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 15, 2007
The Scoop at The Place - February 15, 2007
This Week At The PlaceWe look forward to seeing you at The Place this Sabbath. This week Pastor Simon will continue his sermon series on the book of John. This week's sermon is titled "Believe It Or Not" which focuses on chapter 3. There will be special music given by Jabari Washington and Dean Palacio will be leading the praise and worship time.
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.
Fellowship Luncheon- This Sabbath
We invite you to join us this coming Sabbath for our monthly fellowship luncheon. Our luncheon will be held in the fellowship hall following church services and will be hosted by the Andregg's small group. This month's theme is "comfort food" so please bring something that makes you feel good! We look forward to fellowshipping with many of you.
Adventure Group Sign-Up
You have been hearing a lot about our adventure groups. They are fellowship groups based on interests you are passionate about, and designed to be a place to invite your unchurched friends and neighbors. Some of you are planning adventure groups based on surfing, hiking, cross-stitching, beauty, prayer, autism support group and more. This Sabbath will be the last day to sign up at The Place. But, if you have an interest in beginning something adventurous, please talk to Pastor Simon.
Can't wait? Go to the Adventure Groups list online to see all our new groups and SIGN UP now.
But, remember, we want your participation...but, we also invite you to make this a place where you can invite your friends who don't yet know Jesus!!
Junior & Earliteen Party-This Saturday Night
There will be a party for the earliteens THIS weekend. If you are between 5th and 8th grade, then please plan on joining the fun this coming Saturday night, February 17th. The festivities will be held at Brian & Mindy Schwarz home located at 3578 Claridge Court in Simi Valley from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (phone number 805-522-2148) There will be food and games...so bring a friend!
Valentine's Dinner Celebration-This Sunday
We will be having our annual Valentine's dinner, "Hearts On Fire" this coming Sunday night, February 18th. Mark your calendars so that you can celebrate with your sweetheart at our Fondue Extravaganza. This year's dinner is also a fundraiser for our upcoming mission trip to Ecuador as we recognizes hearts on fire for those less fortunate. Please join us for an evening of fondue and fellowship. This event will be in the Conference Room at the Pacific Union Conference Office. The cost is $15 per person. If you would like to know more about "Hearts On Fire," please contact Meg Quilop at 805-490-1436. There will be a sign up sheet in the lobby at The Place this Sabbath. We hope you all can come and celebrate together.
Mommies Ministry and Baby Shower for Vesna Dodge
We still have some wonderful activities left for the month of February. Please join us this coming Monday February 19th, we will meet for Story Hour at Barnes & Noble at 10:30 a.m. located at The Westlake Promenade. The little ones can enjoy stories, sing songs, and play at the train table. Please stay afterward for lunch together.
And...this month our girl's night out will be a bit different. We will celebrate our Girl's Night Out in Oscar style as we will have our first annual Oscar party on Sunday evening, February 25th from 5 to 9 p.m. The party will be held at Cecilia's home. Please dress in semi-formal or formal atire, come with your picks for oscar winners, and plan on having a great time! If you haven't signed up yet to bring food, please contact Cecilia via email at cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com
On Sunday morning, February 25th, there will be a baby shower for Brendan and Vesna Dodge. It will be a ladies only shower held at Edna Bachmann's home starting at 10 a.m. Brendan and Vesna are having a little girl and are registered at Babies R Us and Target.
New Sabbath School Classes
We have a new Kindergarten Sabbath School that began two weeks ago. This class is designed for 4-6 year olds. If you throw pillows, or other items that might make it cozy for the new group, please contact the coordinator, Doris Fulgham at 818-216-6748. They have been having fun learning the great stories of the Bible. We are excited about this new opportunity for our kids and we invite you to bring your child along if they are in this age.
Also, Pastor Simon has begun a new Sabbath School for young adult ages focusing on Doctrines. The class starts at 10:30 a.m. If you are interested in Bible Studies or have questions about the Bible, this is the place for you.
And, we are pleased to begin another new adult Sabbath school class starting THIS Sabbath, February 17th, with Arla Caraboolad as facilitator. It will be a relational study of 1st John, and will be meeting in the Mother's Room during Sabbath School time. Arla is a gifted teacher and you will be blessed by this class!
NPAA Basketball and future events
There is an NPAA PLAYOFF basketball game THIS Saturday night, Feb. 17th at 7:30 pm. It is at home in the NPAA Gym against a team called Desert from Edwards Air Force Base. It’s $8 for adults and $5 kids. We invite you to come out and support our young people!
And, we have bought tickets for the Mercy Me/ Audio Adrenaline concert, Friday night, March 2nd in Santa Barbara. The tickets are $37. If you want to go, please contact Pastor Simon or sign up in the lobby at The Place.
Also, we are going to buy group tickets for Christian night out at the Los Angeles Kings game! It is Saturday night, March 17th. There will be a Christian concert starting at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Kings game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. If you are interested, please sign the interest list in the lobby of The Place. We will have the family pack price of $20 including hot dogs and soda.
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