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The Community of St. Malachi Newsletter
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The Community of St. Malachi – First Personal Parish of the Diocese of Cleveland
Celebrating Faith in God and in the Future!
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Third Sunday of Lent
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March 14, 2004
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CSM OPEN FORUMS PROMPT NEW, RENEWED
INTERESTS
Some 65 CSM members participated in our second open forum
last Sunday afternoon, again excellently facilitated by Sr.
Pat Kozack, CSJ. Seven topics were chosen by participants
this time for small-group discussion. Each group would
welcome further input from other CSM members and, as those
examining “lay direction” have been doing since the
first forum last fall, they hope to continue having
get-togethers focused on particular topics.
Topics and contact persons are as follows:
Liturgy
– Michelle Johansen (440-353-0606) ,
Canonical Issues --
Dan Smith (216-521-4252),
Ministry to and by Singles
--Jan Galvin (440-871-0231 – see message elsewhere in this
newsletter),
Sex Abuse Issues – Kathy Burke
(216-228-6787),
Lay Direction and Lay Involvement –
Bill Johansen (440-353-0606),
How Best to Communicate –
Paul Kunkel (440-232-7622),
Reinventing Leadership
– Margaret O’Gorman (216-521-0651).
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| “IF YOU LIKED THE FORUMS, YOU’LL LOVE THE RETREAT…”
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So says Rosemary Etheart, adding: “A Community of St. Malachi retreat based
on outcomes of the open forums and sponsored by the Spiritual Development
Committee will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 27 at the St.
Joseph Center, 3430 Rocky River Dr. It will be facilitated by Sr. Cheryl Rose,
HM. Participants are asked to consider a $20 donation to cover costs as well as
a boxed lunch.” For information call Rosemary Etheart (440-356-9920) or Nicky
Stary (216-521-4310). To register call Carole Lavelle (216-781-3110).
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Two sessions remaining…
Lenten Reflection Series – Reviving our Spirits
7-8 p.m. Wednesdays – in the Hall
Mar. 24 - Fr. Paul Hritz – on “Liturgy”
Mar. 31 – Sr. Chris Schenk, CSJ – on “Prayer”
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Council President Luis Gutierrez asks:
“Are You Called to Serve?
“Our Annual Meeting is coming up on Sunday, Apr. 25, and a very important
agenda item will be the election of next year’s CSM Council. Lent provides the
perfect context for asking yourself if you’re called to serve. If you discern
that you are called to give of your time and talent, please call Nick Aylward
(216-228-4332) or Joe Pulizzi (216-941-5054)” -- L.G.
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CSM Council President Luis Gutierrez’s Feb. 23
Communion Reflection
Good morning.
This coming Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of Lent, for
Christians a season for reflection, for taking stock, for repentance. It’s a
season during which we ask ourselves how we’re doing – are we heeding the
call to love God with all our hearts, with all our souls with all our minds, and
with all our strength? Are we loving our neighbor as we love ourselves? Today’s
Gospel provides us with a standard against which we can measure how well we’re
doing.
It’s a pretty challenging standard: “Love your enemies, do good to those
who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you…Give
to everyone who asks of you…Be merciful…Stop judging…Stop condemning…Forgive.”
The thing is, you can read this Gospel over and over again and you won’t
find much in the way of wiggle room. It doesn’t say, “Love your enemies
because if you do they’ll eventually come around.” It seems pretty clear
that in Luke we are being asked to bless those who curse us even if they go on
cursing us. That’s not an easy thing, but as disciples of Christ, that’s
what we are called to do.
If you are a member of the Community of St. Malachi, it is in the context of
this kind of reflection, it is during Lent, that we are asked to consider anew
our commitment to our faith community. As rewarding as it often is, community
life can be challenging. In Kathleen Norris’s book, The Cloister Walk, a
Benedictine monk says, “The basis of community is not that we have all our
personal needs met here, or tht we find all our best friends [here]. What we
have to struggle for, and to preserve, is a shared vision of the why, why we
[are] together. It’s a common meaning, reinforced in the scriptures, a shared
vision of the coming reign of God.”
For members of the Community of St. Malachi, the “why we are together” is
this:
| Jesus Christ has called us together as a Catholic
Christian Community in this particular place. Through the scripture,
Christ has given us:
A pattern for our salvation; a living witness of God’s love for
us.
Our mission, therefore, is:
To worship God and celebrate Eucharist together;
To love others the way we are loved by God;
To take time to comfort God’s people;
To provide refuge;
To heal;
To console;
To give hope.
