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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, October 27, 2006

The Scoop at The Place - October 26th, 2006

This Week At The Place
We look forward to seeing you at The Place this Sabbath. This week Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. This week's sermon is titled "The Community of Discipleship" which will focus on Luke chapter 10 and is the fifth in Pastor Simon's series on discipleship. There will also be a musical response by Shearin Matute.

We invite you to Sabbath School this week. Our Sabbath School classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Rob Randall will be leading the general adult Sabbath school which is studying the book of Romans.

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!

You are also invited to attend our community prayer time at The Place every Sabbath before Sabbath School starting at 9:45 a.m. Come and pray for our church or bring your special needs.

And-we appreciate your faithful giving. You may return your tithes and offerings at The Place or online by clicking on the link provided.

Fall Fest-This Saturday Night
Coming up this Saturday night, October 28th is our annual Fall Fest. This year's celebration will be held in the NPAA cafeteria starting at 6:30 p.m. Please come dressed in your favorite retro gear as this year's theme will be the 70's. We will have a pumpkin carving contest as well as karaoke for kids of all ages. Our dinner menu will be soups, cornbread, and dessert. But...we need you to help us with this by signing up to bring something. You can still sign up to bring soup, cornbread, or dessert this Sabbath in the lobby.

Our Fall Fest is one of our church's highlights of the year and will include our very own Fall Fest Band!! Please plan on coming out and enjoying this truly festive time together!!



Baby, Baby, & Baby Shower
The New Year will see our membership growing yet again
with new additions coming to: the Liversidge family, Shea family, and Brandon Fausset family. Our church is planning a combined shower to prepare for these blessed ones on Saturday night, November 18th at the Bachmann’s home in Westlake. Watch for details in the upcoming weeks. If you would like to help with snacks please call Cindy Andregg@(805)376-1115. This should be a really fun time.
All ladies are registered at babies r us.

Saturday November 4th
We invite you to join is on Sabbath, November 4th, to hear the CAES choir as they will be singing at The Place.

Also happening on the fourth of November is a special concert at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Jars of Clay will be having a concert starting at 6:30 p.m. This is a general admission concert and tickets are $18. If you are interested in going to this concert, please sign up in the lobby this Sabbath or contact Pastor Simon.

November Social
Save the date! We will be heading out to our local Ice Skating rink in Simi Valley on Saturday night, November 11th for a night of cold fun. Stay tuned for more details.

Mommies Ministry
We are pleased to announce that one of our mommies, Lillia Ochoa has given birth to a little girl. Kennedy Alcala was born last Saturday, October 21st. Both mommy and baby are doing well.

In order to celebrate this special time with Lillia, the mommies ministry will be organizing meals throughout the month of October as well as collecting money towards a gift certificate in lew of a baby shower. If you are interested in signing up to take Lillia a meal and/or interested in donating to the gift certificate, please contact Alisa Kalberg at 805-582-0304 or at ACKalberg@aol.com.

And-the mommies ministry will be having a Christmas party and gift exchange in December. If you would like to be part of this exchange, please contact Cecilia at cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com to fill out an information card. Stay tuned to next week's scoop for November's activities.

Small Groups
Are you interested in starting or being a part of a Friday Night Collegiate/Young Adult small group? If you would like to know more about this area of ministry or if are interested in starting another type of small group, please call Pastor Simon at 805-498-2300.

Ecuador 2007
We are already looking at tentative dates for the Ecuador Mission trip next year. We are planning on building another church in Southern Ecuador tentaviely from July 31st through August 12th. We are being assigned the exact project and date THIS WEEK! If you would like more information about this mission project, please contact Pastor Simon at 805-498-2300.

posted by The Place @ 3:18 PM  

Thursday, October 19, 2006

The Scoop at The Place - October 19, 2006

This Week At The Place
We look forward to seeing you at The Place this Sabbath. This week
Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. This week's sermon is
titled "The Commitment of Discipleship" which will focus on Matthew
chapter 10 and is the fourth in Pastor Simon's series on
discipleship. There will also be a video clip about commitment
filmed and edited by Ralph Figueroa.

We invite you to Sabbath School this week. Our Sabbath School
classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Rob Randall will be leading the general
adult Sabbath school which is studying the book of Romans.

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!

You are also invited to attend our community prayer time at The
Place every Sabbath before Sabbath School starting at 9:45 a.m. Come
and pray for our church or bring your special needs.

