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Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Pastor:Rev Michael Drennan

11 Webb CourtPortland

Ph: 5523 4893M: 0408 568 887

[email protected]

Secretary: Jim Blake

39 Patrick StreetPortland

Ph: 5523 2347M: 0425 714 633

[email protected]

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

Our Life Together: 21st—28th August 2011 Sunday 21st

10:00am Worship Service(includes Sunday School)Speaker Michael

11:30am Morning Tea

2:00pm Glenelg Aged Care Service

5:00pm FUEL Youth Bible Study

Tuesday 23rd

10:30am Church House Prayer Meeting

12:00pm Silver Threads Craft Group

7:30pm Home Group at Honeybun’s

7:30pm Lighthouse Depression

Support Group

Door Greeting: L Brown

Door & Offering : S Brown

Downstairs D&O: D Hein

Children’s Talk: Michelle K

Media Desk: Camden,

Olivia, PaulMorning Tea: Smith &

Bristow

Offering Counting: D Hein & J

Donehue

Lawns & Garden: Honeybun

Church Cleaning: Hope

Hall/Kitchen Clean: Cocks

Wednesday 24th

7:30pm Home Group at Oakleys’

8:00pm Young Adults’ Home Group

at Church House

Thursday 25th

7:30pm Music Practice

Sunday 28th

10:00am Worship Service(plus Sunday School inc grades 5&6)Speaker Michael

11:30am Morning Tea and Light Lunch

12:30pm Quarterly Church Meeting

5:00pm FUEL Youth Bible Study

BULLETIN NOTICES: To place

notices in the bulletin, please contact

Jolene Adams on 5521 1875 or

email [email protected] by 10:00amThursdays. Thank you.

Roster: 28th August 2011

Loaves& Fishes

Thank you toeveryone for your faithfulsupport. Items most neededinclude: canned vegetables; pasta;shampoo; conditioner; jam;tissues; soup; tea; coffee; sugar;toiletr ies; biscuits. Placedonations in the foyer trolley or in the marked box on the pianodownstairs .

Glenelg Aged Care Service: TODAY—2pm

Church Quarterly Meeting: Sunday 28th August—12:30pm

Ladies’ Beading Afternoon: Saturday 10th September—1:30pm

Drennan Family Farewell: Sunday 11th September—6pm

Our Upcoming Highlights

Sunday 21st August 2011

Welcome to our service.We are so glad you are with us.

We are a company of ordinary people who love Jesusand want to share his love and care with everybody.

It is our prayer that God will speakwith you today.



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

Those with various health needs -

Thelma Brown, Matt Harris, Terese

and Stuart Oakley, Gillian Karlberg,

and others.

NT Work Party - travelling back

home Jensz Family - local family ties to

PBC. Grieving the passing of

Neville.

Judy Blake - procedure this week

Our church meeting - next Sunday

afternoon

Glenelg Aged Care - pray for our

friends that live and work there Monday

Roger & Wilma Crouch

TuesdayIan Currie, Tim

WednesdayPhil & Jenny Curtis, Felicity, Michael,

Genevieve

Thursday

Peter & Robyn Dalliston

FridayGraham Dart & Lyn McDonald

Saturday Jan & Colin Donehue

SundayKen & Elvie Douglass

Total July Offering: $15,240

Monthly Budget: $16,250Weekly Target: $ 3,750

Weekly Average $ 3,810

(avg. from 1st January 2011)

Week 3rd July $3,740Week 10th July $2,336

Week 17th July $6,457

Week 24th July $2,707

Direct Debit Payments for offeringsand donations can be madeelectronically. Details are as follows:

Acc Name: Portland Baptist Church Direct Offering

BSB 704 922Account No. 100 006 869

Building Fund July Donations: $810

B/F available balance: $88,567

Total Building Fund raised toend of July: $521,325

All gifts to the building fund are fully tax deductible. Please takethe information sheets (blue & yellow) and envelopes are

available in the porch. You candeposit straight into the buildingfund via internet banking usingthe following information:

Acc Name: Portland Baptist Church Direct Building Fund

BSB 704 922Account No 100 007 044

“Let’s press on in faith!” Michael & Christy

Ever-Forward….

