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Enjoying God, Blessing Others
Pastor:
Rev John Simpson
13 Browning Street
Portland
P: 5523 2257
M: 0428 780 421
simmoj@datafast.net.au
Associate Pastor:
Rev Michael Drennan
11 Webb Court
Portland
P: 5523 4893
M: 0408 568 887
mdrennan@eftel.net.au
Secretary:
Jim Blake
39 Patrick Street
Portland
P: 5523 2347
M: 0425 714 633
jim.blake@bigpond.com.au
Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au
Our Life Together: 11th-18th July 2010
Sunday 11th July
10:00am Worship Service
Speaker: John
11:30am Morning Tea
Tuesday 13th
10:30amChurch House Prayer Meeting
12:30pmBWF Lunch at Nash’s Road
7:00pm Table Tennis at the Hall
Wednesday 14th
7:30pm Home Group at L&D Oakley’s
7:30pm Home Group at R&R Mibus’
8:00pm Young Adults’ Home Group
at Church House
Door Greeting:
Mieke Walker
Door & Offering: Dallas Walker
Downstairs D&O:Glenn Sobey
Children’s Talk:Sue Honeybun
Media Desk:
Mel, Peter,
Camden
Morning Tea:
Barnes &
Malseeds
Offering Counting: G Sobey &
J Donehue
Lawns & Garden:M Atwell
Church Cleaning:L & D Oakley
Hall/Kitchen Clean:Malseeds
Ch. House Clean:TBA
Loaves
& Fishes
Thank youto everyone for your
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 .
Thursday 15th
7:30pm Music Practice
Friday 16th
7:30pm FUEL Youth Event
- meet at Church Hall
Sunday 18th
10:00am Worship Service
(plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6)
Speaker: Gerard & Heather Rayside
11:30am Morning Tea
followed by Basket Lunch in the Hall
2:00pm Lewis Court Service
5:00pm FUEL Youth Study Group
at the Youth Shed
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.
Rosters: 18th July 2010
Sunday 11th July 2010
Our Upcoming Highlights
BWF Lunch Meeting at Nash’s Rd: Tuesday 13th - 12:30pm
FUEL Youth Event: Next Friday 16th - 7:30pm starting at the Hall
The Raysides visit & Church Lunch: Next Sunday 18th July
Sunday School begins Term III: Next Sunday 18th July
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.
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being
watchful and thankful.”
Remember to pray for the following
people in the coming week:
Our friends in special places
including hospital– keep praying for
George Mackley, Joe Wiltshire, Lionel
Atwell, Keith Whitbourne and Thelma
Brown, Neil Mitchell and Alice
Attwood. Peter Simpson is having
surgery this week. Ted Skewes’ mum,
Olive, who lives in Adelaide, has had
serious cardiac issues this week
Give thanks– for Paul and Jan
Westlake’s safe arrival home from
Russia and the US
All Saints– pray for Fr Denis and his
people. Denis will be on leave for a
brief period.
Our Mayor– pray for Gilbert and
Councillors
Our leaders– for transparent
leadership and a commitment to God
given values
Monday
Roger & Rosemary Mibus
Tuesday
Dallas & Rachael Mitchell, David,
Jessica, Joshua, Katie
Wednesday
Neil Mitchell
Thursday
Claire Moriarty
Friday
Bob & Janne Morrison
Saturday
Peter & Jo Moyle
Sunday
Peter & Fiona Musson, Jake,
Jessica, Harry, Isabelle
OUR FINANCES
Total June Offering:
$13,885
Monthly Budget:
$16,250
Weekly Target:
$ 3,750
Weekly Average
$ 3,425
(from 1st Jan. 2010)
Week 31 May
$ 2,519
Week 06 June
$ 4,101
Week 13 June
$ 2,284
Week 20 June
$ 3,714
Week 27 June
$ 2,571
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
Total Building Fund raised to
end of June: $490,956
June Donations: $13,090
B/F available balance: $87,125
All gifts to the building fund are
fully tax deductible. Please take
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:
Acc Name: Portland Baptist
Church Direct Building Fund
BSB 704 922
Account No 100 007 044
“Let’s press on in faith!”
Summer news from Aaron….
It is always great to get news from Aaron. Here are
some highlights from his latest letter. If you would like
the full letter (it’s 5 pages with pics – ask Rosemary!)….
I am now almost 1/3 of the way through my degree at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary.
I have found a new church home in Alvarado, TX, where I became a church
member at the beginning of the year. I have come to be part of this warm and
friendly community.
I am actively involved with the Student Ministry at church. We have over 50
students attending Wednesday night worship/study and I help teach the boys
studies.
