| Sunday's Service ~ January 22, 2023 | The featured Scripture is: Philippians 2:5-8
for Pastor Mike's message: The Model of Spiritual Unity. | 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. ~~~ | | Bible Studies & Ministries | Sunday Morning Bible Study ~ 9:30am
One Heartbeat Away by Mark Cahill Ladies Morning Bible Study ~ Fridays, 9am
Enough by Sharon Jaynes | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group ~ 10am
At the Jackson's and on Zoom
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456 / Password: prayer | LifeGroups ▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Sunday, 6pm
▪ Tuesday LifeGroup: Tuesday, 10am at Shirley Hough’s
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Friday, 6:30pm
▪ Hileman LifeGroup: Resumes February 1st! - Wednesdays, 6:30pm | ▪ On January 31st, the Tuesday Morning LifeGroup will meet at Adele's Restaurant in Salem for breakfast at 10am. If anyone would like to join us, please let Marilee and David Bodendorfer or Sally and Fred Carrier know as we will be making a reservation.
| ▪ | On January 31st, the Tuesday Morning LifeGroup will meet at Adele's Restaurant in Salem for breakfast at 10am. If anyone would like to join us, please let Marilee and David Bodendorfer or Sally and Fred Carrier know as we will be making a reservation. | | Courageous Men's Night - 2nd & 4th Saturdays Men are invited to join us from 6-7:30pm for 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, our community, and world for the Glory of God and the furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. | | 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) will resume in March | Collide Wednesday Resumes in February The spring season will kick off on February 1 and run through April 26,
so mark your calendars! Kids from age 3 through Grade 8 are encouraged to join us for
fun and inspiring Gospel centered learning. Parents and caregivers are invited to
participate in the Hileman LifeGroup while the children enjoy their Collide time.
* Collide Kids Jr. ~ Ages 3-PreK
* Collide Kids ~ Grades 1-4
* Collide Middle School ~ Grades 5-8 | 2023 Directories - Final Call for Information We are still waiting for a bit of info from a few folks.
Are you included in the directory info we currently have? Did you update your info with us? Do you want to be in the new directory? Contact Jen L. asap if you have any information for us. Thank you! ~~~ | 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 beyond measure. So many things everyday to be thankful for. Waking up and taking a breath in, for starters. There are always challenges as well but with God at the helm – we are victorious!" "Our winter has been mild in the northeast compared to other years. I am thankful for that. I pray wherever this finds you – your winter has been just as mild. The other day instead of having gray skies, we had bright sunshine. Made all things better in every way!" "My WORD for this week came from something my friend Diane shared on Facebook, (see picture) - “EQUIPPED.” Now, when I saw this picture, God immediately said to me – how many times do we “try” to fix things our way – instead of using what I have “equipped” you with? Ouch! Good thing this isn’t in person or I imagine all of us would be raising our hands to this one. We are “equipped” with His Word that has ALL the answers but how many times do we reach out for something else first? Now don’t get me wrong, there are many resources and ways to handle and figure out things but first let us go to the author and finisher of our faith. He has “equipped” us with His precious love to share with others with the same grace and mercy He has shown us. He has “equipped” us with the Holy Spirit that is our comforter in times when we don’t know where to turn. He has “equipped” us with just the right measure of faith we need to put into action. We have everything we need, if we first seek the Master. Let’s make sure our equipment bag is full of God – everything else will fit nicely alongside if we are “equipped” with Him. Have a blessed week and let everything fall into place His way." "Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen." ~ Hebrews 13:20-21 (ESV) | | Welcoming New Members Last Sunday | January Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11am
We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Benevolence Sunday ~ January 29 On the 5th Sunday of the month, we take a special offering for the Benevolence Fund.
