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Margaret O’Gorman At-Large - Margaret O’Gorman has been a member of the Community of St. Malachi for almost two years, and is involved in the Stewardship Committee. She has lived in Cleveland for five-and-a-half years and chose to join the Community of St. Malachi after searching for a church that fits closely with her beliefs of community involvement and community building. Margaret grew up in the Dayton area, where her parents still live, and she is the youngest of six children. Margaret is employed in the Development Office, as a Manager of Funding Opportunities at Cuyahoga Community College, a new venture for her after 10 years in volunteer management and student development at various colleges and universities. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Business from Xavier University in Cincinnati, and a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of South Carolina. She is involved in the Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival and is a big fan of spending time in the Metro Parks whenever possible. Bill Schubmehl - At-Large Community member since April 18, 1972 (32 years). Married to Janelle. Retired high school teacher. Service to the CSM: Council member, Task Force on Sexual Abuse, past member of Membership and Adult Ed committees, Eucharistic Minister, Lector. The Community of St. Malachi (CSM) should continue to emphasize one of its founding tenets: that WE are the Church – that the members are the driving force of CSM. This philosophy, as stated by the Second Vatican Council, is energizing and freeing. CSM should work toward a fuller democratization of The Catholic Church, including full priestly rights for women and marriage option for clergy. Bill and Michelle Johansen Membership Co-Chairs - Michelle and I are looking to co-chair the Membership Committee for next year. Over the last several weeks, we have thought a lot about where we would like to contribute our time. As we get more involved at Malachi’s we both feel the call, and the need, to serve! As we answer that call, several things entered our mind. How do we balance family, community and church life? What is the best use of our time? Where can our talents be best utilized? What are the needs of CSM? After discerning all this, we felt it best to run as co-chairs for Membership. Michelle has been attending St. Malachi since childhood, I for the last 10 or so years. Michelle has been on council before as an at-Large member, helped out with Christian Formation and most recently has been sitting on the Liturgy Committee. I currently am on council as an at-large member where I have spent my time with the Communications Committee and most recently helping to edit Communio. I also currently serve as a Eucharistic Minister. Together as a family, we have all worked the back door the last couple of years and continue to do so. St. Malachi has meant a lot to our family in many ways. As we continue our journey, we ask for your blessing and prayers of support. Thank you.
Message from Gene Kramer: “The following news item recently appeared in the John Carroll University alumni magazine: ‘Dr. Doris Donnelly, a professor of religious studies and the director of John Carroll’s Cardinal Suenens Program in Theology and Church Life, has been named president of the North American Academy of Liturgy. The academy is an ecumenical and inter-religious association of liturgical scholars with the mission of promoting scholarly liturgical research. The academy has approximately 500 members.’ “Dr. Donnelly will meet with the members of the CSM Liturgy Committee at the committee’s meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, in the hall. All other interested persons are also invited and encouraged to attend. If anyone has questions or topics that they would like Dr. Donnelly to address at that time, please submit them to me so that I can compile them and forward them to her in advance of the meeting. CSM members who participated in the liturgy discussion section at our recent Open Forum probably will be particularly interested in this event.” - G.K. (216-228-7442 - elkramer5@aol.com) Message from Marie James and Kathy Carpenter: “There will be a reunion of present and former members who were early participants in the Community of St. Malachi at 6 p.m. Friday, May 21, at the home of Steve and Rosemarie DeJohn, It will begin with an outdoor Liturgy celebrated with Fr. Paul Hritz, followed by a potluck supper. Bring a food of your choice. (Isn’t it a miracle how this always works out, somehow?) And please let us know if you plan to join us.” Kathy Carpenter (216-221-5569) or Marie James (216-749-2604). Message from Dawn Stary and Jennifer DeJohn FutureChuch Generation Next Committee: A Retreat for Catholic Young Adults ages 18-35 and Mature High School Students The Spirituality of Social Justice Praying with Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, May 15 – St. Augustine Church, 2486 W. 14 St., Cleveland Retreat Leaders: JCU 2001 graduates Mindy Madasz, Cabrini Mission Corps worker with troubled adolescents, and Brian Sinchak, theology teacher at Chanel High School. The day’s activities will include lunch with the St. Augustine Hunger Center’s guests. (Participants are asked to bring canned foods and non-perishables for the center.) Free Will Offering - Reservations by May 10 - 216-228-0869 or info@futurechurch.org Co-sponsors: St. Augustine Parish Community, Congregation of St. Joseph Justice Committee and FutureChurch Message from St. Malachi Social Action Commission: “This month (May) we offer our prayers and support to our neighbors at LAKEVIEW TERRACE. We know that many of them must do without things that we consider basic necessities. Keeping a home clean can become a bigger challenge when you must choose whether to buy food for your family or cleaning supplies. The residents of Lakeview have routine inspections, which they must prepare for, in order to keep their apartments. They need brooms, dust pans, mops, all-purpose cleaner, sponges, laundry soap and bleach. Can you donate an item from the list to support this effort? A box for your donation is at the front of the church. Thank you for your April donations to Procop House. Your sacrifices will help individuals “leave homelessness behind.” --Lois Westerkamp – 440-331-3705
