Welcome to Worship
This week we celebrate our monthly Communion Service with a reflection on the first Sunday in The Last Week in the life of Jesus (Mark 11:1-11)
Our offering for this week includes the contribution of non-perishable food items for the needy in our area, so please come prepared if you are able.
After the service we will be moving to the Barn for a church meeting and lunch – Everyone is welcome!
Order of Service
- Call to Worship : Psalm 118
- Song: In a byre near Bethlehem
- Prayer
- Welcome, Community News
- Offering
- Song : Ride on, ride on in Majesty
- Scripture Reading: Mark 11:1-11
- Sermon – Geoff
- Song : Jesus calls us here to meet him
- Communion – Geoff
- Pastoral Prayers – Geoff
- Song/Benediction : Go out to the world in peace
Community News
+ A Church Member’s Meeting will follow the service this Sunday, 2 March. The main items on the agenda will be discussion on the proposed new BHBC constitution and a recommendation that BHBC joins the Open Baptists Association. The draft constitution and information about the proposal to join the Open Baptists has been emailed out.
+ Check out the current worship roster at this link.
+ Got any old bikes lying around? Our Community Shed is soon going to commence Monday afternoon sessions focused on restoring and rebuilding bicycles to sell and share with the community (as well as supporting the community with basic bike maintenance and skill sharing). Speak to Eddie if you can help.
+ If you’d like to know more about any of the basic steps in following Jesus such as believing, baptism, church membership or if you’re curious to know how things happen in a Baptist church, do have a chat with Eddie or Geoff.
+ The Baptist Union of Victoria is inviting people to attend their upcoming consultations.
+ The City of Whitehorse is offering a range of activities for enjoyment and to foster creativity.
This Week
Monday:
Monthly meeting of the Deacons.
Tuesday
+ The Box Hill Community Choir won’t be meeting as the leaders are on holiday.
+ 7.15pm Coffee/tea for a 7.30pm start: Bible & Chat in the Village Well. Eddie will be getting your good ideas on The Last Week of Jesus with a focus on Monday as described in Mark 11: 12-19.
Wednesday
10am-3pm The Community Shed for women and men to do general woodwork. The Shed is located behind the Box Hill Community Arts Centre, 470 Station St, Box Hill. Contact Glenn Campbell for more details.
8pm: Prayer Link: Some moments via Zoom to pray together. Here is the link.
Thursday
10am-12 midday The English Language Group is held in the Barn. It runs from 10am to 12 midday and includes morning tea. Gold coin donation. Convenor: Lynne Dyer.
11am-1pm upstairs in the Village Well: Social Chat Group—basic English language and Aussie culture, table tennis, Tai Chi, tea/coffee, friendship-making.
1.30pm-2.30pm Bakehouse in the Barn: Saving bread, fruit and vegetables from waste by giving food to those wanting to ease their weekly budget.
7.30pm-9pm Study and Discussion Group meets in the Gallery. Convenor: Andy McCulloch.
Friday
10am-11.30am Playgroup in the Barn for children, 0-4 years of age and their parents, grandparents and carers.
Saturday
7.30am-8.30am Bakehouse in the Barn.
Coming up
+ From Wednesday March 12, we will be hosting a new series of Midweek Jams: live music practice and networking sessions at the church, from 7-10pm. These are aimed to help support our local musicians and artists, and help contribute to a vibrant local live music scene. Make sure to share this event with any musicians you know!
+ The Box Hill Community Choir will be performing in the Box Hill Mall on Tuesday March 18 between 10am and 11am. Plan to come to support them, enjoy the music and have coffee together afterwards.
+ On 24 March 2025 at 7.15pm for 7.30pm ‘Understanding Trans Lives’: An opportunity to hear stories, gain insights about the variety of transgender people and issues and ask questions of counsellor Matt Glover and trans person, Sally Goldner. This is an open invitation to all who would like to learn more.
Food for Thought, Prayer & Action
+ ‘A Strategy for Christian Witness Against Trump’s Autocracy,’ Sojourners, 20 February 2025.
+ ‘Michael Leunig-a rare genius who re-enchanted our world.’ The eulogy to Leunig given by Emeritus Professor, David Tacey with link to recording of Leunig’s Memorial Service, The Living Water, 23 February 2025.
+ Imagine a worship service at Box Hill Baptist where there is a live translation from English to Mandarin, Khmer, Farsi or 120+ other languages. A number of churches are using machine translation whereby people can read the text on their phone or use an earpiece attached to their phone to receive an audio in their preferred language. Peter Bates has compiled a report on churches in England, the platform they are using and their assessment. Check out Peter Bate’s article, ‘How to Decide Whether to Use Machine Translation in Church service’ and let us know your comments.
Small Groups @ BHBC
Box Hill Baptist Church runs a number of small groups which create opportunities to build friendships, study the Bible and other resources, pray and strengthen our spiritual journeys.
If you are interested in any of the groups below, feel welcome to contact the convenor, or speak to one of our pastors. (And if you’d like to be part of a group but these don’t work for you, come and speak to us and we’ll see if we can start something new!)
- Bible & Chat: Currently each Tuesday, 7:15pm for 7.30pm start at the Village Well (5 Ellingworth Pde). The group normally reflects on a Scripture passage for the following Sunday service. Convenor: Geoff Pound
- KYB (Know Your Bible): Tuesdays fortnightly via Zoom. (Convenor: Helen Timms)
- A Small Group meets in the Gallery on the first and third Thursday of the month from 7.30pm-9pm. Convenor: Andy McCulloch.
- The Explorers Group is preparing for a restart in early May for people wanting to explore the Christian faith for the first time or take a refresher. This will be a 12-part series. Ask Eddie Chapman for more details.
Next Sunday 9 March 2025 at 10am
+ Service led by Keith Dyer and Eddie reflecting on the events of Monday in The Last Week in the life of Jesus.
+ Scripture: Mark 11: 12-19
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