PBC Bulletin - October 2

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Our Life Together: 2nd - 9th October 2011

Sunday 2nd
10:00am Speaker 11:30am 2:00pm Communion Service Nathan McLean Morning Tea Seaview House Service

Thursday 6th
7:30pm Music Practice

Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Friday 7th
9:30am Ladies Walking Group

Sunday 2nd October 2011

Tuesday 4th
9:30am Ladies Walking Group 10:30am Church House Prayer Meeting 7:30pm Honeybuns Group at Smiths

Sunday 9th
10:00am Speaker 11:30am 4:30pm 6:00pm Worship Service Bruce Honeybun Morning Tea Monthly Prayer Afternoon Church Family Light Tea

Wednesday 5th
7:30pm Mission Group Planning Meeting at L & D Oakleys 7:30pm Blakes Home Group at D&M Walkers 7:30pm Mibus Group at Kath Lewis 8:00pm Young Adults Home Group at Church House

Welcome to our service. We are so glad you are with us. We are a company of ordinary people who love Jesus and want to share his love and care with everybody. It is our prayer that God will speak with you today.

Our Upcoming Highlights


Roster: 9th October 2011
Door Greeting: Door & Offering: Downstairs D&O: Childrens Talk: Media Desk: Mieke Walker Dallas Walker Doug Smith FUEL Youth Dallas, Karissa, Dave Morning Tea: Smith & Skewes Offering Counting: R Crouch & R Selwood Lawns & Garden: Cocks Church Cleaning: Atwell Hall/Kitchen Clean: L & D Oakley

BULLETIN NOTICES: To place


notices in the bulletin, please contact Wilma Crouch on 5523 3595 or email [email protected] by 10am Thursdays. Thank you.

Thank

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

Loaves & Fishes

Seaview House Monthly Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm Mission Meeting at L & D Oakleys: Wednesday 5th - 7:30pm Monthly Prayer Afternoon and Tea: Next Sunday 9th - 4:30pm BWF Meeting in the Hall: Tuesday week, 11th October - 2:00pm Silver Threads Craft in the Hall: Tuesday 25th - 12:00pm PBC Upwelling Festival Fundraiser: Saturday 29th October PBC Airing of the Quilts: Friday & Saturday 28/29 October Secretary:
Jim Blake 39 Patrick Street Portland Ph: 5523 2347 M: 0425 714 633 [email protected]

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

Seaview House Service


Today at 2.00pm
Our monthly service for Seaview House residents will be held this afternoon at 2.00pm. Please remember to pray, both for the residents and for our faithful friends providing this special ministry. All welcome to come and join us extra voices and smiling faces appreciated.

Missions Support Group Planning Meeting - # 2


Wednesday 5th Oct. - 7:30pm at Debbie & Lyndon Oakleys home, 16 Victoria Parade

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

OUR FINANCES
Total August Offering: Monthly Budget: Weekly Target: Weekly Average Week Week Week Week Week 31st July 7th August 14th August 21st August 28th August $13,273 $16,250 $ 3,750 $ 3,168 $2,348 $3,070 $1,743 $4,156 $1,956

Daryl Hobbs - recovering from a back injury Ailene McGarvie - recovering from pneumonia Judith - still having pain after knee surgery Judy Blake - Recovering after surgery Lees Brother-in-Law Colin - still long recovery after accident School holidays - everyone travelling during this busy time Monday Sylvia McEwen Tuesday Ailene McGarvie Wednesday Rod & Cindy McGarvie, Adin, Eli, Jo, Kezia, Tessa Thursday Nathan & Elly McLean, Neil, Vicki, Dale Friday Aaron Mibus Saturday Roger & Rosemary Mibus Sunday Dallas & Rachael Mitchell, David, Jess, Joshua, Katie

(avg. from 1st July 2011)

If you couldnt make last weeks meeting, heres your chance. Were planning for the Market (below) ... Help!

