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A Lenten Soup Supper is a traditional way to bring community together during the Lenten season. Mary’s Pence can provide materials for a brief discussion on social justice, and a short video to share Mary’s Pence work. Find more information about our Praying in Solidarity with Women of Latin America Lenten soup supper packet here.
If your faith community has a Giving Tree during the Advent season you can support women across the Americas by including Mary’s Pence. By including Mary’s Pence will:
It’s a great way to spread the word about Mary’s Pence and get others involved.
Contact us at 651-788-9869 or and we will provide talking points and written materials to use to approach your faith community, educational materials for individuals, and colorful tags to display on your tree.
If you parish sponsors special collections or has a tithing fund that makes grants to charity and justice organizations consider bring Mary’s Pence forth as a recipient. We can supply any materials required.
Saint Mary Magdalene was known in the first 1000 years of Christianity as "the apostle to the apostles" because in all four gospels she experienced the resurrected Christ first - before any of Jesus' other followers. This indicates that she was a very important person in Jesus' life and in the life of the early church, when the gospels were written. Later legends falsely accused her of being a prostitute. However, she is never described as a prostitute anywhere in the New Testament. It does mention (Luke 8:2 and Mark 16:9) that she is healed of "seven demons," but we are not told what those demons were. Importantly, she is described in all four gospels as being faithful and accompanying Jesus all the way to the end of his ministry and his death on the cross. Saint Mary Magdalene's feast day is July 22nd.
Why not celebrate the feast of St. Mary Magdalene with a Mary's Pence Giving Circle or a donation for Mary's Pence?
