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 06, 2008
The Scoop at the Place - March 6th, 2008
This Week At The Place
We look forward to worshiping with you this coming Sabbath. This Sabbath Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. Pastor Simon's sermon is titled "When Stories Collide" and is about the story of Joseph found in Genesis chapter 42. Steve Jackson will be leading praise and worship this coming Sabbath. We also invite you to stay after services as the cafe will be open with refreshments and snacks.
There will be Children's Church this Sabbath starting at 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. This month's leaders are Jennifer Lew and Jeremy & Edna Bachmann.
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 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.
Friday Night Vespers This Week!
You are invited to our monthly Friday night vespers THIS Friday, March 7th at 7:30 p.m. at The Place. Pastor Steve and the awesome praise band will be leading us in worship. Come enjoy the worship, fellowship and the joy of the Lord together.
Youth & Young Adult Stuff
YOUTH:
- Small group EVERY Thursday night at Carlson's 7-9 pm. Food & bible
study.
-Youth Social – This Saturday night, March 8th.
YOUNG ADULTS:
• Small Group EVERY Tuesday night at Carlson's 7:30-9:30 pm. Food,
fellowship & study of practical Christianity.
• Basketball EVERY Sunday night from 6-8 pm at the NPAA gymnasium.
Young Adult outing on Sabbath, March 22nd to The Santa Barbara Zoo
after church.
Fellowship Luncheon Next Sabbath
It's time for our monthly fellowship luncheon next Sabbath, March
15th. We invite you to stay after services for lunch and
fellowship. This month's hosts are Andrea Harlan and The Placers
Softball team. The theme is general, please bring food to share.
Whale Watching/ Easter/ Camping
It is that time of year again…the whales are swimming by…and you are
invited to join a group and see them! We are going whale watching on
Sunday, March 16th at 1:00 p.m. out of Ventura Harbor. You may sign
up in the lobby today or contact Caleb Guevara @ 805-796-7035 for
more information.
It is almost Easter and we are ready for our Easter celebration the
weekend of March 22-23. We will be having a special Easter program
on Sabbath and our Easter "sunrise" service at the park on Sunday
morning. Stay tuned for the details.
And, mark it on your calendar now…we will have our Church Camping
trip to Carpinteria State Beach the weekend of May 9-11th. We have
two group camp sites and we invite everyone to come!
Discipleship Evangelism Training
DISCOVER THE JOY of discipleship today. Come to the "Endtimes Like
These Discipleship-Evangelism Seminar" beginning this Monday
evening, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Union Conference
office West Building located at 2680 Townsgate Road in Westlake
Village, CA 91361. The seminar will meet on Monday and Thursday
nights, 6:30 – 8:30 from March 10 to April 24. Experience a deeper
love for Christ and your church. Develop a passion for sharing Jesus
with others. Discover Jesus' way of reaching the hearts of those
around you. Instructor: Michael Johnson. Cost: $50 per person
payable first night. For more info, call Ralph Arnold, Jr. at (805)
444-7371.
Community Service-Fostering Hope Update
Several members of The Place are particpating in the "Fostering
Hope" program. This program mentors youth that are being released
from foster care. There are more than 50 kids who have requested a
mentor...someone willing to consistently spend time, be a good
listener, take them on outings, share an ice cream, go shopping, go
to a movie, share a book, introduce them to new possibilities and
ways of life will make a difference in their lives. An individual
interested in mentoring is screened, trained and matched with a
youth through the Big Brother Big Sister organization. There will
be a support meeting for all mentors the first Monday of every
month. Resources will be discussed and questions answered as mentors
come together each month to talk about their experiences and pray
with and for one another. If you are interested in being a mentor,
please contact Joyce Thomsen @ 805-377-8892.
Baby Showers
There are several baby showers that will be taking place soon.
There will be a baby shower for Lauren Fung on Sunday, March 16th at
Cecilia Liversidge's home in Thousand Oaks. Lauren and her husband,
Glen are expecting their first child in mid April. The gender of
the baby is not yet known, but Lauren and Glen are registered at
Babies R Us. The shower will be from 11-1 p.m. Stop by to shower
Lauren and the little Fung with some love!
Also, there is another mommy to be, Megan Maleshenko who is also due
in April. Megan's shower is scheduled for Sunday, April 6th at Edna
Bachmann's home in Westlake Village. More details to come!
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