The Community of St. Malachi Newsletter  

· What Ordinary Catholics Can Do!
· St. Malachi Center ‘Soup For The Soul’ Benefit 
· Personal Reflection: How One Spends Time
· Sympathy and Prayers
· Health Department
· Special Prayers Roster
· 25th Annual St. Malachi’s Run
· Backdoor Ministry Help needed
· Prayer Walk for Peace
· Songs from Godspell
· Easter Vigil Liturgy Reception
· Thanks For Used Inkjet Cartridges
· Task Force on Sexual Abuse Meeting
· Malachi Book Club Meeting
· S.M.A.R.T. Group Friday Lenten Fish Fries

Newsletter Editor: Mary Englert MTEnglert@juno.com

  The Community of St. Malachi – First Personal Parish of the Diocese of Cleveland
Celebrating Faith in God and in the Future! 

Third Sunday of Lent

February 27, 2005

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Sis Aylward

Carl Mileca

Sharon Benyo

Mary Ann Murray

Alicia Bowen Sheila Boyd-Siek

Barb Price

Thomas Brennan

Megan Reilly Torres

Maureen Cooney Flanagan

William Reiser

Dorothy Dalton

George Rice

Megan Dix

Kevin Rogers

Ruth Duffy

Lucy Russo

Ed Dvorak

Tom Schwartz

Nancy Eliason

Apolonia Sierzputowski

Rosemary Farace

Eve Sierzputowski

Matthew Forkas

Nancy Smith

Virginia Genterey

Laura Sosnowski

Dick Giffels

Dave Starre

Luis Gutierrez

Paul Stein

Ann Halloran

Al Sullin

Ross Holowenko

Stephanie Taylor-Ayers

Marie Kneier

Mark Tejchmann

Judy Lavelle

Susan Thibo

Jane Lenehan

Kathleen Thomas

Fred Leonard

Jan vanLier

Keri Majewski

Joe Vivolo

Barb Mayer

Mary Warren

Jack McDonnell

Donna Weinsheimer.

Tom McNamara

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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:

And special CSM prayers, too, for the countless tsunami victims as well as others throughout the world suffering from natural disasters.

25th Annual ST. MALACHI’S RUN to benefit St. Malachi’s services to the poor, Saturday, March 12 Presented by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Daniel Gaul

 

Start Times: Race Day Registration: 7:30 a.m
Entry Fees: $15 pre-registration by mail or e-mail
2 Mile Run/Walk – 9:00 a.m	$20 during packet pick-up
5 Mile Run/Walk – 9:45 a.m	$25 on day of the race

Details: Hermes Sports & Events, 1468 West 9th St., Suite 825, Cleveland OH 44113 – 216-623-9933

Backdoor Ministry - Help needed. Sandwiches, doughnuts and coffee are served daily through the rectory back door. Volunteer servers are needed, especially weekdays. Call Sr. Francis, 216-781-3110 or 216-861-5343.

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Prayer Walk for Peace - every Wednesday, with group gathering at 7:15 p.m. in St. Malachi parking lot for prayerful walk to Public Square and further prayer there. All ages welcome.

Message from Jennifer DeJohn: “The CSM Senior High Christian Formation Class will present ‘Songs from Godspell’ at 7 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 20 (Palm Sunday) in the church. All are invited to attend. - J.D.

Message from Stephanie Taylor-Ayers: “After the Easter Vigil Liturgy on Saturday, Mar. 26, there will be a reception in the hall. We will need donations of bakery and volunteer helpers. If you are interested, please call me at 216-651-0358.” - S.T.A.

Message from Kay Vine: “Many thanks for bringing your used inkjet cartridges to St. Malachi for our Planet Green recycling effort. The last shipment we sent brought us a check for $100.50! Every cartridge counts. This project takes about an hour or two, three to four times a year, and brings us some extra funds. If you are interested in coordinating this effort, please call the rectory, 216-861-5343 or 216-781-3110. - K.V.

CSM Task Force on Sexual Abuse - Next meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 31, in the rectory.(Note date change from fourth to fifth Thursday because the fourth is Holy Thursday.) All welcome. Information: Kathy Burke, 216-228-6787.

Malachi Book Club - Next meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 30, home of Ellen McIntyre, 26760 Chapel Hill Dr., North Olmsted (440-777-7724). March book: “Sea Glass” by Anita Shreve. Information: Casey Stangel, 440-234-8766.

