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This Week In Our Parish – May 12, 2013

By admin | Published: May 12, 2013

Happy Mothers Day!

PENTECOST FEST THIS WEDNESDAY!
This year’s Pentecost Fest is Wednesday, May 15, in the hall. Please join us at 6pm for a Pot Luck Dinner. Bring an appetizer, side, main dish or desert according to the first letter of your last name: A-G, Appetizers/side dishes; H-N, Main dishes; O-Z, Desserts. After dinner, 12 people of St.
Malachi parish and staff will share their faith journey and we will all celebrate in song.

LITURGY COMMISSION MEETS TUESDAY
The St. Malachi Liturgy Commission will meet this Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30PM in the rectory. Discussion will include Triduum and Easter evaluation and other current and pertinent matters. All welcome!

20S AND 30S: THEOLOGY ON TAP IN LAKEWOOD!
This Thursday, May 16 is the diocesan Theology on Tap at Winking Lizard, 14018 Detroit Ave. with Fr. Donald Snyder, Pastor of St. Ladislas parish. Social begins at 6:00 with talk at 7PM. Admission $5. Walk-ins Welcome! Complimentary appetizers & cash bar; happy hour until 7PM. Please RSVP to Lynette at 216-334-1261 X 10 or to George at theotap-cle@hotmail.com

TWO WEEKS TO SAVOR THE EASTER GOSPELS
Join us Tuesdays May 14 & 21 at 7 PM in the school to read, reflect, share, and pray over the rich and beautiful message of the Easter Gospels.

PEACE WALK THIS WEDNESDAY
There will be a peace walk this Wednesday, May 15; meet in the parking lot at 7:15

BACKDOOR MINISTRY NEED: JELLY
Our BackDoor Ministry needs jelly. Our cupboards are bare of this main ingredient for PBJ sandwiches for “our guys.” Please consider purchasing & dropping off a jar or two!

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May 2013

By admin | Published: May 8, 2013

 MOTHER’S DAY PROJECT

The Social Action Commission of St. Malachi Parish invites you to participate in Every Mother Counts, Mother’s Day Project to benefit the “MetroHealth Friends of Mothers and Infants” (Friends of M & I), a volunteer organization dedicated to helping under-served mothers and infants in our community.

     Select a tag from the high chair display in the front of the church. Purchase one or more of the gifts written on the tag and bring the gift to church on Saturday/Sunday, May 4th/5th or May 11th/12th. All are encouraged to participate. Please contact Linda Kennard (216) 661-7130 for more informtion.                                                            http://www.metrohealth.org/

MAY CROWNING AND SECOND SATURDAY SUPPER
On Saturday, May 11 we will celebrate Family Mass at 4:30 PM, followed by May crowning by our first communion children and parish supper at a nearby restaurant. Plan to join us for prayer and celebration!

PENTECOST FEST
Join us on Wednesday May 15 in the hall. Please join us at 6pm for a potluck dinner. Bring an appetizer, side, main dish or desert according to the first letter of your last name: A-G, Appetizers/side dishes; H-N, Main dishes; O-Z, Desserts.

After dinner 12 people of St. Malachi parish and staff will share their faith journey and we will all celebrate in song.

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Samaritan Ministry: Addiction Awareness Workshop

By admin | Published: April 22, 2013

The Samaritan Ministry of St. Malachi Parish will offer a FREE one-day workshop on ADDICTION AWARENESS in St. Malachi Center (behind the church), West 25th & Detroit, on Saturday, June 8, 2013, from 9 AM to 4 PM.  PB&J sandwiches, snacks and beverages will be provided.  Donations welcome.

Relevant topics will include: addiction/alcoholism as a brain disease; effects of drinking/using on others; treatment options; 12-Step programs of recovery; prevention; resources in the community

For information/to register: Judy Stowe (440/250-9959) judystowe@gmail.com or St. Malachi Rectory (216/861-5343).  Brochure: www.stmalachi.org

Click here to view the brochure!

