Happy Thursday Celebration! Don't miss these 7 important things for this week!
1. Christmas Caroling! Meet at Seminole Shores at 6:30PM next Wednesday, Dec 5, for your opportunity to go caroling! Very important fashion request: Please wear read or green or just a real gaudy Christmas sweater! I just want others to share in my fashion disorder!
2. Adopt a Family - We have a family of 8 from LoveINC for our tree this year! Cheryl Ferguson will be talking about it on Sunday. Talk it over as a family or small group to see where we can bless this family this Christmas!
3. Offering - Our Thanksgiving offering was for World Renew (formerly CRWRC) for the cleanup efforts of hurricane Sandy. The total came to $338! WOW!
4. Advent - Our Advent sermon series highlights the hidden characters in the Christmas stories. This Sunday is the story of Elizabeth and the surprise of God's blessings (Luke 1:39-45).
5. Christmas Cookies - Bring your favorite Christmas cookies to share with others on Sunday. Sign up at the info booth for your week.
6. Prayer Needs: Please be in prayer for Jena DeWolfe who is going through some big challenges.
7. Thanksgiving - This past week it was very easy for me to be thankful for the many different, dysfunctional, and delightful people just like me at Celebration Community Church. It was our 1 year anniversary together! I am thankful for all of you and look forward to what God will do this next year!
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Thanks and Giggles
My kids and I were trying to make a video for the Thanksgiving Worship Service. It was going so well because my 2 youngest know Psalm 100 by heart. They recited the psalm perfectly. They even got their older brother involved and it went OK.
Then the giggles started. They tried to contain it but it was a tsunami of biblical proportions. There was no stopping it! They stopped without the last verse of Psalm 100!
At first I was disappointed. Such sacrilege They should be reverent and proper when reciting the Bible! But then I saw it as I think is right: they were thankful in their heart and the joy of living in God's hands spilled over into their activities. Oh that I always had the joy of the LORD so evident in my life.
Enjoy the video! BTW: Verse 5 - "For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations!"
Then the giggles started. They tried to contain it but it was a tsunami of biblical proportions. There was no stopping it! They stopped without the last verse of Psalm 100!
At first I was disappointed. Such sacrilege They should be reverent and proper when reciting the Bible! But then I saw it as I think is right: they were thankful in their heart and the joy of living in God's hands spilled over into their activities. Oh that I always had the joy of the LORD so evident in my life.
Enjoy the video! BTW: Verse 5 - "For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations!"
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Celebration Notes!
There are 7 things you need to know this week!
1. We are looking for someone to advance the powerpoint slides once a month. If you can click a computer key and are willing to learn more, you are perfect for this role!
2. We are looking for 2 more readers for Thanksgiving Eve service (Wednesday night, 7PM). There will be a potluck at 6PM.
3. There will be sheets of paper on the walls this Sunday. They are there for people to write on! Fill them up with items, events, and people for which you are thankful. IDEA: get the calendar out and make a list of one item of thanks for each month. Also, list specific areas in your life where you saw God do great things!
4. Pray for families and marriages! Many have taken huge hits over the past few months.
5. Continue to pray for those who have lost loved ones recently: Pam, Bob, Darla, Mary, and others. There is no set way to grieve and come to terms with the loss that is deeply felt. Pray that we as a church family will be what they need.
6. As Thanksgiving approaches, so does the stress level for many people. Pray for good things to come out of family gatherings.
7. I am so glad lately for those from Celebration who care deeply for others. There are many hurts and pains in life and it is good when others don't let you go through them alone!
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI
http://www.celebrationmuskegon.com/
2. We are looking for 2 more readers for Thanksgiving Eve service (Wednesday night, 7PM). There will be a potluck at 6PM.
3. There will be sheets of paper on the walls this Sunday. They are there for people to write on! Fill them up with items, events, and people for which you are thankful. IDEA: get the calendar out and make a list of one item of thanks for each month. Also, list specific areas in your life where you saw God do great things!
4. Pray for families and marriages! Many have taken huge hits over the past few months.
5. Continue to pray for those who have lost loved ones recently: Pam, Bob, Darla, Mary, and others. There is no set way to grieve and come to terms with the loss that is deeply felt. Pray that we as a church family will be what they need.
6. As Thanksgiving approaches, so does the stress level for many people. Pray for good things to come out of family gatherings.
7. I am so glad lately for those from Celebration who care deeply for others. There are many hurts and pains in life and it is good when others don't let you go through them alone!
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI
http://www.celebrationmuskegon.com/
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Celebration News
Here are 6 things you should know this week!
1. IT'S FINALLY OVER!:Whew, we made it! Just barely but we are done with the election season until it begins (too soon) for 2014. My hope and prayer is for the country in which we live and the friendships we have. This may be a disappointing election of epic proportions or the best election since the dawn of electoral contests.
The most important thing to remember that this is NOT OUR HOME! (Phil. 3:20) We are aliens, immigrants, temporary workers, stewards, vagabonds, etc. But we are here for such a short time. Let's continue our main job of bringing God's Kingdom to earth as it is already in heaven. Maybe that thought will break the gridlock of the next 4 years?