As a pilgrim church continuing the presence of Christ:
We recognize the need to nurture our own personal and spiritual
growth;
We desire to take more seriously the impact of the Gospel in our world;
We commit ourselves to becoming stronger witnesses to the love of God in
Jesus,
who is our hope.
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Whether you’ve been a member of the Community of St. Malachi for 30 years
or for just this past year, every year during Lent we are asked to recommit
ourselves to our mission; we are asked to give of our time, talent and treasure
as we walk together loving and serving our Lord Jesus Christ. We – together
– are the Community of St. Malachi. We are open to everyone. Join us.
| Mar 15: Chicken |
Mar 22: Beef Stew |
Mar 29: Potluck |
Apr 5: Rigatoni
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Apr 12: Easter Meal
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Apr 19: Beef Stew
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Apr 26: Chicken
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| Dave Starre
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Deadlines
Mar 28 CSM Newsletter -- Mar 21
Mar 28 Communio – Mar 14
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Yet another message from CSM Council President Luis Gutierrez:
TOUR OF PROCOP HOUSE
“This year’s Lenten appeal is designated to support the Specialized
Housing project at St. Procop on West 41st Street. This housing is for men
looking to transfigure their lives, men looking to leave homelessness behind
them. The monies collected during Lent will subsidize one or more rooms for
these men at St. Procop’s. Many CSM members have expressed their interest in
getting involved in supporting this project, not only with their treasure but
also with their time and talent. If you are interested in finding out more about
what is needed at Procop House, Tony Vento the program director for InterAct
Cleveland, has agreed to conduct a tour of the building at 4 p.m. Saturday, Mar.
20. CSM members will be gathering in the St. Malachi parking lot at 3:30 p.m.
that day before heading over to St. Procop’s together for the tour. I urge you
to consider joining us to find out more about this exciting project.” - L.G.
Message from Virginia Gibson:
INTERESTED IN A ‘SINGLES’ GROUP ?
“At the open forum last Sunday (Mar. 7), several of us gathered into a
group to discuss starting a singles group at St. Malachi. We are a group of
individuals looking to make social and spiritual connections and invite other
single adults to join us at coffee hour after the 11 o’clock Mass today (Mar.
14) to discuss the possibilities, benefits and potential of such a group. It is
our hope through Christian fellowship to strengthen and share our faith with
others. Let’s discuss ideas for potential events. If you cannot make the
coffee hour today, but would like information, than please contact Jan Galvin,
440-871-0231 (janicegalvin@earthlink.net) or Virginia Gibson, 216-898-1349
(vgibson@core.com)
- Hope to see you today.” - V.G.
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CSM SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS for the families and friends of Helen K. Tobbe,
mother of Sr. Sheila Marie Tobbe, OSU; of Joyce Hollowenko, cousin of Jackie
Bluett; of Bob Oakley, friend of Rosemary Etheart; of Judge Francis Talty; and
of Pete DeLuca.
CSM HEALTH DEPARTMENT – Please keep in your prayers
Rose Perger, Ed Dvorak,
Jan vanLier, Patti Klatil, Laura Caldwell, Peggy Cooney, Janelle Schubmehl, ,
Anthony Ayers, Nancy Eliason, Ken Spontelli, Carol Rolfes, Jo Krabs, Fred
Leonard, Margaret Wolf, Kevin Rogers, Nancy Smith, Laura Sosnowski, Peter Daw,
Fr. Eldon Reichert SM, Fr. Tom Hagedorn, Shelly Bell, Alice Noga, Carol Dayton,
Lisa Flaherty, Apolonia Sierzpatowski, Jane Lenahan, Patricia Kearney, Theresa
Navis, Virginia Gentrey, Barb Bender, Dennis Stramel, John Caine, Barb Price,
Dorothy Dalton, Paul Steen, Jim Polomsky, Barb Mayer, Thomas Brennan, Matthew
Forkas, Page Nicole Roesch, Dolly Chura, Jennifer Hoskin Grosel, Maureen Cooney
Flanagan, Judy Lavelle, Bill Primavesi, Marian Malek, Megan Reilley Torres,
Charles Russo, Lucy Russo, Tom Schwartz, William Reiser, Mark Teichman, Maureen
Miller, Sheri Glassman.
CSM SPECIAL PRAYERS ROSTER
– Please keep in your prayers all the victims of
warfare, both military and civilian, as well as these young people now in
military service, and their families: Matthew Cellura, Matthew Beauclair, Danny
Gwyn, John Parkowski, Bill Nelligan, Ricky Szabo, Michael Gomez, Provented P.
Taylor, Brian McCullough, T.J. Gordon, Paul Kocian, Michael O’Neill, Edward
Dvorak, Dave Salinas, David McLaughlin, Tim Nemez, Randy Mielaski.
