| Sunday's Service - July 12, 2020 | The featured scripture verse is: 1 Thessalonians 5:11
for Mike's message: One Another Part 4 - Encourage One Another. So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11(NLT) Join us this Sunday for Worship - 11:00am Online and In-Person | Worshiping Together Spend Sunday morning with us - at Common Ground or online. Use the Facebook link Connecting Life and let's grow together! We welcome you to join us online until you're ready to gather in a group again. Whether worshiping in person or online, we can continue to join together in Worship and Praise and Prayer. You'll be invited you to share your prayers and praises in person after the sermon ends. If you're worshiping online, or if you prefer communicating by email, 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 or you can email Jen Lynch directly or use commonground.secretary@gmail.com. We would love to see and pray for the prayer needs of everyone from Common Ground and Connecting Life as well as anyone else in need of the power of prayer! | Bible Studies Sunday Morning Bible Study
Meets most Sundays at 9:30am, upstairs in the Activity Room. We are studying the Book of Psalms.
(Note: We will not meet next Sunday, July 19.) Ladies Bible Study
Meets most Fridays at 9am. Starting a new book tomorrow - He is Enough: Living in the Fullness of Jesus (A Study in Colossians) by Asheritah Ciuciu.
(Note: Next week, we will meet on Tuesday, July 14. The following week, we will not meet at all.) | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group 9am, upstairs in the Activity Room
Participate via Zoom or gather in person at Common Ground for this time of sharing and prayer. | LifeGroup Meeting Meeting Friday, 7pm at Common Ground.
LifeGroup members are all invited to stop in the parking lot and participate in our "Chalk the Lot" event! | Chalk the Lot TOMORROW, 6:30-8pm
Event for all ages!
Youth Group member, Audrey Shannon, and her friend Alaina came up with a summer-fun activity that is packed full of social distancing potential. Way to be creative, ladies! So, we are inviting you to come Chalk Our Lot next Friday evening. We will have some sidewalk chalk available here or you can bring your own. (We will have hand sanitizer available.) With chalk in hand, families or individuals can disperse throughout our parking lot and fill the lot with chalk art! Draw pictures, write Scripture, chalk encouraging thoughts...the sky is the limit, as long as it is family friendly. We will have a designated parking area, along the bottom of the lot under the trees, leaving the rest of the parking lot a blank canvas for your art. Drop in anytime from 6:30-8:00 and let your creativity flow! (This is, of course dependent on the weather cooperating! We will reschedule in the event of storms.) Ecclesiastes 3:11 - He has made everything beautiful in its time. | Men's Ministry Gathering POSTPONED! Due to the high likelihood of storms on Saturday, this gathering has been postponed. We'll let you know the new date as soon as we get it scheduled. Keep your camp chair and bug spray at the ready! | Children's Ministry Collide Kids Wednesday's Weekly Video:
Love One Another This lesson teaches us that, as followers of Jesus, we are to love one another! As it says in 1 John 4:7, "Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God..." Danielle gives fun discussion starters in these lessons, like this week's question - Who would you vote for to be the hall monitor at your school? We'd love to hear your answers! Feel free to let us know by email or on Facebook. Big thanks to Danielle Taylor and Pastor Mike for all their work on this weekly online way to connect and grow! | Youth Group YG Events Scheduled so Far (Weather & COVID Permitting) ~
* July 15: Service Day with GG, 9am-12pm
* August 14: Bonfire at Vignon's, 6-8pm
* August 19: Service Day with GG, 9am-12pm Youth Group is open to kids in 5th through 12th grade.
Rising 5th graders are invited to join in with these currently scheduled events. |  A 2019 Service Day | Youth Group Service Day with GG Wednesday from 9am-12pm.
