Advent News #1

Here is your CS Lewis quote for the week: "True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”  Hopefully it is helpful during this Christmas time.

1. IMPORTANT CALENDAR ITEMS

- SUNDAY, Annual Congregational Meeting after church.

- MONDAY, Council/Vision Team Meeting, 6:30PM.

- December 13, Grand Opening, 10:30AM

- December 24, Christmas Eve Service, 6:30PM.  Invite a friend to celebrate the birth of Jesus our Savior.

- January 5, Book Club, 6:30PM.  We will meet at Denny's and discuss the book 

"Before I Go To Sleep" by S.J. Watson.

2. STUDENT MINISTRY

- NO YOUTH MINISTRIES TONIGHT.  We will meet on the 9th, next Wednesday.

- SUNDAY, High School Youth Group at Calvin Church, 6:00-8:30PM. Dinner is provided.  Contact Pastor Matt for more details.

- December 13, Progressive Dinner, 6:00-8:30PM, All High School/College Students should meet at church and we will travel from house to house and enjoy some great food together. Bring a $2 wrapped gift for our annual gift exchange!
- December 20th will be movie night for High School Youth Group

3. PRAYERS - Here are some prayer requests for this week:

• Patti Lacy asked for prayers for their friends' daughter who attempted suicide for the 3rd time this year.  She jumped from a bridge and broke her pelvis and a leg.  She is depressed and hurting inside.
• Angel Kinney asked for prayers for her college finals.
• Pray for the guests we had on Sunday.  May God feed their souls and lead them where they can be useful to God's Kingdom.
• Brenda Swanson has been to 2 funerals in the past 2 weeks.  Both were tough events but both were good reunions with family.
• Pray for co-workers and friends who we show Jesus to them every day.
• Ron Crabtree asked for prayers for his mother in law who has diabetes and her going back to work again.
• We praise God for Elaine Doctor's baptism!  May God do wonderful things in her life!
• Bill Essenberg prays for a new job and for his addiction recovery.
• Pray for family members who do not know Jesus.  May we be good witnesses for Jesus or may God do what is necessary to bring them to Jesus.
• Pray for Beverly, mother in law of Kim Rhodes, who is recovering from colon surgery on Tuesday.
• Mike Straley asks for prayers for safe travel to family in Utah this month.
• Pray for those who are finding it difficult to find joy this time of year.
• Pray for small groups at church to help people grow closer to God and to his people.

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