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, July 13, 2006
The Scoop at The Place - July 13, 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 conclude his series over the book of 1 John, focused on Finding Joy. This week's sermon is titled "Testimony Of Joy," and focuses on 1 John 5. We will also be praying over and sending off our group of missionaries to Tijuana.
Also, this Sabbath, we are having our monthly CHILDREN'S CHURCH. It will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Meg Quilop will be leading out and we invite all our young ones to come and enjoy a great time together in worship and spiritual education.
You are invited to attend a special morning prayer time this coming Sabbath (and EVERY week!) 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!
All Sabbath School classes will meet this week with the exception of the Sanctuary class. Pastor Simon and Bill Werner have concluded this class. Stay tuned for another class like this starting soon. Our Sabbath School classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Rob Randall will be leading the general adult Sabbath school which will begin studying the book of Romans, 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!
Fellowship Luncheon-This Sabbath
We will be having our monthly fellowship luncheon this Sabbath. This month's theme is "picnic luncheon." Some of the food items that we will need are: veggie hot dogs, veggie hamburgers, buns, potato salad, baked beans, salads, fruit, chips, desserts, and drinks. If you decide to bring the hot dogs or burgers, please bring them in a crockpot so they can stay warm for lunch. Please contact April Fowler at (805) 523-8489 as she will be leading out this month.
And-just to celebrate in like style, we will be eating this week's lunch outside on the grass, so please bring blankets, lawn chairs and or umbrellas.
Mission Trip Volunteers Leave
All of our volunteers will be leaving this Sabbath for Tijuana, Baja California and returning the following Sunday. Thirty-six volunteers are heading down to build a church for a community of 200 believers. We thank all of those going on this trip as well as all of you for supporting this mission through your financial support and prayers. We espccially thank our church family for your wonderful support last Saturday night in our Fiesta Dinner/Benefit Auction!
Please continue to pray for the power of the Holy Spirit for all of them and for their safe arrival and return and a blessed time together.
Youth Beach Vespers Tomorrow Night & a Camping/Ski Trip
The youth are planning several activities in the very near future. First, there is a beach vespers scheduled for tomorrow evening, Friday, July 14th at Sycamore Cove. Please come and share in food, fellowship and worship together starting at 6:30 p.m. All young ones are invited!!
The youth group is also planning a camping and water ski trip August 11th-13th. ALL youth are encouraged to participate in this fun event. Please contact Dan Roth @ 805-527-6642 or Robert Nomelli @ 818-292-6143 to sign up or for more details. We hope you can make it!
Mommies Ministry
The mommies ministry has planned some wonderful events for the summer months of July and August. Next week's activity is Wednesday, July 19th- Dance & Sing with Melissa at The Lakes in T.O. This performance is FREE and starts at 11 a.m. next to the pond located at The Lakes (next to the T.O. civic arts plaza). We will stay for lunch afterward....
Also on the agenda is our second annual "SPA DAY" at "Spa De La Paz". This very fun and relaxing event is scheduled for Sunday, July 23rd (less than two weeks away). This is one of the most anticipated events of all year. ALL mommies are invited to Spa De La Paz (hosted by Denise Rqamirez) for a day of pampering. Lunch will be catered for $10 a person and you may also choose from a variety of treatments. However, we NEED to know if you plan on attending and what service you would like to receive. Please contact Alisa Kalberg via the link listed below or @ 805-582-0304 to reserve a time and treatment. This will be a day you won't want to miss! Manisures will run about $20, pedicures $35, massages and facials $45 for 30 minutes or $70 for an hour massage or facial, or a 30 min massage & a 30 min facial for $80, or a 90 min massage and a 90 min facial for $100 or a 60 min massage & a 60 minute facial for $140.
The Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival
We have a delightful event right here in Thousand Oaks that we can share together next Saturday night, July 22nd. The Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival holds it's performances at California Lutheran Univeristy-Kingsmen Park-60 W. Olsen Road. Admission is $10 for adults and those 18 years and younger are admitted free. Bring a low profile, low back lawn chair or blanket and warm outerwear for cool evenings. Grounds open at 5:30 and most bring a picnic dinner to enjoy during the pre-show entertainment. Performances begin at 8 p.m. but so much happens before then.
If you would like to make this a group event, there will be a sign up sheet in the lobby this Sabbath. If you have questions or want to sign up, please call or e-mail Robin Atmore (805-901-4866) at ratmore@sbcglobal.net.
Beach Vespers
We will have our next beach vespers on Friday evening, July 28th at our usual spot in Sycamore Cove. Please bring some friends and blankets and come enjoy this time of fellowship.
Financial News-June
Yes, it is that time of the month again...the time to praise God! We continue to be blessed as a church family with faithful giving and support of our church and its various ministries. During the month of June, we received $17,319 in tithe, giving us a total for the year of $78,940.
We also received $18,526 in giving to our local church budget, bringing us to a total of $57,036 for the year. That means we are a mere $4,500 behind our church budget for this year! That is a blessing. Thank you so much for your faithful giving.
We also wanted to thank you for your generosity in supporting our mission project to Tijuana. It has been a blessing to many and will be an incredible blessing to the church we are building in Tijuana!
We invite and need your continued support of The Place and its ministry in our community. You may give at The Place or on-line by clicking on the link/
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