St. Mary Magdalene Equal to the Apostles:
is a special reformed Catholic community in the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado celebrating in Word and Sacraments God's love shown to all of us in Jesus Christ and committed to a generous Orthodoxy. When you feel lost, we can be your home.
Rev Fr Chrysostom Frank
"Love to the end and love without exception"
(St. Maria of Paris)
Welcome to St. Mary Magdalene Equal to the Apostles Episcopal Church!
Whether young or old, rich or poor, whatever your gender identity or sexual orientation, you are welcome here. Wherever you come from, whatever the color of your skin, your ethnic background or your cultural heritage you are welcome here. Whether you have never been in a church before, have recently left another church, or regularly attend church elsewhere, you are welcome here. Whoever you are, you are welcome here because Christ welcomes you and, therefore, so do we.
See Our Mission and Purpose
〰️"The community, the deeply moving bi-ritual worship and the dedication to serving God and his people brings me hope and peace in a fraught world." -- community member
〰️"The community, the deeply moving bi-ritual worship and the dedication to serving God and his people brings me hope and peace in a fraught world." -- community member
This Sunday
May 4th, Third Sunday of Easter. Holy Myrrh-bearing Women. Typica with Holy Communion from Reserved Sacrament. 11:15am
Christ is risen! Indeed he is risen! Christos anesti! Alethos anesti! (Greek) Christus resurrexit! Vere resurrexit! (Latin) Christos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese! (Russian)
Complete Order of service
Scripture Readings: 1 John 4:16-2, Acts 5:12-20, Mark 15:42-16:8
Tone 2
Reflection Question: The Christian faith proclaims that both Jesus’ resurrection and our own is a bodily one. Do you struggle with the idea of a bodily resurrection?
Sunday May 11th - 4th Sunday of Easter. Presanctified Western Mass. (priest is absent). 11:15am. Complete Order of Service
Sunday May 18th - 5th Sunday of Easter. Morning prayer service. (priest is absent). 11:15am. Complete Order of Service.
Sunday May 25th - 6th Sunday of Easter. Mass and Agape meal. 11:15am. Complete Order of Service.
Lent, Holy week, and paschal season
Western
The uniqueness of this congregation within the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado is its liturgical character. It is a bi-ritual community, using for its Western Rite the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.
Eastern
And using for its Eastern Rite a revised version of the Byzantine liturgical books and calendar of New Skete Orthodox Monastery.