Hazelwell Weekly Contact April 2nd 2023 Palm Sunday

30 Mar 2023 • Weekly Notices

Hazelwell Weekly Contact

April 2^nd 2023 Palm Sunday

Hazelwell Morning Service at 10.00am

Led by Val Harris

Please pray for

The survivors and those bereaved by the shooting in the school in Nashville USA.

Those who have lost relatives, homes or livelihoods as a result of the tornado in Mississippi.

The people of Israel fearing the future as they protest against their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reform plans.

Parish Update

Please Note :- There will be NO ZOOM transmission of the service this week

ØPlease add the following dates to your diary

Thursday 6^th April 7.00pm : Maundy Thursday service –

(foot-washing)

Good Friday 7^th April : Walk of Witness Kings Heath (preceded

By service at New Life Baptist

Church Kings Heath which

starts at 11.00

Easter Sunday 9^th April. : Hazelwell Easter Communion(led by

Eliakim Ikechukwu)

Sunday 14^th May : APCM (following the service)

Sunday 21^st May : Christian Aid Lunch

Saturday 24^th June : Summer Fair. (set up Friday 23^rd )

Friday 29^th September : Macmillan Coffee Morning

Saturday 18^th November : Christmas Fair (set Up Friday 17^th)

Food Bank The Spearhead Trust has been grateful for contributions to their foodbank, collected at Hazelwell. Please bring your donations and leave on the table at the back of church.

Alternatively, consider donating to a local foodbank in the course of your weekly shop via local supermarket collection.

A Reflection on Palm Sunday

When Jesus went to Jerusalem, he knew what was waiting for him – he knew that betrayal, rejection, and crucifixion awaited him.

The Jews of Jerusalem hailed Jesus as their Messianic King! Few of them knew at that time what would follow after this solemn entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and what it meant for them, for their life. Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem was a direct fulfilment of Zechariah’s messianic prophecy (Zech. 9: 9): “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

The donkey foal was a sign of peace. Jesus enters Jerusalem in meekness and humility as a messianic king who brings victory and peace to his people. This victory and peace will be assured on the cross and resurrection, which will happen in a few days during the Passover.

Sv. Augustine says of the significance of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem: “The teacher is Christ, who humbled himself and became obedient even to death, death on the cross. When he teaches us humility, he does not lose his deity … Christ was not the King of Israel to accurately determine the tax or equip the army with weapons and visibly defeat the enemy. Jesus was king of Israel in wisely ruling to lead those who believe, hope and love into the kingdom of heaven “For him to become king of Israel was an annihilation for him, not an advance, for he was already the Son of God, equal to the Father, the Word through which all things were done. It was a sign of mercy, not an increase in power.”

Hazelwell Church

Hazelwell Weekly Contact April 2nd 2023 Palm Sunday

30 Mar 2023 • Weekly Notices