ECC, House of Laity Delegates Needed

Are you being called to serve?

Mary of Magdala, ECC Leadership Council is accepting nominations for (two) delegates to serve as voting members in the House of Laity – the lay governing body of the international ECC. Members to the House of Laity will represent Mary of Magdala at the biennial Synod and other important meetings of the ECC to address issues of governance, share ideas and learn how to live our calling.

This year the Synod will be in St Louis, October 9-12. Attendance at the Synod can be virtual or in-person. The Parish will cover the cost of transportation and lodging for both our laity and clergy delegates. Other called meetings of the Houses of Laity meet via Zoom.

Let us know if you are interested in becoming a delegate or would like to nominate another member of Mary of Magdala.

For questions, or if interested reach out to Mother Rosean via email or via phone/text at 970-493-9536.

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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.

Pentecost Sunday June 5, 2022

Here is the video recording of the readings and the homily by Father Teri Harroun. The worship aid is available for you to print or view to assist with prayer

Sunday's #BLACKLIVESMATTER Reflection

The Civil War, which ended in the spring of 1865, claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history and required the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries. By the late 1860s, Americans in various towns and cities had begun holding springtime tributes to the countless fallen soldiers, decorating their graves with flowers and reciting prayers.

It is unclear where exactly this tradition originated. Some records show that one of the earliest Memorial Day commemorations was organized by a group of formerly enslaved people in Charleston, South Carolina less than a month after the Confederacy surrendered in 1865. Formerly known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day originally honored only those lost while fighting in the Civil War but during World War I, the holiday evolved to commemorate American military personnel who died in all wars. The Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968 moved Memorial Day from its traditional observance on May 30 to the last Monday in May.

Throughout the first 100 years of our nation’s history, more than 200,000 Black soldiers fought to establish a more perfect union. It might surprise you to learn that ten percent of the Continental and Union armies were made up of African Americans who fought in scores of the most important battles of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Civil War. However, arming Blacks was considered risky and African-American soldiers were generally segregated into all-Black military units led by white commanders. The same remained true up through WWII. Well-documented military discrimination in mortgage lending, job counseling, college admissions, hiring and more took its toll but so too did a grossly unfair discharge system that disqualified a disproportionate share of Black veterans from receiving equal access to GI-Bill benefits. Black service members and their supporters built a far-reaching civil rights movement which set the stage for President Harry Truman to desegregate the military by executive order in 1948.

As I pondered Memorial Day this past Monday, I asked myself what our brave service men and women who died to preserve America’s freedoms would think about their sacrifice in light of today’s severe political and racial division and the frequent mass shootings which deprive many of their life and liberty. For me, the holiday has become more nuanced and I feel sad.

--Tom Moos, Chair Social Justice Ministry

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