Our Life Together: 15th - 22nd July 2012

Sunday 15th
10:00am Worship Service Speaker Roy Hope 11:30am Morning Tea 2:00pm Glenelg Aged Care Service

Thursday 19th

9.00am KYB at Lois Browns 7:30pm Special Pray for a Pastor Meeting at Church House 9.30am Walking Group

Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Sunday 15th July 2012

Friday 20th

Monday 16th
7.30pm Music Practice 7:30pm Deacons Meeting

9:30am Walking Group 10:30am Prayer Meeting at Church House

Tuesday 17th

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.
Sunday 22nd
10:00am Praise & Worship Service 11:30am Morning Tea 5:00pm FUEL Youth Study at Paul & Jolene Adams

Wednesday 18th

Home Groups at: L & D Oakleys Kath Lewis T & H Elias

Our Upcoming Highlights

Glenelg Aged Care Monthly Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm Deacons Meeting at Church House: Tomorrow - 7:30pm Special PSC Prayer at Church House: Thursdays - 7:30pm Silver Threads Craft Group: Tuesday 24th July - 12:00pm Lighthouse Support Group: Tuesday 24th July - 7:30pm Trivia Night & Silent Auction: Saturday 18th August Secretary: Deacons:
Nathan McLean Doug Smith Glenn Sobey Jan Westlake 5526 5293 5523 6950 5529 2439 5523 3639

BULLETIN NOTICES: To place

notices in the bulletin, please contact Wilma Crouch on 5523 3595 or email crouchcastle@hotkey.net.au by 10am TUESDAY this week. Thank you.

Roster 22nd July 2012

Door Greeting: Eunice Lightbody

Door & Offering: Micheal Barnes Childrens Talk: Paul Adams Media Desk: Morning Tea: Stephen, Ian Barnes & M Atwell Lawns & Garden: Atwell Church Cleaning: Mibus Hall/Kitchen Clean: Caddick

Thank you to everyone

Loaves & Fishes

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 .

Offering Counting: R Dalliston

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

~ Lets Join together to pray for a new Pastor ~

The Pastoral Search Committee has been seeking a new pastor for many months. We have considered many names, but have not yet found the person God has chosen for us. We have decided that starting this week we will meet each week on Thursday evening at 7:30 pm in Church House to pray that God will direct us to the person of His choosing. We invite any of you to join us in prayer each week. This will be a time of prayer for a new pastor only. It will not be an extended time, but it is one way that we can all be involved in asking God to lead us to our new pastor. 2 Chronicles 7:14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. Moderator David Hodgens PSC members - Susan Atwell, Jan Westlake, Jolene Adams, Nathan McLean, Jim Blake

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

OUR FINANCES
June Offering total: Monthly Budget: Weekly Target: Weekly Average Week Week Week Week 3rd June 10th June 17th June 24th June $11,888 $15,150 $ 3,500 $ 3,210 $2,916 $2,086 $3,537 $3,349

Please continue to pray for those with ongoing health needs - Stuart Oakley; Matthew Harris; Neil Mitchell; Colin Colston; Daryl Hobbs; Phillip Brown. Prayer support for the families of all these folk. Alice Attwood - very ill Mieke Walker - suffering from pneumonia Bertha May McMillan - Judy Blakes mum - presently in hospital Peter Berry - pray for Peters hip surgery date to be arranged soon Portland Businesses and workers - needing support in tough times Monday Gillian Karlberg Tuesday Peter & Michelle Keiller, Ashley, Nathan Wednesday Gordon Kennedy

(avg. from 1st January 2012)

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:
$ 1,725 Current available balance: $108,853

Home Groups
Please note that Mibus study group at Kath Lewis home, and Blakes study group at Tony and Helen Elias, will resume this Wednesday, July 18th. Ladies KYB group will also resume at Lois Browns home.

Sunday School Holidays

Sunday School is in recess until after the school holidays. Term 3 for all age groups will commence next Sunday July 22nd.

Thursday Jon & Steph Lambert, Megan, Anna Friday Kath Lewis Saturday Eunice Lightbody Sunday Betti Lyne, Clay

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!

DATES TO REMEMBER
Glenelg Aged Care Monthly Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm Deacons Meeting at Church House: Tomorrow - 7:30pm Prayer Meeting at Church House: Every Tuesday - 10:30am Special PSC Prayer Time at Church House: Thursdays - 7:30pm Sunday School all age groups and Pre-Schooler Sunday School: Resume next Sunday, 22nd July FUEL Youth Study Group: will resume after the school holidays Silver Threads Craft Group: Tuesday 24th July - 12:00 midday Lighthouse Support Group at PAC: Tuesday 24th July - 7:30pm Trivia Night & Silent Auction: MSG fundraiser in the Hall - Sat. 18th August

Glenelg Community Aged Care Service Today at 2:00pm

Glenelg Aged Care Centre monthly service begins at 2:00pm this afternoon. If you would like to share in a friendly time of worship and fellowship, come along to the Centre, 83 Wellington Road. Please pray for the residents and for our great team of volunteers.

An old friend leaves us

Enid White passed away this week just after her 90th birthday. A Thanksgiving Service was held in our church on Thursday. Enid's family (the Harmers) have a long history within the Portland and surrounding community. While Enid did not have a close association with our church over recent years, she was actively involved in our community, mainly through her long career as a nursing Sister. Enid was well known across many community organisations. Her family described her as a wise and loving person, ever ready to be helpful and with a quiet sense of humour and keen wit. Her family have been assured of our love and prayers for them as they experience the loss of a much loved Mother.
Many thanks to all those who assisted so ably with the service and a wonderful afternoon tea. Your efforts were very much appreciated

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!

TEA, TRIVIA & SILENT AUCTION

A Great Winter Warmer
only $10.00 per ticket!
6:00-7:00pm: 7:00pm SHARP: During Evening:
Supporting Church Building Fund plus Injabara Kindergarten, Ethiopia

at the Church Hall Saturday 18th August - 6:00pm

Preschooler Sunday School

Due to teachers being away during the holidays, the Preschooler Sunday School is not presently running but will return next Sunday 22nd. There are activity packs and colouring sheets in the small crche room at the rear of the upstairs auditorium for you to use during the service.

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 has not been held through the school holidays but will resume next Sunday July 22nd (see separate notice).

Soup, Breads, Sausage Rolls Trivia Questions begin Silent Auction

If you organise a table (up to 8 people) youre guaranteed a seat or just arrive and join in!

Contact Debbie (5521 7164), Kelly (0409 385 689) or Wilma

(5523 3595) for bookings, tickets or with any queries.

Ian Jeffries (MC) & Helen Sobey will set the Questions! *PS: If you would like to support MSG with donations
for the Silent Auction (goods or services) please contact Debbie, Kelly or Wilma