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The Community of
St. Malachi Newsletter
The Community of St. Malachi – First Personal Parish of the Diocese
of Cleveland
Celebrating 25 Years of Faith in God and in the Future!
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time October 17, 1999
A "HEARTY GREETING!"
That’s one of Webster’s definitions for "welcome."
And that’s what the
Community of St. Malachi extends to
Chris Weber,
who will be spending his seminary internship here with us until next
spring.
A graduate of Ashland College, with a degree in education, Chris has
been a teacher, for two years each, at St. James elementary school and Trinity and Padua Franciscan high
schools. He’s now in his third year at St. Mary Seminary studying toward MA and MDiv degrees. And for the
priesthood, of course.
Chris grew up in St. Ambrose Parish, Brunswick, but his "home
parish" in this area is Cleveland’s Immaculate Conception. He is the son of Richard
and Rosemarie Weber , has a sister Laurie, brothers Tim and Phil,
and is the proud uncle of two nieces and two nephews: Emily, Sara,
Justin and Jack.
Let’s hope he’ll add our CSM to his list of "home"
parishes.
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Here’s Teamwork in Action – and an invitation to get in on
it…
OUR CSM ‘FRIENDSHIP-BUILDING’ BRUNCH
following our 11 o’clock Liturgy next Sunday, Oct. 24
Planned by the Spiritual Development Committee, the brunch, in
the hall, will provide opportunity for older and newer CSM members to get to know one
another better, to further develop "community."
Joining us will be Fr. Jim O’Donnell. At the same time, our Christian
Formation Committee will coordinate a pizza luncheon party in the center for the children. And
our Membership Committee
will join in the brunch as the second session of its Fall Welcome Series
for new members.
Planners expect the event to take about an hour. For further
information, call the Spiritual Development co-chairs, Frank Schiros (216-521-4195) or Dick Gibbons (330-716-9624).
After the brunch, Fall Welcome Series participants will move over to the center
until about 2:30 p.m. That series will begin this coming Tuesday, Oct. 19, then conclude
Tuesday, Oct. 26, with 7:30-9:30 p.m. sessions at Kay Vine’s house, 17809
Narragansett Ave., Lakewood. For information about the series call Membership chair Jocelyn
Heaney, 440-333-0198.
DO SIGN UP TODAY – AT THE COFFEE HOUR – FOR NEXT WEEK’S
BRUNCH
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CSM SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS
for the families of Jack Mathews, and of John
McBride, brother of Tom McBride.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
– please continue to keep in your prayers Lou Schroeder;
Joe Mohar; David Domann; Dennis Stramel; Bill Balas, son-in-law of Ron and Ellie
Luchini; Carrie Kornelakis, daughter of Kathy and Mike Petit, and Carol
Rolfes, who will have yet another surgery tomorrow.
CSM CONGRATULATIONS
to Carl and Josephine Mileca, parents of Mike
Melica, who recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary here at St.
Malachi - Also to the much more recently wed CSM members Frank Bird and Debra Nara (Sept.
25) and LuAnn Judis and Kevin Cassidy (Oct. 9). (An interesting "aside"
here: LuAnn and Kevin’s wedding Mass booklet contained a brief history of St. Malachi
church, parish and community, with the concluding notation: "They met here, at St.
Malachi’s Church, during a welcome meeting for the Community, three years ago this
month.") See, all sorts of good things happen here at Detroit Avenue and West 25th…
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R E M I N D E R S !
- Have YOU turned in your written contributions to the Silver Anniversary booklet, Malachi
Memories?
Your own memories -- either early or recent or both -- plus your
"Vision for the Future" and names for the "In Memoriam" section?
- Do YOU plan to help with financial support for this commemorative keepsake and our
Silver Anniversary celebrations – a variety of spiritual, social and neighborhood
outreach events? (Checks to the Community of St. Malachi with "Silver
Anniversary " indicated on the memo line and, separately, how you should be listed in
the book – full name, abbreviation, family, company, etc. No amounts will be
published.)
