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

There are no 5:00 pm services. See Upcoming Mass schedule at end of this bulletin.

** Turkeys now on sale at King Soopers for $0.77 lb

with card and $25 purchase**

The 9th Annual Turkey Round-up Tomorrow

Sunday November 13th, from 9:00 - 12:30 PM.

Our Goal this year is 90 turkeys total from all 3 churches.

The turkey truck will be in the front of the church from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm 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

Mary of Magdala, ECC's Annual Time and Talent Initiative

For the next two weeks we are asking all friends, families and members to choose an area (or two) from our list of opportunities to help us live into the mission of Mary of Magdala.

As an independent Catholic community we depend on friends and members to realize our mission - from creating meaningful worship services to ministries of service, to keeping this wonderful building in good repair or working with the regional or national ECC.

We have printed copies of all the volunteer opportunities and will be handed out to everyone after Mass on Sunday. Please read and complete or if you prefer completing on line at this link.

Please complete individually and return by November 27. No gift of Time and Talent is too small. We appreciate each and every one of you.

Thank you, THANK YOU !!

Your Leadership Council

P.S. Our 'treasure initiative' begins in January

Fall Clean-up Day

For our beautiful building and grounds. Join Us!

Bring your Enthusiasm - No Experience Necessary!

We will be having our Fall Clean Up on

Saturday, November 19 from

8:00 am - 12:00 Noon

Come One Come All !

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 via Zoom on Tuesdays at 10:00 am and 7:30 pm

(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. 

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.

Time for Shared Prayer for Peace

beginning Nov. 21, Monday

We invite you to carve out a short time of your day for shared prayer for Transformation and Peace in the World, to strengthen our sense of belonging and to expand our sense of a loving community in the world. 

Whether sharing the Prayer of Jesus, a prayerful poem or reading or not, we welcome your holy presence and voice.

Whether there are two or 20 people:

• Join us Monday mornings at 9:00 AM for 20 minutes.
• Here is the Zoom link

Love and peace like no other,

Suzanne King and Rev. Jane

Are you available to help drop off some food?

We are in need of a driver to pick-up some prepared food and drop it off at the LuMin student center for the food-insecure student program. This is a one time request on November 29, at around 5:30 pm.

If you can help, please email me, Lisa, at lpjones@gmail.com

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 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, December 5th, at 9:30 a.m.
• Join us either in person in the Sun Room or via this Zoom Link.

Our focus will be the novel Take Me with You by Catherine Ryan Hyde. A burned-out teacher and recovering alcoholic August Shroeder sets out on a journey to Yellowstone carrying the ashes of his 19-year-old son and meets two half-orphans with nowhere else to go. Join us either in person in the Sun Room or via Zoom.

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

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.

Sunday November 6, 2022 - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

A video recording of the readings and the homily given by Bishop Kae is available here.

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.