CELEBRATION WOMEN 'S MINISTRY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 109 WINTER 2020

Open your gifts today!

⦁ A fresh relationship with Jesus⦁ Gift of the Holy Spirit ⦁ Love⦁ Joy⦁ Patience (Yes,)⦁ A renewed purpose⦁ Peace

Your Celebration Women’s Ministry leaders are looking forward to seeing “more” of Jesus’ gifts operatingthrough all of us in 2020. Not only will we enjoy the love, peace, joy, and guidance from Jesus, but He willuse us to share His gifts with others He brings across our paths. Be prepared to be a gift to others in 2020. Celebrating Jesus,

Judy

L to R - Sheila Davis, Margie Filer, Judy Graham, Christi Gardner, Ann Sparks, Beth Domingue, Kim Bell

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Judy C. GrahamPresident

Celebration Women's Ministry, Inc.

How about receiving a gift of love, joy, peace, kindness, and self-control, not only foryourself but for others in our lives? We are in the season of celebrating the mostwonderful gift we could ever receive…Jesus, the Son of God, sent to be our personalsavior. I love reading the book of John. In it, Jesus shares with us some very powerfultruths for living victoriously. According to John 14:12, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hewho believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also, and greater works than thesehe will do, because I go to My Father.”

Gifts for You and Others in 2020!

Then Jesus tells us that He will give us another Helper, the Spirit of truth who will be with us forever. Hewill dwell with us and be in us. He will lead us, give us the fruit of the Spirit, give us power to witness, andpower to do signs and wonders. Rivers of living water will flow from our spirits to a thirsty world. Wedon't have to ask Santa Claus for gifts, we have our Father of God who  loves to give good gifts to Hischildren.

LoveJoy

Peace

What a special treat God has provided for each of you at our National Conference 2020! We will have a“Pre-Conference Session” on Friday, April 24th, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm for no additional cost. God has calledeach of us to “Go" and make disciples whether this is in our home, workplace, or women throughCelebration Ministry. There is a leader in each of us through the power of the Holy Spirit. I encourage youto join us during this special time to learn MORE about our beautiful ministry, MORE about you, andMORE about our Abba Father! The Pre-Conference Session will provide an encouraging word from our Celebration President, JudyGraham. Members of our National Board will review Chapter Guidelines for those presently serving on aboard, those prayerfully considering a position, and for all others in order that there is transparency andknowledge of our policy and procedures. We will have a short break and be prepared to receive a powerfulmessage just for YOU. Please indicate on the National Conference registration form that you will beattending this session. We will need to have a count for seating purposes. Our gracious guest speaker for the session, Nicole Kuhl, has sent encouraging words for you. Please see her message below. Love through Christ,Kim Bell, VP of Leadership

knowing and experiencing the reality of being DEEPLY LOVED. Therefore, whatever comes out of their lives, will be FROM the place of loveand security in me, not for that place.” Your Daddy, who loves you deeply. He keeps telling me that it is His good pleasure to give you the keys of the kingdom. Luke 12:32. I know our time together will be a time ofunlocking 1) Your ability to receive His oasis of LOVE. 2) Your unlocking of potential, FROM this place of security and understanding. We are going to pray, unlock and even practice (yes, you read that right.) flowing in our God given gifts. And we are going to breathe deeply, theMORE He has for us in the Spirit. I love you all, already. I count it such a privilege and honor to get to be with you all in April. I am counting down the days!!! Jesus is so kind. Hewill be with us in GRACE AND POWER. Many many blessings,Nicole Kuhl.

Beautiful ladies,It is with such joy when I think about being with all of you. Sisters, mothers, daughters. Family. In Christ, we are allthat. As I have been praying and asking Father what He wants to deposit into your hearts and into your lives during ourtime together, His voice is clear and unwavering. “To unlock the treasures of their hearts. To draw my daughters into aplace where ‘the need to perform’ for MY love is simply washed away. That they will understand the spaces in my heartthat belong to them already, just because they belong to me. That they will come to understand that as they are drawninto this place of incredible security with me, will they then be able to become my dreaded champions on the face of theearth. My Warrior Queens. So That when they do anything for me, it will not be to earn my love, but be from a place of

