5th Sunday of Lent-

March 17, 2024

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

On March 17th, join us at 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary or on Zoom for Sunday Mass with F. Michael Nicosia presiding.

Cathy and Pedro Engel are serving as our lectors. Carol Yeazell and Gray LaFond are serving as our Eucharistic Ministers.

Gratitude to our marvelous Music Ministry for providing spirit-filled 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: 431 502 816

Zoom attendees: it's helpful if you have any prayer you want to offer put in the chat early. It is ok to put it in as soon as you check in on zoom. This way we won’t miss someone’s request for prayers. 

Also - Please have your food and drink ready for communion before mass starts. Communion is an important part of our liturgy and we believe all food is God’s food. It is your intention that makes it communion.

ECC Pilgrimage- Spring 2025

The ECC Truth & Reconciliation Commission is planning a Communion-wide Pilgrimage in the Spring of 2025 to visit the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL. To help us plan the logistics of that pilgrimage please fill out this short survey by March 25. Our hope is to have at least a couple of representatives attend from each region or diocese of the ECC.

Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross is a self-guided prayer journey and a modern take on an ancient tradition. These stations are meant to be used from now until Good Friday along with on Good Friday from 11 am-1 pm and are located in the Sanctuary.

Feel free to use them on your schedule (during office hours) and at your own pace, you can visit a few stations each day or all of the stations at once. There will be a meditation booklet to be used as you go through the stations or to go paperless use the QR code located at each image.

Simple Supper and Taizé Prayer - Last one this Wednesday!

All three churches are participating in the Lenten Soup Supper beginning on 2/21. If you can assist in bringing Soup or with clean-up, please sign-up below.

Wednesday - March 20

Taizé                             6 pm

Soup Supper              6:30 pm

Left Hand of Lent: For the full announcement and the list of items to contribute, go HERE All donations will benefit the Larimer Food Bank

Weekly Monday Morning

Peace Prayer 

Join us in a prayer for peace in the world and within ourselves. 20 minutes every Monday morning via Zoom.

Monday mornings at 9am 

on this Zoom link

Meeting ID: 844 1669 8343

Passcode: 557026

May Mary, Mother of the World, who abhors all violence, pray for us. Rev. Jane

ISAAC Reads

Our ISAAC Reads book discussion is scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Our book is, "Our Migrant Souls," by Hector Tobar, Pulitzer Prize winning writer. He offers a personal exploration of what it means to be Latina/o in the U.S. right now. Please join us if the topic interests you, even if you haven't had a chance to read the book.

Zoom Link:

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 7:00 pm

Zoom link here

Meeting ID: 844 7487 0562

Passcode: 608888

Contact Rev. Jane Reina for more information

at this email address

ECC Holy Synod - October 2024 needs Volunteers!

Service Recordings

Celebrating the 4th Sunday of Lent

A recording of homilies and readings from March 3rd, with Mother Rosean Amaral presiding, is available here.

Other Mass recordings can be accessed via our website here.

301 Faith Partners - Ongoing Groups & Ministries

The JET

You can access the 301 Faith Partners Joint Social and Eco Justice calendar for February and March 2024 here.

For more information about calendar events, or to submit an event for next month’s calendar- contact Judy Matthews at this email.

Donate Cartridges

Social & Eco Justice committee is recycling ink cartridges. Please bring your used ink cartridges to the church and place them in the box in the Narthex on the East wall near the double doors. 

Saving the earth little by little!

301 Faith Partners Prayer Group

On the last Monday of each month at 10:30 am, the 301 Faith Partners Prayer Group meets to pray for the 301 Faith Partners! The group opens by calling on the Holy Spirit to be present. They

then take one of the Core Values of the 301 Faith Partners and reflect on it. Following this, they engage in Lectio Divina and then share their reflections. They pray for the clergy of Mary of Magdala, St. Paul’s, and Trinity, and the leadership bodies of all three congregations. And they close with a Litany of God’s Mission for the 301 Faith Partners, which was first prayed at the Bishops’ Blessing on May 31, 2023. 

Contact Pat with any questions.

301 Quilters Update

We are so grateful for all donations of fabric. We continue to collect donations in the red tote in the Fellowship Hall. It is never too late to join the group! We meet every Friday in Room 2 from 10 am-12 pm.

Prayer Requests

Praying for peace, health and well-being through challenging times.

+Natalie Rochester, for prosperity, love, and happiness.

+James Fuller, friend of Mary of Magdala and seeker, returning to Houston

+Pastor Rick Reiten, Pastor at Trinity Lutheran

+Tess Peters, friend of Mary Lou Devlin, member

+Cache and Courtney, family of Jean Christen

+David Devlin, member

+Kolten Weitzel, grandson of Kerrie Anderson, member

+Sabrina and her two children, currently homeless

+Grandneice of Father Michael Nicosia

+Linda Browell, member

+Sandra Carter, friend of Mary Vogel

+Kris Jenkins, wife of Father Scott Jenkins

+Jen Banks, friend of Mary of Magdala

+Francisco Cruz Antonio, friend of Rev. Jane

+Grace Robinson, member

+Jerry Padilla, father of member Lisa Jones

+Janessa and Hayden, sister and niece of Jen Banks



+Rachel, daughter of Mary Lou Devlin, member.

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A blessed and peaceful repose of souls for those who've passed and comfort for the friends and families.

+Allen Wilberton, brother of Tom Wilberton

+Sharon L. Six, mother of Michael Six, member

+Jim Carroll, husband of member Dori Carroll

+Joanne Gallagher, member

+Daniel, cousin of Pedro Engel

+Juanita Newbre, aunt of MaryLou Devlin, member

+Jeanette Marian Banks (Brown) mother of Jen Banks

+Flavian Reising Jr., Father of Steve Reising, member

+Marge Gruber, friend of Michael Six, member

+Betty Jones, mother-in-law of Lisa Jones, member

+Jean Preslan, friend of Mother Rosean and others

+Josy Moos, Godmother of Tom Moos

+Fr. Fred Ball, OFR, ECC priest

+Bob Colhour, father of member Mark Colhour.

+Candy Palmer, friend of Mary Lou Devlin, member

+Johnny Berlyn Thomas, friend and benefactor out of his own poverty, of Pastor Jane



+Fr Don Willet, from John XXIII

+Linn Zink, friend of MoM, Social Justice advocate

+Bishop McGrath - RC diocese of San Jose, Friend of Suzanne King

+James Ryan cousin of Mary Lyons, member

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.

NO Weekday Mass on Wednesday March 20 at 11:00 am

Sunday March 24 at 12:30 PM- Palm Sunday

• R. Jane Reina is presiding. In-person and on Zoom.

Weekday Mass on Wednesday March 27 at 11:00 am

• Weekday Mass in the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

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Past e-bulletins posted here

• To read the January News from the Office of the Presiding Bishop Paul (Pablo) Burson, click here (English) and here (Spanish).
• To read the ECC Council of Bishops' statement on the War in Gaza and Israel, click here.
• Ongoing Giving Opportunities in Fellowship hall; see list here
• Dedicating Altar Flowers? Contact Joan Stepleton at JoanStepleton@gmail.com or 864-650-2816. A $25 dollar donation is kindly requested.

Mary of Magdala Parish Community

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If you would like to contribute to Mary of Magdala, here are ways to schedule a single or recurring Sunday offertory.

All are invited and ALL are welcome to join our parish community. Here is the webpage with more information on membership



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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.