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Sunday 6th 10:00am Communion Service (plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6 ) Speaker David Jones 11:30am Morning Tea 2:00pm Harbourside Lodge Service Monday 7th 7:00pm Music Practice - all team
Tuesday 8th 9:30am Walking Group 10:30am Prayer Meeting - Ch. House 2:00pm BWF Meeting in the Hall
Wednesday 9th 7:30pm Home Groups at Kath Lewis’s L & D Oakleys’ P & R Dallistons’
Enjoying God, Blessing Others
Secretary: Glenn Sobey PO Box 574 Portland 3305 Ph: 5529 2439 M: 0409 258 135 [email protected]
Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au
Our Life Together: 6th - 13th May 2012
Door Greeting: Dianne Adams Door & Offering: Roy Symes Downstairs D&O: Paul Westlake Children’s Talk: Michelle Keiller Media Desk: Dallas, Roger, Paul Morning Tea: Bristow & Goldsworthy Offering Counting: P Westlake & R Dalliston Lawns & Garden: Adams Church Cleaning: Adams Hall/Kitchen Clean: Malseed
Thursday 10th 9:00am KYB at Lois Brown’s home Sunday 13th - Mothers’ Day
9:15am Prayer Meeting at
Church House
10:00am Worship Service
(plus Sunday School)
Speaker Peter Stevens
11:30am Morning Tea
BULLETIN NOTICES: To place
notices in the bulletin, please contact
Wilma Crouch on 5523 3595 or email [email protected] by 10am Thursdays. Thank you.
Loaves & Fishes
Thank you to everyone for your faithful support. Items most needed i n c l u d e : c a n n e d 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 .
Sunday 6th May 2012
Dianne Adams 5523 6202 Paul Adams 5521 1875 Jim Blake 5523 2347 David Hein 5523 3958 (Treasurer)
Nathan McLean 5526 5293 Doug Smith 5523 6950 Glenn Sobey 5529 2439 Jan Westlake 5523 3639
Deacons:
Roster 13th May 2012
Welcome Everyone!
A very warm welcome to all, and especially to our visitors
Today:
A Beginning: Our Special Pledge Service for our proposed Church home in New Street
A (temporary) Farewell: Please join us for a special Morning Tea as we farewell Pastor David and Ruth Jones
Our Upcoming Highlights
Harbourside Lodge Monthly Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm BWF Meeting in the Hall: This Tuesday 8th May - 2:00pm
Prayer Meeting at Church House: Next Sunday 13th - 9:15am
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Col. 4:2
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. Prayer support for the families of all these folk.
Graeme Hayes - in hospital with severe cough
David & Ruth - safe travel and blessings as they wind up their ministry today - praise God they will return in August
Plans for our church relocation to New Street - thanks and prayer for God’s direction and provision
IGA Supermarket - owners, staff, local people; recovery in many ways after last Sunday’s fire
Monday Communion stewards, offering
stewards and counters
Tuesday Those providing flower arrangements
Wednesday Catering Committee - Rosemary Mibus
Thursday Morning Tea providers
Friday Administration Assistants -
Hayley, Jolene, Wilma, Mark A
Saturday Church Building and Church House
maintenance - Len Caddick
Sunday Learmonth St Property maintenance -
Roger Mibus
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)
Direct Debit Payments for offerings
and donat ions 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: $ 1,330
Total B/F to 31st March $531,580
Purchase of Land $360,000
Other fees & costs $ 73,095
Current available balance: $ 98,485
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
“Let’s press on in faith!”
Thank you and blessings upon you both!
Today we farewell David and Ruth, our interim
pastoral couple. We are deeply indebted to you both
for your willingness to travel to us each week, your
friendship, your love and your leadership. We have been so blessed.
As you conclude this time of service among us, we thank Jesus for
giving you to us. We now pray a blessing upon you for these next
several months and look forward with much anticipation to the
possibility of your returning to us later in the year.
It is not lost upon us that history has been created during your time here
- no one among us can ever recall a service having to be cancelled. And
not once, but twice! You will be pleased to know that we don't hold
you responsible!! Go with our love and our prayers.
