| Sunday's Service - July 24, 2022 | The featured Scripture is: Luke 13:1-9
for Ben St. John's message: Fruitful Faithfulness or Fruitless Firewood. Ben has served in a number of volunteer and vocational roles in the local church.
He has received a bachelor's in Bible and Theology from Malone University and is
currently pursuing a master's with Liberty University Online. He and his wife, Elycia,
have recently begun attending with us. They were both discipled by Pastor Mike and other members of Connecting Life and are excited to build relationships with their new church family. Outdoor Worship Sunday
Bring a chair/blanket if you wish, and we'll also have some already set up.
Don't forget your Bible. Invite your friends and family!
No children's classes will meet this week. Due to the service being outside, we will not be live streaming this Sunday. 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 ~ 10am
At the Jackson's and on Zoom
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456
Password: prayer | LifeGroups ▪ Weimer LifeGroup: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 10am - Meeting at various locations.
▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Not meeting for the month of July. Will resume in August on Sundays, 6pm, meeting at the church.
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: THIS Saturday, 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. | | CGCC/CLC Children's Ministry | Collide Sunday ~ During Worship at 11am ~ Not Meeting This Sunday
* Nursery Care (Newborn-3 in Nursery)
* Collide Kids Jr. (Ages 3-6 in Sprouts Room)
*Collide Kids Church (Grades 1-4 in Activity Room) ~~~ | | Monumental Vacation Bible School Week News | Tonight is the final regular VBS evening, (6:30-8pm, with volunteers arriving at 5:45pm). It certainly has been a Monumental Journey Celebrating God's Greatness!!! Big thanks go out to all the phenomenal volunteers and participants who have made such an amazing team this week! We hope you have all learned something new about God's great power, His great love, and about yourselves, too! Remember to keep Watching For God every day...God Sightings abound, especially when you know to always be on the lookout for them! | | Celebrate VBS Tomorrow at 6:30pm! | Friday is our special VBS Family Night, form 6:30-8pm, with everyone invited. We'll wrap up the week, review what we did, and celebrate with catered BBQ from Old Towne Grill, snow cones, cotton candy, a bouncy house and slide, games, friends, and plenty of fellowship!
* Note: Bouncy house/slide weather permitting. Food, fellowship, and inside fun if it rains.
Free fun for all ages! We can't wait to Celebrate God's Monumental Greatness with you!!! | If YOU have any VBS photos you'd like to share with us, we would love to have them!
Please email them to Secretary Jen Lynch or message us through Facebook.
We love photos of all the special times that happen at church ~ and VBS is very special!! | VBS Mission Project VBS is about growing in faith, learning more about God, and also about being His hands and feet. We do this by choosing a "Mission Project" each year to help a specific project or organization. This year at Monumental VBS, participants were asked to bring monetary donations of any amount for a nightly offering for the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. We know that every penny helps and will be put to good use by the faith-filled folks who run this important, local organization that helps so many people. The Mission “exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ as we promote accountability and provide food and emergency shelter to men, women and children experiencing hunger and homelessness.” Up to 188 people find shelter at the Rescue Mission nightly and, last year, nearly 37,000 meals were shared! What a God Sighting our valley’s Mission is every day! Read more about this wonderful mission here: Rescue Mission. | 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 are all doing great this week. Summer is in full swing. I hope you all are doing some fun things. Everyone seems to be happier when the sun is shining. Maybe that is an optical illusion of some sort. Anyway – don’t miss out on the great weather we are having. Enjoying our summer with some much-needed rain mixed in. The garden and flowers were smiling! The sun and the rain work together to make the garden and the flowers thrive. That leads me into this week’s WORD." "What kind of an “INFLUENCE” are we having on others? I found one of my dad’s Bibles this weekend and in the front cover was precious words written by one of his lifetime friends. That made me start to think of my lifetime friends. If we have lifetime friends, we have everything. It is said Jesus sticks closer than a brother. I have to say that is also true with some of my lifetime friends as well. When God blesses us in such a way, we need to be a great “influence” on others as well. We need to “influence” them in a way that it shines their best light. Everyday, wherever we are, we can be a light and a blessing. Let’s not miss that opportunity to “influence” everyone we meet. Also, let’s make sure we thank those that have made a great “influence” in our lives. “Good people see the good and bring out the best in other people. – Roy T. Bennett” As this week’s scripture says, as iron sharpens iron, so a man (woman) sharpens the countenance of their friend. Wow! Thank you, Holy Spirit, that this week you are going to lead and guide us to others we can “influence” in their best light! Have a fantastic week of loving “influence” to others." As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. ~ Proverbs 27:17 (NKJV) | July Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am.
We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! Pastor Mike and family will be on vacation July 23-August 2.
Please feel free to contact your Deacon or an Elder if you have a need.