REPORTING ITEMS · CSM Task Force on Sexual Abuse - continuing to meet monthly. Next meeting is 7 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 22, in the rectory. Kathy Burke will continue to oversee the committee, and will work with Gene Kramer as well. · Stewardship Task Force – St. Patrick’s Day party was a wonderful success. Brought in $743. Profit will be about $100 each to West Side Catholic Center and FutureChurch. An excellent community building activity. · Finance Committee - Ed Shemo reviewed the finances. March collections were down, but April collections are up due to Easter collections. We are still ahead for the year. Without the cutbacks to the parish and diocese, we would be about breaking even. Ed is working on a plan and suggests we see where we are at year-end to determine if we need to give back some of the additional monies previously cut from the parish and diocese. · Pastor’s Report - The back side of the report passed out during the meeting describes the upcoming construction. Gene Kramer suggested we send a letter of thanks from the CSM to Andy Turner for all the work he has done. Luis Gutierrez will construct a letter. · Christian Formation - Specific guidelines have been developed for screening all volunteers, including more formal application process, background checks, supervision of teenage instructors. Christian Formation is working on this implementation. Fr. Tony will provide the documentation to the Task Force on Sexual Abuse. OTHER BUSINESS Dr. Doris Donnelly will be speaking at St. Malachi at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 11. Many council members noted how important this event is and encouraged participation by people involved in CSM Liturgy activities. Send all questions and comments for Gene Kramer. Gene will pass them on to Dr. Donnelly. Joe Pulizzi, Chair Communications Committee · Prayer Walk for Peace - every Wednesday, with group gathering at 7:15 p.m. (note time change) in St. Malachi parking lot for prayerful walk to Public Square and further prayer there for peace. All ages welcome. · St. Malachi Book Club - Meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 28, home of Barb Parkowski, (440-734-5822). Book: “The DaVinci Code” by Dan Brown. May book: “Cane River” by Lalita Tademy. Information: Casey Stangel, 440-234-8766. Certainly Worth Repeating – This Message from Fr. Tony: SPRING/SUMMER ROAD CONSTRUCTION NEAR ST. MALACHI “A road repair-construction project for West 25th and Detroit, Vermont Avenue and the Superior Viaduct is underway and will last until August. It is a major project which will involve reconfiguring the West 25th and Detroit intersection, re-paving West 25th in front of the church, closing the Superior Viaduct, widening Vermont and creating new parking in front of the County Engineers’ building. “Within a few weeks, it will affect the availability of parking, especially next to the church on Vermont. We will keep you informed through announcements, flyers and the newsletter about the stages of the project as they unfold. We ask your patience and cooperation to make this as easy and painless as possible.” - AJS
CSM THANKS to the group who arranged the inspirational Apr. 7th Seder observance and meal in which some 75 adults and children participated: Rosemary Gaffney Etheart, Kay Vine, Gene and JoAnn Kramer, Andy Turner, Michelle Johansen and Rick and Cynthia Bender. A CSM WELCOME to the two infants baptized during our Apr. 18 Liturgy: Enzo Nicola Diomede, son of Lisa and Dominic Diomede and Luca’s little brother; and Emma Celeste Carter, daughter of Mark and Lara Carter and granddaughter of Celeste and Richard Grunwald. and WELCOME to Jan Dolny, who will be staying with us at St. Malachi for a while. He is a seminarian from the Archdiocese of Kosice in Slovakia. (And also provides this segue to this editor’s embarrassed apology to all with Irish connections, including her own forebears. In our Apr. 11 farewell to local seminarian Andy Turner, the lovely salute “Slainte” was misspelled. It was Carol O’Neill Lavelle who so graciously called attention to it. Hope today we have the right number of “l’s” in “O’Neill?” O’Neil? How does that auld song go: “If you knock the ‘l’ out of Kelly, he’ll …?” Peter Tooney would know… M.E.) CONGRATULATIONS to Johanna Vine upon her certification as a polarity therapy practitioner by the American Polarity Therapy Association and the Ohio Institute of Energetic Studies and Bodywork. She describes polarity therapy as involving “healing touch and energy work to enhance your well-being.” For more information call her at 216-451-3642. * * * * * * * * * * * · St. Malachi Center - Annual benefit raffle to support center programs, Memorial Day, May 31. Main prize: $10,000. Tickets: $20. Only 2500 tickets printed. To help sell tickets call Pat Donnelly (216-521-6890) or Mary Ellen Grealis (440-235-6528). (Among those from whom you can buy tickets now are Phil Daly, Steve DeJohn and Jerry Sheehan.) · Ohio Boys’ Choir - Concert here at St. Malachi, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 5. Save the date! · St. Edward High School – The Edwardian Players’ presentation of musical comedy “Kiss Me Kate” (with some 120 actors and crew from St. Edward and Magnificat high schools) continuing today, Apr. 25, Thursday, Apr. 29, and Saturday and Sunday, May 1-2. Ticket prices from $5 to $12. For times and other info call 216-221-0793. · Benedictine High School - Second annual Blue and White Gala “Racing to Excellence,” 6 p.m. Saturday, May 1, BP Tower, Public Square; with dinner, live music, auction to benefit school’s scholarship fund. Individual tickets $85, with sponsorships available at higher levels. Details: 216-421-2080, Ext. 358. ST. COLMAN CHURCH and the CLEVELAND COALITION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY Prayer Vigil against the execution of Gregory Lott and in support of John McGrath’s family 7 p.m. Monday, Apr. 26, at St. Colman, 2027 W. 65 St., Cleveland. Lott is scheduled to be executed at 10 a.m. Apr. 27. Prayers will be for Lott, his family, and the family and friends of McGrath. Sponsors say: “John should not have died a violent death. Neither should Gregory die at our hands.”
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