| Sunday's Service - February 20, 2022 | The featured Scripture is: 1 Peter 3:18-22
for Mike's message: The Triumph of Christ's Suffering Part 2. Join us Sunday ~ In-Person & Online
Worship at 11am ~~~ Livestream available at: CGCC Facebook Page ~ CLC Facebook Page ~ CLC Website 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.
You can also check out the Media Library on the CLC website to watch recent sermons. 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 | Sunday Morning Bible Study ~ 9:30am
Studying The Pilgrim's Progress Book Two: Christiana's Story Ladies Morning Bible Study ~ Friday, 9am
Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible and What He Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur ~ Chapter 9 | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
At the Jackson's & on Zoom
Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456
Password: prayer | LifeGroups
Designed to help adults grow as Christ followers.
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Fridays, 6:30pm
▪ Young LifeGroup: Info to be announced.
▪ Weimer LifeGroup: Tuesdays, 10am
▪ Hileman LifeGroup: Wednesdays, 6:30pm | | CGCC/CLC Children's Ministry | Collide Sunday ~ During Worship at 11am
* Nursery Care (Newborn-3 in Nursery)
* Collide Kids Jr. (Ages 3-6 in Sprouts Room)
* Collide Kids Church (Grades 1-4 in Activity Room) ~~~ | Collide Kids Jr. ~ Collide Kids ~ Collide Middle School Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm
Kids from age 3 through grade 8 are invited to participate: Collide Kids Jr. (Ages 3-Kindergarten), Collide Kids (Grades 1-4), and Collide Middle School (Grades 5-8). Invite a friend! High School LifeGroup February 23, 5:30-6:30pm ~ Next Week!
Students in 9th-12th Grade, join us as we continue our study through the Book of James. We meet on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month. * Collide Wednesday, Hileman LifeGroup, and Senior High LifeGroup run February through April. ~~~ | Ladies' Valentine Tea Thanks to all who helped make this a very special day! | 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. "Praying your week has been a blessed one. Here in Ohio, we are supposed to be up to 55 degrees. That will be a blessing for sure. Spring is just around the corner. Looking forward to all the beautiful colors of flowers soon. Seems like this has been an unusually long winter season. But through the seasons of life God is still good! And we are so blessed." My Word for this week is “steward.” Are we being a faithful “steward” to God? Are we using what God has given us to minister to others? Our friends need us – our family needs us – our co-workers need us. All of us are appointed a time and season. We need to make use of every opportunity to be a good “steward” to those around us every day. In doing this with others, we are serving God. What an honor and privilege. What a blessing. Only what we do for God will matter. All else will fade away. Let us keep pressing onward to be His faithful “steward” in all things. May He find us all faithful in His eyes. May we be pleasing in our “steward” duties unto Him. Holy Spirit, lead and guide us in the path we need to be on. Let us keep our ears in tune with you, I pray. Seize every opportunity to be a good “steward” for Him." Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. ~ 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 (NKJV) | New Devotional Available Stop in the Great Room to pick up the next Our Daily Bread,
for March/April/May 2022. Take an extra copy to share with a
friend...or to leave somewhere in the community! | Ohio Help Me Grow Have questions about your child's development? Pregnant? Need support? Ohio Help Me Grow supports pregnant women, children under the age of three, and their families through its two programs:
* Home Visiting promotes positive parent-child relationships for pregnant women and new parents.
* Early Intervention provides coordinated services to families with children who have developmental delays and disabilities.
