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Mary of Magdala Announcements

Watch out, scammers are active!

We have another report that scammers are reaching out to parishioners using Mother Rosean's name and asking for 'help' (often in the form of gift cards.) Check the email, call Mother Rosean or Pastor Jane if you have any questions about a request.

Our 301 Shared Service is a week From Tomorrow on October 19th!

Join us on Sunday, October 19th. We will have a shared adult forum, shared service, and potluck with our Faith Partners.

(No 12:30 Mass on Sunday 10/19)

9:00 am Shared Adult Forum:

This 301 Faith Community Adult Forum will be convened in Room 2 by Jane Reina, Florian Hild, and James Gearhart around Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "thin tradition of a theology of the cross” which challenges us to wonder together about everything, including 'who is Christ for us today', who are we, and what’s moved our own faith-journey needles.

Adult forum Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 894 3735 9149 // Passcode: Lutheran

 Shared Service at 10:30 am:

Shared Service Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 896 7616 4246 // Passcode: 419433

Brunch potluck after service:

....and, there will be a brunch potluck following the 301 service. Hopefully you can stay for fellowship and good food. If you plan to attend, please bring a brunch item to share! Sign up HERE.

Helping Families in Need

Our next week to help families experiencing homelessness is the week of Oct. 19th, & is a great way to put our faith into loving action.

Our days to help are:

• Monday, Oct. 20 & Tuesday, Oct. 21. 
• If you can help cook, or serve as evening host, or as an overnight host, please sign up HERE. (corrected link)

We are so grateful to our wonderful volunteers….you truly make a difference!. Thank you!

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions…..there will be a volunteer training on Zoom on a Monday ( probably Oct. 6 or Oct. 13)

Jean Christen. Christenj322@gmail.com

Lynne Barnes. Lynne2820@gmail.com

FFH Annual Training: 
This Monday, Oct 13, 6 - 7 pm via Zoom

 New and experienced volunteers should attend.

This training will be conducted by the FFH Program Manager. With over 25 different faith communities and over 110 volunteers, it is necessary to have as many volunteers trained as possible. This provides consistency and stability as families navigate crisis with the goal of getting into housing as quickly as possible. 

During this training, you will learn about the entirety of the Family Housing Network program, the culture of poverty, and the guidelines you will need to understand in order to serve in your volunteer position. It will also provide the opportunity for you to ask questions and meet other volunteers. 

Join the Zoom Meeting here.

Looking for Greeters!

MoM is asking for several members to be dedicated "Greeters" at Mass. The idea is not only to greet new individuals who attend Mass (which we collectively do well) but also to interact with and direct transient individuals who may be unhoused and seeking support or use of the restrooms and perhaps the showers. Please contact Kerri Anderson or David Cloyd at marymagdalafc@gmail.com if you are interested in serving.

For anyone interested in how we might better interact with the unhoused, an inservice will be provided by Lisa Dunworth from Outreach Ft. Collins. The event will be on the 22nd of October at noon in Room 2 here at TLC. All are welcome with no obligation to provide service as a "Greeter". 

More news from Habitat for Humanity, Fort Collins

Thank you MARY OF MAGDALA!

Of the almost $10,000 raised at the Oktoberfest gathering, $3,500 was donated from Mary of Magdala!

Thank you, thank you!

Chad Bauer

Faith and Legacy Giving Manager

Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity

P.S. And here are some pictures from the event

Weekly Morning and Evening

Peace Prayer 

Join us in a prayer for peace in the world and within ourselves. 20 minutes every Monday and Tuesday via Zoom. (Families invited!)

Monday Morning Peace Prayer

At 9:30 am on this  Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 844 1669 8343, Passcode: 557026

Tuesday Evening Peace Prayer

At 7:00 pm on this Zoom Link < New Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 881 2656 0118 Passcode: 295075

Please note:

 Weekly Prayer canceled on Monday October 20 and Tuesday October 21.

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

Commemorate all souls that have gone before - Saturday, November 1, 10:30 to 12 NOON

We will commemorate all the souls that have gone before us, and in particular, those we have loved and who have touched our hearts.

Some of our loses need not have been an actual death but the loss feels like a death. Bring your feelings of sadness and joy, pain and healing – all of which make us part of humanity.

Liturgy includes prayer, silence, one presentation on grief and loss and one on journeying through death into the beyond, candle lighting, and music.

Please bring a representation(s) of those you are remembering – a photo, a name, a list, a gift received, any image you create or that comes to mind.

Let us pray in thanksgiving for the peace of the Spirit that comes from loving entanglements.

Questions? call Cindy Cloyd, 970-481-3703 or Rev. Jane, 973-61-6104 (Yes, 973)

The Third Story of the Universe

Brian Swimme dives deep and explores the concept of the noosphere on this Tedx Talk. Brian Thomas Swimme is Director of the Third Story at Human Energy, a nonprofit public benefit organization, and professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program.

