Your Notes

October 11th 2009

There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn
in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting
about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with
his neighbours.

"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbours when they are
entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked.

"Why sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening
corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbours grow inferior corn, cross-pollination
will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my
neighbours grow good corn."

He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his
neighbour's corn also improves.

So it is with our lives. Those who choose to live in peace must help their neighbours to
live in peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of
a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help
others to find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all.

The lesson for each of us is this: if we are to grow good corn, we must help our
neighbours grow good corn.

OVERSIGHT TEAM: Proverbs 11:24-25. The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy
gets smaller and smaller. The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help
Pastor Shane & Glenda Whitbourn others are helped. (The Message)
Dwayne & Cynthia Alexander
YOUTH & YOUNG CO-ORDINATOR & WORSHIP DIRECTOR:
Julian Gollasch Ph: 0413 771 390
Services @ 10am
Fawthrop Community Centre Hood St, Portland
ELECTRONIC To direct deposit or Internet bank your giving :
Pr. Shane Whitbourn Ph: 0417509516
GIVING South West Community Church BSB 033656 A/C 128710
www.swccportland.com
today@church this week & coming up...
9.30am Prayer meeting ….please join us!
Pamper & Skills

Just for the LADIES :

10am Service: Praise & Worship, a time of communion, and then a Afternoon
message from Brendan Kiley.
Next Sunday (Oct 18)
NB: Ps Shane, Glenda & family are in Bendigo this weekend and then attending
1pm—4pm
the CRC State Conference in Mildura during the week.
Annesley House, 60 Julia Street
Enjoy a light lunch with the girls, followed by
during the service.. your choice of pampering (massage, nails or
(Primary School )
Kindling Kids
make-up), or learning a new skill
Our Primary School program operates YMCA (basket-weaving or drawing).
Pre-school play room (Bentinck Street) during the service. All ladies are welcome, so invite a
Please re- Leaders escort the children safely across to the friend or 2.
member to YMCA mid-service and return them to church
sign your chil- Cost $5 per person
at 11.30am
dren in as you RSVP Margot 5529 2477
bring them out Please remember to sign in your children.
during the ser-
vice and then
collect and YOUNG GUNS
sign them out
again during
Study for Year 7—9 youth during the Home Groups
morning message (Fawthrop Centre)
the final song. Groups are available for mid-week stud-
ies & fellowship,. We have groups
Today : Nykoal & Danielle
Kindling Kids Oct 18: Marni, Dianna & Tegan
catering specifically for youth, young
adults, ladies, daytime & evenings.
For more details, contact
Ps Shane 0417509516
Just a reminder to please fill in the survey detailing what you would be willing to do to help
within the church. This will help us work more effectively together as a church community.
If you have any questions, please talk to Pastor Shane or Cynthia Alexander.

Christian Surfers
Church Address List Regional Camp
Oct 16-18, Anglesea
The new list is finally complete!! For more info, call
Get your copy today from the back table, or email Ps Shane: Jasmine Wyllie 0458037842
shaneaw@dodo.com.au www.globesurfer.org/csvictas