Hi Girls! A few weeks ago, we announced the opportunity to serve at ODM – food pantry located in Canton. We were jazzed to serve arm and arm with other CG ladies. How cool is it to play a small part in a big plan by a huge God? It was VERY cool. Close to 400 families were served that evening and we enjoyed every minute of it! Ladies from Connection Church and Northridge came out to serve on commonground.
Guess what? We get to do it again! Please join us on Thursday, December 17th at ODM anytime between 430pm and 8pm. THANK YOU to all the ladies that came out - you are awesome!
Tami (CC), Jill (N'Ridge) & Kim (CC)
Ladies, we’ll be meeting tomorrow at Open Door Ministry beginning at 430pm. Several of you have asked if you can come later at 530pm (after work) and the answer is YES! We’re hoping to pink the place up! ODM: 4301 South Lilley Road Canton, MI 48188
Hi Girls! We are still hearing awesome things that are happening from the last time we gathered together for CommonGround. I hope you have your calendars circled, marked, highlighted for Friday, January 15th @ 7pm for our next CG!
Now that we have two CG gatherings under our belts, its time for us to let our high heels take us into the community and really show what unity looks like. In other words, lets put some action to our passion and change our world!
Open Door Ministry, a food pantry that serves the community of Canton and surrounding areas has almost reached the incredible milestone of giving out 1 million pounds of food to people in need. A million pounds!!??? Can you believe it? Thats alot of food! Steve Darr, the Director of ODM, sent out word this week that they are in need of help on Thursday nights until the remainder of the year.
Lets throw some PINK around that place and link arm and arm with one another and serve! We’ll leave our denominational differences behind be girls who love God.
CG PINK NIGHTS at ODM.
November 12 430pm -730pm
December 17 430pm – 730pm
Various roles need to be filled:
Food Runners, working the Computer Desk, Food Packers, Intake Runners, Cleaning, Radio Support
If you are able to participate in either of these two events, please email us at commonground3855@gmail.com.
Lets Pink it up!
Once again, we were humbled by God moving in the hearts of women last night at CommonGround. Christa Alberts and the CG worship team did an outstanding job of leading us in worship to our God. Thank you Christa and team for sharing your gifts with us as you gave them back to God.
Approx 130-140 women attending from 19 different churches donated 12 bins of personal items for women involved with First Step. The effects of their generosity will be felt by many, many women and families for months to come.
We feel nudged to do it again….so please mark your calendar and join us on Friday, January 15th @ 7pm as we gather again on our commonground. Lets spend the next few months seeking and growing in the fact that our Father loves us, He has work for us…
“He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.” Ephesians 2:10 (msg)
Remember…don’t miss it! Refuse to let fear or ambivalence stop you from serving God.
(photo credit: Jen Karolak)
Dear God….
We’ve done everything we know to do for this awesome experience you’ve asked us to enjoy with you called commonground.
We hope You are pleased.
We hope women are encouraged to draw closer to you and step out in bold creativity to serve your son Jesus.
Only a few more hours, God. It’s kinda not fair that you already know how it went. 
Did you like it?
– Alene, Jen, Katy, Nan & Tami
Lowe’s in Canton just donated bins and bags for our event on Friday night! Remember ladies, we’ll be collecting the following to help women in domestic abuse situations:
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- Full Size Deodorant
- Full Size Bars of Soap
- Full Size Hand Pump Soap
- Hair Products for women of color
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CommonGround is in three days! Friday 7pm @connection church
When we gathered together in May to have our first CG event — we had no idea what God could be up to …what would bringing women together (ages 13-114) from different denominations accomplish?
We began to ponder this very question, “What would happen if our passion to serve God developed legs and we carried it to the world — and changed it?” If for one evening, we were just girls who loved God – no denominational differences, no ministry agendas, just girls who loved God.
When 150 women showed up from 15 different churches – -we were tickled pink! To see
multi-generations and churches worshiping one God — was pretty cool. Out of that gathering the following has taken place:
- Someone with a heart to serve women got the push she needed to begin a prayer shawl ministry wherein ladies will gather from all different churches and knit shawls for shut-ins, new moms, etc. This begins in October. For more info check out our Passion in Action page.
- A woman attending CG was compelled to give back to a program that helped her in her time of need many years ago. That program is First Step (program for domestic violence.)
We believe that God has opened a door for First Step to be our first CG outreach focus — here is how… at our next event on August 28th – we’re encouraging everyone to bring one or more of the following items with you when you attend.
- Hand soap in a pump (full size)
- Bar of soap (full size)
- Deodorant (full size)
- Hair care products and other supplies for women of color
We’ll collect items that evening and deliver them to First Step in Plymouth the following Monday. This is a great opportunity for you to get the teen girls, women you work with, etc. involved in collecting — to help reach out to women who are in great need when they come to First Step.
Women meeting the needs of other women — how awesome is that?
For more info on donations please contact Linda Cox at memacox@yahoo.com
Christa Alberts started singing at a very young age and her love for God and passion for worship through music has been apparent throughout her life. Church Ministry is also a passion… Christa is currently a vocalist on the Connection Church Worship Team, serves in tech and was an active part of her young adults leadership team.
Christa serves as the Creative Arts Assistant at Connection Church in Canton, MI, where she uses her talents to help create an environment that moves across the barriers people place on their hearts and draw them into a place of openness before God. She also has been known to dabble in song writing with songs that reflect her faith through any situation. Christa, her husband Adam, and their 2 year old son Jack, currently live in Westland, MI.
Hi CGer’s!
Our very first commonground took place on May 1st and we couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out. The event itself blew our minds away — 150 women from 15 different churches! I mean, seriously — wow!!! Our prayer has been that God would be pleased with CG. We definitely feel encouraged to do the next one! Thank you to all of you who prayed and continue to pray for CommonGround (YOU know who you are!!) Mark your calendars: Friday, August 28th!
Thank you to all of the girls who volunteered their time the night of CG! You girls inspire me!
The coolest thing is that 48 hrs later two different women contacted me and said that God had “nudged” them during CG to step out and do something for Him in ministry. We are so stoked about that!! Thats our hope for CG. Women who love God serving him.
- Karen McKean said she has a passion to minister to women in prison. She really felt prompted during CG to explore this more. Karen attends Connection Church and will be involved with helping to launch a Prison Ministry for Women at her church. (If you attend Connection, please see the notice in this week’s bulletin for more information.)
- Linda Cox, also attended CG and felt prompted to create an outreach for something she is very passionate about. More to follow (hopefully soon on this one!)
A big thank you to Christie Martin who took these pics and sent them into the blog from CG!
Kara Spence created this art piece for commonground
Amy Voss opens up the first CG!
150 women from 15 different churches. Girls who love God.
Networking in Ugly Mugs Cafe afterwards.
Lots of appetizers...
This update will be brief, we’ll update more next week…
150 women came to CG!
a great mix of ages!
from 15 different churches!
praising one God!