Families may be eligible for one or both programs and anyone can make a referral. For more information, visit www.helpmegrow.org or call 1-800-755-GROW (4769). There are small flyers available in the Great Room with this information to take home
or to share with others. Please take as many as you need. ~~~ | Celebrating a Former Common Ground Kid Kendra grew up at CGCC, going to VBS, participating in Sunday morning Garden classes and in Summer Fun, and much more. She loved to be helpful in the Garden. Now she is going to be a mom herself...and we look forward to meeting her soon-to-arrive little one! A baby shower was held here on Sunday to celebrate. (We sure do love having the space put to good use!) Please keep Kendra and the baby in your prayers. | February Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! | 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 It appears that we will have a normal five day work week this week. Maybe our snow days are over for the season! But next week will be a short week again, as we are closed on Monday for Presidents' Day. We wrapped up last week with cleaning and putting the finishing touches on set up for the church ladies tea. Then we enjoyed a special lunch celebration for Tori's birthday. Nancy brought pizza and ice cream cake and we had fun singing and celebrating together. This week started out with clean-up from the weekend's events, some heavy duty organizing in the kitchen, and sorting clothing donations. Our crew also celebrated Valentine's Day with tasty heart cookies and treats from their friends. The rest of this week has been very busy and full of interesting activities. We planted our first seeds of this growing season! Yay!! We did inventory of what gardening tools we have and what we may need. The weather was even nice enough that we were able to go for a walk, during which we saw about 18 deer!! We're also ready for more clothing donations because we have sorted all the Giveaway clothes we have. Today, we are excited that we'll be working in the kitchen, making chicken noodle soup with Pastor Mike. | In Search of Pallets Do you have any pallets you need to rehome? Do you know of any business that might be willing to give away pallets for free? We would like to try pallet gardening this year, so we need as many pallets as possible. Your help is appreciated! | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Jungle Jam and Juicy Jam are available in several flavors at Reach for the STARS in Salem and in Columbiana at the Chamber of Commerce office. We are also glad to arrange a pick up at GG. Jungle Jam: Blueberry Jalapeno,
Cranberry Jalapeno, Hot, Cherry Habanero, Dragon
Juicy Jam: Cranberry Orange, Blueberry Lemonade We also have:
* Organic Catnip Toys ~ handmade here, with our catnip, cost - $4
* Dried Herbs ~ grown here this summer, dried by our crew, cost - donation
Peppermint, Sage, Lavender, Lemon Balm, and Thyme |  New catnip toys available! | | | 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 to our program, monetary donations as well as donations of
regular mouth 8oz. canning jars, lids, and rings are always needed. Volunteers welcome! | 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.
Pick up a brochure or drop your change in the donation jar!
Sponsors still needed for students in Masaka. Info on the display board. | Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway 2022 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. | 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! ~~~ | Great Backyard Bird Count Friday, 9-11am / Sunday, 1-3pm / Monday, 9-11am
Event by J. T. Huston - Dr. J.D. Brumbaugh Nature Center (located six miles south of Mount Union's campus) at
16146 Daniel Street NE, Minerva, OH 44657
Join Nature Center staff as participants in the Great Backyard Bird Count in the comfort of the Bird Observatory. *Registration is required. A face covering is required in the Visitors Center.
To register or inquire about events, call 330-823-7487 or email naturecenter@mountunion.edu. | George Washington at the Library Friday, 3-4-pm
Columbiana Public Library
Kenneth Hammontree, historian and lecturer of Living History Productions, will give a rousing presentation portraying General George Washington. The father of our country is presented in first person with Washington as a surveyor, a fearless explorer, a military soldier, and the first President of the new United States. Free program, open to all ages. Registration requested. 330-482-5509 | Winter Hike Saturday, 10am-12pm
Event by Beaver Creek State Park
Join the Park Naturalist for the annual Winter Hike! This year, we will be hiking one of the bridle trails, the Short Blue Trail. Plan for an approximately 2 mile intermediate hike. Hiking sticks and sturdy footwear are recommended. We'll meet at the Horseman's Camp on Sprucevale Rd. and head out at 10am. | Meet 'n Greet a Bunny Saturday, 10am-4pm
Frisky Ferrets, Fuzzies, & Feathered Friends Rescue & Sanctuary
12037 South Ave, North Lima, OH 44452
Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month continues with an adoption Meet 'n Greet a Bunny event this Saturday. There will be bunnies you can meet, small animal and rabbit supplies shopping, and educational classes. You can find an application at F5RS.org. No bunnies will be going home without a pre-approved application. Come in and learn about house bunnies. Each class is approximately one hour and covers the following subject material:
“What do I need for my new bunny?"
“Keeping my bunny hoppy & healthy."
“Maintaining my current bunnies' lifestyle."
"Question & answers about bunnies."
Handouts will be available. Classes are free and will be held at 11am, 1pm, & 3pm. | TODAY - Random Act of Kindness Day
February 18 - National Caregivers Day
February 20 - Jack & Nancy Snyder
February 21 - Presidents' Day
February 22 - Gene Lewis
February is Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!!!*
Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR February 17-23, 2022 . . .
Friday, 9am ~ Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 6:30pm ~ Bartholomew LifeGroup
Sunday, 9:30am ~ Bible Study
Sunday, 11am - In-Person & Online Worship & Collide Sunday Ministries
Monday - GG and Church Office Closed
Tuesday-Friday, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Tuesday, 10am - Weimer LifeGroup
Wednesday, 10am - Morning Prayer Group
Wednesday, 5:30-6:30pm - High School LifeGroup
Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm - Collide & Hileman LifeGroup Throughout the winter, all activities on the calendar are weather permitting. | 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. | |
