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19th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Wholeness happens while

we’re fragmented. We are

walking incomplete.

—John Paul Lederach

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

Thank you to both Matt Chavez and Deb Klein for serving as our lectors and to Matt and Becky Chavez 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

Pass It On

Do you have any gently used medals, Holy Cards or Rosaries that are ready to be passed on? The supply at PVH is almost gone and we have patients periodically requesting them.

You can leave them in the Offertory Basket at the church on Sunday

Bring them in during August and Deacon Dori Healy will make sure to pass them on with your blessings during their admissions. 

Celebration of Life for Jim Barnes

Jim Barnes passed into the arms of God on July 26, 2026.

His celebration of life will be on 
August 15, 2026 at 10 AM and reception to follow.

301 Faith Partners Pub Fellowship

Next Thursday, 8/13 3:30 pm

BEAUJO’S Colorado Pizzas - 205 North College Ave

We have a reservation at Beaujo's! Just mention to the receptionist that you are with the 301 Faith Partners.

No RSVP necessary- bring your tastebuds for the best pizzas ever!! Parking is out front and at the city parking garage across Laporte Ave.

Hope to see you there! Len and Ginger

MoM Reading Group

You are invited to join Mary of Magdala Spiritual reading Group. We start again on August 11 with "The Soul's Slow Ripening " by Christine Valters Painter." Her subtitle says it all: "12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred." We meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 10:30am for deep discussion.

To try us out, contact Rev. Jane Reina at jdelysswagner10@gmail.com.

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

Summer Greetings from

the Office of Presiding Bishop

Every summer I look forward to the return of the Cliff Swallows here along the South Platte River in Denver Colorado. These amazing birds travel hundreds and even thousands of miles from Central and South America to Colorado to build their mud nests, feast on millions of flying insects and renew their cycle of birth and new life....

Also in the newsletter

• 'Get on the Bus' Accompanying Families Through Incarceration
• FAQ: If the ECC is rooted in the Old Catholic tradition, why do we sometimes say we are a Vatican II Church?
• Ordination of Father Michael Weil
• And more....

To read more click here

All Colorado ECC Picnic

5 Communities are invited

Please plan to bring a side or dessert and your own non-alcoholic beverages

11 am to 2 pm on Labor Day

E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park

11701 Community Center Dr, Northglenn, CO 80233, USA

301 Faith Partners

Our History Supporting Our Homeless Neighbors

The churches that make up the 301 Faith Partners at 301 Stuart Street in Fort Collins include Trinity Lutheran, Mary of Magdala Ecumenical Catholic, and St. Paul’s Episcopal. From 2013 until 2024, we welcomed homeless families into our space through the Faith Family Hospitality program of the Fort Collins Family Housing Network. 

How it is Now

Unhoused individuals have been spending their nights on Trinity property for decades. We love them as beloved children of God, but we did not invite them, they have not been vetted, and they at times have brought crime and drug activity to our neighborhood. 

A New Way to Help

In early 2025 we were approached by the City of Fort Collins to consider whether we could be involved in a SafeLot pilot along with First United Methodist where a small number of fully vetted and screened unhoused individuals and families could legally and safely sleep in their cars in our parking lots. The two church campuses would take turns every other month. This program has been going on successfully in Loveland for three years, and we are evaluating whether we can begin a pilot program in Fort Collins.

To be fully transparent, we held an open house for our neighbors living near our campus and for our three congregations on February 7, 2026, and a panel discussion on June 25, 2026.

The panel included representatives from Family Housing Network, Catholic Charities, The City of Fort Collins, Outreach Fort Collins, Fort Collins Police Department’s HOPE Team (Homeless Outreach), and Loveland Churches participating in their Safe Lot program.

Talk to Us/Volunteer

Upon request, there is a newsletter that will be sent out periodically to keep everyone up to date with all the latest information on how we are helping the homeless population in our city. We want to know how you feel and what your concerns are.

Please contact Mother Rosean Amaral at 970-493-9536 or motherrosean@gmail.com to share your thoughts, receive the newsletter or if you would like to volunteer.

THE 2026 WELCOME EVENT

Help for housing-insecure students at CSU, in partnership with the Lutheran Campus Ministry.

