Our Life Together: 16th - 23rd January 2011

Sunday 16th
10:00am Worship Service Sunday 23rd Enjoying God, Blessing Others
Speaker Michael 10:00am Worship Service
Sunday 16th January 2011
11:30am Morning Tea Speaker Michael
11:30am Morning Tea
Thursday 20th
7:30pm Music Practice
Welcome to our service.
We are so glad you are with us.
Thought for the week: We are a company of ordinary people who love Jesus
A doctor was once asked by a patient who had met with a and want to share his love and care with everyone.
serious accident, “Doctor, how long will I have to lie here?” It is our prayer that God will speak
The answer, “Only a day at a time,” taught the patient a with you today.
valuable lesson.
It was the same lesson that God had recorded for his people of
all ages long before. If we are faithful for one short day, the
long years will take care of themselves. Our Upcoming Highlights
Andrew Murray
Our Special Commitment Sunday
BULLETIN NOTICES: To place Roster: 23rd January 2011
notices in the bulletin, please contact followed by shared Fellowship Lunch: 30th January
Wilma Crouch on 5523 3595 or email Next Deacons’ Meeting: Monday 31st January
crouchcastle@hotkey.net.au by 10am
Door Greeting: Claire Moriarty
Thursdays. Thank you. Door & Offering: Dick Hayman BWF - Picnic in the Gardens: Tuesday February 8th
Downstairs D&O: Micheal Barnes Relay for Life: February 18th-19th
Loaves Children’s Talk: Sue Honeybun
& Fishes Media Desk: Peter, Scott, Roy
Pastor: Associate Pastor: Secretary:
Thank you to everyone for your Morning Tea: Mibus & Oakley
Rev John Simpson Rev Michael Drennan Jim Blake
faithful support. Items most Offering Counting: B Honeybun, 13 Browning Street 11 Webb Court 39 Patrick Street
needed include: canned G Sobey Portland Portland Portland
vegetables; pasta; shampoo;
Lawns & Garden: T Elias P: 5523 2257 P: 5523 4893 P: 5523 2347
conditioner; jam; tissues; soup;
Ch. House Clean: J Blake M: 0428 780 421 M: 0408 568 887 M: 0425 714 633
tea; coffee; sugar; toiletries;
simmoj@datafast.net.au mdrennan@eftel.net.au jim.blake@bigpond.com.au
biscuits. Place donations in the Church Cleaning: Oakley
foyer trolley or in the marked box Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au
Hall/Kitchen Clean: Caddick
on the piano downstairs .
Dear Church Family, “Devote yourselves to prayer, being
OUR FINANCES
watchful and thankful.” Col. 4:2
It is good to be back in summer, I mean Portland! Total December Offering:$14,118
Mieke Walker – pray for Mieke and family Monthly Budget: $16,250
I can’t tell you how wonderful it was to be in fellowship with as they grieve the passing of her mum
Weekly Target: $ 3,750
you last Sunday. Your reception to my return was very Emily and Sebastian – now starting their
Weekly Average $ 3,131
moving. You truly are a warm and kind congregation. marriage together
The Lambert Family – leaving for (avg. from 1st July 2010)
During our holiday in the cold, snowy, east coast, I was often thinking about Gippsland Today Week 28th November $2,897
what was happening in Portland. While the wind was bitterly blowing, I was Peter Simpson and Graham Adams – Week 5th December $3,698
thinking about Christmas bbqs and foreshore fireworks on New Year’s Eve. continuing radiation treatment. Pray for Week 12th December $2,784
When weather gurus were trumpeting the threat of snow and ice, I was Joy and Dianne too.
Week 19th December $3,604
Stuart Oakley – and Terese and family.
