| Sunday's Service - March 20, 2022 | The Passion of Christ Part 2 The featured Scripture is: Luke 19:28-44
for Mike's message: When God Rode A Donkey. 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. ~~~ | | Bible Studies & Ministries | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
At the Jackson's & on Zoom
Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456
Password: prayer | LifeGroups
Designed to help adults grow as Christ followers.
▪ Young LifeGroup: Sunday, 6pm
▪ Weimer LifeGroup: Tuesdays, 10am
▪ Hileman LifeGroup: Wednesdays, 6:30pm
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Fridays, 6:30pm | | 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) ~~~ | Collide Kids Jr. ~ Collide Kids ~ Collide Middle School Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm
Kids from age 3 through grade 8 are invited to participate: Collide Kids Jr. (Ages 3-Kindergarten), Collide Kids (Grades 1-4), and Collide Middle School (Grades 5-8). Invite a friend! High School LifeGroup Wednesday, March 23, 5:30-6:30pm
Students in 9th-12th Grade, join us as we continue our study through the Book of James. We meet on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month. Feel free to bring a friend to join in! * Collide Wednesday, Hileman LifeGroup, and Senior High LifeGroup run February through April. | VBS Volunteers Needed Are you excited about having a Monumental time Celebrating God's Greatness during VBS Week, July 18-22? We sure are!!! Please prayerfully consider jumping in and helping to make those evenings amazing by being a VBS volunteer! There are many opportunities to serve. Fill out a volunteer form this Sunday! Forms will be available all month. |  Stop here to volunteer! | | 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 good so far. After our crazy weather here last weekend, I think this week is going to be just grand! With plenty of sunshine and warmth. It is only March here in NE Ohio, so anything is possible. I am anxious to get my seeds planted but need to wait a bit. I can start them but not plant outside until our last frost. Need to chill and wait for the right time. All things in its time." "Which brings me to my Word for this week, “FIRST.” I will always remember a great lesson my dad said so often. Always put God “first” and everything will fall into place. I try every day to do just that. Do I always succeed? No, but no matter if we do or we don’t, God loves us just the same. In our everyday life, where does God fit it? Have we made it a priority to always put Him “first?” Or do we sometimes get up, get ready for work, hurry out the door and realize we didn’t even tell our Savior good morning? Ouch! I stepped on my toes with that one. We (I) need to slow it down a bit and really concentrate on putting God “first” and foremost. As soon as we wake up, “first” we need to breathe the Holy Spirit in. When we put Him “first,” our day will run so much smoother. Not without bumps in the road but the bumps won’t affect us near as much when putting God “first.” And this is just a bonus note – if we put God “first,” He will guide our path to reach out to someone else that needs to see God “first.” Holy Spirit, keep nudging our hearts to always remember who needs to come “first” in our lives. Putting Him “first,” we will shine His light so brightly for others to see. Seek ye “first” and see how your day goes." In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.
~ Proverbs 3:6 (TLB) | March Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am.
We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! | Collide Middle School Lock-In NEXT FRIDAY!
Students in 5th-8th Grade are invited to spend the night at church on Friday, March 25 at 7pm until Saturday, March 26 at 8am. Participants need to bring their pillow and a sleeping bag or blanket along with whatever else they need for an overnight stay. If there are any adults that want to get in on the fun...volunteers are needed and appreciated!
Just talk to Austin Young. | Vacation Bible School 2022 Group's Monumental VBS ~ Celebrating God's Greatness
6:30-8pm, July 18-22 right here at Common Ground Online VBS registration is now open!
