Our Life Together: 18th-25th July 2010

Sunday 18th July Wednesday 21st

10:00am Worship Service
(plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6)
Speakers: Gerard & Heather Rayside
11:30am Morning Tea
followed by Basket Lunch and Fellowship
in the Hall
2:00pm Lewis Court Service
5:00pm FUEL Youth Study Group
at the Youth Shed
7:30pm Young Adults Group - Dinner
with Gerard & Heather
Rayside at the Hall
Tuesday 20th
10:30am Church House Prayer Meeting
7:00pm Table Tennis at the Hall
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.
Loaves
7:30pm Home Group at L&D Oakley’s Enjoying God, Blessing Others
7:30pm Home Group at R&R Mibus’
8:00pm Young Adults’ Home Group Sunday 18th July 2010
at Church House
Thursday 22nd
7:30pm Music Practice
A warm Welcome to everyone,
especially all our visitors including a
Sunday 25th
special welcome to the Rayside family
10:00am Worship Service
who are with us for a few days: Gerard,
(plus Sunday School)
Heather and girls. Please join us for a
Speaker: Michael ‘Finger Food Lunch’ in the Hall
11:30am Morning Tea following the service.
5:00pm FUEL Youth Study Group
at the Youth Shed
Our Upcoming Highlights
Basket Lunch and Fellowship Time with Raysides - Today 12 Noon
Rosters: 25th July 2010 Lewis Court Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm
FUEL Youth Study Group: Tonight at the Youth Shed - 5:00pm
Door Greeting: Lee Caddick Young Adults - meet the Raysides: Tonight at the Hall - 7:30pm
Door & Offering: Len Caddick Silver Threads Craft at Sue’s home: Tuesday 27th - 12:00noon
Downstairs D&O:
Children’s Talk:
Roy Symes
Michelle Harris
Lighthouse Depression Support Meeting: Tuesday 27th - 7:30pm