And-we appreciate your faithful giving. During the month of
September we received $20,632 in tithe, bringing our yearly total to
$127,180. This is approximately $23,000 more than last year at this
time!! We also received $11,004 in giving to our local church
budget, bringing our yearly total to $84,844. This is also
significantly more than last year at this time, and puts us right
about even with our church budget so far this year. Thank you for
your faithful support. You may return your tithes and offerings at
The Place or online by clicking on the link provided.

Friday Night Film Vespers-This Friday Night
We will have our next vespers this Friday night, October 20th
(tomorrow night) at The Place. We will start at 7 p.m. and we'll be
watching "End Of The Spear". This is a great film about
missionaries in Ecuador who focused on their commitment to sharing
the gospel with unreached people even at the cost of their lives.
There will be refreshments and a time for sharing afterwards. Please
come out and join us and bring a friend! One caution...this film may
not be suitable for very young children.

Monthly Fellowship Luncheon-This Sabbath
Our monthly fellowship luncheon is scheduled for this coming
Sabbath. This week the small group that meets at Aaron and Denise
Ramirez' home will be hosting a soup, salad, and bread luncheon. We
invite you to stay after services to enjoy a delicious lunch with
us...and bring a friend! If you can bring a dish to share, that
would be appreciated. Our luncheon will be held in the fellowship
hall.

Baby Shower for Lucero Diaz-granados This Sunday
One of our members, Lucero Diaz-granados recently gave birth to a
bouncing baby boy on September 25th. Herman and Lucero Diazgranados
are ecstatic about the new addition to their household, little
Andres Alonso. You are invited to celebrate with Lucero this Sunday
at Cecilia Liversidge's home. Lucero's shower will start at 10 a.m.
Cecilia's address is 1727 Calle Artigas in Thousand Oaks and Lucero
is registered at Babies R'Us. Please come and share in their joy.

Fall Fest-In Two Weeks!
Coming up on Saturday night, October 28th is our annual Fall Fest.
This year's celebration will be held in the NPAA cafeteria starting
at 6:30 p.m. Please come dressed in your favorite retro gear as
this year's theme will be the 70's. We will have a pumpkin carving
contest as well as karaoke for kids of all ages. Our dinner menu
will be soups, cornbread, and dessert. But...we need you to help us
with this by signing up to bring something. You can sign up to
bring soup, cornbread, or dessert this Sabbath in the lobby.

Our Fall Fest is one of our church's highlights of the year and will
include our very own Fall Fest Band!! Please plan on coming out and
enjoying this truly festive time together!!

Mommie's Ministry
Our monthly scheduled "Girl's Night Out" is fast approaching. If
you are a mommy then you are invited to come out for a night with
the girls next Thursday evening, October 26th. We will be meeting
at P.F. Chang's at The Lakes at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and a name
exchange. If you are interested in participating in the christmas
gift exchange, please come and fill out your card with a list of
your preferences. If you are unable to make it on Thursday, please
contact me at href="mailto:cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com">cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com
so that I can make sure you are in the loop. This year's Christmas
party for the mommies is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, December
3rd at Denise Ramirez' home. We will be cooking together and then
feasting!!! We hope you can make it!

And-if you haven't given our mommy of the month, Tami Hartman, a
call yet...what are you waiting for? She only has a few more weeks
of pampering left. Tami's number is 449-0076.

Youth Update
We are so happy to announce that Bre Nomelli had agreed to be our
new youth leader for this coming year! Bre is currently attending
Moorpark College and has been very involved with our youth in the
past. If you a high school or academy student, you will be hearing
from her. If you have ideas for ministry or fun, please share them
with her. Her phone # is 805-807-0581.

Discipleship Group
Our Discipleship group continues to meet on Wednesday nights and on
Sabbath mornings. If you are interested, please contact Pastor
Simon. And, for those of you who are not involved in a community
yet, we have various small groups that meet on a weekly basis. If
you have not tried one yet, what better time to celebrate the
holidays?! Check out the groups on line at www.theplacechurch.com

posted by The Place @ 4:52 PM  

Thursday, October 12, 2006

The Scoop at The Place - October 12, 2006

The Place Adventist Fellowship
The Scoop - October 12th, 2006
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In This Issue:

- This Week At The Place
- The Fireplace Children's Church-This Sabbath
- Monthly Food Drive-This Sabbath
- Michael W. Smith Concert This Saturday Night
- Wild At Heart Men's Time-This Sunday
- Friday Night Film Vespers
- Fellowship Luncheon Next Sabbath
- Fall Fest

This Week At The Place
We look forward to seeing you at The Place this Sabbath. This week
Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. This week's sermon is
titled "The Call Of Discipleship" which will focus on Matthew
chapter 10 and is the third in Pastor Simon's series on
discipleship. We invite you to stay after church as the cafe will
be open with snacks and refreshments.

