Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Pastor: Rev John Simpson 13 Browning Street

Portland P: 5523 2257

M: 0428 780 421 simmoj@datafast.net.au

Associate Pastor: Rev Michael Drennan

11 Webb Court Portland

P: 5523 4893 M: 0408 568 887

mdrennan@eftel.net.au

Secretary: Jim Blake

39 Patrick Street Portland

P: 5523 2347 M: 0425 714 633

jim.blake@bigpond.com.au

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

Our Life Together: 15th - 22nd August 2010

Sunday 15th

10:00am Worship Service

including Infant Dedication

(plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6)

Speaker: John

11:30am Morning Tea

2:00pm Lewis Court Service

4:00pm Robin Mann Concert - Wesley

5:00pm FUEL Youth Study at the Shed

Monday 16th

7:30pm Deacons’ Meeting

Tuesday 17th

10:30am Church House Prayer Meeting

7:00pm Table Tennis at the Hall

Wednesday 18th

7:30pm Home Group at L&D Oakley’s

7:30pm Home Group at R&R Mibus’

8:00pm Young Adults’ Home Group

at Church House

Door Greeting: Rosemary Mibus

Door & Offering: Roger Mibus

Downstairs D&O: Roy Symes

Children’s Talk: Jim Blake

Media Desk: David S, Scott,

Roy

Morning Tea: Blakes &

Handleys

Offering Counting: R Selwood,

P Westlake

Lawns & Garden: T Elias

Church Cleaning: Malseeds

Hall/Kitchen Clean: Oakleys

Loaves

& Fishes

Thank you to everyone for your

kind donations. Items most

needed include: soup; spaghetti;

jam; tea; coffee; sugar; toiletries;

tuna; biscuits. Place your items

in the foyer supermarket trolley

or in the marked box on the

piano downstairs .

Thursday 19th

7:30pm Music Practice

Friday 20th

7:30pm FUEL Youth - a Night Out

at the Indoor Cricket Centre

Saturday 21st

9:00am Sunday School Teachers’

Meeting in the Hall

Sunday 22nd

10:00am Worship Service

(plus Sunday School)

Speaker: John

11:30am Morning Tea

plus BYO shared lunch before Meeting

12:30pm Church Quarterly Meeting

5:00pm FUEL Youth Study Group

at the Youth Shed

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: 22nd August 2010

Sunday 15th August 2010

Our Upcoming Highlights

Lewis Court Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm

Robin Mann Concert at Wesley: This Afternoon - 4:00pm

Deacons’ Meeting: Tomorrow - 7:30pm

Sunday School Teachers’ Meeting: Next Saturday 21st - 9:00am

Church Quarterly Meeting: Next Sunday 22nd - 12.30pm

Silver Threads Craft at Robyn’s home: Tuesday 24th - 12:00pm

Lighthouse Depression Support Meeting: Tuesday 24th at PAC - 7:30pm

Harbourside Lodge Service: Wednesday 25th - 2:00pm

Obninsk Team Report Evening: Sunday 29th August - 6:30pm

Welcome!

A very warm welcome to all those visiting with us today, especially the families and friends of Bianca Adams as we join Paul and Jolene in celebrating her

dedication this morning. Thank you for being with us. Please join us for Morning Tea after the service.

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”

For all needing special prayer – George Mackley, Lionel Atwell, Joe Wiltshire, Matthew Harris, Jim Coates, Gillian Karlberg, Patty Edwards, Keith Whitbourne, Graham Adams. Wilma Crouch has had surgery this week.

Our Mayor, Council and Interim CEO (Adele Kenneally) – pray for Council as the decision is made about a new CEO for our Shire

South West Community Church – for Shane, Glenda and their people

Our overseas family – Kelly, Pastor Alexey, the Cunningham and Rayside families. Remember Norm and Karen in Central Australia

Our world – pray for all affected by the recent natural catastrophes: monsoonal floods (Pakistan), bush fires (Russia), mud slide (China).

