Celebration Midweek - May 20

This coming Monday we will celebrate Memorial Day.  Many of us will put out flags and go to a neighborhood parade.  WHY?  On this day we remember the lives lost in serving our country. People died to allow us to enjoy the freedoms we have.   Freedom isn't free.  So, we thank God for all those who went before us and paid that price for you and me!

1. Noteworthy Events

- SUNDAY, Pray for Muskegon - This is a Sunday where we will lift up the needs of Muskegon to God.  Contact Pastor Matt if your time slot does not work for you OR if you would like to sign up for an hour to pray for Muskegon.

- MONDAY, Memorial Day

- June 7, Summer Kick-Off Hot Dog Roast - Stay for food after worship!

- June 10, Book Club - We will meet at Chilli's to discuss the book for May which is “The Whip” by Karen Kondazian.  

- June 19-21, Church Campout in Scottville - There is a $30 deposit to reserve your campsite.  Contact Sharon Bergman for more info.

- August 5-8, Unity Fest - You can get discounted tickets ($20 - 1 day, $35 - 3 day) if you order by May 31.  Contact Robin Harper for more info.

2.  Youth Ministries
- Summer Sunday Nights, The 6th-12th grade students will meet on Sunday nights during the summer for swimming, beach activities, Bible study, and food!  The summer starts at Mike & Connie's on June 7 at 6:00PM.  Are you ready?

3. Sunday - This week we conclude our series of the "Things I Wish Jesus Never Said."  Wouldn't have been so much simpler if Jesus had not said, "Love your enemies"?  (Matthew 5:43-48)

4. Thin Hallway - For the next 2-3 weeks we will have a thin hallway to get to the bathrooms and the nursery.  We ask for your patience and courtesy as we navigate the changes to our church.  I am sure that some day we will all look back at this "1-butt hallway" and laugh!

5. Prayers  

- Pray for Lynn Pluger who will begin treatments due to her Hodgkins Lymphoma.  She and Paul (husband) are hopeful since she has been battling this for the last few years but there may be financial difficulties to come.

- Pray for Jackie Knight's grandfather who was given 3 months to live because his liver is failing.  He lives in California.

- Morgan Evans gives praise to God because her cancer is still in remission. It was a long journey of chemo, radiation, stress, pregnancy, and weight loss over the past months.  But a healthy child, Michael, still brings her smiles and praise.

- We praise God for Mike Straley who was selected as an elder on Sunday.  May he serve with faithfulness to God and a servant attitude toward the people of Celebration.

- We praise God that he has healed Rex Allen from his open heart surgery 9 weeks ago

- Pray for Reyes' mom Zoila who has some medical problems.

- Pray for dependable transportation for many friends and family.

- Pray for those who have visited but we haven't seen around Celebration for a while.  We hope that they might "land" at a church home elsewhere.

- Jim Espinoza’s surgery on his wrists went well but is left wrist will need another surgery on May 28.

- Pray for the events that the Fellowship Team is planning.  We pray that they are exactly what the church needs.

- Pray for summer vacations and safety for those who will be travelling.

- Pray for teachers and students who are trying to hold things together before school gets out for the summer.  My hope is that the students will still learn something!

- We praise God for all those who work as servants at Celebration.

- We praise God for the building progress and all of the little ways God has brought this vision of Celebration to be a reality.

- Pray for the Nepal earthquake victims and their families
- Pray for those with heavy workloads that God would give them true rest.
- Pray for those struggling with addictions.

- Pray for churches without pastors and their searches.  May God bring the right shepherd to them.
- Pray for Robin Harper's mom who has an open wound that needs to be shut under her arm.

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