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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.

Friday, November 25, 2005

Happy Thanksgiving November 24th, 2005

Happy Thanksgiving!
We wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving Season. There is SO much to be grateful for. Some praises to mention are the blessings of God in our lives and at The Place. We praise God for family and the joy that it brings us; for a country that offers us freedom; and a community of faith. We pray that you and your families are having a blessed time during this Thanksgiving Season. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We invite you to continue praying for our church, our families, our men and women who are defending our country and for our local community.


This Week at The Place
This Sabbath Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. He continues his series which focuses on Falling In Love With Jesus. This week is the eleventh in his series and is titled "Hide & Seek." We will also be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday with a special time of praise.

We have a new Daily Reading Plan to follow along with the series. Pick up your copy this Sabbath.

You may also click onto the daily reading plan from our website, or you may listen to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!) Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. They are exploring the book of Acts. And a note to all those who attend the Discipleship training class- there will be no meeting this week. Discipleship training will resume this Wednesday night at 7 p.m. and next Sabbath at it's regular time of 10 a.m.

There are also Sabbath School classes available for all ages. Sabbath school starts at 10:30 a.m. at "The Little Place"...stop by and be blessed!

And-a reminder that your tithes and offerings are always a blessing. You may return your tithes and offerings to The Place or on-line by clicking on the link provided.


Congratulations!
A hearty congratulations to our newlyweds David & Sandra Haynes who were married on November 13th. We look forward to seeing both of you. Also to Merv Kessler & Nancy Hintz who will be wedding this Sunday. We wish you all a life full of God's richest blessings and much love... we are all very happy for you!

We also congratulate Alisa Kalberg on her delivery of healthy baby girl twins this past Sunday, November 20th. Alisa has blessed another couple of parents as she has been a surogate mother. We are all so proud of you.

The Place Progressive Christmas Dinner
Christmas is just around the corner...and that means that we will be celebrating with our annual Progressive Christmas Dinner Party. Please mark your calendars for Sunday, December 11th. We will be visiting three separate homes for meals and exchanging Christmas ornaments. And-there will be a special activity planned this year involving video cameras (my lips are sealed).

However, our party can only be a success with your help. If you are interested in preparing salads, soups, appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, and/or desserts, PLEASE contact Cecilia Liversidge asap @(818) 676-0247 or via e-mail @ cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com. Some members have already signed up, but we still need MANY more. You may sign up in the lobby this Sabbath.

Mom's Ministry
The Mom's Ministry continues to plan events together on a monthly basis. If you have not been on one of our "dates"...please take out your calendars, November is looking like a very fun month!

November 30th (this next week) is Girl's Night Out - Heather is working on something FUN (of course)! This is going to be a special evening as well because along with our evening of fun we are going to have cards for each of you - who are interested - to fill out for a Secret Santa drawing. The cards will be helpful to the person who gets your name because you will put things like the colors in your house or maybe a special request you might have for a gift... Then we'll put them in a hat you pass it around. At the December Girl's Night Out the Secret Santa gifts will be given and ALL WILL BE REVEALED!!!!!!!!! So, those who - for some sad reason - can't make it to November's Girl's Night Out - but want to be involved in the Secret Santa - NO WORRIES!!! We'll make sure you get a card and get to be involved!!

Any questions, comments? Please contact Heather @ 805-499-0398.

Look forward to seeing many mommies there!

Prayer Requests & Small Groups
During this Thanksgiving season we have so much to be thankful for. And, we love to hear your praises to God and to celebrate with you. Also, there are still many things for us to keep praying about in our homes, families, community and country. If you have prayer requests or praises, our prayer team would love to be praying for you. You may email them to Joelle Vessels at processgirl@hotmail.com.
And, our small groups continue to grow and be an incredible blessing to many people on a weekly basis. You can check out the current small groups online. If you are interested in joining one or starting a new one, please contact Pastor Simon at simonliversidge@hotmail.com
Thanks.

Faith First Concert
We will be having a Faith First concert at The Place on Saturday evening, December 10th at 4 p.m. We invite everyone to come out to this free event and experience the blessing of praising together. We are all so excited to have the members of Faith First at The Place. If you would like to donate money toward this event, please contact Heather Richmund at hrichmund@hotmail.com or Pastor Simon at simonliversidge@hotmail.com. We look forward to this wonderful event!

