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The Scoop at the place - August 18th, 2011

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This Week at The Place We look forward to seeing you this coming Sabbath at The Place. This Sabbath Pastor Simon will continue preaching over his new series called "The Great Adventure." This week's sermon is focused on Luke 2 and is titled "Living Well on an Average Day." We look forward to having the collegiate band lead us in praise and worship under the leadership of Randall Goulard. We will also welcome Karen Vallado into membership this Sabbath after her baptism at beach vespers this Friday. We also invite you to Sabbath school starting at 10:30 a.m. We have several classes ranging from cradle roll class to adult classes...and a new collegiate class! We have something for everyone! We hope you’ll stop by and be blessed. Our prayer committee meets every Sabbath morning starting at 10:00 a.m. to pray for individual as well as community needs. If you are interested, please join us this Sabbath. And, your tithes and offerings are always a blessing. We thank you for your faithfulness in giving. You can return your tithes and offerings at The Place or by clicking on the link below.
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Happenings
Beach Vespers This Friday We invite everyone to our beach vespers THIS Friday, August 19th at 5:30 p.m. at Sycamore Cove. Along with our hot dog dinner, worship and great fellowship, we will celebrate the baptism of Karen Vallado. Come and bring a side dish if possible. Fellowship Luncheon This Sabbath We also invite everyone to our fellowship luncheon THIS Sabbath, August 20th. Please join us following church services for a "salad bar" themed luncheon as well as fantastic fellowship. If you would like to stay, please bring a salad or an accompaniment to salad to ensure there is enough food for all to enjoy. The youth group will host the dessert bar. Please contact Donna Goldman for more info @ 805-407-9535. New Collegiate Sabbath School This Sabbath A new Collegiate Sabbath School class will begin THIS coming Sabbath, August 20th at 10:30 a.m. in the back of the sanctuary. The class will be hosted by Andrew & Natasha Geigle (Pastor John & Melissa Lubke will also be involved.) Join us on Facebook @ "The Place Collegiates" page for all the information. Junior High Ministry/lunch This Sabbath If you are in the 5th-8th grade, we have some AWESOME things planned for you this coming year! Check out our new site just for The Place Junior High at http://theplacejuniorhigh.publishpath.com/. But, just in case you haven't looked at it yet, we invite you all to come THIS Sabbath, August 20th after church for a Luncheon at the Siver's home for all juniors and junior highers and families @ 1:30 p.m. The Siver's live at 3386 Daniel St. Newbury Park. While students hang out, parents will get an overview of the events planned for the 2011-2012 year, talk about our strategy to impact middle schoolers for Christ, and enjoy a fun time together. Any questions? Contact Dawn @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Youth Soccer The Place is starting a youth soccer league for kids aged 3-11. All games will take place on Sundays mornings for 10 weeks, starting September 18th. All games will take place on the CAES field and will begin at 10 a.m. We will have sign up sheets at The Place and you will need to pre-register for insurance purposes. We will have soccer coaches and training prior to each game. In Spring we will be advertising to our community to join. But, feel free to INVITE your friends and neighbors. For information or to register, call Jason Mosley @ 310-824-3816. Cost is $25 if pre-register or $30 if register on 9/18, this includes uniforms, equipment, and basic insurance. Kids will need their own cleats and shin guards. Health Ministry - THIS Sabbath We invite everyone for our Habits of Health talk THIS Sabbath, August 20 @ 10a.m. Rodney and Cindy Andregg will lead out and talk about Emotional Eating and our Health. This is a great way to create a support system in our church for optimal health. We plan to have a healthy breakfast so please let us know if you will be attending. Email your RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . ALL are invited! Women's Ministry The Women's Ministry meets on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of every month. We will meet again THIS Monday night, August 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at The Place. We hope that you will join us as we explore a new book ("Losing Yourself") by our very own Arla Caraboolad. Congratulations! We are happy to announce that Soroosh & Jeni Ehteshami were blessed with a baby girl, Serena Cecile last Monday, August 15th. Baby Serena weighed in at 7lbs, 10 oz, and measured 20 3/4 " long. 5K for Charity-Get Out & Move The Place is organizing a 5K Run/Walk to raise awareness of childhood obesity and inform parents, children and families to help reverse these trends. We are also raising funds for Hacienda Oaks Estates, an organization in Simi Valley that will teach functional life skills to adults with Autism and other related developmental disabilities and neurological disorders. Join us for the Adventists In Step for Life "Let's Move!" event September 25, 2011. Register on-line at www.theplacechurch.com/5k Fees: $10 per adult $15/person with tshirt (while supplies last) $5 under 12/students/seniors $20 families Here are the basics: 5K RUN/WALK Date: Sept 25, 2011 Location: NPAA 180 Academy Drive Newbury Park CA (Behind Starbucks) 8am Registration 9am Start www.theplacechurch.com/5k Contact: 805-208-8772 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Worthy Student