Our Life Together: 5th - 12th February 2012

Sunday 5th
10:00am Communion Service Speaker Warren Holman 11:30am Morning Tea 2:00pm Harbourside Lodge Service

Wednesday 8th
Home Groups: 7:30pm L & D Oakleys P & R Dallistons 8:00pm Kath Lewis

Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Sunday 5th February 2012

Monday 6th
7:30pm Music Practice

Friday 10th
9:30am Walking Group - meet at Fawthrop Centre carpark

Tuesday 7th
9:30am Walking Group - meet at Fawthrop Centre carpark 10:30am Prayer Meeting at Church House 7:30pm Home Group at Honeybuns

Sunday 12th
10:00am Worship Service Speaker Cameron Young 11:30am Morning Tea

Welcome to our service, especially all visitors. We are a company of ordinary people who love Jesus and want to share his love and care with everyone. It is our prayer that God will speak with you today.

Our Upcoming Highlights

Roster: 12th February 2012
Door Greeting: Mandy Malseed Door & Offering: Peter Malseed Downstairs D&O: David Hein Childrens Talk: Jim Blake Media Desk: Laurel, Karissa, Jason Morning Tea: Bristow & L & D Oakley Offering Counting: D Hein & R Selwood Lawns & Garden: Cocks Ch. House Clean: W Crouch Church Cleaning: Atwell Hall/Kitchen Clean: Westlake

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.

Thank you to everyone

Loaves & Fishes

Harbourside Lodge Monthly Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm Monthly Prayer Afternoon: Next Sunday 12th - 4:30pm BWF Picnic in the Gardens: Tuesday week, 14th - 2:00pm Relay for Life - with PBC Team 2012: 17th & 18th February Glenelg Aged Care Monthly Service: Sunday 19th - 2:00pm Church Quarterly Meeting: Sunday 26th February- 12:30pm

Secretary:
Jim Blake 39 Patrick Street Portland Ph: 5523 2347 M: 0425 714 633 jim.blake@bigpond.com.au

for your faithful support. Items most needed include: canned vegetables; soup; pasta; shampoo; conditioner; jam; tissues; tea; coffee; sugar; toiletries; biscuits. Place donations in the foyer basket or in the marked box on the piano downstairs .

Deacons:
Dianne Adams 5523 6202 Paul Adams 5521 1875 Jim Blake 5523 2347 David Hein 5523 3958 Bruce Honeybun 5523 6750 Nathan McLean 5526 5293 Doug Smith 5523 6950 Jan Westlake 5523 3639

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

Part Time Interim Pastor position

The deacons have arranged for David Jones to be engaged as an interim pastor for an initial period of three months. Special thanks to David Hein and Bruce Honeybun for visiting Geelong to meet with David and complete the arrangements. Some more details of the arrangement are listed below.
History David lives in Geelong with his wife Ruth and has grandchildren nearby. David is 64 and not looking for full time ministry. David has recently concluded his ministry at Latrobe Terrace Church of Christ after 17 years. Availability David is available part time for 3 months, Sunday 19th February to Sunday 6th May. He may consider another 3 months starting in August. David has an idea for Easter which would involve an hour a day at lunch time each day leading up to Easter to prepare ourselves. If this idea comes to fruition then David would be here from March 30th to April 8th then have the next Sunday off. Duties agreed to: Meet with home groups for lunch (if no home group for lunch then perhaps visit people for lunch?) Preach each Sunday Service Visitation Lead prayer day each month Lead Glenelg Aged Care Service in afternoon (Once a month) Do funerals and weddings depending on which days they might fall Lead communion Other duties may develop during ministry, to be negotiated Allocation of time. Part time, total of 4 days. i.e. sermon preparation in Geelong (1 day) & ministry in Portland 3 days. Travelling is part of the time counted as ministry in Portland. One day preparation in Geelong. Come down Friday after lunch (Interested in meeting the youth.) Visitation as required Saturday- visitation etc as required Monday - visitation as required, leave in time to be in Geelong lunch time.

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

OUR FINANCES
January total Offering: $17,195 Monthly Budget: $15,150 Weekly Target: $ 3,500 Weekly Average $ 3,439 (avg. from 1st January 2012) Week 1st January $2,836 Week 8th January $2,407 Week 15th January $5,782 Week 22nd January $4,294 Week 29th January $1,876
Direct Debit Payments for offerings and donations can be made electronically. Details are as follows:

Phillip Brown - recovery after delicate spinal surgery Wednesday Please continue to pray for those with various health needs - Dick Hayman; Stuart Oakley; Matthew Harris; Neil Mitchell; Colin Colston - uphold Rita and family Marj Shalders grandson, Nathan - recovery after dental surgery Daryl Hobbs - now recovering at home after Geelong spinal surgery Lee Caddick & Judy Blaketreatment for shoulder injuries Praise God - our Interim Pastor David Jones commences 19th Feb. Norm & Karen Roberts - see separate note A Call to Prayer Bushfire Protection - pray for rain, milder weather, protection for CFA and those in fire-danger areas Loaves & Fishes - for the care of Portlands needy families Monday Ian & Michelle Harris, Matt, Ben Tuesday Graeme Hayes Wednesday Dick & Pip Hayman Thursday David & Marie Hein, Laura, Ellie Friday Jono Hein Saturday Kassie Hein Sunday Daryl & Mary Ann Hobbs, Jonathan

Acc Name: Portland Baptist Church Direct Offering BSB 704 922 Account No. 100 006 869

Building Fund
January Donations:
$ 985 Total B/F to 31st Jan. $528,660 Purchase of Land $360,000 Other fees & costs $ 71,538 Current available balance: $ 97,122

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

Lets press on in faith!

