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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, May 25, 2006

The Scoop at The Place - May 25, 2006

This Week At The Place
We look forward to seeing you this Sabbath at The Place. This week Pastor Simon will conclude his two part series on The Da Vinci Code. This week's sermon is titled "The Da Vinci Code Revealed, Part II."

All Sabbath School classes will meet this week. The classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Simon will lead out in the Sanctuary class. Rob Randall will be leading the general adult Sabbath school which is currently studying the book of Acts, and, Harley Peterson will be leading out anyone interested in music...in our music Sabbath School.

We also have the "Little Place" with Sabbath School classes for infants and toddlers, kindergarten aged children, earliteen classes, and youth sabbath school. Stop by and be blessed!

And, if you are not able to make it to The Place this Sabbath, please remember that you always have access to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!). Check out the BRAND NEW LOOK of our church website and see the ease of navigation at www.theplacechurch.com.

We also invite your continued support of the ministry of The Place through returning your tithes and offerings. You may do this at The Place or by clicking on the link provided. Thanks!!

Memorial Weekend Celebration & Our Marines
As we get ready to enjoy a long Memorial Day weekend, we want to remember to pray for service people everywhere and their fight for other people's freedom as well as our own. May God's grace and protection surround them all.

Also, we would like to give you another opportunity to give towards the care packages we are getting together for one of our members stationed in Irag. We invite you to support Josue Gomez and let him know that we are thinking for him and praying for him and that we miss him. If you are interested in contributing to the care packages for Josue, please bring your items and/or letters to church this Sabbath or contact Cindy Schumacher via the link below. Please also remember in prayer our two other Marines, Sam Gomez and James Baker.


Cafe Vespers- Next Friday Night
We are having another scintillating time together at our next Vespers, Friday night, June 2nd at 7:30 p.m. at The Place. Please come and enjoy a night of worship, and a time of fellowship. We will be concluding our video and discussion about the Da Vinci Code, discussing the facts about how we got the Bible, and what it teaches us about Jesus, marriage, the role of women and Mary Magdalene.

Please come and invite your friends (they ARE talking about this!)


Community Action Day- June 3rd
The Place is participating in the annual Community Action Day - Saturday, June 3d. Many churches from our area are taking on community service projects. We have committed ourselves to at least 3 - including a beach clean-up; trail clearing; and general cleanup of a shelter for battered women. We have more information and sign up sheets at church this Sabbath. We will be doing these projects in the afternoon after church. If you are interested or need more info., please contact Pastor Simon.
Many people have already signed up...but we would still like MORE people...and that means YOU!! Seriously...I know that you care about OUR community. Let's be the church that does more than talk.

P.S. if you know how to get a gas-powered weed-eater back in working condition for use in the trail clearing, please let us know.

Upcoming Social Stuff
And, we have once again purchased tickets for the Hollywood Bowl, Fourth of July Spectacular. The tickets are for Sunday night, July 2nd at 7:30 p.m. The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra is featured with special guest Kenny Loggins. Tickets are $15 for adults. We have 60 tickets, and a few children's tickets are available (2-14 years old) for $7.50. Please contact Pastor Simon to reserve your space or sign up at church this Sabbath.

Please mark your calendars for our next Social in June. We will be having a beach day on Sunday, June 25th. We will be meeting at Zuma Beach in Malibu from 11-4 p.m. (or until you would like to stay). Stay tuned for more information and details.

And-for all of you footballers (soccer in English), we will be having a world cup party in July. Stay tuned for more details!!


Mommies Ministry
As many of you know, our beloved Heather Richmund will be leaving us at the end of June. We are so sad to see her, Neil, and Jaxon go, but we are so happy for the new chapter they will embark upon.

In celebration for all they have done, we will be having a special luncheon for them the last Sabbath in June, the 24th. This potluck will be hosted primarily by the mommies ministry, but available to all church members. If you would like to bring a special dish or just help out, please contact Cecilia Liversidge via the link below.

Also, our girls night has been postponed from tonight to another night soon. Please stay tuned for more details!

Maranatha Mission Trip
Our mission trip is fast approaching. It will take place in Tijuana, Baja California the 16-23rd of July. Our group is almost full, BUT WE STILL NEED COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS. We need your help! Our goal is to raise $20,000 for this project. It will fund the building of a new church (which we are building!) for a group of almost 200 believers.

We will be having a brief meeting this Sabbath after church to discuss upcoming fundraisers. Please keep praying for this trip and for those who are going. Please contact Pastor Simon if you or someone you know would like to donate your money or your time or to assist in fundraising.

