Upcoming at Mary of Magdala

Mystery Contribution

Mary of Magdala was very fortunate to receive a large contribution in September via the financial institution LPL Financial out of San Diego. Unfortunately, there was no member's or friend's name associated with this generous contribution. We would love to associate this with an individual(s) to have accurate end-of-year tax reporting for all.

Anonymous will certainly work for us (thank you, thank you) but if you want to have your donation identified please email Mary of Magdala (marymagdalafc@gmail.com) with your name and address and the amount contributed.

Thank you to all who contribute to the mission and vision of Mary of Magdala in time, talent, and treasure.

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

Volunteers Needed & FFH Training



Many thanks to all those lovely people who have signed up to help with our next rotation of service on Tuesday, Oct. 15th & Thursday Oct. 17th. We are still in need of:

• One Evening host (6-8 p.m., including dinner) for Tuesday, Oct. 15
• One Evening host (same as above) for Thursday, Oct. 17
• One Overnight host (8 p.m. to 7 a.m.) on Thursday night.

You can sign up here. We appreciate you!

Save the Date: ANAWIM Presentation with Church of the Beloved in Northglenn, CO

The ANAWIM Ministry will host a presentation about LGBTQ+ terminology and gender identity on Saturday, Oct. 19th from 3:30pm to 4:30pm before Mass. The presentation and discussion will be led by Dr. Emmanual David, CU Professor. The presentation is open to all. 

Here is the link to join via Zoom

Dial in by calling: 1 346 248 7799 Meeting ID: 719 573 5454    Passcode if requested: 10500

301 Faith Partners

Our 301 Faith Partners Worship Service and Potluck is October 20th!

The theme for this worship service is “Immigrants and Refugees” with 301 quilts being blessed. Join with us for one or all the planned events.

• Superb coffee provided by Arboretum

“Our model focuses on empowering refugees and immigrants and bridging communities through a holistic paid apprenticeship program”

• Adult Forum – 9:00 am

Room 2 live and on Zoom

Arpi Miller, Executive Director of ISAAC, will be speaking.

• Shared Worship Service - 10:30 am

No 12:30 Mary of Magdala Mass

Join Zoom here. It is not the standard MoM Zoom link.

• Potluck Meal in the Fellowship Hall - 11:45 am.

Pork Tamales and beans will be provided by La Fondita Latina

“A worker-owned cooperative that is a model for creating jobs and opportunities for immigrants in our community.”

Suggested donation to help cover food costs is $5 per adult.

We also need additional potluck items. Please sign up HERE.

In Addition:

• Visit the ISAAC table to learn more about their work in Larimer County.
• After the potluck, you are invited to help assemble Youth Hygiene Kits for recently arrived Poudre School District students.
• Contact Judy Matthews at soc-ecojustice@stpauls-fc.org to sign up for kit assembly.

Deadline for Hygiene items is Sunday, October 20. Folks are invited to help assemble the Hygiene Kits in the Fellowship Hall after the Joint Worship Service.

NEW deadline for Newcomer Youth Winter Gear donations at 301 E. Stuart is Sunday, October 20. Folks from ISAAC will collect winter gear and hygiene bags from us October 20 (the day of our Joint Worship Service).

Our 301 Faith Partners goal is to fill and donate 20 Hygiene kits/bags. Last year we filled 19 bags! THANKS for your participation in this important project!

Fort Collins Immigration Legal Fund and Eviction Legal Fund Update

Many thanks to all who signed our letter to the Fort Collins City Council, supporting the inclusion of Immigration Legal Fund and Eviction Legal Fund in the 2025-2026 City Budget.

We collected approximately 64 signatures from 301 Faith Partner folks! These were part of the 250+ signatures handed over to the City Council by ISAAC.

The text of the letter we sent is attached.

-301 Faith Partners Joint Social and Eco Justice Committee

(edited message from Arpi Miller dated October 8, 2024)

I want to say a million thanks to this core group of organization/advocates and faith leaders for your work in fighting for the Eviction and Immigration Funds. They are both now officially elevated into the 2025-2026 proposed budget. 

