Welcome to Worship this Sunday
This Sunday 31 May at 10am.
+ It’s our Last Breakfast led by Eddie with conversation around tables.
+ Please bring extra food to share for our visitors and people who turn up not knowing about the breakfast.
+ Scripture Reading: Matthew 28: 16-20.
+ The baptisms of Grazia Sedawie and Lucien Toth will take place during our gathering. This will a great time to invite friends and neighbours to church.
Community News
+ Greta Carter has been in Epworth Box Hill after surgery last Monday. Pray for Greta as she undergoes rehab before returning home in another ten days.
+ A draft copy of the new Church Directory will be available again this Sunday in the Barn. We made a good start on this last week. Please check your name and contact details and add a tick when you have done this. If your name isn’t listed there, please add it if you wish plus your contact details.
+ Have you noticed the pithy sayings on the digital noticeboard on the front of our church facing Station Street? It catches your eye as you wait at the crossing. A man come to church last Sunday before the service. He had specifically come to take a photo of one of the messages that had been on the screen but sadly the screen had been updated with another saying. (Good news: We did locate the saying and he went away glad!) Thanks to Eddie for keeping this screen informative and attractive.
+ Someone said recently, “I would have been at church if I’d known that Dave and Lidia Mutton were going to be at church on the 17th.” Richard Mallaby is going to be with us on our next ‘Back to Box Hill Baptist’ Sunday on June 14, when he will help us to reflect on the Mallaby years. Inform Eddie if you think of someone who may wish to attend on this special day.
+ The Open Baptists annual conference is being held online on Saturday 13 June 1.00-5.30pm (AEST). Check out the programme and registration details. Speak to Eddie if you’re thinking of attending online.
Food for Thought, Prayer & Action
+ Check out the Whitley College website for the latest news plus Jason Goroncy’s recent publications. Is there a course in Semester 2 that you might like to take, especially while Whitley is based in Box Hill?
+ This week marks the start of National Reconciliation Week, which runs from 27 May – 3 June each year. The 2026 theme is ‘All In’, inviting all of us to join with Indigenous peoples to learn together about our shared histories, cultures and achievements.
+ Pope Leo released a major paper on AI. Check out the overview. Read the total encyclical.
This Week
Monday
+ 4.30pm-8.30pm Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
Tuesday
+ 9.30am The Box Hill Community Choir meets in our sanctuary for practice and morning tea.
+ 7.15pm (Cuppa) for 7.30pm (Study and discussion) The Bible & Chats Group will be studying the Scripture reading for next Sunday morning viz. Isaiah 6:1-8.
Thursday
+ 11am-1pm The Social Chat Group (upstairs in the Village Well) will be learning basic English, playing table tennis and other games, drinking tea and coffee and making friends.
+ 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 7 June at 10am.
+ Communion Service (usually held on the first Sunday of the month). On this first Sunday we also bring non-perishable food items (as part of our offering) that are given to support needy people in our community.
+ Welcome into membership: Come and add your welcome to those joining our church.
+ Worship Leader: Keith Dyer; Preacher: Geoff Pound.
+ Scripture Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8.
+ Theme: We begin a new series on ‘Rediscovering Worship.’ We’re going to ask: ‘What is worship? Why do we worship? How do we best worship? And what are the essential ingredients of a worship service? What are the questions about worship that you are asking?
Worship Roster
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