| Sunday's Service - June 26, 2022 | The featured Scripture is: 1 Peter 5:8-14
for Pastor Mike's message: Attitudes of Spiritual Maturity Part 3. 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. ~~~ | A Good Time Was Had By All! Thank you to all who came out to enjoy the Father's Day Brunch last Sunday! We had a wonderful time of fellowship with good food and good friends in Christ. A special thanks to everyone who contributed in any way! We can't wait for our next opportunity to have a special meal together!! | | Bible Studies & Ministries | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group ~ 10am
At the Jackson's and on Zoom
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456
Password: prayer | LifeGroups Designed to help adults grow as Christ followers.
▪ Young LifeGroup: Sundays, 6pm
▪ Weimer LifeGroup: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 10am
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Saturday, July 23, 6:30-9:30pm at Firestone Farms to enjoy a "Journey" tribute band. Invite a friend and bring your lawn chairs. This event is weather permitting. | Catalyst Men at the Scrappers Game THIS Friday, June 24
Game starts at 7pm.
Meet at 5pm at the church to carpool. | | 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) ~~~ | 2022 VBS Donation Board Two Sundays are left before VBS donations are due...and only four donation tags still need
to be taken! Consider checking out the donation board this week to see if you can help.
When you drop off your items, please leave them under the VBS table. As you can see,
donations have been coming in already. Thanks, everyone! |  Donations due by July 10. Thank you! | | VBS Volunteer Meeting Mark your calendars for this coming Wednesday, June 29 at 6pm! We are asking all VBS volunteers (and anyone thinking about volunteering) to join us for an important meeting. We'll go over the different volunteer roles, get a preview of what each day will look like, and discuss other VBS specifics. Don't miss this opportunity to learn all about our Monumental journey! | Early Registration for VBS Have you registered your kid(s) yet? If you hop online and fill out the simple registration form on or before July 3rd, you can earn a free Monumental VBS water bottle for each registered child. They say that the early bird gets the worm...but we actually prefer to be the early birds who get the water bottles! Much more refreshing and less wiggly! Register Today! Remember, VBS is July 18-22 (6:30-8:00pm) and is for kids who are 3 years old through those who will be entering 5th Grade this fall. Tell a friend! | 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. "Happy Summer to you all! We have a hot one here in the Northeast and I am sure most of you all do too. Many of you are vacationing or planning one. Some of you have already been and are back. So much more activity to do when the weather is so beautiful. I am planning on kayaking soon with my husband. Seems like every time we plan something – something else comes up. And so, it goes. Take time to enjoy and take advantage of the sunshine. It always makes me feel better. That good ol' vitamin D." "My Word for the week is “BOLD.” A couple of things influenced my choice of word this week. One was that my sister in Christ decided to dye her hair pink. I told her, “You are braver than me!” LOL. My second reason was I shared something on FB that, immediately after putting on, I told my husband – I will get hammered for that. And it was less than 5 minutes later – I was. But I did it anyway – I was “bold,” so to speak. We need to be “bold” when it comes to shining our light and sharing His love. We need not be shy – there are so many that need us to be “bold” and reach out to them. I pray we all can get out of our shell and shine so bright in the Holy Spirit's love that being “bold” will be second nature to us. I said this week – we are Jesus’ hands and feet – He needs us to reach out to a world that is longing for Him. They just need us to be “bold” and reach them. Pray “bold” and ask the Holy Spirit to change us from the inside out. We need to reflect His love and light to everyone we meet. Be ready, be “bold” and see the results manifest around you. There are many depending on our “bold” actions. Let us not let them down. I pray you all have a fantastic week!" The Lord has put his Spirit in me, because he appointed me to tell the Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to tell the captives they are free and to tell the blind that they can see again.
