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More Silver Anniversary Dates to Save! O U R C S M V A T I C A N I I S E R I E S For those who remember Vatican II, a valuable review! All Sessions – 7 p.m. Sunday – in the St. Malachi Center
Facilitators of the series are Bill and Kathy Jacob. Other committee members are Pat Forkas, Dick Gibbons, Frank Schiros and Jennifer Hofford. If you haven’t already, be sure to pick up your Silver Anniversary Dinner invitations from Rosemarie DeJohn and her committee today at the coffee hour. That event is Apr. 30. Available, too, are the very attractive CSM Silver Anniversary pins. Only $3 -2- ANOTHER SPECIAL POST-COMMUNION REFLECTION (We are being privileged to share in a number of post-Communion reflections commemorating the founding and early years of the Community of St. Malachi. Cindy DiNardo’s Feb. 6 reflection was printed in last week’s Communio. Today we have here the Feb. 13 reflection of Jim Connell, an early and longtime active CSM member and a past president of the CSM Council.) I came to the St. Malachi 11 o’clock Liturgy the first Sunday of June in 1970. I was pleasantly surprised by what I discovered. Having just graduated from college at a time when implementation of the Vatican II documents was just beginning to take hold, when Vietnam protests were at a peak, and when cries for civil rights and social justice were ringing loudly across the country, I was delighted to find a Sunday Liturgy that spoke to all of these issues. In addition, I was glad to find people of all ages who were interested in these issues and in a church that was responsive to people and their issues. From the beginning I knew that I was going to appreciate what I found here. There were people who wanted to understand and implement the Vatican II documents on the laity. The Church as the People of God was an image that was embraced. People were stepping forward and asking: What is my responsibility for this Liturgy and this Church? How am I responsible for what happens here? How can we worship in this neighborhood without also responding to the neighborhood? Although no official Community of St. Malachi was established until 1975, a community was formed right from the beginning. My memories from 1970 to 1975 are vivid. The early steering committee was formed even before it was clear what it was going to steer. It knew, however, that this emerging and growing community was a group of individuals determined to make the Catholic Church at the corner of West 25th and Detroit a church alive with the love of Christ. Early steering committee meetings were long labors of love. (Usually they went on for hours.) Neighborhood ministry was born, a liturgy committee was established, Christian formation programs planned, the first Community of St. Malachi mission became a reality, and endless discussions about recognition took place. We knew that we needed an identity that reflected Vatican II, but also an identity that said there is room for a more lay-directed Catholic parish in the Diocese of Cleveland. We knew that it was our job, not Fr. Paul Hritz’s job, to establish this parish. Our discussions with Bishop Bill Cosgrove were encouraging, but the process was slow. No model charter for personal parishes existed; we had to write our own. We knew, however, that the direction was right. We had to put into words what we stood for. The Eucharistic celebration with Bishop James Hickey in April, 1975, was special not only because it marked our beginning, but because we had used the last seven years to discuss, to debate and to determine what we could and should become.—Jim Connell
Next Deadlines: Newsletter and Communio, both - MAR 6! CSM SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS for the families and friends of Bill Ruble and of Patrick Jones, nephew of Paul Kunkel. HEALTH DEPARTMENT – please keep in your prayers Carol Rolfes, Anthony Ayers, Herman and MarieTherese Bissonett. CSM CONGRATULATIONS CSM members interested in becoming Eucharistic Ministers are
Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated April 4 in St. Patrick Church. Adults
* * * * * * * * * * * CSM SILVER ANNIVERSARY MYSTERY PARTY …is just about wrapped up. It’s all set to begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 4 All acting roles have been filled, and observers are pretty much wall to wall. Any questions? Marie (216-749-2604) or Dolores (216-681-3313).
A Message from Sr. Francis: The Pastoral Staff at MetroHealth Center and MetroHealth Nursing Homes
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