| Sunday's Service - August 28, 2022 | The featured Scripture is: Luke 15:25-32
for Pastor Mike's message: The Parable of the Prodigal Son Part 3 - The Legalistic Son Due to the coming hot weather, our leadership team made the decision to
postpone Outdoor Worship once again. Maybe next week we will be able to
gather outside, as long as the weather finally cooperates. Join us Sunday ~ In-Person & Online
Worship at 11am ~~~ Livestream at: CLC Website
Recorded service posted at the conclusion of Worship: CGCC Facebook & CLC Facebook Come Grow With Us! | Worshiping Together Spend Sunday morning with us ~ in-person or online at 11:00am.
Let's grow together through Worship, Praise, and Prayer, in the Sanctuary and online. Please send your prayer requests in for our Joys & Concerns email that goes out on
Monday morning! The CGCC website has a Contact/Prayer Request page, you can
email Jen Lynch directly, or use commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | | Bible Studies & Ministries | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group ~ 10am
At the Jackson's and on Zoom
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456
Password: prayer | LifeGroups ▪ Weimer LifeGroup: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 10am
▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Resumes on Sundays, 6pm, at the beginning of September, at church. Ben St. John will be leading.
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Gathering at the Bartholomew's house on Friday, September 2 at 6:30pm for a bonfire. We will discuss when to resume regular meetings. Please bring some food to share and a lawn chair. | Connecting Life Church Membership Class "Six Steps to Loving My Church" will be offered to those interested in becoming members.
Class will be held from 9:30-10:30am, starting Sunday, September 11 and running through
Sunday, October 16, upstairs in the Blue Room.
Please sign-up at the front desk on or before this Sunday, August 28.
This class can be taken as a refresher by current members as well as by those simply
curious about the faith and practice of the body of Christ. ~~~ | | CGCC/CLC Children's Ministry | Collide Sunday
* Nursery Care (Newborn-3 in Nursery)
* Collide Kids Jr. (Ages 3-6 in Sprouts Room)
*Collide Kids Church (Grades 1-4 in Activity Room) ~~~ | Prayer For whom are you praying today?
How can we pray for you? We are here to pray with and for you, anytime! Prayer needs sent by early Monday morning will be included in the weekly Joys & Concerns email. We are also glad to send out prayer requests and praise reports anytime throughout the week! | Encouragement Thank you to Marcia Kreps for sharing and Darla Smith for writing these weekly bits of encouragement. "I pray you are all doing well and are enjoying the presence of God. Time is ticking by this year. Hard to believe next week we will be in September. My husband and I said the older we are getting the faster it is going. Remember to make each moment you have count. None of us are promised tomorrow. Okay, onto happier thoughts. The butterflies and bees have been visiting my flowers on a regular basis - God’s beautiful masterpiece in my yard. How blessed are we? I am so thankful. It’s the little things that can bring such joy." "My WORD for this week is “AIM.” How is your aim? Dave bought a slingshot and I have been having some fun with it. I didn’t know but he took a picture of me when I was taking “aim” to shoot. I thought I looked so funny – I was totally focused on my target. God used that picture to give me His Word. Are we totally focused and taking “aim” to what really matters? Or are we getting sidetracked on other things? This totally goes with the Word from a couple weeks back – remember the squirrel? Maybe God is really trying to tell me something and to encourage others as well with taking the right “aim.” Keep our eyes towards the mark with right “aim,” so we do not miss out on what the Holy Spirit has for us. Keep our “aim” in God’s Word daily and hide it in our hearts. That way, when we may be faced with a situation or our friends are faced with a situation, we will be on target with our “aim” to have the answers and encouragement straight from the Holy Spirit. He never misses, His “aim” is perfect. I pray everyday our “aim” stay focused on what the Holy Spirit wants us to know, see, and share. I pray your week is full of opportunities to shine!" I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back.
~ Philippians 3:12-14 (MSG) | Fall Devotional The September/October/November edition of Our Daily Bread is now available. Take home a copy and consider taking an extra to share with a friend or family member. | August Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am.
We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Collide Kick-Off Bash for Pre-K Thru 8th Grade Wednesday, September 7, 6-8pm
Danielle and Sam Hartley will host swimming and food at their home in New Waterford. If you need their address, it is available in our directory or just contact the church. We are asking all Collide families to bring a side dish or dessert and to invite a friend.
