Dear Common Ground Community,

We did it! We are in the second to last week of the year 2020!

It has been such a unique twelve months. We have experienced a lot of fear and uncertainty. We have also experienced a lot of wonder and gratitude. We spent a lot of time outside, we brought the classic Common Ground spirit into a new normal, we banded together.

Please enjoy your 5 days at home, our staff greatly appreciates the extra time off with their families!

Love,

The Common Ground Team

From the bottom of our hearts, Thank You.

Thank you for your patience, your support, your adaptability. Thank you for participating in all of our new traditions and updated versions of our old ones. THANK YOU for helping our holiday season with your INCREDIBLY GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION to our Christmas bonuses.

The new year is coming, and while there is still so much uncertainty, we know that Common Ground’s community will stick it out together.

St. Anne's is offering its first Animals' Christmas: A Drive-Through Live Nativity!

This experience features our youth and a few furry friends (cow, sheep, goat, donkey, and camel)! This is an exciting opportunity for our children to safely share the Christmas story this year, and a wonderful experience for them and for our entire congregation as we delight in the Christmas season and the celebration of Jesus' birth. More Info Here! (you don’t have to register!)

New Years Resolution: Read more with the whole family!

Happy Winter Everyone! Even though it just started yesterday, it feels like it’s been cold and wet for awhile! Sometimes it’s hard to not turn on the tv to relieve the boredom when it really is too gross or too dark to go outside.

That’s why our teachers have come up with their list of ABSOLUTE FAVORITE books to read to kids of all ages!! Each teacher suggests at least three books we read here over and over. They come in all versions, including indestructible board books and the ever-flexible KINDLE versions! While it’s still a screen, Kindle books are much easier to read inside little pillow forts. Trust us… we know.

Check it out, and comment YOUR favorite books so we can compile a list of all time favorites!