Celebration Midweek - Nov. 16

1. THANKSGIVING EVE MEAL & SERVICE, Nov. 23 - Help us welcome New Hope Baptist Church as our guests with a meal and worship on Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve.  The potluck dinner starts at 6:00PM and the experiential worship at 7:00PM.  SIGN UP at PerfectPotluck.com to bring a main dish, salad, or dessert.  This helps us better coordinate the dinner.  http://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=SELU3013

2. STUDENTS - Wednesday from 6:30-8:00PM at Calvin Church on Norton Ave!  Little Peeps (4yrs-1st grade) - Lesson:"God's Messenger--Jonah"; 

GEMS (Girls 2nd-5th grade) Lesson: "Chain Reaction! (John 13: 14-15) and Craft; 

Cadets (Boys 2nd-5th grade) - Lego Night; 

Middle school - Lesson: "The Truthfulness of God". 

High School students meets on Sunday from 6:00-8:30PM at Calvin Church.  Contact Pastor Matt for more info.

3. SUNDAY - Invite a friend to worship Sunday as we continue our Sermon series: "Things Jesus NEVER Said."  This Sunday: "Poor People Don't Count" (Mark 14:7; Deuteronomy 15:11)

4. EVENTS TO REMEMBER

Nov. 16, Baby Basics/Women's Bible Study, 10:00/11:00AM.

Nov. 16, Student Ministries at Calvin Church on Norton Ave.

Nov. 23, Thanksgiving Eve Service, Dinner at 6:00PM, Service at 7:00PM.

Nov. 24, Pray for Muskegon

Nov. 27, Advent Begins: "The Songs of Advent"

Dec. 7, Book Club meets at Denny's at 6:30PM.  We're reading "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr.

5. PRAYERS

We included a prayer guide which should be useful on Thursday the 24th, our day of praying for Muskegon.

• Praise God for renewed family relationships.
• Pray for the Thanksgiving Eve dinner and service.
• Pray for Brenda Doctor's cousin and family at the death of her cousin Debbie.  Funeral arrangements are still being set.
• Pray for those who care with loved ones in nursing homes.
• Deb Mart asks for prayers for her sisters neighbor and close friend. He had a kidney removed in early spring and they thought it was contained in the kidney. But there are now tumors where the kidney was. His wife is now legally blind from a degenerative disease and is even more scared because of this.
• Kim Rhodes is going back to work next week (and she is ready) after recuperating from her surgery!
• Thank God for our children. They are a blessing!
• Lilia DuRose reports that her mother, her niece Sasha and her children are doing well.  
• Lilia DuRose has lost her voice and we pray that she will be able to talk again soon.
• Reyes Hinajosa’s mother still needs prayers.  She is in good spirits though.  She has a doctor appointment on Wednesday.  
• Patti requests prayer for healing for a very hurtful situation.  
• Praise God for the LoveINC successful Play to Learn program.
• Pray for those who are angry about the outcome of the presidential election, and the families that are being torn apart because of it.
• Praise God for the progress Paula Blohm is making in physical therapy. "I thank God that I am able to walk better!"
• Duane Blohm is having surgery on his knee this Thursday.  Please pray for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.
• Pray for the peaceful transition of power since the election.
• Pray for our leaders.  Commit to pray for them every day.
• Pray for Hal Hester, Eddie Anderson's son, at the loss of his father-in-law last week.
• Pray for our children who do not know Jesus.  
• Pray for the Forest Park Covenant Church community at the unexpected death of a member.  It was a difficult loss.
• Pray for Patti Lacy's friend Gerald who is scheduled for an amputation above his knee on Thursday to stem the spread of cancer in his leg.

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