God sent me to free those who have been treated unfairly ~ Luke 4:18 (NCV) | Join the Hospitality Team Now that you've had a bit of a chance to observe what
Hospitality Team volunteers do, would you like to sign up? Our volunteer sheet remains available on the front desk! Sign up to help set up/tear down Fellowship Time, donate food, and/or greet and hand out bulletins & sermon outlines. Contact our team leader, Joyce Jackson, at 330-429-3217 for more details! | Blessing Box Located on the table to the left of the Sanctuary doors (where the bulletins are on Sundays), the Blessing Box is now available. If you have a need, write it on one of the cards next to the box and pop it inside. If you have a prayer request that you don't want to bring up in the service during Joys & Concerns, feel free to use a card for that as well. | June Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am.
We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Vacation Bible School 2022 Group's Monumental VBS ~ 6:30-8pm, July 18-22 | Online VBS registration is open to make signing up easy. Invite your friends & family to join this adventure! REGISTER today. The big week will be here before you know it! | VBS Work Day ~ Mark Your Calendar! Saturday, July 16, Time to be Determined
Join us the Saturday before we kick off VBS 2022 and help us transform our little piece of
North Lima into the colorful canyons and sunbaked trails of the southwest! We will keep you
posted on the time. We would love for you to come join us on this church-wide project! | Summer Worship Outdoors ▪ July 24
▪ August 21
The service will be outside as long as the weather cooperates. Collide Children's Classes will not be held on Sundays that we meet outside. Invite a friend, bring a camp chair or blanket if you want, and join us as we Worship out in the beauty of God's creation! _NOTE: Services will not be live streamed on days we are outside due to technical issues._ | 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 This week has been full of unusual tasks. Our crew spent time working with Mike to rehang a bathroom mirror, move a shed into the garden, and do a bit of tractor repair work. One of the things GG is responsible for doing is giving our clients work experience and opportunities to learn a variety of skills. We accomplished that with flying colors this week! If there was one word to describe the week, that word would have to be "weeding!" There has been weeding every day. Each year we are amazed at how fast weeds can grow. If you would like to join in the challenge of keeping the weeds at bay, we would love to have your help! Stop out anytime between 9am-2pm Monday through Friday and Rachel can show you where you can spend time volunteering and enjoying the great outdoors while helping our garden beds and fields. It's not all work and no play here at GG. We took time one afternoon to hike through the woods, all the way back to the creek. Everyone had fun wading in the water, exploring, and catching small critters. It was a perfect way to spend a summer afternoon! | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam 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. All of our products are available in Columbiana at Harbel's Market, located in the Vagabond
Village at Firestone Farms at 45443 OH-14. The market is open on Fridays from 12-6pm, Saturdays from 10am-6pm, and Sundays 12-6pm. Saturdays from 10am-2pm are Farmers Market days. Vendors are at the tables inside, including someone from GG, and additional vendors, entertainment, food trucks, etc. are outside in the courtyard between the market and
Ill Will Brewing. Stop out and enjoy this new local destination! Jungle Jam: Blueberry Jalapeno, Strawberry Jalapeno, Cranberry Jalapeno, Hot,
Cherry Habanero, Pineapple Habanero, Dragon
Juicy Jam: Strawberry Lemonade, Sugar Free Strawberry Blueberry We also have:
Organic Catnip Toys ~ handmade here, with our catnip, cost - $4
Handmade Wine Cork Cat Toys ~ designed by our clients, cost - $1
Assorted Dried Herbs ~ grown & packaged here, cost - $1 | | 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! Returning empty jam jars and apple butter jars, and the accompanying rings, is also a big 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. Visit the Rock Kidz table in the Great Room!
Sponsors needed for new students in Masaka! Meet our children HERE. Thank you to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket and/or donated to the playground fund for Divine Junior School. Thank you to Jason Parry for donating your woodworking skills. We raised $175 and Lorri won the table! If you would still like to donate to this project, donations are always appreciated and will be put to good use! | Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway 2022 Saturday, October 15, 9:30am-1pm 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.
