Nov. 6 Mass will be at 5:00 pm

Beginning November 13, Mass will be celebrated at 12:30 pm.

See November Mass schedule at end of this email.

The 9th Annual Turkey Round-up

November 13th, from 9:00 AM until 12:30 PM.

It’s time we circle around our calendars!

The need is growing and the Food Bank is requesting more frozen turkeys then previous years. Can you join with us again to help families celebrate this Thanksgiving with a turkey?

The truck will be in the front of the church from 9:00 -12:30pm on November 13 only. Frozen turkeys will be collected but PLEASE PLEASE- if you are able to squeeze your turkey even a little bit- it is no longer frozen and won’t be safe to donate.

Hugs to all who bring their big bird to church!!

Len - AKA Turkey Guy

Family Housing Network News

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who served to help our families this week! Gratitude and blessings to…

• Cindy and David Cloyd,
• Jean Christen, Lisa Jones, Mary Vogl, 
• Susan Berry and Lynne & Jim Barnes

We are so blessed to have such generous volunteers……love to you all!

 Jean Christen and Lynne Barnes

Our Hospitality Ministry is

continuing a...

Table for 4

For those who were able to join a table last month, we hope you enjoyed getting to know some Mary of Magdala members a little better. If you could not make a reservation, give it a try this time. 

Open to all! - time to make your reservation for a Table for 4.

With the holiday season upon us, we will only have the reservation time open one time for both November and December. This means you have two months to meet with your new Table for 4.  Reservations will close on November 10th. 

This program is social in nature and promotes getting to know other parish members. Read more about the program here and reserve your table.

We hope to receive your 'Reservation' soon.

Seeking Assistance for Transportation of Community Members To and From Sunday Mass

At Mary of Magdala we have some community members who are in need of transportation to and from Sunday Mass.

Often these are members who can no longer drive or have a current challenge that keeps them from driving.

If you can assist just one time per month, it would be so appreciated by these long-time parish members. Please send an email to us via marymagdalafc@gmail.com and we'll be in touch. 

Thank you!

Help Wanted: Let’s Imagine a Colorado ECC Gathering!

Following our national synod, we are excited about creating a LOCAL life-giving shared experience. Volunteers are needed to plan an April 23rd gathering of folks from around the region… perhaps with a celebration of Mass, relationship building, fun, a keynote speaker or service project, imagining the future and more. 

To get a jump start before the holidays, we’ll have a first meeting -

• November 19
• 10-11:30 a.m. on zoom

If you are interested in representing Mary of Magdala on the regional gathering planning team or have questions, contact Mother Rosean via email here.

A booklet for Advent - Advent and Christmas, Waiting in Joyful Hope

• Available to pick up at Mass
• On Sunday Nov. 13th, 20th and 27th.
• Reflection/Prayer Group to begin in Advent (watch for Advent calendar to be published soon)

Advent starts on the 27th. The book has a short scripture passage, a daily reflection and a short prayer for each day.

The book’s focus is: The Advent season invites us to put the world’s ways aside and sink into the slow goodness of a spiritual season be- decked not in tinsel and bows but in silence and emptiness, in faint flickering lights against an inky winter sky and the Light that we know will break open our world and overcome its darkness forever come Christmas morning. 

The 301 Faith Partners Combined Social and Eco-Justice committee Is Actively Seeking Assistance

Advocacy team of the 301 Faith Partners Combined Social and Eco-Justice committee is still in need of volunteers from Mary of Magdala to help with the following areas:

• A group led by St Paul's is working on applying for grant money from the State of Colorado to offer preschool services for 4 year-olds and 3-year olds with special needs under new legislation signed by Governor Polis to grant 10 hours of free preschool per week for this children population. An ideal helper might have preschool or early education experience or grant-writing experience but such skills are not required.Please call or text Ron Splittgerber at: 970-58-4600 if you are interested in helping with this project.

• The Advocacy team, in general, is still looking for more representation from Mary of Magdala. Projects of focus include upcoming legislation, particularly pertaining to gun violence and to other education issues. Anyone interested should contact Sharon Johnson from TLC (sharonjohnson88@msn.com).

Queer Theology - An Adult Formation Series

led by Laurie Gudim

What do we know about God and about one another through the witness of the LGBTQI+ community?

Come to this series in the Sun Room or on Zoom:

• 10:15 am in the Sun Room
• Sundays - November 6, 13, & 20
• To join via Zoom click HERE.

