Social Group Meeting

The next meeting of the "Under 65 Group" (formerly Gen X and Millenials Group) will be next Thursday, January 19, 6-7:30pm - Rm 8 (at end of East wing of TLC)

This event is organized by Jared Orsi, Mary Vogl, and Steve Reising.

Image by John Hain from Pixabay

RSVP By this Monday, January 16

Let’s celebrate +Pablo our new ECC Presiding Bishop

Saturday, January 21st - 10-11:30 a.m.

Together our Region will gather

• for pastries (10 a.m.)
• lay our hands on and bless Pablo (10:30 in the sanctuary and on Zoom)
• share how the ECC is life-giving to us
• & name our mutual hopes 

Church of the Beloved ECC + 10500 Grant Drive + Northglenn, CO 80233

Please RSVP here By January 16 (Carpooling available)

Or reach out to Tom Moos at tjmoos@aol.com or Mother Rosean at MotherRosean@gmail.com

Family Housing Network

We are in need of new volunteers

The need is great for homeless families and our community and Mary of Magdala has always answered the call.

We value the cooperation and teamwork we have established with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) and St. Paul's. We will again be hosting these families in January:

• Mary of Magdala will host Monday Jan. 23 & Tuesday Jan.24

Thank you to the volunteers that were able to attend last Sunday’s Zoom training👍. Many of the volunteer slots are covered (THANK YOU!) but we still have a few needs.

Please prayerfully consider signing up via this link

1. One more cook for Monday, Jan 23….5:30-7:30, preferably someone who has served as cook for FHN before.   
2. One more overnight host for Monday, 8:00 p.m -8:00 p.m. 
3. One more evening host for Tuesday,January 24th, 6:00-8:00p.m.

Thank you in advance for your generosity! If you have questions, please reach out to us. 

Jean Christen: christenj322@gmail.com

Lynne Barnes: lynne2820@gmail.com

Martin Luther King March

The Fort Collins MLK march is at 11:00 am, Monday, January 16.

David Cloyd and Tom Moos invite you to join them!

The march begins at Washington Park (301 Maple Street) to CSU

More information can be found here: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March & Celebration - Lory Student Center

Table for 4

Your table reservation is waiting for you.

It's time to make your reservation for a “Table for 4” for February. 

Once you reserve a table the Hospitality Ministry will put you with other members to complete a Table for 4.  You will receive an email notifying who is at your table. Contact each other to make a plan to get together once in February/March -- for example, over a meal, coffee, a hike or whatever you decide to do. 

If you want to participate, select the RESERVE TABLE button below or call Joan at 970 224-0297 by January 25th.

Those who have participated so far have enjoyed getting to know other members of Mary of Magdala in a small group setting. We hope you can join the fun this time.

If you any questions please call Joan Chapman-Smith 970 224-0297



The next Table of 4 reservation will be in April.

Year End Contribution Letters

Mary of Magdala will be sending out 2022 Year End Contribution letters toward the middle of January via mail to all who have contributed via check, electronic fund transfers or our online credit/debit or Paypal program. If you do not receive a letter or believe there needs to be a correction, please let us know via email at marymagdalafc@gmail.com

Reverse Advent Calendar Food Donations

What a SUCCESS!!

Wow! Thank you to everyone that participated in 301 Faith Partners Social and Eco Justice Reverse Advent Calendar food donation activity this year. 

The table was stacked full. Some of the Little Pantry volunteers helped organize the food and move it into the Parkside Room cupboard on Saturday, January 7th. 

We approximated the weight by making a list of all the donated food and weight. The total weight of the food donated was 13,869 pounds! 147 pounds of food was also donated to the Larimer County Food Bank!  

THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL!

A message from the 301 Faith Partners Joint Social & Eco Justice Team

Urgent Need for Donations

Update on the 60 immigrants who arrived in Larimer County, most from Venezuela.

We hear that 30 of these folks are still in the Fort Collins area. No longer housed in emergency shelters – some have found jobs and apartments, but 8-10 of them are still in need of a place to stay.

Thank you, thank you to those who have already made donations and/or volunteered. At this time, we do not know if there will be more busloads of migrants arriving in Larimer County.

How can you help?

• Temporary Housing (until February 1) is needed for 6 people – contact Peak Community Church if you have information on a place they can stay. 970-484-2236
• Financial Donations are helpful for rental deposits and first and last months’ rent. Online directly through the website of Alianza Norco https://alianzanorco.org/en/ or to ISAAC’s emergency fund https://isaacnoco.org/donate
• Transportation is also needed, Contact the office at Foothills Unitarian if you are interested. 970-493-5906. Knowledge of Spanish is helpful, but not necessary. The Google translate app, used with caution, can be helpful.
• Donations listed below can be left on/under the table in the SW corner of the Fellowship Hall (near the door to the SunRoom) through Sunday, January 15.

Please only drop off items on this list (new or gently used)

• Twin sized inflatable air beds with built in air pumps
• Sheets and blankets to fit the air beds
• Men’s size warm winter coats
• Men’s warm winter boots

Interested in participating in a 301 Faith Partners Book Group?

All are invited to join the Trinity Book Group on Monday, February 6 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario. 

This non-fiction account documents the journey of a Honduran teen who braved hardship and peril to reunite with his mother after she was forced to leave him behind and seek work in the United States. 

It is an older book with new relevance because of the number of immigrants currently seeking to cross our southern border. 

Join us in the Sun Room or via Zoom

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

Living Stones – Holy Land Pilgrimage – January 2024

Dear Faith Partners at 301 E Stuart,

There is an opportunity for you to share 10 days together in Israel. Pastor Rick from Trinity is co-leading a journey with another church colleague in the area. There are 12-14 interested folks so far, with room for 35-40 people.    

The dates for this experience are January 2, 2024 – January 11 2024. Here is a link to another trip that would be similar in length, itinerary, and cost. Of course, it would be adjusted to fly out of Denver and some of the details of the trip will differ. Click here to see the Northwest Synod Holy Land Trip.

Please contact Pr. Rick at pastorrick@trinitylutheranfc.org if you have questions, requests, or would like your name added to the list. There is no commitment until deposits are due. 

Image by Jolyne D from Pixabay

Isaac Reads

Solito, A Memoir, by Javier Zamora. Hogarth,

Join us in a book discussion later in February

(More info to follow)

This gripping best-selling memoir narrates Zamora’s three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border when he was nine years old.

He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks. Solito provides an intimate account of the journey and also of the kindness he found at unexpected moments.

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 January 8 2023 - Feast of the Epiphany

A video recording of the readings and the homily given by Mother Rosean Amaral are available here.

Wednesday January 18 - 11:00 am

• In the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

Sunday January 22 12:30 pm

• 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time
• Mass at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)
• Father Michael Nicosia presiding

Wednesday January 25 - 11:00 am

• In the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

Sunday January 29 12:30 pm

• Mass at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)
• Bishop Kae Madden presiding
• Following Mass is a Update and Q&A with Bishop Kae
• Join us for pizza and beverages

The ECC Regional Website is now live - View here.

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.