| Christmas Eve Worship - Friday at 3:30pm | The featured Scripture is: Isaiah 9:2-7 and Luke 2:8-15
for Pastor Mike's Christmas message:
Jesus: Hope for All! Lighting the Christ Candle
Advent Readers: Pastor Mike, Stacy, Rebecca, Hannah, & Sarah Hileman Join us in-person & online for this candlelight Worship with
readings and very special music, celebrating the birth of Christ. | | Sunday's Service - December 26, 2021 | The featured Scripture is: Ephesians 5:15-17
for Mike's message: Navigating a New Year. 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. ~~~ |  The Shannon Family Lighting the Candle of Love | | | Bible Studies & Ministries | Sunday Morning Bible Study ~ 9:30am
Studying The Pilgrim's Progress Book Two: Christiana's Story. Ladies Morning Bible Study ~ Next meeting January 7, 2022
Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible and What He Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
Will resume meeting on January 5, 2022 - location to be determined.
Participate in-person or online via Zoom.
Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456
Password: prayer | LifeGroups
Designed to help adults grow as Christ followers.
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Resumes in January
▪ Young LifeGroup: Resumes in January
▪ Weimer LifeGroup: Resumes January 4
▪ Hileman LifeGroup: Resumes in February | | 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 Wednesday ~ Resumes in February
Collide Kids Jr. ~ Collide Kids ~ Collide Middle School ~ Senior High | Collide Middle School ~ Christmas Light Tour A good time was had by all while making Christmas memories!
Thanks to Danielle Young for sharing the photos she got before her phone ran out of power! | H&H Christmas Drive-Thru Dinner, Angel Tree Gift Pick Up Saturday's event went spectacularly well! As Pam said, they "had 389 angels shopped for and 275 meals" served. Thank you for your donations to this wonderful organization! | Christmas cards have been sorted
into Family File Folders, so make sure to check your folder on Christmas Eve! | (If you don't see a Family File Folder with your name, that means we don't have your directory
info, which is what was used to update the file box. Please let us know you are missing,
send in your info, and we will gladly fix the box right up! Thanks!) | Pick Up a Special Christmas Magnet From the Round Table! Made with love by Kay Johnson.
Take some to pass on to loved ones and friends. | 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 you all are doing well. Christmas is just around the corner. All the hustle and bustle, hurrying here and there. Seems like we need to stop and pause. Take a breath and give thanks to our Savior. Time is going by so fast – we need to “stop and smell the roses.” Take time for friends and family. Take time for rest and relaxation. Take time for Jesus. Your life will be blessed." "My Word for the week is “SHINE.” Reminds me of the song we use to sing when we were young. This little light of mine – I’m gonna let it “shine.” Hide it under a bush – oh no! “Shine” it around my neighborhood – Yes!! How is your “shine?” Do we need to polish our “shine?” Has your “shine” been hidden? There are hurting people that need to see our “shine.” Spread your “shine” wherever you go. Holy Spirit, guide us to whoever needs our “shine.” We can “shine” hope, encouragement, love, kindness, compassion, a helping hand, prayer – the list is endless. Let the Holy Spirit “shine” brightly in each one of us this Christmas season and on through the New Year. I pray someone will be blessed by our “shine.” The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. ~ John 1:4-6 (NLT) | 2021 Year-End Contributions The Finance Committee reminds you that, to be included in 2021, contributions need to be received or postmarked by December 31. Thank you for your generous support throughout the year! | Sad Refrigerator News If you need to keep something cold while at church, don't use the kitchen refrigerator. In keeping with our reoccurring theme of equipment acting up, the fridge decided it didn't want to refrigerate items any longer. There is a fridge available in the maintenance room as well as mini fridges in the Café and the Activity Room. | December Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! | www.goodnessgrows4all.org Our Mission Statement: To cultivate personal, social, and community growth through gardening, education, and opportunity for people of all abilities. ~~~ |  Last week's Christmas feast with the Hilemans. | News of the Week This is a short week for GG, with today being our last work day until January 3, 2022. We are spending part of today celebrating Christmas with friends, food, games, and fun. In order to include Board President Kitty Kromer in our holiday fun, we are taking a field trip to Salem this morning to visit her at Reach for the STARS. She couldn't get a day off for a party, so GG took the party to her! You could visit her in Salem today, too, until 6pm! This week has been an inside work week. We pulled everything out of the maintenance room and the café pantry, cleaned, sorted, and reorganized both those spaces. It's amazing what you find during a job like that! We did our regular cleaning tasks yesterday and today. We also spent time in the kitchen making homemade cinnamon rolls - a treat we are looking forward to enjoying today! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Goodness Grows! | End of the Year Donations If you are thinking about donations to wrap up your calendar year, Goodness Grows is always
