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 27, 2008
The Scoop at The Place - March 27, 2008
This Week At The PlaceWe look forward to worshiping with you this coming Sabbath. This Sabbath Pastor Simon will be preaching over the story of Joseph. This week's sermon is titled "I Am Joseph" and focuses on Genesis 45. This week Dean Palacio will be leading praise and worship and there will be special music by Shearin Matute.
We invite you to attend 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 and our community or if you would like to be prayed for, we invite you to come and share in this powerful time together.
And, we invite you to support the ministry of The Place financially. You may return your tithes and offering donations online to The Place by clicking on the link (or, of course, at The Place.) Thanks so much for your support! God bless.
Jaci Velasquez/Salvador Concert & Whale Watching This Weekend
Jaci Velasquez and Salvador will be in concert this coming Saturday night, March 29th @ 7:00 p.m. Tickets are only $17 and it will be held at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. Please sign up this Sabbath or contact Pastor Simon if you are interested in going.
And, our last attempt at whale watching got postponed due to high winds...but, we have rescheduled for this Sunday, March 30th @ 1:30 p.m. with Island Packers out of Ventura Harbor. Cost is $24 for adults and $19 for kids 12 and under. Sign up in the lobby this Sabbath or contact Caleb Guevara if you want to go. (805-796-7035)
Youth & Young Adult Stuff
YOUTH:
- Small group EVERY Thursday night at Carlson’s 7-9 pm. Food & bible study.
- Youth Vespers - TOMORROW NIGHT, Friday, March 28th @ 7:00 p.m. at Marleigh Schwarz's home - 3578 Claridge Ct., Simi Valley, CA 93063. There will be cinnamon rolls, a hot tub, worship, and games. All youth are invited to join the worship time and fun.
- Hospital Outreach - Sabbath, April 5th (singing and talking with patients.)
YOUNG ADULTS:
• Small Group EVERY Tuesday night at Carlson’s 7:30-9:30 pm. Food, fellowship & study of practical Christianity.
- Sabbath, April 5th, hospital ministry, singing and talking with patients.
Collegiates:
On Sabbath, April 5th, we will be filling bags with goodies for the Walla Walla students. Please start thinking about what you would like to include to bless our young people.
Community Services Book Drive THIS Sabbath & Care Package
THIS Sabbath, March 29 is the last day to bring children’s books to donate to our book drive for area schools. We invite you to bring new and gently used books to bless our area young people. Thanks so much for your support and participation.
Next week we will be sending a care package to one of our members, James Baker, who is deployed in Iraq. Please help by bringing one or several of the following items to church: Protein bars, snack size packages of beef jerky, dried fruit, cashews, cookies, brownies, Crystal Light single serve packets, lip moisturizer with SPF, travel size tooth paste, mouth wash, hand sanitizer, Visine.
Upcoming Events- Baby Shower/Communion Vespers
There will be a baby shower for Megan Maleshenko who is due in April. Megan's shower is scheduled for Sunday, April 6th starting at 11 a.m. at Edna Bachmann's home in Westlake Village. Megan is registered at Target and Babies R Us.
Friday night vespers/Communion @ The Place on April 11th at 7:30.
Get Involved at The Place
The Place is starting its annual nominating committee process. Even though it sounds kind of yucky...it is actually pretty cool...because it is our attempt to give everyone of you an opportunity to be involved in ministry at The Place. This ministry can take many forms...from small groups to leading Bible studies; setting up chairs to preparing food for our Cafe; helping with audio-visual to teaching Sabbath School. Whatever you are interested in, there is a place for you! In the next few weeks we will have sheets to fill out for you to indicate areas of ministry you are interested in...or you would like training in. We are the body of Christ...and we need all the parts to work well together. Get involved!
The Place Mission Trip to Chile
One way to get involved is with our annual mission trip. There is still ROOM for you! This year we are building a church outside the town of San Felipe, about 50 miles north of Santiago, from August 6-18. We have made plane reservations…and need to give a $100 deposit for each seat. If you have signed up and are planning on going on the mission trip, please get your deposit to Pastor Simon to reserve your place...or sign up on the sign up sheet in the lobby. Write your check to The Place, but please let Pastor Simon know you are coming!!
Place Camping Trip
Mark your calendars as we will have the the first annual Place Camping Trip to Carpinteria State Beach the weekend of May 9-11th. We have two group camp sites and we invite everyone to come! You may start signing up this Sabbath!! This is a WHOLE church camping trip. We will not be having church at The Place that Sabbath, but will be having church at the camp site on the beach!
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