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Celebration KIDS blog

Welcome! This blog is dedicated to Celebration KIDS, the kids ministry of Celebration Church serving the Austin, TX metro area under Senior Pastors Joe and Lori Champion. Celebration KIDS is a safe, fun, Godly environment where babies through 5th graders learn about Jesus. We use relevant and age appropriate curriculum to engage the kids along with awesome worship and activities to inspire their hearts. Check out http://www.celebrationkids.com/ or http://www.celebrationchurchtx.com/ for more info!

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Celebration Serves the City with School Supplies to Williams Elementary

Celebration Church "serves the city" by donating a pile of school supplies to Williams Elementary in Georgetown, TX. Williams Elementary has been in Georgetown since 1923, formerly Georgetown High School, and is located in the center of the city on HWY 29. The school has an amazing faculty, an exemplary rated school, has one of the highest percentages of bilingual classrooms in the area!

The staff was overly thankful at the generosity of Celebration Church. Many kids show up the first day of school without school supplies, so they were very happy to see the team from Celebration Church!

To find out how you can serve the city with Celebration church, contact Meagan at mbrantley@celebrationchurchtx.com or check out http://www.celebrationchurchtx.com/!

Celebration Serves the City with School Supplies to Annie Purl Elementary

Celebration Church served the city this week by donating a pile of school supplies to Annie Purl Elementary School in Georgetown, TX on Wednesday, August 18th. Annie Purl is located in the heart of Georgetown.

The faces of the faculty at this elementary school said it all, it would make your heart melt! They were so thankful and were amazed at the generosity of Celebration Church.

If you want to find out how you can serve the city, check out www.celebrationchurchtx.com or contact Meagan Brantley at mbrantley@celebrationchurchtx.com.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Bags of Celebration School Supplies delivery at Bagdad Elementary

Here are some awesome pictures of the staff of Bagdad elementary.

On Tuesday, August 17th, Matt Delarosby, cedar Park Campus Director, went to Bagdad Elementary in Leander and delivered some bags, he said, "Polly-the counselor at Bagdad Elementary said about 100 thank you's along with other staff and teachers. They said they were truly grateful from the bottom of their hearts for what the people of Celebration Church gave."

This is the second year in a row that the people of Celebration Church gave school supplies to Bagdad Elementary.

If you have questions about Bag of Celebration School supply outreach, contact Pastor Shawn at sbouldin@celebrationchurchtx.com (twitter @shawnbouldin), or call 512-763-3000.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Celebration KIDS candy machine supports kids in Africa

Celebration KIDS Elementary was recently blessed with a candy machine from an awesome volunteer. We put it in our KIDS store and have elementary kids monitor it.

For 25 cents, the machine spits out a kid-sized handful of candy, but even better, every cent goes to support kids in Xai Xai, Mozambique, Africa.

We are averaging about 20 dollars per week profit, which will go a long way in supporting our Xai Xai kids! If you have another creative way to raise money for kids in Xai Xai, email Pastor Shawn Bouldin, at sbouldin@celebrationchurchtx.com (twitter @shawnbouldin).

Monday, August 2, 2010

Celebration KIDS Camp 2010 Day 1 Video

Here is the Celebration Kids Camp 2010 Day 1 rewind video. What an awesome start to an amazing week! Kids arrived and participated in team building activities. That night gave their all in an amazing worship night. Pastor Shawn delivered an awesome word and over 50 kids made the choice to follow Jesus.

To check out the Day 1 Camp video click here

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Baptism on June 27th, 2010

10 celebration kids got baptized, aka bath-tized (kids speak for taking the plunge for Christ) on June 27th. It was so great to see so many families attend the baptism class, and then witness their child's decision to "go public with their faith" at Celebration Church in Georgetown, TX.

Some of the kids were nervous beforehand, but with a little teaching and prayer all 10 of them were ready to go by the time their name was called to enter the tank. After the baptism service, the kids were smiling, laughing, and celebrating with their families. Many were asked if they "felt different now that they have been baptized". 100% of their responses were "yes!". it is so great to see a generation of new believers giving their lives to Christ.

The next baptism service at Celebration Church is August 29th at 5PM, with Faith Celebration class preceding it at 4PM int he KIDS Auditorium.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Celebration Kids End of School Party June 2010

End Of School Party 2010 at Celebration Kids in Georgetown, TX was a blast. Live worship, World's Largest Ninja Game, 25 First time salvations, 75 Round rock Express Tix given away, a huge slip n slide given away, tons of ice cream and candy eaten....what a blast. Our celebration kids really know how to have fun. 211 kids were in attendance on a rainy night. It started thunder-storming 10 minutes before service started, so we moved the party indoors. The AC felt great and we ended up making one of the biggest messes inside the KIDS auditorium to date. Our parties get wilder and wilder, and the kids have so much fun. They never get out of control, or unsafe, they just simply.....PARTY!

