| Sunday's Service - July 31, 2022 | The featured Scripture is: Luke 14: 1-14
for Pat Shannon's message: Three Lessons from a Dinner Party -
Compassion, Humility, and Hospitality. Benevolence Sunday This Week
This is the 5th Sunday of the month, so we will take a special offering for the
benevolence fund. Money given to this fund is used to care for church family members. 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: Will resume in August on Sundays, 6pm, meeting at the church. Watch for start date.
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Next meeting to be announced. | | 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) ~~~ | 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 a great one. It sure has been hot here in the Northeast, so I am sure where you are it is also a scorcher. I have some family in Texas that get this encouragement and they have been having 100+ temps. Stay hydrated and stay cool if you can. Extra prayers for those who may have to work out in this heat or in factories. I am spoiled and work in the a/c every day. Thank you, Jesus!" "My WORD for this week is “JOY.” I know there have been many of us going through some trying times, so it may not be so easy to feel the “joy.” Life sometimes overtakes our thinking, and we feel like we are drowning. But, we have this promise. The “joy” of the Lord is our strength! When we feel weak and beat down – we can still have His “joy” that we cannot understand. We can experience that “joy” in spite of how we are feeling. I am not saying we are going to always be laughing and having a grand time, because there are things happen that make us sad. It is our human nature that gives us sad emotions. What I am saying is the Holy Spirit is our comforter and we can find pure “joy” during the storms. It is unexplainable, unspeakable, indescribable, and unbelievable. But we can believe it, because Jesus loves us so much! That is why we have the Holy Spirit to be our guide. We can bask in His presence and behold His “joy” in our heart. Give all our cares to Him – He cares for us and wants us to have His perfect “joy.” I pray this week we all experience His “joy” to help us through anything that comes our way!" You will teach me how to live a holy life. Being with you will fill me with joy;
at your right hand I will find pleasure forever. ~ Psalm 16:11 (NCV) | VBS Family Fun Night A good time was had by all as we wrapped up Monumental Vacation Bible School! If you have any VBS photos or Family Fun Night photos to share, we would love to have them!
Send them to Jen Lynch or use Facebook Messenger to send them to Common Ground. | August 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 thru 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 Dr. Pat Shannon. ~~~ | Summer Worship Outdoors ▪ 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 Monday brought Jason Parry to work on a project for use up near the fire pit. He came to build a picnic table and some of our crew were lucky enough to get to assist him. Jason is also making a prep table to be used for meals/snacks up there. Thanks, Jason! The rest of the GG folks were outside moving rocks around our berry bushes. More visitors arrived on Tuesday, with Sue Weaver coming out for a while and our friend Willie from Ortz's Crooked Creek Farm stopping by to talk microgreens. We know Willie from Harbel's Farmers Market. He gave Rachel some great microgreen growing tips because there's always more to learn! Stop by the market this Saturday between 10am-2pm to visit Jen at the GG table and to meet Willie. He has amazing microgreens as well as alpaca yarn for sale. On Wednesday, we headed to Lisbon to Dillon's Fruit Farm to pick blueberries for our CSA subscribers. If you've never gone blueberry picking, we highly recommend it! Today we are busy getting the rest of the CSA items together...including corn straight from the McMaster family's farm! Then, who knows what tomorrow will bring! | Goodness Grows Fundraiser Check out our table in the Great Room and show your GG pride! We are selling these t-shirts (gracefully modeled by our own Keaton Surgenavic) for $15 each. All proceeds will stay right
here in our program. Cash or checks made out to GG. The GG logo was put on the shirts by the hard-working group at Reach for the STARS in Salem. We think they do great work! Currently, we have a variety of adult sizes - Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2XL, and 4XL. |  GG shirts make everyone smile! | | 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, Hot,
Cherry Habanero, Pineapple Habanero, Dragon
Juicy Jam: Strawberry Lemonade, 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 canning jars
(8oz., new or used), lids, and rings are always needed! Thank you! | 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. Welcome home, Marilee!!
We look forward to hearing more about your trip! | 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! ~~~ | Garage Sale/Pet Food Drive Friday, 12-3pm
Benefiting The Little Black Cat Collective Pet Food Pantry
Event will be held at Big Ben’s Clock Shop, 3841 Mahoning Ave. in Austintown.
With the exception of some very beautiful, larger and expensive items, everything else in the garage sale will only be $1.00!!!!! Clothes, shoes, home décor, children’s games, etc. ALL $1.00! There will also be adorable and fun Little Black Cat merchandise available! As always, 100% of the money goes to help feed animals in need.
Lastly, we will be collecting much needed food items for our pantry. We are mostly in need of DRY PURINA FOOD PRODUCTS such as Purina Cat Chow Naturals Original, Purina One Dog and Cat food, Purina Dog and Cat Chow- All Chicken Varieties. We can also use Pedigree small and large breed chicken blend dry dog food and Friskies canned cat food, all varieties, pate’ and shreds. Those are the items we give away and go through the most, although ANY AND ALL donations are greatly appreciated! Please come out to support us this Friday - help us fill those bowls and hearts. (Note - The Little Black Cat Collective's founder and family have always been supporters of Goodness Grows who also donate items for our October Giveaway!) | Family Night in Boardman Park Saturday, 6:30pm
Free family event with the band Backbeat. At 9:00pm the Lion King will be shown. Bring your blankets, & lawn chairs to enjoy local bands, movies, entertainers, bounce houses, and wagon rides! | Columbiana County Fair 2022 Monday, August 1 "Entry Day" ~ Gates open at 3pm
Tuesday, August 2 - Sunday, August 7 ~ Gates open at 8am | Block Party at the Salem Library Tuesday, 6:30-7:30pm
Block Party is a kid’s program for ages 5-12 with a focus on small plastic building blocks and their accompanying minifigures, props, and fun! All materials are supplied – no need to bring your own LEGOs. No registration is required for this free program. Build with LEGO WeDo and learn to use the computer software to bring your creation to life! Complete the given challenge or build freely; this is your time to build, create, and have fun! | Leetonia Library's Read Around the World Program Students in Grades 6-12 still have plenty of time to join in the fun! | July 29 - Mya Russell
July 30 - Bob Rupert
August 1 - Kitty Kromer
August 1 - Matt & Bonnie Andrusewicz
August 1 - DOGust 1st: Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs
August 3 - National Watermelon Day
August is Family Fun 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 28-August 3, 2022 . . .
Today, 4-7pm - GG CSA Pick Up
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
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
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Tuesday, 6pm - CLC Elders Meeting
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. | |
