An Update from Mother Rosean

Hello friends,

My 2nd surgery went very well and I am up and about. I experienced no pain and was able to do all my normal activities the same evening. Next step will be 4 weeks of radiation treatments starting October 16.

Thank you all for your continued prayers and best wishes.

With deep appreciation,

Mother Rosean

Upcoming at Mary of Magdala

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

September 22nd Fall Fest: A Little Italy Luncheon

Please join for our next Italian themed meal after Mass on Sunday, September 22nd! Please bring a main ItaIian dish or a salad to share. Dessert, bread & beverages will be provided. Buona giornata!

Faith, Family, Hospitality

Dear loving & generous MoM community members,

We will soon have the chance to feel the joy of serving the families of Fort Collins who are experiencing homelessness. This rotation, we will be helping these families on Tuesday, Oct.15 & Thursday, Oct. 17. We are in need of cooks, evening hosts, and overnight hosts for those days. However, overnight hosts can sign up for any night. 

A special invitation to those of you who haven't volunteered before, to consider helping this time. It's always so rewarding to interact with these parents and their children. 

Please prayerfully consider this opportunity to help the unhoused families of Fort Collins.

You can sign up to serve here. You can also Jean or Lynne know if you can help. 

Jean Christen (christenj322@gmail.com)

Lynne Barnes (lynne2820@gmail.com)

Invitation to 9 a.m. Sunday Morning Mass at the 2024 Holy Synod

All are invited to attend the Synod Mass on Sunday October 13th at 9am in Hyde Chapel at the YMCA of the Rockies Camp in Estes Park.  (You do not need to pay the synod daily registration fee in order to attend this Mass in person or remotely.)

Bishop Paul is the presider and Deacon Besem Oben Etchi, PhD will be the homilist and keynote speaker.  

The Mass will be broadcast on YouTube and will be THE Sunday morning Mass for the entire ECC. Those who live in Colorado, even if you are doing nothing else at Synod, are invited to join in person. Take a drive up to Estes Park, meet others in the ECC from around the nation, make a joyful noise praising God, and join in the worship of Mass like no other. Kids and young people are especially welcome. Our God is good!

If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Teri Harroun at Light of Christ (pastor@lightofchristecc.org).  

301 Faith Partners

RSVP for This Year's Oktoberfest!

Om Saturday, October 5 from 6:30-8:30 pm the 301 Faith Partners will be hosting an Oktoberfest themed fundraiser for Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity.

To everyone who intends on attending and everyone who intends on helping out or bringing feed to Octoberfest- THANK YOU for your support!

But keep in mind 2 important needs:

1. Everyone must RSVP. This is needed to determine how much food and drink and seating is needed for setup.

2. Everyone from the 301 Partners who intends on helping out or bringing food pleas use the SignUpGenius below. It will guide you about what categories of help or food you can sign up for. ( You can sign up for as many as you wish.)

At the bottom of the form, fill in your name and contact information .

This event will both celebrate our fellowship with 3 other neighboring Lutheran church communities and generate a fundraising donation to Habitat for Humanity. 

Last year was a huge success filling our fellowship hall with our shared service partners and bringing in $5,700.00! But this year, the event is on a Saturday evening- October 5. Your attendance and help is needed for its success. Please respond to SignUpGenius and also RSVP as soon as possible! Saturday, September 28th is the last day to sign up and RSVP.

YOU WILL NEED TO RSVP:

To adequately prepare and because of room capacity, RSVP’s are requested by September 28. To RSVP click HERE.

BUT ALSO PLEASE NOTE THE SIGNUPGENIUS:

To make this event a success we need volunteers for food and time,

click HERE to sign up to help or donate to cover the costs!

Community News

Teatro Latino Coming Soon to Fort Collins!

A special project is coming this September and October aligned to Latiné and Hispanic Heritage Month, featuring storytelling performances based on Fort Collins community members. This series of pop-ups will be held at the Center for Creativity, 200 Mathews St., as a special place to elevate the significance of the project.

Teatro Latino includes four unique performances, each repeated twice on Fridays and Sundays during Latiné and Hispanic Heritage Month:

Sept. 20 & 22: Un Soñador en Fort Collins:

The story of a Mexican immigrant growing up in Fort Collins

Sept. 27 & 29: Betty La Ponderosa*:

Tales of the life of iconic community leader Betty Aragon

Oct. 4 & 6: From Shame to Pride:

A celebration of queer latinidad

Oct. 11 & 13: Las Fridas*:

A group of Latina leaders advocating and empowering their community

*Reader’s theater performance

Friday performances will begin at 7:00 p.m.; Sunday performances will begin at 1:00 p.m. Doors open 15-minutes early. Interpretation will be available as performances will include Spanish and English dialogue.

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.

The Trinity Readers

The Trinity Readers (the TLC morning book group) will meet on Monday, October 7th, to discuss the novel Sisters under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris which is centered around an Australian nurse and an English musician who end up together in a Japanese POW camp. 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.

Chapter 2 Book Group

Too much of a good thing... the original Book Group needed to expand! Join us each month to discuss a book from a variety of both fiction and non-fiction books. Readers are welcome to attend each month or just when the book interests them. We will be meeting on the 4th Thursday of September at 6:00 pm in Room 2. We are currently reading “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett and “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder. Email Maddie Fairfax with any questions.

Habitat for Humanity Build Date on September 28th!

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

It will likely 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- you can come out once, or come volunteer 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.

Service Recordings

Celebrating the Feast of Mary's Nativity and Katie Lea's Confirmation

A recording of readings from September 8th with Bishop Kae Madden presiding is available here. Since there was a special event, there was no Social Justice Reflection.

Other Mass recordings can be accessed via our website here.

Prayer Requests

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

+Cathy Engel, member, for her healing process

+Yvonne Keefe, member

+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, member

+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

+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.

+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 - September 15th, 12:30 pm

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

Wednesday Midweek Mass -

September 18, 11:00 am

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

Sunday Mass - September 22nd, 12:30 pm

• Reverend Jane Reina is presiding. In-person and with Zoom.

Wednesday Midweek Mass -

September 25, 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 August newsletter from the House of Laity, click here.
• 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.