wondering about SUFM and our wonderful Christmas Eve service. It was Week 26th December $3,692
George Mackley – in hospital, pray for
nice to be away, but it was difficult at times to have my heart in two locations. Verna and family Direct Debit Payments for offerings
Our friends with special needs – Matthew and donations can be made
The most frequent question my family was asked was about when, and not if, Harris, Stevie King, Joan Clegg electronically. Details are as follows:
we were returning back home (which they meant as the United States). My Drennan family –Christy, Camden and Acc Name: Portland Baptist
response was that I arrive home in Australia on 8 January. Before we flew Bailey returning home Jan 28. Church Direct Offering
out in November, I thought that there might be a chance of our hearts being Our Mayor – Mayor Bruce and Councillors BSB 704 922
pulled back to the US. The opposite actually occurred! I found our hearts Loaves and Fishes – needy local families Account No. 100 006 869
being pulled back to OZ and God gave us a peace in our spirit that Australia Salvos – Sharon and the congregation
was still home for us in our next foreseeable season of ministry. Queensland – coping with the disastrous
floods Building Fund
When I flew out of Los Angeles to return here the only things I truly missed Total Building Fund raised to
Monday
were family and friends. I wasn’t longing for things or the resources that end of December: $509,771
Our Deacons - Dianne A, Paul A, Scott B,
America can offer (well…I did have a craving for a BBQ sandwich). And the
Jim B, Bruce H, Rosie H, Jan W December Donations: $1,595
only reason I can say that I feel this way is because over these past 4 years of
Tuesday B/F available balance: $114,320
ministering with you God has provided everything that would fill any
Sunday School students & teachers
longing in our hearts. All gifts to the building fund are
Wednesday
fully tax deductible. Please take
God has been a faithful God to us in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. We look Worship Team—Service leaders, singers,
the information sheets (blue &
forward to 2011 – serving our faithful God and ministering with His people. musicians, media crew—Helen Sobey
yellow) and envelopes are
Thursday available in the porch. You can
Finally, we would like to thank you for the opportunity to reunite with our BWF - Judith Simpson deposit straight into the building
families over the holiday period. We greatly appreciated your prayers, calls, Friday fund via internet banking using
and correspondences while in the northern hemisphere. Although we were a FUEL Senior Youth - Paul & Jolene the following information:
great distance apart we never felt removed from Portland. Please continue to Adams, Brad Holman, Rosie Honeybun
Acc Name: Portland Baptist
pray for Christy and the kids while they spend their remaining time with Saturday Church Direct Building Fund
Christy’s parents in the state of Delaware. Junior Youth - Michael & Christy BSB 704 922
Drennan Account No 100 007 044
Blessings, Sunday
Michael & Christy Home Groups - Michael Drennan “Let’s press on in faith!”
 RELAY FOR LIFE - PBC TEAM 2011 Thank You!
Great community spirit - raising funds for cancer research! … to all who joined us
In Sympathy
Registration Fee: $15.00 for our monthly
Our thoughts and prayers
When: 7:00pm Friday 19 to 4:00pm Saturday 20 Feb. Prayer Day Friday.
surround Mieke and Dallas
Where: Henty Park Thank you for your time and
prayers. Special thanks to our
Walker after the passing of Mieke’s
Relay for Life begins at 6:00pm Friday with the Survivors and Family Walk.
more senior friends who faithfully
dear mum last Sunday. We pray that
Relay walkers start at 7:00pm and finish at 4:00pm Saturday. PBC Relay the eternal love and compassion of
come to prayer day and prayer
for Life Team will have “Narnia” as their theme and in keeping with this, the God will be your comfort and
meetings all year round - despite
baton will be a scroll which includes “walking verses” plus any favourite Bible strength at this time.
the weather this week!
verses.
Watch for details of a short meeting to be held after church soon, to ~ Congratulations! ~
distribute T-Shirts and take any final registrations. Registration forms are
in the Hall near the heater, along with the Walking Schedule. Congratulations to Emily Sobey and Sebastian Carroll on
Thank you to everyone who has helped with fundraising to date. If anyone the happy occasion of their wedding in Merimbula
has quick, easy fundraising ideas please see Debbie asap. If anyone can help yesterday! May the Lord bless your new life together and
with a sign/banner for the team please see Debbie asap. guide you both throughout the years ahead.
Would all interested people contact Debbie Oakley on home ph: 5521 7164
mob: 0439 550 244 or email: ldoakley@bigpond.net.au
Our Special Commitment Sunday
~ 30th January ~
Kids’ Summer Activity DATES TO This is the day when all who wish to renew their
Activity Booklets are REMEMBER membership for the coming year are invited to present
available in the foyer for their Commitment Cards which are now available. If you have not yet
the children’s use during Special Commitment Sunday: received your envelope with the card and covering letter, please ask.
the holidays. These should be named, 30th January - special service This is a very special time when we publicly witness again to our faith
returned to the box and used again followed by shared Fellowship in Christ and affirm our love for our brothers and sisters in the
next week. Lunch - bring Finger Food fellowship. Please bring finger food to share for Lunch in the Hall.
Parents’ Deacons’ Meeting: Monday
& Tots’ Room 31st January
BWF: Tuesday 8th February Those who worship in the lower hall will have noticed an
Located just beside the foyer.
improvement in the video picture with the better lighting to the
Toys and activities for young
stage upstairs. The picture is still rather grainy. This could be
children up to 12 months of age. Weekly Prayer Group improved if we had a better camera. Our current camera is
You are welcome to use this room Our regular Tuesday getting old and failed two weeks ago. It is only a Standard
especially during our prayer time morning Prayer meetings Definition camera (like the old TV Standard Definition pictures). The picture
and the sermon if your child is resume in February. For could be improved if we had a High Definition (HD) camera. We have a quote
unsettled. It is sound-linked to all pastoral needs please for a suitable camera. The cost is $999. If anyone would like to assist in
the auditorium. call John or Michael. funding this project would they please contact Jim Blake on 5523 2347.