World's Largest NinJa Game at Celebration Kids

We see elementary kids play Ninja all of the time in our pre/post service friendship time. So we thought we would kick off our end of school party with 175 kids and 15 adults playing Ninja. To play ninja, one person gets and offensive move and the other person gets one defensive move. Each person must stay frozen until the other one moves..., the kids love it and they have fun playing. It got us thinking, what it the world record for people playing ninja under one roof? Couldn't find the answer online, so we decided to "claim" the world's record! hahaha! that is until someone attempts to break it! How long will the record stand? We will see! Tell us what you think on twitter @celebrationkids, or post on this blog!

Wet n wild Day

It is time for this year's Elementary Wet n Wild Day.

Last year was, well, as you can see, TONS of FUN. Every event we do at Celebration KIDS is wild, fun, sometimes messy, but that is what kids love! After all, their currency is FUN!!

Here are the details:

Monday, June 21st (9:00am - 4:00pm) Burnet, TX

Students will be transported by School Bus from Celebration church in GT.

Students entering 2nd to 5th Grade Fall 2010.

Cost $20.

Children need to bring a sack lunch.

Huge Pool with Giant Water Slide, Games, Slip N Slide, Movies, & 1 Free Hawaiian Ice Snow Cone from KONA ICE. kids can bring more $$ if they want more Snow Cones.

Register online or at the Welcome Center
DOWNLOAD LIABILITY FORM at http://www.celebrationkids.com/ *click on upcoming events button*
Registration = Payment + Completed Liability Form

turn in at Welcome Center or Fax *attn: Whitney
questions? email: wpiedfort@celebrationchurchtx.com

Where were you born and raised? I was born in Irving, Texas and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

What was your favorite childhood activity? I loved playing sports and video games…still do!

What was your childhood church experience? I grew up in church. My family was at church every time the doors were open. I have been so blessed to have been raised by parents who loved Jesus and the church. My mentors were men and women who taught me about God's love and how to live by HIS principles.

Why did you decide to work at Celebration Church? I was working as an administrator/principal for a public high school in Louisiana when I was asked to join the staff of Celebration Church. My wife and I recognized that this was an opportunity that God was giving to us. It has always been our desire to serve God's people in any and every way that we can.

How do you pass along a love for Jesus to your children? I think the best way is for us to model a sincere love in our own lives. Deuteronomy 6 gives us the key for passing along our love for Jesus. It says, "you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up". It should be a part of our everyday life. We should talk about Jesus with our kids and it should be as natural as anything we could ever do.

What would you love to know that parents are doing with their Celebration Kid? I would love to know that parents are being intentional in training up their children to Know God, Love His Church and Change the World.

If you could have a room full of anything, what would it be? HD TV's during football season…or really good books.

If you could own a non-traditional pet, what would it be? A tiger…did I mention that I'm an LSU alum?

Where were you born and raised? Vancouver, B.C. Canada

What was your favorite childhood activity? Playing in the woods outside our house with my sister, family vacations, listening to my Mom recount stories.

What was your childhood church experience? We never really went to church when I was younger. We had TV church. It wasn't really until high school that my family sought out a church "home". My Dad and mom really connected with the pastor and his wife, and the rest as they say, is history!

Why did you decide to work at Celebration Church? I will never forget how we were touched when we first came, and just how much my children loved the church. I became a volunteer in the KIDS venue because I wanted to be able to share that same experience our family had with others. My children have grown out of the nursery and preschool department, but they can still tell you the names of all their teachers and how they made them feel special and valued every week! I love this place!

How do you pass along a love for Jesus to your children? My mother especially was always SO excited about the Bible, and the things of God. She was enthused and made the Bible stories come to life. I look for opportunities to emulate that same passion and enthusiasm with my own children.

What would you love to know that parents are doing with their Celebration Kid? I'd love to know that parents are investing in their child’s relationship with God outside of the church walls. That they are spending time with their kids, reading Bible stories or even sharing with their kids what they have recently learned about God. I’d love to know that parents are instilling in their children how valuable they are to God and just how much He cares for them!

If you could have a room full of anything, what would it be? Family, friends and a lot of good laughs!

If you could own a non-traditional pet, what would it be? Oh, my! I'm not too sure. We always called our son the "family pet!" Does that count? :)