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, October 16, 2008
The Scoop at The Place - October 16, 2008
This Week At The PlaceWe look forward to seeing you this coming Sabbath at The Place. This Sabbath Pastor Steve will be preaching. He will continue with the series called "Don't Worry, Be Happy". This week's sermon is focused on Acts 27 and talks about our perspective. We look forward to having Dean Palacio lead us in praise and worship as well as special music by Pastor Steve and Tega Faka. We will also welcome Jeff and Jennifer Simafranca and Dylan Vessels into our membership pending their baptisms following church.
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, including a new adult Sabbath School class for new believers as well as those wishing to refresh on Christian doctrines and teachings. 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.
And, 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.
Fellowship Lunch and Baptisms this Sabbath after Church
We invite you all to our monthly fellowship luncheon THIS Sabbath, October 18th at Kevin & Annette Siver's home in Newbury Park. The luncheon will be followed by the baptisms of Jeff and Jennifer Simafranca and Dylan Vessels. We hope that you will come and celebrate this special occasion with us. This will be a potluck, so please bring food to share. Haystacks are our theme...so you may bring anything that goes along with that! Kevin & Annette are located at 3386 Daniel St., N.P. phone # 805-728-5175. We will have directions in the lobby this Sabbath. Please come and celebrate as we welcome these young people into our fellowship!
Steve Jackson Funeral Service This Sabbath
Thanks so much for your prayers for Steve and his family. We very sorrowfully would like to inform you that Steve passed away this past Wednesday morning at the Hancock Park Convalescent Hospital. Funeral Services are scheduled for this Sabbath, October 18th at 1:00 p.m. at the Living Oaks Community Church. It is located at 1033 Business Center Circle in Newbury Park (off the Wendy Drive Exit.) Please continue to lift up Steve's family in this difficult time. You may contact Pastor Simon with any questions.
The Place Big Give Challenge
Four weeks ago we challenged members at The Place with an offer of $100 as “seed money” to use in our community. This is an opportunity for us to be creative and make a difference. The money is to be used to either begin something new in our community or as seed money to make more money for a charity or need in our community or around the world. 3 people have taken us up on the offer. Brice Peterson and family are collecting used Bibles for Africa; Crystal Moon is selling cookies to raise money for Children at Simi Valley Hospital, and Denise Ramirez and family are raising money for a camp that gives disadvantaged kids a chance to ride horses. If you have ideas, please talk to Pastor Simon if you are ready for your $100!! Just think BIG!!
Community Service - Car Wash Coming Up
CAR WASH – Sunday, November 2 from 9 am – noon we will be having a car wash @ CAES. This is a fundraising event for our “needy family” fund. We need lots of participation! There is a sign up sheet on the back table this Sabbath. For questions call Joyce Thomsen at 805 377-8892 or email october5@aol.com.
Youth/Young Adult Stuff
Youth:
-THURSDAY night weekly youth group @ 7:00 p.m. @ Pastor Rossi's house - 195 Roth Ct., Newbury Park
-Sabbath school every Sabbath morning @ 10:30 a.m.
-this Sabbath (october 18) mini golf/movie. $8.75 per/person. leaving NPAA @ 7pm. Please call right away for more details. Pastor Steve - 805.657.6979
- NEXT Friday night -October 24, BIG HOUSE VESPERS, 7pm @ "The Place" see you there!!!
-Friday, November 7th, NTP vespers.
-Friday, November 14th, youth vespers.
-Friday-Sunday, November 21-23, San Francisco mission trip.
-December 13, Christmas party.
Young Adults:
-Tuesday night small group @ 7:30 p.m. @ Pastor Steve and Daisy's home in Newbury Park.
-Sunday nights - Basketball at NPAA gym at 6:00 pm.
- PLEASE contact Pastor Steve if you are interested in helping to start a collegiate/young adult Sabbath School class.
-Friday, October 31, young adult vespers.
-Saturday, November 15, young adult party.
-December 5, young adult vespers.
-December 20, young adult xmas party.
Daily Walk with God
Once a month we are going to share something from the devotional life of one of The Placers to encourage and inspire us. Here is an excerpt from Arla Caraboolad's testimony (she will share some more this Sabbath...) "Being naturally of a difficult, fearful temperament, I need to get myself straightened out every morning before I’m fit to be around people. I learned a long time ago that time with God was not an option for me. For 30 years I’ve been writing my prayers. It started during a divorce when I couldn’t even focus. At one point I pushed it up to three hours a day—nothing got me down for long then. It was a discipline I wanted in my life. For a few years it receded into 15 minutes, but I got so hungry for it that I went back to my discipline of an hour a day. Discipline is not a legalistic term; I vary what I do, and He does too. But I can tell you that even though I talk to Him all day, I couldn’t get by without that special one to one time...My world can get a little crazy so I’ve asked God to wake me up at 5 a.m. to spend two hours with Him. If I wake up at 4 a.m., I’m learning to get up and go to the living room breathe, pray, and write. I figure He knows what the day is going to bring, and if I need an extra hour then it’s probably more important than sleep.
Fall Fest
This year's Fall Fest is scheduled for Saturday evening, November 1st. Our Fall Fest will take place inside the NPAA cafeteria and it will be an 80's theme....so please come dressed in your 80's best to be festive! Dinner will be our usual soup, cornbread, and dessert. There will be a sign up sheet this Sabbath. Hope to see you all there.
Small Group?
We have had small group sign-ups several weeks ago, but you still have an opportunity to sign up to join a small group, if you were unable to do so. This Sabbath, we will have a list of the current twelve small groups that meet on a regular basis as well as the adventure groups that meet. We have groups in Camarillo, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Simi Valley and Woodland Hills. If you are interested in being a part of a spiritual community, please contact Pastor Simon at 805-498-2300 or Brad Jackson at (805) 405-6935.
Card Ministry - want to be part of this new ministry?
This week we have been surrounded by Firemen and Women working to keep our homes safe and doing their best to save our countryside. Wouldn't it be great to send them a THANK YOU card letting them know that their hard work is appreciated! There are many in old age homes who would enjoy receiving a card from The Place, just letting them know that we are thinking of them. We all celebrate birthdays and what a blessing it is when a new baby is born. We are looking forward to expanding our Card Ministry at The Place and letting the community know that we care. If you would like to be a part of THE CARD ministry at The Place and have some ideas that you would like to have implemented please contact either Pastor Simon or Vivienne to let them know that you would be willing to help.
E-mail addresses are: Simonliversidge@hotmail.com and vivlans@yahoo.com.
Telephone: Simon - (805)498-2300 Vivienne (805) 200-6921
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