Rebecca Rocco (440-838-8767) – Kay Vine (216-521-5836)
Paul Kunkel (440-232-7622) – Mary Englert (216-228-8417)
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Scripture Readings
Oct 17: IS 45:1,4-6 PS 96:1,3-5,7-10 1THES 1:1-5 MT 22:15-21
Oct 24: EX 22:20-26 PS 18:
2-4, 47,51 MT 22:34-40
Oct 31: MAL
1:14-2:2,8-10 PS 131:1-3 1THES 2:7-9,13 MT 23:1-12
Nov 7: WIS 6:12-16 PS 63:2-8 1THES 4:13-18 MT 25:1-13
- Rebecca Rocco
Monday Night Meal Menus
Oct 18: Chicken * Oct 25: Kielbasa
Nov 1: Beef Stew * Nov 8: Italian Sausage
Nov 15: Rigatoni * Nov 22: Thanksgiving (sign up)
Nov 29: Potluck * Dec 6: Kielbasa -
Dec 13: Beef Stew - Dave Starre
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- St. Malachi Center - selling Entertainment Books 2000: Cleveland Edition, with
"two for one" and 50% off discounts for area stores and restaurants. Books cost $30 and are available at
the center, the rectory or back of the church. Sellers of this fundraiser also are needed.
Call the center, 216-771-3036.
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- CSM Book Discussion Group -
Some members will walk the Labyrinth at Trinity
Cathedral at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20. If interested, call Casey Stangel (440-234-8766) or Joan
Majewski
(216-521-3746). October book: Wally Lamb’s "I Know This Much is
True;" meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, Steve and Rosemarie DeJohn’s home, (216-228-0000).
- Samaritan Ministry -
Concluding two sessions of workshop on alcohol/chemical
dependency and its effect on individual and family life, designed by the late John Miclea for
professionals and others in pastoral ministry, social services and related fields, and others concerned, 1-4 p.m.
Fridays, Oct. 22 and Oct. 29, at St. Malachi Center. No fee. No pre-registration required. Information:
216-861-5343.
- CSM Social Action Committee –
The "Give-a-Christmas" project for
homeless children will be coordinated by Pat Forkas, who is looking for "Santa Helpers;"
216-226-7603. "Welfare to Work" impact on area poor people will be the primary focus of the SAC over the next year.
Committee chair Susan Shipley has issued a "Special Alert!! Calls and prayers
for new membership for this committee. Without new members, the Social Action Committee soon will be an endangered
species…" Call her at 216-261-4642
- Malachi House -
11th Anniversary Benefit, "Swing into the
Millenium," 6-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at the new Cleveland Browns Stadium, with dancing, hors d’oeuvres and a silent
auction. Tickets range from $95 to $300. Reservations by Oct. 22. Call Malachi House, 216-621-8831.
- St. Malachi Backdoor Ministry –
Volunteers continue to be needed –
especially on weekdays – to serve coffee, sandwiches and doughnuts for various periods from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Call Sr. Francis,
216-861-5343.
- Malachi Mart -
to help support St. Malachi Center – offers among its bargains a
wide variety of housewares, greeting cards, non-perishable groceries, candles, personal care products,
toys and other "all new" items. Open 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sundays. Location: 1303 Washington Ave., just down the street from the rectory. Details: 216-621-1988.
- West Side Catholic Center -
Annual dinner, "Warm Hearts and Winter
Nights," with silent auction, 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, Wagner’s Country Inn, Westlake; with presentation of
Dorothy Day Award. Tickets: $40. Details: WSCC (216-631-4741) or Monica Thomas (440-835-4707).
