6 Things To Know This Week

Yesterday was Veteran's Day. It is a day we honor all of our veterans of the armed forces. We thank those who have served and sacrificed. Yet, we also look forward to the day when we will no longer need the armed forces. We yearn for the day when peace covers the earth. God's peace! The peace that breaks down all barriers and rights every wrong. God's peace that exists everywhere that God reigns. And this peace will know no end. "Come Lord Jesus. Bring your permanent perfect peace that passes all understanding!"

1. Events 

- Tonight, Youth Ministries at Calvin Church, 6:30-8:00PM. NOTE: We are doing a non perishable food drive to benefit the food pantry at LOVE INC. We will collect food tonight and next Wednesday.
- Sunday, Adult Sunday School, 9:00AM in the Nursery.
- Monday, Council Meeting, Nov. 17 at 6:30PM at church.
- Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve Service, Nov. 26 at 6:30PM.
- Wednesday, Book Club, December 3 at 6:30PM at Verdoni's. We're reading "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson.

2. T-Shirt Sale - NOV 11- Dec 2 ONLY. Get a T-Shirt, Long Sleeve T, or Hoodie for Christmas! The costs range from $16-$36. All proceeds go to the building fund. Go to: www.bonfirefunds.com/celebration-church-building-fund!

3. WMC Fall Play – Friday & Saturday, Nov.14/15, 7:30PM. Our very own Al Schut is directing the hilarious comedy “The Curious Savage”. Tickets are in the school office--$4 for students and $6 for adults. It is a funny play that will leave you with the feeling that kindness and affection have not been lost in a world that seems motivated at times only by greed and dishonesty.

4. Adoption Benefit - Sunday, Nov. 16, 4:30pm-8:00pm. This catered dinner & silent auction at the Century Club is to raise funds for Bethany Christian Services for Brandon & Charlene Beck's Domestic Infant Adoption. Anyone is welcome to attend, tickets may be purchased at: www.westmibenefits.org. Dinner: $30 per person, Dinner with drinks: $35.

5. Sign! - Did you notice the new Celebration Community Church sign along Sherman Blvd?  It lights up! It lights up too! Thanks to Eric Fifolt and all the others who helped design, create, and donate it to church! Yay!

6. Prayer - Take some time to pray for:
- Lakeside CRC in Ludington requests prayers as they celebrate the ordination of their Pastor Cynthia DeJong on Saturday, November 22.
- Pam WIlliamson's friend Dave after his wife Diana died on Oct. 5. May he find peace and comfort during the grieving process.
- Jim DuRose is also grieving from the loss of his wife Joyce.
- Prayers for families that seem to be falling apart.
- Natalie Sims in her search for work. Also, her grandson Colton is doing well and out of the hospital.
- Prayers of thanksgiving and praise at Baby Gabe Beck who came home last week from the hospital.
- Prayers for Harold who will preach next Sunday and Pastor Matt and the band who will lead the music. Pray for both as they prepare and listen for God's leading.
- Marilee Schut as she continues to heal from her foot surgery.
- Congratulations to Amie Anderson who is now the Dean of Students at Delta College!
- The victorious Candidates who were elected this past Tuesday. May they seek God for wisdom and Discernment in making bold leadership decisions in our country.
- Sue DeBoer’s granddaughter, Audrey, who has been doing quite well and her white blood counts are high!
- Those dealing with loneliness and depression.
- Jim Ring’s dad who is not doing well after his hip fracture last month.
- Those feeling stressed out at work and in need of Gods hand of encouragement.
- The families of the recent victims shot to death in Muskegon Heights as they deal with the loss of loved ones.
- Thanks for those who have difficulty in life but continue to say that God is good.
- Bill Essenberg as he started his 2 month cancer treatments.
- Celebration’s building project.
- Those looking for employment.
- For unexpected money issues.
- The unspoken prayers of our hearts that only God knows.


--
Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.org
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Celebration Midweek - Oct. 15

"Sometimes God calms the storm. Sometimes he lets the storm rage and calms his child." Can you relate? Our God has awesome power to command our storms in life to disappear. He also cares so deeply for you that he brings you safely through the storm. Does it bring you comfort to know this about our God?

Here are some important items for this week:
1. Events -
- Youth Ministries, tonight, at 6:30PM at Calvin Church
- Adult Sunday School, 9:00AM on Sunday.
- Pray for Muskegon, Friday, October 24 - Sign up at the info booth for your hour to pray.
- Annual Chili Cook-Off, Sunday, October 26, at Noon. Sign up at the info booth to bring a red or white chili.
- Food Truck at Calvin Church, Saturday, November 1, 8:00-10:00AM. Help distribute food to those who need it.
- Book Club, Wednesday, November 5, 6:30PM. Meet at the Denny's on Seaway Dr. as we go through the book, "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery.