Christmas Stuff
On Friday night, December 16th, there will be a Christmas vespers at The Place starting at 7 p.m. We invite you to come and share in the praise and fellowship. We will also be having communion during vespers. Please don't miss out on this blessed time.

And-for all of you who like to beat holiday traffic and shop on-line, you may also contribute to The Place while doing so. Shop online and 4 % of your total purchases will go back to The Place.

It's that easy!

And-if there are any other suggestions for shopping websites for us to try and add, please contact Jeremy Bachmann at 818-438-5316 or click on the link below. Happy shopping!

Contact Jeremy

posted by The Place @ 8:06 PM  

Thursday, November 17, 2005

The Scoop on November 17th, 2005

This Week At The Place
This Sabbath Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. He continues his series which focuses on Falling In Love With Jesus. This week is the tenth in his series and is titled "A Safe Storm."

And, before the sermon, there will be a brief Thanksgiving skit.

We have a new Daily Reading Plan to follow along with the series. Pick up your copy this Sabbath.

You may also click onto the daily reading plan from our website, or you may listen to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!) Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

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

There are also Sabbath School classes available for all ages. Sabbath school starts at 10:30 a.m. at "The Little Place"...stop by and be blessed!

Currently, there is no Discipleship Sabbath School class. Instead there is a training class in giving personal bible studies held in the chapel behind the youth room. This class began several weeks ago and has been a blessing for so many people. There are also Discipleship training classes available on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

And-a reminder that your tithes and offerings are always a blessing. You may return your tithes and offerings to The Place or on-line by clicking on the link provided.



Film Vespers-This Friday Night
THIS Friday, November 18th, we will be having a Film Vespers starting at 7 p.m. at The Place. Mark this time of great fellowship on your calendars...We will be viewing "Joshua" and enjoying some snacks and refreshments together. Joshua is an incredible film based on the book by Joseph Girzone. It is a modern parable of Jesus. Hope to see you there!

Fellowship Luncheon-This Sabbath
This Sabbath, we invite you to stay after services and eat lunch with your friends at our monthly Fellowship Luncheon. We have had such delicious food in past luncheons...we encourage you to continue to bring out your favorite recipes and share the good food.

Men's Wild At Heart-This Sunday
This Sunday is Men's time...and we mean ALL men. There will be another Wild At Heart time this coming Sunday, November 20th. Men, please plan on meeting at the park located on the corner of Wendy & Kimber at 10 a.m. for a morning of fellowship and games. For any further information or for tips on healing those pulled muscles, please contact Pastor Simon at 805-498-2300.


Mom's Ministry
The Mom's Ministry continues to plan events together on a monthly basis. If you have not been on one of our "dates"...please take out your calendars, November is looking like a very fun month!

November 22 (Tuesday) - We're calling this "The Pilgrim Party" - and it is going to be a very special Thanksgiving event for Mommy and child. Bring your little pilgrims (yes you can dress them up if you want). We will have a special Thanksgiving themed craft, watch "Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving special" then have a Thanksgiving supper! We'll start at 3:30 so by the time we're done with the other fun things it'll be time to eat! This is going to be very special for the kids to learn the meaning of Thanksgiving and just to have a special time together!! Looking forward to seeing you all there!!! Please RSVP so I can plan on the food!!!

November 30 - Girl's Night Out - I'm working on something FUN (of course)! This is going to be a special evening as well because along with our evening of fun we are going to have cards for each of you - who are interested - to fill out for a Secret Santa drawing. The cards will be helpful to the person who gets your name because you will put things like the colors in your house or maybe a special request you might have for a gift... Then we'll put them in a hat you pass it around. At the December Girl's Night Out the Secret Santa gifts will be given and ALL WILL BE REVEALED!!!!!!!!! So, those who - for some sad reason - can't make it to November's Girl's Night Out - but want to be involved in the Secret Santa - NO WORRIES!!! We'll make sure you get a card and get to be involved!!

Any questions, comments? Please contact Heather @ 805-499-0398.




Happy Thanksgiving/Homeless Feeding-Next Wednesday
We at The Place want to wish you and all your family a Happy Thanksgiving. We pray that you will be blessed as you share time together and share food with one another. We invite you to remember to thank God for all his blessings to us!
As part of our celebration of Thanksgiving, next Wednesday, November 23rd, a group of volunteers will head over to the Ventura Rescue Mission to assist in a homeless feeding. The time slotted for our group is from 9-2 p.m. We have already had several people sign up for this ministry...but there is still room for a few more. If you would like to participate, please contact Meg Quilop at 818-991-6129 or at mkeylope@gmail.com.


