Mary of Magdala LIVE Prayer Service - Sunday at 5pm
Like Mary, our choices often boil down to yes or no;
yes, I will live this life that is being held out to me;
or no, I will not. . . .
You can agree to smuggle God into the world inside your own body.
—Barbara Brown Taylor
Mary of Magdala will host a
LIVE
Liturgy Service,
Sunday, May 8th
at our regular time - 5:00 pm. Father Teri Harroun will preside assisted by Deacon Rosean Amaral. The lector is Lynne Barnes. Bill Smith will provide music.
Readings for this week
are Ephesians 1:3-11,
'Reduced to Joy'
by Mark Nepo and the Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 23
Father Teri invites all to prepare their own table with food and drink to share as a community during this liturgy - a celebration of God during these difficult time
s
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Zoom Phone Link for audio only
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+1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID:
819 8958 2653
Zoom will open 15 minutes before and after the service for community chat and connection (Click
here
for info on the chat feature and general zoom instructions.)
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Social Justice Lenten Project Continuing
-->Pick Up This Week<--
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T
he 2020 MOM Social Justice Lenten project continues this week.
Our special pick-up (or drop off) for supplies is May 11 and 12. Please read below
We are continuing our effort to provide support for homeless and low-income people in the Fort Collins area . They are still in need of hygiene items that we had planned to collect during Lent. Towards that end, the Social Justice committee is
supporting Family Housing Network and Homeward Alliance. Items needed are:
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The Family Housing Network
(FFH) needs regular size shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste and toothbrushes as well as hand sanitizer, hand lotion, and disinfectant.
See more information about The Family Housing Network
here.
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Homeward Alliance
(Murphy Center)
needs individual/travel sizes of i
nsect repellent, sunscreen, toothbrush & toothpaste, soap, shampoo, cleaning wipes, rain ponchos, socks, granola bars, jerky, trail mix. Please keep food separate from the other item
More about the Murphy Center
here.
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--> We will have 2 ways of collecting the donations <--
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OPTION 1: Personal drop off
You can drop off items on the porch of one of the following members on
Monday, May 11:
2819 Dixon Creek Lane
2621 Luther Lane
512 Sanddlollar Court
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OPTION 2: Schedule a pick-up on Tuesday, May 12
.
David Cloyd or Tom Moos will pick up your contribution from your porch on
Tuesday, May 12.
Please send an email with your address and phone number to Tom Moos
(
tjmoos@aol.com
).
Put your donations out on the porch the morning of May 12. David or Tom will contact you by phone when approaching your home and would be happy to spend a few minutes (from a safe distance), checking in and chatting with you!
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NOTE:
There is a special need of toothpaste to pair with a large donation of toothbrushes.
If you wish, you can tag your donation(s) with the intended recipient. Otherwise, David and Tom will divide them between the receiving charities.
Thank you for your continued
support of the Social Justice Ministry of Mary of Magdala, ECC.
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Introducing Online Giving -
Contributing via a Digital Collection Basket
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In partnership with WeShare, Mary of Magdala has created a
"digital collection basket."
Click
here
to contribute online.
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Mary of Magdala, ECC is extremely grateful for all those who have contributed virtually via online banking and checks mailed into the office. We are happy to announce we have met all our monthly expenses for the first 4 months of this year!
Prior to our current challenge the Leadership Council was planning to launch an annual Stewardship campaign along with presenting a new budget for 2020-21. Discussions are still in process to determine options but in the interim, the Council has partnered with
WeShare, a company dedicated to helping Catholic parishes remain financially 'vibrant' via an online giving program.
If this is a convenient option for you, and you are able to contribute at this time, visit our private and
secure webpage to make a one-time or recurrent contribution via debit/credit card or directly through your bank account.
Thank you, thank you all for your generous support!
Your Leadership Council
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Family Housing Network - Volunteers Needed
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Our Mary of Magdala community is invited to help our homeless families again, the week of
May 31
st
to June 5
th
, at the Foothills Unitarian Church, 1815 Yorktown Avenue.
Foothills Unitarian Church has graciously offered the use of their facilities until further notice. CDC precautions, masks and socially distancing are implemented to keep everyone safe from Covid-19. We are looking for volunteers to serve as:
- Evening hosts: 1 or 2 people to share meal 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Mon. June 1
st
or Fri. June 5
th
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- Cooks: prepare, serve meal, clean up,. 5:30-7:30 Tues. June 2nd or Thurs. June 4th
-- food can be dropped off, and 1-2 people stay to serve and clean up
- Overnight hosts: people to spend the night from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m; no night is assigned at this time, the needs are for any night that week.
We are so appreciative of all who have generously offered to help in the past, and thank you ahead of time if you are able to volunteer again. Please contact Jean Christen at
christenj322@gmail.com
(970-225-2131) or Lynne Barnes at
lynne2820@gmail.com(phone
: (970-223-2820) to volunteer or to get more information.
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Community Prayer Requests
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For Father Jim, Colleen and all the residents who have been exposed to Covid-19. For Deacon Jane's three children whose father is recovering. For the peaceful repose of the souls of Bill, Greg, and Calvin - friends of Deacon Rosean. Father Don Sutton - ECC Priest
Rosemary - Fr Michael's mother. Dani - Niece of the Cloyds. Mary Crosby – parishioner. Chris Bachman, friend of Lisa Jones. Ruth Parker, sister of Dori Carroll. Lynne Barnes and family.
Joanne Gallagher - parishioner. Edwin White- brother-in-law of Deacon Jane. Becky Orsi and family. John Nystrom and family. The Dunn Family. Leo Six – father of Michael Six. Dorothea Grimm, Lauren Roob, Mike Gudim, Kim Speaker, Margie Weitz, Suzanne King, Robert Browell
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**
Sunday, May 3 Service
recording available
here***
For all bulletins, reflections during our hiatus from celebrating together, visit our webpage
here
and for other videos
,
here
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Please contact us with questions, concerns and ideas for
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Come Join us for our next service on Sunday - May 10, 5:00 p.m.
Link information above.
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Just a few of the members who attended our recent Zoom service
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Call is automatically forwarded to a real person!
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