| Sunday Service ~ August 27, 2023 | Join us in the courtyard for church this week!
Pastoral Intern Austin Young will be preaching.
We'll have chairs and canopies available or feel free
to bring your own. Kids will remain in Worship. The featured Scripture is: John 4:23-24
for Austin's message: Personal Evangelism 101:
God Who Seeks. | 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 | Bible Breakout Join us beginning on September 10 from 9:30-10:20am for Bible Breakout classes for all ages followed by food and conversation during Fellowship Time and then Family Worship at 11am. Make sure you stop at the table in the Great Room to check out the sign up sheets and volunteer information for upcoming classes! NOTE: If you are currently on the schedule for the Nursery or Sprouts Room (with our infants through Kindergarten kids) and you plan to continue volunteering, please sign up at the Bible Breakout table. While all ages are welcome in Worship, we will continue to provide nursery care for our littlest ones from 11am-12:15pm. From September 10th onward, we hope you can join in:
Adult Bible Breakout
Bible Breakout Tots (Ages 0-5)
Bible Breakout Kids (Grades 1-4)
Bible Breakout Teens (Middle & High School) Building disciples within individual families and in the church family as a whole. | Don't Miss the Sign Up Table! Stop here to...
Grab a postcard to invite someone on our new learning journey!
Order a book for Adult Bible Breakout!
Volunteer for Bible Breakout Tots - 0-5 year olds, 9:30-10:20am!
Volunteer for Nursery service during Worship - 0-5 year olds, 11am-12:15pm!
* Read Pastor Mike's letter about this opportunity to grow and learn together! ~~~ | Sunday Morning Bible Study ~ 9:30am ~ Studying Genesis
*** Only two more sessions before Bible Breakout launches.
Starting on September 10, Pat Shannon and Ben St. John will lead a class on the Book of John. If you would like to purchase a copy of the resource they will be using (R.C. Sproul's St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary of John for $20/Copy), please see the info and sign up sheet on the Bible Breakout table. Sign up and payment deadline is September 3. Ladies Morning Bible Study ~ Friday, 9am
Alistair Begg & Sinclair Ferguson's Name Above All Names. | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group
10am at the Jackson's house and on Zoom.
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456 / Password: prayer | LifeGroups ▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Hoping to restart in late September
▪ Young Adult LifeGroup: Sundays, 6pm
▪ Tuesday LifeGroup: 10am, next meeting on August 29 | | CGCC/CLC Children's Ministry | Collide Sunday ~ Kids Will Remain in Outdoor Worship This Sunday Children 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) ~~~ | | Prayers for All Students, Teachers, & Staff Heading Back to School! | 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 From the devotional website, Today,
Rev. Art Schoonveld wrote this at the start of a new calendar year but it is equally applicable as a new school year...and a new "Sunday School" year...begins. God Goes Before Us
While visiting in the Philippines, my wife and I spent some time on Corrigedor Island. We toured some old tunnels that were dug there at General MacArthur's headquarters during World War II. I wasn't sure how stable those tunnels were, but our guide assured us they were safe. He had been there before, and he was going to walk ahead of us. With a flashlight in one hand and a walking stick in the other, we made it safely through. That tour was just a simple illustration of what God invites us to do as we begin a new year. We don't know what's ahead. We can't look into the future. But God can! God assures us that he knows what's ahead. The entire year is spread out before the Lord. He knows our future. And the same God who knows all about the year ahead promises to go with us every step of the way. God himself will be our guide, and he will guide us through. He knows the challenges that will face us, the obstacles that are before us. He invites us simply to follow him. And to help us on our way, God offers us the light of his Word. As the psalmist puts it, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path" (119:105). All we have to do is keep our eyes on the Lord, listen to what he says, and follow him. Lord, help us to keep our eyes on you, and teach us how to listen as you call us to follow you.