During this time of transition, I thought it would be helpful to remind and informthe fellowship how we are continuing to move ever-forward.

In Prayer…

We had a terrific attendance at our monthly prayer day on Sunday. Thank you to the 50+ that were able to attend. Also, many thanks to the soupchefs that provided a warm, hearty meal. Our next time of prayer will beheld on Sunday, 11 September from 4:30 – 6:00 pm. I hope that you will

make it a priority to be a part of this special day of coming together asbelievers to pray.

In Building…

The new building is still on the horizon. In the past few weeks, there hasbeen helpful dialogue with our architect. As you can imagine, there areseveral small details that need to come together so we can move forwardwith the building. Our architect is assisting us to ensure that we are notmissing any steps. News of our progress will be shared with you shortly.Additionally, we are going to become more aggressive in advertising thesale our current building. Within the next two months, our goal is to havea strategy in place that will bring more attention to our property for a localand state-wide audience.

In Mission…

The Northern Territory work team is travelling well. They have had anadventurous couple of days to include: travelling many kilometers, aworship service with testimonials by three of the team, completedconstruction of the carport, some Secret Men’s Business, and a closeencounter with a Death Adder snake. Please keep the team in your prayersand we look forward to hearing their report soon after they return.

In Service and Ministry…

We continue to serve and minister to the people God places in our path.Loaves and Fishes, Lighthouse, CRE, BWF, Kids Hope, Silver Threads,Operation Christmas Child, Meals on Wheels, our aged care worshipservices at Seaview House and Glenelg Community Aged Care , PortlandCommunity Care Trailer, Sunday School, various Mission Supportopportunities, and Home Groups are just a sampling of ways were areactive the Portland community.

In Searching…

Our Pastor Search Committee is making great strides. Pray for them as they discern God’s will in the days ahead.

I am so thankful that our fellowship is committed to serve our Saviour. He hasalways provided for our needs and will continue to do so. Our God is an ever-forward God. And we shall be His ever-forward people.

Our Giving



DATES TO

REMEMBER

Mission Team - Work Party to the

Northern Territory: returning this

week

Glenelg Aged Care Service: Sunday

21st - 2:00pm

Weekly Prayer Group at Church

House: Tuesdays 10:30-11:30am

Silver Threads Craft Group:

Tuesday 23rd - 12:00 noon

Lighthouse Depression Support

Meeting at PAC: Tuesday 23rd

August - 7:30pm

Church Quarterly Meeting: Sunday

28th August - 12:30pm

Father’s Day Service: Sunday 4th

September

Ladies’ Beading Afternoon: Saturday

10th September — 1:30pm

Monthly Prayer Afternoon: Sunday

11th September — 4:30-6pm

Farewell Dinner for Drennans:Sunday 11th September – 6pm

Bulletin

Bytes

If you would like

notices in the Bulletin next week,

please see Jolene - see back page for

details. Thanks!

Our weekly Prayer Group meetsevery Tuesday at the ChurchHouse from 10.30-11.30am.Everyone is encouraged to join inthis vital ministry - you will find avery warm welcome there!

Infants & preschoolers….. Parents are

welcome to use the Parents’ room just off the foyer, with activities for children up to 12 months, especially during our prayer time and the

sermon if your child is unsettled. It is sound-linked tothe auditorium. The 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).

Michael’s Movementsichael’s Movements Michael will be in Sydney attending a pastor's

conference from 27 August - 31 August. Should

you need pastoral care, please contact one of our

deacons.

Greg Harding, Associate Pastor at Warrnambool Baptist, will be sharing with us next Sunday morning —

please keep Greg in your prayers during the week.

FUEL YOUTH Night Off this week.

See you back on 2ndSeptember for theMattress Run!Mattress Run!

