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, May 05, 2005
The Scoop at The Place - Happy Cinco De Mayo!
This Week At The PlaceThis Sabbath Pastor Simon will be preaching. Simon's sermon is over Hebrew's chapter 12 and is entitled, "God Educates Us Today".
Lynn Banh will be visiting The Place and sharing slides of her recent Maranatha trip to Peru. We will also be celebrating all of the wonderful Mothers who are such a blessing!
Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets 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. The class is going over the book "Purpose Driven Life". This week the class will be going over chapters 33-35.
You may pick up your copy of the daily reading plan 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.
Also, we appreciate your faithfulness in giving to The Place. As the year progresses, our needs remain. We especially need help meeting our local church budget. If you would like to give, you may click on the link below or give each week at The Place.
View the daily reading plan
NPAA Band & Choir Concert- This Friday Night
This coming Friday night, May 6th we will have the NPAA band and choir join us at The Place for a vespers CONCERT. The vespers will begin at 7 p.m. and ALL are invited to come and enjoy the praise together! This is a huge group of students and we don't want them to outnumber us...so come on out and bring in the Sabbath with a wonderful praise and worship concert.
Rummage Sale-May 15th
There will be a rummage sale on Sunday, May 15th at CAES to help raise funds for the Peru Mission Trip. There will be a sign up sheet in the lobby if you have things you would like to sell or if you would like to donate money for the trip. If you are interested in donating items to the sale or if you would like to assist in the rummage sale, please contact Pastor Simon or Gillian Anguish at 805-358-6604. We need your "STUFF." But, we also need it PRICED! You may drop it off during the week at CAES or on Saturday night (May 14th) at CAES from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. or on Sunday before 6:00 a.m. THANKS.
Monthly Food Drive-Next Weekend
Next Sabbath we will continue our monthly food drive. We encourage everyone to bring canned goods, diapers,wipies and/or formula. There are many needy families that are constantly blessed through our giving. All of our donations go to the Ventura County Food Share which provide food to over 60,000 individuals. Next week there will be a box marked "food drive" in the lobby where you may place your belongings.
Fellowship Luncheon- Next Sabbath
It's that time of the month again! Next Sabbath (May 14th) we will be having our monthly fellowship luncheon following church. We will be having our lunch in the lobby-cafe area. Last month's food and fellowship were GREAT! If you haven't joined us already, we would LOVE to have you! Please bring food as there will be many people to share with.
Babies, Babies, BABIES!!!
We want to send out a very hearty congratulations to our newest parents Bryan and Sherry Jackson. The Jackson's newest member of the family is little Joshua Daniel. Joshua was born on Tuesday, May 3rd at 4:58 p.m. Joshua weighed in at 6lbs 14 oz and measured 19 inches long.
There will be a sign up sheet in the lobby this Sabbath so that you may sign up to bring The Jackson's a meal.
Mom's/ Children's Ministry
The Mom's group has been meeting for the past month and it has been a true blessing for many mothers. This week we had an outing to Borchard Park. All activities are held on Wednesdays. This month's dates are:
11-A Day Outing...stay tuned for more details this Sabbath
18-Afternoon at Janss Park at 3 p.m.
25-Girl's night out (mommies only)
Mothers....please don't miss out on these wonderful opportunities to spend time with other moms and to fellowship together. If you have any questions, please contact Heather Richmund.
Beginning on May 21st, we will be having a monthly Children's Church. This will be a special time for our tots as we share about Christ through the Veggietales curriculum. Children's church will normally be held the 2nd Sababth of every month. However, we need YOUR help to make this a truly wonderful experience for the little ones. If you are interested in helping lead, plan, be in the background, do crafts, music or help in any way, please contact Pastor Simon or Heather Richmund or Jen Lew. Children's Church will meet during the adult service in our new youth chapel.
Also, we need another teacher for our Primary/Junior class. If you have a passion for kids and are willing to lead out once a month, please contact Pastor Simon or Jeremy Bachmann @ 805-494-9343.
Ministry at The Place
Our church officer year is ending soon, and we are looking for YOU. Yes, our mini-nominating committee will be meeting to fill vacant positions and look for new ministries here at The Place. This Sabbath we will be handing out a sheet at The Place regarding your interests. If you are interested in being a part of ministry at The Place, we would love to know about it!
Also, we are planning on using the church on Wednesday nights for different outreach events. One highly recommended service would be to facilitate community service events such as: continuing education seminars, CPR classes, personal finance and home skills education(just to name a few). We will be conducting a survey to ascertain your ideas, needs and level of involvement. We are looking forward to your participation!
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