Our Life Together: 31st July - 7th August 2011

Sunday 31st 10:00am Worship Service (plus Sunday School) Speaker Michael 11:30am Morning Tea 5:00pm FUEL Study at the Youth Shed Monday 1st August 9:30am Ladies Walking Group 7:30pm Deacons Meeting at D & G Adams home Tuesday 2nd 10:30am Church House Prayer Meeting Wednesday 3rd 7:30pm Home Group at Oakleys 7:30pm Blakes Group at Dallistons 7:30pm Mibus Home Group at Kaths 8:00pm Young Adults Home Group at Church House Sunday 7th 10:00am Communion Service and Commissioning for NT Mission Team (plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6) Speaker Michael 11:30am Morning Tea 2:00pm Seaview House Service 5:00pm FUEL Study at the Youth Shed Thursday 4th 7:30pm Music Practice Friday 5th 5:45pm FUEL Youth 10-Pin Bowling!

Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Sunday 31st July 2011

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.

Our Upcoming Highlights

FUEL Youth Study at the Youth Shed: Tonight - 5:00pm Deacons Meeting at D & G Adams: Tomorrow - 7:30pm FUEL Youth 10-Pin Bowling: Next Friday 5th August - 5:45pm Mission Team Commissioning Service: Next Sunday 7th August Seaview House Service: Next Sunday, 7th August - 2:00pm Mission Team - NT Work Party: 12th - 22nd August

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.

Roster: 7th August 2011

Door Greeting: Door & Offering: Downstairs D&O: Childrens Talk: Media Desk: Morning Tea: Dianne Adams Mark Atwell Graeme Hayes Lyndon Oakley Camden, Ian, Jim Crouch & Goldsworthy Communion Prep: Michelle Harris Offering Counting: M Atwell & D Hobbs Lawns & Garden: Hein Ch. House Clean: D Wulff Church Cleaning: Caddick Hall/Kitchen Clean: Honeybun

Loaves & Fishes

Thank you to everyone for your
faithful support. Items most needed include: canned vegetables; pasta; shampoo; conditioner; jam; tissues; soup; tea; coffee; sugar; toiletries; biscuits. Place donations in the foyer trolley or in the marked box on the piano downstairs .

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

Secretary:
Jim Blake 39 Patrick Street Portland Ph: 5523 2347 M: 0425 714 633 jim.blake@bigpond.co

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

An Information Buffet
One of the things I like about our fellowship luncheons is that it provides a wide variety of options. A little bit of this and a little bit of that. Think of todays column as being similar to a luncheona sampling of many things. Monthly Prayer Day I think we would all agree that there are many things we need to be in prayer about. So we may lift these things before the Lord in a spirit of unison, we are going to change the day of our monthly prayer. Starting in August we will now have our monthly day of prayer on the second Sunday from 4:30 6pm, followed by a simple meal. The date for this new afternoon of prayer is 14 August. There are a few reasons we are making this change. First, moving it to a Sunday provides a time when more people are available. Second, condensing the time we gather from seven hours to one and one-half hours will allow us to pray in greater numbers together. The format of the prayer time is still being worked out, but there will be time for quiet, meditative prayer, small group prayer, and large group prayer. Finally, we also felt that afterwards it is important to have a time of fellowship over a meal. Now, especially during this time of transition, it is important to keep gathering together. If you need a ride for this time of prayer, please let one of our deacons know. Offers of Help With the upcoming changes facing our congregation, many people have offered to help with our existing ministries and events. Thank you to those that have offered your assistance. Next week we will share an updated list and give a report on the progress made. Commissioning Service Next Sunday will be the last service before our team leaves for the Northern Territory. Please be on hand to commission the following eight people going on the trip: Glenn Sobey, Peter Malseed, Mark Atwell, Peter Cocks, Ian Jeffries, Ted Skewes, Wilma and Roger Crouch. Sunday Services We are thankful that many new faces will be before us on Sunday mornings. You will notice some of our deacons are helping to lead our worship services. Additionally, Paul Adams, Nathan McLean, Roy Hope, and Bruce Honeybun are preparing messages for our congregation. Please lift them up in prayer as they step out of their comfort zone. Remember to keep praying for our Pastor Search Committee and our Diaconate as they search for a Pastor and Interim Minister to lead our congregation. Good things are happening.keep praying. Blessings,

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Col. 4:2

OUR FINANCES
Total June Offering: Monthly Budget: Weekly Target: Weekly Average Week Week Week Week 5th June 12th June 19th June 26th June $15,305 $16,250 $ 3,750 $ 3,826 $4,535 $2,329 $4,837 $3,604

Those with various health needs Margaret Wiltshire, Thelma Brown, Matt Harris, Terese and Stuart Oakley, Gillian Karlberg, Jo Moyle, and others. Many with chest/cold/flu infections currently. Single Parents - As they face the challenges and joys of parenting The Northern Territory team (including Norm and Karen) The congregation at All Saints Father Denis has recently announced he is leaving his position Pastoral Search Committee - for our moderator David and the team as they continue to seek God's direction. Year 12 Students - that they finish strongly. Jared G., James A., David M, David A, and Jason M. Monday Kelly Armitage Tuesday Alice Attwood Wednesday Lionel & Eileen Atwell Thursday Mark & Susan Atwell Friday Michelle Axisa Saturday Sam Axisa, David Sunday Scott Barnden

(avg. from 1st January 2011)

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
June Donations: $2,675 B/F available balance: $87,529

Total Building Fund raised to end of June: $520,515

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

Michael & Christy

Lets press on in faith!

