Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Celebration Midweek - April 15

Tax Day!  The rule is that everyone wants the benefits from the taxes but no one wants to pay them.  Government is not cheap or free.  Neither is ministry.  May we remember that when we support both with our money.  Also, today we think of all of the CPAs we know and love.  May they get some needed time off after today!  Hang in there Steve and Ranae!

1. Noteworthy Events
- SUNDAY, Adult Sunday School, 9:00AM in the Nursery.  Join us as we journey through Corinth.
- SUNDAY - The Mosaic Small Group meets in the Oasis Room after worship.
- April 24 - Pray for Muskegon - Take time on this Friday to lift up to God in prayer the needs in our community, county, state, nation, and world.  Your prayers matter!
- April 26 - The Next Steps Class meets at church after worship.  Get a clearer look at Celebration and what your next steps may be here.  We will have lunch first in the Oasis room.
- May 9 - Saturday in the Park - We will be part of a great event in McGraft Park to link together area churches and non-profit organizations with the goal of meeting the needs of our community.  Our Praise Band will play and we will hand out ice cream and cookies!  Doesn't that sound awesome?  

2.  Youth Ministries
- TONIGHT, Youth Ministries at Calvin Church, 6:30-8:00PM - (ages 4 years to 8th grade)  Little Peeps =  Lesson "God's Wonderful Surprise"; GEMS = Lesson: "Forgiven and Free!"  Craft: Mod Podge Tile Coasters.  Practice for GEMS Sunday!; Cadets = Pinewood Derby!  Finally we race!; Middle School = Lesson "Who Wrote the Bible, God or Humans?"
- SUNDAY, GEMS Sunday - Contact Courtney Kingshott for more details.
- SUNDAY, High School Youth Group at Calvin Church, 6:00-8:00PM.  Starts with dinner!

3. Sunday - Lewis Smedes wrote, "When you forgive someone for hurting you, you perform spiritual surgery inside your soul."  Aren't you ready for the "Forgiveness App"?  (Matthew 6:12, 14-15; Matthew 18:21-35)

4. Glenside Community News
TONIGHT - Glenside Neighborhood meeting7:00 pm in the McGraft Park Community Building. All neighbors are invited. Commissioner Byron Turnquist and Officer Josh DeHoag regularly attend these meetings, too, in case you have something to discuss with them. 
Dumpster Day - Saturday, May 16, 8am - 12 noon.  Dump your junk for free in the city dumpsters lined up near the entrance to McGraft Park. No yard waste or hazardous waste, please! Be prepared to show your driver's license as proof of residency.
- Glenside Yard Sale - Saturday, June 6.  Every year for the last 20 years, over 60 homes participate in this event that draws hundreds of shoppers to Glenside.  Contact Pastor Matt to see how you can help!  

5. BOOKS! - Did you know that our church library has too many books?  SO, we have placed many of these books on a table in the entryway for anyone to take home.  They will be available for the next 2 weeks.  Enjoy!


6. Prayers  
- Pray for wounded hearts that God would bring healing.
- Pray for Wayne Kittle at the death of his uncle yesterday.
- Pray for the many people who have lost loved ones this year.
- Pray for Jim Espinoza as he has hand surgery planned for April 27.
- Thank God for a safe trips and great memories vacations last week.
- Praise God for all of the blessings he gives you every day.  
- Pray for our guests the past few weeks.  May God help them along their journey to grow closer to him and to his people.
- Pray for the incarcerated men and women in our nation.
- Pray for Harold West's friend who has stage 2 pancreatic cancer
- Pray for the unspoken issues in our lives that we need God's guidance and direction to resolve.
- Pray for relational conflicts to be resolved and peace to be restored.
- Pray for those who are recovering from recent surgeries.
- Pray for Celebration's construction project.
- Pray for Patti Lacy as she awaits her knee surgery on May 5.
- Pray that God will use us all to serve others, and that He will put us where He wants us to be.
- Bob Jackson gives thanks to God for all of the ex-offenders who have been placed in jobs to start a new lease on life.


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Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.                            
Muskegon, MI 49441

www.celebrationmuskegon.org
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