| Sunday's Service - November 14, 2021 | The featured Scripture is: 1 Peter 2:11-12
for Mike's message: Sojourners Part 13 ~ Living an Honorable Life. 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. ~~~ | November News Pastor Mike will be on vacation Monday, November 15 through Monday, November 22. If you have a physical need: food, money, visit, or labor, please contact your Deacon or Deaconess. If you have a spiritual need, please contact an Elder. Austin Young will be preaching the last message in 1 Peter before we kick off Advent Season on November 28! | | Bible Studies & Ministries | Sunday Morning Bible Study ~ 9:30am
Studying 1 Thessalonians Ladies Morning Bible Study ~ Fridays at 9am
Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible and What He Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur
For tomorrow - read chapter 1 and answer the nine questions in the back of the book. | Wednesday Morning Prayer Group ~ 10am
Participate in-person at the Jackson's or online via Zoom.
Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 6936117456
Password: prayer NOTE: The prayer meeting that is scheduled for Nov. 17th will be meeting on Zoom and at the church instead of at the Jackson residence. | LifeGroups
Designed to help adults grow as Christ followers.
▪ Bartholomew LifeGroup: Friday, 6:30pm (November 19 ~ final fall meeting, resuming in January)
▪ Young LifeGroup: Sunday, 6pm
▪ Weimer LifeGroup: Tuesday, 10am
▪ Hileman LifeGroup: Wednesday, 6:30-7:30pm (November 17 ~ final meeting until February) | | 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 ~ Final Meeting of the Season, 6-8pm THIS Wednesday
Collide Kids Jr. ~ Collide Kids ~ Collide Middle School ~ Senior High | Collide Family Potluck Thanksgiving Meal
Wednesday, November 17, 6-8pm
We are inviting all Collide Students and their families
to come around the table to give thanks and
close out our Fall Collide Season.
Please RSVP by texting Stacy Hileman (330-503-7713) with the total number attending by THIS Monday, November 15. | Senior High LifeGroup
Grades 9-12 had their final meeting of the fall season last night. Senior high students and their families are invited to next week's Potluck Thanksgiving Meal, just RSVP to Stacy by Monday. Collide will resume in February. | Poinsettias for Christmas ~ Last Sunday to Order Sunday is the last day to order poinsettias for the Sanctuary, in honor or in memory of your loved ones, for Christmas. (You can also call or email the church and we can add your order to the list.) We will have cards available to display on each pot and you can then take your poinsettia(s) home on Christmas Eve. Plants will be red in gold foil-covered pot. Pot sizes are listed on sign-up sheet on the counter at the front desk. Order deadline is THIS Sunday, November 14. (Payment due by December 12, as we will pick up the order that week. Please make checks payable to CGCC.) Poinsettias will be displayed in the Sanctuary on Sunday, December 19 and on Christmas Eve. | Tryptophan Triple Turkey Drive ~ Donation Sunday Thank you for all your generous donations! When you come to church this Sunday, please bring with you all those turkeys, boxes of mashed potatoes and stuffing, jars of applesauce and gravy, and cans of cranberry sauce and green beans that will fill the bellies as well as the hearts of community members in need. Didn't sign up to donate and want to know what needs still remain? Call the church today or tomorrow, before 2:30pm, and we can help you figure out what to shop for and donate. Donations must be dropped off here by THIS Sunday, November 14.
Contact James Crawford for info on volunteering at the Drive Thru Pick-Up on November 20. | 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. "The sunshine has been gorgeous lately – I pray you have been enjoying it. Hard to believe we are already in the second week of November. The older I get, the faster time goes. Funny how that is. God has been confirming to me that sending out this encouragement for us all should definitely continue. I pray we all are gleaning a little something from God’s Word each week. I know I have learned and grown in my relationship with Him so much since I have been doing this. Never underestimate what you do for God. He will multiply it over and over again. He gets sweeter every day!" "My Word for this week is “LIMIT.” So many uses for this word for sure. Sporting events sometimes have a time “limit.” We need to go the speed “limit,” or we may get a ticket. There is no “limit” when someone is grieving a loved one. In school we may have a test that has a time “limit.” If we eat too much our scale may go over the “limit” we like to see. There is also a “limit” as to how long one can go without water. Are we living our life in a way that we may be putting a “limit” on God? He wants to prosper us in every way possible. But He also wants our time. He wants us to wake up every morning and remember Him first and foremost. The Holy Spirit wants to help us through our day but, are we letting Him? Let us take the “limit” off God and let Him rule and reign over everything in our lives. Withholding nothing. Let us stretch our “limit” to reach out and show God’s love to everyone we meet. Let God’s love “limit” be our guide!" I know how to live when I am poor, and I know how to live when I have plenty. I have learned the secret of being happy at any time in everything that happens, when I have enough to eat and when I go hungry, when I have more than I need and when I do not have enough. I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strength. ~ Philippians 4:12-13 (NCV) | New Devotionals Available Our Daily Bread's Christmas devotional - Celebrating Jesus - has arrived, as has the December/January/February Our Daily Bread booklet. Pick up a copy for your house and maybe an extra one to share with a friend! | Have You Misplaced Your Bible? Are you missing the Good Book? If you are, perhaps we have it here at the front desk! Stop by and see if one of these belongs to you. | November Worship ~ Online & In-Person Pastor Mike Hileman ~ Sundays at 11:00am
