Our Vision Statement: ‘With the heart and mind of Christ, we transform the world.’

In this Issue:

• Recording of "American the Beautiful?"
• Presentation by Ruth Alexander and Jared Orsi 
• Weekly Morning Peace Prayer
• Voting your Conscience
• Celebrating Dia De Los Muertos
• ...and TONIGHT - 1 Nov 2026 - Daylight Saving Time Ends!
• Fall back one hour

Feast of All Saints

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Gratitude begins in our hearts

and then dovetails into behavior.

—Anne Lamott

Join us tomorrow at 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary or on Zoom for Sunday Mass with Mother Rosean Amaral presiding and delivering the homily.

Thank you to Kerrie Anderson and Deb Klein for serving as our lectors and also to Joan Chapman Smith and Jennifer

Geraci for serving as our Eucharistic Ministers.

We are grateful to our marvelous Music Ministry, led by Bill Smith, for providing spirit-filled song.

To join us via Zoom

• Zoom Link: Here
• For Zoom App: 431 502 8167

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

Zoom attendees: if you have any prayers you want to offer, it's helpful to put them in the 'chat box' early.

Mary of Magdala Announcements

Recording of "American the Beautiful?" Presentation by Ruth Alexander and Jared Orsi 

For those who might have missed it, the wonderful presentation by Ruth Alexander and Jared Orsi on Thurs night has been post-processed and uploaded here.

Ruth and Jared presented the juxtaposition of an American “narrative of innocence” against the realities of the two “original sins” of indigenous removal/erasure/genocide and African enslavement which have and continue to create challenges to our understanding of idealized founding principles that have never actually manifested freedom for all. Interspersed throughout the presentation were accounts of individuals like Phyllis Wheatley, Touissant Louverture, Zitkala Sa, Martin Luther King Jr, and others who have held a “mirror” to our historical consciousness, and called for change.

Weekly Morning Peace Prayer

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



Monday Morning Peace Prayer

At 9:30 am on this  Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 844 1669 8343,

Passcode: 557026

Your Conscience and Your Vote

• Know the Candidates: Look past slogans and advertisements. Study the candidates' actual voting records, past actions, and stated platforms. (An older article but still discusses the moral dilemma. Here)
• Identify Core Values: Determine what matters most to you. This might include human dignity, fairness, the environment, healthcare, or economic security.
• Weigh the Issues: Recognize that few candidates will match your views on every single topic. Evaluate which issues are essential to your conscience and how different policies impact the common good.
• Reflect and Decide: Make your choice independently in private, guided by your own reflective judgment.

301 Faith Partners

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with the '301 Faith Partners Immigration Task Force' and Others this Weekend

Dia de los Muertos Celebration is in Old Town Square, Fort Collins on Sunday, November 1 from 12-4PM.

• This event is Free and Sponsored by Alianza NORCO 

• The 301 Faith Partners Immigration Task Force is sponsoring a table in Old Town Square featuring supplies and assistance in making tissue paper flowers. Stop by and say hi! Contact Judy Matthews at  if you would like to volunteer at our table.

• Muertos Cantina Crawl is from 1-4 on  Sunday, November 1  This is a Fundraiser for Alianza NORCO. Details here.  Purchase your Tickets in advance here (There is a discount for designated drivers-no alcohol included) 

Learn more about Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead traditions here 

Save the Date for the November 15th Annual Turkey Roundup & Food Drive!

This year our 301 Faith Partners Annual Turkey Roundup will once again include a food drive. 

As usual, all turkeys must be received rock hard frozen!

All food donated must be non-perishable, and no glass containers. Please consider items that will fit into our Little Sidewalk Pantry. 

Last year, we knocked the collections out of the ball park! We collected 110 turkeys weighing over 1,492 pounds and over 450 pounds of non-perishable food for our Little Pantry and the Food Bank for Larimer County! 

Our collection will be on Sunday, November 15 from 8:15 AM to 12:35 PM.

