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, November 06, 2008
The Scoop at The Place - November 6, 2008
This Week at The Place/ Children's Church This WeekWe look forward to seeing you this coming Sabbath at The Place. This Sabbath Pastor Simon will be preaching. He will continue with the series called "Don't Worry, Be Happy." This week's sermon is titled "When Your Father Owns It All, You Don't Have To Worry About People Who Are Against You", and focuses on Matthew 18. We look forward to having Dean Palacio lead us in praise and worship. Our cafe will be open this Sabbath after services with snacks and refreshments. Stop by and enjoy the fellowship.
We invite all our kids to Children's church this Sabbath at 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Annette Siver will be leading out this great time of worship, study and fun for our young people.
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 below.
Community Services
We are having a hand-made blanket drive for the homeless shelters in Simi Valley. There are 7 different places (mainly churches) that take the homeless in for one night a week from November to March. This year they are expecting 33% more people to come to the shelters. The shelters are in need of 50 blankets. If you would like to donate a hand-made blanket, please bring it on Sabbath November 15th. There will be a box in the back of church. If you took a "No Sew" blanket kit last week, please return the blanket that you make on Sabbath November 15th.
The Place will be participating in a Christmas Shoppe on Friday evening and Saturday, December 5th and 6th. This annual event gives needy families an opportunity to provide gifts to their kids for Christmas. There will be an opportunity for everyone to help by bringing gifts for children of needy families. Please save the date if you are interested in volunteering.
Fellowship Luncheon Next Sabbath
We will have our monthly fellowship luncheon on Sabbath, November 15th following church services. This month's host is Alicia Adams and the theme is "international cuisine". There is no sign up sheet, but we hope that you will bring your favorite food and/or help in the set up or clean up of the luncheon.
The Place Big Give Challenge
Several 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. Cindy Schumacher and Sandy Duarte are raising money for supplies for homeless shelters in Simi; and Donna Goldman is buying See's Candy for re-sale to raise money for needy families. If you have ideas, please talk to Pastor Simon if you are ready for your $100!! Just think BIG!!
As part of this challenge, the Peterson family in conjunction with the Thousand Oaks Pathfinder Club and The Place are collecting 10,000 bibles for Christians in Africa and South America. We urgently solicit your help with donations of new or used bibles or funds to purchase them by August 2009. Contact 805-953-9416 or email greengirl02@gmail.com for details. Feel free to bring the Bibles to church!
Chile Trip Volunteer Reunion Party
Richard and Arla Caraboolad will be hosting a picture party this coming Sunday, November 9, for all of the volunteers that went on the Chile mission trip this summer. The party will be from 2-4 p.m. Bring your pictures! Richard and Arla live at 1460 Vaquero Drive in Simi Valley. You may also contact Arla at arlaboo@yahoo.com.
Daily Walk with God
We invite you each week to keep up with our sermon series by reading along in your Bible each day. This week we invite you to read with us:
Saturday - Matthew 18
Sunday – Genesis 48; Matthew 5
Monday – Leviticus 19; Luke 17
Tuesday – Deuteronomy 17; Acts 9
Wednesday – Psalm 34; 1 Corinthians 6
Thursday – Ezekiel 18; 2 Corinthians 5
Friday – Hosea 2-3; Galatians 6
Upcoming Events
Save the date! We have some events planned in the near future, and we would love you to be a part of it!
Friday, November 28th: Friday Night Vespers/Baptisms...stay tuned for more details.
Saturday, December 6th: The Place Progressive Christmas Party...if you would like to host, please contact Jona @ 408-219-6003.
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.
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