Give us your wisdom and grace, we pray. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. The LORD himself ... will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
~ Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV) ~~~ | Our Daily Bread The new devotionals for fall have finally arrived! Located in a couple spots in the Great Room, grab a copy for yourself and pick up one to share. This booklet begins in September and runs through November. | 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. | August Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11am Pastoral Intern Austin Young will be preaching this Sunday. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Outdoor Worship August 27 - September 24
Join us for church in the great outdoors! Kids will remain in Worship. Our first service in the courtyard between the church and the warehouse went well, so we'll be doing it again!
Park like normal, head into the building, walk straight back
past the desk to the hallway, and head out the door. Chairs
and canopies will be set up or you can bring your own. ~~~ | Warehouse Volunteer Days It's all hands on deck as we get ready for the
annual October Giveaway!
Mark your calendars and come help fold, sort,
carry, and organize. 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! ~~~ | Church Potluck Luncheon September 10 After Worship
Mark your calendars, pull out your favorite recipes, and join us for our next potluck gathering! | www.goodnessgrows4all.org Our Mission Statement: To cultivate personal, social, and community growth through gardening, education, and opportunity for people of all abilities. | Look the photos above to see some of the fun you can have and amazing sights you can see when you come help us out in the gardens, beds, and fields! Beautiful flowers, giant grasshoppers, buzzing bees, and.....whatever that is that so impressed Keaton! Volunteers always welcome! | This is a sad week at GG as tomorrow is the final day with our interns Cameron and Keaton for this summer. We will be celebrating them as well as Caleb's birthday tomorrow. We wish Cam and Keaton a great year at OU but we sure will miss them! This week we have worked on our compost pile (Keep those compostables coming! Thanks!), unloaded lots of donations in the warehouse, weeded, cleaned, made jam for upcoming shows, and enjoyed a walk in the woods while checking for downed trees. Our CSA folks are getting homemade spaghetti sauce today, so we took a shopping field trip to WalMart on Tuesday - where we met Pastor Mike and Hannah to also pick up items for today's Lunch with Pastor Mike. (Yum! Thanks, Pastor Mike!!!) Wednesday was sauce making day...and there may still be traces in the kitchen telling that tale! Of course, today everyone is very busy with harvesting and preparing the shares. Hard to believe there is only one month left of this CSA season. On Saturday, we'll be in Canfield at the Makers Market at The Roundabout. As their Facebook page says, "Discover a wide range of unique, handmade products crafted with love and creativity. From art to home decor and so much more, you'll find something truly special! Supporting local artisans not only means bringing home one-of-a-kind treasures but also empowering our community's creative spirit." Come out to see Rachel and Kitty with our jams and catnip toys and discover a whole bunch more local vendors and makers! | 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! | | 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. | 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! 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! ~~~ | | Columbiana County Airport 2023 Wings N Wheels Fundraiser | Nature Craft - Seashell Pictures for Younger Children Saturday, 1-4:30pm
Event by Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center
Younger kids and their adults can join Robin and other BCWEC volunteers under the pavilion and create a seashell picture. All supplies will be provided. Bring your creativity and have some fun! | Story Time in the Library Saturday, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, & 3:30pm
Event by Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center
Join volunteer Mary Spooner for a special book reading Living Sunlight by Molly Bangs and Penny Chisholm. After the reading Mary will help you find the animals in the displays at the Wildlife Education Center. | | 3rd Annual Community Appreciation Event & Fundraiser | | Spoken Threads Storytelling Sunday | August 26 - National Dog Day
August 26 - Fred & Sally Carrier
August 28 - Kelly Shannon
August 30 - Erika Wittenauer
August 30 - National Toasted Marshmallow Day
August is National Traffic 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 August 24-30, 2023 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - Goodness Grows at Work
Today - Lunch with Pastor Mike
Today, 4-7pm - CSA Pick Up (Weekly & Bi-Weekly)
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Saturday, 9am-3pm - GG at Makers Market
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 10:15am - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Outdoor Worship
Sunday, 6pm - Young Adult LifeGroup
Tuesday, 10am - LifeGroup
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. | |
