Our Life Together: 2nd - 9th December 2012

Sunday 2nd December

10:00am Communion Service (plus Sunday School) Speaker: Mal Collins 11:30am Morning Tea 2:00pm Harbourside Lodge Service 5:00pm FUEL Study at P&J Adams

Wednesday 5th Friday 7th

7:30pm Home Group - Oakleys 9.30am Walking Group TBA FUEL Youth Op-Shop Formal Progressive Dinner

Enjoying God, Blessing Others

Sunday 2nd December 2012

Welcome!

Sunday 9th

10:00am Worship Service 7:00pm Music Practice - whole Team (plus Sunday School inc. Gr. 5 & 6) Speaker: Mal Collins 7:30pm Deacons Meeting at 11:30am Morning Tea Church House 5:00pm FUEL Study at P&J Adams 5:30pm Community Christmas Tuesday 4th Carols on Bentinck St. Lawns 9:30am Walking Group 10:30am Prayer at Church House 7:30pm Home Group - D&M Heins

Monday 3rd

Thank you for being with us today, especially our visitors. This morning we are delighted to welcome our new Interim Pastor, Mal Collins and his wife, Heather. Please join us after the service for a friendly chat over morning tea in the hall.

Our Upcoming Highlights

Harbourside Lodge Service: This Afternoon - 2:00pm Deacons Meeting at Church House: Tomorrow - 7:30pm FUEL Youth Breakup - Progressive Dinner: Next Friday 7th Community Christmas Carols - Bentinck St: Sunday 9th - 5:30pm Seniors Christmas Carols Service: Tuesday 11th December - 2:00pm Decorate the Church Christmas Tree: Friday 14th - 5:30pm Christmas BBQ & Carols at Drik Drik: Sunday 16th Dec. - 5:00pm Christmas Concert with the Brass Band: Friday 21st - 7:30pm Secretary: Deacons:
Nathan McLean 0429 691 477 Doug Smith 5523 6950 Glenn Sobey 5529 2439 Jan Westlake 5523 3639

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.

Roster 9th December 2012

Door Greeting: Mandy Malseed Door & Offering: Peter Malseed Childrens Talk: Wilma Crouch Media Desk: Ian, Olivia Morning Tea: Goldsworthy Offering Counting: D Mitchell, R Crouch Lawns & Garden: Sobey Ch. House Clean: L Brown & J Donehue Church Cleaning: Malseed Hall/Kitchen Clean: Mibus

PARENTS & Tots Room

Parents are welcome to use the room 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 throughout the service, with Bible stories, activities and crafts. For ages 2yrs to Prep, downstairs (door just past side gate).

Glenn Sobey Dianne Adams 5523 6202 PO Box 574 Paul Adams 5521 1875 Portland 3305 David Hein 5523 3958 Ph: 5529 2439 (Treasurer) M: 0409 258 135 tractor_commander@hotmail.com

Our website: www.portlandbaptist.org.au

Its a Boy!
Congratulations to Paul and Jolene Adams on the early but safe arrival of their 4th child! Hudson Daniel was born last Monday 26th November, 5lb 11oz, a little brother for Lucas, Eloise and Bianca. We pray that God will always bless and protect him and all the family. Well done also to proud Grandparents, Graham and Dianne - who have provided great support!

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

OUR FINANCES
October Offering total: Monthly Budget: Weekly Target: Weekly Average Week Week Week Week Week 30th September 7th October 14th October 21st October 28th October $11,117 $15,150 $ 3,500 $ 2,852 $2,726 $2,611 $1,817 $2,577 $1,385

Stuart Oakley - in hospital respite

A very warm welcome this morning to our new Interim Minister, Malcolm Collins and his wife Heather from Moonee Ponds. Mal and Heather will be with us through December and January, in the same Friday to Monday agreement which was arranged with the Joneses. We trust that God will bless them during this time and keep them safe while travelling each week.

Seniors Christmas Carols Service

All our senior folk should have received their invitation to the annual Seniors Christmas afternoon, to be held on Tuesday week, 11th December at 2:00pm in the Hall. To RSVP or for queries, please call Dianne (5523 6202) or Verna (5521 7634) by next Sunday 9th.

care, prayer support for him and for Terese and all the family Rob Selwood - recovering in hospital after fracturing both elbows recently. Support also for Laurel and Steve. Ted Skewes - doing well after his knee operation Maries great-granddaughter Ruby - continuing improvement Please continue to pray for those with ongoing health needs Matthew Harris; Neil Mitchell; Colin Colston; Phillip Brown; Peter Berry, Michael Drennan. Prayer support for all their families. Our Pastoral Search Committee Gods blessing on their search Monday Bruce & Betty Malseed Tuesday Peter & Mandy Malseed, Jason, Karissa Wednesday Neville & Julie Manson, Claire Thursday Sylvia McEwen Friday Nathan & Elly McLean, Dale Saturday Neil McLean Sunday Roger & Rosemary Mibus

(avg. from 1st July 2012)

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
October Donations:
$ 1,090 Current available balance: $115,633

FUEL YOUTH
Op-Shop Formal Progressive Dinner!!! Next Friday, 7th December A big Send Off for 2012 ...
Formal Wear required - which MUST be acquired from an opshop for style stakes!!! Well be moving from place to place for our evening courses. Cost, time, venue TBA. Please see Paul or Brad for further details.

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!

