In order for Trinity Lutheran to have sufficient space to host homeless families through Faith Family Hospitality, the Mary Chapel will be closed from July 21-August 4th. Thank you for your understanding.

301 Faith Partners Pub Fellowship on Thursday, August 8th

Join up with us at 3:30 on Thursday, August 8th as we make our first time visit to Fort Collins Beerwerks, located at 225 North Lemay Ave. This is right next to Sweetwater Brewing - corner of Lincoln and Lemay. Beerwerks is owned and renovated by Timnath Brewing. It was formerly Snowbank Brewing. So they have the great brews from Timnath, along with a couple of their own. No food trucks yet, but they do sell package pretzels and large snack pretzels.

The group usually numbers around 15, or on other days, about 7 of us. And we are all inclusive! So, ladies, don't be shy! No RSVP needed. 

Weekly Monday Morning

Peace Prayer 

Join us in a prayer for peace in the world and within ourselves. 20 minutes every Monday morning via Zoom.

Monday mornings at 9am 

on this Zoom link

Meeting ID: 844 1669 8343

Passcode: 557026

May Mary, Mother of the World, who abhors all violence, pray for us. Rev. Jane

Save the Date!! -The Mary of Magdala Adult Education program presents…

Authors’ Talk:

Tales of Memory, Environment, and Justice in Two National Parks



Thursday, August 29, 7-8:30 pm

Fellowship Hall, Trinity Lutheran Church

301 East Stuart, Fort Collins, CO 80525

A common way to think about national parks has been to assume that they are obligated to promote recreation and preservation but have often neglected the latter in favor of the former. Authors Dr. Ruth Alexander and Dr. Jared Orsi move beyond this binary, using the histories of specific national park sites to show how civic engagement, social and environmental justice, remembrance, and belonging have become core park obligations.

Ruth will discuss how she expands our understanding of parks in Democracy’s Mountain: Longs Peak and the Unfulfilled Promises of America’s National Parks.

Drawing from his recently published book, Peoples of a Sonoran Desert Oasis: Reclaiming the History and Culture of Quitobaquito, Jared will explore how officials at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument once erased evidence of Indigenous presence from the landscape to preserve a peopleless “wilderness” but more recently have worked with tribes to restore traditional access.

Let’s show our support for these two authors in our midst! Please RSVP to marymagdalafc@gmail.com, or to Mother Rosean.

Coffee and light refreshments will be served. Authors’ books will be available for purchase

301 Faith Partners - Groups & Ministries

301 Faith Partners Prayer Group

On the last Monday of each month at 10:30 am, the 301 Faith Partners Prayer Group meets to pray for the 301 Faith Partners! The group opens by calling on the Holy Spirit to be present. They then take one of the Core Values of the 301 Faith Partners and reflect on it. Following this, they engage in Lectio Divina and then share their reflections. 

They pray for the clergy of Mary of Magdala, St. Paul’s, and Trinity, and the leadership bodies of all three congregations. And they close with a Litany of God’s Mission for the 301 Faith Partners, which was first prayed at the Bishops’ Blessing on May 31, 2023.

Habitat for Humanity Opportunities

Come help build: Our next Build Date is Saturday, September 28. Mark your calendars now!

They will probably be 7:45AM - 3:30PM, at the Harmony Cottages development at the SE corner of Harmony and Taft Hill Road, but the time and location (still in Fort Collins) might change. There is no lasting commitment, come out once, or come many times.

Absolutely no experience is needed, and guidance is given by Habitat’s friendly onsite staff. You’ll have a full, rewarding day working alongside future homeowners and volunteers from other local faith communities, and you’ll likely learn a lot. For more information or to get signed up, please email gray.currier@gmail.com or call or text Gray at (970) 962-4057. Preference is given to those who have not been out before.

Help build from a kitchen: Saturday, September 28th, is our 301 Faith Partnership’s turn to provide lunch to the onsite Build Crew. You and others from St Paul’s, Trinity, and Mary of Magdala put your heads together to

plan, provide, and serve the lunch at the Build Site. Usually there are about twenty hungry folks to feed. Hint: frozen lasagna, a salad, and a desert always seem to be a hit, but come up with whatever you want! Contact Gray, as above, and he’ll put you in touch with whoever is leading this very much appreciated culinary effort.

Donate through St Paul’s Habitat Challenge: Just write a check to St Paul’s Episcopal, write “Habitat” on the memo line, and put it into your Sunday plate. Your gift will be doubled by St. Paul's Habitat Challenge Match. up to a total of $5,000 for 2024. It will be acknowledged as a tax-deductible contribution to St Paul’s on an end of year financial statement.

Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, community, and hope. There are so many ways to help… thanks so much for yours!

301 Quilters Update



The 301 Quilters stay busy making quilts from the donations given to us. We meet each Friday from 10-12 in Room 2. All are welcome and no experience is needed. We'll teach and guide through the quilt making process. Come be a part of this Faith Partner ministry.

Contact Pat with any questions.

Trinity Book Group

The Trinity Readers (the TLC morning book group) will meet on Monday, August 5th at 9:30 a.m. in room 2 to continue discussing Life on the Mississippi by Rinker Buck. It chronicles his journey down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on a flatboat modeled after those used by pioneers in the 1800s. He also explores the history of that waterway. Open to all! Join the discussion in person or on Zoom.



Questions? Call Nadine Hunt at 970-825-3730.

Service Recordings

Celebrating the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time

A recording of readings from July 28th with Mother Rosean Amaral presiding and Kerrie Anderson delivering the homily 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.

+Mother Rosean, clergy of Mary of Magdala

+Rev. Kate Luhman, ECC clergy

+Amanda Staut, friend of Lisa Jones, member

+Ted Newbre (Devlin), member of Mary of Magdala

+Jean Powers, daughter of Mary Powers, member

+Ellen Williams, sister of Mary Cobb, "thank you to the community of Mary of Magdala for your healing prayers. I am recovering very, very well."

+Vanity, for comfort at this time of loss

+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

+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

+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.

+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

+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

+Juanita Newbre, aunt of MaryLou Devlin, member

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

Wednesday Midweek Mass -

August 7, 11:00 am

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

Sunday Mass - August 11, 12:30 pm

• Mother Rosean Amaral is presiding. In-person and with Zoom.

Wednesday Midweek Mass -

August 14, 11:00 am

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

Sunday Mass - August 18, 12:30 pm

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

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 July ECC Newsletter, Click here
• To read the May newsletter from the House of Laity, click here.
• To read the latest updates regarding the ECC Holy Synod of 2024, 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



The ECC Regional Website - View here.

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.