| Sunday Service ~ September 10, 2023 | The featured Scripture is: Hebrews 1:1-2a
for Mike's message: Introduction to Hebrews. Pastor Mike will begin a new study this Sunday through the Book of Hebrews.
This wonderful Epistle to the Hebrews points the reader to the unmistakable and undeniable Supremacy of Jesus Christ. Join us and invite others to join us! | Livestream at: CLC Website
Recorded service posted to: CGCC Facebook & CLC Facebook Come Grow With Us! | Worshiping Together Spend Sunday mornings 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. ~~~ | Saturday Morning Serving in the Warehouse THIS SATURDAY, 10am-12pm
Smiles and laughter assured at this service opportunity.
All hands appreciated as we organize, sort, fold, and get ready for the October 21 Giveaway! | Church Potluck Luncheon SUNDAY After Worship
Bring your favorite dish to share and stay after church
for great food and great fellowship as
we enjoy our fall potluck! | | Bible Studies & Ministries | Bible Breakout Begins Sunday! Together we will grow in grace and knowledge.
We hope you can join us on this exciting journey! Bible Breakout - 9:30-10:20am
Classes for All Ages:
Adult Bible Breakout - Studying the Book of John
Bible Breakout Teens (Middle & High School)
Bible Breakout Kids (Grades 1-4)
Bible Breakout Tots (Ages 0-5) Fellowship Time - 10:20-10:50am
Food and Conversation Family Worship - 11am-12:15pm
From young to old, everyone will grow and learn together! Building disciples within individual families and in the church family as a whole. | LifeGroups
▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Sundays, 6pm
▪ Tuesday LifeGroup: Meeting weekly at 10am.
Other groups are in the works. Watch for more information to come! | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
10am at the Jackson's house and on Zoom.
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456 / Password: prayer | Looking for a Few Volunteers Volunteers needed for Bible Breakout Tots from 9:30-10:20am & for Nursery from 11am-12:15pm. While all ages are more than welcome in Worship, we will continue to have
nursery care available for our littlest ones (ages 0-2). Bible Breakout Tots ~ Volunteers must be able to commit to serving on a weekly basis from 9:30-10:20am, providing a brief Bible reading and a simple activity for the 0-5 year old age group for an entire quarter (3 months) at a time. Nursery ~ Volunteers must be able to commit to serving one Sunday per month from 11am-12:15pm, providing care and a safe and comfortable atmosphere to play while parents/guardians are in the worship service. Not sure you're ready to commit to a quarter or to one Sunday a month? Substitutes are also needed and deeply appreciated! Sign up to be available when a scheduled volunteer cannot
serve - a great way to help and to see if you'd like to start serving regularly in the future! All volunteers and substitutes required to sign background check applicant release form and code of conduct. Pastor and Elders reserve the right to use discernment and remove responsibilities
from volunteers when necessary for the spiritual and physical well-being of the children. | 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. | New Devotionals Unshakable: 10 Refelections on Resilience from Our Daily Bread is now available in the Great Room. From the back of the booklet, "These 10 reflections are written by those who have experienced tragedy, loss, and suffering but have remained steadfast in their faith because they trusted their Savior. May their stories and the selected Scripture be an encouragement for whatever you face today." Take one home to read and one to share with a friend! | | Have you checked the Lost & Found lately? | Blessing Box Located by the Sanctuary doors, the Blessing Box is always available. If you have a need, please write it on one of the cards next to the box and pop it inside. Additionally, if you are not comfortable putting the need on a card, we are always reachable by email at: connectinglife.clc@gmail.com or commongroundsecretary@gmail.com Requests for help with any need will be kept confidential. | September Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11am
Ben St. John will bring the message on September 24. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Warehouse Volunteer Days Mark your calendars and come help
fold, sort, carry, an& organize as we prepare for October 21. Saturday Morning Serving in the Warehouse
September 9, 10am-12pm
Smiles and laughter assured at this service opportunity. Wednesday Evening in the Warehouse...with Cookies!
September 20, 6-8pm
Volunteers will get to enjoy cookies made by Goodness Grows. Sack Lunch Sunday in the Warehouse (with Rachel's Famous Iced Tea)
October 8, After Worship-3pm
Bring your packed lunch to church - we'll provide iced tea and lemonade - and join us for a picnic under the warehouse awning before diving into organzing and setting up for the big day! ~~~ | Outdoor Worship September 24
Join us for church in the great outdoors! It is working out well in the courtyard, so we'll be
doing it again! Chairs and canopies will be set up or you can bring your own.
Bring you Bible, your family, and be ready to worship out in creation. ~~~ | Fall Fest As you plan your family's fall schedule, take a minute to save the date! Saturday, November 4 from 12-4pm Inside & (weather permitting) outside, with hot dogs & chips, games, crafts, wagon rides, face painting, candy, pumpkin carving story, and more! Bring your family for some autumn themed fun & fellowship.
