Welcome to Worship this Easter Sunday
10am (N.B. Daylight Saving Time ends this morning when clocks turn back one hour)
+ Communion Service (usually held on the first Sunday of the month).
+ Worship Leader: Eddie Chapman; Preacher: Geoff Pound.
+ Scripture Reading: Luke 24: 1-12.
+ Theme: Walking Towards Resurrection: Eleventh in our series “Dust to Dawn: Walking into Easter.”
+ This Sunday you are invited to bring non-perishable food items as part of our offering, that will be given to support needy people in our community.
Order of Service
- Call to Worship
- Song: Lord of the Way
- Opening Words
- Community News
- Offering
- Bible Reading: Luke 24: 1-12.
- Song: Now the Green Blade Rises
- Sermon (Geoff)
- Song: He came singing love
- Communion
- Pastoral Prayers
- Song: Yours be the Glory
- Benediction
- Song: Christ is Alive.
Community News
+ It is sad to report that Pat Paul died early on Wednesday 1 April. While it hasn’t been confirmed, the family is hoping to have a funeral service to celebrate Pat’s life at the Box Hill Baptist Church on Friday 17 April at 2pm followed by refreshments in the Barn.
+ Viti Keys is home after surgery in hospital but is awaiting further procedures; Eversley Farnbach has left hospital in Melbourne and has been living with her son and daughter-in-law in Albury. Unfortunately, Eversley had a fall and is now in the Albury Hospital.
+ Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, April 5, 2026, at 3 am AEDT, when clocks are turned backward one hour to 2 am AEST. This means an extra hour of sleep.
+ On the 12th of April, we will be hosting a Community Musicale in the church, commencing at 12.45pm. Community Musicale is a welcoming and supportive performance space for musicians and music-lovers of all ages and level, and all proceeds go to support the new habitat box initiative! Tickets and more info at https://events.humanitix.com/communitymusicale
Food for Thought, Prayer & Action
+ If a neighbour turned up on your doorstep, would you know them by name? Meredith Lake convenes a conversation on ‘No, really, who is my neighbour? with Nick Tebbey, Karina Kreminski and Roberta Kwan. Soul Search, ABC, 27 March 2026.
+ On Saturday 11am 2nd May at the Ashburton Baptist Church the Victorian Baptist Historical Society invites you to listen to Revs Garry Lock and David Enticott who will be the guest speakers. They will be talking about Baptists in Defence Force Chaplaincy, both from a historical and personal perspective.
+ Disclosures of Harm
When someone shares sensitive information with you for the first time, such as that they are experiencing abuse, this is called a ‘disclosure.’ Your role in that moment is to be a supportive listener to that person. This short video, created by the NSPCC in the UK, highlights how to listen carefully, respond calmly and ensure that concerns are passed on to the appropriate person or organisation. Responding to a Child’s Disclosure of Abuse.
Next Saturday at 2pm, you are invited to continue our Dust to Dawn walking series beyond Easter as we are all invited to the home of Mary Edgar to walk her Labyrinth.
This will be a wonderful opportunity to slow down after Easter, and spend some time reflecting – both individually and together – on what our many walks have meant to us.
This Week
Monday
+ 4.30pm-8.30pm Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
Tuesday
+ Both the Box Hill Community Choir and the Bible & Chats Group which normally meet on Tuesday are taking a two-week break over the holiday period.
Thursday
+ 11am-1pm Judith Lim will be attending the Social Chat Group (upstairs in the Village Well) to teach and demonstrate CPR before attendees play table tennis, drink tea and coffee and develop friendships. Everyone is welcome to attend.
+ 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.
Friday
+ 4.30-8.30pm: Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
Saturday
+ 7.30am-8.30am Bakehouse in the Barn: 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 5 April at 10am.
+ Worship Leader: Keith Dyer; Preacher: Eddie Chapman.
+ Scripture Reading: Luke 24: 13-35.
+ Theme: Walking Towards Resurrection: Twelfth in our series “Dust to Dawn: Walking into Easter.”
Worship Roster
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