090208 - Feb 8 - Newsletter

Your Notes

February 8th 2009

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust. If you plant goodness, you will reap friends. If you plant humility, you will reap greatness. If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory. If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony. If you plant hard work, you will reap success. If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation. If you plant openness, you will reap intimacy. If you plant patience, you will reap improvements. If you plant faith, you will reap miracles. But:

OVERSIGHT TEAM:

If you plant dishonesty, you will reap distrust. If you plant selfishness, you will reap loneliness. If you plant pride, you will reap destruction. If you plant envy, you will reap trouble. If you plant laziness, you will reap stagnation. If you plant bitterness, you will reap isolation. If you plant greed, you will reap loss. If you plant gossip, you will reap enemies. If you plant worries, you will reap wrinkles. If you plant sin, you will reap guilt.

Pastor Shane & Glenda Whitbourn Dwayne & Cynthia Alexander YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS CO-ORDINATOR & WORSHIP DIRECTOR: Julian Gollasch Ph: 0413 771 390

ELECTRONIC GIVING

To direct deposit or Internet bank your giving : South West Community Church BSB 033656 A/C 128710

Services @ 10am Fawthrop Community Centre Hood St, Portland Pr. Shane Whitbourn Ph: 0417509516

www.swccportland.com

today@church

what’s happening?

9.30am Prayer meeting ….please join us! 10am Service: Praise & Worship, Communion & then a

Home Groups

Also during the 10am Service:

Kindling Kids

& Primary School

Pre-school

who’s on?

If you are visiting with us this morning, Welcome! Please stay after the service and enjoy some morning tea with us. Morning Tea

Today: Marni’s Team Feb 22 (after camp): Cynthia’s team

Kindling Kids

This week : Lesley Feb 22 (after camp): Megan

Beginning this week Home groups will be studying “ReGroup” by the people who brought us “Boundaries”. It is a powerful study that will challenge the way we do home groups, church and life! Please talk to Ps Shane if you would like to be part of a group

Senior Youth Study:

Starts Tuesday night 7.30

@ David & Wendy Emmerson’s home. All High School students welcome.

Next Sunday

message from Ps. Shane

Church @ the Lakes Next Sunday’s morning service will be at Bridgewater Lakes. If you cannot join us for camp, we would still love you to join us for the service at the campsite. We’ll start around 10.30am including great music and testimonies. Then stay on for lunch, which will be provided free of charge. Why not invite a friend or 2 as well. NB: A car convoy will leave the Fawthrop centre at 10am if you would like to follow them to the campsite.

New Co-ordinator for Youth & Young Adults

This week we officially welcome Julian Gollasch on staff with the church for 3 days/week. Adding to his current role as Worship Team Co-ordinator, he will also be co-ordinating both the Senior & Junior Youth groups and a Young Adults group, in partnership with each group’s leadership team. This is an exciting development for SWCC!! Keep Julian in your prayers as he follows God’s lead for each

Family Camp

Starts this Friday arvo (till Sunday arvo) Bridgewater Lakes campsite

Pastoral Care Survey

Last week everyone received a survey to fill out about their abilities and availability to assist us in co-ordinating a more effective Pastoral Care network within the church. If you were not here, please collect a survey from the back table. Completed forms to be given to Glenda Whitbourn today. Thanks for partnering with us!

A great FREE weekend for the whole family!

Forms due TODAY (for catering ) Please give completed forms to Glenda Whitbourn