Since 2021, Plymouth has collaborated with Lutheran Campus Ministry’s Student Housing Security Initiative, CSU’s Office of International Programs and the Fort Collins International Center to help welcome their students to campus. LuMin students are housed three to an apartment at Rams Village. This means there are beds, desks, chests, table and chairs, couch/chairs/coffee table, appliances, and empty kitchen cabinets.

Housing for international students varies in size and what is provided. The purpose of the Welcome Event is to provide, at no cost to the students, items that will help them make their space functional, conducive to study, comfortable and HOME.

Drop off at Plymouth Congregational Church, 916 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO

Sunday 8/9 - 9:00 am-Noon
Wednesday 8/12 - 1:00-4:00 pm
Thursday, 8/13 - 3:00-6:00 pm

For more details or to see volunteer opportunities for this amazing event visit: https://www.plymouthucc.org/studentsupport.html

(Here is the 2026 wish list for helping housing insecure students)

Spring Creek Trail Cleanup a Success!

Thank you to everyone who joined the Joint Ecological Team (JET) of the 301 Faith Partners for our Spring Creek Trail Cleanup!



Eleven volunteers representing all three congregations came together to care for our shared environment by cleaning the trail from Mason Trail to Prospect Road. Together, we collected a significant amount of litter and recyclable materials, with some volunteers even wading into the river to retrieve cans from the streambed. It was a wonderful morning of stewardship, fellowship, and service to our community.

We look forward to organizing another trail cleanup later this fall and hope even more people will join us!

301 Quilters 

301 Quilters meets Fridays from 10 am-12 pm in Room 2.

If you’d like to join us, please come! NO experience needed, NO need to have been coming last year, NO worries. Hope to see the old familiar as well as new faces. We’re a fun and caring small group that has a purpose of aiding those in need.

HELP NEEDED

The 301 Quilters are asking for help this summer to sew some quilt tops. We have made kits that are put together with cut 11” squares and instructions. All you do is sew! The kits are in a box in front of the red tote used for Quilt Donations beside the west Fellowship Hall door.

If you are able, please pick up a kit, sew at your leisure and then return the top to the red tote.

Thank you for your help!

Chapter Two Book Club

Chapter Two Book Group is an open small group for 301 Faith Partners and the wider community, new participants are always welcome to join the casual discussion. No long-term commitment required! If you have trouble finding any of the books and would like Trinity to order a copy for the library, please let Maddie Fairfax know at any time. Next meeting: August 20th at 6 PM to discuss Paper Girl by Beth Macy.

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.

"ISAAC Reads and Views" is BACK

Our book is The Truth about Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers by Zeke Hernandez.

Register for the session by filling out this short form. You can purchase your books at Old Firehouse Bookstore. Mention you are part of ISAAC Reads for a 20% discount!

In May, the focus was on Immigration Detention.  You can read more about the first session and access a reference list here. 

Future ISAAC Reads and Views Topics are listed below. Mark your calendars now for these dates/times:

• Monday, September 21 (To be Determined)
• Monday, November 16 The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom by Helen Thorpe

-- ALSO --

ISAAC Community Picnic

August 30, 2026 at Trinity Lutheran Church

Mark your calendar! We will have a cookout and more in the late afternoon and details will be sent in July.

Service Recordings

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The recording of readings and homily for 8/2 is found here.

Mother Rosean Amaral was the presider and homilist.

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.

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

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

+ Jennifer Geraci, for discernment, member

+ Sean Raynes, grandson of Sandra Life

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

+ 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 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

+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.

+ 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 -

August 12 at 11:00 am

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

Sunday Mass

August 16 at 12:30 pm

• In the Sanctuary and on Zoom
• Mother Rosean Amaral presiding, Jim Berry, guest homilist

Wednesday Mass -

August 19 at 11:00 am

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

Sunday Mass

August 23 at 12:30 pm

• In the Sanctuary and on Zoom
• Rev. Jane Reina presiding, Deacon Dori Healy homilist

Did you miss an article or announcement?



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

• July Newsletter from the office of the Presiding Bishop here
• May Newsletter from the house of Laity here.
• Prayer request for Poland 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.