The St. Malachi Liturgy Commission meets this coming Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 7PM to begin preparations for Lent and review the Advent/Christmas season. Generally we meet in the rectory, but for the purposes of this particular meeting we may possibly meet in church. Call Charlene at the rectory for clarification. All are welcome.
Has your marriage become unloving or uncaring – your relationship cold, distant – thinking about a separation or divorce? Are you already separated/divorced but both of you want to try again? Then the Retrouvaille program may help. The Next Cleveland Retrouvaille Weekend is scheduled for January 24-26, 2020. RETROUVAILLE, which means rediscovery, is supported by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, but it is open to couples of all faiths. This program consists of a weekend experience for couples and six follow up sessions. A registration fee of $150 is required to confirm your reservation. For more information concerning the program, or to register, please call Marce or Liz Gliha at 440-357-6580 or 1-800-470-2230, or go online to www.helpourmarriage.org.
Join us at St Pat’s for a 6 week study of Lectio Divina (Divine Reading of Scripture) Wednesdays Jan 15-Feb 19, 2020. Come when you can. Mass at 5:30PM. Snacks and fellowship 6:00PM; study and sharing 6:15PM in the Rectory Meeting Room. Contact Stephanie at 216-861-5343 for more info.
St. Malachi Women, Family and Friends are retreating on June 12, 13, and 14 at the Villa Maria Spirituality Center, about 1½ hour drive east of St. Malachi’s. Rates stay the same as last year: two nights $240 and one night $130. Stipends are available. The theme for reflection and prayer is “Women in the Early Church,” led by Sr. Christine Schenk, CSJ, author of Crispina and Her Sisters, Women and Authority in Early Christianity and a St. Malachi Parishioner. Registration brochures will be available at the end of the month. Please contact Jackie Krejcik if you have any questions.
Join The Cleveland Right to Life Society, on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Noon along with area clergy and politicians as we march and pray for life. In keeping with our practice to conduct the march at or near an abortion provider or counseling service this year we have selected a site in Rocky River for our march destination. We will march from the Don Umerley Civic Center in Rocky River to Planned Parenthood, 20800 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River and back. The route should take 15 minutes each way. Dress warmly and bring the entire family. Signs will be provided or you can bring your own. The indoor program begins at 12:45PM at Rocky River Memorial Hall, 21016 Hillard Rd. The keynote speaker will be Ron Archer. No lunch will be provided. Ample parking is available.
Join us on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 7:00 PM in St. Malachi’s Church.
Experience Taizé Prayer. Bring a friend.
All women are invited to a time of being with each other and supporting each other in reflection and prayer this Saturday, January 12, 2020 at 10AM at Centering Space, 14812 Lake Ave., Lakewood. Please join us and bring a friend!
Forming Intentional Disciples
Some St. Malachi Parishioners have decided to take some time to renew and deepen our personal relationship with God together. We are doing this by reading and reflecting the book Forming Intentional Disciples, The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus by Sherry A. Weddell. Besides reading and reflecting, we are learning new forms of personal prayer during our sessions. The next meeting in our series is Sunday January 12, 2020 at 10:15AM in Malachi Center, reflecting about chapter six in the book, “The Second Threshold: Curiosity.” Please join us, even if you haven’t been at earlier sessions. If you need a book and schedule or are interested and want more information, please contact Janet Benoit, Jackie Krejcik, Jan Leitch or Therese Mullen.
Please join us for Theology on the Rocks, Monday, January 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM at Vosh, 1414 Riverside Dr., Lakewood (formerly Three Birds—Georgetown). Fr. John Manning will discuss the History of the Diocese. Fr. Manning is a judge in the Tribunal office, a delegate for retired priests, and is part of the faculty at Saint Mary’s Seminary where he is the Associate Professor on Church History. Cost is $12 per person (incl. appetizers & cash bar) —register in advance at https://theologyontherocks.wixsite.com/west
It is in a spirit of gratitude that we invite you to join us for the 21st Annual Reunion Dance on Friday, January 24, from 8PM to Midnight to benefit the Community of Little Brothers and Sisters of the Eucharist. This event supports the vital work and ministry of Fr. Jim O’Donnell and Sr. Maggie Walsh-Conrad as they minister to the poor in Cleveland. The dance will be held at St. Clarence Hall, 30106 Lorain Road., North Olmsted. Music will be provided by the Portersharks. Tickets are $25 each and include light refreshments and FREE valet parking. For further information and tickets, please call 216-251-4075.
