Our Life Together: 27th May - 3rd June 2012

Sunday 27th
9:15am Prayer Meeting at Church House 10:00am Worship Service (plus Sunday School) Speaker Debbie Oakley 11:30am Morning Tea 3:00pmChurch Quarterly Meeting 5:00pm FUEL Study at The Shed

Thursday 31st
9:00am KYB at Lois Browns home 7.30pm Music Practice

Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Friday 1st June

9.30am Walking Group 7:30pm FUEL Youth - Winterfest - winter themed games at the Hall

Sunday 27th May 2012

Sunday 3rd

9:15am Prayer Meeting at Church House 9:30am Walking Group 10:00am Communion Service 10:30am Prayer Meeting - Ch. House (plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6) Speaker Warren Holman Wednesday 30th 11:30am Morning Tea 7:30pm Home Groups at Kath Lewiss 2:00pm Harbourside Lodge Service L & D Oakleys 5:00pm FUEL Study at The Shed D & M Walkers

Tuesday 29th

A warm welcome to the final May Missions Month Service, especially our visitors. This morning Debbie Oakley will speak about overseas missions plus the Injibarra Kindergarten in Ethiopia This Afternoon: Our Quarterly Church Meeting will be held in the church this afternoon, commencing at 3:00pm. Special thanks to our PSC moderator, David Hodgens who will chair the meeting.

Our Upcoming Highlights

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 3rd June 2012

Door Greeting: Verna Mackley Door & Offering: Roy Symes Childrens Talk: Michelle Harris Media Desk: TBA Morning Tea: Atwells Communion Prep: Mieke Walker Offering Counting: R Crouch & J Donehue Lawns & Garden: Smith Ch. House Clean: D Wulff Church Cleaning: Westlake Hall/Kitchen Clean: L & D Oakley

Thank you to everyone

Loaves & Fishes

Prayer Meeting at Church House: Sundays - 9:15am 5 Cent Coin Collection - to benefit Norm & Karens ministry: Today Church Quarterly Meeting: This Afternoon - 3:00pm FUEL Youth Winterfest at the Hall: Next Friday 1st June - 7:30pm FUEL Youth Study at the Youth Shed: Sunday evenings - 5:00pm Secretary: Deacons:
Nathan McLean Doug Smith Glenn Sobey Jan Westlake 5526 5293 5523 6950 5529 2439 5523 3639

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

Dianne Adams 5523 6202 Glenn Sobey Paul Adams 5521 1875 PO Box 574 Jim Blake 5523 2347 Portland 3305 David Hein 5523 3958 Ph: 5529 2439 (Treasurer) M: 0409 258 135 tractor_commander@hotmail.com

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

Church Business Meeting This Afternoon - 3:00pm

The Church Quarterly Meeting will be held in the church this afternoon. Please note this meeting will begin at 3:00pm. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. We will be closing the lower hall for church services during winter starting next Sunday. Anyone needing assistance to get into church due to limited mobility should see Doug Smith or one of the other deacons.

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

OUR FINANCES
April Offering total: $12,542 Monthly Budget: $15,150 Weekly Target: $ 3,500 Weekly Average $ 3,292 (avg. from 1st January 2012) Week 1st April $3,957 Week 8th April $2,673 Week 15th April $3,777 Week 22nd April $3,623
(no church 29th - IGA fire)

Missions Month
5 Cent Offering We round off Missions Month today with our special offering. Thank you everyone for saving your small change for this purpose! Funds raised will be contributed to Norm and Karen for their faithful mission work in the Northern Territory.

Thank You!
Many thanks to e ve r y on e w ho attended last Sundays Mission Evening, enjoying a meal with our special guests, Norm and Karen Roberts from Global InterAction. Norm and Karen shared news and stories of their challenging work on the NT communities.

