Celebration Midweek - April 16

As our worship leader Harold has said the last few weeks, Easter is an important day for most people. If a person is going to come to church, they will most likely come on Christmas or Easter. Remember to invite a friend this week!

1. Maundy Thursday Service, 6:30PM - Join us and at least 5 other churches at Church of God Holy Faith at 739 Leonard Street in Muskegon for worship, making new friends, and celebrating communion together. Get a taste of heaven and experience the Church in all of its diversity.

2. Easter Breakfasts and Egg Hunts: Yes, you can go to TWO Easter Breakfasts and Egg Hunts this year!
- Saturday, April 19th at Calvin CRC. They will serve a Pancake breakfast for a donation from 8:00-10:00AM with the Easter Egg Hunt starting at 10AM sharp. The egg hunt is for children 0-11yrs old. Bring a friend and an Easter basket to hold your eggs!
- Sunday, April 20 at Celebration. We will have our annual Easter breakfast starting at 9:30AM. The Egg Hunt will take place at 10:10AM in the Oasis Room.

3. Muskegon Prayer Initiative - There are a few more places to sign up to pray on Thursday, April 24. Sign up at the info booth or contact Pastor Matt. Praise God that there are at least 31 churches across many denominations that have volunteered to pray for Muskegon County! 24/7!

4. Students - Spring Break is over! There are student programs at Calvin CRC this evening starting at 6:30PM: Nursery, Little Peeps, GEMS, Cadets, & Middle School Youth Group. 

 

5. Prayers - Please pray for:
- Those looking for Jesus and who will be attending church this weekend. Pray that God will soften their heart and give them eyes to see him!
- Linda Bergman's niece Sara Hendrix (age 36 and mother of 4) had open heart surgery this week and had a leaking valve replaced.
- Brenda Grabinski is feeling quite well after her knee replacement surgery. She wanted to thank everyone for the prayers and the Hospitality Meals that have been delivered.
- God's healing power to come on the people of Muskegon: spiritual healing but also emotional and physical healing.
- The unspoken prayers that only our God knows.


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Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.org
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Top 10 List - April 9

Spring comes and all of a sudden there are a ton of things to know! Here is your Top 10 List.

1. Group Life
- The Seekers Small Group meets this Sunday after church!
- The Group With No Name will meet next on May 4.

2. Baby Shower - A BIG THANK YOU for all those who donated items for the Basics for Babes baby shower this past Sunday. It was fun to look at the table and see it overflowing with items. Great job!

3. Maundy Thursday Service, 6:30PM - Join us and at least 5 other churches at Church of God Holy Faith on Leonard Street for worship, making new friends, and celebrating communion together. Get a taste of heaven and experience the Church in all of its diversity.

4. Breakfasts & Egg Hunts: Yes, you can go to TWO Easter Breakfasts and Egg Hunts this year!

• Saturday, April 19th at Calvin CRC. They will serve a Pancake breakfast for a donation from 8:00-10:00AM with the Easter Egg Hunt starting at 10AM sharp. The egg hunt is for children 0-11yrs old. Bring a friend and an Easter basket to hold your eggs!
• Sunday, April 20 at Celebration. We will have our annual Easter breakfast starting at 9:30AM. The Egg Hunt will take place at 10:10AM in the Oasis Room. 

5. Church Campout - The annual church campout will be June 27-29 in Scottville, MI. Contact Sharon Bergman to reserve your site. The cost will be $25 per night. Reservations need to be in by June 1.

6. Muskegon Prayer Initiative - Sign up at the Info Booth to pray on Thursday, April 24, or contact Pastor Matt. Praise God that there are at least 31 churches have volunteered to pray for Muskegon County! 24/7!

7. Students - There are NO programs at Calvin CRC this evening due to spring break. Our last three meetings of the year will be April 16th, 23rd, and 30th. 

8. LoveINC Gift Cards - For every $10 "Simply Give" card purchased, Meijer's will donate $20 to LoveINC's food pantry. AWESOME! Also, this coming Friday and Saturday 10th & 11th), Meijer's will donate $30 for each $10 card purchased!

