Sunday Service ~ December 24, 2023 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 11am The featured Scripture will be: Isaiah 9:2-7
for Pastor Mike's message: The Kingdom Foretold . | Lighting the Candle of Love Advent Readers:
Pastor Mike & Stacy Hileman Lighting the Christ Candle Advent Readers:
Pastoral Intern Austin & Danielle Young ~~~ | Livestream at: CLC Website
Recorded service posted to: CGCC Facebook & CLC Facebook Come Grow With Us! | Worshiping Together Spend Sunday mornings 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 ~~ Sunday Schedule for Christmas Eve ~~
Building disciples within individual families and in the church family as a whole. Christmas Eve Potluck Breakfast - 9:30-10:50am
Bring a dish to share as we enjoy time together before our special Christmas Eve service. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - 11am
Invite your friends and family to join us as we celebrate the birth of Christ
with the Christmas story told by some of the children, special music, readings, and more. ~~~ | Ladies Morning Bible Study ~ Friday, 9am Potluck breakfast tomorrow.
Not meeting December 29. | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group Not meeting next Wednesday, December 27. | LifeGroups ▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Taking a break for December.
▪ Tuesday LifeGroup: Not meeting December 26.
▪ Hartley LifeGroup: Meetings resume January 12, 2024. | Christmas Card Box Tomorrow is your last chance to drop off cards to be sorted. Any cards dropped off by 1pm on Friday, December 22 will be put in the Family File Folders on the desk for a Christmas Eve pick up! (If you don't see a folder with your name on it in the file box, please let Jen Lynch know so we can fix that right away.) Cards for this Christmas have already gone into your file and some of you still have cards from LAST Christmas! Check those folders when you are here. | Christmas Eve Worship Sunday, December 24
We will celebrate together, starting with a Christmas Potluck Breakfast from 9:30-10:50am (in place of Bible Breakout and Fellowship Time) and then we will praise and worship during an 11am Candlelight Service. Invite your friends and family and come celebrate the birth of our King! | Be a Part of the Hospitality Team You are invited to be a part of our Hospitality Team! We welcome anyone who would like to help on Sunday mornings by greeting, bringing food, or setting up/cleaning up Fellowship Time. Please let Joyce Jackson know if you would like to volunteer to be a part of any (or all) of these uplifting tasks. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to
serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. ~ 1 Peter 4:10 ~~~ | 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. | Benevolence If you have a need, we are always reachable by email at: connectinglife.clc@gmail.com or commongroundsecretary@gmail.com. Requests for help with any need will be kept confidential. ~~~ | December Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11am
Pastoral Intern Austin Young will preach on December 31. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church & online! ~~~ | Benevolence Sunday December 31
On the 5th Sunday of the month, we take a special offering for the Benevolence Fund.
Money given to this fund is used to care for church family members. Checks can be made out
to CLC with Benevolence on the memo line or donations can be made online. Thank you. | www.goodnessgrows4all.org Our Mission Statement: To cultivate personal, social, and community growth through gardening, education, and opportunity for people of all abilities. | It's our final work week of 2023. GG will be on break next week but we'll return, ready to go, on January 2, 2024! We have been super busy this week restocking our jams. Cam and the crew spent Monday and Tuesday jamming like crazy to get more flavors added to our short list from last week. All the jams listed below are on hand here at GG, with a variety out at our partner locations. Jams make a versatile and popular Christmas gift. Tomorrow is our Christmas party and we are looking forward to good friends and good food as we celebrate the holiday. We've been busy getting ready for it this week by baking cookies, cleaning throughout the building and getting other tasks, like processing herbs, finished up. In the holiday spirit, we also enjoyed doing some Christmas-y crafts. As we get ready to jump into the new year, consider looking ahead to the coming growing season. Our CSA 2024 program info is ready to go. We've already had our first two subscriptions come in! Shares are limited, so if you are interested, don't wait too long. Fresh produce from June through September would be a unique gift for the holiday season! All of us at Goodness Grows wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your support throughout 2023! | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Always available here at GG as well as in Salem at Reach for the STARS, in Columbiana
at Living Luxe Designs and at ill will and at The Purple Cat in downtown Youngstown!