Community Prayer-This Sabbath
You are invited to attend a special morning prayer time this coming Sabbath at 9:45 a.m. Come join us and pray over our church, and for special needs in the community. Hope to see many of you there! This will be the first of many opportunities...in fact, weekly! So, if you have the heart to bless our church by seeking God's blessing over our time of worship and to be used by God to bless others, come on out.

posted by The Place @ 8:08 PM  

Thursday, May 18, 2006

The Scoop at The Place - May 18, 2006

This Week At The Place
We look forward to seeing you this Sabbath at The Place. This week Pastor Simon will begin preaching a two part series on The Da Vinci Code. This week's sermon is titled "The Da Vinci Code Revealed." We will also have our awesome worship band AND the Conejo Adventist Elemtary School choirs at The Place performing and praising God.

All Sabbath School classes will meet this week. The classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Bill Werner will lead out in the Sanctuary class, Rob Randall will be leading the general adult Sabbath school which is currently studying the book of Acts. And, Harley Peterson is leading out anyone interested in music...in our music Sabbath School.

We also have the "Little Place" with Sabbath School classes for infants and toddlers, kindergarten aged children, earliteen classes, and youth sabbath school. Stop by and be blessed!

And, if you are not able to make it to The Place this Sabbath, please remember that you always have access to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!). Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

Fellowship Luncheon & Baptisms, This Sabbath @ The Dappalonia's
This Sabbath, May 20th we will be having a very special Fellowship Luncheon at the Dappalonia's home...followed by the baptism of Feliza and her son Alex Barrientos. This month's luncheon theme is "Italian" and April Fowler is organizing the meals. If you would like to contact April, please call 805-523-8489 or email her through the link provided below. We invite you to come out and spend an afternoon together eating, fellowshipping, and welcoming Alex & Feliza into our church family. The Dappalonia's are located at 180 Via Rebecca in Newbury Park, phone # 805-499-6524. Directions will be available in the lobby this Sabbath.

After our fellowship luncheon, you are invited to come out for a bike or hike at Cheseboro State Park. For more information about this event, please contact Caleb Guevara at 805-796-7035.

We would also like to welcome new member Josh Rojas into The Place church family. He is being baptized this Friday night at NPAA as part of a special vespers service at 7:15 p.m.

May Ice Skating Social (This Saturday Evening) & Hollywood Bowl July 2nd
You and your family are invited to this month's ice skating social this Saturday night, May 20th. Please join us for a fun night out at Easy Street Ice Arena in Simi Valley. Meeting time will be at 7:30 p.m. and you may skate from 7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Cost is $7.50 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under, and skate rentals are $3 but, The Place Social Committee will cover the cost of rentals. Easy Street Ice Arena is located 131 West East Street in Simi Valley. You may contact Cecilia Liversidge at 805-531-0494. Hope to see you there!

And, we have once again purchased tickets for the Hollywood Bowl, Fourth of July Spectacular. The tickets are for Sunday night, July 2nd at 7:30 p.m. The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra is featured with special guest Kenny Loggins. Tickets are $15 for adults. We have 60 tickets, and a few children's tickets are available (2-14 years old) for $7.50. Please contact Pastor Simon to reserve your space or sign up at church this Sabbath.

Mommies Ministry
This month ALL mommies get to be showered with love! In celebration of Mother's Day, each mommy will have an opportunity to brighten another mommy's day all month. Some of the ways you can shower another mommy with love are through phone calls, cards, flowers, babysitting, dinners, prayer, or whatever you feel would be special.

Sunday, May 21st-Hike in Malibu. This is a hike for ALL mommies. We will meet at 8 a.m. at the Starbucks located on Moorpark Ave (next to Pier One Imports). This is a mild hike about a mile and a half in length. If you would like to go, please contact Cecilia via the link listed below. Please bring a small bible (if you have one). After the hike, we will have breakfast at a cafe in Malibu.

Thursday, May 25th-Girl's Night Out-mark this night on your calendars and stay tuned for more details.

Community Action Day-June 3rd
The Place is participating in the annual Community Action Day - Saturday, June 3d. Many churches from our area are taking on community service projects. We have committed ourselves to at least 3 - including a beach clean-up; trail clearing; and general cleanup of a shelter for battered women. We will have more information and sign up sheets at church this Sabbath. We will be doing these projects in the afternoon after church. If you are interested or need more info., please contact Pastor Simon. But, we invite you to sign up as soon as possible, as we may take on more projects if there is enough interest.

