Celebration Midweek - July 27

PEACE - I have not engaged our political universe too closely but I have heard there is great upheaval in it.  Many are greatly alarmed, deeply afraid, or are just downright angry.  Let me bring some focus to our steps with words from Philippians 4:6-7.  "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."  Don't remove yourself from the next 4 months of life.  Instead, I hope you will you enter this mostly unpleasant reality by first bringing it all before God in prayer.  Only then will you find the peace you are looking for.  May this help you as we approach the elections.

1. ANNUAL CHURCH CAMPOUT, July 29-31.  Even if you cannot stay the weekend, everyone is invited up to Scottville Riverside Park for the day on Saturday.  There will be a potluck at 6:00PM.

2. UNITY FEST FREE DAY - Join us at Unity Fest on Wednesday, August 10.  The gates open at 4:00PM but show up when you can for the Vertical Church Band, speaker Chris Brooks, and Francesca Battistelli.   Remember: FREE!  See you there!

3. CHURCH CLEANING, August 2, 6:00PM - We will clean the church inside and outside.  Stay for a few hours to make the church look great!

4. EVENTS TO REMEMBER

July 29-31, Annual Church Campout

Aug 1, Vision Team Meeting, 6:30PM at church
Aug. 2, Church Cleaning Group, 6:00PM.
Aug. 3, Baby Basics/Bible Study, 10:00AM at church.
Aug. 9, Book Club, 6:30PM at Bob Evans in the Mall.  We're reading "Defending Jacob" by William Landay.
Aug. 10, Unity Fest - Day Zero, 4:00-11:00PM.
Sept. 24, Annual Celebration Carnival, 

5. JOB FAIR FOR BUS DRIVERS:  Dean Transportation is holding a job fair on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon at 1800 E. Laketon.  You could drive only for school sporting events too.

6. PRAYERS: Here are people to keep in prayer this week.

• Mike Straley fell over a curb last week in Utah and hit his head.  There was some internal bleeding but he seems to be stable at the moment.  Mike will spend time recuperating with family. 
• Harold and Geneva West are moving to Illinois.  It would be great if you could help them move on Saturday from Grand Haven.  Contact Harold at hgwestjr@yahoo.com if you can help.  We wish them well.  
• Pray for parents who are helping their children through difficult circumstances in their childhood.
• Pray for Brenda Doctor's dad whose health had deteriorated after his brain surgery.  He has been moved to a local nursing home.
• Pray for marriages at various levels of stress and fatigue.
• Pray for those who continue to battle cancer and their loved ones who suffer with them.
• Pray for the family who showed up from Indianapolis on Sunday.  May they have a wonderful time in Muskegon this week.

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Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.                            
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.org
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Making the Most of Summer!

Summer is officially half over or you still have half of your summer to go still!  Pray that God will help you make the most of your summer.

1. GLENSIDE ICE CREAM SOCIAL, July 26, 7:00-9:00 pm at McGraft Park.  Theresa's Boys & the Grabinski Orchestra will perform at the band shell as part of the city's Summer Concert Series. Both the Ice Cream Social and the concert are FREE to the public, so be sure to come down for a good old-fashioned time! 

2. WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY - August 3 and on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month from 10:00AM to noon. It will meet The women will sort clothes for Baby Basics then begin the study.  They have begun a study based on the life of Ruth titled "The Woman Who Doesn't Quit."  Contact Sandy Hazelmyer or Sue DeBoer for more info.Tell a friend about this study!

3. BOOK CLUB - This group will meet August 9, 6:30 at Bob Evans (Sternberg Rd). We're reading "Defending Jacob" by William Landay.

4. EVENTS TO REMEMBER

July 24, Prayer Team Meeting after church.
July 24 Pray for Muskegon
July 29-31, Annual Church Campout

Aug 1, Vision Team Meeting, 6:30PM at church
Aug. 2, Church Cleaning Group, 6:00PM.
Aug. 3, Baby Basics/Bible Study, 10:00AM at church.
Aug. 9, Book Club, 6:30PM
Aug. 10, Unity Fest - Day Zero, 4:00-11:00PM.
Sept. 24, Annual Celebration Carnival, 

5. PRAYERS: Here are people to keep in prayer this week.

• Jackie Knight writes: "Praise God for a good meeting with the surgeon on Friday.  Still praying that when surgery is scheduled that it all goes well."
• Thelma Bergman's brother, Jim Cook, is in the hospital and not doing well with his heart and breathing.
• Susan Schmok writes: "Praise God for 35 years of marriage!  Praise God for fast healing of my son's broken jaw.  The wires will be removed this week!!  Pray for God's strength and peace during this time of turmoil - God is good!"
• Becky Fredrickson's great grandson is doing better.  She also has a new great granddaughter!  YAY!
• Sydney Williams' thumb is healing well.
• Pray for those who are depressed in life.
• Lynn Pluger is feeling better after getting a blood transfusion on Tuesday.  
• Pray for those in the middle of marital strife.  Satan loves to destroy families because faith is often birthed and nurtured within them.
• Pray for those on vacations and away during the summer.  May they get the rest they need.
• May God bless all those who seek to dig deeper with Jesus.
• Thank God for the medical personnel who use God's wisdom to heal the sick and suffering.  Thank God some use their words and testimony at times as well.
• Remember to pray for the Muskegon area.  
• Pray for Brenda Doctor's dad who is not doing well after brain surgery.  Hospice has been recommended.
• Pray for those struggling to raise children to know Jesus and build healthy/godly habits in 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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Don't Leave Home Without These 5 Things!

