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, June 01, 2006
The Scoop at The Place - June 1, 2006
This Week At The Place/Sabbath Morning Community Prayer TimeWe look forward to seeing you this Sabbath at The Place. This week Pastor Simon will continue preaching on the Kingdom Of God. This week's sermon is titled "Humbling Into Happiness". There will also be a children's story before services. And, we will be accepting and voting Josh Rojas into membership.
You are invited to attend a special morning prayer time this coming Sabbath at 9:45 a.m before Sabbath School. Come join us and pray over our church, and for special needs in the community. Hope to see many of you there! We meet for the first time last Sabbath, and it was a blessed time! So, if you have the heart to bless our church by seeking God's blessing over our time of worship and to be used by God to bless others, come on out.All Sabbath School classes will meet this week. The classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Bill Werner will be leading out in the Sanctuary class. Rob Randall will be leading the general adult Sabbath school which is currently studying the book of Acts, and, Harley Peterson will be leading out anyone interested in music...in our music Sabbath School.
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 the BRAND NEW LOOK of our church website and see the ease of navigation at www.theplacechurch.com.
We also invite your continued support of the ministry of The Place through returning your tithes and offerings. You may do this at The Place or by clicking on the link provided. Thanks!!
Cafe Vespers-Tomorrow Night - Decoding Da Vinci Code
We will be having another Cafe Vespers tomorrow night, Friday, June 2nd at The Place. Please join us beginning at 7:30 p.m. for praise & worship, time in the Word, and root beer floats. Tomorrow evening's word time will be the second half of our series on Decoding The Da Vinci Code - focusing on the Biblical view of women and Jesus' possible marriage. We hope to see you there!
And-it's almost summer time! So, in light of the longer and warmer days, we will be having our first beach vespers on Friday, June 17th. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information!
Community Action Day-This Saturday
The Place is participating in the annual Community Action Day - THIS Saturday, June 3d. Many churches from our area are taking on community service projects. We have committed ourselves to 3 projects. The first is a Beach cleanup at Ventura Beach. They will meet at The Place at 3:00 p.m. to drive down there. Please contact Dave Silvestri at 818-434-8131 for info. The Second is trail clearing to benefit the Thousand Oaks YMCA at 2:30 p.m. Contact Ben Seifert at 805-750-0648; and we are doing yard work and general cleanup of a shelter for battered women in Oxnard at 2:30 p.m. Contact Reiner and Jolene Roeske at 818-456-7424 for more info. We will have all the information and sign up sheets at church this Sabbath. We will be doing these projects in the afternoon after church. If you are interested or need more info., please contact Pastor Simon.
Many people have already signed up...but we would still like MORE people...and that means YOU!!
Hartman Baby Shower-This Sunday
This Sunday, June 4th, there will be a baby shower in honor of soon to be parents, Dan & Tami Hartman. The shower will be for women only and will take place at Erik & Alisa Kalberg's home in Simi Valley. We invite all of the ladies at the Place to come and shower Tami and her soon to be little boy, with lots of love. Tami is registered at Babies R Us.
The shower will begin at 10 a.m. and the address is 2244 Trinway Avenue in Simi Valley. If you would like more information or would like to help with food, please contact Alisa Kalberg at 805-405-6648
Children's Church/Monthly Food Drive-Next Sabbath
We will be having our monthly Children's Church next Sabbath, June 10th. Please bring your child (or someone else's child) to the Fellowship Hall at 11:30 for special children's time. Music, story, craft, and snacks are included.
Also on the calendar for next Sabbath is our monthly food drive. The items that we collect are distributed to thousands of children, seniors and families in our community. They are very thankful for our donations and kindness. There will be a box by the door next Sabbath for your contributions. Thank you for your continued support for our community. If you or your family need food assistance, contact Pastor Simon.
And, thank you so much for the gifts for our Marine, Josue Gomez...we had enough for 2 big care packages! Thanks.
Upcoming Social Stuff
We have once again purchased tickets for the Hollywood Bowl, Fourth of July Spectacular. The tickets are for Sunday night, July 2nd at 7:30 p.m. The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra is featured with special guest Kenny Loggins. Tickets are $15 for adults. We have 60 tickets, and a few children's tickets are available (2-14 years old) for $7.50. Please contact Pastor Simon to reserve your space or sign up at church this Sabbath.
We are also planning on having more volleyball nights. Starting June 18th, we will meet once a month at the NPAA gym for family volleyball night. Please stay tuned for more information.
Please mark your calendars for our next Social in June. We will be having a beach day on Sunday, June 25th. We will be meeting at Zuma Beach in Malibu from 11-4 p.m. (or until you would like to stay). Stay tuned for more information and details.
And-for all of you footballers (soccer in English), we will be having a World Cup party in July. Stay tuned for more details!!
Mommies Ministry
As many of you know, our beloved Heather Richmund will be leaving us at the end of June. We are so sad to see her, Neil, and Jaxon go, but we are so happy for the new chapter they will embark upon.
In celebration for all they have done, we will be having a special luncheon for them the last Sabbath in June, the 24th. This potluck will be hosted primarily by the mommies ministry, but available to all church members. If you would like to bring a special dish or just help out, please contact Cecilia Liversidge via the link below.
And-a new month has started and with it, LOTS of fun activities are planned for you and the little ones. This is what we have lined up for June:
June 7 - Wednesday - Pepper Tree Park visit - 10:00 - 12:00 am
June 12 - Monday - Girl's Night Out!!! - This will be the last official Girl's Night Out I will be able to attend (that I know for sure) !!! Girl's night out will be held at Cecilia's home in Thousand Oaks. Dinner will be catered so you won't have to pay for anything!!!
June 21 - Wednesday...SCHOOL'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!! We're going to have a pool party!! 10:00 am to 1:00 pm... Bring a lunch and we'll have a great time!!! It will most likely be at the NPAA Pool - but we will confirm and let you know-stay tuned!!!
June 28 - Wednesday - Getty Visit!!! This time we are going no matter what!!! We will be looking into a docent led tour for the kiddies (they have special ones for little artists!!)... If you don't feel your child is ready for a docent led tour - no worries there will be some who can just leisurely go through parts of the museum and then go to the grounds and RUN or roll down the hill!!! :) Times to be announced...
Hope you can make it to at least one of these activities (if not all of them:-) We are looking forward to sharing with you!
Maranatha Mission Trip
Our mission trip is fast approaching. It will take place in Tijuana, Baja California the 16-23rd of July. Our group is almost full, BUT WE STILL NEED COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS. We need your help! Our goal is to raise $20,000 for this project. It will fund the building of a new church (which we are building!) for a group of almost 200 believers.
We will be having a brief meeting this Sabbath after church to discuss upcoming fundraisers. Please keep praying for this trip and for those who are going. Please contact Pastor Simon if you or someone you know would like to donate your money or your time or to assist in fundraising.
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