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, August 24, 2006
The Scoop at The Place - August 24, 2006
This Week At The PlaceWe look forward to seeing you this Sabbath at The Place. This week
Pastor Simon will begin a new series on the book of Jonah. This
week's sermon is titled "A Message From The Lord". As detailed
below, we will be dedicating our teachers before this new school
year.
We invite you to Sabbath School this week. Our Sabbath School
classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Rob Randall will be leading the general
adult Sabbath school which is studying the book of Romans. 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!
You are also invited to attend our community prayer time at The
Place every Sabbath before Sabbath School starting at 9:45 a.m. Come
and pray for our church or bring your special needs.
Teacher Dedication-This Sabbath
There will be a special teacher dedication this coming Sabbath at
The Place. The dedication will be for teachers from our local
schools Newbury Park Adventist Academy and Conejo Adventist
Elementary School, but also for those teaching at many other schools
including Simi Valley Adventist Elementary. Our special guest, Don
Schneider, the president of the North American Division, who will be
visiting us this weekend will lead the dedication.
Bowling Night-This Saturday Night
This month's social is almost upon us. THIS Saturday night, August
26th is bowling night. We will be bowling at Harley's Bowling Alley
in Simi Valley. Please meet at 7:45 p.m. We will bowl from 8-10
p.m. The social committee will be covering all costs except shoe
rentals. If you are interested in joining the fun, please sign up
in the lobby this Sabbath or directly with Jona Cooke at
408-219-6003.
Community Service Project-This Sunday
This Sunday we will embark on another community service project.
This project will support the shelter for battered women in Oxnard.
The location is presently a call center that is being converted into
a home. There is a lot of deferred maintenance that needs to be
done like termite repair, plumbing, rain gutters, electrical and
roof issues. The target date to open the house and move families in
is October 1st. We will meet at The Place at 9 a.m. For more
information and to sign up so we know you are coming, please contact
Andrea Harlan at 805-551-7636 or sign up at church.
Mission Trip & Maranatha Convention Information
A small group is heading back to Tijuana during the week of
September 17-24 to finish the work that was started during last
month's church building mission trip. If you are interested in
going to the new church in Tijuana to do some church painting or
some electrical work, please contact Pastor Simon.
And, we are already getting ready for our next mission project. Our
church has committed to build a church in Ecuador late July/early
August of 2007. If you are interested in going on next year's
mission trip, you can start signing up this week at church or by
contacting Pastor Simon.
And, for those of you who are interested in learning more about
mission trips or how to lead one out, the 2006 Maranatha convention
will be held in Rolling Hills Church in Portland, Oregon the weekend
of September 29-30th.
Discipleship Training
A new discipleship training class will begin the week of September
16th and will be held on Wednesday evenings or Sabbath mornings.
You are invited to attend one or the other. This will be a 10 week
small group led by Pastor Simon that will focus on spiritual
maturity that leads us into ministry. Please sign up at church or
with Pastor Simon.
Mommies Ministry
The mommies ministry's monthly Girl's Night Out is right around the
corner! Next Wednesday night, August 30th, we will have a night out
for the women only. We will meet at Rosti located in the Westlake
Promenade at 6 p.m. for dinner and then head over to the theatre for
a movie. We hope you can make it, it should be a fun time together!
Please RSVP to Cecilia Liversidge via the link provided below in
order to make restaurant reservations.
Upcoming Events
For those of you who like to consult your calendars and plan
ahead...there are a few important things to jot down.
On Sunday, September 10, we will have our annual church picnic at
Conejo Community Park from 12-4 p.m. There will be food, games, and
lots of fun for kids of all ages. Please watch for the sign up
sheet so that you can help with the menu.
And-on Saturday night, October 14th, Michael W. Smith will be in
concert at Calvary Church in Westlake. Tickets are $22 per person,
but space is limited. Please contact Sherry Jackson to reserve your
spot at 805-405-4283.
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