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 09, 2007
The Scoop at The Place - August 9, 2007
This Week At The PlaceWe look forward to seeing you at The Place this Sabbath. This Sabbath Pastor Steve will be preaching and will also bless us with a special song. We also look forward to praise and worship led by Steve Jackson. Please stay and fellowship with us after church services as the cafe will be open.
There will be no children's church this month.
We invite you to Sabbath School this week. We have children's Sabbath Schools for all ages, including our cradle roll, kindergarten, primary, junior/earliteen, and youth Sabbath school classes that meet at 10:30 a.m.
Elder Rob Randall will be leading the 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. If you would like to pray for our church or be prayed for, we invite you to come and share in this powerful time together.
We also invite you to continue your faithful giving. We appreciate your support so much. You may return your tithes and offerings at The Place or by clicking on the link. God bless.
Please Pray For Our Missionaries
As many of you know, Pastor Simon has taken 39 volunteers on a Maranatha mission trip to Ecuador. They arrived safely last Wednesday afternoon and are now done with the building of a church. Last Sabbath, Pastor Simon had the privilege of baptizing four people including Lisa Kincaid, a regular attendee of The Place. They will be traveling to the capital of Ecuador, Quito this weekend. Please pray for their continued safety and for the holy spirit to be poured out among them and all those they have contact with. The missionaries will be arriving this Sunday night, August 12th.
Beach Day This Sunday
The Place will be having its August social this coming Sunday, August 12th. We will have a BEACH DAY at Zuma Beach for all of you who love to enjoy a beautiful Sunday afternoon of sun, fun, volleyball and fellowship. The Place will be providing the snacks and drinks, please pack your own lunches. We hope to see you there!!! For more information, please contact Jona at (408) 219-6003.
Soccer Adventure Group This Sunday
If you enjoy playing soccer or just like getting together with the guys, you are invited to come to the NPAA gym this coming Sunday night, August 12th. The indoor soccer adventure group meets every other Sunday night at 8 p.m. to play two hours of exciting indoor soccer fun.
Youth Calendar
Youth Stuff:
Pastor Steve and the youth are planning a camping trip to Nacimiento August 17th through the 19th. If you are planning on attending, please turn in your signed permission slips to Pastor Steve or Kathy Roth no later than August 13th.
Next week all summer youth ministry programs will be concluding. Among those concluding ministry programs will be the weekly bible study, summer vespers, and Saturday night activities. New activities and programs will begin shortly after the new school year is in full gear, please stay tuned for more details.
Due to low attendance, there will no longer be gym nights on Mondays, but it will remain open on Sunday evenings from 6-8 p.m. .
Young Adult & Collegiate Happenings
A reminder to all young adults and collegiates that the NPAA gym is open for basketball on Sunday nights from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Please mark your calendars as there will be a new young adult/collegiate small group that will meet at Pastor Steve & Daisy's home located on campus starting August 27th. There will also be new activities and vespers programs for young adults and collegiates starting after August 27th, more details to come.
Mommies Ministry
We have a new mommy of the month for August. This month we will be showering our dearest Alisa with much love and support as her family is going through a trying time. If you would like to sign up to pamper Alisa, please contact Cecilia at cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com
Activities for this month are:
Every Wednesday we have playdates. The first and third Wednesday of the month we meet at The Lakes at 10 a.m. for play time at the playground and then head over to the see the show at 11:05. The second and fourth Wednesdays we meet at Conejo Community Park at 10 a.m. for playground fun and then a picnic. Please bring your little ones to have fun and play.
Also on the agenda is our annual "spa day" at Denise Ramirez's home in Newbury Park. Our spa day is scheduled for Sunday, August 19th. If you are interested in attending spa day, please contact Cecilia to reserve your lunch spot and Alisa to reserve your treatment of choice and time by August 15th. If you haven't been to spa day yet, we highly recommend you come out and enjoy an afternoon of relaxation by the pool, a treatment (if you would like, it's not necessary), lunch, and a time of fellowship. Treatment options are massages, facials, and pedicures. You may contact Cecilia at cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com or at 310 699-3521 and Alisa at ACKalberg@aol.com or at 805 582-0304. We hope to see many of you mommies there!
And, there will be trip to the Underwood Family Farms on Wednesday, August 29th from 10:30-12 noon. Please come and enjoy a morning of animal fun.
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