Reflection from Your Co-Pastors
October 27, 2020

As we attempt to stay balanced and hopeful during the uptick in cases of Covid19 and the election, this message of hope (based on today’s reading from St. Paul} from Seasons of Your Heart, 1995, by Macrina Wiederkehr can be grounding.

MORNING, SACRAMENT OF HOPE
‘Dearly beloved: we are not living in the dark, and so the day will never take us by surprise, like a thief sneaking into our lives unnoticed. We are children of the light; we are friends of the day. The darkness does not feel at home with us. Therefore, do not continue to sleep as those who have no vision, but wake up and rise with the new day. (1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 [paraphrase]

…I like to be awake when morning arrives, ready to be faithful to the possibility she brings. I want to be waiting for her, open to receive the gift that she is.
I lean toward the Keeper of Heaven with arms held open wide. I pray for everyone who, at this moment, is receiving the gift of morning.

The East is getting out her gold
She holds it out against the night
and scatters darkness
with her light.
Then morning comes
climbing over the hill
like an eager, restless child.
She passes just a moment
then casts her color on the earth.
 
Morning, color me bright
I’ve been afraid too long.
The color of fear is dark
darker than night
But your glance is full of light.
 
Don’t hurry morning;
come slowly.
Dress yourself in light.
Climb over that hill lovingly
Hand me a new day hopefully
Get into my bloodstream, and
color me like the rising sun
slowly
I’ve a mind to be contagious
Color me bright.”


Photo by Micah Hallahan on Unsplash

Schedule of
Sunday Services
Nov 1 - Father Teri at 11:00 a.m. via ZOOM with hosted community chat rooms (See email for details)
Nov 8 - Pastor Jane; 5:00 p.m. via ZOOM
Nov 15 - Father Michael; 5:00 p.m. via ZOOM
Nov 22 - Deacon Rosean; 5:00 p.m. via ZOOM
Discovery and Perspective
An open discussion of scripture
Thursdays -
9 a.m. via Zoom

Zoom Phone/Audio Link +1 669 900 6833
 Meeting ID: 930 8604 8248 #
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All are welcome! Join in conversation and connection weekly with Pastor Jane
Prayer Requests and Service Links
For Mike - son of Ann Russell, who had to evacuate due to the fires. For Lauren Roob entering into new cancer treatment- friend of Rosanna Bateman.

Healing prayers for Dianna Padilla, sister of Lisa Jones, who underwent surgery for cancer. For Liz and Ken Zornes and family, friends of Sandra and Dick Life, whose daughter is struggling with addiction.
 
For Michael Keefe, son of member Yvonne Keefe. For Dona Bosse - community member
and Rosemary - Fr Michael's mother. For Dani - Niece of the Cloyds and Mary Crosby – parishioner and Ruth Parker, sister of Dori Carroll. And Leo Six – father of Michael Six, Mike Gudim, Margie Weitz, Suzanne King, Robert Browell.
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For peaceful repose for the souls of those who've passed and comfort for the families.

For Chris Bachman, friend of Lisa Jones.
Bob - Husband of Joyce Dehaven,
friend of Cathy Engel
David Heyman - member
Teri Kent - member
Pat DeMuth -sister of Jim DeMuth, member
Bill McClellan - Father of Jennifer Pfeister, member
Father of Julie Shoenbauer, member
Edwin White - brother in law of Pastor Jane
Bill, Greg, and Calvin -
friends of Deacon Rosean
And for Ted Boltz and comfort for Fr. Frank Quintana and family - an ECC Pastor of St. Oscar Romero, ECC in Albuquerque.
Our Service Recordings
and More

View our Oct 25th Sunday service celebrating together with our '301 Faith Partners', St. Paul's Episcopal and Trinity Lutheran. Here is a printed version to assist we prayer.
For all bulletins, reflections, Sunday recordings during our hiatus from celebrating together, visit our webpage. Please contact us with questions, concerns and ideas for better connection
with and for the community - marymagdalafc@gmail.com
Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the St. Paul's Episcopal  
What are our partners in ministry here up to? Go here for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And here is St Paul's weekly bulletin