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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: 18th-25th July 2010
Sunday 18th July
10:00am Worship Service
(plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6)
Speakers: Gerard & Heather Rayside
11:30am Morning Tea
followed by Basket Lunch and Fellowship
in the Hall
2:00pm Lewis Court Service
5:00pm FUEL Youth Study Group
at the Youth Shed
7:30pm Young Adults Group - Dinner
with Gerard & Heather
Rayside at the Hall
Tuesday 20th
10:30amChurch House Prayer Meeting
7:00pm Table Tennis at the Hall
Door Greeting:
Lee Caddick
Door & Offering: Len Caddick
Downstairs D&O:Roy Symes
Children’s Talk:Michelle Harris
Media Desk:
Camden, Mel,
Roy
Morning Tea:
K Lewis &
J Morrison
Offering Counting: R Crouch &
R Selwood
Lawns & Garden:T Elias
Church Cleaning:H oneybun s
Hall/Kitchen Clean: G & D Adams
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 .
Wednesday 21st
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
Thursday 22nd
7:30pm Music Practice
Sunday 25th
10:00am Worship Service
(plus Sunday School)
Speaker: Michael
11:30am Morning Tea
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: 25th July 2010
Sunday 18th July 2010
Our Upcoming Highlights
Basket Lunch and Fellowship Time with Raysides - Today 12 Noon
Lewis Court Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm
FUEL Youth Study Group: Tonight at the Youth Shed - 5:00pm
Young Adults - meet the Raysides: Tonight at the Hall - 7:30pm
Silver Threads Craft at Sue’s home: Tuesday 27th - 12:00noon
Lighthouse Depression Support Meeting: Tuesday 27th - 7:30pm
A warm Welcome to everyone,
especially all our visitors including a
special welcome to the Rayside family
who are with us for a few days: Gerard,
Heather and girls. Please join us for a
‘Finger Food Lunch’ in the Hall
following the service.
“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,
Gillian Karlberg, Lionel Atwell,
Keith Whitbourne and Thelma
Brown, Neil Mitchell and Alice
Attwood. Peter Simpson had
surgery this week. Keep praying for
Matthew Harris.
Ministers’ Association– met with
The Hon Denis Napthine on Friday
Our Mayor– pray for Gilbert and
Councillors
Our leaders– as elections State and
Federal approach, let us pray for
integrity and honesty in campaigns
Monday
Tim Naylor
Tuesday
Claire Oakley
Wednesday
Lyndon & Debbie Oakley,
Shivaun, Llewellyn, Nikolaus
Thursday
Ken & Lois Roberts
Friday
Mark Robinson,
Alex, Mark, Jane
Saturday
Iris Rogers
Sunday
Robert & Laurel Selwood, Stephen
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!”
Welcome Gerard and Heather!
What a great delight to have Gerard and Heather with us
for a few days. Not only do we pray for the Rayside
family, we support them financially as part of our
mission giving. And, as we are aware, two groups from
our fellowship have visited Gerard and Heather on site in Vietnam.
Their service for Jesus in a cross cultural setting reminds us of many realities–
and we do well to take note of at least some of these:
God wants to use us anywhere– too often we are the victims of what
might be called “settled thinking.” We forget that Jesus has the right to
call us to serve Him anywhere in this big world of His. The presence of the Drennan family with us is a constant reminder of this reality. And the Rayside family serving Jesus in Vietnam is another as is Kelly in
Kazakhstan. So, let’s not get the idea of being available to Jesus in just
the one place for the rest of our days – this is “settled
thinking” (sometimes referred to being “stuck in a rut”).
And let’s be careful about finding excuses- “I’m too old” is a common
one. When serving in PNG years ago with Wycliffe, we were very
impressed by some colleagues who were grandparents with families on
the other side of the world. For them, there was nothing too surprising
about being mission personnel - retirement was an irrelevant and
pointless concept.
And, of course, Jesus’ followers are of all ages. So, with Gerard,
Heather and girls with us today, let us take the time to consider our own
place in God’s scheme for us. Are you falling victim to “settled
thinking” perhaps? Is it time to consider that there may be other doors
opening up to you for the future. Jesus has this bad habit of disturbing us, of being open to new ways and days. Take a long look at Peter, the big fisherman, who left his nets and ended up a great leader in a brand new church– no way he could have cooked that up himself!
