Our Life Together: 15th - 22nd August 2010
Sunday 15th
10:00am Worship Service
including Infant Dedication
(plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6)
Speaker: John
11:30am Morning Tea
2:00pm Lewis Court Service
4:00pm Robin Mann Concert - Wesley
5:00pm FUEL Youth Study at the Shed
Monday 16th
7:30pm Deacons’ Meeting
Tuesday 17th
10:30am Church House Prayer Meeting
7:00pm Table Tennis at the Hall
Wednesday 18th
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
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.
Loaves
& Fishes
Thank you to 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 19th
7:30pm Music Practice
Enjoying God, Blessing Others
Friday 20th
Sunday 15th August 2010
7:30pm FUEL Youth - a Night Out
at the Indoor Cricket Centre
Saturday 21st Welcome!
9:00am Sunday School Teachers’
Meeting in the Hall A very warm welcome to all those visiting with us
today, especially the families and friends of Bianca
Sunday 22nd
10:00am Worship Service Adams as we join Paul and Jolene in celebrating her
(plus Sunday School) dedication this morning. Thank you for being with us.
Speaker: John
Please join us for Morning Tea after the service.
11:30am Morning Tea
plus BYO shared lunch before Meeting
12:30pm Church Quarterly Meeting
5:00pm FUEL Youth Study Group
at the Youth Shed Our Upcoming Highlights
Lewis Court Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm
Robin Mann Concert at Wesley: This Afternoon - 4:00pm
Deacons’ Meeting: Tomorrow - 7:30pm
Roster: 22nd August 2010 Sunday School Teachers’ Meeting: Next Saturday 21st - 9:00am
Door Greeting: Rosemary Mibus Church Quarterly Meeting: Next Sunday 22nd - 12.30pm
Door & Offering: Roger Mibus Silver Threads Craft at Robyn’s home: Tuesday 24th - 12:00pm
Lighthouse Depression Support Meeting: Tuesday 24th at PAC - 7:30pm
Downstairs D&O: Roy Symes
Children’s Talk: Jim Blake Harbourside Lodge Service: Wednesday 25th - 2:00pm
Media Desk: David S, Scott,
Obninsk Team Report Evening: Sunday 29th August - 6:30pm
Roy Pastor: Associate Pastor: Secretary:
Morning Tea: Blakes & Rev John Simpson Rev Michael Drennan Jim Blake
Handleys 13 Browning Street 11 Webb Court 39 Patrick Street
Offering Counting: R Selwood, Portland Portland Portland
P: 5523 2257 P: 5523 4893 P: 5523 2347
P Westlake
M: 0428 780 421 M: 0408 568 887 M: 0425 714 633
Lawns & Garden: T Elias simmoj@datafast.net.au mdrennan@eftel.net.au jim.blake@bigpond.com.au
Church Cleaning: Malseeds
Hall/Kitchen Clean: Oakleys Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au
From John and Judith “Devote yourselves to prayer, being OUR FINANCES
watchful and thankful.”
Kelly in Kazakhstan reports….  For all needing special prayer –
Total July Offering: $11,594
Monthly Budget: $16,250
George Mackley, Lionel Atwell, Joe Weekly Target: $ 3,750
Some will have already read the latest news from Kelly but Wiltshire, Matthew Harris, Jim Coates,
for the many who may have missed out, here’s a brief summary…. Weekly Average $ 2,898
Gillian Karlberg, Patty Edwards, Keith
Whitbourne, Graham Adams. Wilma (NB: from 1st July 2010)
Crouch has had surgery this week.
 I have had a very eventful June and July. Some of the highlights: my Week 04 July $ 2,587
 Our Mayor, Council and Interim Week 11 July $ 1,755
trip to Moscow to join our own Russian Team for a few days in CEO (Adele Kenneally) – pray for
Obninsk. It was great being with my church friends visiting the Council as the decision is made about Week 18 July $ 4,515
a new CEO for our Shire Week 25 July $ 2,736
church in Obninsk, a rehab centre and an orphanage.
