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, July 21, 2005
The Scoop on July 21st, 2005
This Week At The PlaceThis Sabbath Pastor Simon will continue his series on relationships. This week's sermon is the seventh in his series on relationships and is titled "Atrocious Math". It will focus on forgiveness and grace.
Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. They are exploring the book of Acts.
Pastor Simon will be leading out in the Discipleship Training class at 10:30 a.m. The Discipleship class is going over the book, The Life You've Always Wanted written by John Ortberg. This week the class will be going over chapter 7, which focuses on servanthood.
A reminder that you may pick up your copy of the church officers list in the lobby this Sabbath. And- we are ALWAYS looking for more people to join an ongoing ministry or to start other ministries.
Big House Vespers-This Friday Night
The youth will be having its very first BIG HOUSE VESPERS this Friday night (July 22)!! We invite all youth and collegiates (and anyone else who is young at heart!) to join us at The Place this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. for a unique night of fellowship. There will be a special band leading out the praise and worship time......we hope to see you there. We have not had our Big House Vespers for years, but we rejoice in our active youth group! Check it out!
Spa De La Paz-This Sunday!
Spa De La Paz is just around the corner!!! This Sunday, July 24th ALL mommies are cordially invited to come to the Ramirez home for an afternoon of utter pampering. There will be food and your choice of massage, manicures, pedicures, etc. or you may simply lay out by the pool and RELAX! The spa will open at 10 a.m. with a devotional time followed by a wonderful time of fellowship. Lunch will be catered at 12 noon, please don't forget to bring cash for your lunch ($15) plus cash for your services and tip. The list for facials is full, but there is still plenty of room for massages, manicures and pedicures, and if you are interested, chair massages. Please RSVP to Heather Richmund @ 805-499-0398 or at hrichmund@hotmail.com to reserve your spot and service. This will be such an enjoyable time for so many mommies who truly deserve a day at the "spa"!
Greeter Luncheon-This Sabbath
There will be a Greeter Potluck Luncheon this Sabbath after church. This is an invitation to anyone who is interested in being a part of this important ministry. And, of course, if you are already a greeter, we look forward to seeing you there! The luncheon will be held at the Kalberg's home following church services. The Kalbergs are located at 2244 Trinway Ave in Simi Valley, phone # 805-582-0304. We hope to see as many of you there as possible and please don't forget to bring some yummy food!
Youth Calendar
The NPAA gym is now available throughout the year on Sunday nights from 6-9 p.m. and also on Thursday nights from 6:30-9 p.m. (during the summer only) for youth AND collegiates, please contact Aaron Ramirez (for Sunday) and Sergio Gonzalez or Zach Crook (for Thursday) for more information.
The youth continue to meet on Wednesday nights at The Place at 7 p.m. for snacks and fellowship and study together; if you haven't come already, please do and bring your friends!
Financial Update-June 2005
During June we recieved tithe of $14,726...this brings our total for the year to date to $74,365. We are being blessed.
The total giving to our local church budget was $6344 in June. Our year to date total is $44,604. We appreciate your support, but we fell a few thousand dollars short as our local budget for each month is 9,011 dollars. Year to date our church budget is $52,749, so we are currently reaching about 85% of our local church budget needs. We need your continued support and faithfulness in giving. Please continue to support your local church, THE PLACE! A reminder that you may return your tithes and offerings at church or on-line by clicking here. We appreciate your faithful support of the ministry of The Place!
Peru Mission Trip
Next Tuesday evening, July 26th, all volunteers for the Peru mission trip will be departing. There is much excitement as a group of 32 prepare to embark on a very special trip that will be a tremendous blessing for so many people. The group will be flying to Peru to build a community evangelism center, including a church. We ask for your prayers as these men and women travel, work, and fellowship together abroad.
Church Picnic and Barn Painting (2 Sundays in August!)
We will be having our annual church picnic on Sunday afternoon, August 21st. We hope that you'll make a point of joining us for an afternoon of food and fun under the sun. There will be a sign-up sheet for food items in the lobby this Sabbath. Please help us get started on our planning by signing up to bring something this week.
Also, if you like horses or just helping kids, then we would love your help in painting a barn at Ventura Farms in Hidden Valley on Sunday, August 14th. 15-Hands Rescue Sanctuary gives underpriveleged kids an opportunity to ride and interact with horses. They need our help! We'll start painting around 8 am. and should be done by noon (or earlier if more people help!) For info or to reserve a spot, contact Alicia Adams at alicia@puconline.org or 805-573-0848.
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