Bring lunch, a water bottle, and dress for getting dirty! We will spend the morning working with GG, helping Rachel and the crew however we can. At 11:30am, we will eat lunch together and recap our day. Hope to see all our youth there! Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. ~ Galatians 6:2 | Embracing the Virtual Sleepover From "The Week" online parenting newsletter, a weekly roundup of parenting insights from scientists and family experts (Parenting Ideas): It's probably not safe for kids to host or attend sleepovers with their friends right now, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but one dad named Andrew tells Lifehacker he's found a temporary workaround for his daughter: video sleepovers. "On Friday [or Saturday] evenings, she can arrange a video chat 'sleepover' with a friend, where she's allowed to stay up as late as she wants to chat / play / make art with a friend since she can't do those things in person," he says. Lifehacker's Meghan Moravcik Walbert applauds the idea, and suggests some ways to make it even more special, including setting up a tent and coordinating with other parents so the kids can eat the same dinner and snacks together. "Implement as few rules as possible and let them stay up as late as they want," she says. "They'll be tired tomorrow, but they don't have anywhere to be anyway." | A Free World Explorer Calendar of Activities for Every Day of Summer! Looking for activities to do as a family this summer that are fun and educational? Click the picture below to check out a free "Summer World Explorer Calendar," with a fun global activity for every day of summer. World art, dance, nature, history, and on and on. That's 92 ideas for 92 days. | Prayer For whom are you praying today?
How can we pray for you? Whenever you have a prayer request, please don't hesitate to send it in! We are here to pray with and for you. We will be sharing prayers and praises in church, during our "Joys & Concerns" time. If you are worshiping with us online, please take a minute to send in your prayer needs by early Monday mornings for inclusion in the weekly Joys & Concerns email. We are also glad to send out prayer requests and praise reports anytime throughout the week! Thank you! | Encouragement Thank you to Marcia for sharing and Darla for writing these weekly words of encouragement. May we all seize our opportunities to bless others, this week and beyond. "God is certainly blessing us with some nice Summer weather. Thanking God for the rain this afternoon. The gardens and flowers are singing and dancing! He cares for all of us along with the flowers! We are His stunning flowers that shine for Him." "The word God laid on my heart this week is OPPORTUNITY. We are all given opportunity each day. It is our choice what we do with it. I took the opportunity when Covid-19 started to encourage you all with a weekly email. I have been so blessed doing this. You are all very near and dear to my heart for sure. We need to take advantage of our opportunities when God places in our path. Tell someone they look nice. Smile/wave at someone. Send a card or note to someone. Buy someone's meal in the drive-thru. Reach out to someone you haven't seen or talked to in a while. Hold the door open for someone. Pray with someone (and if you say you will pray for someone - please do). Try to only say kind words. Forgive someone (God will give you this opportunity if you ask Him). Take a meal to someone that may not be able to get out. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to the right opportunity. This will be so rewarding to us all! The giver and the receiver. Be a blessing to someone by catching that OPPORTUNITY!" ~ Darla Smith Galatians 6:10 ~ Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all,
especially to those who are of the household of faith. | July Worship ~ In-Person and Online 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. | Rock Kidz Uganda, Inc. Presentation Sunday Worship, July 26 at 11am
Come Worship with us and learn what is happening in Uganda with Divine Soccer Ministry and the lives being changed. Marilee & David Bodendorfer will share all about their experiences with this ministry, including opportunities for possible mission trips. | 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 This week's hot weather has made us keep to a careful schedule of only working outdoors in the mornings and taking frequent water and shade breaks. We still accomplished plenty, working on weeding the front flower beds and taking care of the CSA. Inside we made jam, cleaned, observed our creature friends we're caring for, and more. Pastor Mike was a taste tester for our Hot Jungle Jam this week and we think we've made another Jungle Jam fan! Thanks, Pastor Mike!! Below are some pictures from what might have been the tastiest part of our week. On Wednesday, we took refuge inside for a refreshing Hogan's donut break. Yum! Big thanks go to Miss Rachel for this welcome surprise! | Jam For Sale We'll be at the Youngstown Flea this Saturday from 9am-3pm at
110 Freeman Alley, next to Covelli. We'd love to see you there! Check out Reach for the STARS online to get your Goodness Grows Jungle Jam and Juicy Jam. Here is the link to their website: 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 Goodness Grows. | | OUTREACH and MISSION OPPORTUNITIES | Weeders Always Welcome! You are invited to spend some time enjoying the beauty of God's creation right here on our property. Take time to appreciate His handiwork while pulling some weeds in the flower beds! | Coat & Clothing & More Giveaway ~ October 10 Celebrate National Give Something Away Day on July 15
by finding items at home that you no longer use and donating them here for our Giveaway! Keep saving all your clothing and outerwear items for our fall giveaway. Tell your friends, family, neighbors, and
co-workers that we will accept donations all year! Clothes for all ages and sizes needed, along with coats, bags, purses, shoes, housewares, books, stuffed animals, toys...whatever clean and useable items you think might help someone in need. Bags and boxes for people to carry their "new" items home with them are also needed! Drop items off under the front awning by the glass doors facing the road or stop by if there are cars in the parking lot. Goodness Grows is here M-F from 9-2. | 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! | Fair Food Extravaganza July 10-12 at the Canfield Fairgrounds.