Financial Aid We invite members whose children are attending a local SDA elementary or academy to apply for financial assistance from our worthy student fund for the upcoming school year. If you can help by donating to our worthy student fund we also invite your support as part of your giving to The Place. We will have applications at church this Sabbath. The deadline for application is Sept. 15th. Upcoming Events We have several socials planned in the near future. Please mark your calendars: September 11: Church Picnic September 25: 40 free tickets to the Kings/Ducks preseason game November 26: Kings vs. Blackhawks Bowling Social Next Saturday Join us next Saturday night, August 27th at 8:30 p.m. for a bowling social at Harley's bowl in Simi Valley. The cost will only be $7 for bowling and shoe rental. Reconnecting Seminar "Reaching former members" Presenter: Paul Richadson, director, NAD Center for Creative Ministry. Sept. 17 - 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sept. 18 - 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: $20 (covers two meals). At theAltadena Adventist Church, 2609 Lincoln Ave, Altadena, CA 91001. Registration: creativeministry.org/ Info: 818-546-8437. Financial Update - July In July we received $16,480 in giving towards our local church budget. This gives us a total of $109,865 in giving for 2011 towards items in our local church budget. Thanks for helping us keep up with our local ministry here at The Place. As a reminder our expenses have just increased with our new youth pastor now with us and we are also about to have a monthly rent increase of $500. Thanks for continuing to bless us with your faithfulness. In July we also received $18,584 in tithe which goes directly to the Southern California Conference...for a total of $103,429 for 2011. Summer of Seeking - Monday Please join us THIS Monday (and every Monday this summer) from 6-7 p.m. at The Place. Come and seek in PRAYER together for the power of the Holy Spirit and focused direction of ministry at The Place. We will also pray over specific needs for you and your family, etc. We NEED you and invite you to come and lift your voice!
Youth and Young Adult Stuff
Youth August 19: Beach Vespers @ Sycamore Cove @ 5:30 Come and enjoy dinner, praise, and fellowship. Sabbath School Starts at 10:30 am; food at 10:00. Come out for our lesson series "God and Romance", where we're discussing what it looks like to have God at the center of a healthy relationship. Lead by Pastor John and Melissa Lubke. Young Adults THE BABIES ARE HERE! Please join us in congratulating Jeni and Soroosh Ehteshami in the birth of their new baby girl!! Both baby and mommy are doing well and we're again rejoicing in the miracle of life!! TUESDAY AND FRIDAY YOUNG ADULT SMALL GROUPS!! Come be connected with each other through one of our young adult small groups. We have two going right now, one that meets on Fridays and one on Tuesdays. Friday night is hosted by Brent and Simone Buttler (909) 528-3883, and meets at 7 pm in Simi Valley and the other meets every Tuesday at the Starbucks on Moorpark Rd. @ Thousand Oaks Blvd. Contact Randall Goulard if you'd like to be a part of this one (707) 227-9845. It's a great way to be connected with other people who are seeking to know God and to love each other! SAMARITAN CENTER We'll be heading back to the Samaritan Center in Simi Valley to put on a breakfast for the homeless community. We have had some great times and interactions with the folks there and look forward to going back...Sept. 3 early in the morning. Let Randall know if you'd like to come, we're also collecting clothes to take with us so bring any to church you'd like to donate; they particularly need men's clothing. SABBATH SCHOOL THIS WEEK We'll be meeting for Sabbath School as usual this week at 10:30 in the bookstore at the back of the church. Kaspars will be leading our study in Luke 10. Come early and bring a friend! ARE YOU MUSICALLY INCLINED? We are always looking for new people to join our worship teams so if you are a singer or musician or have a desire to work on our audio/visual team please let Randall know so we can see where you might fit best. SEPT YOSEMITE TRIP DIFFERENT DATES!! Sorry folks, had the dates wrong for Yosemite...this year it will be the LAST weekend of Sept (Sept. 30-Oct. 2) Last year was great, we had almost 30 people come enjoy beautiful Yosemite together. We're starting to reserve spots so let Randall know if you'd like to come. (707) 227-9845. We have only 24 spots this year and are staying in the valley. We also have 6 spots available for folks to stay Thurs night but it is first come, first serve. The cost is $35/person which will cover the campsites and 2 breakfasts and 1 dinner. There will be a sign-up sheet at The Place starting THIS WEEK. YOUNG ADULT PRAYER TEAM We would like to start a prayer team so we can be deliberately praying for the young adults in our church. This requires a commitment of only 1 hour every OTHER week. That's only 2 hours a month but it can be powerful! Please let us know if you would like to be a part of this ministry. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF A SERVICE PLANNING COMMITTEE? If you are interested in helping us as young adults plan some more service activities please let Randall know...trying to put together a committee of four that would each take one project to be involved in long-term. We still would like to get this going but need YOUR help..let us know. DO YOU HAVE A NEED? As a young adult group we are always in search of ways to meet each others' needs. If you have a need we want to meet it, don't be shy...we're always wanting to learn to love each other more!

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