PBC Bulletin - May 29

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We welcome all visitors to the 5thand final service for our „May - Missions Month‟.

Glenn will present the latest update on the August NT work partyand we will also receive the special “5-Cent Coin Collection”. Please join us for morning tea and fellowship in the hall after the service.

This Evening a special Combined Churches‟ Service

will be held at All Saints‟ Church at 6:00pm.

Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Pastor:Rev John Simpson13 Browning Street

PortlandP: 5523 2257

Associate Pastor:Rev Michael Drennan

11 Webb CourtPortland

P: 5523 4893

Secretary: Jim Blake

39 Patrick StreetPortland

P: 5523 2347

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

Our Life Together: 29th May - 5th June 2011

Sunday 29th

10:00am Worship Service

(plus Sunday School)

Speaker John

11:30am Morning Tea

6:00pm Combined Churches Prayer

Service at All Saints Monday 30th

9:30am Ladies’ Walking Group

Tuesday 31st

10:30am Church House Prayer Meeting

7:00pm Table Tennis at the Hall

7:30pm Home Group at Honeybuns’

Door Greeting: Jill Goldsworthy Door & Offering : Roy Symes

Downstairs D&O: David Hein

Children’s Talk: Michelle Keiller Media Desk: Camden, Roger,

Jason

Morning Tea: Smith & Cocks

Communion Prep:M Harris

Offering Counting:D Hein &

J Donehue

Lawns & Garden: Atwell

Church Cleaning: Mibus

Hall/Kitchen Clean: L & D Oakley

Wednesday 1st June

7:30pm Blakes’ Home Group at Elias’

7:30pm Home Group at Kath’s

7:30pm Home Group at Oakleys’

8:00pm Young Adults’ Home Group

Thursday 2nd

7:30pm Music Practice

Friday 3rd

9:30am Ladies’ Walking Group

7:30pm FUEL Youth “MasterChef

Challenge” at the Hall

Sunday 5th

10:00am Communion Service

(plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6)

Speaker Michael

11:30am Morning Tea

5:00pm FUEL Study at Youth Shed2:00pm Seaview House Service

BULLETIN NOTICES: To place

notices in the bulletin, please contact

Wilma Crouch on 5523 3595 or email

[email protected] by 10amThursdays. Thank you.

Roster: 5th June 2011

Loaves

& FishesThank you to everyone for your faithful support. Items mostneeded inc lude : canned vegetables; pasta; shampoo;conditioner; jam; tissues; soup;tea; coffee; sugar; toiletries;biscuits. Place donations in thefoyer trolley or in the marked boxon the piano downstairs .

Combined Churches’ Service at All Saints: Tonight - 6:00pmFUEL Youth - “MasterChef Challenge”: Next Friday - 7:30pmOur Monthly Service at Seaview House: Next Sunday 5th June

Monthly Prayer Day: Friday 10th June - 2:00-6:00pmBWF Birthday Luncheon at the Hall: Tuesday 14th June - 12.15pm

Ministry Retirement Celebration Luncheon: Sunday 3rd July

Our Upcoming Highlights

Sunday 29th May 2011



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

Lois Brown – had surgery Friday, nowrecuperating. Pray for Lois & StuartLighthouse – give thanks for an excellentmeeting last Tuesday eveningOthers with health needs – Matt Harris,Stuart Oakley, Graham Adams, Peter

Simpson, Gillian KarlbergPastoral Search Committee – asmeetings continueOur Mayor – pray for Mayor Bruce andCouncillorsSteve and Glenda Venz – still waitingfor a permit to enter MalawiIan and Wendy Cathie – leavingMelbourne tomorrow for the US andChinaAaron and Kelly – in US andKazakhstan respectively

Coptic Christians in Egypt – facinghorrific persecution from extreme IslamicbelieversLibya, Syria, Afghanistan – needing atsunami of peace

MondayGlenn & Helen Sobey, David, Olivia

TuesdaySandra Sutton, Melissa, Tanya

WednesdayRoy & Margaret Symes

Thursday John & Robyn Trowbridge

FridayDamien & Carmen Uebergang,

Thalia, Bailey, Tyson

SaturdayDallas & Mieke Walker

SundayVi Walker

OUR FINANCES

Total April Offering: $14,710Monthly Budget: $16,250Weekly Target: $ 3,750Weekly Average $ 3,833

(avg. from 1st January 2011)

Week 3rd April $3,711

Week 10th April $3,311Week 17th April $2,781

Week 24th April $4,907

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 April Donations: $2,350

B/F available balance: $115,536

Total Building Fund raised toend of April: $516,271

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!” John & Judith

The hostile voices….

