| Sunday's Service - October 17, 2021 | The featured Scripture is:1 Peter 1:18-21
for Mike's message: Sojourners Part 9 ~ God's Plan for You! Join us Sunday ~ In-Person & Online
Worship at 11am Connecting Life Church Facebook Page Come Grow With Us! | 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 | 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 | Senior High LifeGroup ~ Every Other Wednesday Grades 9-12, will meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 5:30-6:30pm. Any students who want to stay after to help during the 6:30-7:30pm Collide Kids hour are welcome! | | Coat & Clothing & More Giveaway 2021 | THIS SATURDAY ~ 10am-1pm In the Warehouse We need YOU to help the event run smoothly. Join us for as much time as you can give ~ it will be appreciated! Doors will not open for guests until 10am. Volunteers will need to knock on warehouse door (front or back) to be let in anytime between 9:30-10am. ▪Volunteers will be needed outside to help direct people to the warehouse. There is some parking near and around warehouse, but some attendees will need to park down in the lot and walk. (Volunteers are asked to park in the lot and walk up, unless they have need of the handicapped spot that is available at the front of warehouse or another close spot for mobility reasons.) ▪A volunteer will be needed upstairs in the Activity Room, so guests can access the upstairs bathrooms, if needed. ▪Volunteers will be needed to be stationed at the doors at each end of the warehouse to remind people that masks must be worn to enter. We will have disposable masks available at each door. Masks are required for volunteers and guests when inside the warehouse and building as we continue to strive to do our part to keep the community as safe as possible. ▪Volunteers will be needed inside the warehouse to help with reorganizing if areas get messy, to assist people, and to answer questions. ▪Volunteers will be needed to help carry selections, sometimes while a guest is shopping as well as out to cars. ▪We are thrilled to have volunteers of all ages, young, older, and in-between - all welcome and gratefully appreciated! Keep spreading the word that all are invited to come out on Saturday, no cost, no proof of residence or income requirements. We welcome everyone who may have a need! | Volunteering is Fun ~ Thanks For All Your Help! We couldn't have gotten the warehouse set up for Saturday without each and every one of our spectacular volunteers and our GG crew! You are all appreciated! It has been a lot of work, but also a lot of fun sorting and organizing together. We have not made any decisions for when we will begin cleaning up. We'll keep you posted!
We're thinking about having it open and available next Saturday, informally,
since we will be here creating apple butter deliciousness. There is an opportunity for youth to volunteer tonight at 6pm in the warehouse and we'll wrap up the last of the set-up tomorrow, between 9:30am-2pm. Thanks, everyone! | Freezer Meal Making Thanks for all the willing hands in the kitchen
on Monday evening! These meals will be used
to be a blessing whenever there's a need. | 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. "Good afternoon to all of you! Another week of sunshine and color here in the northeast. I pray wherever this finds you – you are enjoying God’s glory. Blessed be his Wonderful Name! Everyday in His presence is so sweet. If we could learn to stay close to Him now more than ever – all the other hindrances would be just a whisper." "Our Word for today is “COMPARE.” Who “compares” to God – no one – no other? For the past couple weeks, I have been doing the “compare” craziness. Been struggling with my weight loss (or lack of). Trying to figure out what to do – what not to do. Looking at everything else to “compare” different ways that work or don’t work. Looking at others to “compare” what worked for them or not. Really loaded my mind with so much stuff that nothing made sense. The Holy Spirit checked me and said to stop “comparing” everything. Rest in Me, trust in Me, depend on Me. We are who we are, no one to “compare” to. We are made complete in Him. All we need is in Him. Nothing “compares” to Him. I am trying to clear my mind of any “compare” that creeps in. This encouragement may have been just for me this week. If it speaks to you as well, I am glad. We will be encouraged together. We are all on this journey and He will make our path clear and free of “compare” or clutter. We just need to let Him! I pray you have a super week with Him!" So be content with who you are, and don’t put on airs. God’s strong hand is on you; he’ll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you. ~ 1 Peter 5:6-7 (MSG) | 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! | 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!
