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Palm Sunday-
March 24, 2024
"Behold this day, for it is yours to make." -Black Elk
On March 24th, join us at 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary or on Zoom for Sunday Mass with R. Jane Reina presiding.
Ruth Alexander, M. Rosean Amaral, R. Jane Reina, Pedro Engel, and Jim Berry are all serving as our lectors. Jim Berry and Gray LaFond are serving as our Eucharistic Ministers.
Gratitude to our marvelous Music Ministry for providing spirit-filled song.
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Here is the worship aid (view or print) to assist with prayer.
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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.
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No Reflections during Holy Week
There will be no reflections from your pastors as they pause to enter into the solemnity of Holy Week and the Joy of Easter week. Reflections will resume on Tuesday, April 9.
Also, there will be no Wednesday Mass on March 27.
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An Invitation to Prayer from Bishop Kae
Dear Family of the ECC, Rocky Mountain Region,
As we step over the threshold into this most Holy Week, my heart is troubled by those far and near who are hungering and thirsting, near famine: in the Sudan, in Gaza, the Ukraine, other areas of war, refugees, those journeying in peril, those in isolation, the unhoused, in parched lands, locally visiting food banks regularly…
I invite you to intentionally join together in constant prayer on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. On Holy Thursday, I invite you to feast on the endless love of God and hidden blessings, large and small, the life and sacrificial love of Jesus, and give thanks and praise to God for all that is…and God’s inexhaustible care for all Creation.
On Good Friday, I invite you to physical fasting and abstinence (to the extent that you have the capacity). As you sip water, pray for those who thirst physically and spiritually. As you sit down to the main meal of your day, pray for those who do not have that option. As you refrain from snacking and notice your craving, pray for those whose tummies growl with true hunger. As you decide what and when you will eat, pray for the leaders of nations and factions of opposition who are making decisions that deprive our neighbors of the bread of life and living water.
Pray while you are walking, pray while you are bathing, pray with Scripture, pray while filling your glass, pray in silence, pray with song. Pray as you can, not as you can’t. Prayer truly changes the energy of all Creation. Prayer is an act of love and peace.
As we journey together through this week, let us pray in solidarity as One on Thursday and Friday.
With great love,
+Kae
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Zoom Links can be different for each service.
Use the one listed below for each service.
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Stations of the Cross - See full description below
o March 18 - 21 and 25-28 from
9:00 am to 3:00 pm and Good Friday 11:00 to 1:00pm
o Reflection guide available
Palm Sunday: The Passion of Christ -
o March 24 12:30 pm Mass
o In Sanctuary and Zoom available - Click HERE to join
Holy Thursday -March 28
o 7:00 pm - Mary Magdala, St Paul’s and Trinity will celebrate together.
o Foot Washing (Towels provided)
o In Sanctuary and Zoom available - Click HERE to join
Good Friday: Veneration of the Cross March 29
o Seven last words of Christ at 7:00 pm
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o In Sanctuary and Zoom available - Click HERE to join
Easter Vigil on Saturday March 30
o 7:00 pm together with St Paul’s Episcopal
o In Sanctuary and Zoom available - Click HERE to join
Easter Sunday - March 31
No Mary of Magdala Mass will be held on Easter Sunday – You are welcome to join the services of our partner churches.
o St. Paul’s Episcopal Easter Service at 9:00am. In Sanctuary and Live on Zoom - Click HERE to join
o Trinity Lutheran Easter Service at 10:30am. In Sanctuary and live on Zoom - Click HERE to join
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS
The Stations of the Cross began as a remembrance that pilgrims had when they were retracing Jesus’ finals steps in Jerusalem up to the hill where He was crucified. Wanting to share that practice and experience with people who couldn’t make the trip to Jerusalem, they created local stations of meditation that became in itself a tradition.
The Stations of the Cross will be available to all in Trinity’s Sanctuary for the week of March 17 and during Holy Week. This “new look” is a symbolic interpretation of Christ’s journey to the cross, and a self-guided journey for each of us. Artist Scott Erickson says about his work:
“These stations are a cross-section of elements, ideas, and objects from Jesus’ journey to the cross. As you work through these stations, may you see that we are not troubled guests in this world… that we are not forsaken … and that the good news of this season was expressed best by Jesus when He said … “I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Please spend some time with the images, as well as the questions posed by the creator of the Stations, as we enter into the last two weeks of the Lenten season. The Church is open from 9am-3pm, Monday-Thursday for viewing and reflection, and Good Friday from 11:00am – 1:00pm. Laurie Gudim and Deacon Katie Kline will be there on Good Friday to answer questions.
Artwork by Scott Erickson
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SAVE THE DATE! Mexican Fiesta Potluck
Please mark Sunday, April 14th on your calendars & plan to join us for our fiesta celebration right after Mass!
¡Gracias! Details to follow later……
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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
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ECC Holy Synod - October 2024 needs Volunteers! | |
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Celebrating the 5th Sunday of Lent
A recording of homilies and readings from March 17th, with F. Michael Nicosia presiding, is available here.
Other Mass recordings can be accessed via our website here.
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301 Faith Partners - Ongoing Groups & Ministries | |
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March and April 2024 JET
You can access the 301 Faith Partners Joint Social and Eco Justice calendar for March and April 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
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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.
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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 Vogl
+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.
+Mary Detweiler, member of Mary of Magdala
+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
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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. | |
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NO Weekday Mass on Wed. March 27
Thursday March 28 at 7 PM- Holy Thursday
- M. Rosean Amaral, P. Rick Reiten, and R. Felicia SmithGraybeal are presiding. In-person and on Zoom.
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Friday March 29 at 7 PM- Good Friday
See Holy Week schedule at the top of the e-newsletter for the complete list of service dates next week!
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Did you miss an article or announcement?
Past e-bulletins posted here
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To read the January News from the Office of the Presiding Bishop Paul (Pablo) Burson, click here (English) and here (Spanish).
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To read the ECC Council of Bishops' statement on the War in Gaza and Israel, click here.
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Ongoing Giving Opportunities in Fellowship hall; see list here
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Dedicating Altar Flowers? Contact Joan Stepleton at JoanStepleton@gmail.com or 864-650-2816. A $25 dollar donation is kindly requested.
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Mary of Magdala Parish Community
Members: Need to view, update information or download a copy of the member directory? Just click here.
-->If you are in need of a picture for the directory, contact David Cloyd via this email. Put 'Need Picture for the Directory' in the subject line and include your name and telephone number in your email <--
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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Our Vision – ‘Our guiding Light’
Weaving a tapestry of love, hope and justice for the world.
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The 301 Faith Partners--Mary of Magdala, Trinity Lutheran, St Paul's Episcopal --have a Vision, Mission and Values statement that guides our relationships, interactions, and shared projects and ministries.
Read about our Mission, Core Values and Covenant here.
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The ECC Regional Website - View here.
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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.
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