Sunday's Service - March 21, 2021 Sermon Series "Red Letter Prayer"
We will journey to Easter Sunday by looking at the greatest prayer of Jesus. | Worshiping Together Spend Sunday morning with us ~ online or in-person at 11:00am.
Use the Facebook link Connecting Life and let's grow together! We can continue to join
together in Worship and Praise and Prayer, whether in the Sanctuary or on Facebook. Please send your prayer requests in for our Joys & Concerns email that will go 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. ~~~ | Meal Making Morning This event has been put on hold - new date will be announced. | | Bible Studies & Ministries | We will be following the health and safety directives during small group meetings and events as well as Worship. Masks and social distancing are required anytime you are in our building, as we try our best to stay healthy together. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation! | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
10am, participate via Zoom ~ Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456, Password: prayer | LifeGroups
Designed to help adults grow as Christ followers: ▪ Taylor LifeGroup: Sunday, 6pm at the Taylor house
▪ Weimer LifeGroup: Tuesday, 10am on Zoom
▪ Hileman LifeGroup: Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm in the Sanctuary
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Planning a bonfire on Friday, April 9 at 6:30pm
| ▪ | Taylor LifeGroup: Sunday, 6pm at the Taylor house | | ▪ | Weimer LifeGroup: Tuesday, 10am on Zoom | | ▪ | Hileman LifeGroup: Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm in the Sanctuary | | ▪ | Bartholomew LifeGroup: Planning a bonfire on Friday, April 9 at 6:30pm | WE BELIEVE:
Found People Find People.
Growing People Change.
Saved People Serve People.
Life is Better Together.
Get involved in a LifeGroup today! ~~~ | Children's Ministry Collide Kids Sundays ~ During Worship
* Nursery Care (Newborn-3 in the Nursery)
* Collide Kids Jr. (Ages 3-6 in the Sprouts Room)
* Collide Kids Church (Grades 1-4 in the Activity Room) Collide Kids Wednesdays ~ 6:30-7:30pm
* Collide Kids Jr. (Ages 3-6 in the Sprouts Room) with Stacy Hileman
* Collide Kids (Grades 1-4 in the Activity Room) with Delania Link
* Collide Middle School (Grades 5-8 in the Blue Room) with Austin Young We will follow COVID-19 CDC guidelines to provide the safest environment to our kids. | Youth Group Grades 5-12
We will resume meetings on Sunday, April 11 from 6-7pm. ~~~ | New Devotionals Available Stop by the round table in the Great Room to pick up a devotional booklet with ten Easter reflections from Our Daily Bread. Please take an extra to share with a friend or loved one. | Have You Seen Our New Pens? Thanks to a special friend, we have a snazzy new way to advertise that Common Ground and Connecting Life are serving together! Check out the basket on the round table and take a pen or two out into the world with you. We are pretty excited about...and thankful for...these special reminders about our special church! | 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 spectacular! Every week I look forward to reaching out to you all with what God has laid on my heart. Each week I am amazed at what God has for us." "This week, the Word is “RECIPE.” God’s Word is our “recipe,” in a sense. Do you have any favorite “recipes” from maybe your mom or grandma? If it is anything like mine, you can tell the “recipe” has been used over and over again. We use a “recipe” to follow in order to achieve the best outcome. Just like God’s Word is our “recipe” to follow to have the best outcome, which is eternal life with Him! Oh, what a blessed time that will be! God’s Word is our spiritual “recipe” to instruct us how to live each day. Does our Bible look like one of our old “recipes” that we follow to achieve the best outcome? Honestly, I need to do a better job at using God’s Word every day. The picture here is of my dad’s Bible. I cherish it. He definitely used his bible as his “recipe” for eternal life with God. He is reaping the benefits of following God’s Word. I love reading all the wonderful nuggets in the margins he left for me to see. Just like God left His nuggets in the Bible for us to follow. Let’s get out our “recipe” book everyday and use it over and over again until His Word is instilled in our hearts." The Eternal Word - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. ~ John 1:1-5 (NKJV) | March Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am
Join us at church or online via Facebook Live: Connecting Life We will continue to be guided by the health and safety guidelines set forth by the
governor and the health department, so we require masks to be worn in our building
at all times. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service ~ Thursday, April 1 from 7-8pm The Service of Tenebrae: Tenebrae is the Latin term for "shadows" and is a Holy Week tradition dating far back into the history of the Christian Church. It is characterized by the twelve disciples at the Last Supper, each one reading a brief passage by candlelight. The gradual loss of light is symbolic of the flight of the disciples. The moment of total darkness recalls the days Jesus spent in the tomb. This moving tradition prepares us to break out on Easter morn with great joy. | 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 had a happy visit from Kelly at the end of last week! We love it when friends visit...thanks Kelly!! This week we've spent more time dealing with the clean up of old rubbish outside. It seems to be a never ending task! Now that we have some seeds planted, we have also gotten to add watering back into our daily routine. We are all excited to see buds popping out as spring approaches. Besides working, we also do take time for some laid-back activities, like jigsaw puzzles. We finished our lighthouse puzzle this week. Before we know it, the growing season will be here and our puzzles will have to wait until next winter. In other exciting news, we had two people contact us about volunteering! The first one, Kathleen, came for a wonderful visit on Wednesday and we look forward to her return next week! (Thanks, Kathleen!) What a great feeling when community members hear about us and reach out to be a part of our GG family! | | Signs of Spring ~ Watering & New Buds! | CSA Info Available Click this GG Link to learn about our