This summer we have 2 camps coming up, a student leadership camp that we will
run, and a general student camp in Okalahoma, at a place called Falls Creek
I have also taken on a role of co-director for our Kids Hope ministry
This past semester I also finished coaching in a Christian Basketball league called
Upwards Sports. This included coaching and teaching the gospel to my team
of 8 5/6th graders, and at the end of the season 3 young people made
professions of faith.
I still feel a little uncertain as to where I may end up in ministry but I feel
comfortable with this knowing that God has already gone ahead of me and
prepared my future. I would still value your prayers and thoughts greatly as I
continue on seeking His will and direction.
So far this summer I have had the opportunity to get out and do a little traveling around. I headed across to Alabama and managed to get down to Florida and the panhandle area and swim at the beach before the oil spill.
Last week we finished off our Vacation Bible School program, a week of Bible
teaching and sharing the Good News with children in the church and
community. It’s a little like our Beach Mission program back home. I was in
charge of the Recreation activities.
I was invited to speak at a Father/Son retreat for a small church north of Dallas/
Fort Worth. It sure was a rewarding time.
God has blessed me in many ways since moving me to Fort Worth. I was
fortunate to receive an academic scholarship from the education department,
just another answer to prayer, as it will help me pay for my tuition next
semester.
Prayer Requests: Kids Hope, Upwards Sports Programs, Student Ministering and
Teaching, Summer Programs, Work, Ministry Opportunities, Fall Semester
studies
Thank you all for your support that you continue to give, it is greatly appreciated.
Blessings to you all, Love Aaron.
Read the Bible
in 2010
Jul 11
Psalm 115 Psalm 116 Psalm 117 Psalm 118
Jul 12
Psalm 119
Jul 13
Psalm 120 Psalm 121 Psalm 123 Psalm 125 Psalm 126
Jul 14
Psalm 128 Psalm 129 Psalm 130 Psalm 132 Psalm 134 Psalm 135
Jul 15
Psalm 136 Psalm 146 Psalm 147 Psalm 148 Psalm 149 Psalm 150
Jul 16
Isaiah 18:1-23:18
Jul 17
Isaiah 24:1-27:13
Isaiah 29:1-24
Jul 18
Isaiah 30:1-33:24
DATES TO
REMEMBER
BWF Lunch Meeting at Nash’s
Road: This Tuesday - 12:30pm
Table Tennis for all at the Hall:
Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00pm
FUEL Youth Special EVENT:
Next Friday 16th - meet at the
Hall at 7:30pm
The Raysides visiting us:Nex t
Sunday 18th July - please bring
finger food to share Basket
Lunch with our visitors
Sunday School begins Term 3:
Next Sunday - inc. Gr. 5 & 6
Lewis Court Service:Ne x t
Sunday 18th - 2:00pm
FUEL Youth Bible Study:
resumes Sunday 18th - 5:00pm
The Raysides meet Young
Adults for Dinner: Tuesday 20th
July - see Michael for details
Silver Threads Craft Group:
Tuesday 27th - 12:00 noon
Harbourside Lodge Service:
Wednesday 28th - 2:00pm
Lighthouse Support Group
Meeting: Tuesday 27th July at
the Arts Centre - 7:30pm
The Raysides are Visiting Us!
Next Sunday, July 18th
Gerard and Heather will be with us for our morning
service. They will be sharing with us: “What God
has taught us in the last two years of ministry.”
Everyone is invited to bring a finger food lunch to share
After lunch they will have talk about what they are doing in Vietnam
and take some Q and A.
Tuesday, July 20th
Meeting with Young Adult Home group for dinner. They will be teaching us how to make some Vietnamese dishes.
Pray for our friends as they share with us and pray that they will be a
blessing as they visit friends around the State.
BWF
This Tuesday
13th July - 12:30pm
All
ladies
are invited to a special Lunch Meeting at
91 Nash’s Road this
Tuesday 13th July.
Lunch
will
be
p r o v i d e d ,
commencing at 12:30pm and followed by some of your favourite hymns. Dianne will present devotions and the Word for
the day will be “Singing”.
Weekly Prayer Group
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.
Thank You!
To everyone who attended our monthly Prayer Day at the Church House on Friday. It is a great privilege to be able to meet freely for prayer together and we appreciate all those who make the effort to join us - special thanks to our faithful youth groups.
Follow up
to our
Church Review
As all are aware our Regional Minis- ter, Steve Venz, spent time helping review of our life as a fellowship. Steve then followed up with a very helpful presentation at our last Church Meeting. Over the next few months, the deacons will be giving attention to Steve's recommendations and, in turn, will be suggesting to a future Church Meeting ways in which we can follow through the recommendations to- gether. We want to be making good use of Steve's insights as we move forward as a fellowship.
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