| Sunday's Service - July 3, 2022 | Pastor Mike will be starting a new sermon series:
The Parables of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. | The featured Scripture is: Luke 10:30-37
for Pastor Mike's message: Understanding the Good Samaritan. We will celebrate the Sacrament of Communion. Join us Sunday ~ In-Person & Online
Worship at 11am ~~~ Livestream available at: CGCC Facebook Page ~ CLC Facebook Page ~ CLC Website 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 online.
You can 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. ~~~ | | Bible Studies & Ministries | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group ~ 10am
At the Jackson's and on Zoom
Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456
Password: prayer | LifeGroups Designed to help adults grow as Christ followers.
▪ Young LifeGroup: Sundays, 6pm
▪ Weimer LifeGroup: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 10am
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Saturday, July 23, 6:30-9:30pm at Firestone Farms to enjoy a "Journey" tribute band. Invite a friend and bring your lawn chairs. This event is weather permitting. | Catalyst Men at the Scrappers Game Thanks to all who helped make this an outing full of fun and fellowship! | | 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) ~~~ | The 2022 VBS Donation Board is Empty! THANK YOU EVERYONE! An empty donation board is a beautiful sight to see!!!!
When you drop off your items, please leave them under the VBS table.
Please have all items here by Sunday, July 10. | Early Registration for VBS Ends Sunday! Get online and fill out the simple registration form for your kid(s) by July 3rd and you can earn a free Monumental VBS water bottle (just like the one in the photo above!) for each registered child. Be an early bird and Register Today! Remember, VBS is July 18-22 (6:30-8:00pm) and is for kids who are 3 years old through those who will be entering 5th Grade this fall. Invite a friend! If you miss the July 3rd deadline, we still want you to
sign up & come Celebrate God's Greatness!!! | VBS Decoration Making Wedenesday, July 6, 6:30-8pm
Are you ready for a pre-VBS expedition into the beauty of the southwest? We hope so! You are invited to join in next Wednesday as we start prepping the scenery for our off-road desert journey. Wear old clothes that you don't mind getting paint splattered. All help is much appreciated and, whether you consider yourself "crafty" or not, we are glad to put you to work! | 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 and blessed! It has been a little warm here in the Northeast lately but yesterday and today were perfect. Blue skies – sunshine – 70’s – exceptional. July 4th weekend is upon us, and I am so thankful for freedom. Take time out of your holiday weekend and just thank Jesus for his unfailing love as well as if you happen upon a soldier – thanks to them as well. I am going to be looking for my opportunity for sure!" "My WORD for this week is “PRESSED OR PRESSING.” Have any of you felt “pressed” lately? I know I have – being squeezed from every angle. Maybe being challenged in one way or another? Hold on – there is good that will come out of the “pressing.” We have that assurance from the Holy Spirit – our Comforter. I did a little bit of research on “pressing” olives. By the way – Gethsemane means “place of the olive press.” Hmmm, interesting. That is where Jesus prayed prior to being taken to be crucified. In the Bible there were three “presses” of the olives. First press is for the oil in the lamps, second is for medicine, and third is for soap. Think about this – Jesus is our light, He is our Healer, and He cleanses us. When we are getting “pressed,” we are going through a process of removing our thoughts and mindset to the Holy Spirit's thoughts and mindset. That is when we truly step into our anointing or place with Him. Olives are good by themselves but when they are “pressed” – the oil that comes can be used for so much. We may be good by ourselves but when we are “pressed,” the anointing can flow and He can work through us. This Word for this week has been so uplifting for me – I pray it helps you all as well! Just hold on – His goodness is flowing into our lives. We just may need a good “pressing.” Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides.
You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors.
So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work, so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. ~ James 1:2-4 (MSG) | A Day of Exciting Visitors at CG! Wednesday was a busy day. Don and Peggy Fisher came for a visit. Marcia, JR, and Aiden stopped by for some cuddle-the-baby time and to drop off items for our Giveaway. Jill brought her three granddaughters and Gracie the pup to see us...and to play on the playground. Our playground now has the canine seal of approval! It was a wonderful day of spending time with friends and family! | July Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am.
We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | VBS Work Day ~ Mark Your Calendar! Saturday, July 16, 1-4pm Join us the Saturday before we kick off VBS 2022
and help us transform our little piece of North Lima
into the colorful canyons and sunbaked trails of the southwest! We would love for you to come join us
on this special church-wide project! Many hands
make light work...and are just more fun! | Vacation Bible School Week 2022 Group's Monumental VBS ~ 6:30-8pm, July 18-22 | Invite your friends & family to join this adventure! REGISTER today.
The big week will be here before you know it! Monday-Thursday will be regular VBS evenings. Friday is a special Family Night, held
at the normal time, with all ages invited. We'll wrap up the week, review what we did,
and celebrate with BBQ, fair-type goodies, cool inflatables, and plenty of fellowship! | Vacation News Pastor Mike and family will be on vacation July 23-August 2.
Please feel free to contact your Deacon or an Elder if you have
a need. The July 24th sermon will be provided by Ben St. John.
