May 9 - Sunday Service
at 5:00 pm
**Community Chat Rooms open
at 4:30 pm **

What if love is the blood of God,
and only when carried in the river
are we touched by what is holy?
—Mark Nepo

We are celebrating the 6th Sunday of Easter on May 9th at 5:00 p.m. The presider is Co-Pastor Dcn Rosean Amaral assisted by Co-Pastor Rev. Jane Reina.
Lectors are Ralph Dorland and Pedro Engel. Bill Smith and Rosanna Bateman will provide prayerful music.

Here is the liturgy document for you to view/print for the readings and use to follow along in the celebration.

Zoom Link via browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4315028167
Zoom ID for Zoom App:
  • 431 502 8167
Call-in Audio Only:
  • +1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID:
  • 431 502 8167 #
Upcoming Outdoor Service
Mark your Calendar - May 23
For our first outdoor mass at **11:00 am **
Please mark your calendars for our first outdoor Mass on the grounds of Trinity Lutheran Church on May 23rd at 11:00 a.m. This mass will be available to attend in person on the lawn, from your car or via Zoom.
St Paul's Episcopal gathering for their outdoor service
The Hospitality Ministry Invites You to Stay
If you can stay afterwards, you are invited to bring a sack lunch and drink to enjoy after Mass. It should be a beautiful day. ( But in case of inclement weather, an email will go out the night before to advise everyone.)
 
Protocol
Masks are mandatory and social distancing observed. We will enjoy live music with Bill Smith. Though congressional singing is restricted, we all can hum with enthusiasm! The grass will be marked with a 10 foot square for each family/individual. Bathrooms are available.
 
So please join us! Bring a mask, a chair (chairs will be provided for those who cannot carry one in) and a sack lunch if you wish for after Mass.

This will be our first outdoor service - we're still working with our 301 Faith Partners on scheduling our services. We cannot wait to see & worship with you in person!
❤️🙏💖
Opportunities in Service
A National Call for Moral Revival - There are systemic factors that contribute to homelessness - such as the lie of housing scarcity combined with state and local policies impacting homelessness. This creates an environment of persistent fear for those who are unhoused or on the brink of becoming homeless.

When we begin to understand the consequences of being unhoused, homelessness becomes not only a public health problem or economic problem but a human tragedy, particularly in the richest country on earth.

Please join us on Saturday, May 8, 2:00 – 4:00 pm via Zoom

We will look at homelessness in NoCo and discussing mis-conceptions and realities gained through interviews with unhoused folks in Fort Collins.

What are some ways we can lift up and enable the voices of the unhoused?
How might we need to change our perspective on terrorism (manipulating fear)
and how do we call it what it is?

We want to hear from you. Please join us on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85089384113?pwd=emFwWG9HdGxOUVZZMnJNVWxxNDNVUT09
Family Housing Network - Needed support for
hosting a family 5/23-6/6

Our next rotation of service, working with members of Saint Paul’s & Christ United Methodist ‘s churches, will be from May 23rd to June 6th. 

We will host at Christ United Methodist Church, following the same safety protocols used this past year.
 
We are so grateful to those who have already signed up to help. We are still in need of:
Cooks
  • Two more cooks for Thurs May 27 and for Tues Jun 1
  • One more cook for Thurs Jun 3
Overnight hosts (8pm - 8am)
  • One or two overnight hosts for Thurs May 27
  • One more overnight host for Thurs June 3
Evening Hosts (6-8pm)
  • Two evening hosts for Mon May 31
  • Two evening hosts for Fri June 4

If you can help, click this link to add your name. For questions, email Jean Christen or Lynne Barnes
Sky Ranch Restoration - Help is Needed!
 
Help is needed to plant 300 seedlings at Sky Ranch on **May 22nd**. A day's work outdoors will be fun and rewarded by a provided breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tools are provided and youth encouraged to be a part of the team. A bus might be used for transport or you can drive yourself. A map will be provided for a 2 hour drive to location near the CSU Mountain Campus. Spend the day or come as long as you want. Individuals or families WELCOMED!
 
Registration is required for planning. The deadline for registration is 14 May. Contact David Cloyd at 970-227-0792 for more details. Have a fun day in the sun and mountains!
ISAAC Presents

If you would like to take in some great information on Accompaniment for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, join the conversation this Sunday, May 9th from 9-10am. Plymouth UCC team will be joined by Alex Kloehn and Delaney Ragan of the Lutheran Family Services, where they will address how Colorado agencies support the resettlement of refugees and asylum seekers.

Join us this Sunday, May 9 from 9-10 an.
Zoom link: click here to join. Password is 'prospect'
Registration is not required. 
 
We look forward to having a fuller discussion about these topics and more during our next event.
Leadership Meetings - You are invited!

Interested in attending a leadership meeting? It's easy and all available via Zoom. Here are three meetings any member can attend. Just email us at marymagdalafc@gmail.com for Zoom details.
Mary of Magdala, ECC Leadership Council - This team, like a parish council, is responsible for the management of the church. It is comprised of both lay and clergy and is ultimately responsibility for the well-being of our community. The Leadership Council meets on the forth Monday of the month at 6:30 pm.
301 Faith Partners Cooperation Committee - The Co-op Committee meets the third Thursday of every month at 6:00 pm. It is composed of the clergy, lay leaders and one person responsible for communications from each parish.
Rocky Mountain Regional Council - This is an ECC council comprised of lay and clergy representatives of the five ECC churches within Colorado. Meetings are on the 1st Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm.
Prayer Requests and Service Recordings
Praying for peace, health and well-being through challenging times

+Patricia - sister of Co-Pastor Rosean
+Jarrid Stout - friend of Michael Six
+Adele Eastman - friend of Co-Pastor Jane
+Hope - granddaughter of Co-Pastor Rosean

+Rob Frank - friend of Kerrie Anderson - member
+Jerry Padilla, father and Ryan Cordova nephew of Lisa Jones - member
+Joanne Gallagher - member, and for her sister, Dr. Barbara Immroth

+Aidan - grandson of Mother Kae.
+Lauren Roob - friend of Rosanna Bateman
+Liz and Ken Zornes and family, whose daughter is struggling with addiction - friends of Sandra and Dick Life

+Michael Keefe, son of member Yvonne Keefe
+Dona Bosse - member
+Rosemary - Fr Michael's mother
+Dani - niece of the Cloyds - members
+Jim and Lucille Bowen friends of Suzanne King, member
+Ruth Parker, sister of Dori Carroll
+Leo Six – father of Michael Six
+Mike Gudim
+Suzanne King - member
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For the peaceful repose of souls for those who've passed and comfort for the families.
 
Mary Crosby - member
Clint Wisdom - brother-in-law of Joan Chapman-Smith
Leon - father of Mother Cynthia
Kristin - daughter of ECC priest Scott Jenkins.

Joan Kneeland - sister-in-law of Bill Kneeland
Rita Ortiz, friend of Deacon Rosean
Margie Weitz - member
Chris Bachman, friend of Lisa Jones

Bob, husband of Joyce Dehaven - friend of Cathy Engel
David Heyman -member
Photo by Grant Ritchie on Unsplash
Service Recordings
View the recording for 5th Sunday in Easter,
May 2 here. For the homily of Fr. Teri Harroun, click here. Here is a printed version of the liturgy to assist with prayer
For all bulletins, reflections, Sunday recordings during, visit our webpage. Please contact us with questions, concerns and ideas for better connection with and for the community - marymagdalafc@gmail.com

Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the St. Paul's Episcopal  
What are our partners in ministry up to? Go here for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And here is St Paul's weekly bulletin