Sunday 6th 10:00am Communion Service (plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6 ) Speaker David Jones 11:30am Morning Tea 2:00pm Harbourside Lodge Service Monday 7th 7:00pm Music Practice - all team

Tuesday 8th 9:30am Walking Group 10:30am Prayer Meeting - Ch. House 2:00pm BWF Meeting in the Hall

Wednesday 9th 7:30pm Home Groups at Kath Lewis’s L & D Oakleys’ P & R Dallistons’

Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Secretary: Glenn Sobey PO Box 574 Portland 3305 Ph: 5529 2439 M: 0409 258 135 tractor_commander@hotmail.com

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

Our Life Together: 6th - 13th May 2012

Door Greeting: Dianne Adams Door & Offering: Roy Symes Downstairs D&O: Paul Westlake Children’s Talk: Michelle Keiller Media Desk: Dallas, Roger, Paul Morning Tea: Bristow & Goldsworthy Offering Counting: P Westlake & R Dalliston Lawns & Garden: Adams Church Cleaning: Adams Hall/Kitchen Clean: Malseed

Thursday 10th 9:00am KYB at Lois Brown’s home Sunday 13th - Mothers’ Day

9:15am Prayer Meeting at

Church House

10:00am Worship Service

(plus Sunday School)

Speaker Peter Stevens

11:30am Morning Tea

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.

Loaves & Fishes

Thank you to everyone for your faithful support. Items most needed i n c l u d e : c a n n e d 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 .

Sunday 6th May 2012

Dianne Adams 5523 6202 Paul Adams 5521 1875 Jim Blake 5523 2347 David Hein 5523 3958 (Treasurer)

Nathan McLean 5526 5293 Doug Smith 5523 6950 Glenn Sobey 5529 2439 Jan Westlake 5523 3639

Deacons:

Roster 13th May 2012

Welcome Everyone!

A very warm welcome to all, and especially to our visitors

Today:

A Beginning: Our Special Pledge Service for our proposed Church home in New Street

A (temporary) Farewell: Please join us for a special Morning Tea as we farewell Pastor David and Ruth Jones

Our Upcoming Highlights

Harbourside Lodge Monthly Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm BWF Meeting in the Hall: This Tuesday 8th May - 2:00pm

Prayer Meeting at Church House: Next Sunday 13th - 9:15am

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

Please continue to pray for those with ongoing health needs - Stuart Oakley; Matthew Harris; Neil Mitchell; Colin Colston; Daryl Hobbs; Phillip Brown; Peter Berry; Julie Manson. Prayer support for the families of all these folk.

Graeme Hayes - in hospital with severe cough

David & Ruth - safe travel and blessings as they wind up their ministry today - praise God they will return in August

Plans for our church relocation to New Street - thanks and prayer for God’s direction and provision

IGA Supermarket - owners, staff, local people; recovery in many ways after last Sunday’s fire

Monday Communion stewards, offering

stewards and counters

Tuesday Those providing flower arrangements

Wednesday Catering Committee - Rosemary Mibus

Thursday Morning Tea providers

Friday Administration Assistants -

Hayley, Jolene, Wilma, Mark A

Saturday Church Building and Church House

maintenance - Len Caddick

Sunday Learmonth St Property maintenance -

Roger Mibus

OUR FINANCES April Offering total: $12,542 Monthly Budget: $15,150

Weekly Target: $ 3,500

Weekly Average $ 3,292

(avg. from 1st January 2012)

Week 1st April $3,957

Week 8th April $2,673

Week 15th April $3,777

Week 22nd April $3,623 (no church 29th - IGA fire)

Direct Debit Payments for offerings

and donat ions can be made

electronically. Details are as follows:

Acc Name: Portland Baptist

Church Direct Offering

BSB 704 922

Account No. 100 006 869

Building Fund

April Donations: $ 1,330

Total B/F to 31st March $531,580

Purchase of Land $360,000

Other fees & costs $ 73,095

Current available balance: $ 98,485

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

“Let’s press on in faith!”

Thank you and blessings upon you both!

Today we farewell David and Ruth, our interim

pastoral couple. We are deeply indebted to you both

for your willingness to travel to us each week, your

friendship, your love and your leadership. We have been so blessed.

