Paul and Cece Ellingsen
(Cece and Me)

(Formerly PBforJ)
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Check out our my space page at www.myspace.com/PaulandCC
www.PraiseJesusCoffeehouse.org
Listen to our 2004 CD "As a Child"
Click here for to see the 2007 page and listen to our 2007 CD, "Wish I Had a"
Our 2009 Page and our "Christmas" CD


Free Download
Click here to Download "Peace to my Soul" from the "As a Child" CD for  no charge .
We are working on a new CD now. It will probably be entitled "The Road".
Some of the songs that will probably be on it are:
"The Road"
"Walkin"
(You will find a video of  "Walkin" if you click on the play list on the video player above)
"Impossible Things"
(My friend Darlene calls, "Impossible Things", "The Icicle Song")
"Nebuchnezzar"
(
Nebuchnezzar is based on Daniel Chapter 4)
"Nothing but the Blood"
"The Blood of Jesus"
"A Still Small Voice"



You can buy all 6 of our CDs at  www.CDBaby.com/all/pbforJ
If you really liked one of our CDs please click here then click on the CD you like and scroll down to where it says "Please log in to review the album" and write a review. We'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Paul

or you can buy all our CDs at:
Lemstone Books
708 S. Randall Rd Algonquin, IL 60102-5915
1(847) 854-9988
at the North end of the Woods Creek shopping center on the west side of Randall Rd. near Target and Kohls
Click here for a map.


We will be playing at:

Daniel's Den Coffeehouse Saturday,  Sept. 4th
115 E South St. (Route 34)   Plano, IL   60545-1417. Show starts at 7:30 There is no admission fee but a free will offering will be taken. (You don't have to put your free will in, just some money) This is a very nice Coffeehouse. I think one of the nicer Christian Coffeehouses in the Chicago area. Check out their web site at: www.Daniels-Den.org
Click here for a map from mapquest
then fill in your address below the map & click on the "Get Directions" button.


The Jesus Coffeehouse Bloomington IL

Saturday, Sept. 11th 7 PM 724 W. Washington St., Bloomington, IL
www.jesuscoffeehouse.com/
 

Saturday Sept 18th at the Elgin IL Hike for Life

Come out and see us at the Elgin Hike for Life Saturday Sept 18th
at the
Lord's Park Pavilion  Rt 19 (Chicago St.) & Bode Rd. in Elgin IL. from 9AM-12 Noon.
 For a map: Click here for a map from mapquest
The Life Center's "Hike For Life" is a morning of family fun, fellowship, and fundraising.  Participants should collect pledges ahead of time to support The Life Center's ministry. Then come out and hike around the pond while enjoying a spring day. 

Contact: Mary at: 1 (847) 622-1235 or Patrice at 1 (630) 707-5621 or email at: lifecenter@access4less.net for information about getting pledges.
 Or if you haven't collected pledges yet just stop by, make a generous donation, and listen to the music
For pledge sheets go to:  http://www.yourlifecenter.org/walkforlifepledgeform.pdf
For more information go to:   http://www.yourlifecenter.org/CALENDAR/calendar.htm

Lemstone Books
Algonquin, IL

Saturday, Nov. 20th 11 AM to 1 or 2 PM
We will be doing songs from our Christmas CD, other Christmas songs, and songs from our other CDs.
708 S. Randall Rd. Algonquin, IL  (847) 854-9988
At the north end of the Woods Creek Shopping Center
(In the same shopping center as Target and Kohls)





Our Semi regular engagements:

Almost every Wednesday at the House of Prayer in Elgin 7 to 9 PM
The Elgin House of Prayer is located at the Eagle's Nest Building 270 E Chicago St. Elgin IL. Come in the Geneva St. entrance.
http://www.light-life-ministries.org/   Click here for a map from mapquest
Ken and Thelma
We lead prayer and Worship almost every Wed at the House of Prayer in Elgin with Ken and Thelma. (This is not a picture of the House of Prayer. It is their living room.)

