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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 31, 2005

The Scoop at The Place - March 31st, 2005

This Week At The Place
This Sabbath Pastor Simon will continue his sermon series over the book of Hebrews. Pastor Simon's sermon will be over chapter 8. This week's sermon is entitled "A New Beginning".

Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets at 10:30 a.m. They are exploring the book of Acts.

Pastor Simon will be leading out in the Discipleship Training class at 10:30 a.m. The class is going over the book "Purpose Driven Life". This week the class will be going over chapters 24 & 25........look for your new Sabbath school class this Saturday at church.

You may pick up your copy of the daily reading plan this Sabbath. The daily reading plan follows along with the sermon series over the book of Hebrews. You may also click on the link provided.

A reminder that you may return your tithes and offerings at The Place or on-line by clicking onto the link.

View the daily reading plan



Grand Opening Celebration
We look forward to this coming Sabbath as we will be meeting in our new church. Our new church facility is at the Vineyard Community Church located around the corner at 2697 Lavery Court, Suite #17 in Newbury Park. We encourage you to invite some friends and come celebrate our new Place together. Our grand opening celebration will include worship and praise with Scott Reed and The Judds, a special catered luncheon, and crafts for children. We hope to see you all there!

Food Drive-Next Sabbath
.."A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great." Proverbs 18:16.
Our monthly food drive will continue next Sabbath, April 9th. Every month we collect canned goods as well as diapers, wipies, and formula for homeless and needy families. The donations go to the Ventura County Food Share. Our donations have been a great blessing to many in need. Next week there will be a box in the lobby of the church marked "food drive" where you may place your donations. We thank you for your faithfulness and generosity.

Wild At Heart-This Sunday
It's that time again! All those men who are feeling wild are invited to come out this Sunday and spend a day of "praying, playing, and staying" together. Meeting time is at 10 a.m. at the park on the corner of Wendy and Kimber for a time of prayer and sharing. Next on the agenda is a time of reckless play. Finally, for those who would like to stay, is lunch time (lunch location to be decided). Pastor Simon would really like to emphasize what great fun it was during the last meeting and looks forward to seeing many more wild men this time around.

Baby Shower on April 9th
Please join us next Sabbath, April 9th for a baby shower for Greg and Meaghan Quilop. We will begin celebrating the coming birth of baby Quilop at 7 p.m. at Rodney & Cindy Andregg's home. The Andregg's are located at 132 Cindy Ave in Newbury Park, phone # 805-376-1115.
Greg and Meg are registered at Babies R' Us and Babycenter.com and the baby's gender is known only by God at this point. We look forward to seeing you there!

Greg & Meg's Baby Registry



Peru Mission Trip
For those of you who do not yet know, the Place is planning a mission trip to Puerto Maldonado, Peru through Maranatha this coming July for a total of 10 days. The mission is to build a community center. This project is not only a tremendous blessing for many people in the Peruvian community, but also for the many missionaries who will be going. If you are interested in being a part of this project, it is imperative that you give Pastor Simon a $100 non-refundable deposit by THIS Sabbath. We are in the process of confirming travel arrangements and need a final number. If anyone is interested in donating to help sponsor one of our missionaries, please contact Pastor Simon or specify "Maranatha Mission Project" on your tithe envelope.

Confirmation for Peru Mission Trip



Mommies Ministry
OK, so what this is - is a Placer Mommy ministry that will be meeting once a week to do something fun and just have some fellowship together! Many of us see each other at Sabbath School or other events but it would be nice for us to really get to know each other better so we have a great network of girlfriends to call on when in need - and since we're ALL Mommies - we're all in need at one time or another!!!! This is a no stress situation - all fun.
Heather Richmund is the contact for the group and will e-mail the mommies weekly to give the "date" for that week and will have subsequent weeks included so you can plan ahead! This week, all the mommies will meet on Wednesday, April 6 at 11:30 a.m. for a potluck luncheon at Heather Richmund's home. If you are interested in going, please contact Heather. If anyone has a scheduling conflict due to part time work or something like that - PLEASE make sure to let Heather know so she can schedule different days and times to make sure and include as many as possible!!

Mommies Ministry



NPAA Alumni Day
Newbury Park Adventist Academy announces its Alumni Day celebrating 57 years. The festivities are on Saturday, April 9, 2005. Roll Call and Morning Service begin in the Academy Chapel at 10:00a.m. Honored classes this year are 1955, 1965, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1995. The guest speaker is Robert Wolcott.


NPAA Alumni Information

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Thursday, March 24, 2005

The Scoop at The Place - March 24th, 2005

This Week At The Place
This Sabbath we will be celebrating the death and resurrection of our Lord with a special Easter Program. There will be a dramatic presentation entitled "The End Draweth Nigh", along with communion, a children's story, and praise and worship to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets in the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m. They are exploring the book of Acts.

