Welcome to Worship
This Sunday, 9 November at 10am
+ Worship Leader: Shueh Wah Kennedy;
+ Preacher: Geoff Pound.
+ Scripture: Luke 20:27-38.
+ Service Theme: Transfigured Relationships.
Order of Service
- Call to Worship
- Opening Prayer
- Song – The Journey of the life we live
- Welcome and Community News
- Offering
- Song – Don’t tell me of a faith that fears
- Reading – Luke 20:27-38
- Song – God of the Day
- Sermon – Transfigured Relationships
- Prayers for the World
- Song –Daring Dancing Trinity
- Benediction
Community News
+ From the Diaconate Last Monday:
- The deacons received a comprehensive report and proposal from our Building Feasibility Group and our consultants, Property Collectives. They began to assess together the possibilities and the risks. In the fulness of time this proposal will come to church members.
- The deacons determined plans for our Advent and Christmas gatherings which include the singing of the Box Hill Community Choir (at the Last Breakfast on the 30 November), Candlelight Carols (9pm on Saturday 20 December) and the Christmas Day Service (9.30am on 25 December).
- The deacons discussed ways of keeping the attenders at the Thursday and Saturday Bakehouse at around 100 (currently there are around 170 attenders on Thursday meaning long queues and congestion around the afternoon tea area). We are exploring ways to encourage other versions of food distribution by churches and Neighbourhood Houses on different days of the week to meet need and save food being wasted. We plan to store Bakehouse food in the lower level of the Village Well (near the car park) and harness new volunteers to transfer it to the Barn. This will aid delivery volunteers, keep the food together and curb delivery disruption when there are programmes running in the Barn.
+ Margot Firth-Smith was admitted to the Box Hill Hospital on Tuesday evening after suffering a slight stroke. At the time of writing, Margot was due to be spending a few days in hospital receiving treatment. Do keep Margot and Bill in your prayers.
+ Congratulations Keith! Many of his former colleagues gathered at Whitley College recently for a symposium celebrating Associate Professor Keith Dyer’s life, ministry, and work. Contributors to a forthcoming volume, ‘Unveiling the Word’, workshopped drafts and spent time with Keith – a fitting tribute to a scholar who has given so much to the college and wider church community. Remember Keith as he is preaching at the Westgate Baptist Community this Sunday morning.
+ You are invited to explore the possibility of doing Bible study and theological training at Whitley College as it holds an Open Day on Saturday 15 November. Information and registration link.
+ Christmas at Jubilee Housing. Meredith Beaton, Pastoral Care Worker writes: “As we approach the end of the year we start to think about Christmas and how we can bring some joy to the children in our Box Hill and Burwood housing complexes. Every year for a very long time BHBC has donated gifts to our children and have been extremely generous in their giving. Next Sunday 16th November, you will once again have an opportunity to take a Christmas gift tag, purchase a gift and return it on Sunday 30th November. In the middle of December, we hold a Christmas party at each complex and there we will happily distribute the gifts to the children. We would appreciate the gifts being unwrapped with the gift tag attached. Thank you to the congregations of Box Hill Baptist Church, New Hope Baptist and South Croydon Anglican Church who are our partner churches and continue to support us in so many ways.”
Food for Thought and Action
+ Journalist and writer, Stan Grant, delivers the 2025 Richard Johnson lecture titled, ‘Against Bitterness: How Do We Live with Suffering? Public Christianity, 24 October 2025.
Coming soon
+ Sunday 16th October – BHBC AGM (After the service)
This Week
Monday
+ 2pm-5pm Bike Restoration and Rescue Session at the Community Shed: (rear 470 Station St, Box Hill).
+ 4.30pm-8.30pm Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
+ 7:30pm – Monthly Deacons’ Meeting.
Tuesday
+ 7:15 for 7:30pm – Bible Chats: in the Village Well: The Bible & Chats Group will study the Bible lectionary passage for next Sunday viz. Luke 21:5-19. Convenor: Geoff Pound
Thursday
+ 11am-1pm upstairs in the Village Well: Social Chat Group—basic English language and Aussie culture, table tennis, Tai Chi, tea/coffee, friendship-making. Everyone is welcome.
+ 10am-12pm: English Conversation Classes in the Barn. Convenor: Lynne Dyer
+ 1.30pm-2.30pm Bakehouse in the Barn coordinated by Lynne Dyer: Saving bread, fruit and vegetables from waste by giving food to those wanting to ease their weekly budget.
Friday
+ 10am-11.30am Playgroup in the Barn.
+ 4.30-8.30pm: Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
Saturday
+ 7.30am-8.30am Bakehouse in the Barn.
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)
Next Sunday 16 November at 10am.
+ Theme: The End is near… again.
+ Worship Leader: Keith Dyer; Preacher: Eddie Chapman.
+ Scriptures: Luke 21:5-19; Malachi 4:1-2a; Isaiah 65:17-25.
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