a BYO pop-up picnic outside on the church grounds. Rain location: Fellowship Hall Register
Join us any time between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Good Friday for a drop-in meditation.
Let’s meet for Centering Prayer before the service.
On Sundays after the livestream, we’ll meet on Zoom for 20-25 minutes. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82954660586 The password for all Zoom meetings has been emailed to church members. If you need to get it, please contact us here and request it.
The Aggregate Theatre is bringing their show Giselle la Trent the Gazellephant to our church campus for a special free performance on Saturday, April 6th. From their website about the show: Written and performed live by local, professional artists, Giselle la Trent the Gazellephant is a humorous and heartfelt 40-minute children’s musical about a girl named Giselle on her first day at a new school. Half gazelle and half elephant, Giselle is not your typical fourth-grader, and she wants nothing more than to start off on the right foot at Thomas Girafferson Elementary (things haven’t gone so well at her other schools). Well, there is one thing she wants more than anything else: to be a world famous rockstar! But when Margaret the Cat and Gore the Warthog don’t like Giselle’s rockstar dreams, they bully Giselle into competing in a rockstar showdown. The surprising results send Giselle into a spiral of fears and problems she doesn’t know how to fix. Even her teacher, Ms. Pronunciation, can’t provide the comfort she needs. Not until a visit from a wise Dalmatian named Wags inspires Giselle to accept herself for all of her wonderful uniqueness does she learn that it’s easier to be […]
On Sundays after the livestream, we’ll meet on Zoom for 20-25 minutes. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82954660586 The password for all Zoom meetings has been emailed to church members. If you need to get it, please contact us here and request it.
With the election season upon us, it’s a good time to be learning some new skills to help you survive the times. Depolarizing Within teaches participants to look within and develop strategies for engaging in politics without demonizing, and how to constructively intervene in social conversations with like-minded peers. Participants will learn: How to be more aware of their own “inner polarizer” How to be critical without demonizing, dismissing or stereotyping large swaths of the population Strategies for intervening constructively in social conversations with like-minded peers when these conversations veer into contempt and ridicule for people who hold other political views Questions? Ask Sheree Vodicka. Pizza will be provided. More information → Register
The CTC Brew Crew typically meets the first Sunday of the month from 4-6 p.m. at rotating locations. And don’t worry if you don’t drink beer—join us for a soda instead. We will meet up at Lynnwood Brewing. Hope to see you there! Register
CTC is hosting a booth at the PrideLife Expo 2024 to bring awareness to our next screening of 1946 and reach others searching for a space like ours. Please register for this free event here so we'll know to look out for you. And if you'd like to help with our booth during any of the hours, you can let us know through this registration. Register
On Sundays after the livestream, we’ll meet on Zoom for 20-25 minutes. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82954660586 The password for all Zoom meetings has been emailed to church members. If you need to get it, please contact us here and request it.
When we observe ourselves feeling and reacting from unsettling emotions like anger, sadness, and fear, the self awareness practice helps us investigate so we can release stories and patterns that no longer serve our wellbeing and so we can embrace ourselves and others with more compassion and grace. If you want to learn more about the self awareness practice, please drop in and observe 2 members of the Common Thread Community do this practice together. No prior knowledge or experience is required and everyone is invited and welcome. We will meet in Room 209. Feel free to bring your lunch/snack if desired. Get more information about self awareness here
Please join us this Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m. to spread mulch, plant & relocate plants, hedge trim, and general grounds spruce up. Not necessary but bring them if you have them: garden gloves, rake, hedge trimmers, pitch fork.
Join us for a second film screening of 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture, a feature documentary about the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians due to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. Website description of the film: It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. Featuring commentary from prominent scholars as well as opposing pastors, including the personal stories of the film’s creators, 1946 is at once challenging, enlightening, and inspiring. While other documentaries have been successful in their attempt to treat the symptom of homophobia in the church, 1946 is working to diagnose and treat the disease - Biblical Literalism. Common Thread is eager to host another film screening, followed by what is sure to be another good discussion. Join us! Register
On Sundays after the livestream, we’ll meet on Zoom for 20-25 minutes. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82954660586 The password for all Zoom meetings has been emailed to church members. If you need to get it, please contact us here and request it.
We meet the third Sunday of every month. For one hour, we will gather and talk about how our awareness of our type has grown and how we have been able to make different decisions as a result of our pausing.
Come join us for a Spiritual Practices Retreat at Common Thread! We will be exploring embodied spiritual practices and diving deeper into the Self-Awareness Practice. Using the ancient Benedictine rhythm of "Ora et Labora" (prayer and work) to structure our time together, our retreat will include: Communal rituals Music and chants Movement such as Qigong and Dance Nervous system regulation exercises Body Scan Meditations A Drum Circle Opportunities to learn and practice Self-Awareness Coffee and snacks when you arrive A full lunch Childcare A detailed agenda will be emailed to folks who register the week prior to the event. Feel free to attend the entire event or just the parts that particularly interest you. Need childcare? Just let us know when you register. It will be available from 9-3. Children may also participate in the large group activities as well. There will be no registration fees for this event because we want this event to be accessible to everyone in our community. We will be HAPPY to accept donations of any amount to help us cover the cost of childcare, food, and any materials we might need that day. Should we have any funds remaining, they will go toward supporting […]
Volunteers (age 5+) will be providing assistance in various activities. A great event to help our community while getting to know some friends from Common Thread and Ridge Road. This is a special opportunity open to children 5+ (normally only 12+ may volunteer). Closed-toed shoes required. How to Register 1. Register with Common Thread 2. Register with Food Bank so they know how many of us to expect You will need to click the "sign up" button next to the shift. Follow the website's prompts to create a personal new account or log in to an existing account and register. Once you sign up through this link, you will receive an email with further details. Each participant must have a personal account, including children. The event is first come, first serve! Explore additional info on the Food Bank of Eastern North Carolina here → Register
Intergenerational Sunday is a time for us all to appreciate what folks of every age have to offer and receive in our community, and we are doing this so that our youth know from experience what a healthy spiritual community looks like when they are old enough to seek one out for themselves. The service will be kid AND adult friendly, and hopefully nurture the inner child in us all. No Sunday School downstairs on April 28—let's learn, practice, share, and love together.