Register your children today. Invite your friends & family
to join in this adventure! REGISTER today! | 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 We finished up last week with cutting up some downed trees and enjoying our final Spring Break day with Cam. This week, we jumped right into Jungle Jam making. Pineapple Habanero and traditional Hot are both back in stock, ready to spice up your cooking! Tuesday and Wednesday found us out of the building, up to all sorts of work. We began building a new bridge that will be placed over a wet spot on one of our wood's trails. We worked in the flowerbeds, putting out new mulch and sprucing up for the coming growing season. We can feel spring in the air...and we're excited! Today we headed out to Austintown, for a visit to Home Depot, hoping to see our friend, Peggy. We are on the hunt for some new tools for our outside work and Home Depot is our starting point. After shopping, everyone enjoyed lunch out at a Mexican restaurant. Definitely a great way to spend a Thursday! Now everyone is outside doing some clean up work and enjoying the nice weather. |  Hello, Peggy! Thanks for the smiles! | | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Jungle Jam and Juicy Jam are 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. Jungle Jam: Blueberry Jalapeno, Cranberry Jalapeno, Hot,
Cherry Habanero, Pineapple Habanero, Dragon
Juicy Jam: Cranberry Orange We also have:
* Organic Catnip Toys ~ handmade here, with our catnip, cost - $4
* Dried Herbs ~ grown here this summer, dried by our crew, cost - $1
Sage and Thyme | | Check out our current Goodness Grows newsletter below... | | 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. Volunteers welcome! | 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!
Check out the info about the upcoming July mission trip. (Talk to Marilee and David to learn more!)
Sponsors needed for new students in Masaka! | Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway 2022 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! | Rubbermaid type bins to sort clothing into are needed, if you have any to donate. | The Brightside Project's Bright Easter Donations are needed for this annual event:
* Small toys
* Small stuffed animals
* Juice boxes
* Granola bars
* Candy
* Chocolate bunnies
* Plastic eggs Three locations in Salem are ready to accept donations - Summit Federal Credit Union, the Chamber of Commerce, and The Brightside Project.
No pre-registration required. Parent/Guardian(s) must provide proof of being a Columbiana County resident. Children are invited to choose an Easter Basket filled with goodies, meet the Easter Bunny, and enjoy holiday refreshments. Held approximately one week prior to Easter every year. 250 baskets were distributed in 2020!
Bright Easter will be held on Saturday, April 9 from 10am-1pm at The Brightside Project, 483 East Pershing St. in Salem. ~~~ | 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! ~~~ | Boardman Schools Grades 7-12 Art Show March 17-24, All Day
Boardman Branch Library
Enjoy art work by the Boardman Schools students at this very special art show. | Pix in the Park - Signs of Spring Saturday, March 19, 10am-Noon & Wednesday, March 23, 5-7 pm
Mill Creek Park: Lanterman's Mill
Love taking pictures in the Park? Learn to take better photos of wildlife and landscapes while exploring in the Park. Hike around Lanterman's Falls, the Covered Bridge, and East & West Gorge Trails after learning basic photographic compositions. Bring a camera and/or cell phone, dress for the weather and wear closed toe shoes. Meet at Lanterman's Mill. Call 330.740.7116 for details. Walk-ins welcome. 2.5 Miles - moderate degree of difficulty. Free | Go Wild in the Park: "Basic Animal Tracking" Saturday, March 19, 2-3 pm
Waterworth Park, Salem
Officer Richelle Gatto of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will present the program, "Basic Animal Tracking" on Saturday, March 19, 2022, from 2-3 pm. The program will be open to the public and free of cost to attend in pavilion #9 at Waterworth Memorial Park, Salem, Ohio. Salem Parks and Recreation Department and Salem Public Library will host the afternoon program which is another educational and entertaining offering for the public through the partnership of the library and the Parks Department. Please register or call the library at 330-332-0042 for registration assistance. | TODAY! - St. Patrick's Day
March 18 - Titus Griffith
March 18 - Shirley Hough
March 19 - Matt & Jill Griffith
March 19 - Peggy Fisher
March 20 - Lorri Bagley
March 20 - First Day of Spring
March 22 - World Water Day
March is National Reading 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 17-23, 2022 . . .
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 6:30pm - Bartholomew LifeGroup
Sunday, 9:30am - Sunday Class
Sunday, 11am - In-Person & Online Worship & Collide Sunday Ministries
Sunday, 6pm - Young LifeGroup
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Tuesday, 10am - Weimer LifeGroup
Wednesday, 10am - Morning Prayer Group
Wednesday, 5:30pm - High School LifeGroup
Wednesday, 6pm - Session Meeting
Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm - Collide & Hileman LifeGroup | 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. | |