Dr. Pat Shannon will deliver the message on July 31st. | Summer Worship Outdoors ▪ July 24
▪ August 21
The service will be outside as long as the weather cooperates. Collide Children's Classes will not be held on the Sundays that we meet outside. Invite a friend, bring a camp chair or blanket if you want, and join us as we Worship out in the beauty of God's creation! _NOTE: Services will not be live streamed on days we are outside due to technical issues._ | 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 We ended last week with a summer picnic. Cameron and Keaton led the food making and grilling crew, providing burgers, hot dogs, and strawberry shortcake. Darius, Kitty, and Sue all made a special trip to GG for the celebration. Even Mike Ashby and Rex Long stopped working long enough to join in the fun and deliciousness. The word of this week has definitely been WEEDING! We have run watering lines and put up some fencing but mostly we have marshaled our forces against the ever-encroaching weed army. It is definitely an all hands on deck situation! If you ever have an itch to get outside and get your hands in the rich Ohio soil, we would love to have you join us! Today kicks off this year's CSA season. Our first pick up day is today from 4-7pm. We have a very cool share for each of our subscribers to celebrate this momentous occasion! CSA 2022 runs from today through September 29, so if you are here any Thursday evening you might get to see some of our amazing GG supporters picking up their goodies. We can't wait! |  Celebrating hard work, friends, and summer! | | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Available at Reach for the STARS in Salem, at Columbiana's Chamber of Commerce office, and at GG. All of our products are also available
at Harbel's Market, located at Vagabond Village on Rt. 14.
The Farmer's Market is held on Saturdays from 10am-2pm.
Vendors are at tables inside, including someone from GG, and some have samples to try. Additional vendors, entertainment, food trucks, etc. are outside in the courtyard between the market and Ill Will Brewing. Stop out and enjoy this new local destination! Jungle Jam: Blueberry Jalapeno, Strawberry Jalapeno, Cranberry Jalapeno, Hot,
Cherry Habanero, Pineapple Habanero, Dragon
Juicy Jam: Strawberry Lemonade, Sugar Free Strawberry Blueberry We also have:
Organic Catnip Toys ~ handmade here, with our catnip, cost - $4
Handmade Wine Cork Cat Toys ~ designed by our clients, cost - $1
Assorted Dried Herbs ~ grown & packaged here, cost - $1 | | OUTREACH and 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 would like to donate to our program, monetary donations as well as donations of
regular mouth 8oz. canning jars, lids, and rings are always needed! Returning empty jam jars and apple butter jars, and the accompanying rings, is also a big help! Great big thanks to everyone who has been doing that! | 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. Visit the Rock Kidz table in the Great Room!
Sponsors needed for new students in Masaka! Meet our children HERE. | Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway 2022 Saturday, October 15, 9:30am-1pm We accept clean, useable donations that could help others. Donate all year,
8:30am-2:30pm during the week or on Sunday mornings. Items can be left under
the overhang at the back of the warehouse or popped into the barrel in the Great Room.
Tell your friends & family! Church members and community members have been stopping by and dropping off bags and boxes of useful items. Thanks, everyone! Keep those donations coming!! | 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! ~~~ | Disney Trivia Night Tonight, 6pm at Birdfish
Squeaky Wheel Theater Co. is fundraising at Birdfish in Columbiana for their Special Needs show (The Wizard of Oz - Youth Edition) at The Columbiana Cultural Collective with Disney Trivia Nigh! Dress up and come have fun. Trivia starts at 6PM on Thursday, June 30th in the Ballroom. Trivia will be seven rounds. Every round is $5 to play (can play as a team or individual). Gift cards for each round winner. Prizes: Gift cards donated from our special needs community including a Birdfish Swag Bag! Come have a great time sharing your Disney knowledge while raising money for a good cause! (NOTE: Wizard of Oz show dates are: August 5 - Red Carpet at 6pm with Show at 7pm and
August 6 & 7 - Show at 2pm. GG's own Dustin, Tori, and Caleb are in this production!) | Explore the Salem Pollinator Garden Tonight, 6:30pm at Waterworth Park
Come out and explore the Salem Pollinator Garden at Waterworth Memorial Park. Ask The Ohio State University Master Gardeners questions about pollinator gardens. We will take you on a stroll around the garden to discuss the variety of pollinator plants and pollinator insects. Not familiar with the pollinator garden? Read all about it in this article from last summer: Bee Friendly! | Columbiana's Chalk on Main Festivities This Weekend Click on the pictures below for more details. | Rogers Saturday Flea Market Saturday, 8am-4pm
Rogers Flea Market & Auctions, 45625 State Route 154
In addition to the Friday Flea Market open January-December, the Market is open on the first Saturday of the months of April-October for a smaller but delightful flea market that generally features 300+ vendor spaces. This smaller selection still offers an amazing group of new and return vendors, concessions, plants, produce and more! This "small" market is still larger than most! Free admission and free parking for shoppers. | | Free Family Fun Day in Leetonia on Saturday | Today - Hannah Hileman
July 4 - Independence Day
July 4 - Bekka Russell
July is National Bison Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!!!*
Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR June 30-July 6, 2022 . . .
Today, 4-7pm - GG CSA Pick Up
Today, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Saturday, 10am-2pm - GG at Harbel's Market
Sunday, 9:30am - Sunday Class
Sunday, 10:15-10:45 - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - In-Person & Online Worship with Communion & Collide Sunday Ministries
Sunday, 6pm - Young LifeGroup
Monday - Office & GG Closed
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Tuesday, 6pm - CLC Elders Meeting
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group
Wednesday, 6pm - Session Meeting
Wednesday, 6:30-8pm - VBS Decoration Night | 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. | |