Youth Calendar/Beach Vespers
As many of you know, the NPAA gym is available to you on Sunday evenings from 6-9 p.m. Come, hang out, and play games with your friends.

And, yes it is that Beach time of year! There will be a youth vespers on Friday, December 2nd at Sycamore Cove. There will be more information to come...but if you have any questions, or would like to help out, please contact Robert Nomelli @ 818-292-6143.

And-a ski trip is planned for January of next year (just two months away). Stay tuned for more details.


The Place Progressive Christmas Dinner
Christmas is just around the corner...and that means that we will be celebrating with our annual Progressive Christmas Dinner Party. Please mark your calendars for Sunday, December 11th. We will be visiting three separate homes for meals and exchanging Christmas ornaments. And-there will be a special activity planned this year involving video cameras (my lips are sealed).

However, our party can only be a success with your help. If you are interested in preparing salads, soups, appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, and/or desserts, PLEASE contact Cecilia Liversidge asap @(818) 676-0247 or via e-mail @ cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com. There will also be a sign up sheet in the lobby.

posted by The Place @ 8:52 PM  

Thursday, November 10, 2005

The Scoop on November 10th, 2005

This Week At The Place
This Sabbath Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. He continues his series which focuses on Falling In Love With Jesus. This week is the ninth in his series and is titled "The Chosen Ones."

And, before the sermon, there will be a baby dedication. This Sabbath, proud parents Angelo & Sally Baher will be dedicating their baby girl, Lilliana Meletis to Christ. Lilliana was born on August 1st of this year.

We have a new Daily Reading Plan to follow along with the series. Pick up your copy this Sabbath. You may also listen to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!).

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

There are also Sabbath School classes available for all ages. Sabbath school starts at 10:30 a.m. at "The Little Place"...stop by and be blessed!

Currently, there is no Discipleship Sabbath School class. Instead there is a training class in giving personal bible studies held in the chapel behind the youth room. This class began several weeks ago and has been a blessing for so many people. There are also Discipleship training classes available on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

And-a reminder that your tithes and offerings are always a blessing. You may return your tithes and offerings to The Place.

Children's Church
There will be Children's Church this Sabbath for all the tots of our church. Children's Church is dedicated to teaching the little ones about Christ through a Veggietales curriculum that involves story, craft, snacks, and music. The theme of this month's Children's Church is patience and the leader is Cecilia Liversidge. Please bring your son or daughter to the Fellowship Hall at 11:30 a.m.

Food Drive & Visitor Luncheon
So many of us are so thankful for all the blessings we have - family, friends, church, a home, a job and so much more. This Thanksgiving we can share some of our blessings with our community. This month's food donations will go toward a Thanksgiving dinner, and to provide food for families, seniors, and children in our community. This Sabbath, please place your donations of canned goods, diapers, wipies, and/or formula in the box marked "Food Drive" located in the lobby.

And-this Sabbath afternoon, we will be having another visitor luncheon potluck at the Wolcott home. Every month on the first and second Sabbath we invite visitors (and any member who would like to come) to the luncheon in order to better acquaint themselves with fellow Placers. Please mark this time on your calendars, and if possible, please bring food to share!! For any other questions, you may contact Elvina @ 805-217-0053 or Mindy Stockton @ 805-807-6214.


Cafe Vespers/Fellowship Luncheon-Next Friday & Next Sabbath
Next Friday, November 18th at 7 p.m., we will be hosting a Cafe Vespers at The Place. We invite EVERYONE to come out and enjoy a night of refreshments and snacks and awesome fellowship....we hope to see you there!

Also on the agenda for next weekend is our monthly Fellowship Potluck Luncheon. Next Sabbath, we invite you to stay after services and eat lunch with your friends. We have had such delicious food in past luncheons...we encourage you to continue to bring out your favorite recipes and share the good food.

Youth Calendar
As many of you know, the NPAA gym is available to you and your friends on Sunday evenings from 6-9 p.m. Come, hang out, and play games with your friends.

There will be a youth vespers on Friday, December 2nd at Sycamore Cove. There will be more information to come...but if you have any questions, or would like to help out, please contact Robert Nomelli @ 818-292-6143.

And-a ski trip is planned for January of next year (just two months away). Stay tuned for more details.