Your many friends at Portland Baptist
Thank You!!
To all the movers and shakers who created another great
Trash/Treasure/Market Day yesterday! Special thanks to
Debbie and Mission Support Group for your organisation
and hard work. Thanks to everyone who ran a stall, those
who baked, served, donated, delivered, ran errands, set-up or cleaned-
up, you’re worth your weight in gold. Thanks to all who were customers!
What a timely way to work together for the benefit of the Church
Building Fund, and also to support those tireless workers of the
Northern Territory, Norm and Karen Roberts, who will visit us in two
weeks’ time.
Starting the day with Prayer
It has been suggested that a Prayer Meeting will be held
each Sunday morning in Church House before church,
rather than second Sunday afternoons. The first of these
meetings as a trial run will be held next Sunday, 13th
May from 9:15 - 9:45am. Everyone is of course
welcome to join in during any or all of this time.
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!
Happy Birthday Verna!
Congratulations
to our friend
Verna Mackley who is celebrating
her 80th Birthday Today!! We trust
you will have a very happy and
special day, God bless you!
DATES TO REMEMBER
May is Missions Month! Green
information leaflets are available in the
foyer and downstairs
Harbourside Lodge Monthly
Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm
Music Practice: NB - special ‘whole
music team’ practice tomorrow,
Monday 7th May - 7:00pm
Walking Group: Tuesdays & Fridays,
Fawthrop Centre Carpark - 9:30am
Prayer Meeting at Church House:
Every Tuesday - 10:30am
BWF Meeting in the Hall: This
Tuesday, 8th May - 2:00pm
Sunday morning Prayer Meetings:
at Church House, starting next Sunday
13th May - 9:15 to 9:45am
Norm & Karen Roberts’ Visit:
Sunday evening, May 20th - Shared
Tea in the Hall - 6:00pm
Deacons’ Meeting: Monday 21st May
PARENTS’PARENTS’PARENTS’ & Tots’ ROOM& Tots’ ROOM& Tots’ ROOM
P a r e n t s a r e welcome to use the Parent’s room just off the foyer, with activities for children up to 2 years, if your child is unsettled. It is sound-linked 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).
May - Missions
Month 5-Cent
Coin Collection
Don’t forget to save your coins till
Sunday 27th May. All proceeds to
Norm & Karen’s NT Mission. If you
have not received a green Missions
Month leaflet, these are still
available in the foyer and on the
piano downstairs. There will be lots
of exciting things happening!
A former pastor graduates
Those who have had a long association with our fellowship
will be saddened to hear of the passing of a dear friend,
Pastor Colin Howlett, last Thursday morning. Colin and
Lorna exercised a wonderful six year ministry among us
back in the 1960's.
Of the many gifts Colin exercised, his ministry to those in hospital was
widely known and appreciated. Some of our current friends and members
who have been in hospital in Melbourne have been blessed by this special
gift.
Over many years, Colin's love for Christ and his loving concern for
people was unswerving. Pray for Lorna and the family as they give
thanks for Colin and adjust to life without his presence.
Baptist Women’s Fellowship
Tuesday - 2:00pm
BWF will be held in the Hall this Tuesday at 2:00pm when Kelly Armit ag e wi l l share her experiences in Kazakhstan. Contact Dianne (5523 6202) for details. The Word for the day is “Friend”.
An Invitation
Choral Evensong
at St Stephens Church
next Sunday - 5.00pm
Everyone is encouraged
to join in this special evening with
local members of our family in
Christ. A light supper will be
provided after the event.
Health & Safety
First Aid kits are provided in the church kitchen and church house. Alongside these kits we need to have the names of people who are qualified in First Aid treatment. If you are willing to have your name displayed or attached for this purpose, please see Dallas Walker or phone 5523 1711.
FUEL Youth
FUEL has a night off
next Friday
BUT
“Gross Games“ is on 18th May at the hall!
7:30-9:30pm - Cost $4
Wear clothes that can get messy!!