We invite you to Sabbath School this week. Our Sabbath School
classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Rob Randall will be leading the general
adult Sabbath school which is studying the book of Romans.

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!

You are also invited to attend our community prayer time at The
Place every Sabbath before Sabbath School starting at 9:45 a.m. Come
and pray for our church or bring your special needs.

And-we appreciate your faithful giving. During the month of
September we received $20,632 in tithe, bringing our yearly total to
$127,180. This is approximately $23,000 more than last year at this
time!! We also received $11,004 in giving to our local church
budget, bringing our yearly total to $84,844. This is also
significantly more than last year at this time, and puts us right
about even with our church budget so far this year. Thank you for
your faithful support. You may return your tithes and offerings at
The Place or online by clicking on the link provided.

The Fireplace Children's Church-This Sabbath
The "Fireplace" is scheduled for this coming Sabbath, October 14th.
The Fireplace is our children's church and takes place the second
Sabbath of every month. All children are invited to attend this
wonderful time of learning about Jesus through story, craft, and
music. The Fireplace meets in the Fellowship Hall at 11:30 a.m.
This week's leaders are the Roeske and Bachmann families.

Monthly Food Drive-This Sabbath
Every month we collect canned goods, diapers, wipies, and formula to
donate to the Ventura County Food Share. The Ventura County Food
Share provides food to over 60,000 families. This Sabbath you may
bring your donation and place it in the box marked "food drive" that
will be in the lobby. We appreciate your generosity.

Michael W. Smith Concert This Saturday Night
Michael W. Smith will be in concert this Saturday night and we still
have a few tickets left! Michael will be in concert at Calvary
Community Church in Westlake at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $22 each. For
more information, contact Sherry Jackson at 805-405-4283 or ask
Pastor Simon. Michael W. Smith is an incredible musician and
worshipper. This is an awesome concert...don't miss out if you like
contemporary Christian music.

Wild At Heart Men's Time-This Sunday
It has been a while, but men's time is back! All men are invited to
come out this Sunday morning for a time of playing basketball,
football and whatever else we come up with. We also have a time of
sharing and lunch together if you desire. The manly man time will
begin at 10 a.m. at the park located on the corner of Wendy & Kimber
in Newbury Park.

Friday Night Film Vespers
We will have our next vespers on Friday night, October 20th at The
Place. We will be watching an awesome movie about a missionary
family titled "End Of The Spear". It is about the commitment of 5
missionary families in Ecuador and is an incredibly uplifting and
motivating film. Our night will start at 7 p.m. and will include a
time of worship and refreshments. Please come out and join us and
bring a friend! One caution...this film may not be suitable for very
young children.

Fellowship Luncheon Next Sabbath
Our monthly fellowship luncheon is scheduled for next Saturday, the
21st of October. We invite you to stay after services and enjoy a
delicious lunch with us!

Fall Fest
Coming up on Saturday night, October 28th is our annual Fall Fest.
This year's celebration will be held in the NPAA cafeteria starting
at 6:30 p.m. Please come dressed in your favorite retro gear as
this year's theme will be the 70's. We will have a pumpkin carving
contest as well as karaoke for kids of all ages. Our dinner menu
will be soups, cornbread, and dessert. You can sign up to bring
food at The Place this Sabbath.
Our Fall Fest is one of our church's highlights of the year and will
include our very own Fall Fest Band!! Please plan on coming out and
enjoying this truly festive time together!!

posted by The Place @ 8:22 PM  

Thursday, October 05, 2006

The Scoop at The Place - October 5, 2006

The Place Adventist Fellowship
The Scoop - October 5th, 2006
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In This Issue:

- This Week At The Place
- Volleyball this coming Saturday night.
- Michael W. Smith and Wild at Heart.
- Visitor's Luncheon-This Sabbath
- Children's Church & Monthly Food Drive-Next Sabbath
- 30 Hour Famine and soccer
- Fall Fest Coming in October!
- Mommies Ministry

This Week At The Place
We look forward to seeing you at The Place this Sabbath. This week
Michael Peabody, one of our members at The Place will speak. Michael
is the liaison with the California State Legislature in Sacramento,
for the Pacific Union Conference for Religious Liberty. His sermon
is called, "The Power of Hope."
We invite you to Sabbath School this week. Our Sabbath School
classes meet at 10:30 a.m. Rob Randall will be leading the general
adult Sabbath school which is studying the book of Romans.