Progressive Christmas Dinner Party
Christmas is just around the corner...and that means that we will be celebrating with our annual Progressive Christmas Dinner Party. Please mark your calendars for Sunday, December 11th. We will be visiting three separate homes for meals and exchanging Christmas ornaments. And-there will be a special activity planned this year involving video cameras (my lips are sealed).

However, our party can only be a success with your help. If you are interested in preparing salads, soups, appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, and/or desserts, PLEASE contact Cecilia Liversidge asap @(818) 676-0247 or via e-mail @ cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com. There will also be a sign up sheet in the lobby starting this Sabbath.

Faith First Concert
The Faith First concert is fast approaching!! We have booked Faith First to give us a concert at The Place. They have just released a new CD entitled "This Is The Sound" and we thought it fitting to have them sing us their new songs personally. Our concert is booked for Saturday night, December 10th starting at 4 p.m. We will have a time of fellowship and food in our cafe before the concert starts and there will be more time of fellowship and you can visit with the band after the concert!
This will be a FREE concert to all so please make sure to invite your friends. If you would like to buy the CD before the concert so you can sing along, you may purchase it by logging on to www.faithfirst.net or you may buy the CD at the end of the concert. If you are interested in donating money toward the cost of this event, please contact Heather Richmund at 805-499-0398 or Pastor Simon at 805-498-2300. We know that this will be a wonderful time of fellowship and worshipping God and we look forward to seeing all you there!!!!!

Mom's Ministry/Wild At Heart Men's Time
The Mom's Ministry continues to plan events together on a monthly basis. If you have not been on one of our "dates"...please take out your calendars, November is looking like a very fun month!

November 15 (Tuesday) - ANYBODY WANT TO ACTUALLY GO TO THE GETTY???? We're going to try this event for the third and hopefully successful time!! Time will be announced as it gets closer!! Please RSVP by Friday - so I know who is interested in going...

November 22 (Tuesday) - We're calling this "The Pilgrim Party" - and it is going to be a very special Thanksgiving event for Mommy and child. Bring your little pilgrims (yes you can dress them up if you want). We will have a special Thanksgiving themed craft, watch "Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving special" then have a Thanksgiving supper! We'll start at 3:30 so by the time we're done with the other fun things it'll be time to eat! This is going to be very special for the kids to learn the meaning of Thanksgiving and just to have a special time together!! Looking forward to seeing you all there!!! Please RSVP so I can plan on the food!!!

November 30 - Girl's Night Out - I'm working on something FUN (of course)! This is going to be a special evening as well because along with our evening of fun we are going to have cards for each of you - who are interested - to fill out for a Secret Santa drawing. The cards will be helpful to the person who gets your name because you will put things like the colors in your house or maybe a special request you might have for a gift... Then we'll put them in a hat you pass it around. At the December Girl's Night Out the Secret Santa gifts will be given and ALL WILL BE REVEALED!!!!!!!!! So, those who - for some sad reason - can't make it to November's Girl's Night Out - but want to be involved in the Secret Santa - NO WORRIES!!! We'll make sure you get a card and get to be involved!!

Any questions, comments? Please contact Heather @ 805-499-0398.

And-just so that the men don't feel left out....there will be another Wild At Heart Men's time on Sunday, November 20th. Men, please plan on meeting at the park located on the corner of Wendy & Kimber at 10 a.m. for a morning of fellowship and games. For any further information, please contact Pastor Simon at 805-498-2300.

posted by The Place @ 8:07 PM  

Friday, November 04, 2005

The Scoop at The Place - November 4, 2005

This Week At The Place
This Sabbath Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. He continues his series which focuses on Falling In Love With Jesus. This week is the eighth in his series and is titled "Graceful Living." We also have a new Daily Reading Plan to follow along with the series. Pick up your copy this Sabbath.

You may also click onto the daily reading plan from our website, or you may listen to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!) Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

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

There are also Sabbath School classes available for all ages. Sabbath school starts at 10:30 a.m. at "The Little Place"...stop by and be blessed!

During the next eight weeks, there will not be a Discipleship Sabbath School class. Instead there will be a training class in giving personal bible studies held in the chapel behind the youth room. This class began five weeks ago and has been a real blessing for so many people. There are also Discipleship training classes available on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

And-a reminder that your tithes and offerings are always a blessing. You may return your tithes and offerings to The Place or on-line by clicking on the link provided.

