Our Life Together: 19th - 26th August 2012

Sunday 19th
10:00am Worship Service (plus Sunday School) Speaker: David Jones 11:30am Morning Tea 2:00pm Glenelg Aged Care Service 5:00pm FUEL Youth Study at Paul & Jolene Adams

Thursday 23rd

9.00am KYB at Lois Browns 7:30pm Special Prayer for a Pastor at Church House 9.30am Walking Group 7:30pm FUEL Youth - Red Faces Night at the Hall

Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Sunday 19th August 2012

Welcome to our service. We are so glad you are with us. We are a company of ordinary people who love Jesus and want to share his love and care with everybody. It is our prayer that God will speak with you today.

Friday 24th

Monday 20th

7.30pm Music Practice

Sunday 26th

9:30am Walking Group 10:30am Prayer at Church House

Tuesday 21st

Wednesday 22nd

Home Groups at: L & D Oakleys Kath Lewis P & R Dallistons

10:00am Worship Service (plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6) Speaker: David Jones 11:30am Morning Cuppa * closely followed by Shared Lunch 12:30pm Church Quarterly Meeting 5:00pm FUEL Youth Study at Paul & Jolene Adams

Our Upcoming Highlights

Glenelg Aged Care - Monthly Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm FUEL Youth Bible Study: Tonight at Paul & Jolenes - 5:00pm Special PSC Prayer at Church House: Thursdays - 7:30pm FUEL Youth - Red Faces Night: Next Friday 24th - 7:30pm Church Quarterly Meeting: Next Sunday 26th - 12:30pm Silver Threads Craft in the Hall: Tuesday 28th - 12:00pm Lighthouse Support Meeting at PAC: Tuesday 28th - 7:30pm Secretary: Deacons:
Nathan McLean Doug Smith Glenn Sobey Jan Westlake 5562 5293 5523 6950 5529 2439 5523 3639

BULLETIN NOTICES: To place

notices in the bulletin, please contact Wilma Crouch on 5523 3595 or email crouchcastle@hotkey.net.au by 10am Thursdays. Thank you.

Roster 26th August 2012

Door Greeting: Rosemary Mibus Door & Offering: Roger Mibus Childrens Talk: Michelle Harris Media Desk: Ian, Karissa Morning Tea: Crouch Offering Counting: M Atwell & R Dalliston Lawns & Garden: Elias Ch. House Clean: D Wulff Church Cleaning: Hope Hall/Kitchen Clean: Caddick

Thank you to everyone

Loaves & Fishes

for your faithful support. Items most needed include: canned vegetables; soup; pasta; shampoo; conditioner; jam; tissues; tea; coffee; sugar; toiletries; biscuits. Place donations in the foyer basket or in the marked box on the piano downstairs .

Glenn Sobey Dianne Adams 5523 6202 PO Box 574 Paul Adams 5521 1875 Portland 3305 David Hein 5523 3958 Ph: 5529 2439 (Treasurer) M: 0409 258 135 tractor_commander@hotmail.com

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

Welcome back David and Ruth

We are delighted to welcome David and Ruth Jones back into our midst and look forward to fellowshipping with them again over the next few weeks as they minister to our congregation and the community. Their commitment to us means considerable personal sacrifice from them and we are deeply appreciative of their willingness to give their time and efforts in order to help us through this stage of our church life. God bless you both!

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Col. 4:2

OUR FINANCES
July Offering total: Monthly Budget: Weekly Target: Weekly Average Week Week Week Week 1st July 8th July 15th July 22nd July $15,456 $15,150 $ 3,500 $ 3,864 $4,407 $2,252 $3,095 $3,555

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A new adventure for John and Judith

John has just been appointed by ACCESS Ministries as chaplain at Bolwarra Primary School, commencing two days weekly from Monday 27th of this month. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve the whole school community, especially in the offering of pastoral care to staff, students and families. Remember John and Judith as this new role commences.

