Soccer Nights – June 22-26; 6-8pm; Donnelly Field—This is a free clinic offered to children ages 5-12 and we need a big team with a variety of gifts—everything from hospitality to logistics to coaching! Registration will open soon.
- To Volunteer: sign up online and also attend a mandatory training on either May 30 OR June 7. Sign up early to help us know how many kids we can accommodate this year!
- Parents – registration is open for participants
- soccernights.org – go to the ‘Central Square’ tab
Vacation Bible School (VBS) – July 7-10; 5:30-8pm; Pentecostal Tabernacle-South Campus—VBS is an annual camp where kids learn Bible stories, play games, do crafts, and worship God! We are teaming up again with Pentecostal Tabernacle who will host at their Magazine St. location. Volunteers are needed to lead stations, facilitate groups, serve meals, decorate, and more!
- To Volunteer: Sign up online and attend a mandatory training on June 6 at PT South. centralsquare.church/vbs2026
Peace Workshop Series:
Faith and Incarceration
The next session of our Peace Workshop series is on May 17 at 12:30pm in the Lower Elementary Classroom with a workshop on Faith and Incarceration led by Walter Clare and Cisco Paulino who are both a part of the CSC family.
Walter will share his story of being sentenced to life in prison in 2009, released in 2025, and finding faith while serving time. Cisco will serve as the moderator for the discussion and will share some of his own experiences.
This workshop is open to the public so feel free to invite others. Childcare will also be provided. Visit centralsquare.church/peace-workshops to sign up for childcare, for more information and future topics coming up.
CSC Overnight Retreat at Grotonwood: June 13-14
Join us for our All Church Overnight Retreat! The retreat will be a great opportunity for the entire church community to come together and deepen our relationships with one another and with God. We encourage everyone who considers CSC to be their church to join us!
The theme for this retreat is “Learning to Abide” – Five Markers of Relational Attachment to God and our very own Eric Brown, will be our speaker for the weekend!
Like last year, our Sunday Service on June 14th will be held at Grotonwood at 10:30am. This part of the retreat is free for everyone to attend as there will be NO SERVICE happening at 5 Magazine St that day. This year we will also provide lunch after the Sunday Service for everyone who comes out!
Learn more and register for retreat and childcare here:Â centralsquare.church/retreat
CSC Engage: Ministry Exploration Survey &Â Final Session
This spring, you’ve been invited to participate in CSC Engage, a church-wide prayer and discernment project about the future life of our church. Almost 150 of us have participated so far! As we approach the end of CSC Engage, we’d like to highlight two opportunities:
1. (NEW!) Please complete the CSC Engage Ministry Exploration Survey by May 17! Complete the survey here.
This short survey (7–10 minutes) will help the staff team and Church Mission Council better understand the congregation’s gifts, interests, and availability for participating in—and growing—CSC ministries. We invite all attendees (6th grade and up) to share your honest responses so we can better serve our community and help everyone get connected to what God is doing in our church.
Note: the questions asked are different from the questions asked during the CSC Engage listening prayer sessions, so please plan to do both!
2. LAST SESSION IS today!
The sessions have been meaningful and encouraging, and if you haven’t participated yet, we’d love to have you in the mix as we listen to God together. The final general sessions (including four virtual sessions) are on:
- Sunday, May 17; 12:30-2 in the church lounge (snack and childcare provided) – last chance to do an in-person session!
Traction Ministry Work Day
Join CSC as we partner with Traction Ministry for a day of service in Pawtucket, RI on Saturday May 23! You are invited to volunteer at Traction, a ministry which models resource sharing such as building The Black Block, a Black economic hub in downtown Pawtucket, RI. We will serve and learn with this ministry by cleaning and doing light maintenance work. Get more details and sign up here by the Thursday prior so we can coordinate rides!