| Sunday's Service ~ February 26, 2023 | Austin Young, our Pastoral Intern, will be giving the sermon this week. The featured Scripture is: Philippians 2:14-15
for Austin's message: Attitude of Stars. | 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 ~ 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
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Friday, 6:30pm
▪ Hileman LifeGroup: Wednesday, 6:30pm | Courageous Men's Night This Week For those that registered, this Saturday is the New Springfield Church of God's "Wild Game Dinner." Doors open at 5pm and dinner will begin at 6pm. There will be raffles for hunting and fishing gear as well. This men's ministry meets on the
2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month from 6-7:30pm. | | 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 Kids from age 3 - Grade 8 are encouraged to join in for fun and inspiring Gospel centered learning. Parents and caregivers are invited to participate in the Hileman LifeGroup at the same time.
Collide and LifeGroup are held weekly from 6:30-7:30pm, through the end of April. * Collide Kids Jr. ~ Ages 3-PreK
* Collide Kids ~ Grades 1-4
* Collide Middle School ~ Grades 5-8 | 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! | Reminders ▪ Take a moment to regularly check the bulletin board for sign up sheets and info!
▪ March/April/May devotionals from Our Daily Bread are available throughout the Great Room.
▪ Apple butter still available, with recipe cards for you by the display.
▪ 2023 Directories are waiting for you at the front desk.
| ▪ | Take a moment to regularly check the bulletin board for sign up sheets and info! | | ▪ | March/April/May devotionals from Our Daily Bread are available throughout the Great Room. | | ▪ | Apple butter still available, with recipe cards for you by the display. | | ▪ | 2023 Directories are waiting for you at the front desk. | |  Checking out the dishwashing sink at our last training. | Dishwasher Training Sunday, March 5, After Worship
Volunteers are needed to serve by helping with clean up after luncheons and events. We need folks who are able to take on the heavy job of running our commercial dishwasher. If this sounds like something you could do, please stay after Worship for a short dishwasher training on Sunday, March 5. If you would like to learn to use the dishwasher but cannot stay that day, please contact Jen Lynch to set up another time to meet. Thank you! | Spring Potluck Luncheon You are invited to stay after Worship on the second Sunday in March (March 12) to enjoy a potluck lunch and conversation with your church family! The sign up sheet is available on the bulletin board in the Great Room.
Take a moment the next time you're here to sign up and
let us know what you plan to bring - either a Meat/Main Dish,Side (veggies, salad, rolls etc.), or a Dessert.
With our church family, we know it'll be fantastic! | Ladies Spring Tea Sign Up Sheet & Information Table Ladies of all ages are invited to join us for a spring tea party. The sign up sheet is on the tea table - please check it out this Sunday and think about what favorite teatime goodies you want to bring.
We hope you can join in the fun on Saturday, March 18 from 1-3pm! Ladies Tea Recipe Ideas
Did you see these links in last week's Scoop about using
apple butter as an ingredient in some delicious teatime treats?
Tea Sandwiches / Tea Cake / Scones There's plenty of other inspiration online as you decide what to make for tea, such as...
Tea Sandwiches / Elegant Finger Foods / Afternoon Tea Sweets / English Scones “What better way to suggest friendliness – and to create it – than with a cup of tea?”
~ J. Grayson Luttrell | Encouragement Thank you to Marcia Kreps for sharing and Darla Smith for writing these weekly bits of encouragement. "I pray you are all having a wonderful week. I just cannot believe we are already in the 2nd half of February. But excited all the more because planting my flowers is right around the corner. Spring – flip flops – no jackets – sunshine – rain – new life – new growth. Doesn’t take much to put a smile on my face. We will always be thankful for all the blessings God gives us." "I was listening to a program this morning and God spoke to my heart with the WORD for the week – “BLENDED.” It was about “blended” families and how there are always adjustments, forgiveness, give and take, listening, and much understanding. Isn’t that the way we all are? We are all part of God’s “blended” family. We all are a melting pot of different attitudes, backgrounds, upbringing, nationality, feelings, characteristics, and on and on. But we are “blended” none the less. To be “blended” is to take two or more parts mixed as one. We all are different but we all are “blended” together to share Jesus’ love with one another. We are all “blended” to allow the Holy Spirit to move in our lives for that one goal of eternal life with Him! We are all “blended” and sometimes need to show more forgiveness, listening, understanding, give and take and always be willing to adjust if necessary. Isn’t that what Jesus would want us to do? We are “blended” together to be strong in Him – together for a purpose to see others come to Him. Let us check our lives and make sure we are “blended” in a way that would glorify Him – In All We Do. Take the “me” out of the equation and fully surrender to Him. Deny our way of accomplishing it and trust the Lord to do it His way. That is when we will all be truly “blended” in His love." Then Jesus went to work on his disciples. “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me
lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself,
your true self. What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself?
What could you ever trade your soul for?" ~ Matthew 16:24-26 (MSG) | February & March Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11am Austin Young, Pastoral Intern, will be delivering the message on this final Sunday of February. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Quarterly Church Potluck Luncheons Scheduled Mark your calendars now so you can stay after Worship to enjoy lunch with your church family.
