Our Life Together: 18th - 25th December 2011
Sunday 18th Friday 23rd 10:00am Worship Service 9:30am Walking Group - meet at plus special Sunday School items Fawthrop Centre carpark Speaker Warren Holman 11:30am Morning Tea Saturday 24th 2:00pm Glenelg Aged Care Service 9:30pm 6:30pm Special Christmas Music in our church Special Candlelight Christmas Eve Service with Portland Brass Band, Aquarelle Music Glenelg Singers, supper to follow Sunday 25th 9:30am Tuesday 20th Christmas Day Service 9:30am Walking Group - meet at Fawthrop Centre carpark
Enjoying God, Blessing Others
Sunday 18th December 2011
A very warm welcome to our Guest Speaker, Warren Holman, and to everyone as we gather for worship. Special thanks to our Sunday School students for their participation in this mornings service.
Welcome!
Tonight - 6:30pm:
An Evening of Carol Singing & Christmas Music featuring Portland Citizens Brass Band and Aquarelle Music Glenelg Singers with Supper to follow
BULLETIN NOTICES: To place
notices in the bulletin, please contact Wilma Crouch on 5523 3595 or email
[email protected] by 10am Thursdays. Thank you.
Our Upcoming Highlights
Roster: 25th December 2011
Door Greeting: Claire Moriarty Door & Offering: Mark Atwell Downstairs D&O: Graeme Hayes Childrens Talk: Sue Honeybun Media Desk: Dave A, Karissa, Downstairs TBA Offering Counting: M Atwell & R Selwood Lawns & Garden: Hein Church Cleaning: Honeybun Hall/Kitchen Clean: L&D Oakley
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
Monthly Service at Glenelg Aged Care Centre: This Afternoon - 2:00pm Christmas at PBC with Portland Brass Band: Tonight - 6:30pm Our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: Next Saturday 24th - 9:30pm Our Christmas Day Service: Next Sunday 25th - 9:30am Secretary:
Jim Blake 39 Patrick Street Portland Ph: 5523 2347 M: 0425 714 633 [email protected]
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
You are invited to...
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Col. 4:2
OUR FINANCES
November total Offering: $12,307 Monthly Budget: $15,150 Weekly Target: $ 3,500 Weekly Average $ 3,221
(avg. from 1st July 2011)
An Evening of Carol Singing and Christmas Music
TONIGHT! at the Church - 6.30 pm Special Guests:
Please continue to pray for those with various health needs - Dick Hayman; Judith Simpson; Stuart Oakley; Matthew Harris; Daryl Hobbs, Judy Blake, Graham Adams, Neil Mitchell, Lees brother-in-law, Colin Pray for Jim Blake - having a procedure in Geelong next Friday Kelly Armitage - recovering in Portland Hospital after surgery Our Christmas Services - uphold tonights Carol Service, our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Services next weekend Pastoral Search Committee Monday Gerard & Heather Rayside - Vietnam Tuesday Doug & Jeanette Bennetts - Wycliffe Bible Translators Wednesday Geoff Leslie - BUV Regional Minister Thursday Aaron Mibus - Texas Friday Brian & Katrina Walker - HCJB Kununurra, WA Saturday Nathan & Baghila Billings Kazakhstan Sunday Graham and Dianne Adams
Week Week Week Week Week
30th 6th 13th 20th 27th
October November November November November
$2,697 $2,591 $2,150 $3,671 $3,058
Direct Debit Payments for offerings and donations 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
November Donations:
$ 1,350 Total B/F to 30th Nov. $527,015 Purchase of Land $360,000 Other fees & costs $ 71,844 Current available balance: $ 95,171
Portland Citizens Brass Band
&
Aquarelle Music Glenelg singers
Supper to follow - please bring a plate
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
Walking Group - Men & Women: Tuesdays & Fridays - 9:30am Glenelg Aged Care Monthly Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm Carols & Christmas Music Service with Portland Brass Band at PBC: TONIGHT - 6:30pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: Next Saturday 24th in the church - 9:30pm Christmas Day Service: Next Sunday 25th December - 9:30am
For Your Directory . . .
Jon & Steph Lamberts address and home phone number have changed. Their new details are as follows:
A few Christmas Dates
Sunday School Christmas Presentation:
Our Sunday school (all ages from 2yo-grade 6) is presenting a couple of items during our service this morning!
17 Stirling Street Warragul 3820 Phone 5622 1232
Carol Singing & Christmas Music in our Church:
TONIGHT - 6:30pm. Special event featuring Portland Citizens Brass Band, Aquarelle Music Glenelg Singers, with supper to follow (please bring a plate).
