| Youth & Kids' Stuff |
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Uncouth - Thu & Fri
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Uncouth Group is for young people in Grade 6 or higher and happens on alternating Thursday and Friday nights.
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Playgroup - Mon & Wed |
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Playgroups for carers and kids 3 years and under runs on Mondays and Wednesdays, 10-11.30am during school term. Just turn up!
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| LifeKeys Courses |
| We run courses to help you get the most out of the life God has given you.
Coming up:
Lifekeys Facilitator Training (Term 2 08) More Info
for more details or to apply to participate.
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| Community |
| Looking for something smaller? Following Jesus can be hard sometimes. Cell groups are a good way to share the journey.
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| Carnivals! Bush Dances! School & Community Events!
We love to run events for our community, and to help make other events great too! Feel free to join in :-)
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We have some connections with Christchurch Hawthorn, the Anglican mob up the road.
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Hawthorn West Baptist Church welcomes you!
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We are a bunch of people living in
Hawthorn, Kew, Richmond and other places nearby,
journeying together as we follow
Jesus the Messiah's leading in our lives and community.
It's all about Jesus.
See below for some of the times we get together!
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"Jesus...calls us to share in his work of drawing out and dealing with the evil of the world; by loving our neighbours, both immediate and far-off, with the strong love that sent him to the cross; and by working out the implications of that love in our own vocations, whatever they may be, in our social and political action, in our relationships (and particularly our marriages and families), and in our caring for those in our midst who need the healing and restoring love of God most deeply.
We are called, as the people who claim the crucified Jesus as our Lord, to seek out the pain of the world, and, in prayer, in patient hard work, in listening, in healing, in announcing the Kingdom of this Jesus by every means possible, to take that pain into ourselves and give it over to Jesus himself, so that the world may be healed...
With the cross as the underlying story of our lives, validated by the resurrection and then implemented by the fire of the Holy Spirit, we can have the confidence to take on the world with the sovereign love of God.[1]"
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Regular Gatherings @ HWBC - We'd Love to Meet You!
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PLEASE NOTE
All times below are approximate and can change without public notice
We're rather relaxed about starting and finishing times - these are family events, not formal meetings.
Yes, it's a bit complicated, but we think it's worth it...
Check The Calendar Just to Make Sure!
Looking for some audio downloads of sermons/teaching?
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Gatherings |
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1st Sunday
10.30am-12ish
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10.30am: G-Rated Church
Music, drama, and lots of fun. G-Rated church is church for everyone. Definitely kid-friendly! Finishes about 11.30 followed by morning tea.
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2nd Sunday
10.30am-12.30ish
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10:30am: Music, teaching - come learn about who Jesus is - get to know Him! Some seperate stuff for the kids happens this morning. |
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2nd SATURDAY
6pm onwards
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6pm SAT: Melbourne Telugu Christian Fellowship.
Telegu-speaking Christians meet up once a month. All welcome!
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3rd Sunday
10.30am - 1.30ish
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10.30am: Praise and Prayer
Lots of music and singing, followed by prayer in small groups or individually for each other, what's happening around Hawthorn and the wider world. Followed by lunch, bring food to share or just rock up.
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4th Sunday
10.30am-12ish
5.45pm -
7.30pm - whenever
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10.30am Get Smarter
A gathering focused on teaching and discussion of a particular relevant topic, from a variety of people.
5.45pm: Dinner / 15 Minutes of Fame / The Laboratory
BYO dinner to eat together about 6pm. No singing! Some weeks we hear from different members of our community, other times we practice our faith together in creative ways. Not your average church gathering :)
7.30pm: Unplugged
Low-key music and singing, prayer, discussion and reflection. Sometimes replaced by soccer in the park!
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5th Sunday - mornings, usually.
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Varies, usually a working bee or a picnic or something else fun. No regular get togethers at the HWBC building. Probably good to email or ring to find out what's happening before you turn up... |
[1] N.T. Wright, The Crown and the Fire: Meditations on the Cross and the Life of the Spirit (London: SPCK, 1992), pp. 104-106.
and hosting!
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Contact Us
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| All general enquiries regarding the church:
Regarding hire of our facilities:
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Need our help processing funds from a contract? Want to make a sizable but secret donation to our ministry? Chosen us for a new business partnership? More info here.
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| Big Church Events |
Put these in your Diary so you don't clash or miss them! Also check the Uncouth Calendar!
Autumn Family Carnival
Sat 12 April 2008
Blokes' Weekend
23-25 May 2008
Community Bushdance
Sat 14 June 2008
HWBC Family Camp
26-28 September 2008
Tidal River SUFM
2-16 January 2009
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| Housing |
Looking for shared young adult housing for 2008?
Download an application form for more information or to apply for a room in one of our awesome Hawthorn share house communities! We are full for 2008, but welcome applications and general expressions of interest in case we have a vacancy, or capacity to find and start another house.
We also provide low-income accommodation through Carrical Rooming House. Contact Servants in Hawthorn Inc.
If you missed out on a room with HWBC, check the following alternatives:
Kew Baptist Youth Hostel
Ashburton Student Housing
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Hire of Hall/Rooms
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| Yes, our facilities are available for hire and are used regularly by large & small community groups and schools. The main room is a large open carpeted and heated hall. Seating can be arranged for up to 150 and tables suitable to seat around 100. There is also a smaller meeting room next door.
Please contact us for more information.
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