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, February 23, 2006
The Scoop at The Place - February 23rd, 2006
This Sabbath- Sabbath School and Church @ NPAA CafeteriaThis Sabbath we will be meeting at a new location due to the Tour of California bicycle race which will shut down the access streets to The Place on Sabbath. Our meeting place will be at the Newbury Park Academy cafeteria . ALL Sabbath schools will be held in the cafteria, with only one combined adult Sabbath school, and they will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Since the Spanish church meets in the auditorium at NPAA parking will be limited-so please note that you may park up on the road by the field or in the plaza parking lot in front of NPAA.
Pastor Simon will continue with the eighth in his series on prayer. This week's sermon is titled "Holy Spirit Prayer". Don't miss out on the awesome praise and time in God's Word and in prayer.
Following the service we will have our Cafe Ministry and a time of refreshment.
We hope your prayer life has been a blessing to you and your prayers are growing in strength. We invite you to join us in daily prayer for our families, our church and our community...especially at 3:00 p.m. daily.
And, if you are not able to make it to The Place this Sabbath, please remember that you always have access to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!). Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.
You may also support The Place financially through your tithes and offerings by clicking on the link below or during our church services.
YOUTH BIG HOUSE VESPERS-This Friday Night
It's time for our first Youth "Big House" Vespers in 2006, scheduled for THIS coming Friday Night, February 24th @ 7pm at The Place. Coach Paula Velasco will be the speaker and the awesome band will be lead by Lauren Soto. And- there will be pizza and refreshements. This is a great time to hang out with one another. We hope to see you there!
Whale Watching Trip-Next Sunday
Yes, the weather is getting beautiful, the sea is beckoning, and the whales are saying adieu. So, keep next Sunday morning, March 5th available for a whale watching excursion out of the Channel Islands. Cost is $20 per person. The trip will be from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Contact Caleb Guevara for more information @ 805-796-7035. There will be a sign up sheet again this Sabbath...many of you have already signed up, so don't miss out.
New Member Luncheon
We are starting something new this year, a lunch and Sabbath afternoon time together with our new members. Since we have not done this before, we are going to start big. We are kindly requesting the presence of all members who have joined The Place in 2005 and 2006 to a Sabbath Fellowship Luncheon on March 5th. This will be a potluck time in our Fellowship Hall. Following lunch, we will spend some time together sharing the vision and mission of The Place, inviting you to share your passions and ministry ideas and to get you acquainted with life as a member of our church.
We realize that many of you are already fully integrated into church membership, but we would like to invite you anyways!!
We will be doing this the first Sabbath of April. This time together is part of our effort as a church family to make sure that each member of our church is equipped for full participation as a member of the body of Christ.
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please contact Pastor Simon.
Mommie's Ministry
This month's activities are already in full swing...Take out your planners and jot down what is on the agenda for this month.
March 2 - Our Girl's Night Out is going to be really fun and different this time around. First of all it's on a Thursday night! This is going to be a super fun night where you can bring your photos, scrapbooking stuff, or just sit around and chat with everyone!! We're going to share old photos and maybe even get some photos put in albums, snack on food and just hang out together!!!! We will be meeting at Edna Bachmann's home in Westlake Village at 7p.m. Looking forward to seeing all your awesome family photos and just chatting!!!
And-please remember that we have adopted Sally Baher this month. There are many things we can do to show her our support. Drop her a card, give her a call, or join the prayer team and pick a time to pray for her. Sally's wish is to have some girl time...so let's shower her with it! Sally's phone # is 805-577-9533.
If you would like any further information regarding any of the mommies events, please contact Heather Richmund @ 805-499-0398.
Pastor's Study-Next Wednesday
Our Pastor's study will resume next Wednesday, March 1st at 7 p.m. at The Place. We had a terrific time at the last meeting as we began our study on Christian doctrine. We began with a look at the inspiration of Scripture. Please join us for this enlightening time of study and prayer together. We welcome new people.
Mission Project
We are contemplating a mission project to Tijuana, Baja California for this summer. The project would involve building a church and of course, the fundraising to build the church. We will be deciding by this weekend whether or not to take on this mission project. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Pastor Simon a.s.a.p.
Prayer Power
As many of you know, we have been focusing on prayer through sermons and study. We invite you to experience the blessing that prayer brings to your life. First, we want to encourage you to pray for our church on a daily basis (there are many people who have specific needs and this is our chance to pray for them). Second, if YOU have specific prayer requests, please let us know by contacting Joelle Vessels (our prayer team coordinator) at processgirl@hotmail.com or by contacting Pastor Simon...we would love to pray for you! Last, we invite you to pray for our community and the people who do not yet know Jesus. We thank you for your willingness to let the Holy Spirit move in your life!!!
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