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This Week In Our Parish – May 8, 2013

By admin | Published: April 22, 2013

MOTHER’S DAY PROJECT

The Social Action Commission of St. Malachi Parish invites you to participate in Every Mother Counts, the Mother’s Day Project to benefit the “MetroHealth Friends of Mothers and Infants” (Friends of M & I), a volunteer organization dedicated to helping underserved mothers and infants in our community.   Select a tag from the high chair display in the front of the church. Purchase one or more of the gifts written on the tag and bring the gift to church on by May 11/12.
All are encouraged to participate. Please contact Linda Kennard (216) 661-7130 for more information. http://www.metrohealth.org/

PENTECOST FEST

On Wednesday May 15 in St. Malachi Hall, please join us at 6pm for a Pot Luck Dinner. Bring an appetizer, side, main dish or desert according to the first letter of your last name: A-G, Appetizers/side dishes; H-N, Main dishes; OZ, Desserts.   After dinner 12 people of St. Malachi parish and staff will share their faith journey and we will all celebrate in song.

 

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This Week In Our Parish, April 7, 2013 – Happy Easter!

By admin | Published: April 7, 2013
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This Week In Our Parish – March 31, 2013

By admin | Published: March 31, 2013

WEDNESDAY PRAYER GROUP
Join us Wednesday at 7pm for Praying with Scripture. Pray with us in a small group. Speak your prayer reflections or savor silence.

PARISH COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
The Parish Council Nominating Committee invites and encourages you to give prayerful consideration to becoming a nominee or nominating another parishioner for one of 4 open at-large Parish Council positions. Candidates make a 3 -year commitment to attend monthly meetings & actively
participate in parish ministries & activities. Nominations will be accepted from March 23–April 7. Nomination Forms are available at the church doors and on the Parish website. Nominees will be introduced at the Annual Parish Meeting, Sunday, April 28. Voting will be from April 28– May 12. Results will be announced May 18-19. If you have any questions, please call Jeannie Cleary-Burns (216) 650-7088, Peter Chengelis (216) 367-2436, or Bernie Santana (216) 410-8104

IMPORTANT PARISH MEETING — SAVE THE DATE!
Calling all St. Malachi parishioners! Plan to attend the Annual Parish Meeting on Sunday, April 28 after 10:30am Mass. A light lunch will be served. The meeting will include presentation of the St. Malachi Parish Annual Report, introduction of candidates for the 4 open at-large positions on Parish Council, presentation & discussion of a Parish Council proposal entitled “Rediscovering Sunday Morning at St. Malachi.” This proposal responds to parishioner requests over the last 4 years for a possible change of the Sunday Mass Schedule. The Parish Council has worked since last September to look at parishioner suggestions and then to consider ways to make Sunday mornings at St. Malachi more meaningful. We ask you to come, listen & then share your ideas, hopes & concerns. No decision will e made at the meeting. This will be a time to hear about a new possibility for our parish, and to give your input. We need your presence! The 10:30am Mass will be the only Mass that Sunday. The meeting will end by 2pm.

NCYC BOWLING PARTY/REVERSE RAFFLE TICKETS FOR SALE
On Sunday April 7 & 14, the students going to the National Catholic Youth Conference in November will sell tickets after Mass to our Bowling party/Reverse Raffle Fundraiser on Sat. April 27, 3-5pm @ Fairview Lanes. Tickets are $15 per adult (21 & over) & include 2 beverages, 2 games & shoe rental (21 & under are $10). Corporate sponsorships available at $50/lane! Check out the amazing baskets that will be raffled — winners need not
be present. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

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Let Love Triumph Over Hate

By admin | Published: March 25, 2013

It is surprising – and inspiring – to read the Gospel on the editorial page of the Plain Dealer. Yet the editorial Deny T.J. Lane a legacy of hatred on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 concluded with these words:

Now the people of Chardon, and others in Northeast Ohio who have followed this awful case, have a choice to make: be diminished themselves by repaying evil with hatred, or lift up their community by repaying evil with good — with help for the wounded, compassion for the families of the dead and support for a town and a school that eventually will heal.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil; be concerned for what is noble in the sight of all. (Romans 12:17)

Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good. (Romans 12: 21)

You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun to rise and the bad and the good and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. (Matthew 5: 43-45)

T. J. Lane’s sister, Sadie, said, “It may be hard for some to understand, but I love my brother” Whether or not someone thinks that T.J. Lane deserves to be loved,  I suspect most people can understand that a sister could still love her brother, despite his horrific deeds. Her love for her brother shows us God’s love for us all: God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. (Romans 5: 8) During Holy Week, we commemorate Christ’s suffering and death to save us, to save us in our sinfulness.

To save us – all of us – in our sins, not our goodness, not our innocence, not our faith or good deeds, but in our sins.

If God has loved us so, we must also love one another. (1 John 4: 11)

It is easy for us to look around the good people we see every day, the people who sit with us in church and to speak of “our brothers and sisters in Christ” and that all people are “children of God.”