Fair Food Extravaganza is back for Round 2! 11am-6pm Friday through Sunday. Admission is free. | | Summer Movies at Firestone Farms in Columbiana | Movies will be shown at 1pm and 7pm on Fridays. This week is Toy Story 4 (G).
Free Family-friendly movies on the big screen! Lots of seating in the Courtyard, or bring your own lawn chair or blanket! There will be a different movie every week, with a mix of old and new releases, rated G, PG, or PG-13. Stay tuned to the Movie Night Event Page on Facebook for movie titles as they get scheduled. (Movies may be cancelled or changed at any time due to weather or movie studio changes. Children must be supervised at all times.) COVID-19 Safety Note: "We are very excited to bring you family-friendly movies in our Courtyard; and the health and safety of our guests is of the highest importance to us. In our effort to meet safety, sanitation, and social distancing requirements set by the State of Ohio, we have created “sections” in our Courtyard. Each “section” will hold 4-6 seats (provided by us sanitized, or you can bring your own) with room between for social distancing protocol. Sections are available on a first-come first-serve basis. For us to continue with our summer schedule, we need your help and support. Please follow social distancing guidelines. Masks are appreciated, but not required. If you are exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home." | | Mahoning County Library Virtual Friday Game Night | Can you beat your fellow community members at Scategories? Boggle? Emoji Book Titles? Join the fun to find out every Friday night at 7pm on the Library Facebook Page | Quaker City Big Buck Nationals This Friday - Sunday More details available HERE. | | 8th Annual Butterfly Festival ~ Next Weekend | Saturday, July 18, 1-4pm
Southside Community Garden
88 Williamson, Youngstown, Ohio
Come see the garden oasis with live butterflies within an urban setting. Celebrate God's gifts of nature with live music, free food, donate school supplies for local children, face painting, many butterfly related activities. Some vendors, fundraiser event, butterfly host and nectar plants for sale, raffle tickets, Chinese auction. Donations Welcome. | CELEBRATE! TODAY - Don Fisher
TODAY - Sam & Danielle Hartley
July 11 - Lee Bender
July 13 - Denise Stewart
July 14 - Cow Appreciation Day
July 15 - Bonnie Shank
July 15 - National Give Something Away Day (Clean out a closet & drop items here for Giveaway!)
July 15 - National Pet Fire Safety Day If we don't have your special days, please let us know! | ON OUR CALENDAR July 9-15, 2020 . . . Weekdays, 9am-2pm - GG at Work
Today, 4-7pm - CSA Pick-up
Friday, 9am - Ladies Morning Bible Study
Friday, 5pm - Praise Team Practice
Friday, 6:30-8pm - Chalk the Lot
Friday, 7pm - LifeGroup
Saturday, 9am-3pm - GG at the Flea
Sunday, 9:30am - Sunday Morning Class
Sunday, 11am - In-Person and Online Worship
Tuesday, 9am - Ladies Morning Bible Study
Tuesday, 6pm - Session
Wednesday, 9am-12pm - YG Day of Service with GG
Wednesday, 9am - Prayer Group
Wednesday, afternoon - Collide Kids Online | 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. | |
