Hazelwell Weekly Contact21st August 2022

19 Aug 2022 • Weekly Notices

Hazelwell Weekly Contact Sunday 21^st August 2022

Hazelwell Communion Service

This Sunday at 10.00am and on Zoom

Led by Revd. Elaine Russell

(See order of service attached)

Local Colour in Kings Heath Park

Please pray for

The people of Afghanistan facing poverty and hunger and especially women whose lives are severely restricted

In these difficult times for so many please remember to donate to the foodbank when you visit the supermarket, this list may help you to choose what to donate.

Parish Update

B30 Foodbank (Update 14^th August 2022)

Most urgently needed: tinned soup, sweet biscuits, jam/honey

Urgently Required
Tinned tomatoes, pasta sauce, cereal (not greater than 500g), tinned fish (tuna, mackerel, sardines, salmon), tinned fruit in juice (not prunes or grapefruit); sweet biscuits (not multi-packs), rice (500g), tinned/packet soup, jam/honey, long-life fruit juice (not needing refrigerations), liquid/bar soap, toothpaste, strong carrier bags, nappies sizes 4, 5 & 6.

Low in stock

Tinned spaghetti, squash, UHT semi-skimmed milk, dog/cat food, instant hot-chocolate (not cocoa powder), instant coffee (not decaffeinated), porridge (not greater than 500g), ready-made custard (tinned/carton); UHT whole milk, tinned rice pudding, tinned/packet vegetarian meals, tinned meat (ham, corned beef, pork sandwich, pulled pork, chicken), teabags (40’s or 80’s), sugar (500g), chocolate and snack bars, laundry powder/liquid (not family sized), gender neutral shower-gel, gender neutral shampoo, single or duo wrapped toothbrushes, toilet rolls

Well stocked
Pasta shapes, dry spaghetti, tinned potatoes, crisps, baked beans, tinned vegetables, noodles, instant potato, nappies size 1-3, baby food and baby care items, gender neutral roll-on deodorants, sanitary pads, baby wipes, washing-up liquid.

Not needed at all

Decaffeinated drinks or fruit infusions, bottled water, large bottles of lemonade or coke, any food or toiletries containing alcohol, cooking ingredient or sauces, tinned macaroni cheese, fresh products (including vegetable, meat, eggs and bread), non-dairy items, gluten-free items, coffee beans, loose tea, large boxes of teabags (120’s or more), very large bags or boxes of porridge and cereal, cocoa power, tampons, make up hair accessories, perfume or aftershave

[img width="85" height="14" align="left" hspace="12" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" style="text-indent: -9999px;">Reflection on Luke 13 vs 10-17

excerpt from a reflection by Mrs. VickieKraft,

Have you ever sat in church, listening to the soaring music or the impressive sermon, and your thoughts were all turned inward?

Thoughts like: No one here cares that I am hurting desperately. When I first was widowed or divorced or when this illness first was diagnosed, or when my child became a problem, people prayed for me, called me on the phone, visited me, sent me notes. But now that time has passed and everyone is used to me, I guess they expect that I do not need anyone, that I am coping with my problem and that I not really hurting anymore. Maybe they even think that if I were really depending on the Lord, I would be able to handle my situation without any difficulty. But I am in pain and I do not think anyone cares. I sometimes wonder if even God cares!

There was a woman in the synagogue one Sabbath morning when Jesus was teaching there that might have been feeling just like that.

Luke 13:10-11Mrs. Vickie Kraft,

Think about her a little. She was probably middle-aged. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. She had been crippled like this for 18 years! Can you imagine what her life was like? She could not stand at all, could not sit comfortably, could not lie down except on her side. Walking was difficult. Eating could not have been pleasant. Her appearance was pitiful, her face etched with pain. …………This was not a form of arthritis. (we are told) This was a Satanic attack that affected her body. But do not you think that she also suffered emotionally and spiritually as well? She must have often felt discouraged, depressed, and even abandoned by God. Yet she still worshipped, she still was there in the synagogue on the Sabbath. She still listened to Gods Word. She still had faith. I have to give her credit for just being there.

The chairman of the board of elders was very displeased and scolded the people. I think he was just a little afraid of openly attacking Jesus directly after such a display of supernatural power.

How wrong these men were! They claimed to represent God but they were completely the opposite. Jesus revealed the true heart of God. Jesus exposed their hypocrisy by His true revelation of the invisible God. He hated their pretence and they hated Him for exposing it.