It is always a great privilege to have those whom we support with us even if
briefly. Thanks for coming Rayside family– you are loved and prayed for!
John & Judith
Read the Bible
in
2010
Jul 18
Isaiah 30:1-33:24
Jul 19
Isaiah 34:1-35:10
Micah 2:1-5:15
Jul 20
Micah 6:1-7:20
2 Chronicles 32:1-8
2 Kings 18:13-18
Isaiah 36:1-3
2 Kings 18:19-37
Isaiah 36:4-22
Jul 21
2 Kings 19:1-19
Isaiah 37:1-20
2 Chronicles 32:9-19
2 Kings 19:20-37
Isaiah 37:21-38
2 Chronicles 32:20-23
Jul 22
2 Kings 20:1-11
Isaiah 38:1-8
2 Chronicles 32:24-31
Isaiah 38:9-22
2 Kings 20:12-19
Isaiah 39:1-8
Jul 23
Isaiah 40:1-44:5
Jul 24
Isaiah 44:6-48:11
Jul 25
Isaiah 48:12-52:12
DATES TO
REMEMBER
The Raysides visiting us:To day
- please bring finger food to share
Basket Lunch with our visitors
Lewis Court Service:Th i s
Afternoon - 2:00pm
FUEL Youth Bible Study:
resumes Tonight at the Youth
Shed - 5:00pm
The Raysides meet Young
Adults for Dinner: Tonight in
the Hall - 7:30pm
Table Tennis for all at the Hall:
Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00pm
Habitat for Humanity -
Volunteer Work Day:Ne x t
Saturday 24th - see notice
Silver Threads Craft Group:at
Sue Mole’s home, 4 Donegal Crt.
Tuesday week 27th - 12:00 noon
Lighthouse Support Group
Meeting: Tuesday 27th July at
the Arts Centre - 7:30pm
Harbourside Lodge Service:
Wednesday 28th - 2:00pm
Songwriter Robin Mann’s Visit:
Sunday 15th August at Wesley
Church - 4:00pm - followed by a
shared meal
Welcome to the Raysides!
Today: Gerard and Heather are sharing in our service
today followed by a finger food lunch and fellowship time to follow. All are invited to share in this special time and learn more about their service for Jesus in Vietnam.
Tonight - NB: change of plans
Young Adults Home Group will have a Fellowship Dinner with the Raysides in the Church Hall at 7:30pm.
Pray for our friends as they share with us and pray that they will be a
blessing as they visit friends around the State.
Thank You!
Claire Oakley would like to thank everyone for her 90th Birthday
celebrations at the Hall recently. Thank You to all who attended and provided food, for cards, gifts and well wishes. She enjoyed her day immensely.
AND: Claire’s new Address is …
Seaview House, Room 56
2 Otway Court Portland
Phone 5522 1156
Postal Address still PO Box 165
Outreach to the Outback!
Norm & Karen Roberts’
NT Op-Shops
Thank you everyone for
your wonderful response to
the appeal for clothing & other
goods for the Roberts’ NT Mission
Op Shops. Please note the deadline for donations is next Sunday 25th July. See Roger Crouch for details/5523 3595.
Weekly Prayer Group
Please join us at 10.30am Tuesdays at the Church House. Everyone is welcome to share in this vital ministry. Please Note: the regular Friday prayer group is in recess until late July.
FUEL Youth
Bible Study
Tonight
FUEL Bible Study resumes Tonight
at the Youth Shed at 5:00pm. Tea
included, no cost, bring a Bible.
Habitat for Humanity
Volunteer Work Day
NEXT Saturday 24th July
Organized by Phil Curtis, a volunteer day for Habitat for Humanity, probably working on site clearing and fencing at the Marysville Bushfire affected area, will be held next Saturday 24th July. All ages 15-plus welcome, male and female. Lunch provided on the day. For details please call Brian Finch 9872 3530 or email bfinch@habitat.org.au.
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