Monday

Pastor John & Judith Simpson

Tuesday Pastor Michael & Christy Drennan,

Camden, Bailey

Wednesday Secretary Jim Blake

Thursday Treasurer Jon Lambert

Friday Deacons: Paul Adams, Jim Blake, Len

Caddick, Bruce Honeybun, Rosie Honeybun, Jon Lambert, Roger Mibus,

Jan Westlake

Saturday Sunday School students & teachers

Sunday BWF - Judith Simpson

OUR FINANCES Total July Offering: $11,594

Monthly Budget: $16,250

Weekly Target: $ 3,750

Weekly Average $ 2,898

(NB: from 1st July 2010)

Week 04 July $ 2,587

Week 11 July $ 1,755

Week 18 July $ 4,515

Week 25 July $ 2,736

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

Total Building Fund raised to end of July: $493,101

July Donations: $2,145 B/F available balance: $89,787

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

“Let’s press on in faith!”

From John and Judith

Kelly in Kazakhstan reports…. Some will have already read the latest news from Kelly but for the many who may have missed out, here’s a brief summary….

I have had a very eventful June and July. Some of the highlights: my trip to Moscow to join our own Russian Team for a few days in Obninsk. It was great being with my church friends visiting the church in Obninsk, a rehab centre and an orphanage.

I flew to a conference in Kyrgystan right on the beaches of Lake Issykul. At the same time there was dreadful ethnic violence in the south of the country. There were delays in entering the country but marvellous to catch up with my Interserve colleagues, many of whom I only knew via their emails.

I and a friend baptised my housemate in the bath. She belongs to a house church but the people there had kept postponing her baptism without reason. So, I made sure she understood what baptism represented and the baptism proceeded. A great moment.

Everyone made sure my first summer birthday was a happy time. We had a great lunch and then dinner out – with my Interserve friends.

I have finished teaching two courses: my usual schedule is two 2-hour classes with a half hour break in between. I am not teaching during August.

The situation with my visa means that I may be coming home in November, a little earlier than expected.

Pray for unity, good relationships, good health, language learning.

Keep Kelly in your prayers please!

John & Judith

Read the Bible

in 2010

Aug 15 Jeremiah 37:11-38:28

Ezekiel 1:1-3:15

Aug 16 Ezekiel 3:16-4:17

Jeremiah 27:1-28:17 Jeremiah 51:59-64

Aug 17 Ezekiel 5:1-9:11

Aug 18 Ezekiel 10:1-13:23

Aug 19 Ezekiel 14:1-16:63 Aug 20 Ezekiel 17:1-19:14

Aug 21 Ezekiel 20:1-22:16

Aug 22 Ezekiel 22:17-23:49

2 Kings 24:20-25:2

Jeremiah 52:3-5

Jeremiah 39:1 Ezekiel 24:1-14

DATES TO

REMEMBER

Lewis Court Service: This

Afternoon - 2:00pm

Songwriter Robin Mann’s Visit:

This Afternoon at Wesley Church

- 4:00pm. See separate notice

FUEL Youth Bible Study: meets

Tonight at Youth Shed - 5:00pm

Deacons’ Meeting: Monday 16th

Table Tennis for all at the Hall:

Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00pm

FUEL Youth - Indoor Cricket

Centre Night: Next Friday 20th -

7:30-9:30pm

Sunday School Teachers’

Meeting: Next Saturday 21st in

the Hall - 9:00am

Church Quarterly Meeting:

Sunday 22nd August - 12:30pm

Silver Threads Craft Group at

Robyn’s home: Tuesday week

24th August - 12:00noon

Lighthouse Depression Support

Meeting at PAC: Tuesday week

24th August - 7:30pm

Harbourside Lodge Service:

Wednesday week 25th - 2:00pm

Russia Report Evening: Sunday

week 29th August - 6:30pm

With Thanks...

Thank You! to

everyone who joined

us for our monthly

Prayer Day on Friday. Thank you

for your time and your prayers.

Special thanks to our more senior

friends who faithfully come to

prayer day and prayer meetings all

year round - despite the

discouraging weather this week.