Money given to this fund is used to care for church family members. ~~~ | Ladies Spring Tea Planned for March Saturday, March 18, 1-3pm
Ladies of all ages are invited to join us for a spring tea party. Sign up sheets and more info
will be put up later in February. We hope you save this date and join in the fun! | www.goodnessgrows4all.org Our Mission Statement: To cultivate personal, social, and community growth through gardening, education, and opportunity for people of all abilities. | Last Friday's celebration was lots of fun but it was back to work for us bright and early Tuesday morning. This week, we have organized in the warehouse, making sure things were stored safely in bins. We have also been focusing on the upcoming planting and growing season. Much time has been spent looking through catalogs and making lists to finalize our seed orders and to plan for new tools and equipment we need to make this CSA year the best yet. This warm weather has us raring to get into the gardens! When we weren't planning and day dreaming, we were busy with a variety of tasks that included processing dried herbs and baking bread. Once again the aromas drifting through the building have been irresistible! Like many non-profit organizations, we had some disappointing news from Amazon on Wednesday. Over the years, we have benefited greatly from their AmazonSmile Foundation. This program donated 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible items directly to the customer's selected charity. It was a perfect opportunity for GG, helping to bring in needed funds to pay our clients and keep our programs running. Unfortunately, Amazon announced they, "plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. To help charities that have been a part of the AmazonSmile program with this transition, we will be providing them with a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what they earned in 2022 through the program, and they will also be able to accrue additional donations until the program officially closes in February. Once AmazonSmile closes, charities will still be able to seek support from Amazon customers by creating their own wish lists." Many of you had selected Goodness Grows as your charity to receive donations every time you placed an Amazon order so we wanted to make you aware of this upcoming end to the program. We thank you for honoring GG by choosing us as your charity. We rejoiced every time we received our AmazonSmile funds and we appreciate all of you! | 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
CSA 2023 ~ Info on GG table & website. | | 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. | 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 consider being a part of this powerful ministry! Meet our children HERE. | 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. ~~~ | Heroes & Halos 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! ~~~ | Market at the Poland Library TODAY, 5-8pm
Event by Shady Grove Greenhouse
The Vegan Bazaar is the 1st monthly, vegan lifestyle market in NE OH. The 3rd Thursday of each month, we curate a mindful shopping experience of the best cruelty-free, vegan products, food, vintage, bath & self care and up-cycled art. | Willy Wonka Jr! by Stage Left Players Friday/Saturday, 7pm & Sunday, 2pm
Trinity Playhouse, 234 E Lincoln Way, Lisbon
“We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams.”- Willy Wonka
Our cast of 25 K-12th graders will create the magic of Willy Wonka Jr. for the stage.
We hope you'll join them as they sing and dance the story of Roald Dahl's timeless classic where Willy Wonka, the famous and aging candyman stages a contest to find an heir to his chocolate factory empire. He's hidden FIVE golden tickets in his candy bars and people all over the world are frantically buying Wonka Bars by the case to find them.
Reserve your seats to enjoy this delightful musical under the direction of Kandace Cleland and Jodine PIimer. The final weekend of this production runs, 7pm Friday & Saturday, January 20 & 21 and 2pm Sunday, January 22, 2023. Admission is $15 for Adults and $12 for Seniors and Students. Tickets available HERE. | Eat a Rainbow at Leetonia Library Saturday, 1-2pm
Have you ever eaten a rainbow? Come to the Leetonia Community Public Library and find out why you should and the important role that food plays in our lives!
This hands-on, fun program will have stories, games, and crafts. You can even bring a bite-sized snack to add to the Friendship Trail Mix! This program is geared toward children in grades K-8 but is inclusive and open to all! | Family Days at the Butler in Youngstown Sunday, 1:30-3pm
The program activities start promptly at 1:30pm. Families should arrive at that time to participate as this is not an open house program. This is a free interactive and fun educational program that appeals to children in preschool through primary grades with their families. This program encourages families to spend quality time together for an afternoon of family tours, demonstrations, and art making. Families will enjoy a gallery scavenger hunt while exploring art and creativity. No registration is required for this program. Participation in the program is free, as well as admission to the museum and parking.
Family Days is an excellent program for scouting groups and home schoolers as well as families. The Butler Institute of American Art welcomes all groups.
Though reservations are not necessary for a family, large groups, however, are encouraged to please call the Education Department in advance at 330.743.1107, Ext. 1103. | Today - Janine Landis
January 22 - National Bible Sunday
January 24 - International Day of Education
January 25 - Tiffany Crawford
January is National Blood Donor Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!!!* Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR January 19-25, 2023 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - Goodness Grows at Work
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 6:30pm - Bartholomew LifeGroup
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 10:15am - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Worship, Nursery, & Collide Kids Jr.
Sunday, After Worship - Deacons Meeting
Sunday, 6pm - Young Adult LifeGroup
Tuesday, 10am - LifeGroup at Shirley Hough’s
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. | |