 South West Community Church – for Direct Debit Payments for offerings
 I flew to a conference in Kyrgystan right on the beaches of Lake Shane, Glenda and their people and donations can be made
Issykul. At the same time there was dreadful ethnic violence in the  Our overseas family – Kelly, Pastor electronically. Details are as follows:
south of the country. There were delays in entering the country but Alexey, the Cunningham and Rayside Acc Name: Portland Baptist
marvellous to catch up with my Interserve colleagues, many of whom families. Remember Norm and Karen
Church Direct Offering
I only knew via their emails. in Central Australia
BSB 704 922
 Our world – pray for all affected by
 I and a friend baptised my housemate in the bath. She belongs to a the recent natural catastrophes: Account No. 100 006 869
house church but the people there had kept postponing her baptism monsoonal floods (Pakistan), bush
without reason. So, I made sure she understood what baptism fires (Russia), mud slide (China). Building Fund
represented and the baptism proceeded. A great moment. Monday Total Building Fund raised to
 Everyone made sure my first summer birthday was a happy time. Pastor John & Judith Simpson end of July: $493,101
We had a great lunch and then dinner out – with my Interserve Tuesday July Donations: $2,145
Pastor Michael & Christy Drennan, B/F available balance: $89,787
friends.
Camden, Bailey All gifts to the building fund are
 I have finished teaching two courses: my usual schedule is two 2-hour Wednesday fully tax deductible. Please take
classes with a half hour break in between. I am not teaching during Secretary Jim Blake the information sheets (blue &
August. Thursday yellow) and envelopes are
Treasurer Jon Lambert available in the porch.
 The situation with my visa means that I may be coming home in You can deposit straight into the
November, a little earlier than expected. Friday building fund via internet
Deacons: Paul Adams, Jim Blake, Len
banking using the following
 Pray for unity, good relationships, good health, language learning. Caddick, Bruce Honeybun, Rosie
information:
Honeybun, Jon Lambert, Roger Mibus,
Jan Westlake Acc Name: Portland Baptist
Keep Kelly in your prayers please! Church Direct Building Fund
Saturday
Sunday School students & teachers BSB 704 922
Account No 100 007 044
Sunday
John & Judith BWF - Judith Simpson “Let’s press on in faith!”
 Weekly Prayer Group
Please join us at 10.30am
DATES TO
REMEMBER
With Thanks... CHURCH
MEETING
Tuesdays at the Church Tha n k Yo u! to Next Sunday 22nd
House or at 7:00am on Lewis Court Service: This
everyone who joined August 12:30pm
Fridays at Jim & Judy Afternoon - 2:00pm
us for our monthly Our next Church Meeting will be
Blake’s home - but not on
2nd Fridays when it is Songwriter Robin Mann’s Visit: Prayer Day on Friday. Thank you held next Sunday 22nd August at
Prayer Day. All welcome. This Afternoon at Wesley Church for your time and your prayers. 12.30pm. Agendas are available
- 4:00pm. See separate notice Special thanks to our more senior today, both upstairs and
friends who faithfully come to downstairs - please take a copy
Read the Bible FUEL Youth Bible Study: meets home to read and make the effort
prayer day and prayer meetings all
in 2010 Tonight at Youth Shed - 5:00pm
year round - despite the to be with us. As

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is our practice,
 Aug 15 Jeremiah 37:11-38:28 Deacons’ Meeting: Monday 16th discouraging weather this week.
please bring
Ezekiel 1:1-3:15 Thank You! to all those who finger food lunch
 Aug 16 Ezekiel 3:16-4:17 Table Tennis for all at the Hall:
Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00pm participated in the Men’s to share after
Jeremiah 27:1-28:17
Jeremiah 51:59-64 Breakfast at St Stephens yesterday. morning tea.