Thank You! to all those who

participated in the Men’s

Breakfast at St Stephens yesterday.

Weekly Prayer Group

Please join us at 10.30am

Tuesdays at the Church

House or at 7:00am on

Fridays at Jim & Judy

Blake’s home - but not on

2nd Fridays when it is

Prayer Day. All welcome.

CHURCH

MEETING

Next Sunday 22nd

August 12:30pm

Our next Church Meeting will be

held next Sunday 22nd August at

12.30pm. Agendas are available

today, bo th ups ta i r s and

downstairs - please take a copy

home to read and make the effort

to be with us. As

is our practice,

p leas e b r in g

finger food lunch

to share after

morning tea.

ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING

at Wesley Uniting Church - from 4:00pm

For all Music Lovers, people interested in combining

their faith with their vote and all those who enjoy a

good feed and great company.

4:00pm: Robin Mann, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist.

Performance & Participation

5:45pm: Pot-Luck Dinner [Bring food to share!]

7:00 pm: Forum - Your Faith, Your Vote, Your Voice

- with most candidates in attendance.

John is chairing the forum.

In __

How's your Bible

reading going?

Well done to all who are

reading your Chronological Bibles! Don't

get too far behind will you? It's easier

to keep up than drop back a few

days. And if you are not following the

CB, do make sure that you are reading

your Bible in a systematic way. Needing

help? Ask a friend for ideas and

suggestions

Silver Threads

Craft Group

Tuesday 24th 12:00 noon

All ladies are invited to enjoy a fun, sociable afternoon at Robyn Dalliston’s home, 72 Dalwood Lane

on Tuesday week 24th August from 12:00noon. Please BYO lunch and current craft projects. Contact Robyn for details (5521 1562).

Russia Report

Evening

Keep this date free:

Sunday week 29th August -

6.30pm when our Obninsk

Team will present their report.

Great Work Phil!! Congratulations to Phil Brown on the launching of

the Portland Accessible Eating Guide Vol. 1 earlier

this week by Mayor Wilson. Phil spent a lot of time

working on this publication and it is now available

at the Shire offices.

PBC Recipe

Books

There are just a few

Recipe Books left

for purchase! If you

would like one of

these to be yours,

please see Carmen or

Steph asap! $15 each.

Sunday School

Teachers’ Meeting

Next Saturday

A Sunday School teachers’ meeting is planned for next Saturday, 21st August at 9:00am in the Church Hall. This meeting is for all teachers from prep through grade 6.

News from Jeremy and Michelle Dyer They are settling in well to their new adventure in Gippsland. Jeremy has provided the following contact information for their friends:

Phone: 51762061 Address: 32 Fairview Street, Traralgon, Vic, 3844 Postal: PO BOX 9162, Traralgon, Vic, 3844

Jeremy's Email: dyer.jt@gmail.com Michelle's Email: michellejanedyer@hotmail.com PS: Michelle doesn't check hers very often so better to email me!

Continue to pray for Jeremy and Michelle as they find their feet in this new chapter of their lives.

“Shave for a Cure”

Ian and I, and possibly Benjamin, will be shaving our heads for “Shave for a Cure” at Bayview on Wednesday 25th August. If anyone would like to make a donation for this worthwhile cause, please place in money tin at morning tea or contact Ian and Michelle. We feel this is a very small way we can contribute to raise money for something that is very close to us.

FUEL Youth Indoor Cricket

Centre Night

Next Friday 20th August

Meet at the ICC (Cellana Crt. Portland) at 7:30pm.

Wear running shoes please.

Cost $4.00. Pick-up at ICC - 9:30pm.

For queries contact Paul (0403 119 289)

Lewis Court

Service Today

2:00pm

If you would like to join the faithful group who share worship and fellowship with our friends at Lewis Court this afternoon, please feel free to come along at 2:00pm, all welcome. Please remember to pray for the residents and for our team.

New

Church

Directory

Work is proceeding on the new

Church Contact Directory. If you

have not already done so, would

you please check the directory

copies - upstairs or downstairs -

and make alterations on the

sheets provided. Thank you!