2. Sunday - What if Jesus wrote a letter to Celebration? What would he say to us? Invite a friend to our new series, "We've Got Mail". (Revelation 2:1-7)  Remember to prepare yourself for communion this Sunday!

3. Adoption Benefit: Catered Dinner & Silent Auction to raise funds for Bethany Christian Services for Brandon & Charlene Beck's Domestic Infant Adoption. Sunday, November 16th from 4:30pm-8:00pm at the Century Club in downtown Muskegon. Anyone is welcome to attend, tickets may be purchased at: www.westmibenefits.org by November 9th. Dinner: $30 per person, Dinner with drinks: $35. This event is being hosted by Tyler & Rachel Cebulla.

4. The Glenside Halloween Party, Saturday, October 25,1:00-4:00 pm in the McGraft Park building. Admission and all activities and treats are free, but participants are asked to bring 2 nonperishable food items to be donated to a local food pantry. Volunteers are still needed to help out at this event. If you can help, please call/text Jenn Cole at 563-6749 or email cole021081@hotmail.com.

5. Job Opening - Love INC of Muskegon has an immediate job opening for the Relational Ministries Coordinator position. This position works with many churches in the area to offer and coordinate our New Directions Life Skills program. Contact Matt Kaley at 231-773-3448 for more info.

6. Prayers - Please take time to pray for:
- The DuRose family at the loss of Steve's mom, Joyce. May God give them the comfort they seek.
- For those who are feeling anxious and nervous about life
- Judy Irish’s mom moved to the Heartwood Lodge Nursing home. She is making progress with PT/OT but she has a long road ahead of her.
- Lacey Kremmel (Hentschel) asked for prayers for her search for work. Also, her husband's back has improved and he has returned to work.
- For Celebration's building project as we near the final stages before construction begins.
- Reyes Hinajosa’s sister, Joyce, is battling diabetes. Reyes' son, Marcos, is having PTSD after his tours of duty. We ask God to give him comfort and help him cope with life."
- Pastor Matt’s pastor friend Devin’s dad has the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s.
- Terry Lacy's step-mom, Dorothy, who has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A involving her liver and possibly gall bladder. She fell last week and is in the hospital because she is very weak.
- The Baird’s friends, the Anderson family, because their friend Janet Anderson who is in the final stages of a rare lung cancer. Please pray for strength, peace that transcends, acceptance, and adapting to their life without her.
- Paula Blohm’s dad is home from the hospital after having a stent put in to open up the blockage in his heart. He is doing fine. Also, Paula’s friend Carla has been battling cancer this past year and received troubling test results this last week. Lift her up in prayer to the Great Physician once again for healing.


--
Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.org
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7 Things to Know This Week

I read this in a blog yesterday that seemed to fit this fall for many of us: "I see no problem in caring about football. But the man or woman who cares only about sports doesn't care about nearly enough." May we care about our favorite sports or (insert favorite activity) but care deeper about those who do not know Jesus! Dare to dig deeper than superficial and talk about the really important things in life!

1. Book Club, Wednesday, September 10, at 6:30 pm.  They meet TONIGHT at Pizza Ranch to discuss "Clair de Lune” by Jetta Carleton.

2. Annual Carnival, Saturday, September 27, 1:00 PM - This is one of our best outreach events. Sign up for dates to pass out flyers, donate candy, and work at one of the stations.

3. Youth Ministries, Wednesday, September 10 at 6:30PM - Our ministries to children age 4 through 8th grade starts TONIGHT at Calvin Church. Contact Pastor Matt for more info.

4. Pray Muskegon - Remember to pray for Muskegon and our county on the 24th. We ask God to change the hearts of people and to use us in the process of renewing our communities! Sign up for your time at the info booth.

5. Sunday - Rumor has it that we will have guardrails to go with our sermon series "Guardrails"! Thanks!  Invite a friend Sunday as we discuss how this impacts our friendships. (Proverbs 13:20)

6. BASICS For Babes, Wednesday, Sept.17th, 10AM - We will meet to put together baby gifts for our area moms in need. Please consider joining us! THANK YOU so much for all the donations to this ministry. Questions?? Call Sue DeBoer 744-6579 while Marilee is home healing.

7. Prayer - Please do not forget to pray for:
- Ruth Hinajosa's sister Rosie was recently diagnosed with the blood disease, Lupus.
- Reyes' mom, Zoila has been having pains in her legs.
- Keep praying for Christians around the world who are being persecuted.
- The family and friends of Robert Muhamed, the man who drowned in Muskegon Lake on Friday night.
- Ryan and Rebecca Hunt, daughter and son-in-law of Walt & Marcia Jones, lost their unborn baby this week.
- Marilee Schut for a successful surgery this coming Thursday on her foot.
- Those dealing with addictions and looking for God's strength to overcome the things that enslave them.
- Duane Gray has another left eye injection today and another throat biopsy tomorrow (9th). The doctors still do not know what is going on but hopefully they will find out soon.
- Our annual carnival is September 27. Pray that God will direct people to the event that need to be there.