(Thanks to those who've already donated!) | 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 The week of the Giveaway is always a busy one! We spent time in the warehouse, helping with set-up as well as straightening up. We were glad to have so many volunteers to work alongside! We will be unloading some more donations today and we will be at work back in the warehouse tomorrow. We are still harvesting some produce...some of which will be available at the Giveaway. (Today we are heading to the fairgrounds to pick up some packaged bean & rice meals from The Ohio State University Food Security Be Kind Event. These will also be available at the Giveaway.) The peppers that were ready to be picked have been frozen for wintertime jam making. Along with harvesting, we've also been planting! Now's the time to plant certain onions and garlic so that they can be covered up and snug in the ground for the cold winter days. Some of these items will give us an earlier harvest in the spring...hopefully! Taking care of fields and gardens in the fall still requires weeding. (It seems like our crew could now weed with their eyes closed, after having so much practice!) We have also been pulling out plants that have finished producing and neatening up the growing areas. Before too long, cover crops will be planted, the farming work will be done, and we will enjoy taking a bit of a break while diving into winter activities and tasks. If you would like to volunteer with us, whether for weeding, working in the kitchen, or sharing a skill you have, you are more than welcome! We would love to have you be a part of our GG family! | 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. Thank you for the items that have already come in! | 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 ~~ If you would like to donate to our program, monetary donations as well as donations of regular mouth 8oz. canning jars, lids, rings, and white sugar are always needed and appreciated! | | 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.
New shirts for sale~ $12.00
Sponsors are needed for children in Masaka. | SATURDAY!! Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway 2021 The final days to donate for this year's Giveaway have arrived!
Drop items off inside the warehouse or under the awning behind it. Thanks! Boxes, bags, and hangers are still accepted. |  Hope to see you Saturday! | | 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! ~~~ | Candy Crawl 2021 Friday, October 15, 5-6:30pm
Join in for a spooky night of trick-or-treating with your family at Southern Park Mall! You can park your broom or wear a mask, just come dressed up that's all we ask! Candy Crawl will begin outdoors at DeBartolo Commons where kids can watch their favorite princess and superhero characters come to life with the gift of sweet treats. Once inside, the trick-or-treating will continue with participating retailers and food vendors. Just spot a pumpkin on the store front and grab some goodies! | Saturday, October 16, 1-4pm
It's Treat or Trick! Plus a Basket Raffle, Photographs, a Costume Contest & Treats for Tricks!
Join in for fun walk through historic downtown Columbiana and Firestone Park with your dog to benefit a worthy charity! All proceeds will go to All Paws are Perfect Canine Rescue.
Register here - https://pawsonmain.typeform.com/to/O7BilMGA
Start your walk at Paws on Main at your designated start time and take a mile walk through historic Columbiana, stopping along the way to collect goodies and practice good dog behaviors.
Start times are staggered. The walk starts and ends at Paws on Main, with stops at various business and meander through Firestone Park.
Preregistration is $16 per team (human & dog) by 10/14/21 - TODAY!
Additional dogs are $8 each with same handler.
At one of the locations, All Paws are Perfect will host a Basket Raffle. The drawing will be done at 5 pm on Saturday. For the week prior to the walk, the baskets will be displayed at Paws on Main, with tickets available there.
A photographer will be at one stop, taking photos of you and your dog. (This can be in costume if you are entering the Costume Contest.) Then there will be an online costume contest to be voted on by Facebook followers. | Angiuli's Farm Market Annual Open House Sunday, October 17, 9am-5pm
Check out one of GG's favorite local farm markets for a day of fall family fun. The first 100 kids get a FREE pumpkin! Sunflower Picking ~ Petting Zoo ~ Touch a Tractor
Local Author of Scary Novels ~ Craft Vendors | | Coming Up Next Weekend in North Lima! | DAYS TO REMEMBER TODAY - Frank Snyder
TODAY - Rebecca Hileman
October 15 - Micah & Monica Guy
October 16 - World Food Day
October 17 - Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day
October 19 - CGCC's 13th Anniversary of First Service In Our Building
October 20 - Rick Jackson
October is Eat Better, Eat Together Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!* | ON OUR CALENDAR October 14-20, 2021 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Tonight, 6pm - Youth Service Evening in the Warehouse
Tonight, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 9:30am-2pm - Warehouse Open for Volunteers
Friday, 6:30pm - Bartholomew LifeGroup
Saturday, 10am-1pm - Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 11am - In-Person & Online Worship and Collide Sunday Ministries
Sunday, 6pm - Young LifeGroup
Tuesday, 10am - Weimer LifeGroup
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group
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. | |