(The next committe meeting is Sept. 24 after church.) | www.goodnessgrows4all.org Our Mission Statement: To cultivate personal, social, and community growth through gardening, education, and opportunity for people of all abilities. | The hot weather this week has kept us inside more than we like but we have still been busy! We had our first visit from the Crestview Middle School class and tomorrow will be the second visit for the High School group. Next week will see the visits from the Leetonia High School class starting. We have moved donations into the warehouse and carried food staple items upstairs to make room for more to come at the donation table. With the help of the students, we sanitized the toys in the Sprouts Room and Nursery again. (Fighting germs is just like fighting weeds - there is always more to do!) Of course, we also have spent time cleaning the building and we will be moving and setting up tables for the church's Potluck Lunch. Today is CSA day, so everyone (Including Miss Jill, on her Birthday, no less! Thanks Miss Jill!) has been harvesting, washing, and sorting. Only three more CSA days after today! We have three events this month so our crew has been making jam like crazy! We want to be stocked up so we can supply everyone's jam cravings. Ice cream topping. PB&J sandwiches. Meat glaze. Yogurt mix-in. Cracker spread. The list of yummy things to do with our jams is extensive! What is your favorite way to use Jungle Jam or Juicy Jam? | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Available at Reach for the STARS in Salem, in Columbiana at Living Luxe Designs, and here at GG.
Summer favorite peach jams are ready on the GG table in the Great Room! Jungle Jam: - $7 - Blueberry Jalapeno, Strawberry Jalapeno, Hot,
Cherry Habanero, Peach Habanero, Dragon Juicy Jam: - $7 - Cherry Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade,
Blueberry Lemonade, Peach Lemonade * We are almost out of our strawberry and blueberry jams.
When they are gone, they'll be gone until spring! Get your's now! We also have:
Organic Catnip Toys ~ handmade here, with our catnip, cost - $4
Handmade Wine Cork Cat Toys ~ designed by our clients, cost - $1
GG T-Shirt ~ $15 assorted sizes | Raising Funds for GG Save the date - October 28 from 6-9pm - and join us at ill will for a fun fall evening as we raise money to pay our clients for all the work they do here in North Lima! | | OUTREACH & 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 are looking for a way to serve, come help GG take care of the grounds.
We'd love to have you join in the work and the play!!!
Talk to Rachel Vignon to see how you can help! | 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. | If you haven't read the recent newsletter, click HERE to get caught up on all that has been happening! Stop by the RKU table to see how you can help kids in need of sponsors. | October Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway Saturday, October 21, 9:30am-1pm | We accept donations of clean, useful items all year. Drop them off under the overhang at the back of the warehouse or use the barrel by the library table in the Great Room. If you need help unloading, Goodness Grows folks are usually available weekdays from 9:15am-1:45pm. We would also appreciate any shopping bags and especially any boxes that you can save. | Three volunteer days now on the calendar & the first one is Saturday!
We would love to have your help at one, two,or even all three!! Can't make it on the scheduled days? Talk to Rachel Vignon or Jen Lynch
to set up a different time to join in the sorting and organizing fun! | Pantry Staples Bags for Giveaway 2023 |  Donations coming in!! THANK YOU!! | We've set an ambitious goal of filling
500 bags with the following items:
peanut butter (or other nut butter) / tuna / canned veggies / mac & cheese / pasta & sauce / canned fruit / granola bars The donation area is set up on the table near the front doors. Grab a list from the table to take with you as you keep an eye out for supplies and good sales! (Don't like shopping? Monetary donations are just as useful - we'll happily shop for you!) If we start shopping now, find some good sales, and are careful to check for expiration dates that are well past October 21, 2023, we might be able to send a bag of food home with every person who attends the Giveaway! Let's dream BIG and work together for our community!! | Learn more about Heroes & Halos on their Facebook page and stay up to date on what they are doing in the community. H&H is a non-profit organization that reaches out to the community and provides Awareness, Education, Assistance, and Outreach Programs regarding Individuals with Special Needs and Disabilities and their families. | 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! ~~~ | | Visit Kitty at the Youngstown Flea | Nature Fun at Beaver Creek Lots going on at the Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center (12798 Echo Dell Rd, East Liverpool) this weekend! Open to visitors on Saturday and Sunday from 1-5pm each day.
Also this weekend: Live Foxes and Skunks, Oh My!
Saturday, 1-3pm
Join Tina Laughlin under the pavilion to talk to her about her pet foxes and skunks. You will be able to ask her questions and pet the animals. Fun Activity: "How Many Bears Can Live in the Forest?"
Saturday, 2-3pm
This activity is suitable for kids ages 8-14 and their parents. Please register by sending names, ages, and contact information to beavercreekw@aol.com. | Canfield Fall Festival Saturday, 4-8pm
Celebrate the season and visit the Canfield Green for live music, food, beverages, and fun. | Women's Seminar Registration is open for this women's event being hosted in Salem on October 27. | TODAY - Jill Snyder
September 8 - David Bodendorfer
September 11 - Patriot Day
September 12 - Sally Carrier
September 12 - Kempsie D'Andrea
September 13 - Cathy Bartholomew
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month If we don't have your special days,
please let us know!!! Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR September 7-13, 2023 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - Goodness Grows at Work
Today, 4-7pm - CSA Pick Up (Weekly & Bi-Weekly)
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 10:15am-1pm - Crestview HS Class at GG
Saturday, 9am-3pm - GG at the Flea
Saturday, 10am-12pm - Volunteer Time in Warehouse
Sunday, 9:30-10:20am - Bible Breakout Begins!
Sunday, 10:20-10:50am - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Worship Time for All Ages
Sunday, 12:15pm - Church Family Potluck Luncheon
Sunday, 6pm - Young Adult LifeGroup
Monday, 10am-1pm - Leetonia HS Class at GG
Tuesday, 10am - LifeGroup
Tuesday, 10:30am-1pm - Crestview MS Class at GG
Tuesday, 6:30pm - WAVE 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. | |
