The Community of St. Malachi Newsletter  

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CSM SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS for the families and friends of Charles Murray, Catholic social activist and longtime friend to many here at St. Malachi; and of Joanne Bacha, sister of Dick Trodden.

CSM HEALTH DEPARTMENT – please keep in your prayers baby Lily Bender, Marian Malek, Paul Steen, Don Dugan, Greg Price, Jennifer Hoskin Grosel, Rosemary Feighan, Pat Donnelly, Mary Dickerson, Bill Klostermeyer, Jim McNulty, Paige Nicole Roesch, Lucy Balser, Catherine McDougall, Dave Starre, Irene Gomez, Bea Donofrio, Jim Krejcik, Carol Rolfes, Ray Centa, Anthony Ayers, Judie Flynn, Jim Schwartz, Jan VanLier, Loretta Mohar, Matthew Forkas, Nancy Eliason, Maureen Cooney Flanagan, Dennis Stramel, Megan Reilly Torres, Marilyn Bohn, Mark Teichman, Charles Russo, William Reiser, Nancy Smith, C.J. Finohr, Jim Harrison, Bernadette Bluett, Florence Dick, Maureen Miller, Sheri Glassman, Bill Primavesi, and Christopher Connell

AND LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENING IN APRIL…

Community of St. Malachi Annual Meeting with elections to the CSM Council Sunday, Apr. 27 – Following 11 o’clock Liturgy

The nominating committee, chaired by Ron Perger, asks that candidates for council submit their names by the end of March so that biographical information and personal statements can be publicized. Call Ron at 216-228-3050, or Luis Gutierrez, president (216-226-7726) or Cynthia Bender, vice president (216-521-4488) – or e-mail Luis: redcuban@yahoo.com

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Canon Law, Diocesan Tribunals and Lay Decision Making in the Church featuring Fr. James A. Coriden Washington Theological Union and a panel of Cleveland Catholics knowledgeable about lay participation in Church decision-making

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Advocates for Budget Legislation Equality

(May Dugan Multi Service Center - Merrick House)

Cleveland area participants to meet at 7:30 a.m. at the East Ninth Street Municipal Parking Lot. Bus transportation, Breakfast and Lunch provided. Return to Cleveland by 5:30 p.m.

All are invited to show support for preserving vital education, health and human services in Ohio. All are invited to oppose: kicking 22,000 children out of Head Start/Childcare classrooms * cutting 14 million food bank meals * laying off hundreds of Ohio teachers * skyrocketing tuition increases for Ohio college students * ending vision and dental services for 800,000 senior citizens, disabled and other vulnerable adults * cutting health coverage for 50,000 working parents * ending home-delivered meals for hundreds of homebound seniors. Seat reservations: CSM member Donna Calanog (216-941-7076) or Tim Walters (216-631-5800)

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For All St. Malachi Volunteers

STILL MORE ABOUT APRIL…

· St. Malachi Center Benefit - “Soup for the Soul” – 6 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 3, Windows on the River in the Flats. With silent auction. Tickets: $35. Reservations and details: Barb Parkowski (440-734-5822) or Peggy Cooney (440-835- 1959).

· John Carroll University - Cardinal Suenens Center program, Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, Fordham University professor, on “Where Do I Find Hope?” – 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 3, Jardine Room; admission free; details: 216-397-4991. JCU Institute of Catholic Studies lecture, Edmund M. Pellegrino, M.D., director, Georgetown University Center for Clinical Bioethics, on “Secular Bioethics and Catholic Conscience: The Growing Divide.” – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 10, Lombardo Student Center; admission free; details: 216-397-4558.

Diocesan Vocation Office – “Come and See How Sisters Live Today” – Open houses 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 6, Congregation of St. Joseph, 3430 Rocky River Dr. (216-252-0440), Poor Clare Colettine Nuns, 3501 Rocky River Dr. (216-941-2820), Sisters of Notre Dame, 3556 Rocky River Dr. (216-671-8579) and Sisters of the Humility of Mary, Ministry Center, 20015 Detroit Rd. (440-356-5707). Also – Lent Family Day at the Center for Pastoral Leadership, 28700 Euclid Ave., with free soup and bread lunch, contemporary Christian music; details: Fr. Bob Stec, 440-943-7660.

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LET’S HEAR IT FOR:

I – Michael Andreani and all the adults and youngsters associated with our CSM Christian Formation activities. As a post-Communion reflection during last Sunday’s 11 o’clock Liturgy, Michael, representing his fellow junior high youth group, read his own very well written letter to the president asking for a peaceful resolution to the Iraq crisis.

II – Rosemarie DeJohn, who was interviewed on Ch. 3 as she stood in downtown Cleveland, literally covered with ice during our recent blizzard; at the crack of dawn she was out there volunteering for Harvest for Hunger.

III – Doug Carpenter and all the other Wednesday evening St. Malachi peace walkers; Doug was pictured in Thursday’s Plain Dealer, holding a cross and leading the group to Public Square the fateful night before.

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Scrap Tire Sweep – abandoned tires provide a prime breeding ground for mosquitoes that spread the West Nile Virus. City and county agencies will combine during April to help eliminate this health hazard. To report abandoned tires and facilitate their collection and recycling, call 216-241-5865, by Apr. 15.

A REMINDER (or two):

I - Have you picked up your copy of “Lent 2003: Seeking Christ’s Peace?” The Lenten/Easter schedules still can be found at the church doors.

II - Lenten Outreach: Envelopes at the church doors. This year Lenten sacrifices are asked of individuals and families – perhaps $.50 or $1 a day – to help support the ministry with orphaned Ugandan children of Fr. Gene Hattie SJ. (He was assigned to Cleveland for several years, is a friend of Mary Jane Treichel, and although he’s not likely to boast about it, is a cousin of the editor of this publication.) Please make checks payable to St. Malachi Benefit Fund..