 With the peace and grace of Christ, hello!
Once again the beauty of the fall colors on the trees above and on the wildflowers below move me to praise and wonder. A last showy display of the colors of creation before fall moves into winter and an entirely new palette appears. I rejoice in the drop of leaves from the maple tree outside my church office window. A drop of yellow. A drop of orange. Some red. Floating and spinning to the ground, creating a carpet of crunching along the sidewalk. “All God has made will tell the story of the glory of creation.” (Psalm 145:11)
In Christ,
Rev. Eric
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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.
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To see information about the songs we will be singing this Sunday, click here: http://www.hazelwoodchurch.org/worship-songs-this-week/
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To read last Sunday's Pastoral Prayer and Sermon, click HERE.
To watch past services, you may go to Youtube by clicking HERE.
To see just the scripture and sermons from each week, click HERE.
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From Rev. Eric's Sermon on October 9
Here are the 13 Biases taken directly from the podcast “Learning How to See with Brian McLaren” from the Center for Action and Contemplation. https://cac.org/podcast/learning-how-to-see/
- Confirmation bias. The human brain welcomes information that confirms what it already thinks and resists information that disturbs or contradicts what it already thinks.
- Complexity bias. We prefer a simple lie to a complex truth.
- Community bias. It’s easy for us to see what our community sees, and very hard for us to see something our community doesn’t see, or doesn’t want to see. We prefer tribe over truth.
- Complementarity bias. If people are nice to you, you’ll be open to what they see and have to say. If they aren’t nice to you, you won’t.
- Contact bias. What other people see who I don’t have contact with, I do not see.
- Conservative-liberal bias. Our brains like to see as our party sees, and we flock with those who see as we do.
- Consciousness bias. That depending on our level of consciousness or our level of maturity, different things will be easy for us to see, some things will be hard for us to see, some things might be impossible for us to see.
- Competency bias. That we are incompetent to know how incompetent we are.
- Confidence bias. Is the tendency to believe people who speak confidently, no matter how much they’re lying to us, and to doubt people who speak hesitantly, no matter how honest and true they are.
- Conspiracy bias. Is our desire to believe stories that cast us as either the hero or the victim. We never want to accept a story that casts us as the villain, or even as an accomplice to the villain.
- Comfort bias. Our brains welcome data that allows us to relax and be happy, and our brains reject data that requires us to adjust, work, or inconvenience ourselves. We could say the brain is lazy, but it’s very fast at being lazy.
- Catastrophe bias. Our brains are wired to set a baseline of normalcy and assume that what feels normal has always been and will always remain so.
- Cash bias. Our brains are wired to see within the framework of our economy, and we see what helps us make money. It is very hard to see anything that interferes with our way of making a living.
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Upcoming Communion Change
The breaking of bread. The pouring out of the cup. A simple act of sharing ritualized in countless ways. The passing of communion trays. Intinction by the tearing off a piece of bread and dipping it into the cup. Disposable peel-away bread and cup. Our current method of bread in one cup with juice in another cup.
On Sunday, October 23, we will return to communion by intinction. Rather than tearing off a piece of bread and dipping it into the cup we will be picking up a small square of bread by the use of a toothpick and dipping the bread into the cup. We will continue to have a roving Deacon serve those who wish to remain seated or are uncomfortable partaking in communion by intinction.
Our thinking is ease of process, fewer number of deacons needed and less wasteful use of plastic cups. Your feedback will be more than appreciated as we live into this change.
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The Salvation Army Holiday Assistance Programs
Christmas Intake Volunteers
During the last two weeks of October The Salvation Army conducts "open" applications for Christmas Assistance. During these days those seeking Christmas Assistance can come in to apply without an appointment. Volunteers are needed to take information and fill out intake forms. Training for this type of volunteering is provided. The intake hours are 10am-12pm and 1-4pm. Lunch is provided to the volunteers that stay for the entire day.
Food and Toy Collection
Collections of food and toys are the basis of their Christmas Assistance Programs. They can provide you with a collection barrel, pick-up service, and recognition of your contribution.
Adopt a Family
This program consists of individuals or groups "adopting" a family for a Holiday Meal and/or Christmas Gifts for the children. There are many options when participating in this program. Those interested in adopting a family can contact The Salvation Army at (765) 289-7924. They will be able to supply vital information for your adoption, including wish lists and sizes. Family information can be available as soon as the second week of November.
Bell Ringing at the Kettle
For over 125 years The Salvation Army Red Kettle in front of stores has been a tradition of Christmas. Donations collected in the Red Kettle not only help The Salvation Army with Christmas Assistance, but also guarantees The Salvation Army doors will be able to be open in the coming year. Volunteers are needed to stand and ring the bell and wish the community a "Merry Christmas." For more information or to volunteer to ring the bell at the Kettle, click HERE.
