Author Archive for Beth Grupp

Psst - Did you Hear? It’s Game Night!

board games

You walk in the door, greeted by the shimmer of jewelry, stunned by the rattlesnake skins, awed by the custom lady’s cowboy boots. . .and you’re not even in the restaurant yet.

Then you hear it:  that familiar laughter, the shuffle of feet, and the murmur of voices.

You stride through the door and into the restaurant with your board game in hand and hear –

“HI MEL!!”

You’ve just walked into the Down the Alley Bistro for GAME NIGHT!!

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Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Opportunity
THIS SATURDAY, May 17

Habitat for Humanity 

Be a part of helping to finish the Faith House.  Don’t worry if you’ve never worked on a house before, the leaders at Habitat for Humanity are right there by your side, step-by-step, teaching you what needs to be done.

Here’s all you need to know to get started. 

The house is located at 1723 Leander Rd, Georgetown, TX.    map

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THIS SATURDAY, May 17′

The World’s LARGEST Baby Shower
A Great Way to Help Our Community

World’s Largest Baby Shower

The Round Rock Express, Chick-fil-A and 102.3 The River will host the “World’s Largest Baby Shower” benefiting Central Texas’ premier pregnancy resource organization, Agape Pregnancy Resource Center, based in Round Rock, Texas.

WHAT:  For every new baby gift brought to the Round Rock Express game, recipients will receive one free admission to that night’s game.  For every new baby gift brought to the Round Rock Chick-fil-A @ 110 Louis Henna recipients will receive a free chicken sandwich or milkshake.

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A Great Way to Help Our Community’

**NEW** Senior Ministry Bible Study **NEW**

The Senior Ministry — the place for the 55+ crowd — holds a Bible study every Thursday.  They meet in the Counseling Center from 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM.

The Senior Ministry Mission Statement:  “To re-present Jesus to the seniors of our community by being an example through evangelism, training and discipline; serving in ministry, enjoying fellowship and exercising worship.”

Come grow with us!

We Were There!
Habitat for Humanity
March 15

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Tom, Angel, Ron and Cheryl, Kevin and June, John and Beth had tons of fun building the Habitat for Humanity Faith House on March 15:   — sawing, hammering, learning power tools, and generally having a good time.  Vanessa made sure there was lunch for the regular workers — all 25 of them!!

The house is located at 1723 Leander Rd, Georgetown, TX.    map

You haven’t missed out on the fun.  Another opportunity to work and/ or provide lunches is scheduled for Saturday, May 17.  Watch the blogs for more details!

Volunteer Need - Water Bottle Outreach
Walk Like MADD 5K Walk
Saturday, May 3

Walk Like MADD

Calling the volunteers. . .we will be passing out water bottles (500 bottles!) to the participants of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) 5K walk. 

Saturday, May 3
Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock
9:00 AM kickoff

Volunteers should arrive at 8:00am to help distribute bottles to the stations, get the ice chests set up, and then hand out bottles to the participants in the 5K.

This is a great opportunity for Connect Groups to participate in the quarterly community outreach project.

Individuals can volunteer either through their Connect Group or by contacting the church at CommunityServe@CelebrationChurchTX.com.

 

Next Cancer Support Group Meeting
Tuesday, April 15
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Bring your lunch!  It’s a brown-bag meeting of the Cancer Support Group.  The group is designed to have 45 minutes of education, followed by 45 minutes of sharing and support. 

First and Third Tuesdays of each month 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM at Celebration Church
in the Family Room (to the right of the lobby)

If you would like more information, contact Susan Watkins at swatkins@celebrationchurchtx.com, or call the church office.

We were there! R.O.C.K. Open House
March 29

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Celebration Church is dedicated to helping our community.  Our volunteers are great!  But, sometimes we need to share the resources God gives us.  At the Ride On Center for Kids (R.O.C.K.) Open House we shared:

volunteers plus

100 chairs
15 tables
and 50 cases of water!

More than 650 people attended the Open House!

Do you know about the R.O.C.K.?  Let’s take you a little deeper into the world of Ride On Center for Kids. . .

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March 29′

Sunday, April 27, 6:00PM-8:30PM
Senior Ministry Kickoff Event
The Place for the 55+ Crowd

Join us for a church-wide event to kick off the Senior Ministry!  (O.K. - seniors are “technically” anyone 55 years of age or older even though you’re not really “senior” — we have to put a limit somewhere or everyone will want to participate.)

Sunday, April 27

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Video Venue

Praise and worship, a message from Pastor Joe Champion, entertainment, and a catered dinner.  Date night!

Cost is $5.00 per person.  Register at the Information Desk at church.

More about R.O.C.K. and the Barn Dance

(cont. from R.O.C.K. Open House)

Celebration Church provides financial support to the R.O.C.K.  Do you know why?  Because Christian fellowship means giving - right where people are - right where they need it.   Don’t you agree?  It’s not just about us, it’s about everyone.

Once a year the R.O.C.K. holds a Barn Dance, their premier money-making event.  This year was sold out and more!  With entertainment by Rick Trevino, food, an auction and other fun, it was well worth the wait.

R.O.C.K. made over $250,000 from the event!

But, let’s continue our story. . .

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