Austin Young will bring the message on November 21. We're excited to welcome you to Worship, in church and online! ~~~ | Thanksgiving Meal Pick-Up Saturday, November 20, 11am-1pm ~~~ | Christmas Decorating Wednesday, November 24, 9:30(ish)am ~~~ | First Sunday of Advent Sunday, November 28 ~~~ | CLC Annual Members Meeting Friday, December 3, 6-8pm | 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 Our schedule has changed and we will not be in Salem at a craft show this Saturday. We look forward to the first weekend of December for the Holiday Flea and the Canfield H.S. Craft Show. If you need jams, apple butter, or catnip toys for your Thanksgiving festivities, we have plenty available right here in North Lima! We think a Thanksgiving feast isn't complete without some GG jam, and now GG apple butter, too! Since it is November and our thoughts are on Thanksgiving, we started a "Thankful Board" this week. There is always something to be thankful for, and we encourage you to take time each day to find your thankful thoughts! This week's beautiful weather helped us start the week with plenty of exercise and sunshine. We dove right in to more outdoor work, neatening up growing areas and getting ready for the cold season to come. As always, this meant spending time...lots and lots of time...battling weeds! You are always more than welcome to join us in our ongoing fight against the weeds. St. Vincent de Paul came on Tuesday and picked up the items from the warehouse, and our crew helped get the truck packed in a jiffy. On Wednesday, our friend Logan, from Central State University visited us to discuss ideas for farm improvement. One of his suggestions was to add mulched leaves to our compost. This brings us to a question - Do any of you have a leaf mulching machine we could borrow? We do have a lawn mower with mulching capability, but we're interested in trying actual mulching equipment, freestanding or handheld. If you have such a machine, we would truly appreciate being able to borrow it to see if this is a worthwhile investment! | We Are Collecting... GG is collecting egg shells, egg cartons, and coffee grounds. Please leave cartons at the
front desk. Egg shells and coffee grounds can be placed in the 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 pick up at GG. Jungle Jam: Blueberry Jalapeno, Cranberry Jalapeno, Hot,
Cherry Habanero, Peach Habanero, Pineapple Habanero, Dragon
Juicy Jam: Peach Lemonade, Cranberry Orange Homemade apple butter available here, $5 per jar. Apple butter makes a great gift!
When your jar is empty, please return the jar and the ring.
GG can put it to good use next year. Thanks! | | 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. 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! 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.
T-shirts for sale ~ $12.00
Sponsors are needed for children in Masaka. | Coat & Clothing (& More!) Giveaway 2022 Collecting for 2022 has begun! Please remind your friends and family members that
we love all clean, useable donations that could help others!
Donations accepted all year, 8:30am-2:30pm during the week and also on Sunday morning! Big thanks go out to Goodness Grows for their speedy and careful clean-up job in the warehouse! The Giveaway is made so much easier thanks to all of your teamwork and effort. ~~~ | Donating to the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley The Rescue Mission accepts donations year round.
November's most needed item at the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley is #10 cans of fruits and vegetables.
Call them at 330-744-5486 to arrange your donation drop-off. | 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! ~~~ | Ribbon-Cutting & Open House for Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley Friday, November 12, 2pm
1300 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Youngstown
RSVP HERE for the ribbon cutting or to take a guided tour of the new facility on another day. Words from the Rescue Mission, "We are so thankful to the Lord for all He has done through the generosity and hard work of our community to provide Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley with our new home! We hope you'll celebrate with us!" | Storytelling Event ~ Seasons of Change Sunday, November 14, 2pm
Firestone Park Pavilion #2, 338 Park Ave, Columbiana
Join Spoken Threads and THE HUB for a fall themed storytelling event around the fire at Firestone Park Pavilion #2. Musical guest: The Conkle Brothers. Theme: Seasons of change. Come to tell a true, first person story about change in your life. Come to listen to others tell stories. Refreshments. Free. | | Honoring Our Veterans This Sunday | Ventriloquist at North Lima Mennonite Wednesday, November 17, 6:30pm
Fun for the entire family, just up the road!
A free will offering will be taken. Who is Ryan? Ryan is a Christian comedian, ventriloquist,
speaker, musician, and funny guy. Check out his Facebook
page, Ryan & Friends, to learn more! | Cyber Safety Discussion Wednesday, November 17, 7pm
Suzanne Heino, Scoutmaster Troop 8025, contacted us to extend an invitation for all to this evening of timely information.
Struggling to explain the consequences of what your kids post online? Come hear it from the people who know, at Canfield United Methodist Church, on the green. Discussion appropriate for grades 6 and up, free and open to anyone. Organized by Troop 25 Canfield, Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office, and Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center. | TODAY - Veterans Day
November 13 - Randy Hartley
November 13 - 16th Anniversary of CGCC's Charter
November 14 - World Diabetes Day
November 15 - Caitlin McMaster
November 15 - America Recycles Day
November 16 - Madelyn Hartley
November 16 - International Day for Tolerance
November 17 - David & Marilee Bodendorfer
November is National Diabetes Month *If we don't have your special days, please let us know!* | ON OUR CALENDAR November 11-17, 2021 . . .
Weekdays, 8:30am-2:30pm - GG at Work
Tonight, 6:30pm - Praise Team
Friday, 9am - Ladies Bible Study
Friday, 6:30pm - Bartholomew LifeGroup
Sunday, 9:30am - Bible Study
Sunday, 9:30am - Thanksgiving Dinner Donations Due/Poinsettia Orders Due
Sunday, 11am - In-Person & Online Worship & Collide Sunday Ministries
Sunday, 6pm - Young LifeGroup
Tuesday, 10am - Weimer LifeGroup
Wednesday, 10am - Prayer Group - on Zoom & at church
Wednesday, 6-8pm - Collide Family Potluck Thanksgiving Meal
Wednesday, 6 - Session Meeting | 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. | |
