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30th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Sunday, October 26, 2025

"Letting go into God

is coming home to our true selves."

—Ilia Delio

Join us tomorrow at 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary or on Zoom for Sunday Mass with Rev. Jane Reina presiding.

Thank you to Cindy Cloyd and Pedro Engel for serving as our lectors and to Mary Lou Devlin and Joan Chapman-Smith for serving as Eucharistic ministers.

We are grateful to our marvelous Music Ministry for providing spirit-filled song.

Here is the worship aid (view or print) to assist with prayer.

• Zoom Link: Here
• For Zoom App:  431 502 8167
• Call-in Audio Only:  +1 669 900 6833
• Meeting ID: 431 502 8167

Zoom attendees: it's helpful if you have any prayer you want to offer, put in the chat early. This way we won’t miss any request for prayers! 

Mary of Magdala Announcements

Family Housing Network of Fort Collins Thanks You!



This week, our FHN families were blessed by the service of these MoM volunteers. Heartfelt thanks to David & Cindy Cloyd; Joan Chapman-Smith; Mary Anne Heyman; Lisa Jones; Denise Mayer; Tom Moos; Julie Quihuiz; Liz Urban; Mary Vogl; Lynne Barnes; and Jean Christen. Your kindness & welcome to our families is more appreciated than you can know.

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". 

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)

Save the date!

Caring Partners and Spouse

Concerned about yourself/spouse/partner experiencing a long term or chronic condition eg, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, Alzheimer’s, ALS, depression?

Learn from Kathy Krohn, LCSW, about some of the expectations and personal losses, and coping techniques.

Panel of Mary of Magdala members with experience. Time for Q&A.

Saturday, November 15 -- 1:30-3:00pm

Need more info or want to share your experience? Call Anne Beavan – 970-218-8466 or Rev. Jane – 973-619-6104.

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Learn More About Outreach Fort Collins!

OFC is a community-based program dedicated to fostering safety and connection throughout downtown, midtown, and north Fort Collins.

Through daily street outreach and rapid response, the team supports individuals experiencing homelessness, de-escalates non-emergency situations, and connects people with essential resources. Working in collaboration with local businesses, law enforcement, and service providers, Outreach Fort Collins helps create a welcoming and compassionate community for all residents.

Want to know more? Learn more about them here.

301 Faith Partners

Urgent request from Church World Service in Fort Collins Below!

Hi friends,

I am writing with a sincere and urgent request for assistance for the families we are working with who received notices this week that their November SNAP benefits will be “held” while the government shutdown continues. Most of them have no idea what a government shutdown is or means and are calling us to find out what to do. It is heartbreaking as many rely solely on this program to feed their families and had very little time to plan.

We are raising funds for emergency food assistance for just under 100 families in our program who rely on SNAP. The best way is to provide this through an online grocery store gift card that we purchase through our company credit card and email to them directly. This allows them to purchase culturally appropriate food items at their convenience. If you would prefer to drop off actual cards we can certainly figure out how to distribute them. For food donations please work through the food banks and pantries as they are more equipped to handle food items. We are providing resource lists but worry the pantries may be overwhelmed.

While we knew this was a possibility the reality is sobering. This program is a lifeline for so many people! Talk to your congregations, your friends, your acquaintances, and anyone who will listen - and donate what you can online Give Now | CWS Fort Collins. If you have ideas for a local campaign or other innovative ways to get people engaged in this, please let Jason (jmorgan@cwsglobal.org) or I know how we can assist.

Thank you!

Kristy

Kristy Beachy-Quick (she/her)

Office Director

Fort Collins, Colorado

Church World Service

kbeachyquick@cwsglobal.org

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.

Fall Clean Up

Please join the 301 Faith Partners for the annual Fall Cleanup on Saturday, November 8, from 9 am-12 pm. 

There will be tasks for all skill levels, please plan to bring your favorite rake, leaf-blower/leaf-vacuum, pruning shears, and/or other tools to clean up the church campus. If you would prefer to work inside OR if the weather is too bad to be outside, please plan to bring cleaning supplies and hand vacuums for interior room cleaning. 

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…

TOMORROW 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.

Alternative Christmas Gift Fair



The Alternative Christmas Gift Fair is an opportunity to shop for Fair Trade gift items and to donate to local, national, and international non-profits.

The event will only be held Sunday, December 7, from 8:30 am-12:30 pm. There will be several returning nonprofits. The Fair is put on by the 301 Faith Partners. The Joint Social and Ecological Justice ministry sponsors the fair and is looking for volunteers to help with planning, and Saturday setup and/or on the day of the event, so if you want to help, please contact Patti Smith at 970-988-8529.

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.

301 Faith Partners Shared Service

Recording available

On October 19, the 301 Faith Partners shared and celebrated a worship service. You can view it on St. Paul's Youtube channel here.

For the sermon, by Pastor Rick Reiten, go to 18:33 on the progress bar.

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

+Julie Lucas, daughter of Bruce & 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.

+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

+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 -

October 26, 12:30 pm

• In person and Zoom available (see above for Zoom link)
• Rev. Jane Reina presiding

Wednesday - Weekday Mass

October 29, 11:00 am

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

Sunday Mass -

November 2, 12:30 pm

• In person and Zoom available (see above for Zoom link)
• Presider TBD

Wednesday - Weekday Mass

November 5, 11:00 am

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