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, March 02, 2006
The Scoop at The Place - March 2, 2006
This Week At The PlaceWe look forward to seeing all of you this Sabbath...same time and same "old" place! This week Pastor Simon will not be preaching. Instead, we will have Newbury Team Power leading praise and worship and Aaron Doyle will be sharing the message.
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.
All Sabbath Schools will meet (including the new music Sabbath School and discipleship class) at 10:30 a.m. Rob Randall will be leading the adult Sabbath school who are currently studying the book of Acts.
We also have the "Little Place" with Sabbath school classes for infants and toddlers, kindergarten aged children, earliteen classes, and youth sabbath school. Stop by and be blessed!
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.
Also, our online photo directory is making great progress. We've been trying to get everyone's photo, but The Place is . . . well . . . a BIG Place! Please check your listing in the online directory. If your picture isn't there or you have a better picture you'd like to submit, please send your digital photo to Jeremy Bachmann at jeremy@jeremybachmann.com. Photos of spouses, kids, friends are welcome if they're too shy to ask. Individual head shots that actually look like you are ideal. Family photos not needed for this project. We can crop.
A reminder that you may also support The Place financially through your tithes and offerings by clicking on the link below or during our church services.
New Member Luncheon-This Sabbath
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 this Sabbath, 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 also 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.
Whale Watching Trip-This Sunday
Yes, the weather is getting beautiful, the sea is beckoning, and the whales are saying adieu. So, keep this coming Sunday morning, March 5th available for a whale watching excursion out of the Channel Islands in Ventura. The Cost is $20 per person and 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.
Children's Church & Monthly Food Drive-Next Sabbath
Next Sabbath, March 11th, we will be having our monthly children's church. This is a time designed especially for the little ones as they learn about Jesus and Christian values through story, music, crafts, and snack. This month's leader is Heather Richmund. Children's Church starts at 11:30 in the fellowship hall.
Next Sabbath we will have our monthly canned food drive. The items that we collect are distributed to thousands of children, seniors and families in our community. They are in special need of peanut butter, tuna fish and diapers. There will be a box by the door next Sabbath for your contributions. James 2:22 "Seeth thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works faith made perfect." Thank you for your continued support of our community
March Social Event and a few other upcoming events
Bowling anyone??? We invite you and your friends to come out to our March social event on Saturday night, March 18th. We will be bowling at Harley's Bowl in Simi Valley starting at 7:30 p.m. Save the date!
Also, we will be having our next men's Wild at Heart day on Sunday, March 19th and our monthly church vespers on Friday night, March 24th.
Pastor's Study - Wednesday Evenings
We have begun our Pastor's study on Wednesday nights at The Place. The study time has been a blessing as well as an enlightening study time on Christian doctrine. Please join us on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. at The Place for a time of study, prayer, and sharing. We welcome new people!!!
Mission Project-This Summer
We are committing our church to a mission project in Tijuana, Baja California for this summer. The project will involve building a church and of course, the fundraising to build the church. The trip will likely be mid to late July. You will be hearing more about this project in the next few weeks, but if you are interested or have questions, please contact Pastor Simon.
New Small Group for Collegiates/Young Adults
There will be a new small group forming soon. This small group is designed especially for 18-30 year olds and will meet on Thursday nights. Tami Hartman will be coordinating. Please contact Tami at 805-907-9093 for any further information, or you may talk to Pastor Simon. We are excited about this new small group, and we hope that you are to! It will meet for the first time on Thursday night, March 16th.
Also, we have many other small groups meeting. You can find a complete list on our church website. Don't miss out on the incredible fellowship and spiritual maturity through our weekly times together.
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