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Mary of Magdala Inclusive Catholic Community Bulletin Board
July 2023 |
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Mary of Magdala Inclusive Catholic Community Icon Symbols and their significance (a statement of faith): Budded Cross:
Outer Circle:
Inner Circle:
Triquetra Symbol – on the bottom leg of the cross:
The icon is made of white birch from northern Saskatchewan. It is a gift to Mary of Magdala Inclusive Catholic Community from wood carving artist, Doris Sheldon. E-mail: doris@cottagecountrycarving.com Web site: www.cottagecountrycarving.com |
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Sunday,
July 9th -- 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time and Celebrating
+Jane’s 8th anniversary of priestly ordination
-- Eucharist on Zoom --
10:00 am CST
Sunday,
July 23rd -- 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time and Celebrating +Jane’s 5th
Episcopal Ordination and Feast of Mary of Magdala --
Eucharist in-person --
11:00 am CST
(If your email address is not already
registered with MMICC, please contact mmiccRegina@gmail.com
to receive correspondence and the Zoom link.)
Click
here for worship aids or
click
on "Worship Aids" on the menu above. Current MMICC
worship
aids are available on the Friday before the Sunday above.
Contact info (from West to East): Vancouver: Our Lady Guadalupe Tonantzin - OLGT (vikki) – tepeyacvancouver@gmail.com Sherwood Park: Emmaus House Church – (Karen) – karendenis@me.com Calgary:
St. Brigid of Kildare
Catholic Faith
Community- St. Brigid (Rock) - stbyyc@gmail.com Lethbridge: Lethbridge Inclusive Catholic Community Fellowship - LICCF (Teresa) – LICComm2022@gmail.com Regina: Mary of Magdala Inclusive Catholic Community - MMICC (Felix) – mmiccRegina@gmail.com Sudbury: Sourdough Housechurch – Sourdough (Lynn) - hpr.dashboard@gmail.com Ottawa: St. Photina Inclusive Catholic Church – (Virginia) – virginialafond@gmail.com Please contact the person noted above to be added to their email list so that you can receive notifications and zoom links as required.
MMICC Faith Enrichment Team October 2022 - June 2023
Kathy C. recommends this devotional website: |
Please mark your calendars and register
for Spirit Unbounded's online event (also with live events in Bristol
and Rome) October 8-14, 2023. There is a stellar lineup of over 70
ecumenical speakers, activists, poets… relating to the issues of "Human
Rights in the Catholic Church” and opportunities to connect with reform
minded folks from around the world.
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Two movie recommendations by a community member, Will S. Both in theatres now.
BONES OF CROWS is told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears as she survives a childhood in Canada's residential school system to continue her family's generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. The story unfolds over 100 years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.
SOUND OF FREEDOM stars Jim Caviezel as the controversy-plagued anti–child trafficking crusader Tim Ballard. Directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde, is a straightforward search-and-rescue thriller, in which Ballard, a special agent at the Department of Homeland Security, goes rogue to free a young girl from the clutches of a Colombian sex-trafficking ring.
| Growing in Wisdom: Seeking Deeper Generativity is
a two-year program for those who are embracing the second half of life
and who are longing to explore the spiritual invitations of their
wisdom years. How do I give my life to the world? And how do I prepare
for eventual illness, diminishment and death, so that my death is my
final blessing to my family, community and the world? This program is rooted in the Forest Dwelling Program, Oblate School of Theology, and the ground-breaking work of Fr. Ron Rolheiser OMI. The program involves four 5-day intensives (September and February) over two years, monthly meetings with other participants in Elder Circles, a monthly meeting with a spiritual director, and optional monthly book studies. The Growing in Wisdom program is primarily offered on zoom. Applications are now being accepted for the September 2023 – June 2025 program. For more information, please contact Nancy Phillips, Coordinator, growinginwisdom@outlook.com. You are invited to watch a recording of Fr. Ron’s recent webinar “The Fruits of My Life in the Wisdom Years": https://youtu.be/RYGhgfJzxn8
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Denise Durocher of MMICC's Faith Enrichment Team recommends the following:
Her brother, Archbishop Paul-André Durocher, is part of the Canadian delegation which also includes a survivor.
National Indigenous Peoples Day, was recognized across Canada on June 21st, a day to celebrate the contributions and diverse cultures of Indigenous peoples.
Teresa Elder Hanlon leads 15 min. of body practice for latent trauma in the body, often stored generationally.
Tuesday and Saturday mornings at 9:00 am CST.
