Our Life Together: 27th February - 6th March 2011

Sunday 27th Wednesday 2nd

10:00am Worship Service
(plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6)
Speaker Michael
11:30am Morning Tea closely followed
by lunch before the meeting
12:30pm Quarterly Church Meeting
5:00pm FUEL Study at the Shed
7:30pm Home Group at Blakes’
7:30pm Home Group at Oakleys’ Enjoying God, Blessing Others
Sunday 27th February 2011
7:30pm Haymans’ Home Group at
Kath Lewis’ home
8:00pm Young Adults’ Home Group
at Church House

Monday 28th Thursday 3rd Welcome to our service.

9:30am Ladies’ Walking Group
7:30pm Music Practice We are so glad you are with us.
7:30pm Deacons’ Meeting at Dianne Friday 4th
We are a company of ordinary people who love Jesus
Adams’ home - 5 Lalor Street 6:00pm FUEL Youth - “Foreshore and want to share his love and care with everybody.
Hangout” - meet at Skate Park It is our prayer that God will speak
Tuesday 1st March with you today.
10:30am Church House Prayer Meeting Sunday 6th
7:00pm Table Tennis 10:00am Worship Service
at the Church Hall (plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6)
Speaker Michael
11:30am Morning Tea
Our Upcoming Highlights
2:00pm Seaview House Service
Church Quarterly Meeting: Today - 12:30pm following Lunch
Deacons’ Meeting at Dianne Adams’ home: Tomorrow - 7:30pm
BULLETIN NOTICES: To place Roster: 6th March 2011 FUEL Youth - “Foreshore Hangout”: Friday 4th - 6:00pm
notices in the bulletin, please contact
Wilma Crouch on 5523 3595 or email Seaview House Service: Next Sunday 6th March - 2:00pm
Door Greeting: Claire Moriarty
crouchcastle@hotkey.net.au by 10am
Door & Offering: Roy Symes
Monthly Prayer Day: Friday week 11th - 2:00-9:00pm
Thursdays. Thank you.
Downstairs D&O: Roger Mibus
Children’s Talk: Peter Dalliston
Loaves Media Desk: Ian, Camden,
& Fishes James
Pastor: Associate Pastor: Secretary:
Thank you to everyone for your Morning Tea: Bristow, Malseed
Rev John Simpson Rev Michael Drennan Jim Blake
faithful support. Items most Communion Prep: W Crouch
13 Browning Street 11 Webb Court 39 Patrick Street
needed include: canned Offering Counting: J Donehue,
Portland Portland Portland
vegetables; pasta; shampoo; R Crouch P: 5523 2257 P: 5523 4893 P: 5523 2347
conditioner; jam; tissues; soup; Lawns & Garden: B Honeybun M: 0428 780 421 M: 0408 568 887 M: 0425 714 633
tea; coffee; sugar; toiletries; Ch House Clean: L Handley simmoj@datafast.net.au mdrennan@eftel.net.au jim.blake@bigpond.com.au
biscuits. Place donations in the
Church Cleaning: Atwells
foyer trolley or in the marked box Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au
on the piano downstairs . Hall/Kitchen Clean: K Lewis
From John and Judith “Devote yourselves to prayer, being
watchful and thankful.” Col. 4:2 OUR FINANCES
This week in Christchurch…. Total January Offering: $15,483
 Our friends with medical needs Monthly Budget: $16,250
What a dreadful week this has been for the people of – for all currently receiving Weekly Target: $ 3,750
Christchurch. Terrible catastrophes are part of the way the specialist care Weekly Average $ 3,096
natural world works – and remind us of the amazing power of what we (avg. from 1st January 2011)
 Deacons – meeting tomorrow
sometimes refer to as “Mother Nature.” Week 2nd January $3,607
evening
Week 9th January $2,743
These disasters come in all shapes and sizes – tsunamis, volcanoes,  Our Mayor – pray for Mayor Week 16th January $3,366
cyclones, floods, wind and fire. It only takes a moment or two to recall Bruce and Councillors Week 23rd January $3,355
recent global examples of each of these – and several have made their  All Saints – for Fr Denis and his Week 30th January $2,411
presence felt in Australia in very recent days as we are all aware. people
Direct Debit Payments for offerings
 Those rebuilding their lives – and donations can be made
What is curious is that the insurance industry usually refers to these awful following cyclones and floods in electronically. Details are as follows:
calamities as “acts of God.” And this raises the basic wonderment as to
Victoria and Queensland Acc Name: Portland Baptist
what really are the “acts of God”? On occasions some Christians are
inclined to describe these as divine acts of judgment on a sinful world, a  Christchurch – after the Church Direct Offering
traumatic events of this last week BSB 704 922
harsh assessment when one considers that those who fall victim to these Account No. 100 006 869
disasters are mostly ordinary people going about their daily routines with
Monday
many no doubt being followers of Jesus.
