1. DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP ARTS
The Council has decided to hire Ed Cohea as our new Director of Worship Arts! We had been advertising for this position for a year when God sent Ed our way. We are impressed with his musical ability, his love for worship, and his style of leadership which he brings to Celebration. Pray for Ed and his family as we look forward to what God will do through him!
2. IMPORTANT CALENDAR ITEMS
- POSTPONED, Worship and Potluck with Area Churches. Sorry for the short notice but you will have to wait until December 5 for this great interdenominational, interracial time of worship and food. The event will be at Bethel-New Life Church at 1218 Ransom St, Muskegon. It will be worth the wait!
- November 22, First Service in New Worship Area! This will be our celebration of God's continued faithfulness and our commitment to his plan for us!
- November 22, Annual Chili Cook-Off, after church!
- December 13, Grand Opening!
3. STUDENT MINISTRY
- TONIGHT, Wednesday Night Youth Ministries. Little Peeps = Lesson: "Daniel and the Lion's Den"; GEMS = Lesson "Don’t forget!" Craft: Lip Balm Holder; CADETS = Video Game Night; Middle School = "Why Should I follow Jesus; can’t I just say I believe in him?"
- SUNDAY, High School Youth Group at Calvin Church, 6:00-8:30PM. Dinner is provided. Contact Pastor Matt for more details.
4. HELP WANTED
We want everyone to have a role at Celebration. Here is one for people of all ages: collect the offering on Sunday morning. If you would like to do this, please contact Steve DuRose or Pastor Matt.
5. SUNDAY
Our God cares about us. That is a given. But God cares about so many other things that we do not pay as much attention to. Invite a friend Sunday as we continue our series Things God Cares About. This week we talk about the highly charged subject that God cares about: "Children".
6. PRAYERS
Thank God for:
- Received recently: "Praise God for [____] who has been going to church recently. He was a 'cantankerous old man' but God has changed him over the last year. When God changes a heart, the affects are not always seen all at once."
- Praise God for the birth of Asher Maurice Workman!! Born at home on Monday weighing in at 6lbs 2oz! Cassie and Asher will be at Hackley Hospital for a day or two more.
- Jenny Merritt gives God thanks for the Muskegon Community Health Project for helping her with new glasses. "I can see! I am truly blessed!"
- Becky Fredrickson who will "make it official" and become a member at Celebration.
- Brenda Bush, a missionary in Mozambique Africa, thanks those who contributed love gifts this past month. They were able to restore clean drinking water to over 40,000 people by repairing wells that had been damaged.
- Our occupancy permit for our new Worship Area!
- God's mercy he gives us when we least deserve it.
- Those who recently received employment! We celebrate with you.
- The guests God he has brought to Celebration this past month.
- The workers of MOKA who clean our church. They’re a blessing to us!
- For God's grace that sets people free.
- Thank you God for the Church as a whole and its local location at Celebration.
Pray for:
- Kim Rhodes asked for prayers for her husband Bill and his mom Beverly. Beverly found out this past week that she has cancer.
- Pastor Matt's friend Bishop Bankhead and family as his daughter Nicole is having brain surgery to relieve pressure. Her vision has been affected.
- Patty Lacy asked for healing of her back issues as her knee continues to heal.
- The new small group which will begin next week Sunday after church. Several people are quite excited to grow closer with others from Celebration and grow closer with God.
- The stress on Celebration members in our efforts to "move in" to the new worship area. Pray that the Grand Opening be a great event for our community and for Celebration.
- The people of 2 Timothy Baptist Church and their Pastor Bass. May God bless them in their desire to remain holy before Him and impact their neighborhood.
- Duane Gray had 9 teeth pulled and is dealing with the swelling and pain before the dentures in January.
- The Grand Opening scheduled for Sunday, December 13.
- Families who need healing, whether it be financial, spiritual or physical.
- Those affected by abuse and domestic violence. May God give them protection and strength to remove themselves from their situation.
- The frustrated who still look for work.
- It has become more apparent each day how much we need to stay connected with Jesus as we go forward as a church seeking to make a difference in Muskegon. Satan has been busy! Pray for personal holiness of our leaders and our community. May we press on toward the prize!
- Those who struggle with same-sex attraction and us as a community as we minister to them with Christ-like love.
- Emma Orr, the 7 year old daughter of Chuck and Pam Serene's friend. May God heal her cancer.
- Family members who don't know Jesus.
- People looking for ways to grow in their journey with Jesus.
- Those battling their addictions.
- Those struggling to grant forgiveness.
- All of the unspoken prayers on our hearts that only God knows.
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Tonight we celebrate our first Thanksgiving Worship Service at 6:30PM in our new worship center! We purposely choose Wednesday evening so families can spend a relaxing Thanksgiving day with family. Also, no one has too rush out of church early or wonder the entire service whether their turkey is on fire in the oven! So, invite a friend tonight to thank God for his blessings this year.