A few Christmas Dates

Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the regular church prayer meetings. The special Thursday evening prayer meeting which has been praying specifically for a new full-time Pastor is now in recess over the school holidays. Also the regular Tuesday morning prayer group, which has been meeting faithfully for years, will have its last meeting for the year this Tuesday, December 4th at 10:30am. All welcome. Both prayer times will resume in February when school begins. Prayer requests may still be written on the pink slips and those requests will be prayed for, just as faithfully and confidentially.

FUEL Youth Break-up:

Next Friday 7th December. Op-Shop Formal Progressive Dinner. See Paul or Brad for more details.

Community Christmas Carols Service:

Next Sunday 9th December - 5:30pm on the Foreshore. Featuring the Town Band and BBQ.

Seniors Christmas Carols Service:

RELAY FOR LIFE

PBC TEAM 2013
Great community spirit - raising funds for cancer research!

Tuesday 11th December - 2:00pm in the Church Hall, including Afternoon Tea. RSVP by 9th December to Dianne (5523 6202) or Verna (5521 7634)

Decorate the Church Christmas Tree:

Debbie Oakley has registered Portland Baptist Church team online at Relay For Life Portland Vic Event. If you are interested, please see Debbie for more details or phone 5521 7164.

Friday 14th December - 5:30pm at the church. This will be a great church family/any age activity! All welcome.

BBQ & Carols Evening at Drik Drik:

Sunday 16th December at Peter and Punays home at Drik Drik starting at 5:00pm. Please bring a Chair, Drinks, plus Salad and Dessert to share.

~~~~~~~~~~ Admin. Advice

Jolene is now on maternity leave for 6 months (and just in the nick of time, too!) Yvonne Simons will be looking after the rosters, reminders and various other tasks (distributing mail etc) until April next year. Please see Yvonne with any queries or contact her via the new PBC Admin email: pbc.admin@bbr.com.au

Directions: Take the Henty Highway to Heywood, turn left toward Mount Gambier, drive to Winnap (about 15-20 minutes). You will see a standard size, green direction sign at Winnap pointing to a left turn for Nelson. You will also see the Paestan Canoe Hire sign. Turn left, look for the Drik Drik cemetery on the right after about 6 kilometres or so. Peter and Punays home is a kilometre further on from the cemetery on the right hand side.

Thank you to everyone for your faithful support and donations. Items most needed include: tea; coffee; sugar; canned vegetables; soup; pasta; tissues; shampoo; conditioner; toiletries; jam; biscuits. Christmas foods would be wonderful at this time of year! Please place donations in the foyer basket.

Loaves & Fishes

Carol Singing & Christmas Music in our Church:

Sunday 21st December - 7:30pm. Special event featuring Portland Citizens Brass Band, Aquarelle Music Glenelg Singers, supper to follow.

Christmas Day Service:

Sunday 25th December - 9:30am

Annual Christmas BBQ and Carols at Drik Drik

We are having our annual church Christmas BBQ and Carols Night at Peter and Punay's home at Drik Drik on Sunday 16th December at 5:00pm . Could you please put your name on the registration sheet in the foyer or downstairs if you are going . We have been asked to take a salad, a sweet and a drink to share - and don't forget your chair .

David & Ruth Contact Address

DATES TO REMEMBER

David and Ruth Harbourside Lodge Service: This Jones would like you Afternoon - 2:00pm to know their postal address is: FUEL Bible Study at Paul & Jolene PO Box 654, Belmont Vic 3216 Adams: Tonight - 5:00pm
Deacons Meeting at Church House: Tomorrow - 7:30pm Walking Group - Ladies and Men: Tuesdays & Fridays - 9:30am Prayer Meeting at Church House: Last meeting for the year, this Tuesday 4th December - 10:30am FUEL Youth Break-up - Op-Shop Formal Progressive Dinner: Next Friday 7th December Community Christmas Carols Evening on Bentinck St. Lawns: Sunday 9th December - 5:30pm Seniors Christmas Carols Service in the Hall: Tuesday week, 11th December - 2:00pm Decorate the Church Christmas Tree: Friday 14th - 5:30pm Church Christmas BBQ & Carols at the home of Peter & Punay Holmes in Drik Drik: Sunday 16th 5:00pm Carols & Christmas Music with the Brass Band and Aquarelle Singers in our Church: Friday 21st December - 7:30pm

Decorate our Christmas Tree!

We are going to decorate our Christmas Tree in the church on Friday 14th December at 5.30pm - a little earlier as we are inviting the young ones to help decorate the tree as well. We will then share a meal afterwards. This will be a great church family/any age activity! All welcome.

Notices . . .
Accounts Payable
Please note that any accounts for payment or reimbursement should go to David Hein until Hayley returns.

Celebrating Christmas with the Portland Citizens Brass Band

Friday 21st December - 7:30pm at Portland Baptist Church
Come and enjoy a traditional Christmas programme with music provided by the Portland Citizens Brass Band and Aquarelle singers, followed by supper downstairs. Invite friends and neighbours to come and enjoy a time of carol singing and music in a comfortable environment. As we hope to have plenty of outsiders along it would be very much appreciated if PBC regulars could bring a plate of supper to share afterwards. (There are about 25 band members). This is not intended as competition for the town carols, but another option for those who arent able to get to that event - and an extra opportunity for everyone to soak up the sounds of Christmas!

Church Rosters
The rosters for January March 2013 will soon be prepared. For any specific requests please notify Yvonne asap. If you would like to join the team of those assisting with the roster of church activities please speak with Yvonne soon. New offers of assistance are most welcome. Please see Yvonne or email pbc.admin@bbr.com.au

Change Directory Details

Please note this correction in your Church Directory: Judy Blakes mobile phone no. is 0416 453 640.