Care Package For One of Our Members in Iraq
We want to bless one of our own...Josue Gomez, who is a Marine, currently stationed in Iraq. He would love to hear from us and receive care packages. So, we invite you to bring any goodies THIS SABBATH, so we can spoil him and remind him he is loved! If you need more information, please contact Cindy Schumacher via the link listed below. If you would like to contact him directly, you may do so at:

LCPL GomezCoria USMC
MWSG-37 (MP DET)
VIC 41107
FPO AP 96426-1107

If you will be sending Josue a lettter, please be sure not to write anything else on the envelope except for his and your address. Thanks!


Maranatha Mission Trip
Our mission trip is fast approaching. It will take place in Tijuana, Baja California the 16-23rd of July. Our group is almost full, but we are still in need of donations. We will be having several fund raisers-including a night at Baja Fresh Restaurant on June 1st. But-we need YOUR help! Our goal is to raise $20,000 for the cost of the construction of the church. Please contact Pastor Simon if you or someone you know would like to donate your money or your time or to assist in fundraising.

Financial News
We want to thank so many of you for your faithfulness in offering your tithes and offerings. During the month of April we received $15,604 in tithe...bringing our year to date total to $48,419. We also received $8,838 in giving to our local church budget. That brings our year to date giving to $31,752. Thanks so much for your faithfulness. You may return your tithes and offerings at The Place or on-line by clicking onto the link provided. We also invite your support of our Maranatha church building project in Tijuana this summer!

posted by The Place @ 4:54 PM  

Thursday, May 11, 2006

The Scoop at The Place - May 11, 2006

This Week At The Place
We look forward to seeing you this Sabbath at The Place. This week Alan Reinach will be preaching. And- there will be a special Mother's Day celebration and drama lead by Rebecca Lemasters.

All Sabbath School classes will meet this week. The classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Simon will lead out in the Sanctuary class, Rob Randall will be leading the general adult Sabbath school which is currently studying the book of Acts. And, Harley Peterson is leading out anyone interested in music...in our music Sabbath School.

We also have the "Little Place" with Sabbath School classes for infants and toddlers, kindergarten aged children, earliteen classes, and youth sabbath school. Stop by and be blessed!

And, if you are not able to make it to The Place this Sabbath, please remember that you always have access to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!). Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

We want to thank so many of you for your faithfulness in offering your tithes and offerings. During the month of April we received $15,604 in tithe...bringing our year to date total to $48,419. We also received $8,838 in giving to our local church budget. That brings our year to date giving to $31,752. Thanks so much for your faithfulness. You may return your tithes and offerings at The Place or on-line by clicking onto the link provided. We also invite your support of our Maranatha church building project in Tijuana this summer!

Friday Night Cafe Vespers - looking at the DaVinci Codes
We will be having our next Friday night vespers THIS Friday, May 12th starting at 7:30 p.m. at The Place. We invite you and your friends to come to our cafe vespers and enjoy a night of praise, worship and fellowship. This week we will have a special focus - we will be looking at a short video discussing the DaVinci Codes and have a time of interaction and discussion together. We look forward to seeing you there. This is a topic that is on the minds of lots of people...come and see what all the fuss is about.

Visitor's Luncheon/Elder's Luncheon and KAYAKING-This Sabbath
There will be a visitor's luncheon this Sabbath at the Peterson's home. This is a special invite for all new members (older members are also welcome) to fellowship together over a lunch. This is a potluck luncheon (for members! visitors, please come just as your are!) so please bring food to share. The Peterson's are located on the campus of NPAA at 187 Hilliard Lane.

There will also be an elder's luncheon on Sabbath in the fellowship hall. If you are an elder...then please plan on spending this time with us. As noted above, this will be a fellowship luncheon, so please bring food to share.

After lunch, a kayaking trip is planned out of the Ventura Harbor. Please meet at church at 3:00 p.m. to carpool or at the Ventura Harbor (in front of the Greek Restaurant) at 3:30 p.m. Cost will be approximately $10. Please dress in layers. To reserve your spot, or for more information, please contact Caleb Guevara at 805-796-7035.

Childrens' Church & Monthly Food Drive-This Sabbath
This Sabbath, May 13th, we will be continuing with our Children's Church. Children's Church begins at 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Your little one is invited to come and learn about Jesus through a Veggietales curriculum that incorporates story, song, craft, and snack.