If we truly believe this, then we must also believe along with Saide that T.J. Lane is our brother, too. We too must love him in his sinfulness. Pray for his repentance, pray for his conversion, pray for our brother. And love him – as Christ loved him and died for him. Repay evil with good, hatred with love.

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This Week In Our Parish, March 24, 2013

By admin | Published: March 24, 2013

MALACHI FAMILY “BRANDING” INITIATIVE
Every day, St. Malachi Parish, St. Malachi Center & Malachi House get phone calls, inquiries, donations and offers to volunteer for one of the other “Malachi” ministries. We are engaged in a project to develop ways to clarify who each group is, the mission and needs of each group, with our own people & especially the general public, while still being able to benefit from our common “Malachi” identity. Will you help? Many of you have received an email asking to take a short (4-6 minute) survey. Please respond promptly & take the questionnaire! You can find a link to the survey here.

GOOD FRIDAY ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE
All are invited to participate in the annual Good Friday Ecumenical Prayer service sponsored by the Churches of Shared Ministry on Good Friday at 7 PM at St. Paul Community Church on Franklin Blvd. at W. 44.

BRING ST. KIZITO OFFERINGS HOLY THURSDAY
The directives for the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper  encourages that the presentation of the gifts include offerings for the poor. If you are coming to Mass on Holy Thursday, please bring your St. Kizito Lenten offerings. Baskets will be provided to collect your mite boxes, or you may prefer to write a check.

PARISH COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
The Parish Council Nominating Committee invites and encourages you to give prayerful consideration to becoming a nominee or nominating another parishioner for one of 4 open at-large Parish Council positions. Candidates make a 3-year commitment to attend monthly meetings & actively participate in parish ministries & activities. Nom- inations will be accepted from March 23–April 7. Nomination Forms are available at the church doors and on the
Parish website. Nominees will be introduced at the Annual Parish Meeting, Sunday, April 28. Voting will be from April 28– May 12. Results will be announced May 18-19. If you have any questions, please call Jeannie Cleary-Burns (216) 650-7088, Peter Chengelis (216) 367-2436, or Bernie Santana (216) 410-8104

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This Week In Our Parish – March 17, 2013

By admin | Published: March 18, 2013

EVANGELIZATION COMMISSION MEETING
The Evangelization Commission meets this Monday March 18 at 7pm in the rectory. All are invited!

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING
The Spiritual Development Commission also meets this Monday March 18 at 7pm in the rectory. All are invited!

SOUP FOR THE SOUL THIS THURSDAY
St. Malachi Center’s annual fundraiser, Soup for the Soul, takes place this Thursday, March 21, from 6–10 pm at Windows on the River. Enjoy a variety of soups served by celebrity servers (including a few famous Cleveland chefs serving their own creations), appetizers, desserts, silent & live auctions, raffle, & more. This year’s honorary chair is Karen Small, owner & Executive Chef of Flying Fig. Tickets are $85 each & are available online at www. stmalachicenter.org or call Toni at 216-771-3036, ext. 10.

MEN’S MINISTRY GATHERING
This Saturday, March 23, men from St Malachi, St. Patrick and St. Colman are invited to attend a webcast and discussion by Fr. Richard Rohr: Spiral of Violence: The World, The Flesh and the Devil. Pizza & drinks will be provided. Gather: 10:30am; webcast at 11am, discussion follows at
John Knox Presbyterian Church 25200 Lorain Rd, North Olmsted. Contact: Chuck Rihm rihm@compu serve.com or (440) 503-8021 or Jeff Barbalics (St. Malachi) 216-631-3343 jbarbalics@cgginc.com or Mike Graham (St. Malachi) (216) 228-8815

REQUEST FOR HELPERS AND NEW COOKS
Monday Night Meal will have a sign-up board at Coffee Hour for volunteers to provide food for the Easter meal on Monday, April 1. Also, there is a need for new/additional cooks for the 4th Monday of each month. For more information please call John Delzani at 440-333-1743.

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People Engagement Team Results

By admin | Published: March 16, 2013

Click here for a PDF of  the consolidated results of all of the ideas suggested by St. Malachi Parishioners.  This includes all of the input from the 50 volunteers who were part of the People Engagement Team last fall as well as the 104 people who attended The Gathering in February.

The AWE team is in the process of formulating a strategic plan for People Engagement based on this input. A very special thanks to all who participated!

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