 Thank you to all our fantastic volunteers! | | | Sunday Service ~ April 23, 2023 | The featured Scripture is: Philippians 3:4-8
for Mike's message: Unimpressive Merits. | 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
Studying the Book of Genesis Ladies Morning Bible Study ~ Friday, 9am
Enough by Sharon Jaynes | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
Meeting at Shirley Hough's for the month of April.
We will return to the Jackson's house in May.
10am in person and on Zoom
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456 / Password: prayer | LifeGroups ▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Friday, 6:30pm
▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Sunday, 6pm
▪ Tuesday LifeGroup: Breakfast meeting postponed
▪ Hileman LifeGroup: Wednesday, 6-8pm at Hartley's for Collide family picnic | Courageous Men's Night 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month from 6-7:30pm.
Hope to see you this Saturday evening! | | CGCC/CLC Children's Ministry | Collide Sunday
During Worship at 11am
Children will enjoy age-appropriate Worship and a lesson then apply it
through crafts, games, and other fun ways to grow in Jesus.
* 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 ~ Family Picnic April 26, 6-8pm
Collide families are invited to the Hartley home for a potluck picnic, campfire, and games
to close our spring session. (Contact the church for their address if needed.)
We will provide hotdogs and water. Please bring a side dish or a dessert to share.
Thank you to all who committed themselves to Collide Wednesdays!
* Collide Kids Jr. ~ Ages 3-PreK
* Collide Kids ~ Grades 1-4
* Collide Middle School ~ Grades 5-8 | Collide Middle School Outing
Friday, May 5 at 6pm
Students in grades 5-8 are invited to meet us at the Salem Fun Center (520 East Pershing Street) on the first Friday in May for an evening of activity together. The cost of skating and food will be covered but kids may bring their own money for additional purchases. We hope you can join us for this special event! Talk to Austin Young if you have any questions or to RSVP. | 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 fantastic. Even though we have cooler temperatures here in Ohio, it's still April so we can expect just about anything here. We've even seen some ice balls, sleet, snow, and then clearing up. Keeps us on our toes for sure. Expect anything and enjoy everything! God made it all." "My WORD for this week is “ASSIGNMENT.” No, we aren’t going back to school, but we have all been given an “assignment” of one sort or another – even could be multiple “assignments” – Are we ready? When God gave me this word immediately, I thought of the old TV show (showing my age here) GET SMART, where a secret agent was given an “assignment” that he usually messed up – it was a comedy, but in the end, he always got the bad guy. Anyway, we are all given an “assignment” to do for the day from God. It may be only to smile at someone to make them have a better day, but it is an important “assignment” nonetheless. Every morning on my way to work I pray, “God, let me make a difference in someone’s life today.” Now whether I do or don’t, I am always looking for that opportunity to do so. To make a difference in someone’s life really doesn’t cost us anything – other than a little part of us. And if you are anything like me, you have plenty to go around (not monetarily, just blessings). God has blessed my husband and I every day. I am always looking for an opportunity to bless someone else. I pray we all take our “assignment” seriously every day. There are so many that are counting on me and you. As the scripture I chose below says – Go everywhere and tell the Good News – to everyone. Come on – there are so many that are counting on us! Let’s make a difference everyday – let’s tell the Good News – let’s encourage and bless others – EVERYDAY! Let’s get contagious in our blessings!" Jesus said to his followers, “Go everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone."
~ Mark 16:15 (NCV) | April Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11am
Pastoral Intern Austin Young will be preaching next week, continuing our study of Philippians. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Pastor Mike on Vacation ~ April 24-May 2 If you have a physical need, please contact your Deacon/Deaconess.
If you have spiritual needs, please contact an Elder.
Pray for refreshment of mind, body, and spirit. ~~~ | Benevolence Sunday ~ April 30 Benevolence is the practical meeting of people’s needs. It provides a means of loving others. Benevolence Sundays are opportunities to give a special offering that will be used to
help church family members when needs arise. ~~~ | Church Work Day in the Warehouse Saturday, May 20, 10am-12pm
Come help sort and organize in preparation for Giveaway Day! All hands are most welcome.
Give an hour or two on this May Saturday and enjoy fellowship, laughter, and the satisfaction of a job well done. We will have several of these volunteer opportunities throughout the coming months. ~~~ | Quarterly Church Potluck Luncheon Dates June 11 / September 10 / December 3 ~~~ | It's VBS 2023 Registration Time! Don't miss our Stellar adventure as we Shine Jesus' Light!
We blast off July 17-21 from 6-8pm.