View this TedxBerkeley Talk on YouTube here

301 Faith Partners

Join the New Men's Spirituality Group!

Male Spirituality will be meeting on Mondays at 6:30 PM in Room 5. Carrying on the work of Fr Richard Rohr and Illuman, we will utilize the power of ritual, image, and story to expand the depth and breadth of love in ourselves to make a difference in the world, using a circle of structured sharing.

For anyone interested, please reach out to Peter at peter.mullarkey@gmail.com

This October, Trinity Readers is Reading....

The Book of Forgiving by Desmond Tutu!

Members of all the 301 Partner churches are invited to join the Trinity Readers on the first Monday of each month at 9:30 AM in the Fireside Room for a book discussion. On November 3rd, we will discuss The Book of Forgiving by Desmond Tutu. This book lays out the simple truths about the significance of forgiveness- how it works and why it is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Questions? Call Cheryl Smith at 970-218-5750.

Join the 301 Quilters!

We’ve come to another year’s end of the 301 Quilters. That means we will gather all the quilts that have been made in the past 12 months into the sanctuary.

As part of the joint service on Sunday, October 19 we will bless those quilts before they are delivered to Denver and then on to Minnesota and then across the globe. Please join us for this special service.

AND THEN…

The following weekend Saturday, October 25th and Sunday the 26th, we invite you to join an old-fashioned quilting bee in the fellowship hall after each service. Well, it will actually be a new-fashioned tying bee. We’ll have a couple of quilts ready for you to help us tie them. We’ll have the needles threaded and you just make a loop and tie a knot. It’s simple and fun.

Greater Community Announcements

Refuge, Rights and Community: A Learning Series on Immigration · By ISAAC of Northern Colorado

Refuge, Rights and Community is a three-part education series on the impact of current policies and practices on immigrant and refugee communities in Northern Colorado.

This series is a collaborative effort hosted by Church World Service Fort Collins, ISAAC of Northern Colorado, Arboretum Coffee and Alianza NORCO. 

LOCATION AND REGISTRATION: The series will be held at Colorado State University. Registration is required for both remaining events. Reserve your tickets now; location details will be sent in your confirmation e-mail. 

Register here.

Service Recordings

27th Sunday of Ordinary Time

The recording of the readings and homily for the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, October 5th, has been uploaded here.

Mother Rosean Amaral presided and delivered the homily.

Missed a homily or readings? Here is the link to past recorded services.

Prayer Requests

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

+Deborah Hughes, for healing, spouse of Laura Templet, member

+Len Russ, member

+Fr. Frank Quintana, ECC priest

+Kendal, daughter of Steve and Lisa Jones, member

+Zoe Wahl, sister of Kristina Bulik-Hocum, member

+Colleen DeMuth, member

+Courtney and Cache, family of Jean Christin, member

+Jane Kommrusch, spouse of Richard Kommrusch, member

+ Jeff Klein, son of Debbie Klein

+Mary Powers and Katie Richards, members healing from long COVID

+Milo Pasquale Cushman -- brother of Liz Urban, member

+Hope Kunze,  granddaughter of Mother Rosean

+Julie Lucas, daughter of Bruce and Carol Yeazell

+The Grant and Cloyd families, for healing

+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.

+Donna Lusby, friend of Ralph, Anne, Debbie, Mark, Dori, and Tom, members

+Lois Hug, mother of MaryAnne Heyman, member

+Richard Life, member of Mary of Magdala

+Donald Sherlock, brother-in-law of Dori Healy

+Joseph Grant, nephew of David and Cindy Cloyd

+Dennis Healy, Tom Healy's brother and Dori's brother-in-law

+Barbara Lange, grandmother of Gray La Fond

+Leonard Urban, husband of member Liz Urban

+Pauline Devlin, David Devlin's mother

+Jim Carroll, husband of member Dori Carroll

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 -

Oct 12, 12:30 pm

Please note: There will NOT be a Mass held on October 12, in the Sanctuary.

October 11, 5:00 pm

All are invited to attend the Holy Synod Mass on October 11 at Light of Christ ECC or via a link on Saturday, October 11, at 5:00 pm. 

 Bishop Kae Madden presiding.

Light of Christ, ECC

1000 15th Ave, Longmont, CO 80501

Link to service on YouTube, not Zoom

https://www.youtube.com/@LightofChristECC/streams

Wednesday - Weekday Mass

October 15, 11:00 am

• Weekday Mass in the Fireside room
• No Zoom available
• Mother Rosean Amaral presiding

Sunday Mass -

October 19, 12:30 pm

• 301 Faith Partners Service
• In person and Zoom available (see above for Zoom link)
• Rev. Felicia, Pastor Rick, & Mother Rosean presiding

Did you miss an article or announcement?



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

• Read the Sept 29th pastoral letter from Bishop Pablo here.
• August ECC News from the House of Laity here.
• Read the ECC statement on immigration 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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CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARY OF MAGDALA

If you would like to contribute to Mary of Magdala,

click here 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.