| Sunday's Service ~ April 2, 2023 | The featured Scripture is: Mark 11:1-11
for Mike's message: The Entry of the True King. | 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 Morning Bible Study ~ 9:30am
Studying the Book of Genesis
(Will not meet on Easter Sunday.) Ladies Morning Bible Study ~ Fridays, 9am
Enough by Sharon Jaynes
Meeting tomorrow with Joyce Jackson leading. | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
Meeting at Shirley Hough's this Wednesday, April 5.
10am in person and on Zoom
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456 / Password: prayer | LifeGroups ▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Sunday, 6pm (Not meeting Easter Sunday.)
▪ Tuesday LifeGroup: Not meeting this Tuesday, April 4.
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Friday, 6:30pm (Not meeting on Good Friday.)
▪ Hileman LifeGroup: Not meeting this Wednesday, April 5. | Courageous Men's Night 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month from 6-7:30pm. Due to Holy Week, we will not gather next Saturday, April 8. | | CGCC/CLC Children's Ministry | Collide Sunday
During Worship at 11am
Children will enjoy age-appropriate Worship and a lesson then apply it through
crafts, games, and other fun ways to grow in Jesus.
* 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 Wednesday ~ Schedule Change
Due to Holy Week, we will not meet this Wednesday, April 5.
We look forward to gathering as usual on April 12! | 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. "This is the day the Lord has made – I will rejoice! It is sunny and bright today – makes everything much better. In a couple weeks we will celebrate Resurrection Sunday. It is such a special time of the year – all things made new. Is there anything we can do to make things new? Well I am glad you asked because that leads me right into this week’s WORD, “EXERCISE.” "Now keep reading, I am not a fan of “exercise” either. It takes everything I have to “exercise,” so I get it. I am working at getting better at it, so I hope this encouragement helps me! Merriam-Webster's definition of “exercise” is to use repeatedly to strengthen or develop. Well, well, well – isn’t that interesting? God reminded me it is just not the physical “exercise” we need but the spiritual “exercise” as well. We need to “exercise” in our prayer, reading the Word, spending time with the Holy Spirit, fasting, worshiping, basking in His presence. That will strengthen and develop our relationship with Him. I am sure the majority of you who get my encouragement every week already know this but sometimes (I) we need to be reminded. Our desire should be to grow stronger in Him, so that spending time with Him is our number one priority above all. We need to “exercise” time with Him. He is so worthy of our time. He loves us so much and wants only the best for all of us. We think we must buy the right things in order to help us “exercise,” but God has equipped us with everything we need to “exercise” with Him...our whole heart! Join me this week in “exercise.” You’ve been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the followers of Jesus there, and you’ll be a good servant of Jesus. Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart. ~ 1 Timothy 4:6-9 (MSG) | Easter Devotionals Our Daily Bread booklets for Easter readings are
available. Pick one up for your family and
take an extra to share with a friend! 1 Corinthians 1:18 ~
"The message of the cross...
is the very power of God." | April Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11am
Pastoral Intern Austin Young will be preaching on April 30, which is Benevolence Sunday. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Maundy Thursday Service Join us for this solemn evening service with Communion on April 6 at 7pm. | Easter Sunday Potluck Breakfast ~ Sign Up on Bulletin Board We'll gather together on Easter morning to enjoy a potluck breakfast and fellowship. Please stop by the bulletin board in the Great Room and sign up to let us know how many folks you're bringing and what favorite breakfast dish you'll be sharing. Sign up this Sunday, April 2. Breakfast will be available on Easter from 9:30-10:30am. Volunteers to help with clean up before Worship will be much appreciated. ~~~ | Quarterly Church Potluck Luncheon Dates June 11 / September 10 / December 3 ~~~ | VBS 2023 Registration is Live! Don't miss our Stellar adventure as we Shine Jesus' Light!
We blast off July 17-21 from 6-8pm. Register online or grab a registration form from the VBS table in the Great Room.