Over recent times certain journalists have been caning theFederal Government’s financial commitment to schoolchaplaincy while here in Victoria a campaign has been mountedagainst the teaching of CRE in schools.

Some things worth noting:

There is a profound lack of fair play – the case for chaplaincy and CRE hashad little prominence in the media. It has been a field day for critics of theChristian faith with no acknowledgement of the benefits of both chaplaincyand CRE.

The critics of the Christian faith would not dare to write or speak sooffensively about indigenous spirituality or Islam. There would be an outcry.Susie O’Brien in the Herald Sun this week described basic Christian beliefs asfiction. Come on Susie – get real. Get out of your office and talk to schoolPrincipals, chaplains and parents. Or do something radical – like taking timeto consider the evidence for the resurrection (or is that too obvious and maybe too disturbing for you?)

Common to most critics of chaplaincy and CRE is a clear ignorance of thefaith itself and the ground rules covering the way in which chaplaincy andCRE are regulated.

What’s so toxic about the teachings of Jesus? Apparently the current cropof atheists are uncomfortable with the principles of loving your neighbouras yourself, or doing unto others as you would have them do to you.

And why it is that whenever there is a disaster, or the loss of a public life,there is always a church service? And often one filled with dignitariesincluding our Prime Minister who has no claim to faith (although sheattended a Baptist Sunday School in Adelaide). Geelong’s Bob Davis wasburied from St Mary’s in Geelong this week.

Our atheist friends fail to realise that they are people of deep faiththemselves – faith that there is no God. That’s a pretty big deal. They can

take that line if they want to. But ordinary Aussies know where to turnwhen the chips are down – they may not “dig” church as such but theyhave no hangups about offering prayer when needed and acceptingpastoral care from the servants of Jesus.

Let’s continue to be a people who love Christ and serve Him. Atheist journaliststake note: His teachings have shaped history and Western civilisation so chill outand let those same teachings shape you. They will do you good. And morepower to chaplains and CRE teachers!



FUEL YOUTH

Habitat for Humanity, Vic.

“A Brush with Kindness” The next “Brush with Kindness” Volunteer Day is

planned for NEXT Saturday 4th June. Including blockclearing, fencing and general tidying up, this day will be held in theRedesdale area (SE of Bendigo). If you would like to be involved - or formore information - please see David Hein - ph: 5523 3958.

“MasterChef Challenge”!! Next Friday 3rd June 7:30-9:30pm

Will it be a Pressure Test, Mystery Box or Invention Test?

Come to the Church Hall to find out!

Cost $4. Bring a cooking utensil as well please.

Details: Paul & Jo (0403 119 289) or Brad (0448 259 394).

BWFBirthday Lunch

Tuesday 14th June

12:15pm at the Hall

We will share a“ P l o u g h m a n ’ sLunch” . TheWord for the day is “Celebrate”.Please see Judithor Dianne for more details.

After a decade of faithful & honourable service to

the Portland Baptist Church, the Reverend John &

Judith Simpson are retiring. Please join us at their

Ministry

Retirement

Celebration

on

Sunday 3rd July 2011

Wesley Uniting Church

59 - 61 Percy Street Portland.

Celebratory Luncheon will begin at

1.00pm.

RSVP: to Church Secretary Jim Blake

Note to Baptist family: As we are catering the Luncheon, everyone

will receive a note from the Deacons regarding food required. Please

see Jan, Rosemary or Wilma for further information or any queries.

A freewill offering will be received over the next few weeks. If you

would like to contribute, please place your gift in a plain envelope

marked ‘John and Judith’ and place it in the usual offering.

BUV Training Day Saturday June 18

9:30 to 4:00pm

Cost $10 - includes

lunch ( the church will

pay the $15 balance) Once again, the BUV is providing a day of training, new ideas, and helpfulresources for our church leaders,Sunday school teachers, home groupleaders, diaconate, and ministry leaders. The theme this year is re-imagining:God, love, and justice. In addition to atime of worship, reflection anddiscussion, elective workshops will alsobe held. Please turn in form located infoyer to Michael by Wednesday, 8 June.

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