| Sunday's Service - December 18, 2022 | The featured Scripture is: Luke 2:1-7
for Pastor Mike's message: The Birth of Jesus. | Join us Sunday ~ In-Person & Online
Worship at 11am | Livestream at: CLC Website
Recorded service posted to: CGCC Facebook & CLC Facebook Come Grow With Us! | Advent Candle Lighting ~ Love Scripture Reading & Prayer: David & Marilee Bodendorfer
1 John 4:7-12 | 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. 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 | Sunday Morning Bible Study ~ 9:30am
Pat Shannon will be leading this Sunday. Not meeting on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. One Heartbeat Away by Mark Cahill will resume in January. Ladies Morning Bible Study ~ Fridays, 9am
This week is our final meeting of the year. We will resume on January 6, 2023, with a new book. | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group ~ 10am
Currently on Christmas break, meetings will resume January 4, 2023.
At the Jackson's and on Zoom
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456 / Password: prayer | LifeGroups ▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Sundays, 6pm ~ Will not meet on Christmas Day.
▪ Tuesday LifeGroup: Tuesdays, 10am ~ Next meeting on January 10, 2023 at the Carrier's.
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Fridays, 6:30pm ~ Final meeting of the year will be going to the theater this week to see Frank in It's a Wonderful Life. Regular meetings will resume January 6, 2023. | | CGCC/CLC Children's Ministry | Collide Sunday ~ During Worship
* Nursery Care (Newborn-3 in Nursery)
* Collide Kids Jr. (Ages 3-6 in Sprouts Room)
* Collide Kids Church (Grades 1-4 in Activity Room) | Christmas Caroling 2023 The Christmas spirit was felt by all all involved with last Saturday's caroling adventure.
Thank you to everyone who was able to join in the festivities.
Thank you to David Bodendorfer for sharing pictures of all the fun! | Church Family Christmas Card Box Remember to check your Family File Folder for cards that we have sorted! Feel free to stop in
any day we are here to drop off your cards and we will get them into the files.
(If you don't see a Family File Folder with your name, that means we need your contact info. Please let us know you are missing, send in your info, and we will gladly fix the box right up! Thanks!) |  Drop your cards here... |  we'll get them sorted into here! | | | Christmas Treats From GG The elves at Goodness Grows were busy this week with Christmas projects. One of those projects was a special gift for each of our church families! This Sunday, make sure you find Rachel Vignon and get your family's Christmas present from your friends at GG! Merry Christmas! | 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 blessed. We are in the homestretch of the year end. Looking back, this has been a year of blessing me with many new friends and blessing me with my dear friends and family. I am so thankful for all of you in my life, everyone special in their own way. Fills my life with so much love. “So blessed, I can’t contain it – so much I gotta give it away” – sang that song on Sunday – kinda sums up my year. God is good! All the time!" "My “WORD” for this week is “UNWRAP.” My buddy Leroy at church brought the message on Sunday and it was about Jesus being our Gift from God. He said we need to “unwrap” Jesus. Boy, that hit me square in the heart! God wanted me to share with others to “unwrap” Jesus. Share His love and light wherever you go and whoever you talk to. We are His hands and feet. We are His witnesses. We are His disciples to share Jesus. Let our light shine brightly for Him. Let our love and encouragement be contagious so others will do the same. I will never think of the word “unwrap” in the same way again. Oh, how precious of a gift we were all given. Eternal life, if we choose to “unwrap” our Savior. “Unwrap” Jesus and share Him with everyone you meet the rest of this year and in the years to come. Thank you, Leroy, for sharing what God gave you so I can share with others in my encouragement. Have a wonderful week to “unwrap” and share. Just see how good you will feel!" "that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness
toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God," ~ Ephesians 2:7-8 (NKJV) | 2022 Year-End Contributions The Finance Committee reminds you that, to be included in 2022, contributions need to be
received or postmarked by December 31. Please make checks out to the organization that
you are donating to - Common Ground Church Community, Connecting Life Church,
Goodness Grows, Rock Kidz Uganda, or Heroes & Halos.
