Welcome to Worship
This Sunday 22 February 2026 at 10am
10am It’s our Last Breakfast with food, talk (by Eddie on the theme ‘Walking Humbly with your God’ based on the Scripture, Micah 6: 6-8) and conversation around tables. Please bring food to share.
11.30am You’re invited to join our first gentle walk from the Barn led by Graeme Davison. We’ll walk from Box Hill to Mont Albert (approximately 2-3kms), ending with refreshments at the Davisons. Need more info? Ask Graeme.
Community News
+ Raelene Lilies has returned home this week after a stay in hospital; Greta Carter is in Epworth (Richmond) recovering after breaking seven ribs. Please pray for these and others you are aware of who are not well.
+ Our new ‘Dust to Dawn: Walking into Easter” has commenced! Not only will this series follow the theme of ‘walking’ as we journey through Lent, it will also create opportunities for us to literally walk into Easter through a series of weekly walks being organised by various members of the church. Walks commence this Sunday the 22nd of February, and you can find more information as it comes to hand here.
+ I (Geoff) met up with Sam Neville this week. He used to be in the Box Hill Baptist Youth Group in the 1990s. He said that many of the young men who were in the group are now fathers and recently these fathers and their sons got together for a wonderful weekend at Shoreham. People like Sam, Simon Carlyle, Matt and Ben Bissett, Ash Keys to name a few. Remember them? Many of the friendships forged at BHBC continue.
+ Happy Lunar New Year! Last Thursday at our Social Chat Group (11am) Mr Wang Chenggen visited and demonstrated his skills at calligraphy. He wrote and gifted some banners which express a blessing for the Box Hill Baptist Church. You may see some of these writings in the Gallery, the Barn and upstairs in the Village Well.
+ Public Lecture sponsored by Whitley College at Collins Street Baptist Church on ‘The Desire to Punish: Incarceration, Justice and the Church’s Crisis of Accountability.’ Speaker: Professor Douglas Campbell. Thursday 12 March at 6pm. Link for more info and registration details.
+ The Victorian Baptist Historical Society invites you to the Geoffrey Blackburn Memorial Lecture by Rev Dr Frank Rees on the topic, ‘Baptists and Roman Catholics.’ Saturday, 14 March at 10.45am.
+ The NewHope Baptist Church is conducting a training day for individuals and churches teaching the English language. Info link.
+ Thanks to those who have already donated money to go towards the $10,000 needed to re-plaster and repaint the front wall in the church after some of it start to crumble. Here are the bank account numbers to use if you are going to transfer money from your account and deposit it with the Church.
BSB: 704-922
Account name: Box Hill Baptist Church
Account number: 100005657
Please use the word ‘Plaster’ or ‘Wall’ in the reference line. Please put one of these words on your envelope if you are giving through the offering bag.
Food for Thought
+ Musician, Nick Caves, is asked to give counsel to a man whose wife has recently died. Here is his reply in the Red Hand Files.
+ A Rocha USA invites you to view the documentary An Invitation to Wonder which explores the ecology, mystery, and significance of the wetlands. Until 5 April you can view it free. Use thislink and the pass-code “WONDER2026” for access. There is a discussion and reflection guide at thislink. A Rocha also has prayers and readings for lent at this link andLenten Resources for Creation Justice.
+ Maggi Dawn reflects on the Transfiguration Scripture on her Substack, 14 February.
+ Baptist Mission Australia News and Prayer Notes.
Our new ‘Dust to Dawn: Walking into Easter” has commenced!
Not only will this series follow the theme of ‘walking’ as we journey through Lent, it will also create opportunities for us to literally walk into Easter through a series of weekly walks being organised by various members of the church.
Walks commence on the 22nd of February, and you can find more information as it comes to hand here.
Coming soon
Sunday 1 March – Church meeting (after the service in the Barn) – an opportunity to discuss the many things happening in the life of the church.
Sunday 15 March – 12.30pm – Presentation on the outcomes of the Ellingworth Project feasibility study into potential opportunities for the redevelopment of our properties.
This Week
Monday
+ 4.30pm-8.30pm Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
Tuesday
+ The Box Hill Community Choir is meets on Tuesday at 9:30 am, in the church. (Cost is $50 per term.)
+ 7.15pm for a cuppa and at 7.30pm the Bible & Chats Group meets in the Village Well. We will be pondering the theme, ‘Walking in the Way’ as they study the Scripture for the following Sunday: Matthew 4: 18-22.
Thursday
+ 11am-1pm upstairs in the Village Well: The Thursday 11am Social Chat Group will be welcoming local MP, Paul Hamer, who will talk about resources that are available for newcomers to Box Hill and the City of Whitehorse.
+ 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
+ 4.30-8.30pm: Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
Saturday
+ 7.30am-8.30am 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.
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 1 March at 10am.
+ 10am Communion Service; Worship Leader: Shueh Wah Kennedy; Preacher: Geoff Pound.
+ Scripture: Matthew 4: 18-22; Theme: Walking in ‘The Way.’
+ As part of our offering on Communion Sunday we will receive non-perishable food items to be given for needy people in our suburb.
+ 11.30am: A short Church Meeting will follow Morning Tea in the Barn.
+ 12.30pm You are invited to go on a Box Hill historical walk led by Andy McCulloch, a total of 4.3kms, with a shorter option of 2.3kms. Learn more from Andy.
Worship Roster
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