As you conclude this time of service among us, we thank Jesus for

giving you to us. We now pray a blessing upon you for these next

several months and look forward with much anticipation to the

possibility of your returning to us later in the year.

It is not lost upon us that history has been created during your time here

- no one among us can ever recall a service having to be cancelled. And

not once, but twice! You will be pleased to know that we don't hold

you responsible!! Go with our love and our prayers.

Your many friends at Portland Baptist

Thank You!!

To all the movers and shakers who created another great

Trash/Treasure/Market Day yesterday! Special thanks to

Debbie and Mission Support Group for your organisation

and hard work. Thanks to everyone who ran a stall, those

who baked, served, donated, delivered, ran errands, set-up or cleaned-

up, you’re worth your weight in gold. Thanks to all who were customers!

What a timely way to work together for the benefit of the Church

Building Fund, and also to support those tireless workers of the

Northern Territory, Norm and Karen Roberts, who will visit us in two

weeks’ time.

Starting the day with Prayer

It has been suggested that a Prayer Meeting will be held

each Sunday morning in Church House before church,

rather than second Sunday afternoons. The first of these

meetings as a trial run will be held next Sunday, 13th

May from 9:15 - 9:45am. Everyone is of course

welcome to join in during any or all of this time.

Our weekly Prayer Group meeting

is held each 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!

Happy Birthday Verna!

Congratulations

to our friend

Verna Mackley who is celebrating

her 80th Birthday Today!! We trust

you will have a very happy and

special day, God bless you!

DATES TO REMEMBER

May is Missions Month! Green

information leaflets are available in the

foyer and downstairs

Harbourside Lodge Monthly

Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm

Music Practice: NB - special ‘whole

music team’ practice tomorrow,

Monday 7th May - 7:00pm

Walking Group: Tuesdays & Fridays,

Fawthrop Centre Carpark - 9:30am

Prayer Meeting at Church House:

Every Tuesday - 10:30am

BWF Meeting in the Hall: This

Tuesday, 8th May - 2:00pm

Sunday morning Prayer Meetings:

at Church House, starting next Sunday

13th May - 9:15 to 9:45am

Norm & Karen Roberts’ Visit:

Sunday evening, May 20th - Shared

Tea in the Hall - 6:00pm

Deacons’ Meeting: Monday 21st May

PARENTS’PARENTS’PARENTS’ & Tots’ ROOM& Tots’ ROOM& Tots’ ROOM

P a r e n t s a r e welcome to use the Parent’s room just off the foyer, with activities for children up to 2 years, if your child is unsettled. It is sound-linked 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).

May - Missions

Month 5-Cent

Coin Collection

Don’t forget to save your coins till

Sunday 27th May. All proceeds to

Norm & Karen’s NT Mission. If you

have not received a green Missions

Month leaflet, these are still

available in the foyer and on the

piano downstairs. There will be lots

of exciting things happening!

A former pastor graduates

Those who have had a long association with our fellowship

will be saddened to hear of the passing of a dear friend,

Pastor Colin Howlett, last Thursday morning. Colin and

Lorna exercised a wonderful six year ministry among us

back in the 1960's.

Of the many gifts Colin exercised, his ministry to those in hospital was

widely known and appreciated. Some of our current friends and members

who have been in hospital in Melbourne have been blessed by this special

gift.

Over many years, Colin's love for Christ and his loving concern for

people was unswerving. Pray for Lorna and the family as they give

thanks for Colin and adjust to life without his presence.

Baptist Women’s Fellowship

Tuesday - 2:00pm

BWF will be held in the Hall this Tuesday at 2:00pm when Kelly Armit ag e wi l l share her experiences in Kazakhstan. Contact Dianne (5523 6202) for details. The Word for the day is “Friend”.

An Invitation

Choral Evensong

at St Stephens Church

next Sunday - 5.00pm

Everyone is encouraged

to join in this special evening with

local members of our family in

Christ. A light supper will be

provided after the event.

Health & Safety

First Aid kits are provided in the church kitchen and church house. Alongside these kits we need to have the names of people who are qualified in First Aid treatment. If you are willing to have your name displayed or attached for this purpose, please see Dallas Walker or phone 5523 1711.

FUEL Youth

FUEL has a night off

next Friday

BUT

“Gross Games“ is on 18th May at the hall!

7:30-9:30pm - Cost $4

Wear clothes that can get messy!!