Hazelwell Weekly Contact Sunday 20th November 2022

18 Nov 2022 • Weekly Notices

Hazelwell Communion10.00am

Led by Rev. Elaine Russell

(No Zoom this week)

Please pray for

Family and friends of Mordella King who sadly passed away a fortnight ago.

Her funeral will be held on December 5^th – more details soon.

All whose circumstances cause them to believe it is worth risking their lives by crossing the Channel in small unseaworthy boats.

The success of the agreement with France to implement new preventative measures against such traffic.

All who are currently awaiting diagnostic assessment or major surgery

All who fear the onset of colder weather and increased heating and food costs

Parish Update

ØOur Christmas Fair is TOMORROW - Saturday 10.00am-1.30pmPlease come along to support us and bring friends and family.

(We will be setting up from 5 o’clock on Friday ).

Many thanks to all who have worked hard to make this year's Christmas fair a success

ØThis week’s service will be taken from the Methodist worship book and will not be displayed on screen in church.

B30 Foodbank (Updated 13th November 2022)

Stark figures from the Trussell Trust Today, we released our latest figures showing record numbers of emergency food parcels distributed by food banks in our network between April and September.The cost of living crisis is pushing more people to food banks. Food banks in the Trussell Trust network distributed 1.3 million emergency food parcels from 1st April to 30th September 2022. Almost half a million of these were for children. Across the UK, this represents a 33% increase in emergency food parcels distributed compared to the same period in 2021/22 and a 52% increase from the same period in the pre-pandemic year of 2019/20.

England saw a 33% increase in emergency food parcels distributed compared to the same period last year. Urgent needs Tinned rice pudding, long-life fruit juice (not needing refrigeration), tinned/carton ready made custard (not powder), jam/honey, porridge (not greater than 500g), instant coffee (not decaffeinated), cereal (not greater than 500g), liquid/bar soap, strong carrier bags, gender neutral shower gel, laundry powder/liquid (not family sized) Low in stock Rice (500g), tinned tomatoes, tinned spaghetti, pasta sauce, baked beans, tinned/packet soup, tinned fish (tuna, mackerel, sardines, salmon), squash, tinned fruit in juice (not prunes or grapefruit), UHT semi-skimmed milk, dog food, instant hot-chocolate (not cocoa powder), UHT whole milk, tinned/packet vegetarian meals, sweet biscuits (not multi-packs), tinned meat (ham, corned beef, pork sandwich, pulled pork, chicken), sugar (500g), chocolate and snack bars, gender neutral shampoo, toothpaste, single or duo wrapped toothbrushes, toilet rolls, washing up liquid, nappies sizes 4,5&6 Christmas needs Tinned ham, tinned salmon; tinned carrots, peas, sprouts; tinned peaches or tinned fruit cocktail; ready made custard (carton/tinned); alcohol-free Christmas puddings; selection boxes; gender neutral shower gel; liquid/bar soap

Reflection on Christ The King

In John 15:13, Jesus Himself said, “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” In the gospel reading this week, Jesus did just that. He laid down His life for us. All through His life, He served the people: teaching them, healing them and feeding them. What more can He give? His very own body and blood through the Eucharist and His last drop of blood was shed while hanging on the cross. He gave everything for our sake. That is why we call Him King!

Yet it is not us, human beings, who make Him King. He is King because of who He is. He is the Son of God who emptied Himself of divine privileges and took the form of a servant. Moreover, having appeared as a human being, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross (Philippians 2:7-8). Yet He is not dead for He resurrected on the third day. Then He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right Hand of God, the Father (Mark 16:19).

Jesus is King for who He is and for what He has done yet it is up to us to make Him king in our life. The gospel reading above tells us that His being king was sneered at three times: first by the rulers, then by the soldiers and by one of the crucified criminals. Rejected by many, His kingship does not diminish a bit. Yet, if we humbly accept Him to be the king in all aspects of our life, He will say the same thing that He said to the other crucified criminal, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”