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!

You are also invited to attend our community prayer time at The
Place every Sabbath before Sabbath School starting at 9:45 a.m. Come
and pray for our church or bring your special needs.

And-we appreciate your faithful giving. You may return your tithes
and offerings at The Place or online by clicking on the link
provided.

Volleyball this coming Saturday night.
Our next family volleyball night is scheduled for this Saturday
evening, October 7th. You, your family, and your friends are invited
to come to the NPAA gym and play volleyball or just spend time with
together. The fun will start at 7 p.m. Don't miss out! If you have
any questions, please contact Rodney and Lilian Alves @
805-375-9240.

Michael W. Smith and Wild at Heart.
Next weekend is a great time to get out! First, we still have a few
tickets left for the Michael W. Smith concert. Michael will be in
concert at Calvary church in Westlake on Saturday night, the 14th of
October. Tickets are $22 each. For more information, contact Sherry
Jackson at 805-405-4283.
And, the following day, Sunday, October 15th, we are having another
men's wild at heart day...so, men, stay tuned!

Visitor's Luncheon-This Sabbath
We will be having our monthly visitor's luncheon this coming
Sabbath. All visitors and new members are encouraged to stop by for
lunch and get to know some of the other members of The Place.
Members, you are invited too...but, we also invite you to bring some
food to share. We hope to see you there!

This week's luncheon will be hosted by Jim and Vickie Lemasters. The
Lemasters live at 2091 Fernwood Court, Simi Valley - 805-526-4182.
Directions will be available at The Place.

Children's Church & Monthly Food Drive-Next Sabbath
Kids...it is almost that time again. Next Sabbath, October 14th is
the second Sabbath of the month, and that means "The Fireplace" is
coming. The Fireplace is our new children's church, and we invite
all our young ones to come and get fired up for God at 11:30 p.m.

And, October 14th is also our Sabbath for our monthly food drive.
Each month we collect dry foods and canned goods for needy people
here in Ventura County. Please plan ahead...put some food aside,
and bring it next Sabbath!

30 Hour Famine and soccer
The Newbury Park Academy youth will be participating in a 30 hour
famine October 6th through 7th to raise money for third world
countries. Your support through contribution would be greatly
appreciated. For more information, please contact Robert Nomelli at
818 292-6143.
And, soccer is back...yes, this Sunday, October 8th, all youth and
the young at heart are invited to come out to the soccer field at
NPAA and play at 10:00 a.m. Please contact Michael Faka with any
questions @ 805-499-1229.

Fall Fest Coming in October!
Coming up on Saturday night, October 28th is our annual Fall Fest.
This year's celebration will be held in the NPAA cafeteria starting
at 6:30 p.m. Please come dressed in your favorite retro gear as
this year's theme will be the 70's. We will have a pumpkin carving
contest as well as karaoke for kids of all ages. Our dinner menu
will be soups, cornbread, and dessert. You can sign up to bring
food at The Place this Sabbath.

Mommies Ministry
Take out your calendars for October. We have some fun activities
planned for moms, dads, and children!
Wednesday, October 11th- A trip to the Santa Barbara Zoo. We can
meet at The Place parking lot at 9:45 a.m. and go together. Sunday,
October 22nd- Baby Shower for Lucero Diazgranados @ Cecilia
Liversidge’s home from 10-12. Friday, October 20th- A trip to the
pumpkin Patch at Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark. Admission is
$3 per person, children 2 and under are free. The farm closes at 6
p.m…(dress in layers!) Thursday, October 26th- Girl’s Night Out to
dinner at P.F. Chang’s at The Lakes Plaza in T.O.And- this month we
will be giving some extra T.L.C. to new mommy Tami Hartman. Give
her a call and brighten her day!

posted by The Place @ 2:07 PM  


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