Join us here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81456029918
Meeting ID 814 5602 9918
| Dates reserved for MMICC Ministry Team meetings |
- Liturgy Team meeting -- 4:00 pm CST, August 31st
(Ministry Team leaders are asked to reserve dates for meetings after checking here and above to see whether the dates conflict with dates already chosen by other Teams or dates of Community events. Please send notice of dates by using the comments form below.)
| MMICC Library |
See MMICC library list of over 2,000 volumes on Church Reform, Feminism, Indigenous, Religion, Spirituality, Scripture, Theology.
Click here for recent additions to the Library -- a donation of 61 titles
| Prayer requests |
We are sorry to hear of the sudden death of Beth McGahan, friend of Donna S. a member of MMICC. A sad loss for those who struggle for justice in the church, especially those of you in New Brunswick. We have another advocate among the Holy friends of God. Her voice will continue to be heard.
We will remember her, and all who mourn for her, in our prayers.
Please pray for Michelle Betz and family. Michelle died recently. She is the neice of Jane and Felix K.
We received the sad news of the death of Len Sheldon, husband of Doris, who frequently attends our Mary of Magdala Inclusive Catholic Community Liturgies. We have been keeping Len in our prayers since his cancer diagnosis in April. Please continue to hold him, and all his loved ones close in heart as they grieve for him. Sympathy messages can be left on the memorial page at the Fedusiak Funeral Home webside (http://www.fedusiakfuneralchapel.com). A memorial tribute will be sent from the community.
Len and Doris are both excellent wood carvers! Doris designed and carved the icon for our Mary of Magdala Inclusive Catholic Community.
We never know the day or hour. Let us live in love as best we can until we are welcomed into the Divine Embrace.
Please pray for Jackie G.'s cousin, Larry Luhning (67) from the family's Lumsden, SK homestead farm, who died suddenly on Wednesday evening (June 21st). Jackie is a member of the MMICC Liturgy Team and the MMICC Faith Enrichment Team. Please pray for the families.
Please pray for Lucille Durocher (93 years) and her family. Lucille is the mother of Denise, leader of our MMICC Faith Enrichment Team. Lucille died peacefully at 5:00 this morning (June 24th).
Her card is with my little collection on my table and every word I read is like a warm blanket .. so good for my broken heart. I knew losing mom would be hard ... this is quite an experience!
Prayer request: For Karen who has paranoid schizophrenia and has been jailed. Please pray for her and all those who are homeless and incarcerated due to mental health diseases.
Doris S. ask that we keep Len S. in our thoughts and prayers as he undergoes treatment for cancer. We received a renewed request for prayers from Doris. Len is in hospital in Saskatoon again. They are trying to figure out issues he is having and if they are related to the earlier cancer diagnosis. Let us surrournd him and Doris with prayers of healing love and light.
Prayers of the Community from the Eucharist of June 25th
P: Nourished by your word, we now bring the prayers of our hearts to you, trusting in your infinite love and mercy.
V: Creator God, who breathed this world into being,
who is discernible within the harmony of nature,
the perfection of a butterfly's wing,
the grandeur of the prairie visage,
the soaring merlin and the hummingbird,
R. Bless us at this time of the summer solstice
Thank you for sun, which reminds us
that your creative breath is still alive and active.
Thank you for the warmth of your love, sustaining this world
R. Help us to respond to the call of that love
Added intentions
P: Creator, help us to revel in summer,
to appreciate the gifts of the four directions.
Let us soak up the long days and warm sun.
May our feet walk with each other as friends
Growing in relationship with each other and the earth.
This summer, Creator, may our breathing slow and our hearts open.
Help us to be present to all that is, so that we might best see all that might be.
Prayer requests from the Eucharist of July 9th:
- Please pray for Jim McD and John H both friends dealing with cancers
- For my niece, Samantha, who will be having her baby in September. For Carol and Jack - Jack is bedridden and Carol cares for him - it's a lot for both of them. Prayers for all those present:)
- For Harold
- RIP for my sister Cecile who passed away Please pray. From Marie P.
- We invite prayers for Patrick Lenon in hospital and his wife Jo and family
- Please pray for my nephew Clint who is struggling with addiction
- Prayers please for a young man in my family who is deeply troubled and in need of healing.
- Please pray for our very close Friend that is like Family Michael Cormican!
- Prayers for Uli Hanlon who moves to Israel today. For her well-being apart from family, for her safety there and for blessing on her life in this new direction of her work.
