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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Turn Back to Me, Your Light and Hope
At this past Sunday’s Mass, the greeting and Penitential Rite focused on returning to God and a change of heart or mind or world perspective. The Hebrew, Teshuva, and the Greek, metanoia, point to this returning and changing. It is less about changing our actions and more about changing our view of the world and each other. It is about relationship, getting closer to knowing God’s love for us, living closer to how the living God lives with us.
The Penitential Rite on this past Sunday included this, A Prayer For The People, by Padraig O Tuama, from being here, Prayers for Curiosity, Justice, and Love. Here it is in its entirety, with thanks to Kerrie Anderson for providing it.
Turning to the light
the light turns to us.
Moving toward the source
the source moves us.
Holding on to hope
hope holds on to us.
Jesus of Nazareth,
you encountered many lives
calling people to justice
love and curiosity.
May we—in all our nights, days
and activities—act with more
justice, love and curiosity.
Because this might save us,
and make us more like you,
who turns to us in love.
This prayer helps us understand how God is not judging or punishing or looking for penance rather God is waiting, aching, longing for our return and a change of heart so we may have greater compassion, and love for ourselves, all humans and creation in all its forms and stages.
This past Sunday’s meditation from the Center for Action and Contemplation gets at the same idea. Click here to read it.
We are challenged to by our times to grow in love for all. To turn to the Light, to absorb the Light, and to be the Light.
Rev. Jane
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A new Bulletin feature - a Social Justice public service. | |
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Volunteers Needed - Building Security
We are looking for several new volunteers to lock up TLC on Fridays and Sundays. The work is easy and takes about a half hour in the evening. You could work as a primary and do it once a week or as a back-up which would be a rare involvement. Thank you for considering this 301 Partners ministry. Please email marymagdalafc@gmail.com
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Read with Trinity Readers in 2025!
If your New Year’s resolution is to do more reading
in 2025, consider joining in the discussions of the Trinity morning book group, with the next one being at 9:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room on February 3. We will be looking at the issue of the oppression of women by discussing Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The authors call this the “paramount moral challenge” of the present era.
Come every month, or just when the book interests you. Questions?
Call Nadine Hunt at 970-825-3730.
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The 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 28, 2025
We invite you view the recording of the readings from this Sunday with Rev. Jane Reina presiding and the homily given by Jim Berry. Click here to view.
Other Mass recordings can be accessed via our service recordings website here.
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Social Justice Reflection
By Jared Orsi
Last semester I took my Colorado history class to Lincoln Hills, at 8,400 feet elevation, west of Boulder. Between the 1920s and 1960s, Lincoln Hills was the only mountain resort created by and for Black Americans west of the Mississippi.
There, they could purchase a small parcel of land and pitch a tent or build a cabin. Or come for the weekend and stay at the lodge. They could sip beer and listen to live music at the tavern. They could fish, hike, swim, and partake of all manner of outdoor fun.
And there were no “Coloreds not allowed” signs. And the Klan did not march in the streets like it did in Denver.
As we departed CSU, I asked students to imagine that we were Black vacationers and that this was the 1920s. We would have had to pick our route carefully. We could not assume that we could stop just anywhere if we needed gas or got hungry. The Front Range was pockmarked with sundown towns, where Black travelers could expect hostility or worse. We would take a longer way to avoid these places.
Once my students and I arrived—having exercised our great privilege of stopping for a bathroom break along the way—we were given a tour by the Honorable Gary Jackson, whose grandfather was one of the builders of Lincoln Hills.
We entered two of the original cabins, including one visited by cultural luminaries like Lena Horn, Zora Neal Hurston, Duke Ellington, and Langston Hughes. We walked around the old lodge, now on the National Register of Historic Places and undergoing restoration. We saw the buildings that once hosted YWCA girls, shunned from white-only summer camps.
Judge Jackson flies the American flag when he is visiting his cabin. To him, homeownership by Black people in Lincoln Hills represents a piece of the American dream. The flag also announces to neighbors that he is home, and they are welcome to stop in.
As we said our goodbyes and thank-yous, Judge Jackson asked students to spread the word—Lincoln Hills is a place all Coloradans should know about and treasure as part of our collective heritage.
