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 09, 2006
The Scoop at The Place - February 9th, 2006
This Week At The PlaceThis Sabbath Pastor Simon will continue with the sixth in his series on prayer. This week's sermon is titled "Jesus Prays With Us".
We hope your prayer life has been a blessing to both you and your prayer partner...and we will continue to have prayer partners during the coming weeks. We invite you to join us in daily prayer for our families, our church and our community.
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.
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. Come and join the fun!
And, we have added a NEW SABBATH SCHOOL CLASS - a MUSIC class. This class is all about music. If you are a musician or just enjoy singing, this is the place for you. Each Sabbath the group will play and sing songs and hymns and praise together. It will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel next to the youth room. If you have questions, you may contact Harley Peterson at 805-499-6266. Or-stop by and enjoy the time together!
The Discipleship training class will meet this Sabbath as usual at 10:30 a.m. and next Monday evening. We continue to learn how to share the good news with others.
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!
Children's Church & Food Drive-This Sabbath
We will be having our monthly Children's Church this coming Sabbath. Please bring your son or daughter, or any little one you would like to participate to Children's Church. Children's Church is a time when the young ones can learn about God through music, story, craft and snacks. Children's Church will be held in the Fellowship Hall beginning at 11:30. This month's leader is Jen Lew. We look forward to seeing your little one there!
And-please remember that we will be having our monthly food drive this Sabbath as well. We kindly ask that you bring any canned good, diapers, wipies, and/or formula to church this weekend. Each month we collect these items and donate them to the Ventura County Food Share. There will be a box marked "food drive" in the lobby. Thank you for your generosity!
Valentine's Dinner-This Saturday Evening
You and your sweetheart (or friend) are invited to a special dinner celebrating Valentine's Day this Saturday evening, February 11th. The annual Valentine's Dinner will be at Il Tiramisu Restaurant in Sherman Oaks. The cost is $30 per person and includes salad, entree, dessert, drink, tax and tip! Our dinner will be from 5:30-8 p.m. And-if you are still interested in hanging out afterward, we will be going to see a movie. Please RSVP to Joanne Park at Joanne.Park@nbc.com as soon as possible or sign up in the lobby this Sabbath for an accurate count. It is not too late. We hope to celebrate this special night with you! If you would like to read more about the restaurant, please click on the link below.
And-if you are interested in purchasing some flowers for your loved one during this special month, there is a link through the church website www.theplacers.com. Happy shopping!
Baby Shower-This Sunday
Ladies of "The Place"...you are invited to come and shower Ken & Amy Miller's coming baby girl. The fun will take place this coming Sunday, February 12 starting @ 4PM. The party will be held at the @ The Andregg's Home at 132 Cindy Avenue in Newbury Park. ALSO - each pkg of disposable diapers earns you a raffle ticket for fun prizes. They are registered @ Babies R Us and Target.
Visitors Luncheon this Sabbath and Fellowship Luncheon-Next Sabbath
There will be a visitors luncheon this Sabbath after church services. The potluck luncheon will be held at Elvina Wolcott's home in Thousand Oaks. This is an invitation to all visitors (and members are always welcome, but we ask you to bring a dish to share) to fellowship with one another and get to know new friends. Elvina's home is located at 3216 Casino Drive (805-492-7180).
Baked potato bar, soup, salad, dessert and drink. Please join us for our next fellowship lunch on February 18. April Fowler, our luncheon coordinator, would like to try something new to encourage more people to attend and to have plenty of food. April will have a list of what you can choose from to bring to add to the meal. Please contact April @ 805-523-8489 or speak to her at church this Sabbath. And-April will also be contacting some of you. Please join us at for a great fellowship time & a great meal!
More Fun - for the Youth and for Big Kids (that is everyone.)
Volleyball Night - Saturday Night, February 18th, starting at 6:00 pm. at the NPAA Gym.
It's time for our next Big House vespers! Our first Youth "Big House" for 2006 is scheduled for Friday Night, February 24th @ 7pm (that's just two weeks away). We are planning a dynamic Speaker, an awesome band, terrific food and a great time to hang out with one another. Please reserve this night and stay tuned for more details.
And, finally, don't forget that the NPAA gym is open to you and your friends on Sunday evenings starting at 6 p.m. Stop by and be blessed!
The Place Finances
Once again, we would like to thank you for your generous giving in 2005. And, time marches on! In January we receieved $8,843 in tithe for our local church conference. We also received $8,630 towards our church budget. That is $12 more than our monthly budget...so we praise God for that!
Once again, we look forward to your faithful giving in support of The Place and our world-wide church. We know that God is faithful to us as well! You may give at The Place or on-line by clicking on the link.
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.
February 15 - Santa Barbara Zoo - Haven't done a day outing in a while - so let's go see some animals and have lunch there!!! We will leave from The Place parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and come back after lunch - FUN!!! If you want to carpool - just give me a call - also the cost is $10.00/adults and $8.00/children 2 -12...
February 22 - Lunch at Chuck 'E Cheese - meet at the T.O. location at 11:30 - Let's make this a whole family event - bring Dad as well as Grandpa - Grandma and anyone else who would like to join us for a fun lunch!!! OR if your little ones are in school - just come yourself and hang out with us all - we would LOVE to just chat!!!!!!!
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 just pray for her. Sally's wish is to have some girl time...so let's shower her with it!
If you would like any further information regarding any of the mommies events, please contact Heather Richmund @ 805-499-0398.
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