Reflections from our Co-Pastors' and Wednesday Mass will pause for Lent. Please join one of the many Lenten prayer, reflection and learning opportunities.

4th Sunday in Lent

March 19 at 12:30 pm

Silence was deemed as intrinsic to the desert journey as prayer. . . Silence helps us to cultivate and deepen our passionate love for God because it provides the atmosphere of true and authentic communication with God.

—Laura Swan, From The Forgotten Desert Mothers.

Join us Sunday at 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary or on Zoom for the third Sunday in Lent with Father Teri Harroun.

Our lectors are Cheryl and Pedro Engel and Eucharistic ministers are

Katie Lauren and Jim Berry. Our own fabulous choir will lead us in prayerful song. Here is the worship aid (view or print) to assist with prayer.

• Zoom Link: Here
• For Zoom App:  431 502 8167
• Call-in Audio Only:  +1 669 900 6833
• Meeting ID: 431 502 8167

The Lenten Adult Forum - End of Life Planning - Sunday, March 19 at 9 am

This Sunday we will be continuing our exploration of Advanced Directives. Homework included finding and talking with folks who you choose to be your Healthcare Agents.

• HERE is a worksheet to use in finding and preparing this person or persons.
• HERE is a copy of the Go Wish Inventory. Choose the ten things which are most important to you. Rank the others according to whether they are less important (20) or not important at all (20).
• HERE is an Advance Directive for Medical/Surgical Treatment (Living Will) for you to fill out.
• HERE is a Medical Durable Power of Attorney form
• HERE is a handout on talking to loved ones about your serious illness
• HERE is a conversation guide for talking about serious illness.

Take a look at these forms and fill the relevant ones out. Our leaders will be assisting us in thinking through and talking about necessary steps and issues.

Looking forward to seeing you AT 9 am SUNDAY March 19, i

n the Sun Room or on Zoom. Zoom link: HERE

Announcements at Mary of Magdala, ECC

Pray with the Blessed Mother in the Chapel

Room 9 (East hall of the Trinity building) has been converted into a Chapel for prayer and quiet reflection. Images of Mary, the Mother of Christ are there, and you may take a rosary if you so desire. You may light a candle as a way of offering a prayer. (In the notebook, put the number of your candle and the date upon which you lit it so that batteries may be replaced later.)

The Chapel will be open for your use at any time when the Trinity building is open. It will continue to be available until the August rotation of Faith Family Hospitality.

Winterfest CHILI POTLUCK

🌶🌶🌶 March 26 after Mass

Come one, come all to our March gathering! We will have sign up sheets at Mass to provide either:

1. a pot of your favorite chili, or;
2. cornbread\bread or;
3. salad or cut up fruit or veggies.

Hope that you can join us for good food & fellowship 😊

Spring Cleanup Day - Needing Everyone to Make it Effortless!

Please come join our Faith Partners in cleaning up our beautiful church home just before Easter. There will be tasks for all skill levels inside.

When: Saturday, April 1st, from 9 AM to Noon.

Where: Inside the church

What: Please bring your cleanup tools and supplies.

Note: There will be a separate Outside Cleanup Day on Saturday, April 29th - 9AM to Noon when the weather outdoors will likely be better.

Please save these dates and plan to join us for one or both! Thank you so much!

Image by Maria from Pixabay

Lenten Reflections

Co- Pastor led prayer and reflection on the Lenten booklet 'Not by Bread Alone" On Zoom only– use this Zoom link for all sessions (Different from Sunday Mass)

• Every Lenten Weds. at 7:00 pm, or attend -
• Every Lenten Thurs. at 1:00 pm , or both!

Taizé Lenten Supper & Prayer Service

• Taizé worship will be held on THURSDAYS during Lent. with a 'Soup Supper' before worship.

Join us Thursday - March 23 & 30

• Soup Supper at 5:45 pm, and/or;
• Taizé at 6:30 pm - 30 minute service, live and on Zoom (different link than Sunday Mass)

If you would like to participate with preparing a simple soup or help with set up, clean up, and/or donate bread, sign up here!