 Aug 17 Ezekiel 5:1-9:11 FUEL Youth - Indoor Cricket
Centre Night: Next Friday 20th -
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Aug
Aug
18
19
Ezekiel 10:1-13:23
Ezekiel 14:1-16:63 7:30-9:30pm
ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
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Aug
Aug
20
21
Ezekiel 17:1-19:14
Ezekiel 20:1-22:16 Sunday School Teachers’ THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING
Meeting: Next Saturday 21st in
 Aug 22 Ezekiel 22:17-23:49
2 Kings 24:20-25:2
at Wesley Uniting Church - from 4:00pm
the Hall - 9:00am
Jeremiah 52:3-5
Jeremiah 39:1 Church Quarterly Meeting: For all Music Lovers, people interested in combining
Ezekiel 24:1-14 Sunday 22nd August - 12:30pm their faith with their vote and all those who enjoy a
good feed and great company.
Silver Threads Craft Group at
How's your Bible Robyn’s home: Tuesday week
reading going? 24th August - 12:00noon 4:00pm: Robin Mann, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist.
Performance & Participation
Well done to all who are Lighthouse Depression Support
reading your Chronological Bibles! Don't Meeting at PAC: Tuesday week
get too far behind will you? It's easier 24th August - 7:30pm 5:45pm: Pot-Luck Dinner [Bring food to share!]
to keep up than drop back a few
days. And if you are not following the Harbourside Lodge Service: 7:00 pm: Forum - Your Faith, Your Vote, Your Voice
CB, do make sure that you are reading Wednesday week 25th - 2:00pm
- with most candidates in attendance.
your Bible in a systematic way. Needing
help? Ask a friend for ideas and Russia Report Evening: Sunday John is chairing the forum.
suggestions week 29th August - 6:30pm
 Sunday School
Teachers’ Meeting Service Today
Next Saturday
A Sunday School teachers’
meeting is planned for next
Saturday, 21st August at 9:00am
in the Church Hall. This
meeting is for all teachers from
prep through grade 6.
Silver Threads
Craft Group
Tuesday 24th
12:00 noon
All ladies are invited to enjoy a fun,
sociable afternoon at Robyn
Dalliston’s home, 72 Dalwood Lane
on Tuesday week 24th
August from 12:00noon.
Please BYO lunch and
current craft projects.
Contact Robyn for
details (5521 1562).
FUEL Youth
Indoor Cricket
Centre Night
Lewis Court
2:00pm
If you would like to join the faithful
group who share worship and
fellowship with our friends at Lewis
Court this afternoon, please feel
free to come along at 2:00pm, all
welcome. Please remember to pray
for the residents and for our team.
New
Church
Directory
Work is proceeding on the new
Church Contact Directory. If you
have not already done so, would
you please check the directory
copies - upstairs or downstairs -
and make alterations on the
sheets provided. Thank you!
“Shave for a Cure”
Ian and I, and possibly Benjamin, will be shaving our
heads for “Shave for a Cure” at Bayview on Wednesday
25th August. If anyone would like to make a donation for
this worthwhile cause, please place in money tin at
morning tea or contact Ian and Michelle. We feel this is a
very small way we can contribute to raise money for
something that is very close to us.
News from Jeremy and Michelle Dyer
They are settling in well to their new adventure in Gippsland. Jeremy has
provided the following contact information for their friends:
Phone: 51762061
Address: 32 Fairview Street, Traralgon, Vic, 3844
Postal: PO BOX 9162, Traralgon, Vic, 3844
Jeremy's Email: dyer.jt@gmail.com
Michelle's Email: michellejanedyer@hotmail.com
PS: Michelle doesn't check hers very often so better to email me!
Continue to pray for Jeremy and Michelle as they find their feet in this new
chapter of their lives.
PBC Recipe
Russia
Report Books
There are just a few
Evening Recipe Books left
Keep this date free: for purchase! If you
would like one of
Sunday week 29th August -
6.30pm when our Obninsk
these to be yours,
please see Carmen or
Team will present their report.
Steph asap! $15 each.

Next Friday 20th August Great Work Phil!!

Congratulations to Phil Brown on the launching of
Meet at the ICC (Cellana Crt. Portland) at 7:30pm. the Portland Accessible Eating Guide Vol. 1 earlier
Wear running shoes please. this week by Mayor Wilson. Phil spent a lot of time
Cost $4.00. Pick-up at ICC - 9:30pm. working on this publication and it is now available
For queries contact Paul (0403 119 289) at the Shire offices.