(Plans will be coming for the Senior High students.) | Mission Sunday September 11: Rock Kidz Uganda, LYFT Mission Trip participants, and Goodness Grows will share with us what God has done and continues to do in and through the church, both locally and abroad. Don't miss this informative service. Invite a friend! ~~~ | Dates To Add To Your Calendar CLC Membership Meeting - Friday, September 16, 6pm
Apple Butter Day - Saturday, October 22
Turkey Jive Drive Pick-Up Day - Saturday, November 19 | www.goodnessgrows4all.org Our Mission Statement: To cultivate personal, social, and community growth through gardening, education, and opportunity for people of all abilities. ~~~ | News of the Week This week has been all about lawn care, weeding, and making more jam. We have extra shows coming up this fall along with our normal markets so our crew is keeping up their jam making skills! Today we took a trip to Harvey's Garden to visit our friend, Tracy. She is the leader at Harbel's Market, where we spend our Saturdays. Her gardens supply the market as well as several local restaurants. This week, she donated some of her fresh, local produce to the CSA program! Come out and visit - Jill will be staffing our table - and check out all the local goodness! | Goodness Grows Fundraiser Check out our table in the Great Room and show your GG pride! We are selling these t-shirts for $15 each. All proceeds will stay right here in our program. Cash or checks made out to GG. The GG logo was put on the shirts by the hard-working group at Reach for the STARS in Salem. Don't they do great work?!?! Currently, we have a variety of adult sizes - Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2XL, and 4XL. | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Available at Reach for the STARS in Salem, at Columbiana's
Chamber of Commerce office, at Harbel's Market, and at GG. Jungle Jam: Blueberry Jalapeno, Hot, Cherry Habanero,
Pineapple Habanero, Peach Habanero, Dragon
Juicy Jam: Peach Lemonade, Blueberry Lemonade, Sugar Free We also have:
Organic Catnip Toys ~ handmade here, with our catnip, cost - $4
Handmade Wine Cork Cat Toys ~ designed by our clients, cost - $1
Assorted Dried Herbs ~ grown & packaged here, cost - $1 | | OUTREACH and MISSION OPPORTUNITIES | Goodness Grows The non-profit ministry of CGCC, Goodness Grows
is always busy on our property. GG works with students
and adults with disabilities, providing vocational habilitation
training in a fun, hands-on way. The GG crew maintains
the grounds and cleans the building. | If you would like to donate, monetary donations as well as donations of regular mouth canning jars (8oz., new or used), lids and rings, and sugar are always needed! With the way prices are increasing on pretty much everything, your donations are needed now more than ever. Thank you! | Rock Kidz Uganda, Inc. To Advocate, Advise, Advance the ministries
of Divine Soccer in Masaka, Uganda for the benefit
of the children of the community. Sponsorships and donations can be made to:
Rock Kidz Uganda, Inc.
1814 E. 3rd St., Salem, OH 44460
or via Pay Pal at rockkidzuganda@gmail.com. Learn more at: Rock Kidz Uganda and on: www.rockkidzuganda.org. Visit the Rock Kidz table in the Great Room!
Sponsors needed for new students in Masaka!
Meet our children HERE. | Pants for sale ($15) to benefit Rock Kidz Uganda! | Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway 2022 Saturday, October 15, 9:30am-1pm We accept clean, useable donations that could help others. Donate all year,
8:30am-2:30pm during the week or on Sunday mornings. Items can be left under
the overhang at the back of the warehouse or popped into the barrel in the Great Room.
Tell your friends & family! | For I was hungry and you gave me food;
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink;
I was a stranger and you took me in;
I was naked and you clothed me;
I was sick and you visited me.
I was in prison and you came to me. .....When you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,
you were doing it to me. Matthew 25: 35-36, 40 ~ What can YOU do? | | LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWS/EVENTS | If you know of any interesting news or events,
please let us know, so that we can pass it on to others! ~~~ | Overcome Overdose Saturday, 11am-5pm
Event by the Mahoning County Mental Health & Recovery Board
Held at the Debartolo Commons in Boardman
Overdose is an ever growing epidemic. It's also preventable.
Overcome Overdose is a family friendly event from Mahoning County Public Health and Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery. The free event will have many community agencies on-site giving our information and resources to help save lives from addiction. Along with resources there will be food trucks available.
Join us for this much needed event and learn how we can Overcome Overdose together. | Boardman Park's Birthday Bash Saturday, 5-10pm | Austintown Township Park Free Movie Night Saturday, 8pm | Immigration History of the Mahoning Valley Monday, 6:30-7:30pm
At the Salem Public Library
Join Mahoning Valley Historical Society's Curator of Education, Traci Manning, for a presentation on August 29, 2022, in the Quaker Room of Salem Public Library. The program will be an overview of the Mahoning Valley's local immigration history. What attracted people to immigrate to the area? What countries were represented? Where did the immigrants find work? Included in the presentation will be maps of ethnic neighborhoods, photos, statistics, and more. Registration is required (and limited) and may be done on the form here or by calling the library at 330-332-0042 for assistance with sign up. The program is free and open to the public. | August 26 - Fred & Sally Carrier
August 28 - Kelly Shannon
August 30 - Erika Wittenauer
August 30 - 16th Anniversary of CGCC Purchasing Mellinger's
August 31 - International Overdose Awareness Day
August is National Immunization Awareness Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!!!*
Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR August 25-31, 2022 . . .
Today, 4-7pm - GG CSA Pick Up
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Saturday, 10am-2pm - GG at Harbel's Market
Sunday, 9:30am - Sunday Class
Sunday, 10:15-10:45 - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Worship (Inside!)
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group | Seeking to reflect the unconditional love of God,
our mission is to help people connect -
to God, to one another,
and to God's purpose for the world. | Come grow with us! Common Ground Church Community
Connecting Life Church
2310 West South Range Road
North Lima, Ohio 44452 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information, call 330-549-9408 or contact us by email at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | |
