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 03, 2007
The Scoop at The Place - May 3, 2007
This Week At The PlaceWe look forward to seeing you at The Place this Sabbath. This Sabbath Pastor Simon will continue his series on the book of John. This week's sermon is on chapter 9, the testimony of the blind man. There will be several special music performances and also a drama skit with Greg and Meg Quilop. Dean Palacio will be leading praise and worship.
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.
And, finally, we appreciate your financial support of The Place and our ministry. If you would like to return your tithes and offerings, you may do so at The Place or on-line by clicking on the link. We are excited about what God is doing in our church, and particularly excited to be hiring an associate pastor...if you are interested in helping to financially support this new venture, we would greatly appreciate it.
Visitor Luncheon- This Sabbath
We will be having our visitor luncheon this coming Sabbath, May 5th. The luncheon is for all visitors and new members (although all members are welcome). This month's luncheon will be held at Richard and Arla Caraboolad's home and will be hosted by Brian and Mindy Schwarz. The Caraboolad's are at 1460 Vaquero Drive in Simi Valley, phone # 805-522-2474. We hope you can stop by and bring food to share.
Adventure Groups
The adventure continues as we have more groups meeting. This Sabbath the surfing adventure group get together to catch some waves at a Ventura beach. The will depart shortly after church services. For more information, contact Ken Miller at 805-857-3466.
Also, the family hiking adventure group will be going on a hike this Sunday in Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks. Please meet in the parking lot located on Avenida De Los Arboles past Lynn Road at 10 a.m. For more information, contact Simon Liversidge at 805-498-2300.
Volleyball This Saturday Night
There will be a family volleyball night this Saturday night. Please come to the NPAA gym for some fun starting at 7:30 p.m. Bring some friends too!
Community Action Day
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:
1. May 20th - We need 2 - 3 volunteers to help a single mom with landscaping at her home in Newbury Park
2. June 2nd - We need 10 to 20 volunteers to wash windows in 70 classrooms at Sycamore Canyon School in Newbury Park
3. June 3rd - Continue helping at the battered women's shelter
There are sign up sheets for the different projects in the lobby. If you have any questions or would like to be a team lead, please email Cindy Schumacher at Cindy6359@msn.com or call at (805) 579-9557.
Mommies Ministry
There will be no mommy of the month for May. We will continue with mommy of the month in June. This month we will be having our Girl's Time early as we celebrate Mother's Day. We will be having a Mother's Day Tea Time this Sunday, May 6th. We will meet at The Tea Rose Garden in Pasadena this Sunday, reservations have been made for 2:30. Please let Cecilia know if you would like to attend by Friday, May 4th (the absolute latest), the cost will be $16.95 per person. It will be a wonderful time together! If you are interested in going, please contact Cecilia at cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com.
Some of the other activities planned for May are:
Wednesday, May 9th See the Scott Land Marionettes at The Lakes. See imaginative puppet personalities starting at 11:05. We will meet early at 10:15 so the kids can play.
Friday, June 1st a fieldtrip to Underwood Family Farms. We'll try again as we got rained out last month. This is an activity for the whole family...please meet at 3 p.m.
Upcoming Events
We are planning a Bowling Night on 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 your shoe rentals...so please mark your calendars and join the fun!
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.
Ministry Opportunities
Starting this Sabbath, we will 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.
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