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"Keys to a Daughter's Heart"Pre-Conference Session

Author of eight books, speaker  and singer Kirsten Hart has been able to travelwith some of America's premier Christian singing groups, including Re-Creation,Eternity, The Spurrlows, FRIENDS (the back-up group for Grammy Awardwinner Larnelle Harris), The Richard Roberts TV Singers, as a Praise andWorship Leader for International Crusades, on TBN's This Is Your Day telecast,as well as BET TV's Manasseh Jordan Show.  Since moving to Branson, Missouri,she has been a part of DINO Kartsonakis' Christmas Spectacular Show, as well ashis Tribute To The Titanic production.  She and her husband, Dave are the Co-Hosts for the Zola Levitt PresentsTelevision program seen on the ABC Family Network, Daystar Network, TBN,and hundreds of independent channels across the world. Along with the weeklytelevision  broadcasts, they also host two tours a year to Greece, Israel, andJordan. For more information on their ministry with Zola Levitt Presents and thetours, visit www.levitt.com.  She has had the amazing opportunity to work in  television, speak and sing inchurches across the world, and to be  part of international crusades. She hasshared her heart before thousands. She also counts it a privilege to have sung forFocus On The Family and Compassion International events, Campmeetings,Statewide Conventions, and more.   Kirsten has spoken in churches and for Women's Ministry Events across thecountry for the past twenty years. She and her husband, Dave tour with a senioradult version of ReInventing You. They also have a music ministry and shareabout their heart for Israel. Visit  www.DavidandKirstenHart.com  to find outmore.

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Meet Keynote Speaker Kirsten Hart

Meet Our Youth Conference Leaders!Debbie Bass is a compassionate woman of God who has an innate gift of seeingthe needs of people before they even know their own needs. God uses her in somany capacities to bring joy, love and encouragement as she serves by herhusband’s side in ministry. Lisa Mayhugh is a passionate teacher for therevelation of God’s truths. She has a gift in music that God uses to bring otherscloser to Him and understand what true worship is. We are excited that thesetwo godly women will lead our 2020 youth conference again this year!

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BOOK YOUR HOTEL STAY!

Hyatt Regency Houston Intercontinental Airport425 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Houston, TX 77060northhouston.regency.hyatt.com - 281.249.1234 - Toll-Free 800.233.1234

Mention "Celebration" for discount if booking prior to 4/10/20.Rooms for 1-2 ladies are $89 per night plus tax,and rooms for 3-4 are $99 per night plus tax.

Reserve your hotel room directly with

Registration: 4-6 p.m. Friday - Pre-Conf: 1-4 p.m.Event starts: 7 p.m. Friday

Event ends: Noon Sunday - Check-out: Noon Sunday

Registration Form

________________________________________________NAME

________________________________________________CHURCH/CHAPTER

___________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP

________________________________________________DAYTIME PHONE

________________________________________________EMAIL

Yes, I will attend National Conference 2020!__________ Adult Registration ($99 early bird, ends Jan. 31, 2020, $125 regular)

__________ Pre-Conference Session Registration (Friday, 1-4 PM, FREE)

__________ Adult T-Shirt ($20) Size _____ T-shirt proceeds support Youth Conference 2020.

__________ Youth Registration ($50) T-Shirt Size _____ (included in price)

I cannot attend Conference but I would like to support Celebration with a donation of $ __________

Questions?Registrar, Cindy Masterson

713.906.2352 orregistrar@celebrationministries.org

Please make check payable to:"Celebration" (Memo: Ntl Conf 2020)Check # __________Amount enclosed $ __________Mail form to: Cindy Masterson 3902 Brighton Drive Bryan, TX 77802OR register online by credit card atCelebrationMinistries.org ($4 processing fee applies)

Pre-order your T-Shirt NOW toguarantee size!