2021 Community Supported Agriculture Program. Only 6 spots left! Thank you to our subscribers!
Here's our latest Newsletter reminder. Brochures are available on the GG table in the Great Room. | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Goodness Grows Jungle Jam and Juicy Jam available at Reach for the STARS online: Shop Local.
They even provide curbside pickup in Salem to encourage social distancing. We are also glad to arrange a jam pick up here at GG. Check out our jam table in the Great Room. | | 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 and hands-on way. The GG crew also maintains the grounds
and cleans the church building. There are many ways to support GG, including:
Online Shopping through Amazon Smile ~ Volunteering ~ Donating Items
Purchasing Our Products ~ Charitable Giving ~ Telling Others | Rock Kidz Uganda, Inc. Their mission is to Advocate, Advise, Advance the ministries of Divine Soccer in Masaka, Uganda for the benefit of the children of the community.
Sponsorships 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. | Coat & Clothing & More Giveaway 2021 Tell your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers that we collect items year-round! We are happy to take clothes for all ages and sizes, along with coats, hats, bags, purses, shoes, housewares, books, school supplies, stuffed animals, puzzles, toys... anything clean and useful. *Please drop your items off in the barrel by the GG table in the Great Room
or pop them into the Green Room upstairs. Thank you! * | 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! ~~~ | Easter Fundraiser for Columbiana's Destination Imagination Egg My House Fundraiser
If you are hunting for an eventful Easter morning, let Destination Imagination Egg Your House! Imagine Easter morning with your child(ren) waking up to candy filled eggs on your lawn!
Forms will go home at Joshua Dixon but, if your child does not attend Columbiana,
please email surgenavic82@yahoo.com to place an order.
Payment can be made via cash, check, FB pay, Venmo, or PayPal.
Willing to Egg Columbiana & any surrounding areas.
Orders are due by March 31st. | Bites and Bits of History: Remarkable Women of Trumbull County Today at 12pm
Mahoning Valley Historical Society
Continuing in an ONLINE video format, our next Bites and Bits of History lunchtime program of the Winter Series is debuting Thursday, March 18 at Noon, on our YouTube channel. We’ll explore the lives of several influential and noteworthy Trumbull County women. Their backstories, careers, and impacts will be highlighted as we dive into how they not only shaped the local community but forever changed the world around them. Meghan Reed, Executive Director of the Trumbull County Historical Society, will be our main presenter. | East Palestine Spring Shop Hop Saturday, March 20 from 10am-5pm
Let’s get HOPPING as East Palestine Businesses invite you to the 2nd Annual Spring Shop Hop! An amazing day is planned with lots of promotions, discounts, and giveaways. “Pop up Shops,” including home based businesses, are joining in this year. Grab your family and head out for a day in EP. Click Here for a list of businesses and events. | JCC: Virtual Film Fest | Shoelaces March 20 to March 22
This winter, the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown is presenting virtual film viewings. Films will be available online for 72 hours beginning at 7:00 p.m. on the day listed. For more information contact Emelia Sherin, Program Coordinator, at 330.746.3250 ext. 106 or esherin@jewishyoungstown.org.
SHOELACES | Language: Hebrew | Subtitles: English | Drama "Shoelaces" tells the story of a complicated relationship between an aging father and his special-needs son whom he abandoned while he was still a young boy. Reuben's kidneys are failing and his son Gadi wants to donate one of his own kidneys to help save his father's life. Use this link to register for this virtual Free Event. | DAYS TO REMEMBER TODAY - Shirley Hough
TODAY - Titus Griffith
March 19 - Peggy Fisher
March 19 - Matt & Jill Griffith
March 20 - Spring Equinox ~ Welcome Spring!
March 20 - Lorri Bagley
March 21 - Bob Bartholow
March 22 - World Water Day
March 24 - Betty Lewis
March is National Social Work Month. If we don't have your special days, please let us know! | ON OUR CALENDAR March 18-24, 2021 . . .
Weekdays, 9am-2pm - GG at Work
Tonight, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Sunday, 9:30am - Sunday Morning Class
Sunday, 11am - In-Person & Online Worship & Collide Sunday Ministries
Sunday, 6pm - Taylor LifeGroup
Monday, 6pm - Session
Tuesday, 10am - Weimer LifeGroup
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group via Zoom
Wednesday, 6:30pm - Collide Kids Wednesday
Wednesday, 6:30pm - 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. | |
