The Scoop at The Place
The weekly newsletter of The Place Adventist Fellowship in Newbury Park, California. We seek to become mature disciples of Jesus, intimately in love with God, who express His love in creative service and fellowship.
Thursday, March 24, 2005
The Scoop at The Place - March 24th, 2005
This Week At The PlaceThis Sabbath we will be celebrating the death and resurrection of our Lord with a special Easter Program. There will be a dramatic presentation entitled "The End Draweth Nigh", along with communion, a children's story, and praise and worship to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets in the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m. They are exploring the book of Acts.
Pastor Simon will be leading out in the Discipleship Training class at 10:30 a.m. located in the Prayer Room. The class is going over the book "Purpose Driven Life". This week the class will be going over chapters 22 & 23.
You may pick up your copy of the daily reading plan in the lobby this Sabbath. The daily reading plan follows along with the sermon series over the book of Hebrews. You may also click on the link provided.
A reminder that you may return your tithes and offerings at The Place or on-line by clicking onto the link.
View the daily reading plan
Sunday Easter Celebration
This Sunday, March 27th, we will continue our Easter celebration of the resurrection with a special service. We invite everyone to a continental breakfast at 9 a.m. and then for the second part of our dramatic presentation at 9:30 a.m. Following the presentation we will have a time of praise and thanksgiving to our risen Saviour. This Sunday's celebration will take part at Dos Vientos Park located at the corner of Lynn Road and Via Andrea. Directions to the park are south on Wendy and then a right on Lynn and the park will be on the right hand side. There will also be flyers in the lobby this Sabbath with directions. We hope to see everyone there!
A New Beginning
This Sabbath will be our LAST Sabbath at our present location. We want to thank Thousand Oaks Christian Fellowship for giving us an opportunity to worship and grow together.
Next Sabbath, April 2nd, we will be at our new location at The Vineyard Community Church located at 2697 Avery Court, Suite 17, Newbury Park. Our new Place is literally right around the corner and there will be new signs next week to make sure you find our New Place. Please pick up some invitation cards for your friends. Praise and worship with Scott Reed and the Judds, a special luncheon for everyone, and crafts for children will all be part of our first Sabbath festivities. Let's make this a day of real celebration!
Pizza & A Move
Next Wednesday, March 30th will be "moving day" a.k.a Pizza and a move. We need YOUR help in moving all the church's belongings from the Thousand Oaks Christian Fellowship to The Vineyard Community Church. Moving will start at 5 p.m. We know some of you will not be able to make it at 5 p.m. but you are welcome any time after 5 p.m. Please mark this on your calendars and come enjoy the moving madness next Wednesday the 30th............and, if you have a truck, please bring it along! If all else fails, just come and enjoy the time together.
Peru Mission Trip Update
We have confirmed the mission trip project in Puerto Maldonado, Peru through Maranatha for this Summer. Our missionaries will be departing on Wednesday, July 27th and staying for a week at the site building a big mission center. After the project is over, many of the volunteers will be bound for recreational traveling to Machu Pichu for a few days. Many have committed to the project, but we are asking for a $100 non-refundable deposit due by next Sabbath from anyone who is interested. If you have not already confirmed, please consider this amazing opportunity to be a real blessing to a community. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Simon or Virginia Tapanes.
Confirmation for Peru Mission Trip
February's Financial News
Every month we like to give our church community a few opportunities to see our financial situation. But, first, we thank you for your continued commitment to The )Place and our ministry through your faithful donations and tithing. However, as you will read, we are already behind in the area of local giving. It is sometimes difficult to know the exact needs, but it takes regular giving for us to maintain our church home. We realize that this reporting is only for the second month of the year, but we also stress the importance of staying at our budgeted amount.
Tithe for February - $7,750.
Total tithe for 2005 - $21,365
Giving to Church Budget for February - $6,111. (Our monthly budget is $8,660.)
Total for Church Budget for 2005 - $12,994. (So, we are $4,240 behind budget for the year.)
Prayer Ministry
Last Sabbath morning the prayer team met early for a time of reflection and of course, prayer. We had a wonderful time in praying for the many requests of the church and for the community. But, we believe that our church will only continue to grow as WE grow in prayer. We would LOVE to see more people involved in this very important and crucial ministry. Ultimately, we would like to have our ENTIRE church praying for one another and our local community. We trust that you will seriously contemplate this opportunity. If you feel you are ready to start praying, or would like to know more about this ministry, please contact Joelle Vessels at processgirl@hotmail.com or Pastor Simon at simonliversidge@hotmail.com.
Prayer Ministry
Congratulations To The Newly Engaged Couple!!!
We would like to extend a very hearty congratulations to the newly engaged couple, David Haynes and Sandra Noguera. David is the Director of Praise and Worship, a very active member within our church community, and very loved by many of his friends. Sandra is also very heavily involved in the Van Nuys Spanish church as Director of the Youth Society. David and Sandra had been dating for one year before he "popped" the question last Sunday at the Santa Barbara Zoo. We are SO happy for David and Sandra and look forward to a beautiful wedding later this year!
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