The message will be delivered this week by Ben St. John and by Dr. Pat Shannon on July 31st. ~~~ | 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 the 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 We have been busy this week making jam and continuing the improvements out back. We now have a flowerbed added to our new retaining wall! We've also taken more greenhouse parts to Lamppost, moved tons of gravel, cleaned in the warehouse, weeded, and accomplished much more. Never a boring day at GG! On Tuesday, we hosted some of the Youth Group from Poland Presbyterian Church. Their leader, Erika, had been here years ago a couple times with her youth, when Miss Meagan was still running the programs at GG. It was a joyful return full of lots of work outside. These helpful folks will be returning next month as well! We are so grateful when groups come in to learn about what we do here and to help on all sorts of projects. If you know any church groups or community organizations that might like a day of service here, please send them our way! Today is CSA day. Our crew is busy harvesting and preparing for pick up. We are grateful to have farm fresh eggs for the second week in a row from Lorri Bagley's farm. Thanks, Lorri!!! Everyone loves your gorgeous eggs! | | Poland Presbyterian Youth Group at GG | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Available at Reach for the STARS in Salem, at Columbiana's
Chamber of Commerce office, at Harbel's Market, and at GG. Jungle Jam: Blueberry Jalapeno, Strawberry Jalapeno, Cranberry Jalapeno, Hot,
Cherry Habanero, Pineapple Habanero, Dragon
Juicy Jam: Strawberry Lemonade, Sugar Free Strawberry Blueberry, Blueberry 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
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 (new or used), lids, and rings are always needed! | 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. Marilee has been busy in Uganda, singing songs, participating in Bible study, being part of a baby dedication, praying with people, providing a wheelchair to a lady to improve her mobility, and more!
Please continue to hold her and the people of Masaka in your prayers. | 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, CSA subscribers, 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! ~~~ | Bargain Basement Sale Saturday, 9am-3pm
At the First United Methodist Church of Columbiana
The Historical Society of Columbiana and Fairfield Township will host a Bargain Basement Sale to benefit "Fix the Sticks," the restoration of the historic 1890 chapel in Columbiana Cemetery. The sale will be in the church basement. Enter through the Pittsburgh St. entrance. | Salem Library Events History Hike
Saturday, 9-10am
Take a short stroll on South Lincoln Avenue in Salem, Ohio and learn the history behind Salem's most unique homes! We will be meeting at 9AM in Salem Public Library's Parking Lot. This is a Salem Public Library and Salem Preservation partnership. Registration is required for History Hike. You can register by filling out the form online or calling the library at 330-332-0042. This program is free of cost and open to the public. Genealogy Program: "Follow the Records and See Where They Go!"
Monday, 6:30-7:30pm
Presented by professional genealogist, Kate Townsend, a who has an investigative background specializing in Western Pennsylvania Research. Attendees will meet in the library’s Quaker Meeting Room for the one-hour program beginning at 6:30 pm. Ms. Townsend will encourage guests to “follow the records.” Often, when you find one record, it leaves a trail to something else. She will provide examples of how following clues in record sets can lead you to a treasure trove of more information. Attendance is open to public and free of any cost to attend. Registration may be completed online at www.salem.lib.oh.us or by calling Salem Public Library at 330-332-0042. | Snuggle Um Saturday Saturday, 12-4pm
F5RS - Frisky Ferrets, Fuzzies, & Feathered Friends Rescue & Sanctuary
Tristin, Daisy, Finn, Bebop & Bop, and some Tribbles will be here for you to love! Read to them, talk or sing a little song, come in and gently pet them! Bebop & Bop are shy, show them how fun it is to get love! Our "new home" is at 12037 South Ave, North Lima, OH 44452 - the building on the corner of South Ave & 165. Second door on left facing front of building, first door on left inside. | 2nd Annual Community Appreciation Event Saturday, 6:30-9:30pm
Event by Columbiana Cadillac Buick Chevrolet
Join the fun at Firestone Farms in Columbiana for a night of great music, giveaways and a chance to support Angels for Animals! After a successful event last year, we've decided to do it again and show even more appreciation to our community! Only this time we're going bigger! Over $7,000 in prizes will be raffled off with 100% of the proceeds being donated to Angels for Animals. Tickets are only $10 each. With every ticket purchased, show your raffle stub and receive 3 chances to DUNK A SALESPERSON in the DUNK TANK! We will be giving away free t-shirts and hats on a first come first serve basis when you stop by our tent. The Chevrolet Street Team will be on site again showcasing a few of Chevrolet's newest models, offering free Chevy swag, and a representative from GM accessories will be on hand with many items on display. Plus, the original Journey Tribute Band, Escape, will be playing all of Journey's hits live and in person! Make plans to join us as it's going to be a great time for a great cause!! Raffle tickets can be purchased early online at angelsforanimals.org or in person at Columbiana Chevrolet. | July 22 - Nicolette Vignon
July 24 - Brendan Cole
July 25 - Bryan & Bekka Russell
July 25 - National Hire a Veteran Day
July 26 - Delania Link
July 27 - Phil Bartholomew
July 27 - James Crawford
July 24-August 30 is National Fishing Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!!!*
Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR July 21-27, 2022 . . .
Today, 2:30pm - Praise Team
Today, 4-7pm - GG CSA Pick Up
Tonight, 5:45pm - VBS Volunteers Arrive
Tonight, 6:30-8pm - Vacation Bible School
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 5:45pm - VBS Volunteers Arrive
Friday, 6:30-8pm - Monumental VBS Family Fun Night
Saturday, 10am-2pm - GG at Harbel's Market
Saturday, 6:30pm - Bartholomew LifeGroup at Firestone Farms
Sunday, 9:30am - Sunday Class
Sunday, 10:15-10:45 - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Outdoor Worship
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Tuesday, 10am - Weimer LifeGroup
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group | 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. | |
