Celebration Midweek - April 16

As our worship leader Harold has said the last few weeks, Easter is an important day for most people. If a person is going to come to church, they will most likely come on Christmas or Easter. Remember to invite a friend this week!

1. Maundy Thursday Service, 6:30PM - Join us and at least 5 other churches at Church of God Holy Faith at 739 Leonard Street in Muskegon for worship, making new friends, and celebrating communion together. Get a taste of heaven and experience the Church in all of its diversity.

2. Easter Breakfasts and Egg Hunts: Yes, you can go to TWO Easter Breakfasts and Egg Hunts this year!
- Saturday, April 19th at Calvin CRC. They will serve a Pancake breakfast for a donation from 8:00-10:00AM with the Easter Egg Hunt starting at 10AM sharp. The egg hunt is for children 0-11yrs old. Bring a friend and an Easter basket to hold your eggs!
- Sunday, April 20 at Celebration. We will have our annual Easter breakfast starting at 9:30AM. The Egg Hunt will take place at 10:10AM in the Oasis Room.

3. Muskegon Prayer Initiative - There are a few more places to sign up to pray on Thursday, April 24. Sign up at the info booth or contact Pastor Matt. Praise God that there are at least 31 churches across many denominations that have volunteered to pray for Muskegon County! 24/7!

4. Students - Spring Break is over! There are student programs at Calvin CRC this evening starting at 6:30PM: Nursery, Little Peeps, GEMS, Cadets, & Middle School Youth Group. 

 

5. Prayers - Please pray for:
- Those looking for Jesus and who will be attending church this weekend. Pray that God will soften their heart and give them eyes to see him!
- Linda Bergman's niece Sara Hendrix (age 36 and mother of 4) had open heart surgery this week and had a leaking valve replaced.
- Brenda Grabinski is feeling quite well after her knee replacement surgery. She wanted to thank everyone for the prayers and the Hospitality Meals that have been delivered.
- God's healing power to come on the people of Muskegon: spiritual healing but also emotional and physical healing.
- The unspoken prayers that only our God knows.


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Pastor Matt Eenigenburg
Celebration Community Church
1260 W. Sherman Blvd.
Muskegon, MI 49441
www.celebrationmuskegon.org
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Top 10 List - April 9

Spring comes and all of a sudden there are a ton of things to know! Here is your Top 10 List.

1. Group Life
- The Seekers Small Group meets this Sunday after church!
- The Group With No Name will meet next on May 4.

2. Baby Shower - A BIG THANK YOU for all those who donated items for the Basics for Babes baby shower this past Sunday. It was fun to look at the table and see it overflowing with items. Great job!

3. Maundy Thursday Service, 6:30PM - Join us and at least 5 other churches at Church of God Holy Faith on Leonard Street for worship, making new friends, and celebrating communion together. Get a taste of heaven and experience the Church in all of its diversity.

4. Breakfasts & Egg Hunts: Yes, you can go to TWO Easter Breakfasts and Egg Hunts this year!

• Saturday, April 19th at Calvin CRC. They will serve a Pancake breakfast for a donation from 8:00-10:00AM with the Easter Egg Hunt starting at 10AM sharp. The egg hunt is for children 0-11yrs old. Bring a friend and an Easter basket to hold your eggs!
• Sunday, April 20 at Celebration. We will have our annual Easter breakfast starting at 9:30AM. The Egg Hunt will take place at 10:10AM in the Oasis Room. 

5. Church Campout - The annual church campout will be June 27-29 in Scottville, MI. Contact Sharon Bergman to reserve your site. The cost will be $25 per night. Reservations need to be in by June 1.

6. Muskegon Prayer Initiative - Sign up at the Info Booth to pray on Thursday, April 24, or contact Pastor Matt. Praise God that there are at least 31 churches have volunteered to pray for Muskegon County! 24/7!

7. Students - There are NO programs at Calvin CRC this evening due to spring break. Our last three meetings of the year will be April 16th, 23rd, and 30th. 

