| Sunday Service ~ December 10, 2023 | The featured Scripture will be:
Matthew 12:18-21
for Pastor Mike's message:
Jesus, the Life Foretold. | Lighting the Candle of Peace Advent Readers:
Youth ~~~ | 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 ~~
Building disciples within individual families and in the church family as a whole. Bible Breakout - 9:30-10:20am
Classes for All Ages:
Adult Bible Breakout - Studying the Book of John
Bible Breakout Teens (Ages 11-17)
Bible Breakout Kids (Ages 6-10)
Bible Breakout Tots (Ages 0-5) Fellowship Time - 10:20-10:50am
Food and Conversation Family Worship - 11am-12:15pm
From young to old, everyone will grow and learn together! | * December Bible Breakout Changes
December 17 - Adults will meet upstairs while Kids/Teens hold Christmas practice in Sanctuary.
December 24 - Classes will not meet as we gather for Christmas Potluck Breakfast. | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
10am at the Jackson's
(Not meeting December 27.) | ▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Taking a break for December.
▪ Tuesday LifeGroup: 10am (Not meeting December 26.)
▪ Hartley LifeGroup: Meetings resume January 12, 2024. | Christmas Caroling THIS Sunday, December 10
Stay after Worship for a pizza lunch before we carpool to various caroling destinations. Make a joyful noise! | Searching for Nativity Figurines for Heroes & Halos Christmas Dinner Heroes & Halos would like to decorate the tables for the December 16th Christmas dinner using nativity figures and Bible verses. Do you have any old nativity sets (people or animals) that you no longer use? If you have any to share, please drop them off by December 13. Thank you for the set that has already come in! We greatly appreciate any and all pieces! ~~~ | Angel Tree 2023 There are still a couple of tags on the H&H Angel Tree!
If you'd like to shop for a child in need this Christmas, take a tag off the tree and write your name on the information sheet to the left of the tree. Please bring purchases to church in a bag or box with the angel number clearly marked on it. You will see a giant Christmas box to the right of the tree where gifts can be deposited. Angel tree gifts can be dropped off here, 9am-2pm Monday through Friday or on Sunday mornings. It would be most helpful to have the gifts here by December 10 although the final deadline is December 13. Thank you! | H&H Christmas Christmas Dinner here Saturday, December 16, 12:30-4:30pm
Christmas set up on December 13, 5:30pm.
Dinner prep begins at 9:30am on December 16.
Volunteers would be appreciated! Talk to Pam Veiock for details. | Christmas Card Box Our card box is ready for you! If you would like to send cards to church family members this Christmas season, bring them into church and pop them into the box. We will sort them into the Family File Folders on the desk each week for folks to pick up. Christmas greetings couldn't be easier this way...just don't forget to check your file! (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! | 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! ~~~ | Christmas Eve Worship Sunday, December 24
We will celebrate together, starting with a Christmas Potluck Breakfast from 9:30-10:50am (in place of regularly scheduled classes 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! | 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. | We had a great weekend at the Flea and Canfield High School. The support of so many people in the community really means so much! We saw old friends and made some new ones who were so excited by our work and our jam. Can't ask for more than that! Monday started out with cleaning up from the church luncheon and Communion. We appreciated the potluck leftovers that we enjoyed after all that table moving! Then we headed out to get the fall decorations down outside so that we can get the Christmas ornaments up out there on Friday. We even saved some of the pumpkin seeds for planting next year. Since we sold more than 170 jars of jam this past weekend, we jumped right back into jam making this week. Our hard working crew will have us restocked in no time! Starting this weekend, our jams will be back at Harbel's Market on Rt. 14 in Columbiana. We highly recommend a visit to check out all the local items this Christmas season! Tomorrow we will be heading out Christmas shopping ourselves. We love being able to take tags from the H&H Angel Tree and go buy gifts for kids to help spread Christmas cheer! It's the most wonderful time of the year! | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Always available here at GG as well as in Salem at Reach for the STARS
and in Columbiana at Living Luxe Designs and at ill will! Jungle Jam: - $7 - Blueberry Jalapeno, Hot, Cranberry Jalapeno,
Dragon, Cherry Habanero, Pineapple 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
Handmade Wine Cork Cat Toys ~ designed by our clients, cost - $1
GG T-Shirt ~ $15 assorted sizes | | 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. | 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 | 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! ~~~ | | Take Home Ornament Making From the Columbiana Library | Christmas Cookies & Cocoa with Cows Saturday, 10am-4pm
Event by Burbick Farms
13480 New Buffalo Rd, Columbiana
Cow lovers of ALL ages can join us in our Christmas lit barn to see cattle up close (including newborn calves) while enjoying sweet Christmas treats! Entry is FREE but we will have YUMMY Cow & Christmas Cookies, Hot Cocoa, Burbick Farms Beef Jerky & Sticks, CUTE Cow Memorabilia including Tote Bags, Mugs & Cards, Burbick Farm Shirts & Face Painting for purchase! We’ll have LOTS of ELVES helping out to make the event special, as well as TRACTORS to see & sit on that would make GREAT photo opportunities! We hope you’ll join us in celebrating this WONDERFUL time of year here at the farm. | | Farmers Market at the Steel Museum | Natural Blessings Christmas Market at the Shrine Club Sunday, 10am-4pm
Just up the road, check out the Specialty Shops, Generations Coffee Bar, Festive Food prepared by 'Yok Food Truck', Photos with Anima Davina Photography, Music, Desserts, and more. The first 50 kids (under 10) will receive a FREE Christmas Stocking! | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical Jr. NEXT Weekend ~ December 17-19
Get ready for a heartwarming holiday treat like no other! This performance is a testament to the dedication, hard work, and boundless talent of the cast. They've put in countless hours of rehearsal, and their shining moments on stage are sure to warm hearts and inspire. Purchase tickets at ColumbianaCulturalCollective.com or at the door! It's a performance you'll treasure forever. Common Ground & Goodness Grows' own Dustin Snyder is in this production, so don't miss out! | December 7 - National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance
December 10 - Connor Cole
December 10 - Human Rights Day
December 11 - Aaron Knauer
December 13 - Jack Snyder
December is National Volunteers 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 7-13, 2023 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - Goodness Grows at Work
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Sunday - 2nd Sunday of Advent
Sunday, 9:30-10:20am - Bible Breakout
Sunday, 10:20-10:50am - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Worship
Sunday, 12:15pm - Lunch & Christmas Caroling
Tuesday, 10am - LifeGroup
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group
Wednesday, 5:30pm - H&H Warehouse & Christmas Dinner Set Up | 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. | |
