Rev John Simpson
13 Browning Street
Portland
P: 5523 2257
M: 0428 780 421
simmoj@datafast.net.au

Rev Michael Drennan
11 Webb Court
Portland
P: 5523 4893
M: 0408 568 887
mdrennan@eftel.net.au

Jim Blake
39 Patrick Street
Portland
P: 5523 2347
M: 0425 714 633

7:30pm Home Group at L&D Oakley’s
7:30pm Home Group at R&R Mibus’
8:00pm Young Adults’ Home Group

kind donations. Items most needed include: soup; spaghetti; jam; tea; coffee; sugar; toiletries; tuna; biscuits. Place your items in the foyer supermarket trolley or in the marked box on the piano downstairs .

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

Monthly Service at Seaview House: This Afternoon - 2:00pm
Monthly Prayer Day at Church House: Next Friday 2:00-9:00pm
FUEL & Junior Youth - Prayer, Pizza, Pictures: Next Friday 9th July

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.

Mackley, Joe Wiltshire, Lionel Atwell, Keith
Whitbourne and Rob Selwood as well as
Thelma Brown, Neil Mitchell and Alice
Attwood.

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

the information sheets (blue & yellow) and envelopes are available in the porch.

You can deposit straight into the building fund via internet banking using the following information:

guess, there are many other differences too. In the coming
weeks– and especially via our reporting evening in the near
future– there will be a variety of reflections on our recent
connection with Pastor Alexey and the people of the Bethany

The people of Bethany are grateful for our interest and loved our Team being with
them. Nothing was too much trouble. We were diligent in ensuring that they
were not out of pocket as a church and as families for our being there– but no
effort was spared on their part. The hospitality and meals provided were
generous and sacrificial.

Their lives are very different. There are few trimmings for the ordinary Russian family. Although the congregation was probably similar in size to our own, there were few cars to be seen parked outside after the service.

Russian families do not live in houses on quarter acre blocks as we do (and some
of us have much larger plots!). Instead, they live in apartments in unattractive,
high rise buildings which we would regard as cramped, restrictive and
uninviting. Security codes are standard to gain entry.

The composition of their congregation is very similar to our own– from babies
right up to older members. A dear lady celebrated her 80th birthday the Sunday
we were there– and in Russian terms, this is old indeed. Their youth group is
not dissimilar either– many more girls than boys though and plenty of life and
energy.

They know how to sing! The young people sang many songs together as a choir– both during the service and over the Sunday evening meal. They were not just good; they were very good.

They are bold. The church is unable to support Pastor Alexey who works full time
in a building company owned by a church member. Every waking moment is
given to the construction of the church with every spare rouble being given to

Psalm 42 Psalm 43 Psalm 44 Psalm 45 Psalm 46

Psalm 47 Psalm 48 Psalm 49 Psalm 84 Psalm 85 Psalm 87

Psalm 1-2
Psalm 10
Psalm 33
Psalm 71
Psalm 91

Psalm 92 Psalm 93 Psalm 94 Psalm 95 Psalm 96 Psalm 97

Psalm 98
Psalm 99
Psalm 100
Psalm 102
Psalm 104

Psalm 107 Psalm 111 Psalm 112 Psalm 113 Psalm 114

Psalm 115 Psalm 116 Psalm 117 Psalm 118

Combined FUEL & Junior
Youth - Prayer, Pizza &
Pictures: Next Friday 9th - FUEL

The FUEL Bible Study is on school holiday break. We will resume again on Sunday night July 18th.

To our dear friend Claire Oakley as she celebrates her 90th birthday on Tuesday. What a wonderful accomplishment– and thank you to all who

dedicated servant of Jesus over so many years and for maintaining a strong Christian witness in our town and beyond. We thank the Lord for you and for your family.

Seaview
House
Service
2:00pm

with our senior friends at Seaview House at 2:00pm. Please also pray for the residents, the staff and our dedicated team of friends as they lead the service and share in fellowship.

Tuesday week
13th July -
12:30pm

are invited to a special Lunch Meeting at

13th July. Lunch will be provided, commencing at 12:30pm and followed by some of your favourite hymns. Dianne will present devotions and the Word for

Please join us at 10.30am Tuesdays at the Church House. Everyone is wel- come to share in this vital ministry. Please Note: the regular Friday prayer group is in recess until mid July.

Michael has been asked to bring the message at Port Campbell

Sunday, 11 July. We are thankful our church is in a position to assist other congregations in the BUV.