Those attending November 14 Saturday afternoon Trinity service may leave their turkey in the kitchen freezer.

Fall Cleanup 2026 at Trinity

Please join the 301 Faith Partners for the annual Fall Cleanup on Saturday, November 14, 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. 

Keeping Our Grounds Looking Great!

Help care for our shared church grounds. Tasks include mowing, trimming, weed-whacking, blowing off walkways, and general grounds cleanup. No experience is necessary! New volunteers will receive equipment training at 9:00 AM on their first Saturday.

Sign up with a friend or come meet someone new. Together, we can keep our grounds looking neat, tidy, and green! Sign up here.

Chapter Two Book Club

Here are our upcoming dates and books. All meetings will be at 6 PM in the Fireside Room at 301 E Stuart St.



Thursday, November 19th 

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

This is the chosen book for Fort Collins Reads in 2026. There is a local event with the author on November 8th. There are still tickets available for purchase here.

We won't have a December meeting because we have a longer book for January.

Thursday, January 28th, 2027

The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett

Future Book

We don't have an assigned month to read it yet, but there is another local author event in April 2027 for Loveland Loves to Read with Marjan Kamali, the author of The Lion Women of Tehran. You can get tickets for the author event now. And we will read this together in either February or March 2027. Thanks to Bonnie for highlighting this one for us!

Thank you all for being so willing to participate in our small group and share your thoughts and book recommendations! Happy reading!

Men's Spirituality Group

The men's spirituality group will continue meeting on 
Mondays at 6:30 PM in Room 5.

Carrying on the work of Fr. Richard Rohr (book reference) 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 here.

Service Recordings

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The recording of readings and homily for October 25th can be found here. Associate Pastor Jane Reina 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.

+ The Devlin Family, members

+ Fr. Michael Seger, OSB, ECC

+ Diane Riley, mother of Linda O’Toole, member

+ Tyler Dahlquist, Kerrie Anderon's great niece's husband

+ Carlos Orsi, son of Jared Orsi, member

+ Fr. Don Sutton, Pastor Emeritus, St. Paul, ECC, Denver

+ Jennifer Geraci, for discernment, member

+ Sean Raynes, grandson of Sandra Life

+ Audrey Coleman, mother of Laura Williams, friend of ECC

+ Cindy Cloyd, member

+ Peter Postma son of Sharon Troyer, friend

+ Karen Neuman friend of Lisa Jones, member

+ Yvonne Keefe, member

+ Hannah Zehner, daughter of Cheryl

Zehner, member of ECC, East Rochester, NY

+ Cathy Engel, member

+ Lili Grimm, niece of Rosanna Bateman, member

+Ryan Mayer, nephew of Denise Mayer, member

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

+Len Russ, member



+Fr. Frank Quintana, ECC priest

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

+Courtney & 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

+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.

+ Rachel Devlin, daughter of MaryLou and David Devlin, members

+ Lee E. Falk, II, partner of Fr. Michael Seger, OSB, ECC

+ Karen Johnson, member of Church of the Holy Family, ECC

+ Jim Barnes, spouse of Lynne Barnes, member

+ Audrey Coleman, mother of Laura Williams, friend of ECC

+Donna Colhour, mother of member Mark Colhour.

+Larry Johnson, father of Russ Johnson, member

+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

+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.

Wednesday Mass -

November 4, at 11:00 am

• In person in the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available
• Mother Rosean presiding

Sunday Mass

November 8 at 12:30 pm

• In the Sanctuary and on Zoom
• Mother Alice Bradley presiding

Wednesday Mass -

November 11, at 11:00 am

• In person in the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available
• Mother Rosean presiding

Sunday Mass

November 15 at 12:30 pm

• In the Sanctuary and on Zoom
• Rev. Jane Reina presiding

Did you miss an article or announcement?



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

• ECC Holy Synod October 2026 Report here
• October news from the Presiding Bishop here.
• August 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.

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