Notes ...

FUEL Youth 10-Pin Bowling!!

Next Friday 5th August - Mt Gambier Meet at the Church Hall - 5:45pm SHARP! Returning approx. 10:30pm Cost $15 each for 2 games + petrol allowance RSVP before Monday 1st (Tomorrow) to ensure travel arrangements. Contact Paul or Jolene (0403 119 289)or Brad (0448 259 394).

NT Mission Work Party Commissioning Service

Next Sunday will be the last service before our team leaves for the Northern Territory. Please be on hand to commission the following eight people going on the trip: Glenn Sobey, Peter Malseed, Mark Atwell, Peter Cocks, Ian Jeffries, Ted Skewes, Wilma and Roger Crouch.

Thank You!
Margaret Wiltshire would like to thank everyone for their prayerful concern while she has been so unwell recently. We thank God for Margarets return to good health. Partners in Depression - a special program!
This course runs for two hours weekly (10.30am12.30pm) Wednesdays commencing 3rd August, concluding 7th September. This is a special course, run by Aspire, for those supporting a family member or friend who is living with depression. The course provides a basic understanding of depression and addresses practical ways of helping a depressed family member or friend. It will be held in the Portland WorkSkills Shop, 14 Pioneer Plaza. No cost. To register contact Suzi Stropin - 5560 3000 or 0438 533 524.

~ NT Mission Team~ Prayer Points

Thank you to everyone for your support of our NT Mission Team! Please pray for : The Work Party and their families as the team prepares to leave on Tuesday August 9th Norm & Karen as they return to mission after Norms illness, for renewed health and energy.

Monthly Prayer Day

Sunday week, 14th August 4:30 - 6:00pm at the Church Followed by a shared meal together
Please make plans to join us for our day of monthly prayer. Note: The day has been moved to the second Sunday afternoon of each month.

DATES TO REMEMBER
FUEL Study at the Youth Shed: Tonight - 5:00pm Deacons Meeting at Dianne Adams: Tomorrow - 7:30pm Weekly Prayer Group at Church House: Tuesdays 10:30-11:30am FUEL Youth - 10-Pin Bowling at Mt Gambier: Next Friday 5th August - meet at Church 5:45pm SHARP Seaview House Monthly Service: Next Sunday, 7th August - 2:00pm Commissioning Service for the NT Mission Team: Next Sunday Mission Team - Work Party to the Northern Territory: August 12th - 22nd - leaving Tuesday 9th Monthly Prayer Day: SUNDAY 14th August - 4:30-6:00pm

Directory Change
Please note the following change of email address for Graeme Hayes:

graeme_hayes@bigpond.com

Thank You!
Many thanks to a special group of thoughtful, crafty ladies! Our Silver Threads Craft Group has been quietly very busy, creating box fillers for the Samaritans Purse Christmas Child program. There are lots of drawstring bags of many kinds; kids clothes; pencil cases; hats & beanies; booties; hand bags; sewing kit holders; little card gift boxes; and 40 knitted teddies and animals! Add in some tennis balls, toy cars and marbles, and we have a huge box of fillers which will be taken to the Victorian Samaritans Purse Depot at Mitcham Baptist Church this Tuesday. Watch for details about Christmas Child in a few weeks...

WANTED
Young Volunteers are needed for our worship services, media helpers who will learn how to use the media desk equipment, both upstairs and downstairs. Please see Peter Dalliston for more details. Web-site helpers are also wanted and training is provided.

FUEL Youth Study

The Term of Tough Questions You asked the questions and now we are going to talk about them - the tough questions of life. Each Sunday Evening: 5-7pm at the youth shed. Tea provided, no cost. Remember your Bible.

Thought for the week ... When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
Alexander Graham Bell

Service CDs Available

If you would like a copy of the July 3rd Service - the Retirement Celebration Day for John and Judith please see Peter Dalliston or phone 5521 1562.

Stuart and Terese Oakley and family will be moving house next Saturday, August 6th. All offers of help shifting goods would be gratefully received! If you have a trailer or ute to help carry furniture, this would be much appreciated. Please see Stuart or Terese if you can help or phone 5523 5897 (NB: Different number to that in the Directory ...) Please pray for kind weather on the day.

Our weekly Prayer Group meets every Tuesday at the Church House from 10.30-11.30am. Everyone is encouraged to join in this vital ministry - you will find a very warm welcome there!

PARENTS ROOM
Parents are welcome to use the room just off the foyer, with activities for children up to 12 months, especially during our prayer time and the sermon if your child is unsettled. It is sound-linked to the auditorium.