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April 18, 2024
Dear Friends,
This Sunday is a special day - we will welcome Rev. Brian Henderson as our guest preacher. He is the Executive Director of AWAB (the Associate of Welcoming and Affirming Baptist). Scott Green is on the AWAB Board and through him I have had several opportunities to get to know Brian. He is a thoughtful and kind person and an excellent preacher. Come and join us as the worship together and talk about “Love.” What better topic is there than that?
Hopefully, you have Saturday, April 27th on your calendar - the Defense of Democracy group will be showing the Movie 1946 here at Celebration. The doors open at 5:00pm, introduction to the film is at 5:45pm, and the movie begins at 6:00pm. It will be shown in the sanctuary. This is an interesting and important film. Be sure to register with the link below - you will not want to miss it.
This Saturday is our day to make sandwiches for the Presbyterian Night Shelter. You can make them at home and drop them off at the church or you can come join the group making sandwiches in Fellowship Hall from 10:00am - 12:00pm. We are taking donations of supplies to help with that - baggies, creamy peanut butter and jam or preserves. Saturday we will also make dinner for the 50 residents of the Samaritan House. It will be a busy, but good day helping our neighbors.
These are busy but good days at Celebration. This past weekend several volunteers from our Equity & Inclusion Committee volunteered at the "Open Streets" community event, each Sunday we have a group who welcomes our visitors after worship in Fellowship Hall and we have had the Munch and Mingle gatherings the last several Sundays. A large group of folks have attended the Munch and Mingles and I think we all came away feeling like we knew some people we have only met casually - much better.
There are so many important events in April and May - many people are graduating from college or high school and there are weddings, as well. These are pivotal events in our lives and the lives of those we love. Let’s take time to offer them the gift of our presence.
I hope to see you Sunday - I will save a place for you!
Blessings,
Pastor Jorene
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