We also often play at our own living room coffeehouse the 3rd Saturdays of most months in Elgin IL.
www.PraiseJesusCoffeehouse.org



"Wish I Had a" CD by Cece and Me 2007 Click here for the "As a Child" CD page
Click here or on the CD to listen to the
"Wish I Had a" CD released in 2007

Click here or on the CD to listen to the
"As a Child" CD released in 2004

You can buy all 6 of our CDs at  www.CDBaby.com/all/pbforJ
Click here to buy at CD Baby
Click on the Christmas CD to buy it from CD Baby
Click here to download, "Christmas"
$0.79 / track or $5.00 for the whole CD
Or go to:
Lemstone Books
708 S. Randall Rd Algonquin IL
60102-5915
1(847) 854-9988
Click here for a map




We were honored to play at the
"Ladies Night Out" at
"St. Petrie Lutheran Church near Leland IL.
St. Petrie Lutheran Church
This is a beautiful Church out in the middle of cornfields. They served a chicken dinner before hand that smelled delicious. Unfortunately we missed it because we were setting up and because we were sooo full from just eating at our own church.
St. Petrie Lutheran Church Petrie Lutheran Church
Greg at St. Petre Lutheran Church
The ladies from St. Petrie Lutheran Church
Mark at St. Petrie Lutheran Church
Greg planned the evening and asked us to play.

Mark did the devotions on Proverbs 31
and we played
Us at St. Petrie Lutheran Church
Us at St. Petrie Lutheran Church
Us at St. Petrie Lutheran Church
St. Petrie Lutheran Church
Thank you for inviting us!

We played at Daniel's Den in Plano IL. Sunday Aug. 15th. Thank you!
Cece at Daniel's Den
Cece at Daniel's Den
Daniel's Den
Paul at Daniel's Den Daniel's Den
Daniel's Den
A youth group from Yorkville also came out to see us. It was a very nice audience!


We played at Mendota Hills Campground Christian Music Festival July 31st, 2010.
www.MendotaHillsCampground.com
"Cece  and Me" at the Mendota Hills Compground "Cece  and Me" at the Mendota Hills Compground
"Cece  and Me" at the Mendota Hills Compground
Shawn MacDonald at the Mendota Hills Compground
That's Shawn MacDonald on the right (Shawn@ImpactStage.com). He ran the sound. He has an excellent system. He also does the sound for other Christian events, and the Cornerstone Impact Stage, and plays in a band called "Meshed."
That pile of wood behind the stage was for a bonfire that was lit that night.

Cece and Me played at the
Cece and Me at the "Praise Jesus Coffeehouse"
"Praise Jesus Coffeehouse"
www.PraiseJesusCoffeehouse.org
July 17th, 2010.

We went to Cornerstone again this year!

Dancing
People were dancing!
We met many friends There!
Tom Jenkins and Bonnie Lentz
Brian
Tom Jenkins and Bonnie Lentz from the
Jesus Coffeehouse in Bloomington IL.
Brian from the band,
"Desiring Dead Flesh"
"And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."
Gal 5:24-25 (KJV)

Erich Siemens
Erich Siemens
One of my favorite performers Erich Siemens played. This time he also had Aubrey Tolleson and Aubry's Father (John) playing with him.

Aracely and Hilde
Aracely and Hilde played several times. Hilde's daughter also played this time. Aracely will be at the Praise Jesus Coffeehouse October 9th.

We played at the Impact Stage this year.
Cece and Me at the Impact Stage
Cece and Me at the Impact Stage
Paul at the Impact Stage
Paul at the Impact Stage
Cece on the Impact Stage
Cece on the Impact Stage
Cece on the Impact Stage
Paul and Cece on the Impact Stage
audience



Salacia is on the right with the red hair. Her husband (Sorry I forgot his name) is the one who took all these wonderful pictures. Thank you!


Paul and Cece eating a cone
Dave Fogderud from the Overflowing cup took this picture of us sharing a cone.


Cece and Me at the Praise Jesus Coffeehouse
We opened up for First Star Destiny
at the Praise Jesus Coffeehouse
June 19th, 2010.


We played at the Villa Park VFW open mic.
Cece and Me at the Villa Park VFW
Evelyn at the Villa Park VFW
Evelyn is the host.

We were privileged to play at the Light and Life Ministries Gala June 12th, 2010.
Cece and Me at the Light and Life Ministries Gala
Cece and Me at the Light and Life Ministries Gala
Cece and Me at the Light and Life Ministries Gala
www.LALM.org

We played for a private party at Allen Carlson's house for his church.
Cece
Cece and Me
Allan
Cece
Paul and Cece
Allen Carlson
Allen & Andrea
Paul & Norma
Paul & Tom
Allen and Andrea
Paul and Norma
Tom and Paul
Paul, Zelma, & Cece
Paul, Jesie, and Cece
Us and Zelma
Us and Jessie

Please click on the pause Pause button on the video player at the top of this page before clicking on this video or you will hear both at once.