Directory Change

Rosie Honeybun:

New address:

3/18 Carnoustie Circuit, Northlakes,NT, 0812

Glenelg Aged

Care Worship

ServiceThis afternoon at 2:00 pm. All are welcome to attend.

Lighthouse

Depression Support

Group

This coming Tuesday 23rd August

from 7:30pm, at the Portland Arts

Centre.

Silver Threads Craft Group12 noon, Tuesday 23rd August AtRobyn’splace,72DalwoodLane,bring

yourownlunchandanycraftyouare

presentlydoing.

Farewell to the Drennan Family…. 6pm Sunday 11th September after the prayer meeting.

Can each family please bring a small plate of sandwiches or cold finger food, and a

small plate of slice or cake to share. Any queries? See Rosemary Mibus.



Ladies' FellowshipSaturday, 10th Saturday, 10th

September ,September , 1:30 to 3:30 pm 1:30 to 3:30 pm

Kath Lewis' Kath Lewis' house house

Cost: $10 Cost: $10

All ladies are invited to anafternoon of beading andfellowship. You will be ableto make a “Pandora” stylebracelet that depicts the

Psalm 23 passage—ordesign your own braceletfrom a variety of beads.Please bring a plate ofafternoon tea to share.Only 10 spaces left!

RSVP to Christy Drennan(5523 4893) or email:

[email protected]

> for the many helping handsthat assisted with the Jenszfamily service and reception

on Friday.> and for those who attendedthe monthly Prayer Day. Our

next day is Sunday, 11th

September.

Outreach to

the Outback!

~ NT Mission Team 2011~

Our NT Mission Team will be

returning this week. Pray for

safety in travel for our friendsas they return., and for Norm

and Karen as they settle back

into the normal routines.

Quarterly Church MeetingNext Sunday 28th August, 12:30pm

following a shared lunch—can everyone please bring a finger food lunch plate to share.

Loaves & Fishes Emergency Relief Centre URGENTLY requires substantial stock of plastic or recyclable shopping bags. Please drop off to Loaves & Fishes or see Dianne Adams if you can help.

“Blessed Are the Peacemakers” Bible SeminarBlessed Are the Peacemakers” Bible SeminarBlessed Are the Peacemakers” Bible Seminar Presented by St John’s Lutheran Church with representatives from

“Ambassadors of Reconciliation”“Ambassadors of Reconciliation”“Ambassadors of Reconciliation” Saturday 17th September, 9:30am-4:30pm, St John’s Lutheran Sch0ol

Unity Centre, Trangmar Street.

Ever experienced conflict in your life? Come and discover a healthy andbiblical way to resolve conflict!

Ambassadors of Reconciliation is an international organisation that helpsindividuals and groups discover healthy and biblical ways to resolveconflict.

The seminar is a full-day Bible study on reconciling relationships andresolving conflict. In this power-packed presentation, we will see howGod’s ministry of reconciliation is meant to be lived out in our daily lives.We’ll learn practical ways to resolve family, business, organisatio0n,church, and legal conflicts.

Since all children of God are called to be peacemakers, this Bible study isappropriate for every Christian. As Christians living in a sinful world, wefrequently address conflict with the world’s familiar ways of escaping or

attacking. When we do, relationships are damaged, businesses andcareers suffer and the witness of the church is weakened. There is abetter way!

You will be challenged to live, proclaim and cultivate lifestyles of reconciliation in the family, workplace, community and church.

Blessed are the Peacemakers seminar covers the following topics:

Understanding conflict from a scriptural viewpoint

Identifying worldly and godly responses to conflict

Three opportunities for the Christian in conflict

How to confess your faults without justification

How to forgive others as God forgave you How to achieve genuine reconciliation; and

How to negotiate in a God-pleasing manner.

The cost of attending the seminar is $5 per person. Attendees arerequested to bring a lunch to share.

To register your interest please take a flyer from the foyer (or downstairs on the piano) and complete and return the registration slip as indicated prior to 9th September.

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