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, May 08, 2008
The Scoop at The Place - May 8, 2008
This Week At The Place/Camping and Church at CarpinteriaWe look forward to seeing you this coming Sabbath. We will not be meeting at church this Sabbath but instead will meet at Carpinteria State Beach located at 5361 6th St. Carpinteria, CA. 805-684-2811. We have three group camp sites and we invite everyone to come! This is a WHOLE church camping trip. Our theme for the weekend is Genesis 49 and focuses on how much God knows and loves us. Even if you can't camp, we invite EVERYONE to come out and spend Sabbath with us. We will have Sabbath School at 10:30 and church at 11:30 followed by lunch together.
Because we will be camping there will be NO CHURCH service at The Place this Sabbath. However, THERE WILL BE 2 SABBATH SCHOOLS for those who can't get out to Carpinteria but would like to receive a spiritual blessing. There will be a children's Sabbath School lead by Jennifer Lew as well as an adult Sabbath School lead by Rob Randall. Both classes will meet at 10:30 a.m.
We are camping Friday and Saturday nights. Our meeting times will be: Friday at 7:30 p.m.; Sabbath School – 10:30 a.m.; Church Service – 11:30 a.m. (S.S. and church will be in the amphitheater.) Saturday afternoon vespers – 6:00 p.m. Sunday morning we will move out after breakfast so you can enjoy Mother’s Day together as a family! Steve Carlson will be leading out on our Friday night worship. Steve Jackson will be with us on Sabbath and be leading the praise time. Pastor Simon will be leading out on all the Sabbath meetings.
Each family will be responsible for their own food, except for Sabbath Lunch. For Sabbath Lunch we will be having haystacks together. Mary James (805-581-4476) is organizing the lunch. If you can bring something to help, that would be great. We will also be bringing hot dogs to roast for Saturday evening. If you are interested in bringing something along to share to go along with that, we would appreciate it!
Directions to the campground: Take 101 FWY North 40 miles from Newbury Park. Take exit 86 – Casitas Pass Road…turn left. Turn right at Carpinteria Ave; turn left at Palm Avenue – go to the end of Palm Avenue at the beach. Parking is $8 (unless you are camping...in which case there are a limited # of spaces available as part of the reservation.)
Despite the fact we are not having church this Sabbath, we invite your continued financial support of the ministry of The Place. You may continue to return your tithes and offerings on-line at www.theplacechurch.com or by clicking on the link.
Also, if you have specific prayer requests, our prayer team would love the opportunity to lift you and your prayer requests up to God. Please email Pastor Simon if you have something this week you would like us to pray for. God bless.
Chile Mission Trip Fund Raising
We are planning our annual mission trip for this August and 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 in Chile, from August 6-18. We have made plane reservations…and need to give a $100 deposit for each seat. Due to higher airline costs the total cost for the trip is around $1600. But, we are going to be fundraising as a church to help cover those costs. We need a few more people to come and help us accomplish our project. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Pastor Simon.
Garage Sale:
Don't forget to bring any items you may have for the garage sale each Sabbath for Donna Goldman. She is also willing to pick-up if needed. Her contact number is 805/407-9535
Donna will be out of town May 31st. She is collecting through June 15th.
Outback Luncheon June 29th:
Tickets are going very fast. Donna Goldman and Solomon Faka will have tickets available each Sabbath or you may contact Donna at 805/407-9535 to have tickets mailed. The cost is $10.00 per person. You have a choice of a chicken breast sandwich or an Outback burger with Aussie fries and a soft drink or coffee. ALL OF THE MONIES FROM THIS LUNCHEON GOES TO US.
Gift Raffle:
Very soon we will be selling tickets for a chance to win any one of a number of wonderful gifts we have had donated. We can always use more gifts. If you have a favorite restaurant or any type of business you frequent please ask if they would be willing to donate items or gift certificates.
Youth & Young Adult Stuff -
YOUTH:
- Small group EVERY Thursday night at Carlson’s 7-9 pm. Food & bible study.
- May 16 - NTP Vespers
- May 24th Youth Social, stay tuned for more details.
YOUNG ADULTS:
• Small Group EVERY Tuesday night at Carlson’s 7:30- 9:30(except May 6th & 13th) come for the food, fellowship & study of practical Christianity.
- May 17th - Horseback Riding Sabbath afternoon (more details to come)
-May 23- Young Adult Social
Community Service Update - Community Action Day & Food Drive
TAKING’ IT TO THE STREETS community serve weekend May 31 and June 1. We would like to have EVERYONE involved the service projects we have scheduled. It will be fun and rewarding as we work together in sharing God’s love through service to others. Choose Sabbath, Sunday or both days to volunteer and SIGN UP TODAY! There are sign up sheets on the back table. For questions or more information, contact Joyce Thomsen at 805 377-8892 / october5@aol.com.
FOOD DRIVE. One of our projects for ACTION Day is to support our food banks in Ventura County. The items that we collect are distributed to thousands of children, seniors and families in our community. There will be a box by the main door this Sabbath and each Sabbath during the month of May for your contributions. There are a few items that are of special need: peanut butter, tuna fish, cereal and sugar-free cereal. Thank you for your continued support for our community.
Fellowship Luncheon Next Sabbath
You are invited to our monthly fellowship luncheon next Sabbath, May 17th following church services at The Place. This month's theme is general so anything you love to cook will be greatly appreciated. We look forward to eating and fellowshipping with you.
Hollywood Bowl Outing for 4th of July
We are planning our annual outing to the Hollywood Bowl for their Fourth of July Spectacular. The outing is scheduled for Thursday Night, July 3d at 7:30 p.m. Besides the beautiful music and fireworks there will be a celebration of the LA Dodgers 60th anniversary in Los Angeles. Tickets are $18 for adults and $9 for kids. If you are interested in going, please sign up or let Pastor Simon know by May 23rd as we must give a final number of tickets by that date.
Upcoming Social Events
June 22 - LA Dodgers v. Cleveland Indians at Dodger Stadium.
July 25 - Mercy Me and The David Crowder Band will be at the Santa Barbara County Bowl on Friday, July 25th at 6:30pm (plan to arrive by 5:45 due to parking). Tickets are $40 each (with venue fees included). To sign up or for more info email Dawn Lyman at dawnlyman@gmail.com.
Happy Mother's Day
We at The Place want to wish all the mom's a Happy Mother's Day this Sunday. We pray God's richest blessings on you and your families. If we at The Place can bless you in any way, please feel free to contact us.
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