Reflection from your Co-Pastors February 22, 2021
Matthew 16: 13-19
"And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church…"
( verse 18)
In the midst of our Regional Bishop candidate forums we celebrate the feast day of the Chair of Peter.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, February 22nd was the day on which Peter was first chosen Pope, the Bishop of Rome. And through him, was established the foundation of the Church.
Today we celebrate the role and office of Peter within the Church as shepherd and bishop of the Universal Church. We rejoice in the guidance of the Holy Spirit, thanking Jesus for the authority He shares with humans, and we pray for the person that God has chosen to occupy the Chair of Peter at this time, Pope Francis.
As we continue to discern and listen to our local candidates, Mother Kae and Father Michael, let us reflect on Pope
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Francis' words about the charisms of bishops. "Bishops need courage, self-criticism, trustworthiness, single-heartedness, joy, humility and creativity. They need to trust union with Christ. Bishops are to be sacraments and witnesses of God's generous love."
Bishops are to teach, oversee, sanctify and love, as Christ loves us. In addition, our local bishop will represent the Rocky Mountain Region to the larger Communion.
May God's Holy Spirit guide our candidates as well as our discernment, that we may witness the work of God manifested through our first bishop of the Rocky Mountain Region.
We pray in Jesus' name,
AMEN
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Regional Bishop - Candidate Forum
Tonight - Monday 2/22/21
The Regional ECC Bishop Call Team will introduce Fr Michael Nicosia tonight to area ECC community members to help discern our first Bishop of the Rocky Mountain Region of the ECC.
For Curriculum Vitaes, answers to initial questions presented to both Mother Kae Madden and Father Michael, as well as email to submit questions - see details here. Recordings to both community interview will be posted later this week.
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Fr Michael Nicosia
Feb 22, 2021 7:00 PM
Join the Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 852 9293 3266 Passcode: 067915
Or call in: +1 253 215 8782 then meeting ID and #
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Lenten Study - Begins this week
Our co-pastors are offering a Lenten study using the Daily Catholic Devotions from Living Faith booklet sent to each member.
Explore and reflect on the scriptures and share thoughts and insights with each other. Join us every Tuesday or Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. for the five weeks of lent via Zoom. The link below will the same for the five weeks of study.
Meeting ID: 846 7486 0646 Passcode: Lent
Call-in Audio Only - +1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 846 7486 0646
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Daily Lenten Prayer
Weekdays, M-F 4:30 pm.
Join us for a 15 min daily prayer and contemplation.
Call-in Audio Only: +1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 508 895 8935 Passcode: pray
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Ash Wednesday Service The recorded version is available
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Mourning Emmett Till
Yesterday we mourned the death of Emmett Till. Emmett was born and raised in Chicago. A confident, fun-loving kid, who loved baseball and had a soft spot for animals.
In 1955, at age 14, he took a train to visit his uncle, a preacher and sharecropper near Money, Mississippi though his mom tried to impress upon him that southern Jim Crow mores made Mississippi dangerous.
Emmett and some local boys went to buy candy at Bryant’s Grocery. Some claimed Emmett whistled at the proprietor. Her husband and friend abducted Emmett at gunpoint, beat, mutilated, shot and sunk his body in a river. He was found 3 days later, disfigured beyond recognition. His mother insisted on an open-casket funeral which drew international outrage about racial realities in the South.
An all-white jury found the two “not guilty” after only 67 minutes of deliberation at a sham trial where jurors drank beer, witnesses lied, and some Black witnesses had been arrested to prevent them from testifying. Protected against double jeopardy, both defendants admitted murdering Till to Look magazine in 1956 yet insisted neither had done anything wrong.
The brutality of Till’s murder galvanized the civil rights movement and remains a powerful symbol in the fight for racial justice and equality to this day.
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For Lisa Moos - member. For Joanne Gallagher - member, and for her sister, Dr. Barbara Immroth. For Aidan - grandson of Mother Kae. Prayers for Lisa McCann - member, for personal challenges this year.
For Jim Berry - member, for his new journey to chaplain. For Lauren Roob - friend of Rosanna Bateman.
Healing prayers for Dianna Padilla, sister of Lisa Jones, who underwent surgery for cancer. For Liz and Ken Zornes and family, friends of Sandra and Dick Life, whose daughter is struggling with addiction. For Michael Keefe, son of member Yvonne Keefe.
For Dona Bosse - community member and Rosemary - Fr Michael's mother. For Dani - niece of the Cloyds and Mary Crosby – parishioner.
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For Ruth Parker, sister of Dori Carroll. And Leo Six – father of Michael Six, Mike Gudim, Suzanne King, Robert Browell
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For the peaceful repose of souls for those who've passed and comfort for the families.
For Clint Wisdom - brother-in-law of Joan Chapman-Smith. For Leon - father of Mother Cynthia. For Marietta Ricke - sister of Jim DeMuth and for Kristin - daughter of ECC priest Scott Jenkins. For Joan Kneeland - sister-in-law of Bill Kneeland. For Aunt Ilo and Aunt Ginny - Aunts of Jean Christian.
For Rita Ortiz, friend of Deacon Rosean, and for Margie Weitz - member. For Chris Bachman, friend of Lisa Jones.
For Bob, husband of Joyce Dehaven -
friend of Cathy Engel
For David Heyman - member,
Teri Kent - member,
Bill McClellan - Father of Jennifer Pfeister,
Father of Julie Shoenbauer, member, and
Edwin White - brother in law of Pastor Jane
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For all bulletins, reflections, Sunday recordings during our hiatus from celebrating together, visit our webpage. Please contact us with questions, concerns and ideas for better connection with and for the community - marymagdalafc@gmail.com
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