Thank you for your generous support throughout the year! | Church Directory 2023 It's that time of year again - Directory Update Time! If you have had any changes in your family since we last published...welcomed a baby, got married, moved, changed phone numbers,
or anything else, please grab a Family Information Form from the round table and let us know what's new. If you have never filled one of these forms out for us, please take the time to do
so soon. 2022 directories are available at the front desk so you can check and see if you need
to change anything, if you need to be listed, or if you would like to be removed. Please
turn the form in to the front desk, leave it in the basket located by the cards, or email commonground.secretary@gmail.com by January 8, 2023. Thank you for your help! | December Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am
We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - Saturday, December 24, 3:30pm
Christmas Day Worship - Sunday, December 25, 11am Sunday Service Note ~ Due to the holidays, we will forgo Fellowship Time on Christmas Day
& New Year's Day. Fellowship and food will return as normal on January 8, 2023. Invite your friends & family to join us as we celebrate the birth of our Savior! ~~~ | Catalyst Men's Ministry is launching Courageous Men's Night beginning January 14 from 6-7:30pm. We will gather at Common Ground Church Community every 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month. Men are invited for a night of fellowship, worship, Bible study, guest speakers, discussion, and prayer as we seek to strengthen, encourage, grow, and challenge one another in the faith. We will also be looking into other areas Catalyst Men can serve the body of Christ and our community and world for the Glory of God and the furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Prayerfully consider coming and bringing others with you. Bring your Bible! If you do not have one, please see Pastor Mike and we will make sure you get one. For more information, or if you would like the opportunity to serve in some way, please contact Jason Parry at 330-921-5744. Proverbs 27:17 (ESV) Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. ~~~ | January 15th ~ We will welcome in our...
New Members: Jason Parry, Pam Veiock, and Ben St. John
and
Jr. Members: Tori Griffith, Ava D'Andrea, and Alivia D'Andrea | www.goodnessgrows4all.org Our Mission Statement: To cultivate personal, social, and community growth through gardening, education, and opportunity for people of all abilities. ~~~ | Don't forget to shop local and check out Harbel's Market in Columbiana,
Fridays & Saturdays from 12-9pm and Sundays from 12-6pm! |  The GG shelf at Harbel's. | Our crew has been working hard and having plenty of fun this week. Cameron Fortune is back to work while on his Christmas break. (Welcome home, Cam!) Everyone is very excited to have him back with us as we tackle a variety of seasonal tasks. Over the last few days, GG has shopped for an Angel Tree child, made Christmas treats for the church, helped with organizing H&H items in the warehouse, worked on outside projects, and more. We are all looking forward to special guest Bonnie Andrusewicz coming next week to bake cookies with us...just like she did last year. It is so nice to have a festive annual tradition like this! Hard to believe that in just over a week, we will be having our GG Christmas celebration and then going on Christmas break as well! Christmas shopping with GG - Jungle Jam, Juicy Jam, apple butter, t-shirts, catnip toys, and CSA subscriptions. Christmas gifts that give back to the community! |  CSA 2023 Subscription Information ~ Give a produce subscription for Christmas! | | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Available at Reach for the STARS in Salem, in Columbiana at both Harbel's Market
and the Chamber of Commerce, and here at GG. Jungle Jam: - $7 - Blueberry Jalapeno, Cranberry Jalapeno,
Hot, Cherry Habanero, Pineapple Habanero,
Peach Habanero, Dragon Juicy Jam: - $7 - Cranberry Orange We also have:
Organic Catnip Toys ~ handmade here, with our catnip, cost - $4
Handmade Wine Cork Cat Toys ~ designed by our clients, cost - $1
Apple Butter ~ $5 & $10 jars
GG T-Shirt ~ $15 assorted sizes | | 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. | Did you know...you can shop from the comfort of your own home & still support GG...and it costs you absolutely nothing?!?! Whenever you shop through Amazon, you can earn money for our 501(c)3 non-profit, using their AmazonSmile program (smile.amazon.com). This foundation donates 0.5% of the purchase price. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you'll be prompted to select an organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you shop. After that, all eligible purchases you make on AmazonSmile will result in a donation. So, to put it simply, go to AmazonSmile when shopping online, choose Goodness Grows as your charity, and that's it!
Every penny really does make a huge difference. Thanks from all of us at GG!!! | 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. Please keep the people of Masaka in your prayers. Ebola has been bad in Uganda
and schools closed December 1 for safety sake. We currently sponsor 68 children but we still have five children who need sponsors.