Also taking place this week is our monthly food drive. The items that we collect are distributed to thousands of children, seniors, and families in our community. These individuals are very thankful for our donations and kindness. There will be a box by the door on Sabbath for your contributions. Thank you for your continued support for our community. Mark 12:31 "Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these."

Fellowship Luncheon & Baptism, Hike Next Sabbath
Next Sabbath, May 20th we are having a very special Fellowship Luncheon at the Dappalonia's house...followed by the baptism of Feliza and Alex Barrientos. This month's luncheon theme is "Italian" and April Fowler is organizing the meals. If you would like to contact April, please call 805-523-8489 or email her through the link provided below. We invite you to come out and spend an afternoon together eating, fellowshipping, and welcoming Alex & Feliza into our church family.

After our fellowship luncheon, you are invited to come out for a bike or hike at Cheseboro State Park. For more information about this event or the kayaking trip, please contact Caleb Guevara at 805-796-7035.

Are you ready to help someone?
Besides our monthly food drive this Sabbath, we invite your participation in service to our community. The Place is participating in the annual Community Action Day - Saturday, June 3d. Many churches from our area are taking on community service projects. We have committed ourselves to at least 3 - including a beach clean-up; trail clearing; and general cleanup of a shelter for battered women. We will have more information and sign up sheets at church this Sabbath. We will be doing these projects in the afternoon after church. If you are interested or need more info., please contact Pastor Simon. But, we invite you to sign up as soon as possible, as we may take on more projects if there is enough interest.

And, we want to bless one of our own...Josue Gomez, who is a Marine, currently stationed in Iraq. He would love to hear from us and receive care packages. So, we invite you to bring any goodies either this Sabbath or next, so we can spoil him and remind him he is loved! If you need more information, please contact Cindy Schumacher. If you would like to contact him directly, please ask his parents or Pastor Simon for the address.

Mommies Ministry
This month ALL mommies get to be showered with love! In celebration of Mother's Day, each mommy will have an opportunity to brighten another mommy's day all month. If you have expressed an interest in participating in the name exchange, then you should be receiving your mommy's name soon (if you have not already). If you have not had a chance to respond to Heather about this, you still have time-just e-mail Heather via the link below. Some of the ways you can shower another mommy with love are through phone calls, cards, flowers, babysitting, dinners, prayer, or whatever you feel would be special.

Sunday, May 21st-Hike in Malibu. This is a hike for ALL mommies. We will meet at 8 a.m. at the Starbucks located on Moorpark Ave (next to Pier One Imports). This is a mild hike about a mile and a half in length. If you would like to go, please contact Cecilia Liversidge at cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com. Please bring a small bible (if you have one). After the hike, we will have breakfast at a cafe in Malibu.

Thursday, May 25th-Girl's Night Out-mark this night on your calendars and stay tuned for more details.

May Skating Social -May 20th and the Hollywood Bowl - July 2d
This month's social will be a roller skating social on Saturday night, May 20th. Please join us for a fun night out with at Easy Street Ice Arena in Simi Valley. Meeting time will be at 7:30 p.m. and you may skate from 7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Cost is $7.50 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under, and skate rentals are $3. Hope to see you there!

And, we have once again purchased tickets for the Hollywood Bowl, Fourth of July Spectacular. The tickets are for Sunday night, July 2s at 7:30 p.m. The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra is featured with special guest Kenny Loggins. Tickets are $15. We have 60 tickets, and children's tickets are available (2-14 years old) for $7.50 But, if you want tickets at the children's price you must sign up this Sabbath for them or contact Pastor Simon BY Wed, May 17th!!

posted by The Place @ 9:42 AM  

Thursday, May 04, 2006

The Scoop at The Place - May 4, 2006

This Week At The Place
We look forward to seeing you this Sabbath at The Place. This week Pastor Simon will be preaching his sermon "The Ten Commandments Of The Kingdom Of Heaven." There will also be a baby dedication and special song this Sabbath for Joshua Jackson, Bryan and Sherry's son.

All Sabbath School classes will meet this week. The classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Simon and Bill Werner will lead out in the Sanctuary class, Rob Randall will be leading the general adult Sabbath school which is currently studying the book of Acts. And, Harley Peterson is leading out anyone interested in music...in our music Sabbath School.

We also have the "Little Place" with Sabbath School classes for infants and toddlers, kindergarten-aged children, earliteen classes, and youth sabbath school. Stop by and be blessed!