Walking Group
Please note the Tuesday and Friday Walking Group is now open to men as well as ladies. Please call Lee (5523 4520) for details.
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 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).
PARENTS ROOM
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: Christmas Day Service:
Next Saturday 24th December at the Church - 9:30pm. Next Sunday 25th December - begins 9:30am.
Our Annual Christmas Day Offering
Every Christmas we give a special offering to Baptist World Aid to support those who do not have the many blessings which we take for granted. This year, as Christmas falls on a Sunday, a Retiring Offering will be taken up as we leave the service. Baptist World Aid brochures (which includes envelope) are still available in the foyer and downstairs.
Donations toward Portland SUFM
Would you like to make a donation to Portland SUFM? It's as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1: Log onto www.suvic.org.au 2: Click on 'make a donation' (on the home page) 3: Enter your payment details, making sure to enter 'Portland SUFM' into the appropriate box. Methods of payment include credit card, bank deposit, and paypal, and all transactions over $2 are fully tax deductible. Feel free to contact Dave Sobey on 0427762466 or
[email protected] for more info or alternate payment methods. NB: Portland SUFM will be running from January 2 - 10 this summer.
Glenelg Aged Care Christmas Service
Today - 2:00pm
Everyone is welcome to join our senior friends in worship and fellowship this afternoon for the last monthly service of the year. We need more singers, helpers, sit -and-chatters and you would be very much appreciated. Please pray for our dedicated team of volunteers and all the residents.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Claire Manson who will graduate tomorrow, 19th December in the field of Social Welfare, having achieved her qualifications in Warrnambool after two years of study. Well done Claire, may God bless you in your future endeavours.
Our thanks to Warren Holman who is our Guest Speaker, both this morning and next Sunday, Christmas Day.
A special Thank You to our Sunday School students who are taking part in this mornings service and as always, sincere thanks to the teachers for their dedicated efforts throughout the year.
Many thanks to Peter and Punay for their generosity in hosting the Annual Church BBQ and Carols evening on Sunday 4th December. It is always a delight to share this special evening, so appreciated by the crowd who attended.
A big Thank You to the BWF ladies who produced the Seniors Christmas Afternoon last Tuesday. A great time - and wonderful afternoon tea - was enjoyed by 30-plus people. Special thanks to Dianne, Helen and Alex and thank you to everyone who came and joined in.
Prayer Points: ~ The health and energy of the leaders. ~ Continued financial support. ~ Pre-planning and self preparation of team members: 110% focused on the mission and sharing God's love. ~ All council, churches & community who help & support the program. ~ Each and every one of the leaders, team parents, pastors, cooks. ~ Every Portlander who might come along to the program and hear the Good News and be open to learning and finding out more about it.
Mission Dates: January 2 - 10
SUFM
Music Practice
Offering Envelopes
Sincere thanks to those who regularly use our offering envelopes. The fresh supply for 2012 is now available - please check your pigeonhole in the foyer if you have not collected yours last week.
Once again we are happy to thank Roger Mibus for the Christmas tree which has appeared in the church. Thank you Rosemary for organising the tree decorating evening last Wednesday, and thanks to those - few but industrious - who lent a hand!
Thank You to the good fairies who did a great job in reorganizing the church foyer! It is now possible to access the pigeonholes easily and everyone is requested to check their pigeonhole (under their surname initial) for mail, notices, Commitment Cards (in manila envelopes), boxes of Offering envelopes, sermon CDs, Christmas cards ....
Note to worship team members: throughout December & January could worship team members check with Helen each Sunday regarding practice for the following Sunday, Membership Renewal as practice will depend on who is Church Commitment Cards with available and when.
Christmas Day Notice
(... no room at the Urn ...) Please note that Morning Tea will not be provided after the Christmas Day Service, to allow everyone time for family arrangements.
covering letters are also available in the foyer pigeonholes. Our annual Celebration Service will be held on Sunday 29th January. For more information or for additional cards please see Secretary Jim Blake.
Loaves & Fishes ~ Christmas Hampers
Thank you to everyone for your generous support throughout the year and for gifts of special goodies for the many Christmas hampers which assist local people and families who are in need during the festive season
WANTED . . .
To buy, hire or borrow - one highchair and one playpen needed, just over the Christmas period. Possibly a trike or ride-on ... for tots ranging from 18 months to 5 yrs. Please see Roger or Wilma Crouch (AKA Granma & Granpa) or phone 5523 3595 if you can help. Thank you!
