| 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.
Third Way is every Sunday at 5pm except school hols at Wood Hall, cnr Denham & Wood Sts.
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Playgroup - Mon & Wed |
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Playgroups for carers and kids 3 years and under. Temporarily relocating to Christchurch Wood Hall for Term 3 while renovations are underway.
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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:
Woman to Woman (Term 3 09)
Kids with Courage (Term 2 09)
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.
to join one. |
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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 or invite us to help out with your community event :-)
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| Local Churches |
Christchurch Hawthorn works with us in youth outreach, Third Way, and other areas.
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West Hawthorn Uniting Church |
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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 and the world he loves.
See below for some of the times we get together! |
Renovations Are Now Underway!
PLEASE NOTE: Starting June 21
we will be meeting in the west hall at
West Hawthorn Uniting Church,
on Grove Rd, between Elgin and Power Sts! |
We normally meet in our building on the corner of Barton & Hill Sts, Hawthorn, Australia.
Drop in and say g'day! Check below for when we'll be there! |
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Red boxes tell you where we meet!
We meet at about 10.30am every Sunday, except 5th Sundays of the month when we usually have a working bee or something else fun. |
"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
Not-normal church for not-normal people...G-Rated church is church for everyone. Music, drama, and lots of fun. Definitely kid-friendly! Finishes about 11.30-12ish followed by a (free) 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 -
Telugu speaking Christians
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6pm SAT: Melbourne Telugu Christian Fellowship.(Note, this is NOT a HWBC gathering, just using our building) 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 |
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10.30am Get Smarter
A gathering with music and singing but focused on teaching and discussion of a particular relevant topic, from a variety of presenters. |
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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 |
View HWBC Calendar
Put these in your Diary so you don't clash or miss them! Also check the Uncouth Calendar!
Update coming soon
Tidal River SUFM
2-16 January 2010
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| Housing |
Looking for shared young adult housing for 2010?
We are full for 2009, but welcome applications and general expressions of interest in case we have a vacancy, or capacity to find and start another house.
Download an application form for more information or to apply for a room in one of our awesome Hawthorn share house communities!
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 neighbours, 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.
Check Facility Availability
Please contact us for more information.
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