And, if you are not able to make it to The Place this Sabbath, please remember that you always have access to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!). Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

We want to thank so many of you for your faithfulness in offering your tithes and offerings. You may return your tithes and offerings at The Place or on-line by clicking onto the link provided.

Announcing The Birth Of...
Last Monday, May 1st, Tamika Watkins gave birth to twin girls, Sophie Nicole and Bonnie Mikayla. Sophie was born at 12:57pm, weighed 3 pounds 8 ounces and was 15 1/2" long. Bonnie was born at 12:59pm, weighed 3 pounds 13 ounces and was 16" long.

The babies will probably have to stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at West Hills Hospital for a few weeks. Maurice and Tamika would like to thank everyone for all the support they have received over the past 5 weeks! We look forward to meeting them soon!

Children's Church & Food Drive-Next Sabbath
Next Sabbath, May 13th, we will be continuing with our Children's Church. Children's Church begins at 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Your little one is invited to come and learn about Jesus through a Veggietales curriculum that incorporates story, song, craft, and snack.

Also taking place next week is the monthly food drive. The items that we collect are distributed to thousands of children, seniors and families in our community. These individuals are very thankful for our donations and kindness. There will be a box by the door next Sabbath for your contributions. Thank you for your continued support for our community. Mark 12:31 "Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these."


Friday Night Cafe Vespers
We will be having our next Friday night vespers on May 12th (a week from tomorrow) starting at 7:30 p.m. at The Place. We invite you and your friends to come to our cafe vespers and enjoy a night of praise, worship, fellowship and time in the Word.

May Sabbath Fun and Baptisms
This month is going to be an active month for many Placers! First, we have a kayaking trip planned for next Sabbath, May 13th. We will be kayaking out of the Ventura Harbor at 3 p.m. Please meet at church at 2:30 p.m. or at the harbor at 3 p.m. in front of the Greek restaurant. The cost will be approximately $10-15 per person. There will be a sign up sheet this Sabbath.

And-the following Sabbath, May 20th we are having a very special Fellowship Luncheon at the Dappalonia's house...followed by the baptism of Feliza and Alex Barrientos. After our fellowship luncheon, you are invited to come out for a bike or hike at Cheseboro State Park. For more information about this event or the kayaking trip, please contact Caleb Guevara at 805-796-7035.

Community Action Day-June 3rd
Sabbath, June 2nd is Community Action Day. We will be joining many area churches as they carry out community service projects. There are many service projects to choose from, but as a church we have chosen a few to concentrate on. If you are interested in more information, or would like to sign up, please do so in the lobby this Sabbath at church. If we are able to fill the ones we have chosen, we will take more!!

Mommies Ministry
This month ALL mommies get to be showered with love! In celebration of Mother's Day, each mommy will have an opportunity to brighten another mommy's day all month long. If you have expressed an interest in participating in the name exchange, then you should be receiving your mommy's name soon (if you have not already). If you have not had a chance to respond to Heather about this, you still have time-just e-mail Heather via the link below. Some of the ways you can shower another mommy with love are through phone calls, cards, flowers, babysitting, dinners, prayer, or whatever you feel would be special.

Some of our other activites this month are:
Wednesday May 10th-Let's go to the Santa Barbara Zoo. Please meet at the Starbucks located in the Village plaza (next to NPAA) at 10 a.m. We will have lunch together at the zoo at about 12:30. There is a cafe that offers vegetarian meals or you can always bring your own lunch. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children 2 and up.

Sunday, May 21st-Hike in Pacific Palisades. This is a hike for all mommies. We will meet at 8 a.m. at the Starbucks located on Moorpark Ave (next to Pier One Imports). This is a moderate hike about a mile in length. If you would like to go, please contact Cecilia Liversidge at cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com. Please bring a small bible (if you have one). After the hike, we will have breakfast at a cafe in Malibu.

Wednesday, May 31st-Girl's Night Out-mark this night on your calendars and stay tuned for more details.

Nominating Committee
Our Nominating Committee for The Place has begun their work, so if you are a member of The Place you should be hearing from us (and sometimes from several people!) We would LOVE for you to be involved with us. We also love to start new things or to help train you if you are interested in a particular ministry, but don't feel adequately prepared.

As an added resource, the ministries page on The Place website can give you some ideas of what ministries we have and ideas for ones we could have! We've included general ministry descriptions from other Adventist churches as a guide, but not as a rule. Find your own place in the body of Christ using the unique gifts God gave you!

posted by The Place @ 9:57 AM  


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