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Reflection from our Co-Pastors -
Tuesday, Nov 16, 2021
Luke 19: 1-10
Who is Zacchaeus?
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Seen with human eyes…
He is a chief tax collector in Jericho, and defiled by the Jewish community.
He is a rich man, extremely wealthy, who has amassed personal wealth by demanding tax payments in excess of what Rome levied, and keeping the difference.
He is a man short in stature, stunted in spiritual maturity.
He is a sinner. He does not live according to the laws of God.
He is separated from God by sin.
He is a traitor, collaborating with the enemy, working for the Roman Empire against the Jews.
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Seen with Jesus' eyes…
He is a man who actively seeks Jesus and is willing to go out on a limb just to catch a glimpse of him.
He is a man who immediately offers hospitality to Jesus. Scripture tells us he was "happy to welcome Jesus."
He is a man who gives generously to the poor
"Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor."
He is a man who takes responsibility for his wrongdoings and makes restitution. "If I have defrauded anyone of anything,
I will pay back four times as much."
He is a man who is no longer lost. Jesus has come "to seek out and to save the lost."
And, Zacchaeus is a son of Abraham, a descendant who shares in Abraham's covenant. A man who has the character of Abraham and, therefore, is a man of faith and commitment to God. Just as Abraham, Zacchaeus belongs to God.
Today, as we look at each other, let us see with the eyes of Christ.
AMEN
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Praying for peace, health and well-being through challenging times
+Michael Beavan, hospitalized with Covid pneumonia, Brother of Anne Beavan,
+Everly Parks - 4 year old with cancer, friend to Lynne and Jim Barnes, members.
+Joyce - for her cancer treatments, friend to Suzanne King, member.
+Harry, 11 year canine companion to Gray La Fond.
+Allison and Madison-(Granddaughters) Cousin Nancy and Sister-in-law Judy - Dick and Sandra Life, members.
+Estes Park Police Department - for processing the grief of a suicide within the department.
+Dan Scace, Tom Dykers and Monte Bowthorpe - friends of Dick Life, member
+Charli - friend of Jean Christen, member
+Joan Wershberger & Mary Etta Fothergill - friends of member Cathy Engel
+Abdel Illah - nephew of Mary Vogl, member
+Mickey Bogart - friend of Cathy Engel, member
+Courtney Shook - daughter of Tom and Jean Christen, member
+Dorothea Grimm - Mother of Rosanna Bateman, member
+Mary Detweiller - member
+Jerry Padilla, father and Ryan Cordova nephew of Lisa Jones - member
+Jim, husband, and Ruth Parker, sister of Dori Carroll, member
+Aidan - grandson of Mother Kae
+Lauren Roob - friend of Rosanna Bateman
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+Michael Keefe, son of Yvonne Keefe-member
+Joanne Gallagher - member
+Dona Bosse - member
+Rosemary - Fr Michael' mother
+Dani - niece of the Cloyds - members
+Jim and Lucille Bowen friends of Suzanne King, member
+Sharon Six – Mother of Michael Six, member
+Mike Gudim
+Suzanne King - member
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A blessed and peaceful repose of souls for those who've passed and comfort for the friends and families.
Fr. Denny Dempsey - and in gratitude for his spiritual presence in my life - Gaston Lopez
Eric Rose - Estes Park Policeman
Leo Six – Father of Michael Six, member
Dr. Barbara Immroth - sister of member Joanne Gallagher
Marie F. Bauer - friend of Joanne Gallagher
Dolores Orsi - mother of member Jared Orsi
Herman Phillip - friend of Brad Rouse
Michael Binet -Godson of member
Joanne Gallagher
Bernice Wagner - sister of
Fr. Jim DeMuth - member
Aaron - Son of Morris & Francis Burns,
past members
Adrian - Son of Joe & Ann - friends of
members Cindy and David Cloyd
Mary Crosby - member
Leon - father of Mother Cynthia
Joan Kneeland - sister-in-law of member Bill Kneeland
Rita Ortiz, friend of Deacon Rosean
Margie Weitz - member
David Heyman -member
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Sunday, Nov 14th - Recording
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Today we have the joy of celebrating with Mother Rosean as she presides at her first Mass as an ECC priest after her years of service to the Mary of Magdala community on the Leadership Council, the Liturgy, Education and other committees, as a delegate to the Rocky Mountain Regional Council and to the ECC Synod, and as an ordained deacon. For this Black Lives Matter reflection, I thought it appropriate to honor a woman who recently broke barriers in her appointment as a state Supreme Court justice.
Some current context. In 22 states, no state Supreme Court justices publicly identify as a person of color, including in 11 states where non-whites make up at least 20% of the population. There are no Black justices in 28 states and no Latino justices in 40 states. Since early 2020, 41 new state Supreme Court justices have been appointed or elected, 30 of them white. Only 7 seats were filled by women of color of which 4 are Black, 1 Asian, and 2 Latina.
Most of us are aware that Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic and first
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Latina member of the US Supreme Court. However, today we recognize .someone less well-known: Fabiana Pierre-Louis who was sworn in as a justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court in 2020, becoming the first Black woman to sit on its bench after 233 years of the court’s existence. Appointed at the age of 39, she is also the youngest Associate Justice of that court.
Pierre-Louis was born of Haitian American immigrants in 1980 in New York City and spoke Creole before learning English. She graduated from Union Catholic Regional High School and earned Bachelor's and Juris Doctor degrees from Rutgers. She served as a law clerk for John E. Wallace Jr, a Black NJ Supreme Court justice. She also worked for almost ten years as an Assistant US Attorney, and served as the attorney-in-charge of the US Attorney’s Trenton and Camden branches. In June 2020, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy, nominated Pierre-Louis to the New Jersey Supreme Court in replacement of white Justice, Walter Timpone, who was approaching the state's mandatory retirement age. In August, the NJ Senate voted 39–0 to confirm her to the Court.
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oday, as we celebrate Mother Rosean’s first Mass as priest, let us also pause to lift up and pray for women of color breaking through “glass ceilings” around the country.
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The 301 Faith Partners have a Vision,
Mission and Values statement that guides our relationships, interactions, and shared projects and ministries.
Our Vision – ‘Our guiding Light’
Weaving a tapestry of love, hope and justice for the world.
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