Pastor Simon will be leading out in the Discipleship Training class at 10:30 a.m. located in the Prayer Room. The class is going over the book "Purpose Driven Life". This week the class will be going over chapters 22 & 23.

You may pick up your copy of the daily reading plan in the lobby this Sabbath. The daily reading plan follows along with the sermon series over the book of Hebrews. You may also click on the link provided.

A reminder that you may return your tithes and offerings at The Place or on-line by clicking onto the link.

View the daily reading plan



Sunday Easter Celebration
This Sunday, March 27th, we will continue our Easter celebration of the resurrection with a special service. We invite everyone to a continental breakfast at 9 a.m. and then for the second part of our dramatic presentation at 9:30 a.m. Following the presentation we will have a time of praise and thanksgiving to our risen Saviour. This Sunday's celebration will take part at Dos Vientos Park located at the corner of Lynn Road and Via Andrea. Directions to the park are south on Wendy and then a right on Lynn and the park will be on the right hand side. There will also be flyers in the lobby this Sabbath with directions. We hope to see everyone there!

A New Beginning
This Sabbath will be our LAST Sabbath at our present location. We want to thank Thousand Oaks Christian Fellowship for giving us an opportunity to worship and grow together.
Next Sabbath, April 2nd, we will be at our new location at The Vineyard Community Church located at 2697 Avery Court, Suite 17, Newbury Park. Our new Place is literally right around the corner and there will be new signs next week to make sure you find our New Place. Please pick up some invitation cards for your friends. Praise and worship with Scott Reed and the Judds, a special luncheon for everyone, and crafts for children will all be part of our first Sabbath festivities. Let's make this a day of real celebration!

Pizza & A Move
Next Wednesday, March 30th will be "moving day" a.k.a Pizza and a move. We need YOUR help in moving all the church's belongings from the Thousand Oaks Christian Fellowship to The Vineyard Community Church. Moving will start at 5 p.m. We know some of you will not be able to make it at 5 p.m. but you are welcome any time after 5 p.m. Please mark this on your calendars and come enjoy the moving madness next Wednesday the 30th............and, if you have a truck, please bring it along! If all else fails, just come and enjoy the time together.

Peru Mission Trip Update
We have confirmed the mission trip project in Puerto Maldonado, Peru through Maranatha for this Summer. Our missionaries will be departing on Wednesday, July 27th and staying for a week at the site building a big mission center. After the project is over, many of the volunteers will be bound for recreational traveling to Machu Pichu for a few days. Many have committed to the project, but we are asking for a $100 non-refundable deposit due by next Sabbath from anyone who is interested. If you have not already confirmed, please consider this amazing opportunity to be a real blessing to a community. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Simon or Virginia Tapanes.

Confirmation for Peru Mission Trip



February's Financial News
Every month we like to give our church community a few opportunities to see our financial situation. But, first, we thank you for your continued commitment to The )Place and our ministry through your faithful donations and tithing. However, as you will read, we are already behind in the area of local giving. It is sometimes difficult to know the exact needs, but it takes regular giving for us to maintain our church home. We realize that this reporting is only for the second month of the year, but we also stress the importance of staying at our budgeted amount.
Tithe for February - $7,750.
Total tithe for 2005 - $21,365
Giving to Church Budget for February - $6,111. (Our monthly budget is $8,660.)
Total for Church Budget for 2005 - $12,994. (So, we are $4,240 behind budget for the year.)



Prayer Ministry
Last Sabbath morning the prayer team met early for a time of reflection and of course, prayer. We had a wonderful time in praying for the many requests of the church and for the community. But, we believe that our church will only continue to grow as WE grow in prayer. We would LOVE to see more people involved in this very important and crucial ministry. Ultimately, we would like to have our ENTIRE church praying for one another and our local community. We trust that you will seriously contemplate this opportunity. If you feel you are ready to start praying, or would like to know more about this ministry, please contact Joelle Vessels at processgirl@hotmail.com or Pastor Simon at simonliversidge@hotmail.com.

Prayer Ministry



Congratulations To The Newly Engaged Couple!!!
We would like to extend a very hearty congratulations to the newly engaged couple, David Haynes and Sandra Noguera. David is the Director of Praise and Worship, a very active member within our church community, and very loved by many of his friends. Sandra is also very heavily involved in the Van Nuys Spanish church as Director of the Youth Society. David and Sandra had been dating for one year before he "popped" the question last Sunday at the Santa Barbara Zoo. We are SO happy for David and Sandra and look forward to a beautiful wedding later this year!

posted by The Place @ 3:35 PM  


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