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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Celebration Midweek - June 30

Consider Being a Prayer Partner: There are high school students and adult leaders coming to Muskegon from July 7-16 from all over the US and Canada.  They will volunteer at work sites in the community and grow closer to Jesus in the process.  We need 10-12 people to actively pray for these students and adult leaders before, during, and after the trip.  We at Celebration understand the necessity and power of prayer.  Please consider being a Prayer Partner.  Contact Pastor Matt to confirm your spot by Sunday.


1. EVENTS TO REMEMBER
July 5, Church Cleaning Group, 6:00PM.
July 6, Baby Basics, 10:00AM at church.
July 11, Vision Team Meeting, 6:30PM at church
July 29-31, Annual Church Campout

2. PRAYERS - 

• Pray for the rest and enjoyment of the wonderful West Michigan summer.  
• Pray for those recovering from recent surgeries: Sydney Williams (hand), Ruth Hinajosa (hand), Lynn Pluger (blood transfusion), Kim Rhodes (Achilles Tendon), Susan Schmok's son (broken jaw).
• Sue DeBoer thanks God for the safe return of her brother from his work in Mozambique with Orphans Unlimited for 8 weeks.  God helped him do great work and came home healthy!
• Kim who was hospitalized with lung and rib injuries and severe pain was released from the hospital on Saturday.  PTL!
• Frank Van Hees will need an MRI on his foot.
• Becky Fredrickson's great grandson who is 2 years old has a cyst on his spine.  He will be treated at DeVos.
• Pray for Ivy and Ethan Dudgeon as they are in California this week to visit family.  May God bless them with safe travels and a good visit.
• Pray for progress so Jackie Knight can have her surgery. She asks for prayers for her family and for her friend Mark who had 5 seizures last week and is still not feeling well.
• "Healing for kidney failure and diabetes, part-time employment to meet financial needs, and to redeem the time."
• Deb Mart asks for continued healing for her brother Dave.
• Patti Lacy writes, "Thank you, Lord, for answered prayers and keeping your promises."
• For safe travel and good memories for the Eenigenburg's as they visit family in Chicago.
• Pray for Godly protection for marriages and the healing of some that are frayed, breaking, or broken.
• Pray for The Baird's neighbor Suzy who has asked for prayer for healing in her family and for protection over her little grandsons.

Powerlessness and Poverty

Quote for the Day - "May all your expectations be frustrated.  May all your plans be thwarted.  May all your desires be withered into nothingness.  That you might experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and sing and dance in the love of God the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit."  (Blessing given to Henri Nouwen by his spiritual mentor)

1. EVENTS TO REMEMBER
June 15, Baby Basics, 10:00AM at church.
June 17-26 - Mission Trip To Nicaragua (Pray for Anika)
June 19, Father's Day Strawberry Festival
June 24, Pray for Muskegon
July 5, Church Cleaning Group, 6:00PM.
July 11, Vision Team Meeting, 6:30PM at church
July 29-31, Annual Church Campout

2. THANKS - Thanks for contributing to the Men's Shower for the Love INC store.  We hope to focus on this ministry every quarter.  Contact Patti Lacy if you would like to continue to give items throughout the year.

3. PRAYERS - 

• Pray for Sydney Williams who will have surgery on her hands and wrists in GR on Friday.
• Lynn Pluger had a blood transfusion this week in her treatment for her Hodgkins Lymphoma.  She is home now and doing better.
• Sue DeBoer thanks God for the safe return of her brother from his work in Mozambique with Orphans Unlimited for 8 weeks.  God helped him do great work and came home healthy!
• Pastor Matt - Thank God for a great week at Synod.  I was so blessed to have wonderful conversations with people from all over the world where God is doing great things.  Pray for the church in Nigeria where there is some tension building between the Christians and the Muslims.  Thank God for the improved spiritual climate in Egypt and the building of churches.
• Deb Mart asks for continued healing for her brother Dave.
• Patti Lacy writes, "Thank you, Lord, for answered prayers and keeping your promises."
• Pray for Godly protection for marriages.
• From Carla Eenigenburg's mom "Kim, wife of Anthony Bolkema, was struck by a bus yesterday while riding her bike near their home in South Holland IL. She is hospitalized with lung and rib injuries and is in severe pain."

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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 Note from Synod

Pastor Note: It is a huge (sometimes tedious) honor and responsibility to be at Synod this week.  I have so many stories of great things which I will bring home to Celebration from my time here.  There is a richness within the CRC, a love for people, and a desire to do this well.  There are also many other stories which should bring us to our knees in prayer.

Synod plans to adjourn on Friday at noon but there is many issues to decide and there is much to pray about.  The CRC struggles with many issues and we need the Holy Spirit to allow us to hear God's heart as we hear the hearts of others.  Pray for guidance, a spirit of unity, and a love for all people.  See you Sunday!

1. EVENTS TO REMEMBER
June 10-16 - CRC Synod meets at Calvin College
June 15, Baby Basics, 10:00AM at church.
June 17-26 - Mission Trip To Nicaragua (Pray for Anika)
June 19, Father's Day Strawberry Festival
June 24, Pray for Muskegon
July 5, Church Cleaning Group, 6:00PM.
July 11, Vision Team Meeting, 6:30PM at church
July 29-31, Annual Church Campout

2. CARNIVAL WATCH
Our Annual Carnival will be September 24 this year!  Look for the posters going up soon to sign up for donations and getting involved.