Direct Debit Payments for offerings and donations can be made electronically. Details are as follows:

~ Missions & Building Fund Special Event ~


Saturday 29th October at the Foreshore!
Part of the Upwelling Festival

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

Building Fund
August Donations: $ 1,330 Total B/F to 31st Aug. $522,655 Purchase of Land $360,000 Other fees & costs $ 72,547 Current available balance: $ 90,108

PBC: Cake Stall, BBQ & Donuts


Now a well-loved traditional PBC Annual Event, we are always delighted with the combined church family effort at this event, and are hoping for your help, donations and prayers again. All donations of baked goods, produce, jams etc will be gratefully accepted. We also need teams of Cake Stall helpers; BBQ cooks/servers; Donut cooks/servers; setters-up and planners. See Debbie, Wilma or Glenn, thanks! AND ... the famous Airing of the Quilts!! Due to popular demand, the Portland Baptist Quilt Show is on again! It is to be held the same weekend as the upwelling festival the last weekend of October - so ladies, pull out those UFOs and get stitching. More details soon

All gifts to the building fund are fully tax deductible. Please take the information sheets (blue & yellow) and envelopes 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
Ladies Walking Group: Tues. & Fri. from Fawthrop Centre Carpark - 9:30am Tuesday Prayer Group at Church House: 10:30-11:30am Mission Meeting at Oakleys: Wednesday 5th - 7:30pm Monthly Prayer Afternoon and Tea at the Hall: Next Sunday 9th October - 4:30pm BWF Meeting at the Hall: Tuesday 11th October - 2:00pm Michaels Induction Service at Mooroolbark Baptist Church: Sunday 16th October - 10:00am Silver Threads Craft Group meets in the Hall: Tuesday 25th October - 12:00noon Portland Upwelling Festival: Saturday Oct. 29th - Fundraising opportunity for Church Building Fund and Missions Group AND Airing of the Quilts: at the Church 28/29th October PARENTS ROOM
Parents are welcome to use the Parents room just off the foyer, with activities for children up to 2, especially during our prayer time & sermon if your child is unsettled. It is sound -linked to the auditorium.

A Special Invitation ...


Our weekly Prayer Group meets every Tuesday 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! You are cordially invited to the Induction Service of Michael Drennan as Senior Pastor of Mooroolbark Baptist Church. The Service will take place at 10:00am on Sunday 16th October and a Luncheon follows the Service. The Church is located at 153 Hull Road, Mooroolbark, Melway ref. 51:E2.

Our Monthly Prayer Day


Next Sunday, 9th October 4:30 - 6:00pm at the Church Hall A light meal will be provided afterwards. See you there!

Thank You!
Marj Shalders would like to thank everyone for their prayer and care after her recent eye surgery.

For your Directory


The new address for Michael & Christy Drennan, Camden & Bailey will be as follows: 16 Braewood Avenue Ringwood East, 3135 Phone: 9870 6330 Email: [email protected] (effective from October 5th)

BWF
Tuesday October 11th 2:00pm in the Hall
All ladies are invited to the BWF Meeting in the Hall on Tuesday week. Wendy McGarvie will be our special guest. The Word for the day is Feet. Bring a friend, remember the trading table, and enjoy fellowship over afternoon tea.

Silver Threads
Silver Threads Craft will meet in the Church Hall on Tuesday 25th October. We will need to discuss our Christmas breakup in November, plus if anyone wishes to go to Melbourne and help with Samaritans Purse.

AND ...
Kelly Armitage also has a new home! Please add to your directory: 2/65 Findlay St, Portland Mobile: 0409 385 689 Email: [email protected]

Loaves & Fishes: Prayer Time


Loaves & Fishes and all interested friends will meet this Tuesday, 4th October at 2:00pm for monthly prayer time, for about 30 minutes. All welcome.

Samaritans Purse Christmas Child brochures and boxes are in the foyer and downstairs. Please join us in this simple but rewarding ministry. Feel free to fill more, remembering to enclose $9 per box for shipping costs. Shoebox collection and Blessing will be October 23rd. ~ Processing Volunteers ~ If you will be in Melbourne and can spare a few hours, the Christmas Child Processing Centre would like volunteers to prepare shoe boxes for their overseas journey. See Robyn, Dianne or Wilma for details, or phone 1800 684 300.

Operation Christmas Child

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