| Sunday's Service - October 10, 2021 | The featured Scripture is:1 Peter 1:13-18
for Mike's message: Sojourners Part 8 ~ Walking in the Dark. Join us Sunday ~ In-Person & Online
Worship at 11am Connecting Life Church Facebook Page Come Grow With Us! | Outdoor Worship ~ This Sunday Bring your family & friends, your outdoor necessities,
and your Bible! | 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 on Facebook. Use the Facebook link Connecting Life and 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. Following the current health guidelines, mask are optional here at the church.
We ask that you use your own discretion about what you feel is best
for you and your family regarding masks and social distancing. ~~~ | | Bible Studies & Ministries | Sunday Morning Bible Study ~ 9:30am
Studying 1 Thessalonians Ladies Morning Bible Study
Fridays at 9am, Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group ~ 10am
Participate in-person at the Jackson's or online via Zoom.
Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456
Password: prayer | LifeGroups
Designed to help adults grow as Christ followers.
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Friday, 6:30pm
▪ Young LifeGroup: Sunday, 6pm
▪ Weimer LifeGroup: Tuesday, 10am
▪ Hileman LifeGroup: Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm | | 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) Collide Wednesday ~ 6:30-7:30pm
* Collide Kids Jr. ~ Ages 3-PreK
* Collide Kids ~ Grades 1-4
* Collide Middle School ~ Grades 5-8 Collide Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering, forms are still available on the
library table as you walk into the Great Room. Thank you! | Senior High LifeGroup ~
Kick-Off October 13 ~ Wednesday!! We will be launching a brand new group to serve our students in Grades 9-12, meeting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. We'll gather from 5:30-6:30pm, before Collide. Then, any students who want to stay after to help during the 6:30-7:30pm hour will be most welcome! | Church Goodness Grows Work Day THIS Saturday, October 9, 9:30am
Handy volunteers needed to help install our new wet wall! This special part of our
greenhouse helps our GG crew to grow healthy plants in that protected space.
Come help us continue to grow goodness! | Freezer Meal Making Monday, October 11, 6pm
We could use a few more volunteers to help put together these meals that will be in our freezer, ready to be given out if there is a need. Sign-up sheet available on Sunday. Please contact Danielle Young with any questions. | | Some Fun From Last Year's Meal Making! | Volunteering is Fun ~ Come Join In! Check out the smiling faces of some of our fabulous Giveaway Set-Up Volunteers. Wednesday was certainly a time of joy and service! Great big thanks go out to all the folks who have come and will be coming to help organize the warehouse!! (It is so exciting to report that there were more volunteers than can be pictured here in the Scoop!) Folks spent time in there today and will be again tomorrow, if you have a free moment. There will also be work to be done next week - we will send out an email and post on Facebook to let you know what days/times we plan on working. We will know more when we see how Friday goes. | 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. "God is certainly good to us. He is blessing us with some almost perfect weather. It could stay this way in northern Ohio, and I would be just fine. Cool mornings and evenings and warm afternoons. What more could we ask for? God’s beauty and glory surrounds us during our day. Just so wonderful to think this same God has so much for us. If we would only tap into that." "Which brings me to our Word for the week, “REACH.” When I need to get anything out of our kitchen cupboards past the second shelf, it is just out of my “reach” because I am short. I must either ask for help or get a stool to “reach." There is always a way to “reach,” it just may take some doing. All God has for us is within our “reach.” How much do we want it? How much time are we willing to invest in Him? In others? God has so much for us that is within our “reach,” but it may take some doing on our part to achieve. The woman in the Bible that had been sick for years did whatever it took to “reach” Jesus. No matter what, she was determined to “reach” out for her miracle. How is our "no matter what?" Are we as determined to “reach” all God has for us? Holy Spirit, teach us to “reach” for more. Let’s not become complacent and let someone else “reach” for what God has for you and me. Let’s not shortchange ourselves and “reach” to become ALL God wants us to be – for His Glory! Have a super week!" Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us, ~ Ephesians 3:20 (Amplified Bible) | October Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am
Join us at church or online via Facebook Live: Connecting Life
We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! | Coat & Clothing & More Giveaway 2021 NEXT Saturday, October 16, 10am-1pm
For the first time ever, in the warehouse! The big day is almost here - only one more week to get donations and spread the word. Volunteers needed on the 16th to help the event run smoothly. Join us for as much time as you can give. All volunteers appreciated! Note ~ Masks are required for all volunteers and attendees at the Giveaway,
as we strive to keep our community as safe as possible. | Family Fall Fest For Collide Kids & Families Wednesday, October 20 from 5:30-7:30pm
Food ~ Games ~ Tractor Rides ~ Fellowship
Event being held at the home of Stacy's parents, Curt & Brenda Jacobsen - 13315 Unity Rd.