For more information about these volunteer opportunities, contact Shirley Bookout at (765) 744-1207.
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Congratulations to Suzanne (Starnes) Tucker and Scott Bjortomt, who were married in Arcadia, IN on October 1st. They will reside in Cicero, IN. Suzanne is the daughter of John and the late Carolyn Starnes.
Please continue to pray for Rhea Morgan's friend, Joellen, as her health situation has grown more serious.
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Prayers requested for these Hazelwood participants (alphabetical by last name):
- David Cartwright
- Jeff Clary
- Cheryll Crose
- Ruthanne Devroy
- Jeane Garrett
- Mariangella Glaze
- Lois Gross
- Louise Maley
- Marcia Miller
- Pat Patterson
- Jairen Rees
- Bill Ritchie
- Leah Ritchie
- Ron Smith
- Judy Thomas
- Mark Wages
- Molly Wantz
- Annie Yingst
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Costumes, candy, and tons of fun are just around the corner at Hazelwood’s Trunk or Treat! Park your vehicle in the lot, pop the trunk, decorate it, and hand out candy to all the little ghosts and ghouls that stop by. If the weather doesn’t cooperate with us, we’ll head into Cartwright Hall.
Need some ideas for decorating your trunk? There are tons of inspiring ideas to be found online for all kinds of budgets and abilities. Kids from all around the community stop by, so start thinking now of how you might help welcome these neighbors.
We'd like to know how many vehicles to plan for, so if you'd like to participate in Trunk or Treat, please click HERE or on the image above to let us know!
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Musical Performance: Forbidden Music
Dr. George Wolfe would like to invite you to "Forbidden Music: Compositions by Imprisoned or Banned Composers during the Holocaust" on Saturday, October 15 at 7:30pm at Jay County Campus of Arts Place. In this musical performance, Dr. George Wolfe (saxophone), David Rezits (cello), and Dr. Galit Gertsenzon (piano) commemorate the lives and music of composers who were persecuted during World War II.
For more information or to purchase tickets, click HERE.
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Masterworks Chorale Concert
Want to enjoy a free concert of choral music? Masterworks Chorale invites you to their upcoming "A Tapestry of Sound: Community Building through Music" on October 29th at 7:00pm in Union Missionary Baptist Church (1100 N. Macedonia Avenue).
The host church's choir and Central High School's choir join Masterworks in this collaborative concert of music that brings us together.
Hazelwood members Don Crose, Jeff Heavilon, and Ann Wolfe will be participating.
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Study Opportunities
Rev. Eric is looking at the possibility of starting a Bible Study and/or a Sunday School/Pastor's Class, both in person and via Zoom. If this is something you are interested in, please click HERE to fill out a brief survey to help us gauge interest in these opportunities and identify a preferred day/time.
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Calendar
Fri., October 14: Praise Band Rehearsal, 5pm, Sanctuary
Tues., October 18: Trustees, 5:0pm, Zoom; Epiphany Action Team, 7pm, Zoom
Wed., October 19: Preschool Team, 3pm, Room 108 and Zoom
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YTD Receipts through September 2022: $203,410.42
YTD Expenses through September 2022: $207,535.90
YTD Outreach Disbursements through September 2022: $48,089.73
New Church Development: $571.15
Easter Offering: $905
Christian Ministries' Food Pantry: $110.66
Sleeping Room Project: $590
Winnie's Kids: $24,570
Week of Compassion: $2,406.16
Muncie Afghan Refugee Resettlement Committee: $13,170
Sulanke Trust Outreach: $5,766.76
-Christian Ministries of Delaware County: $431.76
-A Better Way: $400
-YWCA: $400
-Second Harvest Food Bank: $400
-Motivate Our Minds: $400
-Children's Clothing Center: $400
-Muncie Mission: $1,635
-Habitat for Humanity: $400
-First Choice: $400
-Muncie Soup Kitchen: $400
-Special Olympics: $200
-Love Gift: $300
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To make a financial gift online via Givelify, click here:
https://giv.li/cv3bky
After you are in the Givelify 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.
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Please submit items for the newsletter by Monday at noon each week.
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Rev. Eric Brotheridge, Senior Minister
Stefanie Petty, Office Administrator
Rhea Morgan, Bookkeeper
Marianna Gill, Worship Coordinator
Lori Rhoden, Organist
Angela Lopez, Director of Weekday Preschool and Extended Learning Center
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