3. PRAYERS - 

I have not collected the prayer requests from the Communication Cards on Sunday.  We will add them to the bulletin this week.  The great part is God knows our requests and needs.  He answers them in his own time and his own way.  Please pray for the requests of God's people this week.  Thanks.

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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 - May 11

Big Event of the Week: Church Work Day, Saturday, May 14, 8:00AM-2:00PM.  Help with some spring cleaning at church and tossing items from the very back of church.  Stay as long as you can.  Lunch is provided!

1. Celebration Family Meeting - Stay after church for the meeting on Sunday to know what great things are happening in your family!

2. Men's Tool Box for LoveINC - We are requesting items which men have requested from LoveINC's store.  Drop off work related items in the tool box which is located on the white table in the entryway at church.   Items could be: drill bits, saw blades, deodorant, body wash, etc.

3. Next Steps Class - There are several who are interested in their next steps at Celebration.  Becoming a member?  Involvement in ministry?  We hope to set a time soon for the next class.  Contact Pastor Matt if you are interested.

4. OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS

• May 14, Church Work Day, 8:00AM-2:00PM
• May 15, Church Safety Meeting, 9:45AM.
• May 15, Celebration Family Meeting after church.
• May 18, Basics for Babies, 10:00AM at church.

5. SUNDAY
What unites us as Christians?  What if we focused on these things?  Join us Sunday as we begin the second half of our sermon series on the Apostles Creed.  This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost and what difference the Holy Spirit makes in our lives.   (Matthew 7:37-39) 

6. PRAYERS - Please pray for:

• Sandy Ring will have carpel tunnel surgery on May 18.
• Those who have had bad experiences in previous churches.  May God bring healing and a place to grow closer with God and his people.
• Thanks for the recognition of moms on Sunday.  They are appreciated and we thank God for them.
• Those who have lost moms recently or in the past.
• Morgan Baker asked for prayers for her cousin in boot camp.  It's a tough time.
• Children who are not following Jesus and are not making it easy for their parents either.
• Continued prayers for Deb Mart's brother and his winning his battle with cancer.
• Our leaders at Celebration.  We thank God for them!
• Summer vacations being planned.
• Those seeking 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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Be Encouraged - Galatians 6:9

May you be encouraged in the middle of your week: "So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up."  (Galatians 6:9 NLT)

1. Oasis Students - Arrive at 10:00AM at church to make sure everything is set for our role in thanking the moms at Celebration.  Contact Julie Bytwerk if you have any questions.

2. Photos for Directory - Sunday is your last chance to update your photo for the directory.  Marc Baird will be available to take your picture after the Sunday service.

3. Next Steps Class - There are several who are interested in their next steps at Celebration.  Becoming a member?  Involvement in ministry?  We hope to set a time soon for the next class.  Contact Pastor Matt if you are interested.

4. Church Work Day, Saturday, May 14, 8:00AM-2:00PM.  Help with some spring cleaning at church.  Stay as long as you can.  There will be lunch provided!

5. Men's Tool Box for LoveINC - We are requesting items which men have requested from LoveINC's store.  Drop off work related items in the tool box which is located on the white table in the entryway at church.   Items could be: drill bits, saw blades, deodorant, body wash, etc.

6. Mission Trip Opportunity - We are looking to get 6-8 people to do destruction work in Detroit on June 24-26 with Doug & Sharon Bergman and others.  Contact Pastor Matt or the Bergman's if you have interest.

7. OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS

• TOMORROW, National Day of Prayer.  There will be a Noon rally at the Muskegon County Building and an evening event at Orchard View Elementary School at 7:00PM.
• SUNDAY, Mothers Day.
• May 14, Church Work Day, 8:00AM-2:00PM
• May 15, Church Safety Meeting, 9:45AM.
• May 15, Celebration Family Meeting after church.
• May 18, Basics for Babies, 10:00AM at church.

8. SUNDAY
"Are we there yet?  Are we there yet?..."  Some live their life this way and never make much of their time here on earth.  Join us Sunday as we conclude our sermon series through the book of 2 Timothy, "Famous Last Words".  This Sunday Paul tells us about "Finishing Well" from 2 Timothy 4:6-22.


9. PRAYERS - Please pray for:

• The daughter of Pastor Sinbondit (Friend of Pastor Matt) will have surgery next week.
• Thelma Bergman who will have a cyst removed from her face Friday.
• Healing for Deb Mart's brother Dave who continues to battle his cancer.
• Morgan Baker's cousin who is going to USAF boot camp.
• Eve Zwolinski's cousin who is in the hospital fighting kidney, heart, and lung issues.
• Sheri Doctor as she passes a kidney stone.
• The work day at church on May 14.  May lots of work get done and lots of relationship building.
• Lisa Crabtree's mom had her big toe amputated.
• Those coming to church on Mother's Day who rarely attend.  May they hear Jesus speaking to them..
• The students and leaders who will go to Guatemala this summer.   May they prepare to see what God is doing and help out wherever they can.
• For those screaming for answers in their lonely and confusing life.
• Eve Zqolinski's nephew who is in ICU and the are not sure what's wrong with him.  Also pray for her son Nicoli who has a hearing on May 13 for custody of his child.
• Brenda Swanson has a new granddaughter Emma Kay who born last week.
• Praise God for groups who lift our hearts and encourage our souls!
• Deb Mart has a new granddaughter born last week.
• Lisa Crabtree's mom who had toe removed due to complications of her diabetes.
• Thank God for those willing to list prayer requests and prayers of thanks on the communication cards.  They are taken seriously and prayed for during the week by our team of prayer warriors.

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