S.M.A.R.T. (St. Malachi Adults Raising Toddlers/Teens/Tweens) - Group meets at 6 p.m. Fridays for Lenten fish fries; bring your own high chair/booster and child beverage. Mar. 4, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (West), 6928 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; fish, pierogies. Mar. 11. St. Luke, corner of Bunts and Clifton, Lakewood; fish, pierogies, pizza, bake sale. Mar. 18, St. Patrick, West Park, 4427 Rocky River Dr., Cleveland; fried or baked fish, pierogies, mac/cheese. Mar. 28 (Good Friday), St. Mel, 14436 Triskett Rd., Cleveland; exit 1-90 at Bunts/W. 140th, south to Triskett; (this one closes at 6:30 so group will meet at 5:30 p.m. instead); baked or fried fish, pierogies.

Lent at Centering Space - 7-9 p.m. Mondays, continuing through Mar. 7, 14812 Lake Ave. (between Lakewood Park and St. Augustine Academy) - Feb. 28, “Man Born Blind;” Mar. 7, “Raising of Lazarus;” facilitated by CSA Sisters Mary Ann Andrews, Mary Jean Eucker, Carol Kandiko and Ursuline Sister Jeanette Kearns. Silence, prayer, input, reflection and optional faith sharing. Cost: $10 per session. Advance registration requested: 216-228-7451.

CSA Invitation Weekend - Ready for a new purpose in life? The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine invite single women over 21 to join them for the weekend of Mar. 11-13 to “eat, pray and laugh” with them and “learn more about them.” For information and registration before Mar. 7, call Sr. Catherine Walsh, 330-659-5100 or e-mail sisters@srsofcharity.org

St. Herman’s House of Hospitality Benefit - Pancake breakfast, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. today, Feb. 27, St. Ignatius High School Atrium, 1911 W. 30 St. (free parking at W. 30 and Lorain). Cost: adults $5, seniors (over 60) $4; children under 10, $2.50.

St. Colman Lenten Series - 7 p.m. Wednesdays – Room 26 of the Learning Center – Information: Mar. 2, “Centering Prayer” with Barbara Grants; Mar. 9, “The Labyrinth” with Sr. Mary Rose Kocab, SIW; Mar. 16, “Who Do We Pray To?” with Sr. Pat Kozak, CSJ and Mar. 23, Reconciliation Service.

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Community of St. John Bosco - “Prodigal!” – a musical retelling of the Prodigal Son set in an Italian community in Cleveland in the 1950s, presented by the Community of St. John Bosco, Pearl Rd., Parma Heights. Performances 8 p.m. Mar. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19. Tickets: adults $10; seniors and students, $7. Written by playwright/director George Kukich, St. John Bosco parishioner. Information: Nancy Zawadzki, 440-532-0619.

Lenten Revival 2005 - with Revivalist Fr. Manuel Williams, C.R., of Montgomery, Alabama, including 11 a.m. Mass and 7 p.m. service, Sunday, Mar. 13, and 7 p.m. services Monday and Tuesday, Mar. 14-15, Holy Name Church, 8328 Broadway Ave., S.E. Sponsored by parish communities of St. Adalbert, St. Agnes-Our Lady of Fatima, St. Aloysius-St. Agatha-St. Joseph Collinwood; St. Catherine, St. Cecilia, St. Henry, St. Philip Neri, St. Timothy, Epiphany, Holy Name and the Home Missions for African Americans and Native Americans. Information: 216-271-4242.

St. Augustine Health Campus Benefit – honoring Fr. Joseph McNulty, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Mar. 4, Brennan’s Party Center. Evening includes hors d’oeuvres, desserts, Irish beer and wine, live entertainment, auctions and raffle. Tickets: $45. Proceeds benefit the Life Care Fund. Tickets and details: 216-939-7602.

Conversion of St. Paul Shrine - “The Eucharist: A View from Our Window” Lenten series continuing 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays, at the shrine, Euclid Ave. and E. 40th St.: Mar 7: Fr. Michael Brunovsky, OSB, “Gregory the Great and the Benedictine Tradition;” Mar. 14: Fr. Michael Surufka, OFM, “Francis, Clare and Paschal Baylon: The Saints of the Eucharist;” Mar. 21: Fr. Norman Pelletier, SSS, “Peter Julian Eymard: The Apostolate of the Eucharist.” Information: 216-431-8854.

St. Edward High School - Annual Triple A Giveaway Student Raffle, Feb. 14-Mar. 14. Grand prize: 2005 Dodge Neon SXT or $12,000; second prize $2500 and third prize, $1000. Tickets: $5 each, available from students or www.sehs.net . Info: 216-521-3923. Annual Garage Sale to help offset cost of athletic programs, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Apr. 1 and 2, school cafeteria. Donations needed: clothing, furniture, toys, appliances, sports equipment, audio, video, computers, etc. Collection dates Mar. 20, 30, 31; details: Dave Brodinik, 216-251-9331.

Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities - Donation of used computers is tax deductible and helps individuals with developmental disabilities at the same time. For information call Hank Bitterman, 216-464-1695.

Feb. 28: Sausage

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