Our jams are also back at Harbel's on Rt. 14 in Columbiana for their Winter Market. Jungle Jam: - $7 - Hot, Cranberry Jalapeno, Cherry Habanero Juicy Jam: - $7 - Cherry Lemonade, Cranberry Orange,
Sugar Free Double Berry We also have:
Organic Catnip Toys ~ handmade here, with our catnip, cost - $4 (Currently out of stock)
GG T-Shirt ~ $15 assorted sizes | | 2024 Community Supported Agriculture Program | | OUTREACH & 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 are looking for a way to serve, come help GG take care of the grounds or
share a skill or project with us! Talk to Rachel Vignon to see how you can help! | 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. | Thanks to all who were able to donate toward gifts of food for Christmas and school break for
our children in Uganda. Every bit makes a huge difference! As this year draws to a close
and you are planning charitable donations, consider RKU. We currently have eleven
children in need of a sponsor. For $30/month, you can make an impact on the life of a child! | Learn more about Heroes & Halos on their Facebook page and stay up to date on what they are doing in the community. H&H is a non-profit organization that reaches out to the community and provides Awareness, Education, Assistance, and Outreach Programs regarding Individuals with Special Needs and Disabilities and their families. If you would like to be put on the email list for newsletters, or if you have any questions, reach out to: HeroesandHalosColumbianaCo@gmail.com | Thank you for the support for this year's Christmas Dinner and Angel Tree!
The event was a success and all involved had a great time. Please keep the Angel Tree
families in your prayers throughout the Christmas season. | 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! ~~~ | Christmas Eve at the Columbiana County Fairgrounds Sunday, 7:30-8:30pm
In the Coliseum with Phil Bartholomew
Volunteers will share in Scripture readings, there will be Christmas carols and an original story called "Giving Up Christmas." Following the story, the service will close with candle lighting and Silent Night.
Floor seating will be available on bales of straw and benches-with-backs. Spaces for wheelchairs will be available as well. There is also built-in, bleacher-style seating. The Coliseum is open on all four sides, so please dress accordingly, casually, and comfortably. | Winter in Mill Creek Park Winter Celebration: Festival of Trees
Through January 2nd, Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-5pm (closed Christmas Eve)
Mill Creek MetroParks presents the Winter Celebration display in the D.D. and Velma Davis Education and Visitor Center. The visitors center is adorned with 60 holiday trees, decorated by area nonprofit organizations. (There is even a tree decorated by DIVA Donations!) Recreational Hike - Volunteer Led
Wednesday, 9-10am
Meet at Ford Nature Center Parking lot. Moderate, 2 or 4 miles. Volunteer led hikes focusing on exercising in the outdoors. For more information call (330) 740-7114 Ext. 104. Registration requested, walk-ins welcome. | | Happenings at Mahoning County Libraries | American Red Cross Blood Drive
Tuesday, 11am-5pm
At the Poland Library's Large Meeting Room
Proudly serving the needs of St. Elizabeth Hospital. Taking blood donations to help our community. For appointments call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit www.RedCrossBlood.org. | Intro to Genealogy & Local History
Next Thursday, 6pm
At the Boardman Library
This is your introduction to genealogy and local history. You will learn how to build your family tree with the help of numerous library resources and online tools. | Today - First Day of Winter
December 24 - Christmas Eve
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 25 - Nathan Shannon
December 27 - Fred Kenngott
December is Spiritual Literacy Month If we don't have your special days,
please let us know!!! Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON THE CALENDAR December 21-27, 2023 . . .
Today & Friday, 8:30am-2:30pm - Goodness Grows at Work
Tonight, 4pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study Christmas Potluck
Friday - GG Christmas Party
Sunday - 4th Sunday of Advent & Christmas Eve
Sunday, 9:30-10:50am - Christmas Eve Potluck Breakfast & Fellowship
Sunday, 11am - Candlelight Christmas Eve Service
December 25-January 1 - GG Closed, Church Office Not on Set Schedule | | Merry Christmas to you and your families! | 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. | |
