Celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany - January 6, 2023

Let choice whisper in your ear

and love murmur in your heart.

Be ready. Here comes life.

—Maya Angelou

On January 7th, join us at 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary or on Zoom for Sunday Mass with Father Teri Harroun presiding. Ralph Dorland and Pedro Engel are serving as our lectors. Becky Chavez and Matt Chavez are serving as our Eucharistic Ministers.

Here is the worship aid (view or print) to assist with prayer.

Gratitude to our marvelous Music Ministry for always providing spirit-filled song.

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

Image by St. Andrew's Milford.

All are welcome to join us on Zoom



• Zoom Link here
• Meeting ID: 896 4199 2874
• Passcode: unity

The Order of Service will be available at https://www.coloradoecc.org by January 15th. Participants are asked to prepare their sacred space with a shallow bowl of oil or soothing lotion.

The service is an adaptation of that jointly prepared and published by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches.

Image: JESUS MAFA. The Good Samaritan, from Art in the Christian Tradition.

Sign Up Now: Table for 4

Happy New Year! In 2024 the Hospitality Ministry will again offer “Table for 4”. This is an opportunity for MoM members to meet in smaller groups to get to know one another a little better. Participants are assigned to a group of 4 and they decide whether to go out to breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, drinks, etc. 

Each Table will meet one time during the 2 month period. “Table for 4” is open to singles and couples. You do not need to join every time reservations are open... only when it fits into your schedule. 

“Table for 4” will be offered FOUR times a year: January/February, March/April, May/June, September/October. Reserve now for January/February. If you want to participate select the RESERVE TABLE button below or call 970 224-0297. 

Reservations for January/February are due January 13th.

January Pub Fellowship

Our monthly Thursday pub fellowship will be held on Thursday, January 11th at 3:30. It' been over a year since we were at THE HORSE AND DRAGON BREWING COMPANY! 

This unique brewery was created from an airplane hangar just off the old and discontinued Fort Collins airport runway. It's a favorite of many of us! The address is 124 Racquette Dr., Fort Collins, 80524. To find it, take East Lincoln Ave., whether by continuing from East Mountain Ave., or by Timberline Drive East of Mulberry. From East Lincoln Dr., turn onto Commerce Dr. Stay on Commerce Dr. until you get to Racquette Dr. Turn right and you will see the brewery right away.

The brewery doesn't have a kitchen, but it does sell packaged snacks and also invites fans to bring their own food. Let's kick off the new year with cheers and renewed friendships!

See you on the 11th!

Service Recordings

Celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family

Celebrated with Father Frank Quintana as guest presider on December 31st. The video of the readings and homily is available here.

Other Mass recordings can be accessed via our website here.

301 Faith Partners

The Trinity Readers

The Trinity Readers will meet on Monday, January 8 at 9:30 am in room 2 to plan our reading list for 2024. We will start with a potluck brunch and then select our books. Bring an item to contribute to brunch (juice, yogurt, fruit, muffins, etc.) and come prepared to recommend both a non-fiction and a fiction book. 

If you have thought that our list of books could be improved upon, this is the time to join us and make your recommendations! And you may join us by Zoom if you are not able to attend in person HERE!

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

The 301 Quilters have been busy and productive these past 4 months. We’ve finished 4 quilts that have been sent to the Chicago area to be given in an immigrant/refugee community. In addition, we’ve been asked to donate quilts for the new home-owners of the Habitat for Humanity building. We will have 2 quilts (one for the single mother and another for her son) ready for that home dedication. A large box of Christmas fabric was donated which we turned into lap quilts, wall hangings, pot holders, coasters, appliqued totes and star ornaments.

These were sold at the Alternative Giving Fair to benefit Habitat for Humanity. We anticipate the quilts we make here in the new year to be sent to Lutheran World Relief. We are so grateful for the 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. If you are interested, please come any Friday starting again on Jan. 12 at 10:00-12:00 in Room 2. All are welcome!

301 FP Joint Ecological Team (JET) ECO Tip of the Month

WATERSHEDS Every body of water has a watershed - the land area where rainfall and snow are collected, filtered, and then drained into creeks, streams and rivers. The streams and rivers flow into larger bodies of water which are lakes, bays, and oceans. The Front Range and cities of Fort Collins, Greeley, Timnath, and Windsor are supported by the Cache la Poudre River Watershed. This watershed drains approximately 1,900 square miles above the canyon mouth west of Fort Collins.

A healthy watershed is important to our ecosystem as it helps protect water quality, safe drinking water, and soil to grow food. It provides habitats for wildlife. A watershed helps in climate change adaptations by cooling the air and absorbing greenhouse gas emissions. Watersheds also provide natural recreational areas for everyone to enjoy through fishing, boating, and swimming.

Because watersheds are important it is important to protect them. Here are a few ideas:

1. Do your part to conserve water by taking shorter showers

2. Participate in community clean-ups.

3. Support environmental legislation

4. Collect rainwater for watering your garden

5. Learn about our local streams…Spring Creek

6. Consider joining or supporting the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed, www.poudrewatershed.org

7. Plant a tree or shrubs to hold soil in place

8. Use plants in your yard

9. Wash your car on the grass to catch the runoff

10. Properly dispose of toxic chemicals and prescriptions, never into drains or toilets but take to a hazardous waste center https://www.larimer.gov/solidwaste/haz/household

The Joint Ecological Team meets as needed to plan: educational events, bike to work day, volunteer opportunities and advocacy. Our next meeting is Tuesday, January 30 at 5:30 pm. Be sure to check out the JET bulletin board in the NW corner of the Fellowship Hall. Please email any suggestions for future Eco-Tips to the Trinity church office.

Prayer Requests

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

+Pastor Rick Reiten, Pastor at Trinity Lutheran

+Tess Peters, friend of Mary Lou Devlin, member

+Cache and Courtney, family of Jean

+David Devlin, member

+Joanne Kresl, friend of Suzanne King, 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

+Jo Anne, friend of Sandra Life, member

+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.

+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 Yvonne Wootten, member

+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

+ Rosemary - Fr Michael's mother

+ Mother Sheila Dierks, ECC priest in Boulder

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 Jan 7 at 12:30 pm

• Father Teri Harroun is presiding. In-person and with Zoom.

Wednesday Jan 10 at 11:00 am

• Weekday Mass in the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

Sunday Jan 14 at 12:30 pm

• Mother Rosean Amaral is presiding. In-person and with Zoom.

Wednesday Jan 17 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 Christmas newsletter from our Presiding Bishop Paul (Pablo) Burson, click here (Spanish) and here (English).
• 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.
• The purpose of the Mary Magdalene Society is to financially support aspiring and current priests and encourage the development of youth in their spiritual journeys. Read more here.

Mary of Magdala Parish Community

Members: Need to view, update information or download a copy of the member directory? Just click here.

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



The ECC Regional Website - 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.