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 21, 2008
The Scoop at The Place - August 21, 2008
This Week At The PlaceWe look forward to seeing you this coming Sabbath at The Place. This week Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. He will continue his summer series "A Summer Fling with Jesus", focusing on Luke 10:38-42 with a sermon titled, "First Things First." Pastor Steve will be leading praise. Tega Faka will have a special music...and there will be a big summer fling surprise! And, make sure to stay after church and fellowship in our Cafe.
We also invite you to Sabbath school starting at 10:30 a.m. We have several classes ranging from cradle roll class to adult classes. We have something for everyone! We hope you’ll stop by and be blessed.
Our prayer committee meets every Sabbath morning starting at 9:45 a.m. to pray for individual as well as community needs. If you are interested, please join us this Sabbath.
Place Beach Day Postponed until Sunday, Sept. 7. / Church Picnic Upcoming
We are sorry to inform you that the Beach Day scheduled for this Sunday, August 24th has been postponed for 2 weeks and rescheduled for Sunday, September 7th due to scheduling conflicts. We will be meeting at Zuma Beach and spending the day together playing sports, eating, and just having fun! Our day will start at 2 p.m. and we will meet near the volleyball courts. Our hostess, Debbie Moon will be bringing all of the snacks and refreshments, but each individual/family will be responsible for bringing their own meal/lunch. We hope to see you there.
We also want to inform you that our Annual Place Church Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 28th at Borchard Park in Newbury Park. Please mark this awesome event on your calendars as we know you will not want to miss out! We will have a sign-up sheet soon for those willing to bring food or lead out in games, etc. Please contact Jona Cooke for more information.
Junior/Earliteen Field Trip THIS Sabbath
Frank Fulgham will be leading out in a junior/earliteen field trip THIS Sabbath, August 23rd to the Conejo Valley Archers Range in Simi Valley. This outing is for any youth 8 yrs and older. The cost is $10 per person. Arrival time will be a prompt 1:30 p.m. (so bring a sack lunch or eat early). If you are interested in going, you need to pick up a waiver form and have it signed. Directions to the archers range are: take the 118 to Tapo Canyon Road exit, go north about three miles to the Tapo Canyon Park. You may contact Frank at 818-601-0340.
Youth & Young Adult Stuff
Youth:
Wednesday night youth group @ 7:30 p.m. @ NPAA Bible Room...will resume again very soon!!
Sabbath school every Sabbath morning @ 10:30 a.m.
YOUTH BEACH VESPERS POSTPONED. The Youth Beach Vespers that was to take place this Friday night has been postponed until Friday night, September 12th. It will be at Sycamore Cove and will take place in conjunction with NPAA. There will be food, fun and fellowship, highlighted by the baptisms of several of our young people. More details to follow.
Young Adults:
Sunday nights - Basketball at NPAA gym from 6 -8 p.m.
Tuesday night small group @ 7:30 p.m. @ Carlson's home.
THIS SUNDAY - August 24th...BBQ at Eunice and Eugene Lee's home starting at 12:00 p.m. All young adults are invited to come out and enjoy the summer time together this Sunday. The Lee's live at 460 Fallbrook Avenue in Newbury Park. Call 530-304-2855 for more details or contact Pastor Steve.
Chile Mission Trip
Our mission trip volunteers have returned safely from Chile. They were extremely blessed and left behind a new church for the people of Lo Guzmanes, Chile. In a few weeks we will have a slide show with all the pictures of the trip and the new church. Thanks so much for your prayers and support of our volunteers. Stay tuned for news about next year!
Prayers Needed for Steve Jackson
Please keep Steve Jackson and his family in your prayers. Steve suffered a stroke just over a week ago and is currently in the critical care unit at St. Vincent's hospital in downtown LA. Right now Steve is on a ventilator and has been completely paralyzed from his nose on down. His family and doctors are considering their options at the moment, but, obviously, the situation is extremely critical. The doctors have indicated that only direct intervention by God will heal him. So, we invite you to join us in praying for this miracle for Steve. If you are interested in donating towards Steve's already considerable medical expenses, his brother Ira has established a bank account just for his medical expenses. You may write a check to Ira Jackson and mark Steve Jackson on the by line. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Simon.
Relay For Life
The Place is excited to once again be participating in our local Relay for Life, sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Come join us for this exciting 24 hour outreach/fundraising event on October 4 and 5. The relay is to raise money for cancer treatment, research and advocacy. For information or to learn how to sign up free online, call our team captain, Kevin Emmerson @ 805-501-8285. We had a great time last year at this event and invite you to come and join us this year in a great community event for a great cause!
The Place Finances for July
Thanks for your continued support of The Place. In July we received 13,858 in tithe, for a total of $108,260 for 2008 to this point. We also received $16,200 in local church giving...including $14,907 directly for our church budget. This gives us a total of $91,806 in giving directly to The Place's church budget so far this year leaving us about $17,500 behind our church budget for this year. Your tithes and offerings are always a blessing. We thank you for your faithfulness in giving. You can return your tithes and offerings at The Place or by clicking on the link provided.
New School Year Financial Application
As the new school year draws near, we invite you to be praying for our teachers and students and for God's wisdom to be upon them. We also want to remind you that if you are in need of financial assistance for your child during the coming school year, The Place has a needy student fund...pick up an application in the lobby today. The deadline for applying for this financial assistance is September 15th. Please contact Pastor Simon if you have any questions.
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