an option. We greatly appreciate any gifts, whether monetary or of useful items. We are actually once again in need of regular mouth 8oz. canning jars, lids, and rings for jam making. If you
see any good prices on these supplies, please consider donating some to GG. Thank you
for your support throughout the year! It is greatly appreciated | 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, Dragon
Juicy Jam: Cranberry Orange We also have:
* Homemade Apple Butter ~ a few jars still available here, cost - $5
* Organic Catnip Toys ~ handmade here, with our catnip, cost - $4
* Dried Herbs ~ grown here this summer, dried by our crew, cost - donation | | OUTREACH and MISSION OPPORTUNITIES | Goodness Grows The non-profit ministry of Common Ground Church Community, 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, rings, and white sugar are always needed and appreciated! 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. Check out the Rock Kidz table in the Great Room.
Sponsors are still needed to help children in Masaka. Talk to Marilee to find out more! | News from Divine Junior School "We got exciting news from the Ministry of Education in Uganda that schools will finally be
opened up January 10th, 2022. With this news ... our teaching and no teaching staff and the Divine boys are already hitting communities to call our both old and new children to this, their School. We are excited greatly about the school reopening...The government did put some measures...which we need to adhere to .. and among the top on our list is to secure our school premise...We need
to provide a chain link fence around the school... The cost of the fence will be around $3,000.00. Donations can be sent to Rock Kidz Uganda, Inc via PayPal or sent to 1814 E. Third St.,
Salem, OH 44460. Please pray about this need." | Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway 2022 Please remind your friends and family members that we accept clean, useable donations that could help others. Donate all year, 8:30am-2:30pm during the week or on Sunday mornings.
If someone is cleaning out items, making room for Christmas gifts, bring them here! | 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! ~~~ | Christmas Carols and Holiday Classics Today at 4pm
Poland Library
As the holiday season comes close, there's still time to celebrate the holiday season with a trip to the Poland Library for an evening of live holiday music in the entry way, performing all the holiday classics we all know and love. Bring your friends and family for an enjoyable, fun, and joyful night this holiday season! | Live Nativity Tonight with performances at 6:30, 7:30, & 8:30pm
First Church of God, 505 N. Lincoln Ave. in Alliance
Experience the birth of our Savior, Jesus! Performances will include an entire
cast from Mary, Joseph, and the angels, to the shepherds, Wiseman, & even animals! | 2021 Steubenville Nutcrackers 185 life-size nutcrackers are scattered throughout Historic Downtown Steubenville! Nearly all of the nutcrackers can be viewed 24/7, so come anytime! | | Celebrating at Mill Creek Park | Winter Tree I.D. Hike Wednesday, December 29, 1-2:30pm
Mill Creek Park: Lily Pond
Lily Pond Drive, Youngstown, OH 44509
Got cabin fever during winter break? Bring the family out and learn how to identify trees during the winter while hiking around the Lily Pond with an educator. Easy, .25 miles. Register online or call 330.740.7116 for details. Walk-ins welcome. Free. We recommend those who are not fully vaccinated to wear a mask and follow all other recommended CDC and Ohio Department of Health guidelines. Please do not attend
a program or event if you are feeling unwell. Thank you. | December 24 - Christmas Eve
December 25 - Christmas
December 25 - Nathan Shannon
December 26 - National Thank You Note Day
December 27 - Fred Kenngott *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!*
Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR December 23-29, 2021 . . .
Today, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Today, 2:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 3:30pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 11am - In-Person & Online Worship & Collide Sunday Ministries Note: GG is closed December 24-January 2. The church office will be
open sporadically during this time. Please call ahead if you need to get into the church. | 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. | |
