December 2, 2014 From Pastor Allan Eakin

What is Haskell Community Holiday House? HCHH is a opportunity for Haskell residents and their friends to do a little Christmas shopping AND help Harmony Grove Schools. Where did this idea come from? A few weeks ago, Brandi Garner approached your pastor about hosting an event that would allow direct sellers, like Premier Jewelry, Jamberry Nails, and Thirty-One, use the CBC building for a Holiday House type event. Several communities

and schools do this as a fundraiser for the sponsoring organization. Before the idea could be fully discussed, the event exploded with potential vendors and a bigger building was needed before it even got off the ground. Harmony Grove Schools volunteered their Multipurpose Room. When is Haskell Community Holiday House? HCHH is set for Friday, Dec. 12 (6:00-9:pm) and Saturday, Dec. 13 (9:00am-6:00 pm). What are the other important details? Harmony Grove Schools is the big winner from this event. A portion of vendor booth rental fees and all of the admission fees will go directly to Harmony Grove Schools. Here is a link to the event page  http://tinyurl.com/p8wmktz. Why should you support the event by volunteering? One of the core values of Celebration, from its inception, has been community involvement. This is yet another opportunity to be involved in our community. The goal is serving. The benefit could be conversations with people, moving them closer to Jesus. A sign-up sheet is posted in the CBC Welcome Center for you to sign-up to volunteer. Looking forward, Allan

Please Note . . . l AWANA Clubs will enjoy a regular club night on Wednesday, December 3rd. Real Life Student Ministry will have a regular group night.

l A Christmas Brunch Fellowship is set for Sunday, December 21 at 9:30 am. Bible Study groups will be dismissed. The menu for this church-wide fellowship is breakfast food. So bring your favorite breads, breakfast casseroles, sweets, etc. and enjoy a time of fellowship with one another prior to Christmas. l Celebration Baptist Church will enjoy its 3rd annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Wednesday, December 24th at 6:00 pm. Plan to make this special service a part of your Christmas traditions this year and invite a guest. l CBC will participate in an Angel Tree Project for Harmony Grove Students and their families again during the Christmas season. If you would like to adopt a family, or partner with someone to adopt a family, please notify Bro. Allan. l Here are the numbers for November at Celebration Baptist Church. Date Attend. Gen Fund Parking Lot Thanksgiving Baskets November 2 93 $ 1779.14 $ 150

November 9 88 $ 1219.25

November 16 101 $ 2434.71

November 23 104 $ 1246.32 $ 105

November 30 90 $ 1097.34

Total $ 7776.76 *The CBC bare bones budget is approximately $ 8000.00 per month.

Celebration Baptist Church, 4601 Hwy. 229, Haskell, Arkansas 72015 (501) 416-5539 http://celebrationbaptistchurch.com