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.
Friday, December 09, 2005
The Scoop- December 8th, 2005
This Week At The PlaceThis Sabbath Pastor Neil Richmund will be preaching at The Place. We look forward to his message and to having Scott Reed lead us in praise and worship.
And, if you can't make it this week, or any week, you may listen to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!) Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.
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.
The Discipleship training class will meet this Sabbath at 10 a.m. Pastor Simon and Mindy will be leading out. The Discipleship group also meets on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m.
There are also Sabbath School classes available for all ages. Sabbath school starts at 10:30 a.m. at "The Little Place"...stop by and be blessed!
However, we will not be having our monthly Children's Church this Sabbath. We will continue with Children's Church the second Sabbath of next month. Sorry about that, kids.
We will also continue with our monthly visitor's luncheon this Sabbath after services. We invite all visitors and new members (other members are welcome also) to the Wolcott home for lunch. This is a great time to get to each other and enjoy some delicious food.
And-a reminder that your tithes and offerings are always a blessing.
Faith First Concert-This Saturday!
We will be having a Faith First concert at The Place THIS Saturday evening, December 10th at 4 p.m. We invite EVERYONE to come out to this free event and experience the blessing of praising together. We are all so excited to have the members of Faith First at The Place. If you would like to donate money toward this event, or if you would like to purchase the CD in advance, please contact Heather Richmund at hrichmund@hotmail.com or Pastor Simon at simonliversidge@hotmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event!
Food Drive & Toy Drive
This Sabbath (December 10th) is our monthly canned food drive. The items that we collect are distributed to the children, seniors and families in our community. You may have recently heard on the news (or read in your local newspaper) that canned food contributions has been lacking significantly over the last two months. Some of the families who have requested food assistance have been turned away. There have been many natural disasters and much human suffering over the past year, and sometimes it seems that there is an overwhelming amount of assistance needed. However, it is possible to make a difference in someone's life with even the smallest gifts. We ask you to please consider all those less fortunate than yourself, and bring in a canned food item or diapers (or whatever you can) next Sabbath. Thank you all for making a difference in our community.
And-The Place will be having a toy drive next Sabbath, December 17th. If you would like to participate in this ministry. please take a gift card from our Christmas tree this Sabbath after services. The gift card will specify either a boy's or girl's name as well as an age group to buy a gift for. Please bring an unwrapped toy next Sabbath to donate to the children in our community who may not receive a gift this Christmas without our help. Thanks for your help! If you would like more information, please contact Cindy Schumacher through the link listed below.
The Place Progressive Christmas Dinner Party-This Sunday
Tis the season! We are so excited to be celebrating the most wonderful time of the year with our annual Progressive Christmas Dinner Party. Please mark your calendars for THIS Sunday, December 11th beginning at 4 p.m. We will be visiting three separate homes for meals and exchanging Christmas ornaments. And-there will be a special activity planned this year involving video cameras...so please bring your video camera AND the CABLE you use to plug it in the TV!!!!
The first home we will visit for appetizers (from 4-5 p.m.) will be the Lew residence located at 4210 Greenwood St. in Newbury Park (805) 498-0905. The second home we will visit for the entrees (from 5-6 p.m.) will be the Wolcott's residence, 3216 Casino Drive, Thousand Oaks (805-492-7180). The third home we will visit for dessert and ornament exchange (from 6-8 p.m.) will be the Bachmann residence located at 837 Blue Springs Drive in Westlake Village (805) 494-9343. Directions will be available this Sabbath, and at each home for the next one...we really hope you ALL can make it...and bring your friends and family!
Christmas Stuff
Next Friday night, December 16th, there will be a Christmas vespers at The Place starting at 7 p.m. We invite you to come and share in the praise and fellowship. This will be a special time as we will also be having communion during vespers. Please don't miss out on this memorable night.
The following day, Sabbath, December 17th, we invite you to join us for our 2nd annual Christmas Caroling at Simi Valley Hospital. We will meet at the hospital at the North Wing at 4p.m.
And-for all of you who like to beat holiday traffic and shop on-line, you may also contribute to The Place while doing so. Shop online at www.theplacechurch.com for all your holiday gifts--and help the church by doing it! All the merchants in our online store give back 4% to 8% of your purchase spending, all of which goes directly to our local church budget. With over 20 top name stores and counting, you should be able to shop for anyone with ease! Amazon, KB Toys, Brookstone, iTunes, Sony, and more!
Just start your shopping trip from the store links below to ensure the Place receives credit.
http://www.theplacechurch.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm
It's that easy! And-if there are any other suggestions for shopping websites for us to try and add, please contact Jeremy Bachmann at 818-438-5316 or click on the link below. Happy shopping!
Small Group Holiday Get Together
Since we are in the mood to celebrate all things, we invite you to join us on Tuesday evening, December 20th for our Small Group Holiday Party. The get together will be at the Bachmann home and will start at 7 p.m. This is an open invitation to all who are participating in small groups as well as for anyone who is interested in joining one. This is a great opportunity to spend time with your fellow small group members while mingling with other small groups.
Mom's Ministry & Wild At Heart Men's Sunday
Our last Mommies get together for 2005 will take place next Wednesday, December 14th. The Mommies will meet for dinner as well as the secret Santa gift exchange at Heather Richmond's home in Newbury Park. It will be a catered dinner so you don't have to bring any food, but you are welcome to donate $10-15 for the meal. We are also adopting the Alves family as a group and look forward to making special Christmas gifts to the two children and assisting Rodney and Lilian fiancially or with special Christmas gifts. We will continue with our wonderful mommies ministry in January of 2006. We thank all the mommies who support one another and their community through their love and caring, and a special thanks to Heather Richmund for coordinating the activities. Happy New Year!
Next Sunday, December 18th at 10:00 a.m. will be the last meeting day for the Wild At Heart Men for 2005. Stay tuned for the details next week.
Youth Calendar
A ski trip has been planned for the first weekend in January. Robert Nomelli will be leading out on this trip and taking the youth to Mammoth. More details will be given as the date approaches. Please mark this time on your calendars. If you would like to contact Robert, please call 818-292-6143.
And-the NPAA gym continues to be available for all of you who like to play games or simply spend time with your friends. You and your friends are welcome on Sundays from 6-8 p.m.
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