Time to Share a Prayer for Peace

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 with Reverend Jane on Monday mornings at 9:00 AM for no more then 20 minutes via this Zoom link. This will be an ongoing prayer offering.

Sunday

March 19

Read more about the movie here.

Joint Eco-Social Justice Ministry announcement

A Movie Screening Sponsored by ISSAC - 'A Decent Home'

If you missed the premiere at the Lyric, this is your chance to watch this compelling documentary on the crisis confronting residents of mobile home communities – one of our last forms of affordable housing.  All are welcome to this free event - this movie provides important insights to the struggles of many who are in various types of lower income rental residences

When: March 19th, Sunday @ 2pm - 4:30 

Where: First Presbyterian Church (Fort Collins), in Shepherdson Hall - (Enter through the double doors off the parking lot on the west side of the building.)

A panel discussion will follow the movie. 

Lenten Social Justice Project

For the 2023 Lenten season, members are invited to participate in a “rice bowl” alms-giving Social Justice project.

• Homeward Alliance - benefiting at risk and unhoused individuals and families. Read the Social Justice reflection about Homeward Alliance here

• ISAAC - works in solidarity for human dignity and immigration justice. Read the Social Justice reflection about ISAAC here

• TACSCO - help workers and victims of the recent earthquake in Turkey - Read the Social Justice reflection about TACSCO here
  

Each family is invited to take home a “rice bowl” and put alms into it during Lent. (These be are available at church.) Social Justice committee will collect the rice bowls at the end of Lent on Sunday -March 26

Mary of Magdala Service Rotation for Unhoused Families

We request your help with our next service rotation. Many thanks to all those who have generously served in the past.❤️👍 To sign up for one of the responsibilities please sign up at this link.

When: April 3rd & 4th

Where: At Christ United Methodist Church (301 E. Drake Road)

What:

• cooking & serving a meal plus clean up (5:30-7:30).
• serving as evening host (sharing the meal & conversing with families 6 to 8 pm)
• Being an overnight host (8 p.m to 7:30 a.m)

Book Discussion Group

All are invited to join a 301 Book discussion group that will meet on:

• Monday, April 3, at 9:30 am,

to discuss the Book of Revelation and “left behind” theology in The Rapture Exposed by theologian Barbara Rossing. 

The book is not available from our local public library, but can be ordered through Prospector, the interlibrary loan service or on Amazon here.

Join us in the Sun Room or on this Zoom link.   Questions? Call Nadine Hunt at 970-825-3730.

Did you miss news from last week?

• Information on Celebration of Life with Fr Michael for Rosemary Nicosia - click here
• Reflection from International Women's Day - click here
• What is a pollinator? Eco-Tip - Click here
• Mother Sheila Dierks and the wonderful tribute written by Fr. Teri Harroun
• Guided Trip to the Holy Land with Pastor Rick - click here

Request for Prayers

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 Mass March 12 2023

Celebrating the 3rd Sunday in Lent with Mother Rosean Amaral. A video recording of the readings and Homily is available here.

11:00 am Wednesday Masses are paused throughout Lent -

• Join us Wednesday and Thursday for Lenten opportunities for prayer



Lenten Theme: Blooming in the Desert: A new perspective on Lent

Sunday March 19 12:30 pm

• 4th Sunday in Lent
• Father Teri Harroun presiding

Sunday March 26 12:30 pm

• 5th Sunday in Lent
• Rev. Jane Reina presiding

Sunday April 2 12:30 pm

• Palm Sunday
• Mother Rosean presiding

Mary of Magdala Parish Community

All are invited and ALL are welcome to join our parish community.

• Here is the webpage with more information on membership
• If you would like to contribute to Mary of Magdala, here are ways to schedule a single or recurring Sunday offertory.
• Need to view, update information or download a copy of the member directory? Just click here.

The ECC Regional Website is now live - View here.

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

Click here for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And here is St Paul's weekly bulletin.