March 12
June 11
September 10
December 3 The March 12 sign up sheet is now available on the bulletin board! | www.goodnessgrows4all.org Our Mission Statement: To cultivate personal, social, and community growth through gardening, education, and opportunity for people of all abilities. | Everyone enjoyed their Monday off for Presidents' Day but we were happy to be back to work on Tuesday. We ended last week in the kitchen, baking some amazing, soft chocolate cookies. Then this week, our crew celebrated Mardi Gras by baking a Mardi Gras King Cake. Delicious! Working together in the kitchen is a good time. We received more donations this week for this fall's Giveaway and spent time getting those organized. It is always exciting to see the donations coming in, knowing they will be used to help others. We also spent time on some extra cleaning projects this week, like in Miss Jill's office, as well as hunting for the purple drape to hang in the Sanctuary. Additionally, our crew completed the giant Star Wars Lego set that they've been working on for a while, with Mike Ashby helping place the final pieces. Thanks, Mike! Our Cooking with Pastor Mike Day had to be rescheduled and we are looking forward to getting that scheduled for March. Instead of being in the kitchen today, we headed outside to enjoy this mild winter day. There's always work to be done on this property, that is for sure! We walked through the woods and trimmed underbrush away from the path. Later we will cut up a fallen tree. Dustin and Keegan's SSA Mr. Paul even joined in on our woods exploration. We love having folks join in on our days! You are always welcome to come and have fun with us. | Jungle Jam & Juicy Jam Available at Reach for the STARS in Salem, in Columbiana at Harbel's Market,
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 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 |  Sign up on the bulletin board by March 5th. | Church Mission Team The Elders are seeking individuals with a heart for Missions, both to serve on a team that will work to facilitate opportunities for the church to advance the Gospel and meet the needs of the lost, the poor, and the broken both near and far. If you are interested, please sign up on the bulletin board. (All regular attendees are welcome to sign up). Please sign up by Sunday, March 5.
Elders will review the sign-up sheet and appoint five persons to serve. Elder Ben St. John will oversee the Mission Team. Thank you for your prayerful consideration. | 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.
Want to sponsor a child? Interested in the Mission Trip? You can find answers online! | 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 (near the foyer). 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. We have had several community members stop by recently to drop off oodles of Giveaway goodies. All the community support we get for this yearly project sure is appreciated! ~~~ | 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! ~~~ | Leetonia Library Family Movie Night Saturday, 6pm
Join us for our monthly Family Movie Night!
This month, we will be viewing Disney’s The One and Only Ivan, a story of a show gorilla who dreams of returning to the wild. Snacks and drinks provided. | Happenings at Mill Creek Park PICTUREsque Hike
Sunday, February 26, 2-4pm
Ages 16+up. Learn how to take the most PICTUREsque photos. This month's theme is Frozen Water. Bring a camera or cell phone. Dress for the weather and wear hiking boots. Registration required. Moderate / difficult one mile hike. Meet at The Flats parking lot on Valley Drive (near the Suspension Bridge). Register online by tomorrow, 2/24 or call 330.740.7116. No walk-ins. No Pets. Free. Who-Who's Out There? Owl Prowl
Friday, March 3, 6:30-8pm
Come experience nightlife of the Park and have a hoot with Park Educators and members of the Mahoning Valley Audubon Society as we learn about Owls and search for them along the East Cohasset Hike & Bike Trail. Moderate 2-3-mile hike. Dress for the weather. Register/pay online by Wednesday, 03/01 or call 330.740.7116. No pets. No walk-ins. $3. For more information call (330) 740-7116. Meet at the Pioneer Pavilion on Old Furnace Rd. This program is geared to youth, teens, adults, families - all ages welcome. | Volunteen at the Columbiana Library Tuesday, February 28, 4-5pm
Be a part of the library's new program that offers volunteer hours to 7th - 12th graders. Meets the last Tuesday of the month from 4-5pm. Come to all or any of the meetings.
Registration required. | Book Tasting at Westside Bowl Tuesday, February 28, 5-7pm
Event by The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County and Westside Bowl
Settle in while we guide you through a new ‘taste’ experience. Hear the opening chapters from a selection of current novels, read aloud by a member of our Michael Kusalaba Branch Library staff. Want to see where the story goes? Then check out your desired book for yourself from our on-hand collection. | February 27 - Sam Hartley
February 27 - International Polar Bear Day
February 28 - Kaia Griffith
March 1 - Tori Griffith
March 1 - World Music Therapy Day
March 1 - Peace Corps Day
March is American Red Cross Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!!!* Email the secretary at commonground.secretary@gmail.com. | ON OUR CALENDAR February 23 - March 1, 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
Saturday Evening - Courageous Men's Night Dinner (Doors open 5pm/Dinner at 6pm)
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 10:15am - Fellowship Time
Sunday, 11am - Worship, Nursery, & Collide Kids Jr.
Sunday, 6pm - Young Adult LifeGroup
Tuesday, 10am - 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. | |