in New Springfield. Bring camping chairs, appropriate clothes, and your family!
*Rain Date - Wednesday, November 3 | Old-Fashioned Apple Butter Making Saturday, October 23, 9:30am to ??
Come join in the fun at this special event, a first for Common Ground Church Community, Connecting Life Church, and Goodness Grows! Guided by Sally & Fred Carrier, Jen Shannon, and their long family tradition of apple butter making over a roaring fire, we'll be working to create this seasonal delight. Participants will be able to take some home and Goodness Grows will use the rest for fundraising! The end time is stated as a question because we just don't know. A possible estimate has the event concluding about 7pm, but it could be earlier or later. It depends on things like the heat of the fire, the types of the apples, and more. All we know for sure is that it will end after the last bit of yumminess is canned! YOU are enthusiastically invited to join in anytime throughout the day to help with the process and enjoy fellowship while basking in the scent of apples cooking. We are also asking for donations of any variety of clean apples (we'll end up using at least 5 bushels) as well as regular mouth pint jars and lids. We can use either the one piece lids or the lid/ring combo. Please drop all donations off at church by October 20. Thank you! | www.goodnessgrows4all.org Our Mission Statement: To cultivate personal, social, and community growth through gardening, education, and opportunity for people of all abilities. ~~~ |  So much space! |  Lynn came to visit & donate! |  Time for trees! | | |  Dustin says, "No pictures!" | News of the Week This week has been mostly about the Giveaway. We spent part of Monday moving the donations from the Green Room to the warehouse. It takes a long time to move an entire room full of bags and boxes! After all that, we were ready for some time in the great outdoors. We headed to the woods to take care of some downed trees. Everyone ended their day worn out from good old fashioned hard work! On Tuesday, the warehouse work really got under way. Everyone pitched in to set up tables and begin getting organized. On Wednesday, our crew carried more tables, wiped down objects, and worked hard helping volunteers with sorting and setting up items. Today, we spent time out in the fields and gardens harvesting produce. Tomorrow, a food bank run will be made. We will definitely be spending plenty more time helping in the warehouse, too. Check out the applesauce table in the Great Room when you are here. We used local apples donated by our friend Ethan to make fresh applesauce. Leave a donation in the yellow pail and take home your very own jar of apple deliciousness! GG folks will be here on Saturday to get the wet wall replaced in the front greenhouse. Why is a wet wall so necessary for us? In order to keep plants healthy and growing in the hot months, it’s very important to control the temperature and humidity levels in a greenhouse. Our current wet wall is old and in need of replacement to keep plants and people healthy! We have the supplies, we just need the workers. If you have time on Saturday morning, we'd love to have you stop by and pitch in! | We Are Collecting... GG is collecting egg shells, egg cartons, plastic grocery bags, and coffee grounds. Please leave cartons and bags at the front desk. Egg shells and coffee grounds can be placed in the new black wastebasket to the left of the pew by the Café. Thanks! | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Jungle Jam and Juicy Jam are available in several flavors at Reach for the STARS in Salem and in Columbiana at the Chamber of Commerce office. We are also glad to arrange a jam pick up at GG. Jungle Jam: Blueberry Jalapeno, Hot, Cherry Habanero, Peach Habanero, Dragon
Juicy Jam: Peach Lemonade | | 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, hands-on way. The GG crew
maintains the grounds and cleans the building. Volunteers welcome! | 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. Check out the Rock Kidz table in the Great Room. Products from Uganda still available.
