090510 - May 10 - Swcc Newsletter

Your Notes May 10th 2009

WHAT IS A MOTHER?

OVERSIGHT TEAM: Pastor Shane & Glenda Whitbourn Dwayne & Cynthia Alexander

Somewhere between the youthful energy of a teenager and the golden years of a woman’s life, there lives a marvelous and loving person known as "Mother." A mother is a curious mixture of patience, kindness, understanding, discipline, industriousness, purity and love. A mother can be at one and the same time, both "lovelorn counselor" to a heartsick daughter, and "head soccer coach" to an athletic son. A mother can sew the tiniest stitch in the material for that dainty prom dress and she is equally experienced in threading through the heaviest traffic with a station wagon or van. A mother is the only creature on earth who can cry when she’s happy, laugh when she’s heartbroken, and work when she’s feeling ill. A mother is as gentle as a lamb and as strong as a giant. Only a mother can appear so weak and helpless and yet be the same one who puts the fruit jar cover on so tightly even Dad can’t get it off. A mother is a picture of helplessness when Dad is near, and a marvel of resourcefulness when she’s all alone. A mother has the angelic voice of a member in the celestial choir as she sings Brahm’s lullaby to a babe held tight in her arms; yet this same voice can dwarf the sound of an amplifier when she call her boys in for supper, or cheers them on at a game. A mother has the fascinating ability to be almost everywhere at once and she alone can somehow squeeze and enormous amount of living into an average day. A mother is "old fashioned" to her teenager; just "Mom" to her third-grader; and simple "Mama" to little two-year old sister. But there is hardly a thrill in life that can compete to pointing to that wonderful woman and be able to say to all the world, "That’s my mother!" Frederick E. Kruse

YOUTH & YOUNG CO-ORDINATOR & WORSHIP DIRECTOR:

Julian Gollash Ph: 0413 771 390

ELECTRONIC GIVING

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

www.swccportland.com

9.30am Prayer meeting ….please join us us–– it’s great !! 10am Service: Praise & Worship, communion, then a message

from Nykoal Rentsch

Also during the 10am Service:

Kindling Kids

Young Guns

Pre-school A new bible study group for Yr 7-9 students during the 10am service

Primary School

Youth

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Indoor Netball, Cricket & Soccer Night Sat May 16

Senior & Junior Youth Activity 6pm—8.30pm Portland Indoor Cricket/Netball centre Cost: $5 each or $10 family Bring Sports shoes & drink Supper included in cost Enquiries: Matt 0458 200 498 or Victoria 0408 109 152

Home Groups

If you are visiting with us this morning, Welcome! Please stay after the service and enjoy a cuppa and chat with us.

Morning Tea

Sermons on mp3

Today: Marni’s Team May 17: Victoria’s team

Kindling Kids

See Dean Brinkley after the service to copy this morning’s message straight to your memory stick.

Today : Zoe May 17: Kris

Spiritual Gifts Survey

Just a reminder that Ian Bail will be compiling the data from the recent Spiritual Gifts survey for us, to help find those particularly suited for certain types of ministry in the church. Please pass your completed surveys to him by Sunday 17 May, or contact him on 5529 2477 or [email protected]. More copies of the survey are available from Shane or your home group.

Tickets need to be paid for today Please see Glenda Whitbourn Cost: $70

We continue this week with “Regroup” & “God’s Stewards” by Ken Legg. Day and evening groups available in Portland and Hamilton. Please talk to Ps Shane if you would like to be part of a group.

Fellowship Meal

Saturday 23rd May

The last Fellowship meals were a great success with a variety of lunch and tea locations happening. In 2 weeks time we would like to run another similar event for those interested. If you would like to host a few families in your home for either lunch or tea on the 23rd, please speak to Cynthia Alexander after the service today or ph: 0400 231 019 ASAP