1. Sermons Online - Sometimes it is impossible to be at Celebration on Sunday mornings.  Terry Lacy has been recording each sermon which we will put on our website.  We can't put the music online due to copyright laws but we hope the sermons will benefit to you, your friends, and others on the web. Check them out at: www.celebrationmuskegon.org/media

2. Women's Bible Study - On July 20, we will be starting a Women's Bible Study every other Wednesday from 11:00AM to noon. The women will sort clothes for Baby Basics from 10:00-11:00 then begin the study.  Initially they will go through a study based on the life of Ruth titled "The Woman Who Doesn't Quit."  This is a great place to invite a friend!  Contact Sandy Hazelmyer or Sue DeBoer for more info.

3. ANNUAL CARNIVAL -  Remember to sign up on the posters in the entryway for your role in the carnival.  The event is September 24!  This is one of our biggest outreach events and we want to support it.

4. EVENTS TO REMEMBER

July 20, Baby Basics/Bible Study, 10:00AM at church.
July 24, Prayer Team Meeting after church.
July 29-31, Annual Church Campout

Aug 1, Vision Team Meeting, 6:30PM at church
Aug. 2, Church Cleaning Group, 6:00PM.
Aug. 10, Unity Fest - Day Zero, 4:00-11:00PM.
Sept. 24, Annual Celebration Carnival,


5. PRAYERS:

• Pray for those looking to become members at Celebration.  They have called this their home.  May they continue to grow with God and his people.
• Angel Kinney (friend of Sarah Williamson) is moving with her family to NY.  Pray there is a good transition and she might find the place God wants her to be.
• Pray for those experiencing marital conflict and/or divorce.  We pray for peace and reconciliation. 
• The ex-boyfriend of Eve Zwolinski was killed in a car accident on Saturday morning last week.  May God bring peace to all involved.
• Pray the SERVE Project students and adult leaders will be stretched by God this week and pushed out of their comfort zone.
• Pray for the Eenigenburg kids who are all at camps or at SERVE.  May this be a wonderful experience for them and for the parents too!
• Praise God for an increased level of financial stability for Duane Gray.  May God keep him heading toward greater stability as his trust in Jesus grows.
• Pray for Lilia, Matthew, and Alex DuRose as they head to the Ukraine for 4 weeks this week.  May God keep them safe and give them a great vacation with family.  May God keep Steve in his hands and give him peace too.
• Praise God for people coming back to church who have been distant for years.
• Pray for those who continue to look for employment.
• Pray for healing for Pastor Matt's knee which he tweaked during a soccer game this week.
• Keep praying for our world leaders and our nation.
• Reyes Hinajosa asked for prayers for a few nephews of his in Texas who got in trouble with the law.  "May Jesus find a way into their hearts and start a change."
• Pray for the families in Dallas who lost loved ones.  May the hatred end and love reign!
• YAY for new jobs for those who have been looking for employment for some time.
• Pray for Michelle Schultz as her mom passed away this week.  
• Pray for Brenda Doctor who's dad will have surgery on his cerebral cortex on Friday.
• Pray for Addy Maat who will have eye surgery on Thursday.
• Thank God for friends who have come to know Jesus recently.

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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 - July 6

QUOTE FOR THE DAY: "The rule for all of us is perfectly simple. Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets.”  (C.S. Lewis in 'Mere Christianity)

1. Women's Bible Study - On July 20, we will be starting a Women's Bible Study every other Wednesday from 11:00AM to noon. The women will sort clothes for Baby Basics from 10:00-11:00 then begin the study.  Initially they will go through a study based on the life of Ruth titled "The Woman Who Doesn't Quit."  This is a great place to invite a friend!  Contact Sandy Hazelmyer or Sue DeBoer for more info.

2. LoveINC Needs - Save your sturdy water bottles and toilet paper tubes for LoveINC.  They will use them for the new class beginning at Celebration in a couple months.

3. ANNUAL CARNIVAL -  Remember to sign up on the posters in the entryway for your role in the carnival.  The event is September 24!  This is one of our biggest outreach events and we want to support it.


4. SERVE PROJECT HELP - If you can hold a knife or boil water you are needed this week!  Calvin Church is hosting students from all over the US and Canada and need to feed them.  Contact Pastor Matt (matt@celebrationmuskegon.org) for a 3 hour shift in the kitchen.  There is still some Prayer Partners needed too.  Thanks!

5. EVENTS TO REMEMBER

July 11, Vision Team Meeting, 6:30PM at church
July 20, Baby Basics, 10:00AM at church.
July 29-31, Annual Church Campout

Aug. 2, Church Cleaning Group, 6:00PM.
Aug. 10, Unity Fest - Day Zero, 4:00-11:00PM.
Sept. 24, Annual Celebration Carnival, 

6. PRAYERS - 

• Pray for those battling addictions.  May the Spirit lead them back to Jesus who is the one thing they really need.
• Jim Espinoza's daughter's tests came back negative for cancer!
• Pray for the great work of LoveINC and our representative/liaison, Patti Lacy.
• Pray for the great work in Malawi, Mozambique with Orphans Unlimited and our contact, Brenda Lange.
• Pray for those who struggle with things we do not struggle with.  Give us patience and humility as we seek to love them through their issues.
• From Kim Rhodes: "I wanted to say that I love you all at Celebration...There were people praying, calling, and texting me and just caring for me...it was wonderful!  I like the fact God gave you all to me!"
• Pray for Jackie Knight as she meets with her surgeon next week.
• Thank you all for your prayers for this year.  The amount of prayer request cards we have received to date is equal to the amount we received for ALL of last year!  Keep it up!

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