Camille Alexander
Building Fund
The Gospels describe the great “act of God” which took place in Total Building Fund raised to
Bethlehem, which was followed by the Servant King walking the dusty Tuesday end of January: $511,151
Kelly Armitage
roads of Galilee healing the sick, preaching Good News, meeting needs January Donations: $1,380
and ultimately giving His life on an old rugged cross before leaving a B/F available balance: $109,693
Wednesday
secured tomb empty.
Alice Attwood All gifts to the building fund are
fully tax deductible. Please take
This initial “act of God” at a certain point of history has led to countless
Thursday the information sheets (blue &
other “acts of God” – changes in the lives of people who have become Lionel & Eileen Atwell yellow) and envelopes are
followers of Jesus, who have been embraced by the grace of God and who available in the porch. You can
embrace all around them with that same grace and peace. Friday deposit straight into the building
Mark & Susan Atwell, fund via internet banking using
We need to be constantly prayerful for all who live in the devastated City James, Joshua, Benjamin the following information:
of Christchurch. Let us also be open to the action of God in our lives, Acc Name: Portland Baptist
keeping us close to Him and blessing others through us. We then Saturday Church Direct Building Fund
participate in the ongoing acts of God simply by loving Christ and being Michelle Axisa BSB 704 922
His servants. Account No 100 007 044
John & Judith Sunday
“Let’s press on in faith!”
Sam Axisa, David
 Weekly Prayer Group
Our weekly Prayer
Group meets every
Tuesday at the Church
House from 10.30-
11.30am. A wa r m
welcome awaits you
there!
DATES TO
REMEMBER
Church Quarterly Meeting:
Today - 12:30pm, following
shared lunch in the hall
FUEL Youth Study Group:
Sunday evenings - 5:00pm
Deacons’ Meeting: Tomorrow at
Dianne Adams’ home - 7:30pm
Weekly Prayer at Church
House: Every Tuesday 10:30am
Table Tennis in the Church
Hall: Every Tuesday - 7:00pm
FUEL Youth at the Foreshore:
Next Friday 4th March - 6:00pm
Seaview House Service: Next
Sunday 6th March - 2:00pm
Monthly Prayer Day: Friday
week 11th March - 2:00-9:00pm
FUEL & Junior Youth Groups -
Prayer, Pizza & Pictures:
Friday 11th March - 6:00pm
Orientation Session for
prospective members: Sunday
20th March in the hall - 6:00pm
Tuesday Table Tennis
for
Everyone
7:00-9:00pm at
the Hall
Starting with prayer
and finishing with a
cuppa, Men and
women, all age
groups, play table
tennis and chat -
bring your friends!
Call Lyndon for
details (5521 7164).
CDs available
from Peter
Going on holidays? Don't
want to miss the church
messages? Need a copy for some
other reason? Did you know that while
you are away Peter can do recordings
on CDs of Sunday’s message? Just
register in the blue folder on the
media desk or speak to Peter
Dalliston. (Phone 5521 1562).
Located just beside the foyer. Toys
and activities for young children up
to 12 months of age. You are
welcome to use this room especially
during our prayer time and the
sermon if your child is unsettled. It
is sound-linked to the auditorium.
Church Quarterly Meeting
Our Church Meeting begins at 12.30pm today
after a finger food lunch. Please make the
effort to be with us.