8. LoveINC Gift Cards - For every $10 "Simply Give" card purchased, Meijer's will donate $20 to LoveINC's food pantry. AWESOME! Also, this coming Friday and Saturday 10th & 11th), Meijer's will donate $30 for each $10 card purchased!

9. Sunday - Imagine that you have been invited to the banquet of the King! What do you do? What do you wear? How do you address the King? Bring a friend to hear one of Jesus' last parables before he died. (Matthew 22:1-14)

10. Prayers - Please take time this week to pray:
- For marriages with great stress and complications. For those who need to make important decisions soon that impact many lives.
- For Brenda Grabinski's knee replacement that appears to have gone well. She may return home Wednesday!
- For the many people battling diseases like cancer, Parkinsons, etc.
- For Pastor Matt's cousin Karyl Brouwer lost her bout with cancer recently. Be with her husband and family as they deal with this loss.
- For Spring Break adventures and travel. Pray for a safe and productive break.
- For the Beck's as they fill out mountains of paperwork and continue the adoption process.
- For high school seniors who are making college choices.
- For the Celebration worship team. Nothing special other than someone had the wonderful thought that we should pray for them.
- For those who are looking for employment.


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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 - April 2

There are 6 important things to know for this week:

1. Baby Shower This Sunday

Remember to bring the following items for our Layette Ministry through LoveINC: outfits, diapers, wipes, lotion, bath essentials, formula, food and a blanket. Each Layette is put together with great care for the new mother. Drop off items before or after the morning worship.

2. Choir

Interested in singing on Maundy Thursday? Choir practice will be held at Church of God-Holy Faith at 6PM on April 3rd and 10th. The worship service will be on Thursday, April 17 at the same church. Contact Pastor Matt for more details.

3. Prayer Ministry:
- Muskegon Prayer Initiative - We as a church will be praying on the 24th of each month with our sister church, 2nd Timothy. Join us to pray 1/2 hour or 1 hour shifts. Sign up at the info booth and get a magnet for your reminder
- Prayer Board - Thanks for writing on the Prayer Board in the hallway between the nurseries. We will be praying for you and your needs! 

4. Education:
- Sunday School - There will be no Sunday School for the next 3 Sundays. We will resume on April 27.
- No student ministries at Calvin CRC this week for Little Peeps, GEMS, or Cadets due to Spring Break.
- High School students meet at Calvin CRC at 6:00PM Sunday.

5. Sunday

Ever think of heaven? Does it impact you life in the present? Do you have comfort for your life in the future? Invite a friend Sunday as we talk about "Life everlasting, Amen!" (Revelation 21:1-5)

6. Prayers - Please pray for:
- Nikki Rowell who broke her tailbone this past week.
- Brenda Grabinski's KNEE is getting replaced, not her back as I erroneously put in the bulletin.
- Paula Espinoza's sister is looking for a job. She also gives praise for God's provision!
- A visitor asked for prayers for her mom who is depressed and homeless.
- Pray for Karmen Kraft (friend of Kim Rhodes) whose husband had emergency open heart surgery this past week. Bev Rhodes (mother in law) is in a lot of pain at Hackley hospital after the removal of a kidney.
- "That our Celebration family and loved ones seek Christ-like ways and open our hearts to be filled with the Spirit and let God take control. Amen."


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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 - 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.

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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

Celebration Midweek - March 19

1. Casserole Luncheon, SUNDAY - Stay after church and share a meal together. Stay even if you didn't bring anything!

2. Iron Man Group, Tuesday 6:30 at Western Michigan Christian High School Shop. Everyone is welcome. Will be working on service projects. Contact Dick DeBoer for more information.

3. Prayer Requests - When you have prayer requests for your church family to bring to God, send them to Pastor Matt or to one of the Prayer Team members. We take lifting up the needs of others seriously!

4. Church Safety Training, March 30 - Those hoping to volunteer in the Nursery or Oasis will meet briefly after church for training in our Church Safety policies.

