Our Life Together: 25th September - 2nd October 2011

Sunday 25th
10:00am Worship Service Speaker Pastor Kevin Bell 11:30am Morning Tea

Thursday 29th
7:30pm Music Practice

Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Sunday 25th September 2011

Monday 26th
7:30pm Deacons Meeting at Church House

Friday 30th
9:30am Ladies Walking Group

Tuesday 27th
9:30am Ladies Walking Group 10:30am Church House Prayer Meeting 7:30pm Lighthouse - Depression Support Group at the Arts Centre

Saturday 1st October

2:00pm Annual Grand Final Afternoon at the Church Hall

Wednesday 28th
7:30pm Mission Meeting at Oakleys 7:30pm Blakes Group at Dallistons 8:00pm Young Adults Home Group at Church House

Sunday 2nd
10:00am Speaker 11:30am 2:00pm Communion Service Nathan McLean Morning Tea Seaview House Service

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

Deacons Meeting at Church House: Tomorrow - 7:30pm Lighthouse Depression Support Group: This Tuesday - 7:30pm Mission Meeting at L & D Oakleys: Wednesday 28th - 7:30pm Our Annual Grand Final Arvo: Next Saturday 1st Oct. - 2:00pm Seaview House Monthly Service: Next Sunday 2nd - 2:00pm

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: 2nd October 2011

Door Greeting: Door & Offering: Downstairs D&O: Childrens Talk: Media Desk: Claire Moriarty Bruce Honeybun David Hein Sue Honeybun Rachael, Roger, Sec. Jim Morning Tea: Bristow & Oakley Communion Prep: W Crouch Offering Counting: D Hein & B Honeybun Lawns & Garden: Adams Ch. House Cl. D. Wulff Church Cleaning: Malseed Hall/Kitchen Clean: Lewis

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 .

Loaves & Fishes

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

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

Lighthouse
Depression Support Group Meeting

Missions Support Group (MSG) Planning Meeting

Wednesday 28th Sept. - 7:30pm at Debbie & Lyndon Oakleys home, 16 Victoria Parade

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

OUR FINANCES
Total August Offering: Monthly Budget: Weekly Target: Weekly Average Week Week Week Week Week 31st July 7th August 14th August 21st August 28th August $13,273 $16,250 $ 3,750 $ 3,168 $2,348 $3,070 $1,743 $4,156 $1,956

Ailene McGarvie - recovering from pneumonia Judith - still having pain after knee surgery Jodie - Roger & Wilmas daughterin-law recovering after surgery Judy Blake - Recovering after surgery Lees Brother-in-Law Colin - still long recovery after accident School holidays - everyone travelling during this busy time Monday Kath Lewis Tuesday Eunice Lightbody Wednesday Betti Lyne, Clay Thursday Verna Mackley Friday Bruce & Betty Malseed Saturday Peter & Mandy Malseed Jason, Karissa Sunday Neville & Julie Manson Jacinta, Claire

Portland Arts Centre 7:30pm This Tuesday

(avg. from 1st July 2011)

Lighthouse meets this Tuesday 27th at the Portland Arts Centre from 7:30pm. John will be presenting a session on "Adjust your thinking." All welcome and bring a friend.

Everyone is invited to this special planning meeting, all welcome, young or old, short or tall.

~ Missions & Building Fund Special Event ~

Saturday 29th October at the Foreshore!
Part of the Upwelling Festival

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
August Donations: $1,330 B/F available balance: $90,108

PBC: Cake Stall, BBQ & Donuts

Now a well-loved traditional PBC Annual Event, we are always delighted with the combined church family effort at this event, and are hoping for your help, donations and prayers again. All donations of baked goods, produce, jams etc will be gratefully accepted. We also need teams of Cake Stall helpers; BBQ cooks/servers; Donut cooks/servers; setters-up and planners. See Debbie, Wilma or Glenn, thanks! AND ... the famous Airing of the Quilts!! Due to popular demand, the Portland Baptist Quilt Show is on again! It is to be held the same weekend as the upwelling festival the last weekend of October - so ladies, pull out those UFOs and get stitching. More details soon

Total Building Fund raised to end of August: $522,655

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

Lets press on in faith!

DATES TO REMEMBER
Deacons Meeting at Church House: Tomorrow - 7:30pm Ladies Walking Group: meets Tuesdays & Fridays at Fawthrop Centre Carpark - 9:30am Weekly Prayer Group at Church House: Tuesdays 10:3011:30am Lighthouse Depression Support Meeting at PAC: Tuesday 27th September - 7:30pm Mission Meeting at Oakleys: Wednesday 28th - 7:30pm Our Traditional Grand Final Afternoon at the Hall: Next Saturday 1st October - 2:00pm Portland Upwelling Festival: Saturday Oct. 29th - Fundraising opportunity for Church Building Fund and Missions Group Infants & preschoolers
Parents are welcome to use the Parents room just off the foyer, with activities for children up to 2, especially during our prayer time & sermon if your child is unsettled. It is sound- linked to the auditorium. Preschooler Sunday School runs all year round during the service, with Bible stories, activities and crafts. For ages 2 - Prep, downstairs (door just past side gate).

For your Directory

Starting follows: 16 Braewood Avenue Ringwood East, 3135 1st October, the new address for the Drennan Family is as

Grand Final Afternoon

2:00pm NEXT Saturday!
Our traditional Grand Final Arvo will be celebrated in the hall from 2:00pm next Saturday 1st October so come along to see the Pies take out the Grand Final AGAIN!. This is always an amusing and enjoyable afternoon - and you can support the Building Fund with purchases of Pies, Sausage Rolls & Drinks. Cuppas provided. Bring your comfy chair, munchies, team scarf, a friend ...

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!

Congratulations!
... to Brad Holman for passing the grading to become a black belt in Taekwondo!

Birthday Greetings!
Special Congratulations to Tanya Cocks who celebrates her 40th Birthday tomorrow! Making it a busy week, Peter will also celebrate his 45th Birthday on Wednesday!! Lots of blessings to you both!

Operation Christmas Child

Samaritans Purse Christmas Child brochures and boxes are available in the foyer and downstairs. Please join us in this simple but rewarding ministry. Feel free to fill more, remembering to enclose $9 each for shipping costs.

Notices . . .
Deacons Meeting
We will be meeting in Church House from now on. Next meeting will be tomorrow, Monday 26th September.

Duty Rosters
Church Duty Rosters are now available, with thanks to everyone involved. If you would like to volunteer for any of these duties, please see Jolene or call 5521 1875.

Daylight Saving
Next Sunday, 2nd October marks the beginning of Daylight Saving! Remember to put your clocks forward next Saturday night: Spring Forward ... Fall Back.

Pastoral Search Note

#7

Please note that a letter from our Pastoral Search Committee is included in the Bulletin. If yours is mislaid, copies may be found in the foyer.