Our National Conference is our most effective way to  bring women a  special  touch from God, and, ofcourse, we want to make provision for all women to be able to come.  One of the best ways to make attendance possible is to keep the registration fee as low as possible. Thisyear we chose to keep the fee the same as last year, even though our costs have increased. Last year, feescovered only about 70% of the costs, but we were blessed to have the other 30% underwritten by grantsand donations. We are believing that the Lord will stir hearts to again cover the difference.  If you are one who is being nudged, and can afford to give, let me give you some ideas of specific areasyou might want to sponsor all or a part:  - Speakers ($5,000). This covers the expenses, such as honorariums and flights for our two fabulous speakers from various parts of the country. - Youth ($2,500). We charge a much-reduced fee for these young women. - Worship and Audio/Visual team ($3,500). Critical for the Conference.  - Videographer ($2,500). Records the speaker messages to be shared with others.  If this is  for  you, or maybe your chapter,  you can  donate on the website, celebrationministries.org,  orsend a check  to Ann Sparks, PO Box 4187, Bryan, TX 77805-4187. Please email us attreasurer@celebrationministries.org to let us know specifically what you would like to cover.  We know just the right people are being stirred to give just the right amounts. Be brave! Bebold! Believe!   

Ann Sparkstreasurer@celebrationministries.org Celebration Ministries P. O. Box 4187 Bryan, TX 77805-4187

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One Time Opportunity

DO YOU NEED PRAYER? Prayer Requests can be posted and prayed for by the Celebration Prayer Team

www.celebrationministries.org - CLICK Prayer

for those we have had the privilege to serve, and look forward to developing relationships with the newones God will send to us.  That’s also true of our Ninety Six chapter – eternal relationships have andcontinue to develop. We’re always excited when He adds to our family! And the greatest of these is LOVE.

The Ninety Six, SC Celebration chapter was chartered 20 years ago this coming May. Itoriginally began as a chapter from two churches, Cambridge UMC and St Paul UMC;however, it soon developed into a community of women from many local churches. It’snot unusual to have at least 15 different churches represented. The meetings are heldmonthly, with the exception of June and July, and have an average attendance of 35. Themeetings are held on Saturday mornings with a few evening meetings and an annualovernight retreat in November each year. 

These photos were taken at this year’s retreat at Asbury Hills inCleveland, SC. This year’s theme was “Messy People” from abook by Jennifer Cowart (Jen was Celebration’s NationalConference Speaker in 2018). Along with great teaching,women enjoyed games, hiking (at least some braved the milehike to the top), and s’mores. God’s creation was very evidentwith the colorful leaves. Our chapter continues to providesupport for a chapter in the women’s prison. These women loveCelebration and look forward to each meeting. Twenty-fourinmates are involved, with a waiting list to join, therefore theycan only come for a year.

The Ninety Six, SC Chapter

Gail Wilson,PresidentCambridge/St. Paul UMCNinety Six, SC

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In January, another group of 24 will start. We continue to pray

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Celebration Women’s Ministry, Inc. Officers:

May5/16 Eureka, WI Chapter

9:00 AM @ Rushford Town HallSpeaker: Erin Stoffel-Ullmer

3/21 Eureka, WI Chapter9:00 AM @ Rushford Town Hall

Speaker: Tammy Borden

Christi Gardner, VP of Praise & Worship Kim Bell, VP of Leadership DevelopmentBeth Domingue, VP of PrayerSheila Davis, VP of National Conference

Judy C. Graham, President Margie Filer, Secretary Ann Sparks, Treasurer

www.CelebrationMinistries.org

January/February March/April

1/18 Eureka, WI Chapter9:00 AM @ Rushford Town Hall

Speaker: Karen Newman

1/4 Nederland Chapter9:15 AM @ Wesley UMC

Speaker: Sheila Davis

Send Chapter news and events to News@CelebrationMinistries.org Refer friends to subscribe to our news by contacting News@CelebrationMinistries.org.

To receive "Sounding the Trumpet" (Chapter/National prayers), email Julie Puckett at jabpbristol@gmail.comTo make a donation or payment, contact Treasurer@CelebrationMinistries.org.

3/7 Nederland Chapter9:15 AM @ Wesley UMC

Speaker: Pastor Margaret Desmond

1/26 Huntsville Chapter9:00 AM @ Huntsville FUMC

Speaker: Sheila Davis

1/17 Movie Night-St. Paul UMC-6:00 PM

2/8 Movie Night-St. Paul UMC-9:30 AM

1/4 Trinity Chapter6:00-8:00 PM@ Wesley Trinity FUMC