Our Life Together: 10th - 17th October 2010

Sunday 10th October Thursday 14th

10:00am Worship Service 7:30pm Music Practice Enjoying God, Blessing Others
(plus Sunday School)
Speaker: John
Friday 15th
11:30am Morning Tea
7:30pm FUEL Youth - Surprise Sunday 10th October 2010
5:00pm FUEL Youth Study Group
at the Youth Shed Birthday at the Hall

Monday 11th Sunday 17th

7:30pm Deacons’ Meeting at Caddicks’ 10:00am Worship Service Welcome to our service.
(plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6) We are so glad you are with us.
Tuesday 12th
10:30am Church House Prayer Meeting
Speaker: Michael We are a company of ordinary people who love Jesus
2:00pm BWF Meeting at the Hall 11:30am Morning Tea and want to share his love and care with everybody.
7:00pm Table Tennis at the Hall 12:30pm Relay for Life - PBC Team
It is our prayer that God will speak
Meeting in the Hall
Wednesday 13th 2:00pm Lewis Court Service
with you today.
7:30pm Home Group at L&D Oakley’s 5:00pm FUEL Youth Study Group
7:30pm Home Group at R&R Mibus’
at the Youth Shed
8:00pm Young Adults’ Home Group
at Church House
Our Upcoming Highlights
BULLETIN NOTICES: To place Roster: 17th October 2010 FUEL Youth Study Group: Tonight at the Youth Shed - 5:00pm
notices in the bulletin, please contact Deacons’ Meeting at L & L Caddick’s home: Tomorrow - 7:30pm
Wilma Crouch on 5523 3595 or email Door Greeting: Lee Caddick BWF Meeting in the Hall: This Tuesday 12th - 2:00pm
crouchcastle@hotkey.net.au by 10am
Thursdays. Thank you. Door & Offering: Len Caddick FUEL Youth - Surprise Birthday: Next Friday 15th - 7:30pm
Downstairs D&O: Bruce Honeybun PBC Relay for Life Meeting: Next Sunday 17th - 12:30pm
Lewis Court Monthly Service: Next Sunday 17th - 2:00pm
Loaves Children’s Talk: FUEL Youth
MSG & Upwelling Planning Meeting: Monday week 18th - 7:30pm
Media Desk: Peter, Rachael,
& Fishes David M Pastor: Associate Pastor: Secretary:
Thank you to everyone for your Morning Tea: FUEL Youth Rev John Simpson Rev Michael Drennan Jim Blake
kind donations. Items most 13 Browning Street 11 Webb Court 39 Patrick Street
needed include: soup; spaghetti; Offering Counting: B Honeybun, Portland Portland Portland
jam; tea; coffee; sugar; toiletries; R Selwood P: 5523 2257 P: 5523 4893 P: 5523 2347
tuna; biscuits. Place your items Lawns & Garden: B Honeybun M: 0428 780 421 M: 0408 568 887 M: 0425 714 633
in the foyer supermarket trolley simmoj@datafast.net.au mdrennan@eftel.net.au jim.blake@bigpond.com.au
or in the marked box on the Church Cleaning: L&L Caddick
piano downstairs . Hall/Kitchen Clean: M Malseed Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au
 “Devote yourselves to prayer, being
On being present for Jesus in our town…. watchful and thankful.” Col. 4:2 OUR FINANCES
Total Sept. Offering: $12,690
We often pray that we might be like Jesus – and it is a prayer  Give thanks – for those participating in Monthly Budget: $16,250
that we need to pray often! There are many ways of the work of Habitat for Humanity this Weekly Target: $ 3,750
describing the life of Jesus, of course. One obvious priority for weekend Weekly Average $ 2,977
Him was full engagement in the lives of so many, especially  Our friends with health needs – Stuart (avg. from 1st July 2010)
those in need. As a fellowship, we are engaging with our town Oakley, Matthew Harris, Graham
in numerous ways. Some of these: Week 29 Aug $ 2,264
Adams, George Mackley, Gillian
Week 05 Sept $ 3,320
Karlberg, Jim Coates, Lionel Atwell, Week 12 Sept $ 2,877
 CRE Teachers – sharing the Good News with primary school students Keith Whitbourn, Rob Cole, Stevie
 Kids Hope – mentoring special young people Week 19 Sept $ 3,299
King. Remember our older friends too: Week 26 Sept $ 2,893
 Chaplaincy – at Bayview, T S Henty Joe Wiltshire, Thelma Brown, Neil
 Loaves and Fishes – through the weekly giving of food and committee Direct Debit Payments for offerings
Mitchell, Iris Rogers, Gordon Kennedy
work and donations can be made
and Alice Attwood.