Many T hanks . . . Pastor’s
Perambulations
John and Judith are
taking leave from
Thank You to all who shared in the tomorrow and will be returning
Combined Churches’ service last Thursday week, 10th March. Please
Sunday evening. What a special time refer pastoral needs to Michael.
to share with our friends from other
churches in our town. Special thanks
to our singers, musicians and media
New Church Directory
helpers – thank you for your great Our new “Church
help. Contact” Directory is
———————————————————————————— now available - please
collect your copy
We would like to Thank
from the foyer today.
our Church family for
their Prayerful support Directory Update
whil e we wer e in Claire Oakley’s new address is:
Melbourne for my
Glenelg Aged Care
Radiation treatment.
Wellington Road, Portland
In Christ, Graham & Dianne Phone: 5523 7173
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Thank You to all Roberts’
those in our Relay for Ramblings
Life Team for your
The latest news
fantastic effort and
happy attitude! In from Norm and Karen is now available,
spite of last copies upstairs or downstairs. Please
weekend’s unhelpful weather it was pray as problems continue at
great to see the enthusiasm of our PBC Yuendumu, one of their NT ministry
team. Thank You to everyone involved centres, also for God’s strength,
in any way for your support! wisdom and sensitivity in these times.
 FUEL Foreshore Hangout!!
Baptismal Service
Easter Sunday 24th April
Youth Next Friday 4th March Please let John or Michael know if you are thinking
about baptism. There will be a special session or two
Meet at the Skate Park - 6:00pm on baptism as part of our member orientation process
BYO Tea & Drinks - BBQ available so those considering baptism can join in. To be
baptised on Easter Sunday makes this day very special
Pick-up time 8:00pm as we remember with joy the resurrection of Jesus.
Queries to Paul 5521 1875.
Orientation Commitment
TONIGHT!! Pastoral Session
Search Cards
FUEL Youth For those who have not
If you were not able
Bible Study Committee previously been church members
to be with us to
but who have presented their
At the Youth Shed 5:00-700pm. Continue to pray for Moderator present your Commitment Card
Commitment Cards, please note
Includes dinner. NB: NO charge. David Hodgens and our Committee as that there will be an Orientation at our Annual Commitment
Bring your Bible, bring a friend. Session on Sunday 20th March at service, you are invited to do so
they work together.
6.00pm in our Sunday School hall. during the last song in each of
our February services. John or
May is Missions Month Attendance is part of the
Michael will offer a reminder
YOUNG ADULTS Missions Month Sundays are being
membership process and will be
followed by an interview with a prior to the song. Please
Home Group planned but rest assured the Great
“5-cent Coin Collection” is on again! report to be brought to the remember that this is fivefold
Church Meeting in May. For commitment as set out on the
Held every Wednesday Save those jingling
those who have not been card. Only present your card if
coins from now till
8:00pm at Church House. Sunday 29th May. baptised, there will be a special you are intending to honour
See Michael for details. More details to follow. session on baptism available each of these commitments
which will be advised shortly. with the Lord’s help.
Outreach to the Outback!
~ Quilts for Queensland ~
Norm & Karen’s NT Mission Op-Shops
Jan Donehue is expecting the remaining quilt
Following the great response to our Missions clothing
tops/quilts being donated to the Lockyer
appeal last year we wonder if anyone has anything left! Our mission
Valley Flood victims to be handed in to her
group has a work team going to the Roberts’ in August and are happy to
take donations. The Mission Op Shops need: toys, sports equipment, today. A warm Thank You to those who created quilts, and those who
baby’s/kids’ clothes 0-5 years, all shoes/runners (not high heels) men’s supported this effort financially, with 12 quilts expected to be posted
jeans, ladies’ tops & skirts (NO slacks) sports-type clothes, men’s shirts, early this week! It was suggested a verse be added to the gift: "To sleep
short or long sleeve, socks, underwear (in good nick) tracksuit tops, jackets, under a quilt is to sleep under a blanket of love. We send you ours, from the
coats, sheets, towels, curtains, but NO knitwear. Please see Wilma if you Portland Baptist Church.” Please see Jan today to discuss tardy quilts and
can help - phone 5523 3595 or email crouchcastle@hotkey.net.au Thanks! arrange delivery of same asap - or call 5523 2953.