DATES TO REMEMBER
Harbourside Lodge Monthly Service (see notice below): Today - 2:00pm Walking Group: All welcome. Tuesdays & Fridays - 9:30am Prayer Meeting: Tuesdays - 10:30am BWF - Picnic in the Gardens: Tuesday February 14th - 2:00pm Relay for Life: 17th-18th February see separate notice Glenelg Aged Care Service: Sunday 19th February - 2:00pm Working Bee at Learmonth Street: NB: Date TBA - see Roger Mibus Church Quarterly Meeting: Sunday 26th February - 12:30pm NB: Followed by Special Church Meeting: see separate notice

CHURCH CONTACT DIRECTORY 2012

Plans are in the making to update our contact directory. If you have any changes that either may not have been published in the bulletin or wish to amend in our current edition, please see Jolene for a form to update your information.

Church Quarterly Meeting Sunday 26th February 12:30pm

Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend the Church Quarterly business meeting on Sunday 26th February. One item will be the appointment of a deacon to the position created at the November meeting.
NB: The new position is specifically created for the appointment of someone willing to train to become the next Church Secretary.

PARENTS & Tots ROOM

Parents are welcome to use the Parents room just off the foyer, with activities for children up to 2 years, if your child is unsettled. It is soundlinked to the auditorium. The Preschooler Sunday School runs all year round during the service, with Bible stories, activities and crafts. For ages 2 years to Prep, downstairs (door just past side gate).

Nominations for this position need to be with Secretary Jim Blake by next Sunday 12th February.

Special Church Meeting

A special meeting will be held directly after the Quarterly meeting on the 26th February. The purpose of the special meeting is to appoint two persons to have authority to act for the church and be able to sign documents associated with the sale of our building. Only those members who have been in membership for at least six months, are 18 or over and have attended communion in the last six months are eligible to vote at this meeting. If anyone has questions concerning these meetings, please contact Secretary Jim Blake (5523 2347) or one of the deacons (all listed on the front page of the Bulletin).

Seaview House Change of Service

The monthly service at Seaview House on the first Sunday each month will now be held at Harbourside Lodge - just next door to Seaview. The first service at Harbourside Lodge will be held this afternoon at 2:00pm. Please Note: there are some changes regarding this service, due to its new venue. Please see Roy Symes or B r u c e H o n e yb u n f o r m o r e information.

Our weekly Prayer Group meeting will resume this Tuesday, 7th February at the Church House from 10:30-11:30am. Everyone is encouraged to join in this vital ministry. You will find a very warm welcome there!

Baptist Womens Fellowship

BWF - A Day in the Gardens

Tuesday 14th February - 2:00pm
BWF will begin the new year with a special afternoon in the Portland Botanic Gardens. Meet at 2:00pm at the Gardens on Tuesday week, 14th February - if the weather is unkind we will meet at the Church Hall. Bring along afternoon tea, a thermos or cold drink and a chair. All ladies are welcome!

A Call to Prayer

from Norm Roberts at Yuendumu

The Yuendumu mob are much the same, with the big court case set in Alice over Monday 13 - Wednesday 15 February. Please ask the Portland mob to pray for this one. We would hope beyond this court that the families would settle their differences' and return to some good community life. No doubt 2011 has been the worst year in Yuendumu in our 8 years up here.
Please also continue to pray for Norm and Karen as they strive to bring the calming voice of Jesus through these difficult times. Pray for Norms health, which he says is ... ok without exciting ...

Special Thanks
to our Guest Speaker today, Warren Holman, and thank you to all our guests for their willingness to bring us Gods message. Next weeks Speaker will be Cameron Young. Our new Interim Pastor, David Jones will commence on Sunday 19th February - see the separate notice for more details.

Our Monthly Prayer Afternoon

Next Sunday 4:30 - 6:00pm at the Hall
Everyone is welcome to join us next Sunday afternoon for our special monthly prayer time. Please bring a plate of finger-food to share in a friendly and informal Tea afterwards.

Wanted: CRE Teachers

CRE teachers are needed for schools in the Portland area. Volunteers do not need to be trained teachers as materials are well prepared, easy to follow and there are student workbooks too. The classroom teacher remains in the room to supervise. CRE is warmly received in our schools. For more information contact Joylene Uebergang, CRE Co-ordinator - 5523 2625.

Loaves & Fishes

Prayer Meetings at the Loaves and Fishes centre in Richmond Street will resume on the second Tuesday of each month from 2:00 - 3:00pm. Just come along when you can and leave when you must. All welcome.

RELAY FOR LIFE

PBC TEAM 2012
Great community spirit - raising funds for cancer research! Registration Fee: $15.00 When: 7:00pm Friday 17 to 4:00pm Saturday 18 Feb. Where: Nelson Park Relay for Life begins at 6:00pm Friday 17th February with the Survivors and Family Walk. Relay walkers start at 7:00pm and finish at 4:00pm Saturday. PBC Team will again have Narnia as their theme. The baton will be a scroll which includes walking verses plus any favourite Bible verses. DONUTS - PBC Youth will be running the Donut Stall on Friday night. Would all interested people contact Debbie Oakley on home ph: 5521 7164; mob: 0439 550 244 or email: ldoakley@bigpond.net.au

Working Bee - Learmonth St: Date Change

A Working Bee was planned for the Learmonth Street church block on February 18th but this date clashes with Relay for Life and with the annual exhibition of farm machinery. Could people who can help with the working bee please contact Roger (5521 7275) or Jim (5523 2347)and let us know any dates that might be able to assist. We need a group with Whipper Snippers to cut down the weeds around the trees next to the fences.