Learn something of the experiences and outlook of people who think of themselves as queer. This might include gay and lesbian folks, trans folks, intersex folks and non-binary folks, as well as others.

You may think of GLBTQI+ concerns as not quite as dire or needing attention as issues of racism, oppression, poverty and homelessness, and gun violence. After all, aren’t many of us white and well off? Well no. And in any case, especially now, in the current climate of intolerance, there are many overlaps such as:

• Safety: Most people who identify as queer have to be very mindful of safety issues. Who is around and how might they harm us? We have to be careful how we walk, what we say, how we show affection, and so forth. GLBTQI+ folks are assaulted and murdered at much higher rates than the national averages
• Discrimination: The Queer community often experiences discrimination in housing and workplace. Even these days. And prisoners are more at risk to be the victims of physical and sexual assault while incarcerated.
• Poverty and Homelessness: Trans folx and gay men and teens experience homelessness at high rates relative to hetero and cisgender populations.

Hospitality includes curiosity and love, and a willingness

to be transformed by others.

Interested in reading a new book?

All are invited to join the Trinity Book Group on:

• Monday, November 7th, at 9:30 a.m.
• Join us either in person in the Sun Room or via this Zoom Link.

Our focus will be the historical novel The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd which is centered around sixteen-year-old Eliza Lucas who in 1739 is asked by her father to take charge of his three plantations while he leaves to pursue his military ambitions. 

Questions? Call Nadine Hunt at 970-825-3730.

What is that little burgundy and tan box by the sidewalk, in front of the church?

It is the LITTLE PANTRY, a community exchange pantry, to help neighbors and an outreach from our 301 Faith Partners 

The Little Pantry allows neighbors in need to access food help and also gives us and others an opportunity to share. Our sign says, “Blessings! Take if you need. Donate if you can.”

If you are interested in helping with the Little Pantry, monetary donations are accepted by noting Little Pantry on the subject line. You can make food donations such as peanut butter, nutella, cereal, boxed milk, canned goods (meats, fruit, and vegetables), mac and cheese, other staples and place them into the blue laundry basket container in the Fellowship Hall.

If interested in donating your time you can volunteer one day a week to fill the pantry using food from the inside pantry cupboard. Please contact Cheryl Backsen at cbacksen@gmail.com or 701-306-1868 if you have questions or want to volunteer your time.

When donating food to the Food Bank or Little Pantry think about these tips:

• Check the expiration date before you donate.
• Single items are best.
• Do not donate items that are homemade (there is no exp date, listed ingredients or instructions).
• Do not donate items that are torn, opened or have been recalled.

Keep donating to the local Food Bank and the Little Pantry,

as the donations are needed!!

From the 301 Faith Partners Joint Ecological Team (JET)

In November 2021 the ELCA Church Council authorized the development of an ELCA social message on Climate Care. Climate change poses grave dangers to present and future generations. At the heart of this social message lies the claim that climate change presents our generation with a kairos moment; that is, a critical moment in time when decisive action is required.

We are facing a critical moment with regard to Earth’s climate.

“The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk.” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres declared a “code red for humanity.”

Where do we find hope and power for facing climate change? The climate crisis is a kairos moment. We would do well to heed the insight of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose words resonate for us as we confront the climate crisis today: “We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time.” The draft social message is now available for public feedback. Read the social message draft HERE and then use THIS SURVEY to share your input by Friday, December 2, 2022.

The JET meets as needed to plan educational events, bike to work day, volunteer opportunities and advocacy. If you have any suggestions for future Eco-Tips, please email them to marymagdalafc@gmail.com

Click Here for the November 2022 Newsletter

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.

301 Faith Partners' Shared Service - Sunday, October 30, 2022

A video recording of the service is available here. It is a celebration of our ecumenical partnership with Trinity Lutheran and St. Paul's Episcopal.

Sunday November 6 - 5:00 pm

• Bishop Kae Madden presiding this confirmation Mass

Wed November 9 - 11:00 am

• In the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

Sunday November 13 - 12:30 pm

• Begins Fall/Winter schedule at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)

​Wed November 16 - 11:00 am

• In the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

​Sunday November 20 - 12:30 pm

• Fall/Winter schedule. Mass at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)

​Wed November 23 - 11:00 am

• In the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

Sunday November 27 12:30 pm

• Fall/Winter schedule. Mass at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)
• First Sunday of Advent. 

Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the St. Paul's Episcopal  

What are our partners in ministry up to? Click here for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And here is St Paul's weekly bulletin.