We played at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, TN  May 24th, 2010.
"Cece and Me" at the "Bluebird Cafe" Nashville, July 17th 2010



Benton, Ky
Benton Ky
Benton Ky
We did an hour concert in downtown Benton Ky Friday evening, May 28th.




Briensburg, KY
Briensburg United Methodist Church
Briensburg Ky United Methodist Church
We played at the Briensburg United Methodist Church May 23rd & 30th.
Thank you Pastor Bill and Cheryl, Karen and Steve, and all the other people who welcomed us there.  Thank you, Cheryl, for taking these pictures.


Villa Park VFW
VP VFW
VP VFW
We did a 1/2 hour set at the Villa Park VFW Hall May 21st, 2010.
Thank you, Evelyn.

Rescue a Nurse Benefit
April 24th, 2010 in Carol Stream, IL.
Thank you for inviting us to play, Sully!
Cece and Me at the Rescue a nurse benefit April 24 2010
Cece and Me at the Rescue a nurse benefit April 24 201
Cece and Me at the Rescue a nurse benefit April 24 201
Cece and Me at the Rescue a nurse benefit April 24 201 Xylem at the Rescue a nurse benefit April 24 201
Sully at the Rescue a nurse benefit April 24 201
Xylem and Sully also played.

 
    A note from Bruce:  I am writing to you on behalf of RESCUE A NURSE, a group seeking to raise money for Debra, a nurse needing cervical disc surgery. Due to years of work as a nurse, Debra suffers from severe degeneration and stenosis in the C 5-6-7 discs in her neck.  She lives with constant pain, leg and arm numbness, and dizziness when driving her car.  Specialist have told her that inflammation from the damaged discs could soon affect her spinal cord and spinal fluid, taking away her mobility.  Specialists have also told her that the only way to get relief and save her mobility is cervical disc replacement.
Several years ago, because of her disabling neck symptoms, Debra had to leave her hospital employment and lost her health insurance.  Due to medical bills, she had to sell her home.  A significant part of her take-home pay goes to treat her neck condition.
In recent years, Debra earned a Master of Public Health degree.  It is her goal, God-willing, to undergo surgery, then to return to a career in public health.
Questions?  Contact Bruce Boye at 815-774-0594.


Overflowing Cup Coffeehouse March 12th, 2010
Cece and Me at Overflowing Cup Coffeehouse Beloit Wi. March 12th 2010
Cece and Me at Overflowing Cup Coffeehouse Beloit Wi. March 12th 2010
Cece and Me at Overflowing Cup Coffeehouse Beloit Wi. March 12th 2010
Cece and Me at Overflowing Cup Coffeehouse Beloit Wi. March 12th 2010 Cece and Me at Overflowing Cup Coffeehouse Beloit Wi. March 12th 2010
www.overflowingcup.org


Praise Jesus Coffeehouse Feb. 20th, 2010

Cece at the Praise Jesus Coffeehouse Feb 20th 2010
Cece at the Praise Jesus Coffeehouse Feb 20th 2010
Paul (Me) at the Praise Jesus Coffeehouse Feb 20th 2010
Me (Paul) at the Praise Jesus Coffeehouse Feb 20th 2010
Cece and Me (Paul) at the Praise Jesus Coffeehouse Feb 20th 2010
Cece at the Praise Jesus Coffeehouse Feb 20th 2010
www.PraiseJesusCoffeehouse.org


Cece and Me at the Second Saturday Sing
Second Saturday Sing
Feb. 13th, 2010


We played at Terrace Estates assisted living center in Sheboygan, WI
Saturday afternoon, Jan 31st, 2010.
Terrace Estates
Terrace Estates assisted living
Terrace Estates assisted living
Us at Terrace Estates assisted living Us at Terrace Estates assisted living
Then we played at the Upper Room Coffeehouse in Sheboygan that evening.
Us at the Upper Room Coffeehouse in Sheboygan Wi The audience at the Upper Room Coffeehouse in Sheboygan W


Mary who runs the Upper Room Coffeehouse in Sheboygan W
Mary runs the Upper Room Coffeehouse.