| Sunday Service ~ April 30, 2023 | Pastoral Intern Austin Young is preaching this Sunday. The featured Scripture is: Philippians 3:8-11
for Austin's message: Faith That is Alive. | 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. ~~~ | It's Benevolence Sunday 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 memo line or donations can be made online. Thank you. ~~~ | | Bible Studies & Ministries | Sunday Morning Bible Study ~ 9:30am
Studying the Book of Genesis Ladies Morning Bible Study ~ Friday, 9am
Enough by Sharon Jaynes | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
10am at the Jackson's house and on Zoom.
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456 / Password: prayer | LifeGroups ▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Friday, 6:30pm
▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Sunday, 6pm
▪ Tuesday LifeGroup: Tuesday, 10am | Courageous Men's Night 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month from 6-7:30pm. | | 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 Family Picnic Thank you to all who helped us wrap up our spring session last night
with such a special celebration! | Collide Middle School Outing
Next Friday, May 5 at 6pm
Students in grades 5-8 are invited to meet us at the Salem Fun Center (520 East Pershing Street) on the first Friday in May for an evening of activity together. The cost of skating and food will be covered but kids may bring their own money for additional purchases. We hope you can join us for this special event! Talk to Austin Young if you have any questions or to RSVP. | 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 your week has been so blessed and full of God’s love. The weather has been a little interesting these past few days. Saturday, we had some hail and just so happened to be the day I decided to plant my flower seeds. I would have planted the veggies too, but it was a little crazy out. I will get them done this week. Getting my hands in the dirt and planting is so relaxing! I love it. Didn’t get that from my mom though – got it from dad. Brought back great memories of my dad in the garden. Thank you, God, for all the wonderful memories." "Brings me right into my WORD for the week, “CULTIVATE.” Some definitions are to prepare, develop, nurture, and help grow. While I was digging in the soil, I was preparing it so the seeds that I would plant would have happy dirt to grow in. I was pulling out all the old sticks and twigs and was making sure the dirt was smooth and ready to receive the seeds. What do we have in our lives that we may need to “cultivate?” Maybe pull out some old junk that we have hanging around in our heart? Is our heart ready to receive all that the Holy Spirit has for us? At Christmas we sing “let every heart, prepare Him room” – have we done that? I pray, “cultivate” our hearts, Holy Spirit – let us be ready to receive all you have for us. I am so excited to see my flowers when they pop through the dirt – if I have done my job to “cultivate” them properly. Let us be that excited to see what the Holy Spirit has in store for us – if we have done everything we can to “cultivate” our hearts to full bloom! Let’s dig our feet in – press in – stir it up – be ready to receive all He has for us! Have a super blessed week of digging in!" My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you’ll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God. God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us,
his Spirit deeply and gently within us. ~ Ephesians 3:14-21 (MSG) ~~~ | Pastor Mike on Vacation Thru May 2 If you have a physical need, please contact
your Deacon/Deaconess. If you have spiritual
needs, please contact an Elder.
Pray for refreshment of mind, body, and spirit. | April & May Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11am
Pastoral Intern Austin Young preaching this Sunday.
May 7 is Communion Sunday. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Church Work Day in the Warehouse Saturday, May 20, 10am-12pm
Come help sort and organize in preparation for Giveaway Day! All hands are most welcome.
Give an hour or two on this May Saturday and enjoy fellowship, laughter, and the satisfaction of a job well done. We will have several of these volunteer opportunities throughout the coming months. ~~~ | Quarterly Church Potluck Luncheon Dates June 11 / September 10 / December 3 ~~~ | It's VBS 2023 Registration Time! 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 ~ It would be greatly appreciated if you could register this month, giving us plenty of planning & prep time! We are asking you to register to volunteer by
THIS SUNDAY, April 30. 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. | The weather was perfect again last Friday for our time with Crestview. We enjoyed being outside together, filling up buckets with drainage materials and soil and then planting potatoes. Monday brought rain and a freezing drizzle but we didn't let that stop us! Our crew did some cleaning and watering, worked on tools in the warehouse, and went shopping at Gardening Indoors and White House. Everyone enjoyed a White House donut for a special treat when we returned. Besides donuts, we picked up cherries and lemons in order to make more of our new fan-favorite Juicy Jam flavor - Cherry Lemonade! Pick up a jar while available and enjoy this bright taste of summer! The chilly temps continued into Tuesday, giving us the opportunity for some fabulous frost pictures. (Thanks, Rachel!) Our crew stayed warm by cleaning the greenhouse, setting up our NFT system for hydroponically grown lettuce, weeding out back, and more. Yesterday we put together a new mushroom bed and worked on trimming the tall grasses. There is certainly always work to be done and fun to be had here at GG! | 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 | | 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. Did you know that education is NOT free in Uganda? For $30/month, you can sponsor
a child and help them get the education they need for a brighter future! Stop by the table in the Great Room to see some of the children that are in need of sponsors. 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! |  Spring cleaning? Bring those unwanted items here! | | 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. 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.
*Saturday, May 20, 10am-12pm ~ Church Work Day
Mark your calendars! Come help sort & organize in the warehouse in
preparation for Giveaway Day! All ages welcome! | 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. 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! ~~~ | Brier Hill Works: Art and Artifacts Friday, 5-7pm
Event by the Mahoning Valley Historical Society held at the Tyler History Center.
Join us for a free event at Tyler History Center as we celebrate artist Jim Pernotto and the Steel Valley that has influenced his artistic journey. The exhibit "Brier Hill Works: Art and Artifacts by Jim Pernotto" will be open from 5 to 7 pm. This is the last chance to see this exhibit. | Birding the McGuffey Wildlife Preserve Saturday, 8-10am
Join a park educator for a morning of birding. Meet at McGuffey Wildlife Preserve on McGuffey Road. Dress for the weather; boots are recommended. Registration required. Register online HERE or call 330-740-7116, by TODAY. No walk-ins and no pets for this free program. Meet in the parking lot at 4448 McGuffey Rd, Lowellville, OH 44436. Learn more about the McGuffey Wildlife Preserve. | | 2023 Austintown Kite Festival This Sunday | PopUp Art: Pressed Flowers Galore Sunday, 1-4pm
Event by Burchfield Homestead Society at 867 E 4th in Salem
Burchfield Journal Pop-Up Workshop: Pressed Flowers Galore! with Art by Anissa DiLeo.
Use up cycled journals, various craft and natural pressed plants to create your own unique work. Create a personalized journal to record your thoughts and ideas as did Charles Burchfield.
Bonus extras: How-to instructions to make flower bookmarks and journal covers.
$10 donation suggested. | | Next Weekend at Mt. Olivet Church in North Lima | April 29 - Spring Astronomy Day
April 30 - Pastor Mike Hileman
May 1 - Aaron & Ashley Knauer
May 1 - Great Lakes Awareness Day
May 3 - James & Erika Wittenauer
April is Global Child Nutrition Month If we don't have your special days,
please let us know!!! Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR April 27-May 3, 2023 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - Goodness Grows at Work
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 10am - Crestview with GG
Friday, 6:30pm - Bartholomew LifeGroup
Sunday - Benevolence Sunday
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 10:15am - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Worship & Collide Sunday Ministries
Sunday, 6pm - Young Adult LifeGroup
Tuesday, 10am - Tuesday LifeGroup
Tuesday, 6pm - CLC Elders Meeting
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group at Rick & Joyce's | 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. | |
