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Hello Hazelwood Friends,

This Sunday is Mother’s Day. If you still have a mother or mother-figure alive, I hope you are able to honor her. If you are a mother yourself, I hope your family will be able to honor you.

For many, this is a complicated day, and therefore, it is a day in which we, as The Church, need to be aware of the various reactions to this day – for those who have lost their mothers, for those who long to be mothers, for those who did not/do not have a good relationship with their mothers, to name just a few, it can be a painful day.

Most ministers I know try really hard to be sensitive to the variety of feelings Mother’s Day evokes, as do I. That being the case, this will not be the focus of our service this Sunday, although we will acknowledge it. If you are one for whom this holiday is painful, I am available to chat with you in person or on the phone. I cannot make the pain go away, but sometimes just having someone genuinely listen to you helps to ease it, and I am here for you.

The US celebration of Mother’s Day came about from the efforts of Anna Jarvis who came up with the idea following her own mother’s death in 1905. She intended it to be a way of honoring the sacrifices mothers make for their children. Although she advocated to get it made a national holiday, which occurred in 1914, Jarvis envisioned it to be a family-centered event.

She was quite dismayed at the later commercialization of the holiday. So much so that Jarvis denounced it and worked to get it removed from the national calendar. More interesting information about efforts to honor mothers may be found in this article from history.com: click HERE.

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!
Shalom, Rev. Pamela

Black Disciples Who Made a Difference

If you missed seeing the bulletin insert from last Sunday, May 1, click HERE to read about some of our early Disciples forebears! There are also a few hard copies on the card table in the Rotunda; feel free to pick one up. There will be two more in this series, which we will share every 3-4 weeks through June 19.

Sunday Worship begins each week at 10am, in-person and online, streaming via Facebook. Click HERE to go to our Facebook page.

For those of you worshiping online, click HERE after Friday to find the upcoming Bulletin and HERE for the Young Disciples Worship Activity Sheet (updated each Friday).

During Lent, we read the verse Isaiah 43:19 that included these words: Look! I’m doing a new thing; now it sprouts up; don’t you recognize it? God is still at work in the world, working to make all things new. During the last four weeks of the Easter season, we will be exploring different ways we may participate in the continuing work that Jesus embodied in his time on earth and in the resurrection, in our series, Making All Things New!

Sunday, May 8 Celebrating the Equality of Women; Scripture: Genesis 5:1-2; Luke 8:1-3

To see information about the songs we will be singing this Sunday, click here: http://www.hazelwoodchurch.org/worship-songs-this-week/

To watch past services, you may go to Youtube by clicking HERE.
To see just the scripture and sermons from each week, click HERE.

Disbursements

$1,000 was given to Winnie's Kids, matching the first $1,000 in donations received from the congregation.

The following organizations each received $400:

Muncie Soup Kitchen
First Choice
Christian Ministries
A Better Way
Habitat for Humanity
Motivate Our Minds (MOMs)
YWCA
Muncie Mission
Second Harvest Food Bank
Children's Clothing Center of Delaware County, Inc.

Winnie's Kids

This Sunday, May 8, is the last day for donations to help 'Winnie's Kids' in Kenya. Please mark all contributions 'Winnie's Kids,' and be sure to make your donation separately from your regular offering to make things easier for our bookkeeper. We will present Winnie with our offering during worship on Sunday, May 15. There are great needs in Kenya, so please prayerfully consider how you can help 'Winnie's Kids.'

~Blessings & Gratitude from the Missions & Benevolence Team
(Chair Shirley Bookout, Don Crose, Marcia Miller, Jim Reece, and Glen Sulanke)

Judy Thomas is home following a stay at Water's Edge for rehab from a fall.

Donna Dye's granddaughter, Heather Kruger is scheduled for a second infusion for her MS. She will then have infusions every six months.

Victoria Harty, who cooks for the preschool during the week, asks for prayers for her friend, Bruce Reynolds, who continues to struggle with some serious health issues.

Prayers requested for these Hazelwood participants (alphabetical by last name):

Earl Bruning
David Cartwright
Jeff Clary
Ruthanne Devroy
Jeane Garrett
Mariangella Glaze
Lois Gross
Louise Maley
Pat Patterson
Rev. Pamela
Jairen Rees
Bill Ritchie
Leah Ritchie
Ron Smith
Judy Thomas
Mark Wages
Molly Wantz
Annie Yingst

Prayers requested for these friends and family of Hazelwood participants:

Marianna Gill's mother, Kitty Tilton

Note, the friends and family list will re-set at the first of every month. At that time, we request confirmation that the one being named has given permission to continue to be listed on this newsletter prayer list, in order to honor their personal agency and privacy. Thank you for understanding the importance of this in the digital age.

Bass Player and Drummer Needed

One of the many joys I get from my staff position at Hazelwood is working with talented musicians and singers. You may have noticed that the Praise Band is a little smaller now. Our bassist/drummer, Jason Scott, is on a temporary leave of absence. His work schedule has changed to where he cannot be here on Sunday mornings. He's uncertain if this will be a permanent change or not. We miss him and his musical talents, and we hope that he will be able to rejoin us in the future. Until then, we are looking for another bass player and a drummer. If you know anyone who might be interested, please have them contact me at the church.

~Marianna Gill, Worship Coordinator/Praise Band Director

Youth Ministry Assistant Needed

We are looking for someone to help Hazelwood Christian Church build relationships with the families of our children and youth and carry-out activities and ministries for and with our children and youth, including intergenerational ones. This person will work in cooperation with, and under the supervision of, the Senior Minister, and the exact duties/job description will be mutually agreed upon, based upon the person's interests and abilities and the needs of the congregation.

The time commitment is definitely flexible, as the person's schedule allows and depending on the needs of the congregation. The pay rate is flexible for the right person but will be no less than $15 per hour. Please share this with those you think may be a good fit for our congregation. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest telling us about themselves and why they are interested in the position, including faith/church background and experiences working with children and youth to hazelwoodchurch@gmail.com.

Calendar

Note: Rev. Pamela is available by cell phone/text, as well as by email. Please do not hesitate to reach out to her as needed. If you do not have her cell number, it is on the weekly paper bulletins, or you may call the church to get it from a receptionist between 9am-3pm, Monday-Thursday and 8am-noon, Friday. Please do not leave messages on her church office voicemail; use her cell phone instead.

Wed., May 4: Elders, 5:30pm, Zoom
Sun., May 8: Mothers Day; last day to make donations to Winnie's Kids

Early Bird Fees: 6-day camps: $415; 3-day camps: $235 (add $25 after May 15th registrations)

Visit genevacenter.org for Geneva camp registration/info.
Visit indianadisciples.org for Bedford camp registration/info.

Scholarships for Disciples campers at Bedford and Geneva camps are available. Visit indianadisciples.org to download.

YTD Receipts through April 2022: $89,467.38
YTD Expenses through April 2022: $75,021.61

To make a financial gift online via Givelify, click here:
https://giv.li/cv3bky

After you are in the Gively site, to designate a gift to something other than the general fund, choose "Other" and then type in the message box to let us know to which fund you are donating.

Please submit items for the newsletter by Monday at noon each week.

Rev. Pamela J. Pettyjohn, Interim Minister
Stefanie Petty, Office Administrator
Rhea Morgan, Bookkeeper
Marianna Gill, Worship Coordinator
Lori Rhoden, Organist
Angie Lopez, Director of Weekday Preschool and Early Learning Center