- Floyd L. Begin Law Lecture – sponsored by Diocesan Tribunal in conjunction with
John Carroll University, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in JCU Lombardo Conference Room. Speaker: Barbara
Anne Cusack, JCD. Topic: "Getting Out from Under the Bushel Basket: Letting the
Light of the Laity Shine." She is chancellor and promoter of justice of the
administrative tribunal of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
- Greater Cleveland Police & Fire Holy Name Society –
Annual Memorial Mass
for deceased members of Cuyahoga County safety forces, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, Our Lady of Angels
Church, 3644 Rocky River Dr., Cleveland. Principal celebrant: Bishop Edward Pevec. Reception
will follow. Public welcome.
- St. Colman –
Annual parish reunion, 7 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Nov. 13, parish
hall. Details: Dennis Vano, 330-273-1636.
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A Message from CSM member Louis Finucane,
a native of Ireland and recently naturalized U.S. citizen:
A Memorial to the Great Famine
"They are poor. About all are hungry. Most are homeless. Many have
been evicted. Lost souls wandering the roads.
Their government believes they should care for themselves, and does
little. They pawn what few possessions they might have.
They dream of a better future for their children.
They were the Irish of 1845-1850, time of Gorta Mor, the Great Hunger.
Millions died. Millions more came to America, many to Cleveland,
settling here near St. Malachi: in the Angle,
on Whiskey Island and at Irishtown Bend on the Cuyahoga River.
My friend, Pat Cooney, God rest his soul, used to say: "To
have any idea where it is you are going, you best never forget where it is that you came
from."
The Committee for the Cleveland Memorial to the Great Hunger, to which I
belong, has been working now for two years on securing an appropriate site and fitting
design for a monument to permanently memorialize those Irish ancestors who settled in
Cleveland during this time 150 years ago. Appropriately, the site is to be located not far
from St. Malachi, on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River. This lasting granite Celtic
Cross monument will be a fitting tribute to their faith and tenacity, and a steady
reminder of their roots for generations to come.
We now need your support to fund the memorial. A dinner is to be held at
4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at the West Side Irish American Club in Olmsted Township. The
program will include a presentation by the Irish American Archives Society.
The donation per plate is $100. We would like to put together a table or
two from St. Malachi, Please call
Louis Finucane (216-939-9990) or Bill McLaughlin (440-234-6362).
Thank you." – LF
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- Interreligious Task Force on CentralAmerica – 19th annual
Commemoration of the Central American Martyrs, Sunday, Nov. 7, Beaumont School, 3301 North Park Blvd., Cleveland Heights.
With 1 p.m. interactive displays, 2 p.m. interfaith service, 3 p.m. reception and 4-6 p.m. speaker
program. Speakers: Tiffin Franciscan Sr. Marge Eilerman, recently released following a year in
prison for her protest action at Fort Benning, and Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, final
speaker at each School of the Americas protests and author of "School of the
Assassins…" Information and reservations: 216-961-0003.
- St. Patrick (West Park) Drama Club -
38th year original musical
"Hometown – USA" written by
Rita Connelly, 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23-24, and 2:30 p.m. matinee Oct.
24, St. Patrick’s Thorpe Hall, 4427 Rocky River Dr. With cabaret-style seating.
Tickets: $4. Details: 216-251-8286.
- St. Wendelin –
Crafters being sought for Holiday Craft Boutique to be held
noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7. To reserve tables or for contract information call 216-861-1141.
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel –
will host a Catholic high school information night for
6th, 7th and 8th grade students and their families, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the parish school, Detroit
Avenue and W. 70th St. Representatives from all area Catholic high schools will be present to answer questions
about their academic, activity and athletic programs and admission criteria. Information:
216-281-7146.
Just a thought…
Preparation of this newsletter was interrupted by Wednesday’s
storms and its contents trapped for about 16 hours inside the computer (that Monster in My
Kitchen) rendered dormant by electric power failure.
Just another reminder of how dependent we are upon such
taken-for-granted basics as Mr. Edison’s legacy, and how very dreadful it must be for
the countless people, worldwide, totally without it because of natural catastrophe or poverty. God help them! - Mary Englert
Next CSM Newsletter and Communio deadline: Sunday, Oct. 31
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