 Meals on Wheels – many of our people serve regularly electronically. Details are as follows:
 St Stephens – pray for Fr Denis and his Acc Name: Portland Baptist
 Relay for Life – great to see so many getting involved again this year
people as they serve the community Church Direct Offering
 Hospital care – regular visiting and the conduct of activity programs
 Special services – at Seaview House, Lewis Court and Harbourside  Our Mayor – pray for Gilbert and BSB 704 922
Lodge Councillors Account No. 100 006 869
 Lighthouse – depression support  Our Australia – for a movement of
 Portland Community Care – meeting practical needs, more helpers God’s Spirit across our nation Building Fund
required  Our world – for the homeless, the poor,
the ill, the abused, the persecuted, the Total Building Fund raised to
 SUFM – annual outreach to children and families
 Board participation – at Bayview and Lewis Court unemployed end of September: $503,528
 Service Groups – Rotary, Probus Monday September Donations: $2,707
Jim & Judy Blake B/F available balance: $100,233
As with any list, there is always the risk of one or other connection not Tuesday
All gifts to the building fund are
appearing in this list. But the point is clear – Jesus wants us to engage with Derek & Hayley Bristow,
fully tax deductible. Please take
our town and our community on His behalf and it is a privilege to follow His Nicholas, Jenna-May
the information sheets (blue &
direction. Wednesday yellow) and envelopes are
Phillip Brown available in the porch. You can
We also need to remember that our engagement is not just with these and Thursday deposit straight into the building
other groups – we engage with our families, our friends at school and work, Stuart & Lois Brown fund via internet banking using
our neighbours all the time. In these many links, may we all be well aware the following information:
Friday
that we are His agents, His representatives wherever we are and in whatever Acc Name: Portland Baptist
Thelma Brown
the relationships which are ours. What an adventure and challenge to be like Church Direct Building Fund
Jesus day by day! Saturday BSB 704 922
Adrienne Caddick Account No 100 007 044
Sunday
John & Judith Ben Caddick “Let’s press on in faith!”
 Read the Bible Weekly Prayer Group T hank You! BWF
in 2010 Please join us at 10.30am
To everyone who This Tuesday
 Oct 10 John 6:22-71 Tuesdays at the Church
participated in our All ladies are
Mark 7:1-23 House. The regular Friday
Matthew 15:1-20 Monthly Prayer Day invited to the BWF Meeting
prayer group will resume
 Oct 11 Mark 7:24-30 on Friday. Thank in the Hall this Tuesday, 12th
soon but not on 2nd Fridays
Matthew 15:21-28
when it is Prayer Day.
you for your time and your October at 2:00pm. Fiona
Mark 7:31-37 prayers - with special thanks to Musson will be our special
Matthew 15:29-31
Mark 8:1-10
Samaritan’s Purse all our young people who shared speaker and the Word for the
Operation with us, a great example to the day is “Miracles”. Bring a
Matthew 15:32-16:4
whole church. friend, enjoy afternoon tea
Mark 8:11-21 “Christmas and remember the trading
Matthew 16:5-12
 Oct 12 Mark 8:22-30 Child” RELAY table.
Matthew 16:13-20 We are blessed to
Luke 9:18-20 For LIFE A Special
be able to take
Mark 8:31-9:1
part once more in the preparation of
Visit
Matthew 16:21-28
Luke 9:21-27 shoe boxes with gifts to bring joy “Lewie’s Legends” From Norm
Mark 9:2-13
Matthew 17:1-13
and hope to children in desperate Morning Coffee & Karen
situations throughout the world.
Luke 9:28-36
More Christmas Child boxes are at Bolwarra Hall Norm and Karen Roberts will be with
 Oct 13 Mark 9:14-29
now available in the foyer and us Sunday 24th October for a special
Matthew 17:14-21 Wednesday 13th October
Luke 9:37-43 downstairs. missions Sunday. Pray for them as
Mark 9:30-32 10:00am. Entry $5.00. problems continue at Yuendumu, one
~ Processing Volunteers ~
Matthew 17:22-23 Trading Table available. of their ministry centres in the NT.
Luke 9:43-45
The Christmas Child Processing
Matthew 17:24-27 Centre prepares shoe boxes for
Mark 9:33-37 their overseas journey. Details: Missions & SUFM Fundraiser
Matthew 18:1-6  Minimum 16 years plus
Luke 9:46-48 Saturday 30th October at the Foreshore!