All children who are registered by May 28 will get a free drawstring bag. Volunteers ~ Your forms are ready and on the VBS table, too! We are asking you to register to volunteer by April 30 so that we have plenty of time to plan and prepare. 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. | This week, we celebrated Shawn's birthday. His mom brought his favorite meal, we sang Happy Birthday, and enjoyed time together. Happy Birthday, Shawn! A highlight of our week was baking amazing Ube Crinkle Cookies. (What is an Ube Crinkle? Also known as purple yam crinkles, they are Filipino cookies made from purple yam extract, flour, eggs, baking powder, butter, and sugar. They are characteristically deep purple in color and are typically rolled in powdered sugar or glazed. They have a crunchy exterior and a soft chewy center.) Despite ending up with some colorful fingers, everyone enjoyed these beautiful and unusual treats! When not eating and celebrating, our crew got plenty of work done. They cut up some fallen trees, picked up branches, did some fix-it jobs outside, cleaned inside and more. We also enjoyed a visit with our friends Don & Peggy Fisher. There's nothing like a visit from good friends! We're all looking forward to tomorrow, as Crestview will be returning to work with us for the spring season. We love having our classroom friends here! Hopefully some of our other classrooms will be able to return as well. Our big news this week, that you can read more about by using the button below, is that our CSA program is now full for 2023! Even though our Early Bird Deadline isn't until tomorrow, all our shares are sold. Thanks to all our subscribers! We are looking forward to a great season. | GG Community Service Project Donation Opportunity Extended Goodness Grows has taken on a service project to help a local family that is dealing with food insecurity and health issues. We feel that doing service projects is an important experience that benefits our clients and staff, challenging us to give back and look for ways we can grow some goodness out in our community. If you would like to contribute to help us with this project, please send in a monetary donation of any amount or a gift card for any grocery store. Goodness Grows will match all donations, dollar for dollar, so we can make as big of a difference as possible. Feel free to include an encouraging note for us to pass on to the family, if you feel the desire to do so. We will still have a donation bucket available at church this Sunday, because we haven't been able to head out shopping this week. (Thank you to the person/family who was able to donate last Sunday!) If all goes according to plan. we will shop next week. Fingers crossed! Thank you,
GG Staff & Board | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Available at Reach for the STARS in Salem, in Columbiana at Living Luxe Designs
and the Chamber of Commerce, and here at GG. Jungle Jam: - $7 - Blueberry Jalapeno, Cranberry Jalapeno,
Hot, Cherry Habanero, Pineapple Habanero,
Peach Habanero, Dragon Juicy Jam: - $7 - Cranberry Orange, Cherry Lemonade We also have:
Organic Catnip Toys ~ handmade here, with our catnip, cost - $4
Handmade Wine Cork Cat Toys ~ designed by our clients, cost - $1
Apple Butter ~ $5 & $10 jars
GG T-Shirt ~ $15 assorted sizes
CSA 2023 ~ Info on GG table & website. | | 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.
Volunteers are always welcome to get involved! We welcome help with projects and daily tasks
or think about coming in to share a hobby or teach a skill. Talk to Rachel Vignon for more info. | 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. Please help us get the word out as we work to raise funds for the expansion of dorms and classrooms at Divine Junior School in Masaka. Any size donation is greatly appreciated.
All donations are tax deductible. Help change a life! | October Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway We accept donations of clean, useful items all year. Drop them off under the overhang at the back of the warehouse or use the barrel by the library table in the Great Room (near the foyer). If you need help unloading, Goodness Grows folks are usually available weekdays from 9:15am-1:45pm.
We would also appreciate any shopping bags as well as any boxes that you can save.
* Watch for a Spring Work Date to be announced after Easter. We will be having some planned dates this year to start organizing and sorting items to make the last push in the fall easier. | Heroes & Halos 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. Here at church, talk to Pam Veiock about how you can get involved! | 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! ~~~ | Touch a Tractor at the Canfield Fairgrounds Saturday, 8-11am
Come and enjoy breakfast and learn more about local agriculture. There will be livestock and equipment displays. Make sure to get an agriculture education activity pack to take home. Bring the whole family for some great fun! MENU: Pancakes, sausage, real maple syrup, and a drink for a suggested donation of $2. Proceeds will benefit Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley.
Breakfast will be served until food is gone. Rain or Shine, we are a go!
Event hosted by the Mahoning County Farm Bureau | Nature: Real and Imagined at Mill Creek Park April 2-July 2, 10am-5pm (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Fellows Riverside Gardens: Weller Gallery
"Nature: Real and Imagined" is a printmaking exhibition by Malorie Martin that explores the true-to-life forms of flora and fauna, in contrast to their artistic, or imagined, renderings. Using cyanotype, a photo-chemical printmaking process, the artist first captures the silhouette of different flora onto paper and fabric. Then, on top of these cyanotype backgrounds, she block prints hand carved images of the same plants or corresponding insects. These works seek to highlight the differences between what we see and what we create when working from nature, in a bright and whimsical way." | Rabbit Rescue Fundraiser Saturday, 12-3pm | Bird's in Flight Sanctuary Sanctuary Easter Fundraiser Sunday, 2-4pm | March 31 - National Crayon Day
April 2 - Palm Sunday
April 2 - Abigail McMaster
April 2 - International Children's Book Day
April 3 - Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
April 4 - Caleb Ruthrauff
April is Autism Acceptance Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!!!* Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR March 30-April 5, 2023 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - Goodness Grows at Work
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 10am - Crestview at GG
Friday, 6:30pm - Bartholomew LifeGroup
Sunday - Holy Week Begins
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 10:15am - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Worship & Collide Sunday Ministries
Sunday, 6pm - Young Adult LifeGroup
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group
Wednesday, 6:30pm - Praise Team | 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. | |