--
Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.org
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Celebration Midweek - March 26

3 Key words to remember for today: Keep pressing on!  "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me." (Philippians 3:12)

1. Easter Flowers - Order your tulips, lilies and hyacinths to decorate church on Easter Sunday. They are $7.00 each and can be taken home after the service. There is a signup sheet on the Information Booth, order is due this Sunday, March 30th. 

2. New Websites - Our last church website was hacked! Argh! So we created a new one. YAY!  Check it out at www.celebrationmuskegon.org. We also created a new Facebook website. Follow the following link (Check us out on Facebook!) and "LIKE" the page. That way you will automatically get information from the Church's page on your FB page.

3. Sunday - Ready for the mirror of self reflection? James says, "Faith without works is dead." What does that mean for your faith? (James 2:14-26)

4. Student Ministries this Wednesday at Calvin CRC:
- Little Peeps (PreK-1st Grade) - Lesson: "Jesus Teaches Us How To Pray"
Memory Verse: "Love your neighbor as yourself” Mark 12:31
- GEMS (2nd-5th Grade) - Lesson: “Daughter of a King” Special evening learning about our identity in Christ.
Memory Verse: See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1
- Cadets (2nd-5th Grade) - Lesson then building rockets
Memory Verse: “Do not judge or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Matthew 7:1-2
- Middle School Youth Group (6th-8th Grades) - Lesson: Is Believing in Jesus Really The Only Way To Get To Heaven?
Memory Verse: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me.” John 14:6

5. Prayers - Please pray for:
- Terry Lacy's sister, Kate is having a biopsy this week to determine if she has breast cancer. She also has other health issues. Please pray for Kate, her husband, Stan, and daughter Lacy as they go through this difficult time.
- The many people who were prayed for by students during their prayer walk in Detroit this past weekend at a service project with the Bergman's.
- Terry's other sister who is battling heroin addiction.
- Harold West's mom was in the hospital with chest pain but is out again.
- Leslie Zimmerman's grandmother, Pat Bromley, who recently had a pacemaker put in. Pray for healing and strength.
- Natalie Simms asked for prayers of praise for her job.
- Kathy Policka asked for prayers for her daughter who is on medication for a bad heart.
- A friend of Bill Essenberg died on Monday from Cancer.
- Brenda Grabinski is scheduled for back surgery on April 7.
- Several marriages as they work through some relational issues.
- Joe and Barb (friends of Mike and Connie Cerminaro) who are grieving the loss of their son a few weeks ago.
- The stress and joy that goes into wedding plans for several couples in our church family.
- Duane Gray is receiving treatment to stop the bleeding behind his eye.
- The many unspoken prayer requests that only God knows, hears, and answers.

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

Celebration Midweek - September 25

Check out these important announcements for this week!

1. Carnival - Saturday, Sept. 28, 1-4PM.  This is one of our best events for people who don't know much about Celebration. Here is what you can do: 1) Invite a friend or neighbor! 2) Help set up at 12:30PM on Saturday. 3) Show up and have a great time!

2. Group Life - The luncheon was a wonderful event to highlight our groups at Celebration. As much as possible, we want to be more than a Sunday church. Doing life with a group helps! If you would still like to be in a group this fall, contact Brenda Swanson, Pastor Matt, or Marc Baird.

3. Facebook? - Churches are normally not good at communication. Actually, they are terrible at it! We have the bulletin on Sunday, the weekly email too. For more information on upcoming events and other fun things, go to our Facebook page and "like" it. http://www.facebook.com/celebration.muskegon

4. Sunday - We all long to be powerful or influential in our own way. Sunday we will continue our Choices series from the book of Proverbs that gives us God's wisdom to help us "Lead a Life of Influence". (Proverbs 11:30; 2 Timothy 3:10-15; Proverbs 24:11-12)


5. Prayers - Here's the prayer list from Sunday. Please pray for:
- Nancy Bosma's friend Julie. Her mom has suffered a stroke.
- Our Nation, especially our leaders.
- Those who are still searching for work.
- Those who are struggling with difficult family issues. 
- Natalie Sims for a new job, a new start and strength. 
- The groups that will be starting soon: Iron Man Men's Group, Apologetics Group, Book Club, and the traditional Small Groups.

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Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.com/
www.facebook.com/celebration.muskegon
(231) 571-4137