2. SERVING TONIGHT: Eat some supper and meet at 6:30PM at 1) Hope's Outlet or 2) Seminole Shores for a night of serving! Bring the kids too!
3. CHILI!: Sunday is the Annual Chili Cook-off! If you would like to enjoy this meal after worship on Sunday and HAVEN'T signed up, contact Holly at church. I hear Roger has a special recipe this year!
4. SONGS OF THE HEART: Confession is only good for other people, right? Wouldn't it be great if we could be free of the dark and secretive stains on our souls? Sunday's message draws on the song of confession from Psalm 51 which we ALL know we need! See you there!
5. IMPORTANT DATES: November 18 - Adopt-a-Family begins. November 21 (Wed) - Celebration Thanksgiving Worship Service!
6. BIGGER BOAT NEEDED: There were 81 adults in the worship center last Sunday! And that doesn't count the children and other adults in the building either! You probably noticed that it was a bit "cozy". Stay tuned for more information from the "We Need A Bigger Boat" Team that will address that issue.
Celebration Community Church
1. IT'S FINALLY OVER!:Whew, we made it! Just barely but we are done with the election season until it begins (too soon) for 2014. My hope and prayer is for the country in which we live and the friendships we have. This may be a disappointing election of epic proportions or the best election since the dawn of electoral contests.
The most important thing to remember that this is NOT OUR HOME! (Phil. 3:20) We are aliens, immigrants, temporary workers, stewards, vagabonds, etc. But we are here for such a short time. Let's continue our main job of bringing God's Kingdom to earth as it is already in heaven. Maybe that thought will break the gridlock of the next 4 years?
2. SERVING TONIGHT: Eat some supper and meet at 6:30PM at 1) Hope's Outlet or 2) Seminole Shores for a night of serving! Bring the kids too!
3. CHILI!: Sunday is the Annual Chili Cook-off! If you would like to enjoy this meal after worship on Sunday and HAVEN'T signed up, contact Holly at church. I hear Roger has a special recipe this year!
4. SONGS OF THE HEART: Confession is only good for other people, right? Wouldn't it be great if we could be free of the dark and secretive stains on our souls? Sunday's message draws on the song of confession from Psalm 51 which we ALL know we need! See you there!
5. IMPORTANT DATES: November 18 - Adopt-a-Family begins. November 21 (Wed) - Celebration Thanksgiving Worship Service!
6. BIGGER BOAT NEEDED: There were 81 adults in the worship center last Sunday! And that doesn't count the children and other adults in the building either! You probably noticed that it was a bit "cozy". Stay tuned for more information from the "We Need A Bigger Boat" Team that will address that issue.
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI
Monday, November 5, 2012
Halloween Score!
Some days my job is merely to be the driver or to be the coach. I get to be background personnel. There are benefits but I don't do the hard work. That was Halloween this year.
My kids love to dress up in costumes and act like their character. Budding thespians! Side note: my little cherubs are natural at this. Maybe all kids do this by instinct but I have not seen the drama exude from them so quickly and effortlessly. Get a camera out or put them in a costume and they become a totally different person! They must get this from their mother. (This is not to bash her. She was just in more musicals and drama presentations than I.)
Well, Carla was at work for the evening so I was designated as the adult to accompany our kids on this adventure. The mission this year was clear: acquire as much candy from neighborhood homes as possible in 2 hours. I didn't have to dress up or ring the doorbells. I just needed to be there. However, I did introduce myself to the neighbors whom we haven't met even after 10 months of living in our home. That was fun.
The girls got cold after 45 minutes and requested a reprieve from their Halloween mission. They stayed home while Brandon and I went out for more plunder. We got to hear a live band play some hard core music and were very successful in finding the homes giving out the large candy bars. Now, he has more candy than any boy should have and I fear for the health of his teeth! Just his haul was 12 pounds after the "Daddy Tax". Not bad! Maybe we can get more next year!
My kids love to dress up in costumes and act like their character. Budding thespians! Side note: my little cherubs are natural at this. Maybe all kids do this by instinct but I have not seen the drama exude from them so quickly and effortlessly. Get a camera out or put them in a costume and they become a totally different person! They must get this from their mother. (This is not to bash her. She was just in more musicals and drama presentations than I.)
Well, Carla was at work for the evening so I was designated as the adult to accompany our kids on this adventure. The mission this year was clear: acquire as much candy from neighborhood homes as possible in 2 hours. I didn't have to dress up or ring the doorbells. I just needed to be there. However, I did introduce myself to the neighbors whom we haven't met even after 10 months of living in our home. That was fun.
The girls got cold after 45 minutes and requested a reprieve from their Halloween mission. They stayed home while Brandon and I went out for more plunder. We got to hear a live band play some hard core music and were very successful in finding the homes giving out the large candy bars. Now, he has more candy than any boy should have and I fear for the health of his teeth! Just his haul was 12 pounds after the "Daddy Tax". Not bad! Maybe we can get more next year!
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