Reflection from your Pastors

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Celebrate Pride this Year!

Pride: Fort Collins 2024

June 29, 2024, Saturday, 11am-5pm

The Ranch Events Complex

5280 Arena Cir, Loveland, CO 80538

Volunteers are needed to cover hours at 301 Partnership booth! Northern Colorado Equality is set to host its 2024 Pride event on June 29th at The Ranch Event Center in Loveland. This annual celebration is expected to draw a diverse crowd to enjoy a day of unity and inclusivity.

Attendees can look forward to a vibrant lineup of performances, inspiring speeches, and interactive activities. The event will also feature live music and a variety of food from local vendors, promising a lively and engaging atmosphere for all. This year's Pride event aims to foster meaningful connections within the community while celebrating the rich diversity of Northern Colorado.

LGBTQIA+ Pride is the promotion of the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as a social group. Pride, as opposed to shame and social stigma, is the predominant outlook that bolsters most LGBT rights movements. Pride has lent its name to LGBT-themed organizations, institutes, foundations, book titles, periodicals etc. Pride events are typically held during LGBT Pride

Month (June in the United States).

In 2023, there were more anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in state houses (over 520), than in each of the previous five years; with the increase in LGBTQ Erasure bills, bills that strip away dozens of legal protections and rights for LGBTQ+ people, coming as the newest form of attacks on the community. From June 2022 to April 2023, the Anti-Defamation League tracked at least 356 incidents of anti-LGBTQ+ hate and extremism in the United States.

Please join us in celebrating our siblings in Christ, our neighbors. Your support is so appreciated at this time when pending legislation, discrimination, and violence, still persist in the lives of this group of God’s children.

To volunteer, please email marymagdalafc@gmail.com.

UPDATE: Volunteer with Family Housing Network (FHN) this June

We are delighted that so many members of our congregation have signed up to help. Thank you, thank you, thank you! The only slot left to fill is:

Tuesday June 18: one more cook (5:30-7:30 pm)

Please call Cindy Cloyd if you are able to help at 970-481-3703

Baja Road Retreat

Thank you all who have contributed to the needed repairs of Fr Len and Nancy’s Baja Road Retreat. Between the ‘good-will’ contributions made after Sunday Mass and the matching dollars from the Leadership Council, a total of $758 was sent on to Fr. Len.

Thank you all for your generosity.

Diaper Drive for our Newest Members!

Mary of Magdala is sponsoring a diaper drive for Abbie and Dana Blach, members of our community. They have twin boys, Russell and Dean who are 6 months old and go through a lot of diapers. The preferred diapers are Huggies or Kirkland (but any brand would be appreciated), size 4 and up.

Please bring your offering June 23rd and meet the family.

Come celebrate a Renewal of Vows with two of our newer members

Saturday, June 22, 2024 11:00 am

Mother Rosean Amaral, Presiding

Reception to follow

Celebrating in the Sanctuary

Thank you to all who participated in the GOODWILL CONTRIBUTION to Fr. Len's and Nancy's needed repairs at Baja

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301 Faith Partners Shared Service on June 30 at 10:30 am

Join us for our next shared worship service and participate in this joyful collaboration. (No 12:30 Mass)

Worship will be followed by a shared picnic brunch.

sandwiches, salad, chips or cookies:

Upcoming Summer Events in Fort Collins

Happy Hour Fundraiser for ISAAC

Join us for an hour of music and learning about Larry & Joe's style, which crosses borders lyrically and sonically. Joe Troop is a Grammy-nominated Old Time Music singer-songwriter whose album with latingrass band, Che Apalache, was produced by the amazing Béla Fleck. Larry Bellorín is a legend of Llanera music who fled Venezuela seeking asylum.

Relocating to the US, Larry worked long hours in construction, broke his hand in multiple places on the job and thought he'd never play music again. And yet the universe had other plans, bringing these multi-instrumentalists together to make music on harp, upright bass, banjo, cuatro, fiddle and guitar. Watch more about their story here in this segm ent on PBS.

Buy your tickets now, as space for this event is very limited!

Service Recordings

Celebrating the 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time

A recording of readings from June 9th, with the homily delivered by Mother Rosean Amaral, is available here.

Other Mass recordings can be accessed via our website here.

Prayer Requests

Praying for peace, health and well-being through challenging times.

+Jean Powers, daughter of Mary Powers, member

+Ellen Williams, sister of Mary Cobb, friend of Mary of Magdala

+Pauline Devin, David Devlin's mother

+Vanity, for comfort at this time of loss

+Eli Crocker, for healing

+Ruth Wolfe, member of Light and Christ ECC

+Frederique Pesin, and her family, friends of Mother Rosean

+Patsy Connor, friend of Linda J.

+Natalie Rochester, for prosperity, love, and happiness

+James Fuller, friend of Mary of Magdala and

seeker, returning to Houston

+Pastor Rick Reiten, Pastor at Trinity Lutheran

+Tess Peters, friend of Mary Lou Devlin, member

+Cache and Courtney, family of Jean Christen

+David Devlin, member

+Sabrina and her two children, currently homeless

+Linda Browell, member

+Jen Banks, friend of Mary of Magdala

+Jerry Padilla, father of member Lisa Jones

+Rachel, daughter of Mary Lou Devlin, member

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A blessed and peaceful repose of souls for those who've passed and comfort for the friends and families.

+Betty Smith, mother of Bill Smith, member

+Grace Robinson, member of Mary of Magdala

+Jack Wolfe, member of Light and Christ ECC

+Promise, age 22, for the peaceful repose of her soul

+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

+Joanne Gallagher, member

+Daniel, cousin of Pedro Engel

+Juanita Newbre, aunt of MaryLou Devlin, member

+Jeanette Marian Banks (Brown) mother of Jen Banks

+Flavian Reising Jr., Father of Steve Reising, member

+Marge Gruber, friend of Michael Six, member

+Betty Jones, mother-in-law of Lisa Jones, member

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.

Upcoming Mass Times

Sunday Mass - June 16, 12:30 pm

Father Michael Nicosia is presiding. In-person and with Zoom.

Wednesday Midweek Mass -

June 19, 11:00 am

M. Rosean Amaral, Presiding
In the Fireside Room
No Zoom available

Sunday Mass - June 23, 12:30 pm

R. Jane Reina is presiding. In-person and with Zoom.

Wednesday Midweek Mass -

June 26, 11:00 am

M. Rosean Amaral, Presiding
In the Fireside Room
No Zoom available

... and More

Did you miss an article or announcement?

Past e-bulletins are posted on our website here. Below are links to some key articles:

To read the May newsletter from the House of Laity, click here.
To read our regional Bishop's (Bishop Kae) Easter message, click here
To read the Office of the Presiding Bishop's Spring 2024 newsletter click here.
To read the ECC House of Pastors Newsletter and Holy Synod Updates, click here.
To read the ECC Council of Bishops' statement on the War in Gaza and Israel, click here.
Ongoing Giving Opportunities in Fellowship hall; see list here.
Dedicating Altar Flowers? Contact Joan Stepleton at JoanStepleton@gmail.com or 864-650-2816. A $25 dollar donation is kindly requested.

Mary of Magdala Parish Community

Members: Need to view, update information or download a copy of the member directory? Just click here.

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If you would like to contribute to Mary of Magdala, here are ways to schedule a single or recurring Sunday offertory.

All are invited and ALL are welcome to join our parish community. Here is the webpage with more information on membership

Our Vision – ‘Our guiding Light’

Weaving a tapestry of love, hope and justice for the world.

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.

The ECC Regional Website - View here.

Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the St. Paul's Episcopal