Celebrating the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 20, 2023 12:30 pm

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves Awake,

not be mechanical aids,  but by an

infinite expectation of the dawn.

Henry Thoreau

Join us at 12:30 pm in the Sanctuary or on Zoom for Sunday Mass with Father Michael Nicosia presiding. Our lectors

are Linda Joyce and Art Bavoso. Cindy and David Cloyd will be the Eucharistic ministers with Bill Smith leading our Music Ministry in 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 8167

Mary of Magdala Announcements

ICE CREAM SOCIAL September 10th🍦🍨

Please join us after Mass for an ice cream treat…. summer isn’t over yet!😊.

Sweets & fellowship, come one, come all!

Image by StockSnap from Pixabay

The ECC Truth and Reconciliation Communion invites you to attend this sponsored event

Join us as we discuss The 1619 Project, A New Origin Story, by Nikole Hannah-Jones. Find out what the controversy is all about! How will this book inform your ministry and everyday life. You can READ or VIEW 'The 1619 Project' on your own in August, and September. Available in audio, print and even a streaming mini-series on HULU.

What are the implications of this noteworthy book?

Join one or both ninety-minute discussion sessions.

September 20 (Chapter 1-10)

September 27 (Chapter 11-18)

6:30p MT -- Via this Zoom link

No registration required; just join in. You are welcome to come and go as fits your schedule. 

Want to know more about 1619?

Listen to this excellent interview of Nikole-Hannah Jones. Learn how the book was produced for television here. Read the ECC Anti-Racism statement on the ECC website.

Please send all questions and comments via email to Rev. Joan Crawford.

Time to Share a Prayer for Peace Continues every Monday

Whether sharing the Prayer of Jesus, a prayerful poem or reading or not, we welcome your holy presence and voice - whether there are two or 20 people.



Join with Reverend Jane on Monday mornings at 9:00 AM for no more then 20 minutes via this Zoom link.

This will be a weekly prayer offering.

301 Faith Partners' Announcements

Trinity Readers

The Trinity Readers will meet on the second Monday to discuss: This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us.

When: September 11 at 9:30 am

Where: Room 2 and on Zoom here-

The author is writer and poet Cole Arthur Riley, the creator of Black Liturgies.  In this debut book the author weaves stories from her family with contemplative reflections.   

Questions?  Call Nadine Hunt at 970-825-3730.

Spanish Classes - Two Levels Offered

Spanish Classes will begin again for eight weeks

Two classes, beginning and intermediate/advanced levels, will be taught by Dr. Margaret Wicks and Lulu, our native speaker. 

• Starting Saturday September 7 through October 26.
• Beginners session at 3 pm: for those who want to learn conversational Spanish
• Intermediate/advanced speakers at 4pm: For those with basics or more knowledge.

We will meet in Room 2 and zoom will be available. 

All are welcome! Our group is easy-going and relaxed. Fun and learning are what we are all about! Bienvenidos a todos!

TLC Preschool has Openings

The preschool is a welcoming Christian community, joyfully growing young hearts and minds with love.

There are openings at TLC Preschool for both sessions

• M/W/F 9am-2pm,
• T/Th 9am-12pm.

To learn more about the preschool and see the rates please visit their website here

301 Quilters

We’ve set the date for our first meeting. It will be Friday, Sept. 8 at 10am until noon in Room 2.

We will continue to meet each Friday. All are welcome to come-male and female, any age, no experience is required. Come if you can only attend every other week or once a month. Bring a helping heart and your favorite coffee mug or water bottle

The Food Truck Festival Returns! Friday September 22 at 5:30pm

This will be a great time to gather and enjoy the end of the summer months together.

Monty Hogan's trio will provide music and the lines should be shorter because we have three trucks this year.

• Steamy Weiners offers hot dogs, brats and kielbasa with a variety of toppings, plus vegan wieners.
• The Goodness Truck sells pork and chicken sliders, plus vegetarian sandwich options.
• BaNomANom returns with their frozen fruit treats, which are gluten free and vegan friendly.

Please invite your family, your friends and your neighbors!!

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

Climate Care

The JET has adopted the ELCA Social Message entitled "Earth's Climate Crisis." You can access the official message here. 

This social message was authorized in light of the grim contemporary situation affecting our global home and the need for fresh action on the part of the church. It draws its framing themes from several social statements, particularly the 1993 Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice. 

In this message convictions that expansively address caretaking for Earth’s climate are drawn. At the heart of this social message lies the claim that climate change presents humanity with a kairos moment; that is, a critical moment in time when God is leading us into decisive action. 

This message is rooted in our duty to be responsible caretakers of God’s creation and is motivated by that responsibility and by hope. Though the climate has always been subject to some change, the facts show how dramatic global warming depends on human practices. With God’s help humanity can turn from the present course, take loving and just action, and live more harmoniously within God’s beautiful and verdant creation.  

The Joint Ecological Team meets as needed to plan educational events, bike to work day, volunteer opportunities, advocacy and the 2023 301 Faith Partners Church Garden! If you have any suggestions for future Eco-Tips, please email them to the Trinity church office. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday October 24th at 5:30 pm in-person at church in the east wing Rm. 2 or via Zoom. Please join us! 

Support and Relief Efforts for Maui

Here is a suggestion of Bishop Fitzpatrick, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii, for the best ways to support relief efforts for the fires in Hawaii.

• The Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii is coordinating immediate diocesan relief efforts to the Lahaina Fire disaster through the Diocese’s A CUP OF COLD WATER (ACCW) (a non-profit organization of the Diocese that serves the houseless on Maui). 

Make an online donation through the Bishop’s Pastoral Fund on the website of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii (the funds will be gathered and sent to ACCW).

Request for Prayers

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.

Celebrating the 1th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Celebrate with Father Teri Harroun presiding on August 6. You can view the video of readings and Father Teri's homily here.

Mass Schedule

Weekly Mass Wednesday, Aug 23 at

11:00 am

• Weekly mass in the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

Sunday Aug 27 at 12:30 pm

• Rev. Jane Reina is presiding. In-person and with Zoom

Weekly Mass Wednesday, Aug 30 at

11:00 am

• Weekly mass in the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

Sunday Sept. 3 at 12:30 pm

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

Did you miss an article or announcement?

Past e-bulletins posted here



• ECC House of Laity, NEWSLETTER, August 2023, read 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.

• The Summer newsletter from the Office of the Presiding Bishop of the Ecumenical Communion can be read here

• To read the recent ECC House of Pastors' Newsletter, click here

Mary of Magdala Parish Community

All are invited and ALL are welcome to join our parish community.

• Here is the webpage with more information on membership
• If you would like to contribute to Mary of Magdala, here are ways to schedule a single or recurring Sunday offertory.
• Need to view, update information or download a copy of the member directory? Just click here.



The ECC Regional Website is now live - 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.