Please continue to pray for those with ongoing health needs - Stuart Oakley; Matthew Harris; Neil Mitchell; Colin Colston; Phillip Brown. Prayer support for the families of all these folk. Peter Berry - pray his hip surgery goes ahead August 27th, best results and good recovery Thursdays at 7:30 - prayer for a Pastor - meet at Church House David & Ruth Jones - returning to PBC Interim ministry this week Glenelg Aged Care Centre - and our team taking the service today Our Church Meeting next week the Lords guidance & blessing Monday Doug & Colleen Smith, Kerin Tuesday Glenn & Helen Sobey, David, Olivia Wednesday Sandra Sutton, Melissa, Tanya Thursday Roy & Margaret Symes Friday Yvonne Simons Saturday John & Robyn Trowbridge Sunday Damien & Carmen Uebergang, Thalia, Bailey, Tyson

(avg. from 1st July 2012)

Direct Debit Payments for offerings and donations can be made electronically. Details are as follows:

Acc Name: Portland Baptist Church Direct Offering BSB 704 922 Account No. 100 006 869

Building Fund
July Donations:
$ 2,685 Current available balance: $111,705

FUEL Youth
Next Friday 24th August

RED FACES NIGHT

at the Hall - cost $4 To be there you must be part of the Performance SO ... Everyone start preparing an ACT This will be Awesome!!
For any queries call/see your Fearless Leaders!

All gifts to the building fund are fully tax deductible. Please take the information sheets (blue & yellow) and envelopes which are available in the porch. You can deposit straight into the building fund via internet banking using the following information: Acc Name: Portland Baptist Church Direct Building Fund BSB 704 922 Account No 100 007 044

Lets press on in faith!

Womens Voices from Ancient Times

Sunday 7th to Tuesday 9th October Portland Bay Lodge, Camp Road, Portland Author and Presenter Barbara Higgins shares through stories the lives and wisdom of women in ancient times, for today. Their context is the Middle East, each appearing briefly in the Bible. Check in time 2pm Sunday until 2pm Tuesday. Accommodation Lodge style, all meals provided. Estimated cost $150-$190. Contact Rev. Denise Naish - email: dnaish52@bigpond.net.au; SMS: 0407 128 077; Ph: 5523 4120 or Rev. Jen Pretty - email: jen/pretty@victas.uca.oeg.au; SMS: 0417 524 635; Ph: 5358 5540.

Church Quarterly Meeting

Our Quarterly Church Meeting will be held next Sunday 26th August at 12:30pm. A shared lunch will be held in the hall closely following the service and morning cuppa. All welcome - please bring finger food to share. Agendas are available today - please collect your copy.

A huge Thank You to everyone involved in the presentation of last nights Tea, Trivia and Silent Auction. Thanks to Ian and Helen who were the brains behind the games, to those who donated food for dinner or items for the Silent Auction, all who helped in any way, and of course all who attended!

DATES TO REMEMBER
Glenelg Aged Care Monthly Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm FUEL Study Group: at Paul & Jolenes every Sunday - 5:00pm Walking Group - Ladies and Men: Tuesdays and Fridays - 9:30am Prayer Meeting at Church House: Every Tuesday - 10:30am Special PSC Prayer Time at Church House: Every Thursday - 7:30pm FUEL Youth - Red Faces Night at the Hall: Next Friday, 24th - 7:30pm Church Quarterly Meeting: Next Sunday 26th - 12:30pm Silver Threads Craft Group: Tuesday 28th in the Hall - 12:00pm Lighthouse - Depression Support Meeting: at Portland Arts Centre, Tuesday 28th - 7:30pm

Website Maintenance
Our weekly Prayer Group meeting is held each Tuesday at the Church House from 10:30-11:30am. Everyone is encouraged to join in this vital ministry. You will find a very warm welcome there!
Peter Dalliston needs your help. He currently has no helper for website maintenance, thus nobody to upload the bulletin when he is away. Anybody out there please ring 0411 409 342.

Preliminary Notice
Make a note in your diary or on the calendar - Portlands Christmas Carols Service is planned for Sunday December 9.

PARENTS & Tots ROOM

Parents are welcome to use the Parents room just off the foyer, with activities for children up to 2 years, if your child is unsettled. It is sound-linked to the auditorium. The Preschooler Sunday School runs throughout the service, with Bible stories, activities and crafts. For ages 2 years to Prep, downstairs (door just past side gate).

Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child

Samaritans Purse Christmas Child brochures and boxes are available in the foyer and downstairs. We are blessed to be able to take part in filling shoe boxes with gifts to bring joy and hope to children in desperate situations throughout the world. Please join us in this simple but rewarding ministry. Feel free to fill an extra box or two, remembering to enclose $9 each for shipping costs. Our Church is the designated Drop-Off Point during October this year for all Portland and district Christmas Child boxes. Please contact Mark (0407 541 760), Robyn (5521 1562) or Wilma (5523 3595) with any queries.