9. Sunday - Imagine that you have been invited to the banquet of the King! What do you do? What do you wear? How do you address the King? Bring a friend to hear one of Jesus' last parables before he died. (Matthew 22:1-14)

10. Prayers - Please take time this week to pray:
- For marriages with great stress and complications. For those who need to make important decisions soon that impact many lives.
- For Brenda Grabinski's knee replacement that appears to have gone well. She may return home Wednesday!
- For the many people battling diseases like cancer, Parkinsons, etc.
- For Pastor Matt's cousin Karyl Brouwer lost her bout with cancer recently. Be with her husband and family as they deal with this loss.
- For Spring Break adventures and travel. Pray for a safe and productive break.
- For the Beck's as they fill out mountains of paperwork and continue the adoption process.
- For high school seniors who are making college choices.
- For the Celebration worship team. Nothing special other than someone had the wonderful thought that we should pray for them.
- For those who are looking for employment.


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Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.org
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Celebration Midweek - April 2

There are 6 important things to know for this week:

1. Baby Shower This Sunday

Remember to bring the following items for our Layette Ministry through LoveINC: outfits, diapers, wipes, lotion, bath essentials, formula, food and a blanket. Each Layette is put together with great care for the new mother. Drop off items before or after the morning worship.

2. Choir

Interested in singing on Maundy Thursday? Choir practice will be held at Church of God-Holy Faith at 6PM on April 3rd and 10th. The worship service will be on Thursday, April 17 at the same church. Contact Pastor Matt for more details.

3. Prayer Ministry:
- Muskegon Prayer Initiative - We as a church will be praying on the 24th of each month with our sister church, 2nd Timothy. Join us to pray 1/2 hour or 1 hour shifts. Sign up at the info booth and get a magnet for your reminder
- Prayer Board - Thanks for writing on the Prayer Board in the hallway between the nurseries. We will be praying for you and your needs! 

4. Education:
- Sunday School - There will be no Sunday School for the next 3 Sundays. We will resume on April 27.
- No student ministries at Calvin CRC this week for Little Peeps, GEMS, or Cadets due to Spring Break.
- High School students meet at Calvin CRC at 6:00PM Sunday.

5. Sunday

Ever think of heaven? Does it impact you life in the present? Do you have comfort for your life in the future? Invite a friend Sunday as we talk about "Life everlasting, Amen!" (Revelation 21:1-5)

6. Prayers - Please pray for:
- Nikki Rowell who broke her tailbone this past week.
- Brenda Grabinski's KNEE is getting replaced, not her back as I erroneously put in the bulletin.
- Paula Espinoza's sister is looking for a job. She also gives praise for God's provision!
- A visitor asked for prayers for her mom who is depressed and homeless.
- Pray for Karmen Kraft (friend of Kim Rhodes) whose husband had emergency open heart surgery this past week. Bev Rhodes (mother in law) is in a lot of pain at Hackley hospital after the removal of a kidney.
- "That our Celebration family and loved ones seek Christ-like ways and open our hearts to be filled with the Spirit and let God take control. Amen."


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Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.org
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Easter Week at Celebration

These happenings are being sent out early because there are a number of great things happening this week that you will want to know about.

1. Thanks! - The proceeds from the Wild Game Dinner came to $501. It will all go to our Benevolence Fund.  It was such a great time!  Orange hats off to Mark and Roger and all those who helped make this a success, again!

2. Maundy Thursday - See you Thursday for a night of reflection as we take a "Journey to the Cross". Our worship experience will begin at 7PM.

3. Easter - Make sure you use your Easter invite this week to include others in our Sunday Worship at 10:30AM and the Easter Breakfast at 9:30AM.

4. Prayers - Anxiety in new business ventures, Thelma Bergman because her good friend passed away last week, continued prayers for family relationships, progress on getting a mortgage, upcoming surgery for Makenna on April 9, past surgeries for Reyes Hinojosa's mother and Cheryl Ferguson, children who have been abused and wounded deeply, and many other unspoken requests.

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Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.com/
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(231) 571-4137