Sponsors are needed for children in Masaka! | NEXT SATURDAY!! Coat & Clothing & More Giveaway 2021 Saturday, October 16, 10am-1pm, In the Warehouse Tell your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers that we collect items year-round...and
now is still a great time to donate! We'll 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 arrange to take items to warehouse or leave them downstairs in the Great Room. Boxes, bags, and hangers are needed. |  The big day's almost here...have you helped spread the word? | | 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! ~~~ | Spoken Threads Storytelling Tonight, 6-8pm
Columbiana First Presbyterian, 28 East Park Ave
Get your story ready! Join THE HUB for an evening of personal storytelling around the theme Spooky Happenings. Come prepared with your own story to tell or just come to listen to others. All ages are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Free.
Contact Info: Pastor Fritz Nelson, THE HUB
cpc28@sbcglobal.net, 330-482-2666 | Family Fun in Salem This Weekend Visit Salem on Saturday for activities for all ages. Make sure to stop by Reach for the STARS to check out all the cool things Kitty Kromer and the amazing staff and students have going on there! | Seasonal Events at Mill Creek Park Pumpkin Carving
Thursday & Friday 9am-2pm, Saturday 9am-12pm
Fellows Riverside Gardens Outdoor Concourse
Have fun helping carve pumpkins for display at Pumpkin Walk at Twilight. Carving tools will be available. While pumpkin supplies last. Free and open to the public. Registration requested for groups of 10 or more - call 330-740-7116. Pumpkin Walk at Twilight
Sunday, 5:30-8:30pm
Fellows Riverside Gardens Outdoor Concourse
Experience the magic of the fall season during Pumpkin Walk at Twilight! Take a stroll along the gardens pumpkin-lined pathways and enjoy live entertainment as day turns to night. Free and open to the public. The Big Sit
Sunday, 7:30am-5pm (weather dependent)
Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary
Join Audubon & Mill Creek MetroParks for "The Big Sit" at Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary. This dawn-to-dusk international birding event gives us the opportunity to showcase the phenomenal diversity of bird species found at the site. Rain or shine, bring a comfortable chair and binoculars; stay for an hour or for the whole day and help count as we record all the bird species seen or heard from the observation deck. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens 330.740.7116 for details. Free. Age Range: Youth, Teens, Adults, Seniors (50+). Families
Registration requested, walk-ins welcome We recommend those who are not fully vaccinated to wear a mask and follow all other recommended CDC and Ohio Department of Health guidelines. Please do not attend
a program or event if you are feeling unwell. | | Men's Rally in the Valley ~ This Saturday | DAYS TO REMEMBER October 8 - National Pierogi Day
October 10 - Shirl Criss
October 10 - Carolyn Swantek
October 11 - Indigenous Peoples' Day & Columbus Day
October 12 - Farmers Day ~ Thank a farmer for all their hard work!
October is National Book Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!* | ON OUR CALENDAR October 7-13, 2021 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Tonight, 5pm - GG Board Meeting
Tonight, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 6:30pm - Bartholomew LifeGroup
Saturday, 9:30am - Work Day for Wet Wall
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 11am - In-Person & Online Worship and Collide Sunday Ministries - Outdoor Service
Sunday, 6pm - Young LifeGroup
Monday, 6pm - Deacon's Freezer Meal Prep
Tuesday, 10am - Weimer LifeGroup
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group
Wednesday, 5:50-6:30pm - Sr. High LifeGroup Kick-Off
Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm - Collide Wednesday & 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. | |