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CSM CONGRATULATIONS to Joe Wingenfeld, for earning first-semester first
honors at St. Ignatius High School. And Welcome Home to Chuck Garven, from still
another trip to Latin America doing good physician stuff. And a Reluctant “Vaya
con Dios” to Gil and Irene Gomez, who will be moving to Warren on Mar. 20,
with our hope that they come back once in a while.
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Questions or comments concerning the Newsletter may be
directed to the Editor,
Mary Englert, 216-228-8417, MTEnglert@juno.com
REPORT FROM CSM TASK FORCE ON SEXUAL ABUSE
From Kathy Burke, Chair: “Monthly, a group of men and women continue to
meet to examine and discuss the current crisis. Because of bad weather, we did
not meet in January. We then postponed our February meeting until Mar. 4 so that
we would have available the national study on clergy sexual abuse commissioned
by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and undertaken by the John Jay
College of Criminal Justice, the report of the National Review Board, and the
report on the extent and cost of sexual abuse by clergy and others associated
with the Cleveland Diocese, as well as Bishop Anthony Pilla’s response.
“Task force members discussed the need to focus on this issue and ways to
ensure accountability at the diocesan level. No action plan was identified at
that meeting, but with the CSM Open Forum scheduled for Mar. 7, we hoped to
re-introduce the issue and take input from the community. We also plan to have a
formal statement for approval by the CSM membership at our 2004 Annual Meeting
on Sunday, Apr. 25. The task force will meet Thursday, Mar. 25, to develop this
statement. We meet at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month, in the rectory.
These are open meetings. For information, call me…” - Kathy Burke,
216-228-6787.
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St. Malachi Center
SOUP FOR THE SOUL BENEFIT
6-10:30 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 1
La Centre Banquet Facility – 25777 Detroit Rd., Westlake
Tickets: $40; call Jackie Plenzler, 440-808-0455
To provide silent auction/raffle items, call Donna Calanog, 216-941-7076
To volunteer service at the benefit, call Jim Laubenthal, 330-278-2658
For information call Co-chair Peter Toomey, 440-333-6698 |
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· St. Malachi Book Club -
Meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 24, home of Barb
Parkowski, (440-734-5822). Book: “The DaVinci Code” by Dan Brown. April
book: “Taming the Dragon” by Brenda Wilbee. Information: Casey Stangel,
440-234-8766.
· S.M.A.R.T. (St. Malachi Adults Raising T…) - Family Lenten fish
fries, 6
p.m. Fridays, Mar. 19, St. Albert the Great, North Royalton; Mar. 26, St.
Patrick, West Park; Apr. 2, Holy Trinity, Bedford Heights; Apr. 9, West Park
Knights of Columbus, Cleveland. Details: Mike Pellegrino, 216-351-8552.
· Evening with Colman McCarthy – (note date correction) – 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Mar. 31, Ursuline Motherhouse, 2600 Lander Rd., Pepper Pike.
Information: Betsy Nero, 216-321-2954, Ext. 201.
· Cleveland Women’s Ordination Conference – Tea with Kristin
Ohlson,
author of “Stalking the Divine, 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 21, Capitol
University Campus, 1320 Sumner Ave. (off E. 14 St., north of Carnegie). Free
will offering. Details: Delia Burke, 216-381-8747.
· Retreat Day with Joyce Rupp – The well-known author and speaker will
lead “The Liberated Heart: An Inner Journey,” 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. with 4 p.m.
Liturgy, Saturday, Apr. 3, St. Joseph Center, 3430 Rocky River Dr. Cost: $30
(non-refundable) includes lunch/snacks. Details: Sr. Joan Keating, 216-252-0440,
Ext. 422.
· Gay and Lesbian Family Ministry – Lenten day of
prayer, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 27, Borromeo Seminary, 28700 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe. Fee: $20,
includes continental breakfast, lunch and dinner. Attendance only at 3:45 p.m.
Mass and dinner also welcome. Reservations: Paula, 16-696-6525, Ext. 3500.
ABOUT BISHOP OTTENWELLER’S ‘REJECTION’ AT ST. ED’S…His Mar.
10th FutureChurch-sponsored open talk, originally scheduled at the high school
location, was forced to be re-located. A letter of protest to the school
administration has been prepared by Gene Kramer and other CSM members with
present and past associations with the school. It is available for
review/signature at today’s coffee hour.
Questions or comments concerning the Newsletter may be directed to the
Editor, Mary Englert, 216-228-8417, MTEnglert@juno.com |
