Welcome to Worship
+ 10am Communion Service; Worship Leader: Shueh Wah Kennedy; Preacher: Geoff Pound.
+ Scripture: Matthew 4: 12-23; Theme: Walking in ‘The Way.’
+ As part of our offering on Communion Sunday we will receive non-perishable food items to be given to 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. The route passes Andy and Wendy’s house, where lunch can be enjoyed by the walkers! They should be able to accommodate most dietary requirements, but check with Andy and Wendy to be sure. Learn more from Andy about the route.
Order of Service
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer
Song Will you come and follow me
Community News
Offering
Song Make me a channel of your peace
Reading Matthew 4: 12-23
Sermon Walking in ‘The Way’
Song Come as you are
Communion
Prayers for the World
Song Be not Afraid
Benediction
Community News
+ Kevin and Jenny Purvis have been invited to attend our morning service at Box Hill at 10am on March 8 and Kevin will take part in an eight-minute interview as part of the service. This will focus on remembering and celebrating the ministry of the church while Kevin, Jenny and their family were at Box Hill from 1998-2002.
+ If you would like to ensure that certain former members and friends who attended BHBC receive a letter of invitation to this Back to Box Hill Baptist service on 8 March when Kevin Purvis will be present, please give the names and contact details to Eddie Chapman as soon as possible.
+ On Sunday 15 March at 12.30pm there will be a presentation on the outcomes of the Ellingworth Project Feasibility Study into potential opportunities for the redevelopment of our properties. Everybody is welcome.
+ We extend our condolences to Raymond Chow (Wai Man Chow) and his family upon the death of his mother, Chan Fo Mui, on Friday, 20 February. A service of thanksgiving was held to celebrate her life last Wednesday morning.
+ Check out the range of events and resources being offered in 2026 by the WellSpring Centre in Ashburton.
+ 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
+ 400+ American leaders have written a declaration urging people to resist the current administration and take a stand on faith and justice. ‘A Call to Christians in a Crisis of Faith and Democracy.’ Link. A news report about this is posted on Religion News.
+ This year the dates of Ash Wednesday and Ramadan coincide. Andrew Hamilton reflects , ‘When Lent Meets Ramadan in a divided world,’ Eureka Street, 19 February 2026.
+ Jesse Jackson, who believed that his political life sprang out of his call to be a preacher, dies at 84. Valerie Bridgeman reflects on his life and service in Religion News Service.
+ Rosemary (Pastor and Chaplain) and Alex (economist and musician) are members of the Ponsonby Baptist Church in Auckland. They reflect on their journey after Alex was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, in ‘The Words are Still There, Dementia, NZ.
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 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)
+ Monday at 7.30pm Our Deacons have their monthly meeting.
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 Love’ as they study the Scripture for the following Sunday: John 13:30-35.
Thursday
+ 11am-1pm The Social Chat Group (upstairs in the Village Well) will be hearing from Maggie Wang speaking about buying, selling and leasing apartments and homes in Australia.
+ 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
+ Worship Service led by Eddie Chapman; Preacher: TBC.
+ Scripture: John 13: 30-35.
+ Theme: ‘Walking in Love.’ A further study in our Dust to Dawn: Walking into Easter series.
+ Interview with Rev Kevin Purvis.
11.30am
You are invited to join a 6-8km walk from the Barn to Blackburn Lake ending with refreshments at the Pounds, 2 Anjaya Court, Blackburn. If you’re not up to walking such a distance do come for refreshments.
Worship Roster
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