Our work truly made all the difference, we didn’t allow the city to take away these funds away or pit them against one another. Our strategy of marrying the funds together worked, and we did the work just in time so that we could win this campaign before we had to go too public and call out the opposition. 

Thanks to each of you for all your time! More importantly thanks to our fellow organizations for doing the work that produced such solid results it was hard for anyone to mount an argument against us! And thank you to faith communities for your individual and institutional sign-on letters of support. We handed over about 250+ individual signatures and support from about 35 secular and religious institutions at the end of the day. 

Community News

Upcoming October Events at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures

Oct. 4 - Nov. 23: Day of the Dead Exhibit 

In the Museum's Main Gallery, Street Vistas: Oaxaca's Día de los Muertos will showcase a visual journey through the heart of Oaxaca, Mexico, with the captivating spirit of Día de los Muertos. The Museum will be open with free admission from 5-8 pm Friday, Oct. 4, for First Friday Art Walk.

Oct. 17: Foster Homes Sought for Youth

For those interested in providing a home for Colorado or refugee minors, Changing the Life of a Child will be presented from 6-7:30 pm Thursday, Oct. 17. Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains is looking for individuals and families who can provide safe and loving homes for unaccompanied refugee minors, often from Central and South America. Speakers from the organization will detail the process of foster care, from the experiences of unaccompanied youth to the roles and responsibilities of a foster parent. The presentation will also outline the licensing and training process to become a certified foster parent in Colorado. Tickets to the presentation are $5 per person, and reservations are requested here.

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 and leadership bodies of Mary of Magdala, St. Paul’s, and Trinity. 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.

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.

The Trinity Readers

The Trinity Readers (the TLC morning book group) will meet on Monday, November 4, to discuss the novel The Measure by Nikki Erlick.  The world wakes up one morning with a mysterious box waiting for every person.  Inside is a piece of string representing your life span.  Would you open your box?  If so, how would you lead your life?  Explore the responses of eight characters.  Members of MoM and SPE are invited to join us in person at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2 or via Zoom here.  Questions?  Contact Nadine Hunt at 970-825-3730.

Service Recordings

Celebrating the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time

A recording of readings and homily from October 6th with Fr. Teri Harroun presiding is available here. 

Instead of a Social Justice reflection, we gave the congregation a sneak preview of a video about Mary of Magdala conceived, created and produced by David Cloyd as our entry into the 2024 Synod’s Parade of Communities. Just a note of context for the video: in 2022, the ECC Synod was held in St Louis Missouri. This video “continues” from there and so begins with a few scenes from St Louis but then transitions to Colorado for the 2024 Synod. 

Other Mass recordings can be accessed via our website here.

Prayer Requests

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

+Sean Raynes, grandson of Richard and Sandra Life, members

+Rachel, daughter of Mary Lou Devlin, member

+Cathy Engel, member, for her healing process

+Rachel & Ryan Honeybourne, family of Julia Morrow, friend of Mary of Magdala

+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

+Ruth Wolfe, member of Light and Christ ECC

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

+Patsy Connor, friend of Linda J.

+Pastor Rick Reiten, Pastor at Trinity Lutheran

+Cache and Courtney, family of Jean Christen

+David Devlin, member

+Linda Browell, member



+Jerry Padilla, father of member Lisa Jones

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

+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

+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.

Sunday Mass - October 13th at 10 am,

NO 12:30 Mass

• Synod Mass being held at 10 am at the YMCA Estes
• It will be streamed on YouTube for all who cannot attend. Click here to join.

Wednesday Midweek Mass -

October 16, 11:00 am

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

301 Shared Worship Service - October 20th at 10:30 am

• The theme for this worship service is “Immigrants and Refugees” with 301 quilts being blessed.
• No 12:30 Mary of Magdala Mass on October 20th

Wednesday Midweek Mass -

October 16, 11:00 am

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

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 latest updates regarding the ECC Holy Synod of 2024, click here.
• To read updates regarding the music for 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.