Please continue to pray for those with ongoing health needs - Stuart Oakley; Matthew Harris; Neil Mitchell; Colin Colston; Daryl Hobbs; Phillip Brown; Peter Berry; Julie Manson; Graeme Hayes. Prayer support for the families of all these folk. Church Quarterly Meeting - this afternoon. Pray for our church leaders, Gods guidance, our search for a Pastor, the New St. building opportunity The Drennan family - especially for Christy as she is in the US with her seriously ill mother. Also for Michael, Camden and Bailey at home, church and school Loaves and Fishes - for the care of Portlands needy families as the winter months begin Monday Graham & Dianne Adams Tuesday Paul & Jolene Adams, Lucas, Eloise, Bianca Wednesday Camille Alexander Thursday Kelly Armitage Friday Alice Attwood Saturday Lionel & Eileen Atwell Sunday Mark & Susan Atwell, James, Joshua, Benjamin

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
April Donations:
Total B/F to 30th April Purchase of Land Other fees & costs Current available balance: $ 1,330 $531,580 $360,000 $ 73,095 $ 98,485

Keeping up with the Joneses!

Dear Friends, We send you our love and prayers! Know yourselves missed by us and thought of often. You have a special place in our hearts and we look forward to seeing you in August. In the meantime, Mothers Day was a real joy for us all to be together again with David's Mum; time with our lovely baby Naomi and family was very special and by the time you read this we will be in Tasmania to meet Leo! Packing and unpacking have become very familiar to us!! Keep growing in the Lord Jesus and spreading His love in Portland and beyond. With our love in Him Who first loved us, David and Ruth

All gifts to the building fund are fully tax deductible. Please take the information sheets (blue & yellow) and envelopes which 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

Lets press on in faith!

BAYVIEW CAR TRIAL Schoolies with a Cause Fundraiser - Sunday 27th May
Grab: a car full of family and friends Clues: will take you to various district locations Perform: a fun activity or collect a souvenir Bring: a digital camera and pen Cost: $10 per person, $25 per family Starting point: Bayview College, Bentinck St, Portland - 2:00pm Finish & Afternoon Tea: Portland Surf Lifesaving Club - 4:00pm(approx.) First Prize: accommodation package at Dunlee Cottage, Port Fairy Proudly sponsored by McGees Lotto, Cards & Gifts. Conditions apply. For further information please contact Bayview on 5523 1042 All proceeds go towards the Thanh Loc Secondary School in Vietnam.

60th Wedding Anniversary

A little bird tells us some news! We are so delighted to be able to congratulate Ray and Joan Clegg who celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary last week! May God continue to bless and keep you both, well done.

Wanted
Articles, ideas and pictures for our website. Do you have any suggestions and/or material suitable to place on the website? Any pics from our recent church picnic or our Trash & Treasure out there? Anything else? If so I would love to hear from you. Feedback welcome. Peter, 0411 409 342

DATES TO REMEMBER
Sunday morning Prayer Meetings: at Church House - 9:15 to 9:45am 5 Cent Coin Collection: to benefit Norm & Karens NT mission work Offering will be taken up today Church Quarterly Meeting: This Afternoon in Church - NB: 3:00pm Bayview College - Open Morning: Tomorrow - 9:00-11:00am Prayer Meeting at Church House: Every Tuesday - 10:30am FUEL Youth Winterfest: Next Friday 1st June - 7:30pm FUEL Youth Study Group: at the Youth Shed Sunday evenings - 5:00pm Harbourside Lodge Monthly Service: Next Sunday 3rd June - 2:00pm BWF Ploughmans Lunch at the Hall: Tuesday June 12th

Our weekly Prayer Group meeting is held each 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!

Winterfest!!
Next Friday 1st June 7:30pm at the Hall Games with a Wintertime theme ... are you ready already for Winter?! Call Paul, Brad or Jolene or more info. Cost $4. AND please note: FUEL Bible Study resumes on Sunday evenings, 5:00-7:00pm at the Youth Shed.

FUEL Youth

PARENTS & Tots ROOM

Parents are welcome to use the Parents room just off the foyer, with activities for children up to 2 years, if your child is unsettled. It is soundlinked to the auditorium. The Preschooler Sunday School runs all year round during the service, with Bible stories, activities and crafts. For ages 2 years to Prep, downstairs (door just past side gate).

BUV Mission in Victoria (Home Mission)

Invites you to their

Annual Special Effort Day

at B.U.V, Level 2, 1193 Toorak Rd. Camberwell Tuesday 29th May from 10:30am Lunch provided, interesting gifts for sale. All proceeds to support Ferntree Gully Baptist Church. Any donations gratefully received please send to Mrs Joan Rodd, 34 Clivejay St, Glen Waverly 3150. RSVP or queries to Mrs Evelyn Wakeling, phone 9800 4686 or 0402 131 851.