Mark 9:38-41  Mon - Sat. 9:00am-3:30pm
Luke 9:49-50  Training provided for first visit Part of the Upwelling Festival
Mark 9:42-50  8-12 Simla St. Mitcham PBC: Cake Stall, BBQ & Donuts
Matthew 18:7-35
 Ph: 1800 684 300 to book in.
 Oct 14 John 7:1-9 Fast becoming a traditional PBC Annual Event, we were delighted with the
Luke 9:51-56 combined church family effort at this event last year, and are hoping for
Matthew 8:18-22 Directory Update your help, donations and prayers again. All donations of baked goods,
Luke 9:57-62 produce, jams etc will be gratefully accepted. We also need teams of BBQ
Damien & Carmen Uebergang
John 7:10-8:20 cooks, servers, setters-up and planners! (See below ...)
566 Willatook - Warrong Rd
 Oct 15 John 8:21-59
Willatook, Victoria, 3283.
Luke 10:1-11:13 NB: MSG & Upwelling Planning Meeting
 Oct 16 Luke 11:14-12:34 Phone: 5560 8553 7:30pm Monday 18th October at Lamberts’ - 73 Short St.
 Oct 17 Luke 12:35-13:21 Damien: 0439 372 664 Please come along - many hands make light work!
John 9:1-41 Carmen: 0447 511 413
 South West “Relay for Life” DATES TO New Church
REMEMBER
~ PBC Team 2011 ~ Directory
FUEL Youth Study at the Youth
Registration: Next Sunday - 12:30pm Shed: Tonight - 5:00pm
The new Church Contact
Following the great teamwork by this year’s Relay for Life PBC Team, a Deacons’ Meeting at Caddicks’: Directory will be printed at the
meeting will be held after church NEXT Sunday 17th October in the hall at Tomorrow 11th - 7:30pm
end of the month. If you have not
12:30pm for all those interested in the 2011 Relay. BYO lunch. Table Tennis for all at the Hall:
Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00pm already done so, would you please
Registration cost is $15.00. In the Hall near the heater you will see the
BWF Meeting in the Hall: This check the directory copies -
Relay for Life poster plus registration forms. Please contact Debbie
Tuesday 12th October - 2:00pm upstairs or downstairs - and make
Oakley for more details on home ph: 5521 7164, mob: 0439 550 244 or
FUEL Youth - Surprise Birthday alterations on the sheets
email: ldoakley@bigpond.net.au
at the Hall: Next Friday - 7:30pm provided. Thank you!
FUEL YOUTH ‘Relay for Life’ - PBC Team
Meeting: Next Sunday - 12:30pm
Surprise Birthday!! Lewis Court Service: Next
Sunday 17th - 2:00pm
Next Friday - 7:30-9:30pm MSG & Upwelling Planning
Meeting: at the Lamberts’ home, Located just beside
Meet at the Hall. Cost $4 each. Bring a friend! Monday 18th October - 7:30pm
the foyer. Toys and
Call Paul, Rosie, Brad or Scott for more information. Guest Speaker: Norm & Karen activities for young children up to 12
Roberts from the NT Missions:
Sunday 24th October months of age. You are welcome to
SUFM News & Prayer Points Missions & SUFM Market :
use this room especially during our
prayer time and the sermon if your
Saturday 30th October
Team members - that we will find new team members that are child is unsettled. It is sound-linked
committed to God and able to serve him as part of mission. That the AGM & Quarterly Meeting:
Sunday 21st November to the auditorium.
returning team members will continue to serve the Lord in the way he wants us
to. The personal preparation of each of the leaders and all involved as well.
Team training days - Saturday 9 Oct and Sat 6-Sun 7 November. That they are AGM and Quarterly Meeting
useful and allow us to prepare ourselves and our program. Particular prayer for
those that will have exams around that time and may be sacrificing a little of their After lunch on Sunday 21st November 2010
precious study time to come. There will be at least four diaconate vacancies which need
Renee and I and the core leadership team - that we will be able to listen and to be filled – each for three years. Nomination forms and
follow the guidance given to us by God and those around us. more details will be available soon. Your prayerful
The local churches and community - that they will continue to support us and consideration of this matter would be appreciated.
welcome us like they have in the past.
All those that will come along that they might be open and willing to listen and AGM Reports …
learn about what we're on about. Also that what we do might raise questions that Yes, it’s that time of year again - leaders and convenors of all areas of PBC
encourage them to learn more and come to the churches of Portland (and activity are reminded that your reports are requested for inclusion in the
wherever for the visitor) for answers. AGM. Please email or hand in reports to Wilma or Jim by Sunday 7th
Michael Holden and Renee Barnden November. Chokky frogs awarded to all prompt reportees … 