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 08, 2007
The Scoop at The Place - March 8, 2006
This Week At The PlaceWe look forward to seeing you at The Place this Sabbath. This Sabbath we invite everyone to come and celebrate life! We will the Newbury Park Academy Jazz Band, Choir and Newburians with us, as well as a short homily by Pastor Simon. We will also be celebrating the Baby Dedications of Mia Ariane Liversidge and Camdyn Noelle Shea! To help us celebrate these lives, we will have special music by Randy Aybar and by Robin Shea. Steve Jackson will be leading us in praise.
We invite you to Sabbath School this week. In addition to our cradle roll, primary. earliteen, and youth Sabbath school classes that meet at 10:30 a.m., we have several new classes including a new kindergarten class for 4-6 year olds, a young adult class with Pastor Simon, and a relational class facilitated by Arla Caraboolad that meets in the Mother's room and starts at 10:15 a.m. Rob Randall will be leading the general adult Sabbath school which is studying the book of Romans. 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.
Adventure Groups
Yes, the adventure has begun and the adventure groups are ready to go. 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 groups have already started. If you are still not sure if you would like to get involved, take a look at the list of possibilities: basketball; soccer; snowboarding; cross-stitch; scrapbooking; guitar and bass; beauty; surfing; hiking; reflexology; hot flashers; mommies; entrepreneurs, AND snowboarders! You may still sign up in the lobby.
The guitar and bass classes started this last Wednesday night, but will repeat the first class this coming Wednesday for those interested. And, the "hot flashers" are meeting for the first time this Sunday night. If you have to ask...
You can see all our groups and sign up on-line at http://www.theplacechurch.com/adventuregroups.asp.
Remember, we want your participation...but we also encourage you to make this a place where you can invite your friends who don't yet know Jesus!!
Baby Dedications this Sabbath
This Sabbath, March 10th is a special day for the Shea and the Liversidge families. They will be dedicating their precious baby daughters to the Lord. Brannon and Robin Shea will be dedicating Camdyn Noelle Shea; and Simon and Cecilia Liversidge will be dedicating Mia Ariane Liversidge. The families invite you to share in that dedication this Sabbath and to pray for the lives of these baby girls.
Children's Church and Food Drive This Sabbath
We will be having our monthly children's church this Sabbath, March 10th. Please bring your little one to the Fellowship Hall at 11:30 for an hour of fun learning about Jesus. This month's leader is Meaghan Quilop. We invite you to share in the joy of the Lord.
And, we are continuing our monthly food drive nthis Sabbath. Every month we collect canned goods, diapers, wipies and formula and donate it to the Ventura County food shelter. This Sabbath there will be a box labeled "food drive" in the lobby where you may place your donations...thanks for your generosity.
Fellowship Luncheon and Christian Hockey Night - March 17th
On Sabbath, March 17th we will be having our regular Fellowship Luncheon following our church service in the Fellowship Hall. We invite you to bring a dish and come and share in that fellowship together.
And, that Saturday night, we are planning an outing to a hockey game at The Staples Center. The Kings will host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Tickets are $20 per person which includes a hot dog; drink and a Kings hat. There will also be a Christian concert beforehand.
There will be a sign up sheet this Sabbath or you can contact Fernando Cano at 805-444-8007 or Pastor Simon at 805-498-2300. But, hurry, there are only a few tickets left!
Whale Watching Trip
There will be a whale watching trip on Sunday, March 25th. We have made a group reservation...but, you need to sign up to reserve your place. The trip will leave from Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard and go from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. They have been seeing whales every day and we are taking the afternoon tour as that is the best time to see the whales. Group tickets are $25 for adults; $20 for over 55; and $15 for under 15. Kids under 3 are free. For more details, please contact Caleb Guevara @805-796-7035.
Passion Play
Come enjoy Los Angeles' largest Passion Play, an annual, community-wide theatrical presentation of the story of Easter. Presented at the Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch. Tickets available before Box office opens on March 10th through Ralph Figueroa. For dates and times, visit www.theshepherd.org/events/passion-play. A group is being formed for the Sunday, April 1st showing at 2:30pm. Reserve your ticket for this group no later than Thursday, March 8th. Call 805 304-2154.
Softball Team Undefeated
The Placers undefeated season continued Sunday night with a 17-12 win over Have Mercy. David Haynes and Branon Shea showed no mercy on the opposition, each gave a perfect performance at the plate. The entire team contributed to the offensive fury, highlighted by Ralph Figueroa's towering home run over the center field fence (which unfortunately did not count because he hit it TOO far...one of the perils of the rookie league). The Placers mounted an iron curtain defense anchored by the husband/wife combo of Brannon and Robin Shea, who together put on a defensive clinic, while Bre Nomelli knocked down balls at the hot-corner and Alisa Kalberg assisted on numerous put-outs at 2nd. Come cheer on the Placers as they play their 2nd game of the season this Sunday at 5:00 at Borchard Park in Newbury Park.
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