Sponsorship is just $30/month via PayPal, check, or through our website and helps cover the
cost of education and more. Please consider being a part of this powerful ministry!
Meet our children HERE. | An Update on the Restroom Project at Divine Junior School
"Where we are...wonderful work. Could not do this without you, almost 85 % finished.
Praise the Lord Jesus." | Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway Watch for our October 2023 date to come. We accept donations of clean, useful items all year.
We would also appreciate any shopping bags as well as any boxes that you can save. ~~~ | H&H Christmas Dinner & Angel Tree Distribution The big day is THIS Saturday, December 17!
The event runs 12:30-4:30pm but volunteers are needed all day, approximately 11am-5:30pm. All help is welcome!
Talk to Pam Veiock for details on how YOU can help!. H&H Christmas dinner is for members of the community who have loved ones with special needs and/or disabilities, but all are welcome. This year, we will be having a DRIVE THROUGH and IN PERSON meal. We will be serving: Ham, Turkey gravy over mashed potatoes & stuffing, corn, green beans, applesauce, bread, butter and desserts. We will also be distributing the angel tree gifts to families who have applied and were put on the tree. Thank you for your generous support! | 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! ~~~ | It's a Wonderful Life at the Columbiana Cultural Collective Three Shows This weekend ~ with our own Frank Snyder!
“It’s a Wonderful Life,” America’s favorite holiday movie, is being presented by Indigo Family Theater live at the Columbiana Cultural Collective. Audiences are invited to join the beloved tale of George and Mary Bailey, Clarence the Angel, and many more memorable characters from this classic show. Performances on Friday & Saturday at 7 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or at Tickets.
For information, visit indigofamilytheater.org. | Elf Workshop at Salem Library Saturday, 10am-12:30pm
The winter holidays are nearly upon us but here's a chance for kids, ages 8-14, to create a special handmade gift for a loved one for any upcoming holiday they'd like to celebrate! There will be 3 different crafts/gifts to chose from. This program is for older kids because, while adult caregivers are not prohibited and should probably stay fairly close by, the kids usually insist you leave the program area so they can make you something special that is a surprise! Past options have included bath bombs, sugar scrubs, picture frames, decorated mugs, etc but this year's will remain a secret for the elves. Kids can drop in any time between 10 and 12 to work their elf magic but should allow 30 minutes per craft and can make up to 3 gifts, if time and supplies allow. Registration is requested to make sure we have enough elf magic for everyone! | Harvey Firestone's Birthday Celebration at Harbel's Market Saturday, 2-5pm
If you haven't been to Harbe'ls Market yet, then this Saturday is the day! Bring your cameras and come see the Yeagley family's Clydesdale horses joined by Santa, Mrs.Claus, and the Grinch. We will have clothespin cookies, baked goods, and local vendors offering last minute Christmas gifts. Please come join us for this Birthday celebration and see all our special guests. . | Holiday Music in Boardman Park Saturday, 4pm
Enjoy this free concert of Holiday favorites played by Park Avenue Brass, with such elegance and grace. Come add a touch of class to your holiday by listening to the sounds of warmth and tradition. The concert will take place in the St. James Meeting House which will be lavished with handmade decorations created by the Holborn Herb Growers Guild. | A Night Like No Other Sunday, 5-7pm
Alliance Christian Center, 670 W Main St
"Drive Through Bethlehem" -- see a petting zoo (featuring a camel), enjoy hot chocolate and cookies, kids can make a Christmas ornament, plus there will be a Christmas photo booth. A Free and Fun Way to Celebrate Christmas. | TODAY - Mike & Kempsie D'Andrea
December 16-24 - Las Posadas
December 18-26 - Hanukkah
December 19 - Shirl Ann Criss
December 19 - Megan McMaster
December 20 - Madigan Bendersmith
December 21 - Winter Begins ~ Shortest day of the year!
December is National Volunteers Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!!!* Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR December 15-21, 2022 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 6:30pm - Bartholomew LifeGroup at the Theater
Saturday, 11am-5:30pm - H&H Angel Tree Distribution & Dinner
Saturday evening - CLC Elders & Spouses Dinner
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 10:15-10:45 - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Worship & Collide Kids Sunday Ministries
Sunday, 6pm - Young Adult LifeGroup
Tuesday, 9:30am - GG Baking With Bonnie | 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. | |