& Fishes Media Desk: Camden, Mel,

Pastor: Associate Pastor: Secretary:
Roy
Thank you to everyone for your Rev John Simpson Rev Michael Drennan Jim Blake
Morning Tea: K Lewis & 13 Browning Street 11 Webb Court 39 Patrick Street
kind donations. Items most
needed include: soup; spaghetti; J Morrison Portland Portland Portland
jam; tea; coffee; sugar; toiletries; Offering Counting: R Crouch & P: 5523 2257 P: 5523 4893 P: 5523 2347
tuna; biscuits. Place your items R Selwood M: 0428 780 421 M: 0408 568 887 M: 0425 714 633
in the foyer supermarket trolley Lawns & Garden: T Elias simmoj@datafast.net.au mdrennan@eftel.net.au jim.blake@bigpond.com.au
or in the marked box on the Church Cleaning: Honeybuns
piano downstairs . Hall/Kitchen Clean: G & D Adams Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au
 “Devote yourselves to prayer, being OUR FINANCES
Welcome Gerard and Heather! watchful and thankful.”
What a great delight to have Gerard and Heather with us Total June Offering: $13,885
Remember to pray for the following
for a few days. Not only do we pray for the Rayside Monthly Budget: $16,250
people in the coming week: Weekly Target: $ 3,750
family, we support them financially as part of our
Weekly Average $ 3,425
mission giving. And, as we are aware, two groups from  Our friends in special places (from 1st Jan. 2010)
our fellowship have visited Gerard and Heather on site in Vietnam. including hospital – keep praying
for George Mackley, Joe Wiltshire, Week 31 May $ 2,519
Their service for Jesus in a cross cultural setting reminds us of many realities – Week 06 June $ 4,101
Gillian Karlberg, Lionel Atwell,
and we do well to take note of at least some of these: Week 13 June $ 2,284
Keith Whitbourne and Thelma Week 20 June $ 3,714
 God wants to use us anywhere – too often we are the victims of what Brown, Neil Mitchell and Alice Week 27 June $ 2,571
might be called “settled thinking.” We forget that Jesus has the right to Attwood. Peter Simpson had
Direct Debit Payments for offerings
call us to serve Him anywhere in this big world of His. The presence of surgery this week. Keep praying for
and donations can be made
the Drennan family with us is a constant reminder of this reality. And Matthew Harris. electronically. Details are as follows:
the Rayside family serving Jesus in Vietnam is another as is Kelly in  Ministers’ Association – met with Acc Name: Portland Baptist
Kazakhstan. So, let’s not get the idea of being available to Jesus in just The Hon Denis Napthine on Friday Church Direct Offering
the one place for the rest of our days – this is “settled
 Our Mayor – pray for Gilbert and BSB 704 922
thinking” (sometimes referred to being “stuck in a rut”). Account No. 100 006 869
Councillors
 Our leaders – as elections State and
 And let’s be careful about finding excuses - “I’m too old” is a common
Federal approach, let us pray for
one. When serving in PNG years ago with Wycliffe, we were very
integrity and honesty in campaigns
Building Fund
impressed by some colleagues who were grandparents with families on
Total Building Fund raised to
the other side of the world. For them, there was nothing too surprising
Monday end of June: $490,956
about being mission personnel - retirement was an irrelevant and
Tim Naylor June Donations: $13,090
pointless concept.
Tuesday B/F available balance: $87,125
Claire Oakley All gifts to the building fund are
 And, of course, Jesus’ followers are of all ages. So, with Gerard,
Wednesday fully tax deductible. Please take
Heather and girls with us today, let us take the time to consider our own
Lyndon & Debbie Oakley, the information sheets (blue &
place in God’s scheme for us. Are you falling victim to “settled yellow) and envelopes are
thinking” perhaps? Is it time to consider that there may be other doors Shivaun, Llewellyn, Nikolaus
available in the porch.
opening up to you for the future. Jesus has this bad habit of disturbing Thursday You can deposit straight into the
us, of being open to new ways and days. Take a long look at Peter, the Ken & Lois Roberts building fund via internet
big fisherman, who left his nets and ended up a great leader in a brand Friday banking using the following
new church – no way he could have cooked that up himself! Mark Robinson, information:
Alex, Mark, Jane Acc Name: Portland Baptist
It is always a great privilege to have those whom we support with us even if Saturday Church Direct Building Fund
briefly. Thanks for coming Rayside family – you are loved and prayed for! Iris Rogers BSB 704 922
Sunday Account No 100 007 044
John & Judith Robert & Laurel Selwood, Stephen “Let’s press on in faith!”
 Weekly Prayer Group
Please join us at 10.30am
Tuesdays at the Church
Ho use. E ve ryo ne is
welcome to share in this
vital ministry. Please Note:
the regular Friday prayer
group is in recess until late
July.
Read the Bible
in 2010
 Jul 18 Isaiah 30:1-33:24
 Jul 19 Isaiah 34:1-35:10
Micah 2:1-5:15
 Jul 20 Micah 6:1-7:20
2 Chronicles 32:1-8
2 Kings 18:13-18
Isaiah 36:1-3
2 Kings 18:19-37
Isaiah 36:4-22
 Jul 21 2 Kings 19:1-19
Isaiah 37:1-20
2 Chronicles 32:9-19
2 Kings 19:20-37
Isaiah 37:21-38
2 Chronicles 32:20-23
 Jul 22 2 Kings 20:1-11
Isaiah 38:1-8
2 Chronicles 32:24-31
Isaiah 38:9-22
2 Kings 20:12-19
Isaiah 39:1-8
 Jul 23 Isaiah 40:1-44:5
 Jul 24 Isaiah 44:6-48:11
 Jul 25 Isaiah 48:12-52:12
DATES TO
REMEMBER
The Raysides visiting us: Today
- please bring finger food to share
Basket Lunch with our visitors
Lewis Court Service: This
Afternoon - 2:00pm
FUEL Youth Bible Study:
resumes Tonight at the Youth
Shed - 5:00pm
The Raysides meet Young
Adults for Dinner: Tonight in
the Hall - 7:30pm
Table Tennis for all at the Hall:
Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00pm
Habitat for Humanity -
Volunteer Work Day: Next
Saturday 24th - see notice
Silver Threads Craft Group: at
Sue Mole’s home, 4 Donegal Crt.
Tuesday week 27th - 12:00 noon
Lighthouse Support Group
Meeting: Tuesday 27th July at
the Arts Centre - 7:30pm
Harbourside Lodge Service:
Wednesday 28th - 2:00pm
Songwriter Robin Mann’s Visit:
Sunday 15th August at Wesley
Church - 4:00pm - followed by a
shared meal
Welcome to the Raysides!
Today: Gerard and Heather are sharing in our service
today followed by a finger food lunch and fellowship
time to follow. All are invited to share in this special
time and learn more about their service for Jesus in
Vietnam.
Tonight - NB: change of plans
Young Adults Home Group will have a
Fellowship Dinner with the Raysides in the
Church Hall at 7:30pm.
Pray for our friends as they share with us and pray that they will be a
blessing as they visit friends around the State.
Habitat for Humanity
Thank You! Volunteer Work Day
Claire Oakley would NEXT Saturday 24th July
like to thank everyone Organized by Phil Curtis, a volunteer
for her 90th Birthday day for Habitat for Humanity,
celebrations at the Hall recently. probably working on site clearing and
Thank You to all who attended and fencing at the Marysville Bushfire
provided food, for cards, gifts and affected area, will be held next
well wishes. She enjoyed her day Saturday 24th July. All ages 15-plus
immensely. welcome, male and female. Lunch
AND: Claire’s new Address is … provided on the day. For details please
call Brian Finch 9872 3530 or email
Seaview House, Room 56
bfinch@habitat.org.au.
2 Otway Court Portland
Phone 5522 1156 Outreach to the Outback!
Postal Address still PO Box 165
Norm & Karen Roberts’
NT Op-Shops
FUEL Youth Thank you everyone for
Bible Study your wonderful response to
the appeal for clothing & other
Tonight
goods for the Roberts’ NT Mission
Op Shops. Please note the
FUEL Bible Study resumes Tonight
deadline for donations is next
at the Youth Shed at 5:00pm. Tea
Sunday 25th July. See Roger
included, no cost, bring a Bible. Crouch for details/5523 3595.