Tell your friends & family! Church members and community members have been stopping by and dropping off bags and boxes of useful items. Thanks, everyone! Keep those donations coming!! | 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! ~~~ | Battle of Gaston's Mill Civil War Reenactment Saturday at 8am-Sunday at 4pm
Event by Friends of Beaver Creek State Park and Pioneer Village
Beaver Creek State Park, 12021 Echo Dell Rd, East Liverpool
We are excited to once again host The Battle of Gaston's Mill, a civil war reenactment. Battle begins on Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 1pm. Stroll around the village before and after the battle. There will be sutlers and vendors to visit including hand made ice cream. Sit in on a debate between Abe Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, tour the soldier camps, get up close to a real cannon. Many activities throughout the day. Don't forget to get your commemerative Gaston's Mill Civil War t-shirt at our trading post. A special breakfast event, "Breakfast with the Soldiers" is held on Sunday morning from 7-10am. Start your day with a hearty breakfast featuring sausage gravy and biscuits, coffee, and orange juice before taking on the activities of the day. Cost for breakfast is $6.00. | Appliance Recycling Drive at the Canfield Fairgrounds Saturday, 9am-1pm
OPEN TO MAHONING COUNTY RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESS!
Accepting these items: dehumidifiers, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, hot water heaters, water softeners, and anything made primarily of metal. No charge for Freon removal; no limit of units. NOTE: NO ELECTRONICS WILL BE ACCEPTED! Please contact Canfield Township for more information at (330) 533-4239. | Art in the Park Festival Saturday, 10am-2pm
Waterworth Memorial Park in Salem
Food trucks, vendors, live art demonstrations, and more! Tell your friends, family, and neighbors that the "Art in the Park Festival" returns to Waterworth Memorial Park's Orashan Band Shell area on June 25, from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. The festival is open to the public and FREE of cost to attend. Co-sponsored by Salem Public Library and Salem Parks & Recreation. No registration required, drop in anytime! | Healthy Community Activity Day & Happy Birthday Youngstown Saturday, 10am-4pm
Free event at 530 Mahoning Avenue in Youngstown organized by the Mahoning Valley
Historical Society, Stepping Out Fitness - Youngstown, & Youngstown CityScape.
Celebrate in the Mahoning Commons! It's a fun-filled day of healthy activities for families, including:
* Youth bike rodeo with bike giveaways, helmet giveaways and fittings, and safety and maintenance checks. Bring your own bikes!
* Two Community bike rides for adults and supervised children.
* Mercy Health Sponsored Food Literacy Demonstrations and giveaways.
* Mahoning Valley Historical Society History Walks
* Schedule and more information HERE. | This Weekend at the Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center 12884 Echo Dell Rd, East Liverpool | 20th Anniversary Bash ~ Saturday, 12-4pm
Come help us celebrate our 20th anniversary of being the Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center Volunteers Association. Activities include: free refreshments while supplies last, raffle items, fun activities for kids, displays of Ohio animals, a geology display, a program by the Ohio School of Falconry from 2-3pm, and tours of the Wildlife Education Center. Come out for a fun afternoon! | Information on Honeybees ~ Sunday, 1-5pm
Local beekeeper George Stacy will be at the Wildlife Education Center all afternoon in the live animal room to talk about honeybees and pollination. He will answer questions from our visitors regarding the live honeybee display and about honeybees in general. These amazing insects are vital to our food production! | Outdoor Concert at Zion Hill Church Sunday, 6pm | Today - Josh & Lindsay Wharry
June 24 - National Take Your Dog to Work Day
June 27 - Helen Keller Day
June is National Safety Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!!!*
Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR June 23-29, 2022 . . .
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 11:30am - GG Cookout
Friday, 5pm - Catalyst Men Carpool to Scrapper's Game
Saturday, 10am-2pm - GG at Harbel's Market
Sunday, 9:30am - Sunday Class
Sunday, 10:15-10:45 - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - In-Person & Online Worship & Collide Sunday Ministries
Sunday, 6pm - Young LifeGroup
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Monday, 4:45pm - GG Board Meeting
Tuesday, 10am - Weimer LifeGroup
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group
Wednesday, 6pm - VBS Volunteer Meeting | 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. | |