5. Sunday - We would never play favorites or discriminate against anyone else, would we? However, if we're going to look like people that follow Jesus, we need to change some things.  We'll continue in our series of James: A Faith to Live By.  (James 2:1-13.)

6. Prayers - Please pray for:
- Those experiencing car issues: not having a car or having the expense of repairing the car that they have.

- The new small group that begins after church on April 6.
- Brenda Grabinski who is moving around better after another round of back injections to relieve pain.

- Duane Gray who is experiencing bleeding behind his eye. He starts treatment today.

- The many people who are stressed out due to jobs, family relationships, and other factors.
- For the many unspoken prayer requests that only God knows, hears, and answers.


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

5 Things for This Week

Celebration,
For those who feel worn out, here is some good news from Isaiah 40:30-31: "Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

1. Casserole Luncheon, March 23 - Whether it is a casserole or a hot dish, enjoy a meal at church after worship. If you have never made a casserole before, we have recipes! This will be a great time! Please sign-up on the information booth so that we know we have enough for everyone! 

2. Nominees for Elders and Deacon nominees - We will be selecting elder and deacon leaders in May. Contact Sue Vredevoogd if you believe someone would serve well as a church leader.

3. Amie Anderson Grad Party, March 22, 2-4PM - It is now DR. Amie! She has invited the Celebration community to church to celebrate with her. Contact DR. Amie if you have other questions.

4. Sunday - The life of a Christian is one of action! It is much more than knowing God's assignment for your life. It is doing God's assignment for your life! See you Sunday as we continue our walk in the book of James. (James 1:19-27)

5. Prayers - Please pray for:
- Lilia DuRose is doing much better. She and her family thank everyone for your prayers, concern, calls, and occasional food.
- Please add Gene Wessel to your prayer list. He is a friend of Julie DeMarr. He has been diagnosed with lung cancer and is suffering from other health related issues.
- Help for friends who are in abusive relationships.
- Harold and Geneva West's niece, Jessica, who went into labor at only 26 weeks. 
- Duane Gray had a blood vessel break behind the left eye. He has some swelling and will see a specialist this week.
- Geneva West's mother who has been in and out of the hospital.
- The discord within the church.
- Stay focused on how to treat our brothers and sister at church, being Christ-like, compassionate, loving, forgiving and encouraging to one another.
- Our Celebration family members and let God's will work in our goal to opening Phase II. May we all be patient and wait for the Lord's blessings. Let us be thankful, Christ-like and imitate God.

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

Celebration Midweek - March 5

Just imagine if Muskegon County were prayed for 24 hours a day! The Muskegon Prayer Initiative hopes to get at least 31 churches to take a day each month to pray for Muskegon County. Imagine what might happen if Muskegon County were lifted up to God in prayer 24 hours a day!

1. IMPORTANT! Saturday, March 8, move your clocks ahead one hour! Especially the important one is your alarm clock next to your bed! We want to make sure you are at church on time to worship our God and meet with your church family.

2. Upcoming Events
Wieners and Winners, Saturday, March 8, 5:30pm - Join us at church for hot dogs, games, a Sundae bar, and loads of fun.
Casserole Luncheon, Sunday, March 23 - We will be sharing a meal together after Sunday morning worship. Sign up at the info booth so we can best cover the food needs.

3. Prayer - Please pray for:
- Our Celebration families in need of comfort, healing and support.

- Those remembering Ash Wednesday with honest reflection of their hearts and minds and lives before God.
- Lilia who had a minor set back this week.
- The Meyer family as their garage collapsed from the snow.
- Robin Busch, sister of Tim Bosma, who has completed her course of Chemo and radiation.
- Marriages that have deep embedded conflict.
- Praise God the maker of the heavens and the earth for he knows our needs even before we ask, and cares for us even in our darkest hours.
- The team preparing to serve in Nicaragua from Calvin CRC. Pray for their provision and for God to fortify them as they are sent out "sheep among wolves".
- Cheryl Ferguson as she begins a new journey in her new apartment. Praise God for fresh starts and new beginnings.

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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