Visitor Luncheon-This Sabbath
Starting THIS Sabbath, November 5th, there will be visitor luncheons at the Wolcott home following services. The luncheons are designed for visitors who would like to better acquaint themselves with members of The Place. But-it is not limited to only visitors...members are always welcome (please bring a meal to share). Visitor luncheons will be held on the first and second Sabbaths of every month. If you would like to participate in this ministry, please contact Elvina Wolcott @(805) 492-7180 or elvinawolcott@cs.com.

Youth Calendar
The NPAA Gymnasium continues to be available on Sunday evenings from 6-9 p.m. for those of you who would like to hang out and have some fun. Contact Aaron Ramirez @ 805-732-4437.

Mark your calendars for a video scavenger hunt scheduled for this Saturday night, November 5th. You and your friends are invited over to the Dappalonia's home for a fun time of fellowship and food starting at 7 p.m. The party will take place at the end of the Dappalonia's home located at 180 Via Rebecca in Newbury Park. If you would like to volunteer to drive, please contact Jennie Kay @ 499-6524 or Nina Nielsen @ 520-1478. And-please bring a video camera if you can...hope you can make it!

And- the word is out!!! There will be a Youth Ski Trip this coming January!!! Stay tuned for more details.

Chris Tomlin & Matt Redman in Concert-This Saturday Night
Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman will be in concert at Calvary Chapel in Westlake Village THIS Saturday night, November 5th. We still have some tickets left for this concert, but not many. Ticket prices are $15 each. If you are interested in going, please let Pastor Simon know as soon as possible....it's going to be a fun night!

Children's Church & Monthly Food Drive-Next Sabbath
Next Sabbath we will be having our monthly Children's Church. The second Sabbath of every month is a special time for the little ones as they get to enjoy a wonderful time of praise, crafts, stories and snacks during church. Please bring your son or daughter to Children's Church next Sabbath (located in the Fellowship Hall) starting at 11:30 a.m.

So many of us are so thankful for all the blessings we have - family, friends, church, a home, a job and so much more. This Thanksgiving we can share some of our blessings with our community. This month's food donations will go toward a Thanksgiving dinner, and to provide food for families, seniors, and children in our community. Next Sabbath there will be a box by the door for your food donations.


Prayer Requests
Do you have any prayer requests? Any praises? Please know that the Prayer Team is always available to you and would love to hear what's on your heart! Also, if you have a passion for prayer, we would love to have you sharing in the joy of of this ministry. Please contact Joelle Vessels at processgirl@hotmail.com or Pastor Simon at simonliversidge@hotmail.com.

Faith First Concert
We have booked Faith First to give us a concert at The Place. They have just released a new CD entitled "This Is The Sound" and we thought it fitting to have them sing us their new songs personally. Our concert is booked for Saturday night, December 10th starting at 4 p.m. We will have a time of fellowship and food in our cafe before the concert starts and there will be more time of fellowship and you can visit with the band after the concert!

This will be a FREE concert to all so please make sure to invite your friends. If you would like to buy the CD before the concert so you can sing along, you may purchase it by logging on to www.faithfirst.net or you may buy the CD at the end of the concert. If you are interested in donating money toward the cost of this event, please contact Heather Richmund at 805-499-0398 or Pastor Simon at 805-498-2300. We know that this will be a wonderful time of fellowship and worshipping God and we look forward to seeing all you there!!!!!

Mom's Ministry
The Mom's Ministry continues to plan events together on a monthly basis. If you have not been on one of our "dates"...please take out your calendars, November is looking like a very fun month!

November 9 - Borchard Park visit starting at 10:30 a.m.

November 15 (Tuesday) - ANYBODY WANT TO ACTUALLY GO TO THE GETTY???? We're going to try this event for the third and hopefully successful time!! Time will be announced as it gets closer!!

November 22 (Tuesday) - This is going to be a very special Thanksgiving event for Mommy and child. We will have a special Thanksgiving themed craft, watch "Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving special" then have a Thanksgiving supper! We'll start at 3:30 so by the time we're done with the other fun things it'll be time to eat! This is going to be very special for the kids to learn the meaning of Thanksgiving and just to have a special time together!! Looking forward to seeing you all there!!! Please RSVP so I can plan on the food!!!

November 30 - Girl's Night Out - I'm working on something FUN (of course)!

Please contact Heather Richmund for more details!

posted by The Place @ 3:17 PM  


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