Hazelwell Weekly Contact 19th January 2025
17 Jan 2025 • Weekly Notices
Hazelwell Communion Service
Led by Revd. Barbara Calvert
2nd Sunday of Epiphany
Please pray for
Please give thanks for the flower team who arrange and maintain the lovey floral displays in church throughout the year and who spent time last week clearing out the small kitchen.
Please remember in your prayers Jamie, Sam, Moss and Amy & family.
Pray also for the residents of Dawberry Road & Waldrons Moor.
Parish Update
The midweek discipleship group begins again on Wednesday afternoons - 2-4pm. Starting from this Wednesday the 15th January, we will be meeting each week in the 'Quiet Room’ to follow a course called 'The Way of Discipleship’.
You are invited to join us at the Hazelwell pub on Sunday 26th January from 12.30 for a parish get-together. It would be helpful to let the pub know numbers so if you plan to come please e-mail Matt.
Forward Notice
The church APCM will be held on March 23rd – an opportunity to celebrate all that has happened at Hazelwell over the last year and look forward to the coming year
Reflection on 1 Corinthians 12 1-11
(Concerning spiritual gifts and how they are used)
This passage invites us to reflect on several key aspects of roles in the church community:
Humility and Gratitude: We are reminded to humbly accept whatever gifts we have been given, and to use them not for personal advancement but for the good of the community. Whether we have gifts that are highly visible or those that are quieter, all are needed in the body of Christ.
Interdependence: The church functions best when we recognize that we all need one another. This reflects the idea that we are not meant to function in isolation but in relationship with others. Each gift is vital, and each person has a unique contribution to make to the body of Christ.
Unity in the Spirit: In a world where divisions and competition can easily arise, Paul calls us to unity through the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is the one who equips and empowers, and the Church is the place where all these diverse gifts are meant to work together for a common purpose.
Purposeful Service: Reflecting on the idea that spiritual gifts are given for the "common good" challenges us to consider how we are using our gifts. Are we using them to serve others? Are we looking for ways to contribute to the flourishing of the whole body of Christ?
In conclusion, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 calls us to embrace our diversity of gifts with gratitude, humility, and a strong sense of unity. By understanding that these gifts are for the benefit of others and not for self-promotion, we are better equipped to serve one another and strengthen the church, the body of Christ.
(Wisdom from collected sources)