Register online or grab a registration form from the VBS table in the Great Room. All children who are registered by May 28 will get a free drawstring bag. Volunteers ~ It would be greatly appreciated if you could register this month, giving us plenty of planning & prep time! We are asking you to register to volunteer by April 30. 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. | We closed out last week with an awesome work day with the Crestview class. We got so much done together! Our crew will be growing potatoes in buckets this season and the Crestview class helped us drill holes to get ready. The cold weather on Monday and Tuesday kept us in the building and in the warehouse. We did some cleaning, took donations to the warehouse, and made chain links to decorate the Café to celebrate spring. Mike Ashby was in on Tuesday to teach the clients all about tractor and mower maintenance. We got everything but the Ford tractor ready for the planting season and hope to get that done later this week. Everyone pitched in, using the grease gun, pouring in the oil, changing filters, and more. Thanks, Mike, for all the teaching and hands-on experience! Since Wednesday and today have brought nice weather, we have been glad to get back outside, enjoying a beautiful nature walk along with getting lots of work done. We have continued cleaning up limbs and started to get rasied beds cleaned out for this year's plants. We've also been pulling up plastic, mowing, and weed whacking. Around here, weed whacking is a much loved task. We are lucky to have some very enthusiastic weed whackers! | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Available at Reach for the STARS in Salem, in Columbiana at Living Luxe Designs
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, Cherry Lemonade 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 | | 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.
Volunteers are always welcome to get involved! We welcome help with projects and daily tasks
or think about coming in to share a hobby or teach a skill. Talk to Rachel Vignon for more info. | 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. Did you know that education is NOT free in Uganda? For $30/month, you can sponsor
a child and help them get the education they need for a brighter future! Please help us get the word out as we work to raise funds for the expansion of dorms and classrooms at Divine Junior School in Masaka. Any size donation is greatly appreciated.
All donations are tax deductible. Help change a life! | October Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway 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 as well as any boxes that you can save.
*Saturday, May 20, 10am-12pm ~ Church Work Day
Come help sort & organize in the warehouse in preparation for Giveaway Day! All ages welcome! | 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. Talk to Pam Veiock about how you can get involved! | 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! ~~~ | Volunteer Opportunity The Squeaky Wheel Theater Company has an opening for a Special Needs Attendant for our upcoming production of DISNEY’S Beauty and the Beast Jr. • Description: Shadow and support an actor who has special needs during rehearsals and shows.
• Commitment: April - Tuesdays/Thursdays, 4:30-6:30pm; May - Tuesdays/Thursdays, 4:30-6:30pm, Saturdays 10am-noon, plus tech week & show times. Shows run Friday, June 2-Sunday, June 4.
No experience required - we will provide training. Age 16+. Volunteer hours will be signed off on for high school, college, etc. Contact: Kathy Keaggy, Special Needs Program Producer. | Earth Day Creek Clean-Up Saturday, 10am
Celebrate Earth Day by helping clean up Bears Den Run in Mill Creek MetroParks and leave it cleaner than we found it. This creek flows through the Bears Den area. Gloves, bags, and grabbers will be provided. Wear boots and warm clothing for wading in the creek. Meet in the Lower Bears Den parking lot near the Lower Bears Den picnic area on New Cross Drive. Located near the intersection of Old Furnace Rd and New Cross Rd. This is a free event but you must register today HERE. All ages welcome! Print and sign activity waiver ahead of time or sign a copy at the event. Email Julie@WildYou.org with questions. | Global Month of Good Fundraiser at Austintown Starbucks Saturday, 2-5pm
At the Austintown Starbucks, 851 N. Canfield-Niles Rd.
Hosting a store event outside on the patio as we continue collecting for a local pet non-profit. We encourage you to bring your pets for Puppuccinos and fun coffee tastings and samplings. Bags of food of all sizes are needed and accepted. Gift cards for supplies are accepted, and The Little Black Cat Collective Pet Food Pantry has registries on both Target and Amazon.com. Monetary donations are also welcome. | Pet Clinic at YSU's Stambaugh Stadium Gyms Sunday, 10am-2pm
Not doing pre-registration this year for the clinic. Forms that you are able to print and fill out ahead of time are available in the Facebook Event. This should save you some time when you arrive. There will also be forms available the day of, if you are unable to print. Use parking lot F80 off of 5th Ave, next to the stadium for free parking. Please direct any questions to info@bustersbrigade.org. Please note, this is a CASH ONLY event. | National Library Week at the Columbiana Library Next week is National Library Week! Celebrate with the library staff by dressing in a different theme each day of the week, starting on Monday. Participants will be entered into a raffle to win a prize. | Today ~ Volunteer Recognition Day(THANK YOU to all our volunteers!!)
April 22 - Earth Day
April 23-29 - National Library Week
April 25 - Gene & Betty Lewis
April 26 - Eileen Kappler
April is National Month of Hope *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!!!* Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR April 20-26, 2023 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - Goodness Grows at Work
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 10am - Crestview with GG
Friday, 6:30pm - Bartholomew LifeGroup
Saturday, 6pm - Courageous Men's Night
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 10:15am - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Worship & Collide Sunday Ministries
Sunday, 6pm - Young Adult LifeGroup
Monday, 6pm - Session
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group at Shirley's
Wednesday, 6-8pm - Collide Family Picnic | 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. | |
