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, May 10, 2007
The Scoop at The Place - May 10, 2007
This Week At The Place-Happy Mother's DayWe look forward to seeing you at The Place this Sabbath. If you are a mother, then we wish you a very happy Mother's Day along with your loved ones. This Sabbath we will have a special children's church in the main church. We will be focusing on the story of Daniel and the Lions den, and we will have a drama with some of the children. There will also be a video tribute for the moms. Our special guests, the CAES choir will be singing for us, and Steve Jackson will be leading the praise time. Pastor Simon will share the story of Daniel...and the lions.
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, starting 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.
Youth Beach Vespers-This Friday Night & Youth Retreat
There will be a youth beach vespers this Friday night (tomorrow night) at Sycamore Cove starting at 6:00 p.m. Please come and enjoy the food, fun, fellowship and a time of sharing.
And, next weekend, May 18-20 - we are having a special youth retreat weekend in Palm Springs complete with fabulous accommodations and a great time...and it is FREE!! Please contact Robert Nomelli at 818-292-6143 to reserve your spot and for more details. Please note that we need you to confirm by the end of the weekend. This is for all high school age young people.
Food Drive This Sabbath & Community Action Day June 2nd
We will continue our monthly food drive this coming Sabbath, May 12th at The Place. Every month we collect canned goods, diapers, baby wipes, and formula and donate it to the Ventura County Food Share. The Ventura County Food Share assists over 60,000 needy families in the area. Please bring your donation to the lobby this Sabbath and place inside of the box marked "food drive". Thank you for your generosity.
This year the annual ACTION Day will be on June 2. ACTION Day is a day when Christians unite together to impact their communities by showing God's love in creative and practical ways. We will be participating with 65+ churches in Ventura County. This year the annual ACTION Day will be on June 2, but the projects The Place will be involved in are on May 20th, June 2nd and June 3rd. This year we have 3 projects:
- May 20th - We need 2 - 3 volunteers to help a single mom with landscaping at her home in Newbury Park
- June 2nd - We need 10 to 20 volunteers to wash windows in 70 classrooms at Sycamore Canyon School in Newbury Park
- June 3rd - Continue helping at the battered women's shelter
There are sign up sheets for the different projects in the lobby this Sabbath. If you have any questions or would like to be a team leader, please email Cindy Schumacher at Cindy6359@msn.com or call at (805) 579-9557.
Fellowship Luncheon & Baptism Next Sabbath
There will be a fellowship luncheon and baptism next Sabbath, May 19th after church at the Ramirez' home in Newbury Park. Megan Hamlin will be getting baptized. Please come and show your support for Megan, share in a blessed time together and bring some food if you can! Address and directions will be available next Sabbath.
Bowling Saturday Night May 19
We are planning a Bowling Night next Saturday night, May 19th. We will be bowling at our usual spot at Harley's Simi Bowl starting at 7:45 p.m. The Place will be picking up the cost of the bowling...you just need to pay for your shoes!! So please mark your calendars and join the fun! But, sign up this weekend to reserve your place or contact Jona Cooke @ 408-219-6003.
The Hollywood Bowl - Need to have some idea by this weekend!
Our annual Hollywood Bowl trip is right around the corner! We would like to have some idea of how many are interested in going. This year's festivities are scheduled for Tuesday night, July 3rd starting at 7:30 p.m. Reserve your place now for the Fourth of July Spectacular. This is a family friendly event with "Riders in the Sky" as the special guests, and of course, the fireworks! The cost is $24 for adults, $12 for kids 12 and under (under 2 are free.) There will be a sign up sheet in the lobby this Sabbath.
But, we have to give a confirmation of the number of tickets we need by the end of this weekend. We will buy extras, but need to have SOME idea. So, if you are interested, PLEASE sign up this weekend.
Financial Update April 2007
We continue to be blessed by your faithful giving. In April we received $10,639 in tithe, which goes to the Southern California Conference. That gives us a total of $54,441 for the year so far.
We also received $13,350 towards our local church budget. That brings us to $39,246 for the year...and leaves us just slightly behind our church budget for the year. Thanks for that.
We encourage you to challenge God to be faithful as well! We are about to bring on our new associate pastor, and that will raise our church budget by about 50%. We believe that this addition will be an incredible blessing to our church and our community, but we ask you to consider this faith venture and join us in this step as you return your tithes and offerings.
To do so, you may click on the link below or return these gifts at The Place.
Ministry Opportunities
This Sabbath we will once again have an interest sheet listing all the different possible ministry opportunities at The Place. If you are involved currently, or would like to be involved in any ministry, we invite you to fill out one of these interest sheets. If you have questions about any ministry, or have your own idea for a new ministry, please talk to Pastor Simon at 805-498-2300.
We are just beginning the process of ensuring that all our ministries are filled for the coming year (our church officer year runs annually from July 1st.) So, we would love to hear from EACH of you!
Thanks for your willingness to be a real blessing to our church family.
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