Pilgrims and members of Mt. Calvary UCC gathered on Saturday April 29 for a guided walking history pilgrimage of downtown Durham….
Read MoreHi Pilgrims, I am rushing through my Thursday to hop on a plane tomorrow for a Saturday board meeting in Chicago, only to jump back on a plane Saturday evening so I can be with you on Sunday.
Read MoreWe celebrated Earth Day on Sunday April 23 with a Children’s Word discussion of our church’s solar panels,….
Read MoreOh what a glorious day, Pilgrims, as I look longingly out my office window at the blanket of green that surrounds our campus…..
Read MorePilgrims, Gosh, I am grateful to have the season of Eastertide as this week feels like it has flown by and us standing with Mary at the empty tomb, a distant memory. …
Read MoreWhat a joyful Easter!
Read MorePilgrims,
As we prepare the newsletter earlier in the week for a Friday distribution, it feels odd to proclaim, “Christ has risen!”,….
Thank you to all the 2023 Pilgrim CROP walkers! We are so grateful for your efforts to feed hungry people in Durham and around the world…..
Read MorePilgrims, What a joyous delight to be on Pilgrim’s campus as blooms burst forth all around….
Read MorePilgrims, We are a busy community of faith in 2023. Much to be excited about….
Read MoreHi Pilgrims, Standing where we are today, sometimes we forget just how long we isolated during pandemic, but then we get jolted in reminder….
Read MoreHi Pilgrims, An embarrassing confession as last Sunday’s announcements were being shared–when Sinead mentioned a Pilgrim workday for this Saturday, my reaction was “we’re having a workday?…
Read MoreHi Pilgrims, Well, here is the next iteration of your Pastor’s saga with a new Darth Vader cast….
Read MorePilgrim donations to Housing for New Hope Home Essentials Kits are pouring in! We still have another week to make donations….
Read MoreHi Pilgrims, So this happened yesterday while moving my mom’s furniture…I caught my foot and fell out of the van….
Read MorePilgrim’s new accompanist, Kyle Ballentine and our new music director, Ali Carnes, were welcomed into our congregation on Feb 19, 2023….
Read MoreHi Pilgrims, What a meaningful send-off we gave Julie as we embraced her with our love for all of the ways she has been such a stalwart leader and friend for Pilgrim….
Read MoreOn February 1st and 8th, Pilgrims visited United Church of Chapel Hill to hear Professor Grover Wilson, Jr., music professor at NCCU, speak about the history and impact of Negro spirituals on American culture….
Read MorePilgrims, I respectfully give my space to Julie’s note to you. Let us surround and embrace our friend with love and thanksgiving….
Read MorePilgrims, I hope you are doing well during this rainy week as inclement weather sweeps across our country–snow, ice, sleet, rain–depending upon where you live….
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