- Thank you to the Veronica's - this is the story on mortar in the Parliament buildings holding Indigenous bones https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/330-sussex-drive-colonial-history-report-1.6605668
- Bless you, Jane - for who you are and for sharing of yourself so generously with our community and beyond!! Praying for you, always…
- Please pray for my sister in law Suzanne and my brother Ron, who have some health issues
- To the Veronica's - the Royal Proclamation of 1763, under which Ottawa is beholden - not a treaty https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-proclamation-of-1763
- For those here - an extract of an article above "It's widely known in the Algonquin communities that the mortar used for the Parliament buildings and many of the buildings along Sussex Drive is actually comprised of sand that was excavated from one of the four Algonquin burial grounds, traditional burial grounds, just outside of Nepean," said Sabre Pictou Lee, Archipel's CEO.
Prayers of the Community from the Eucharist of July 9th
P: With confidence in the Risen Christ, who calls us all to be priests, prophets, and servant leaders, we pray:
ALL: May the call of Christ be heard and answered.
V6: We pray for all those who have responded to God/de’s call to serve the people of God/de, particularly our own Jane, celebrating her ordination to the priesthood. May Sophia Wisdom continue to guide her vocation, we pray: R./
We pray for those struggling with addiction and patterns of behavior that do not serve us or God/de’s plan for our lives, we pray: R./
We pray for vocations to ordained life. That God/de will send men and women of good-will to yoke themselves to those who hunger and thirst spiritually, mentally, and physically for the peace of Christ. R./
We pray for all those who are scared, alone, grieving, or feel lost. May they experience the help and comfort of Christ, walking next to them, yoked in love. R./
We pray that all human beings will find their prophetic voice to shed light on the many injustices in our world, specifically we pray for our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, Central and South America, the indigenous people of our land, and all those who are marginalized by false prophets, we pray: R./
We pray for the intentions of all those here present with us and those intentions listed in the chat…R./
P: Christ Jesus, you call us to follow you and lay our burdens on you. You know our needs even better than we know them ourselves. Listen to the prayers we made this day and answer them in the abundance of your mercy. R./ Amen.
Prayers of the Community during the Eucharist on July 23rd
P: Mindful of the bounteous gifts of the Divine Holy, we join our voices with Mary as we proclaim as Woman Wisdom does, You who listen to Me will have inner strength, and will live in peace, without fear.
All: You who listen to Me will have inner strength, and will live in peace, without fear.
V: We pray for all those who have responded to God/de’s call to proclaim your good news and serve the people of Christ, particularly, Lynn Lavictorie, who will be ordained to the diaconate on September 9th, Bishop Jane who is celebrating the 5th Anniversary of episcopal ordination, and all those discerning their calls to be your witnesses. R./
Bless all those who serve in governments, militaries, and corporations. May they be good stewards of the roles entrusted to them remembering the needs of those who are marginalized and of our mother, the Earth. R./
We pray for all those who are displaced because of war, violence, or weather. May they find a place of rest and respite from the daily strife of their lives, and a welcome in countries that have the resources to care for them. R./
As we listen to the voices of Woman Wisdom, Mary of Magdala, and women who, through the generations, have served to bring peace, love, and understanding to the people of God/de, we pray for the women who are delegates to the Synod in Rome in October. R./
We pray for those who have died, especially Lucille Durocher and Len Sheldon, the intentions of all those here present, those who pray with us through this shared worship aid, and all the intentions listed on our community bulletin board. R./
P: Special needs we pray for (pause)
God of all, we turn to you who are loving and who always hears us. Help us to hear you and help us to speak justice and love in all of our ways. We pray to you through your Son Jesus and in the unity of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.
| Celebrations/Birthdays/Anniversaries |
- Don M. - July 5th
- Gerry G. - July 7th
- Jackie G. - July 12th
- Susan L. - July 28th
- Jackie and Gerry G. - anniversary of Marriage - July 15th
- Jane K. - 8th anniversary of ordination as Priest - July 11th
- Jane K. - 5th anniversary of ordination as Bishop - July 21st
- Will and Corey S. - 46th anniversary of Marriage
- Marguerite and Derek B. - 9th anniversary of Marriage - July 26th
- Pat and Tom F. - anniversary of Marriage - July 30th
| fyi |
Denise D. of Ottawa, and leader of the Faith Enrichment Team is coming to Regina. She will be here to visit and celebrate the Eucharist in-person with Mary of Magdala Inclusive Catholic Community on Sunday, July 23rd.
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