It reminds us of the exclusion that Black Americans have had to endure for centuries in the United States—something we should never forget. But it also reminds us of the creativity and persistence of the human spirit in finding ways to thrive in the face of discrimination and prejudice.
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Praying for peace, health and well-being through challenging times.
+Pedro Engel, for healing
+Carolyn Sue Cecil and family, friends of Mary of Magdala
+ Mary Lou and David Devlin, members
+Rachel, Ryan, & Chloe Honeybourne, family of Julia Morrow, friend of Mary of Magdala
+ Sharyl Hoepfinger, for prayers of healing
+ Jenny Witzke, for prayers of support
+ Fr. Frank Quintana, for healing
+ Sean Raynes, grandson of Richard and Sandra Life, members
+Rachel, daughter of Mary Lou Devlin, member
+Cathy Engel, member, for her healing process
+Mother Rosean, clergy of Mary of Magdala
+Rev. Kate Lehman, ECC clergy
+Amanda Staut, friend of Lisa Jones, member
+Ted Newbre (Devlin), member of Mary of Magdala
+Jean Powers, daughter of Mary Powers
+Frederique Pesin, and her family, friends of Mother Rosean
+Pastor Rick Reiten, Pastor at Trinity Lutheran
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A blessed and peaceful repose of souls for those who've passed and comfort for the friends and families.
+Dennis Healy, Tom Healy's brother and Dori's brother-in-law
+Barbara Lange, grandmother of Gray La Fond
+Leonard Urban, friend of members at MoM
+Tess Peters, friend of Mary Lou Devlin, member
+Kelly Cahill, friend of Ruth Alexander
+Pauline Devlin, David Devlin's mother
+James Lyons, brother-in-law of Mary Lyons, member
+Arlene Miller, former secretary at John XXIII
+Carole Lyons, sister-in-law of Mary Lyons, member
+Jessica Melton, family friend of Jane Reina
+Betty Smith, mother of Bill Smith, member
+Grace Robinson, member of Mary of Magdala
+Mary Detweiler, member of Mary of Magdala
+Allen Wilberton, brother of Tom Wilberton
+Sharon L. Six, mother of Michael Six, member
+Jim Carroll, husband of member Dori Carroll
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Please send prayer requests to marymagdalafc@gmail.com. Prayers will be listed for one month unless requested for longer. Prayers for the repose of souls will be listed for six months unless requested for a longer time. | |
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Wednesday - Weekday Mass
January 29, 11:00 am
- Weekday Mass in the Fireside room
- No Zoom available
- Mother Rosean presiding
Sunday Mass-
Feb 2 at 12:30 pm
- Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
- Mother Rosean Amaral presiding
- In person and via Zoom
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Wednesday - Weekday Mass
February 5, 11:00 am
- Weekday Mass in the Fireside room
- No Zoom available
- Mother Rosean presiding
Sunday Mass-
February 9, at 12:30 pm
- Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
- In person and via Zoom
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Did you miss an article or announcement?
Past e-bulletins are posted on our website here. Below are links to some key articles:
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November news from around the US Ecumenical Catholic communities. Great pictures and updates.To read, click here.
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Synod Links to Presentation and Parade of Parishes, click here.
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To read the ECC Synod newsletter, click here.
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To read the ECC Council of Bishops' statement on the War in Gaza and Israel, click here.
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Ongoing Giving Opportunities in Fellowship hall; see list here.
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Dedicating Altar Flowers? Contact Joan Stepleton at JoanStepleton@gmail.com or 864-650-2816. A $25 dollar donation is kindly requested.
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Our Vision – ‘Our guiding Light’
Weaving a tapestry of love, hope and justice for the world.
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The 301 Faith Partners--Mary of Magdala, Trinity Lutheran, St Paul's Episcopal --have a Vision, Mission and Values statement that guides our relationships, interactions, and shared projects and ministries.
Read about our Mission, Core Values and Covenant here.
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The ECC Regional Website - View here.
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Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the St. Paul's Episcopal
Click here for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And here is St Paul's weekly bulletin.
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