The Community of St. Malachi Newsletter  

· Holy Week Happenings
· Triduum Encounter
· Communal Penance Service
· Tenebrae Service of Light & Darkness
· Christian Formation Blessing Cup Meal
· Mass of the Lord’s Supper
· Stations of the Cross
· Celebration of Our Lord’s Passion
· Easter Vigil Mass
· Community Annual Meeting
· Congratulations
· “Celebration of Service” Luncheon
· “Our Doors Are Always Open To You”
· Sympathy and Prayers
· Health Department

· Special Prayers Roster
· Community Council Nominees
· Thank You -Soup For The Soul Was Great Success!
· Max & Erma’s To Donate 20% To St. Malachi Center
· St. Malachi Center Memorial Day Raffle
· Students To Call For Abolition of Death Penalty In Ohio
· Council Meeting
· Membership Committee Informational Meeting
· Task Force On Sexual Abuse Meeting
· St. Malachi Book Club Meeting
· Collection Update
· Monday Night Meal Menus
· Deadlines

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! 

 Palm Sunday  

 April 9, 2006  

HOLY WEEK HAPPENINGS

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  to Lucy and Charlie Russo, early CSM members, who are joining us for our 11 o’clock Liturgy Sunday, Apr. 9, to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary! (Once upon a time, their family filled the left side of our front right pews, then known as ‘the Russo Corner.” )

“Celebration of Service” Luncheon

Noon, Saturday, Apr. 29

St. Malachi Hall

Hosted by St. Malachi’s Pastoral Staff to honor

ALL VOLUNTEERS

Please RSVP by Friday, Apr. 21

216-781-3110 or 216-861-5343

This welcoming card, produced by the CSM Communications Committee and identifying St. Malachi’s spiritual and social service ministries, is now being distributed throughout the neighborhood and beyond. Copies can be picked up at the main door of the church for your personal distribution to others.

for the family and friends of Rose Tokar, sister of Al Francis, and of Benjamin Kerr Tomlinson, cousin of Marianne Kerr.

–  Please keep in your prayers: Mary Allwine, Sis Aylward, Marcella Barbalics, Ernestine Bellini, George Bender, Barbie Bennett, Gavin Blades, Alice Bowen, Kay Boysen, Thomas Brennan, Tom Brooks, Lynne Caine, Krill Carpenter, George Cicero, Maureen Conway Flanagan, Maggie Coyne Verdi, Dorothy Dalton, Tom DeChant, Bill Dick, William Dingman, Bernie Domann, Pat Donnelly, Joan Dworznik, Nancy Eliason, Kevin Finnerty, David Flaherty, Tom Flaherty, Matthew Forkas, Virginia Genterey, Richard Grace, Tom Grande, Luis Gutierrez, Germaine Hahnel, Katherine Hanrahan, Mary Heaney, Steven Herceg, Ross Holowenko, Jennifer Hoskin Grosel, Karen Klaus, Joe Knize, Tom Kunkel, Mary Laubenthal, Sr. Judy Lavelle, Fr. Eugene LaVerdiere, Drew McAuliffe, Kevin McIntyre, Jane McNamara, James McWilliams, Helen Miles, Jean Miller, Maureen Murray, Marie Murray, Mary Ann Murray, Patrick Murtha, Lee Oglesby, Carol O’Malley, Evelyn Petrovic, Judy Petrovic, Barb Price, Patty Pringle, Tom Pultz, Megan Relly Torres, Bob Rink, Kevin Rogers, Marie Rozman, Charlie and Lucy Russo, Mary Joy Schwartz, Tom Schwartz, Apolonia Sierzputowski, Eva Sierzputowski, John Sievers, Judy Slivka, Jane Smith, Nancy Smith, Laura Sosnowski, Michelle Speck, Paul Stein, Albert Tapajna, Stephanie Taylor-Ayers, Susan Thibo, Kathleen Thomas, Sharon Westerfield, Erik White and Paul Witzigrueter.

–  Please keep in your prayers all the victims of warfare, both military and civilian, as well as these young people now in the armed forces, and their families: Ricky Brezinski, Daniel Bugaj, Brian Chambers, Brian Collins, Jim Curtin, Christpher Dvorak, Edward Dvorak, GaryFaerber, Carter Gaffney, Michael Gomez, T. J. Gordon, Andrew Harlan, Rob Kastelic, Brian McCullough, David McLaughlin, Randy Mieskowski, Bill Nelligan, Tom Nemes, Michael O’Neil, John Parkowski, Chuck Porter, Kate Rybarczyk, Dave Salinas, Provented P. Taylor Jr., Louis Torres, Victor Valentino Jr., Michael Whalen.

Please continue with special prayers, too, for the countless victims of the tsunami, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, mud slides, cyclones and the AIDS epidemics.

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CSM Community Council Nominees

Treasurer:  Bill McLaughlin - “I volunteered at the Monday Night Meal starting in 1991 and joined the CSM in 1993. Served three years as chair of the Membership Committee, served three years as Treasurer, and served on the Hospitality Committee. I am interested in becoming more active in the CSM after a year’s absence.” Bob Simoneau - “I am interested in serving the Community of St. Malachi as its treasurer. Donna and I have been members of the CSM from the very beginning. We are the parents and grandparents of Michelle and Bobby Johansen. I am retired now, first from NASA Glenn and more recently from Penn State Erie. I am currently the treasurer for our condo association I believe I have the time and ability to serve the CSM well as treasurer.”   Spiritual Development Committee Chair:   Jackie Bluett - “My relationship with the CSM is much like a person’s relationship with anyone…it is progressive. A little over 12 years ago, I re-met my best friend at an 11 a.m. St. Malachi Mass and we were married by Fr. Tony in St. Malachi Church 10 months later. I began that annual commitment to the CSM that year. Steps of increased relationship include and may not be limited to the following. Five years ago, I was asked to help at the new members’ Welcome Series. I was received enthusiastically and worked on three consecutive Welcome Series. Four years ago, I said ‘yes’ to an invitation to become a Eucharistic Minister. A year and a half ago, I again joined the committee putting together a Welcome Series. I wrote a series for Communio about different ministries. I am completing my first year as a CSM Council Member-at-Large. I hope you will vote for me, as assisting to provide opportunities for spiritual growth for the Council and the CSM seems like the next step in this relationship. I have been in spiritual direction for nearly seven years, have a Master’s degree in religious studies from John Carroll University, and am in the first year of two at the Ignatian Spirituality Institute.”   Hospitality Committee Chair:   Coletta Taddeo - “I have been a member of the Community of St. Malachi for seven years. I have enjoyed the gracious hospitality of the people of St. Malachi and would be honored to serve on the Hospitality Committee.”   Social Action Committee Chair: Helen Misener - “When life led me back to Cleveland in 2003, I gratefully found the Community of St. Malachi! Here I have been a member and volunteer for FutureChurch, member of the CSM Task Force on Sexual Abuse, volunteer for the Back Door Ministry and have served briefly on the Social Action Committee and Membership Committee. I have a vision of a vibrant Social Action Committee to add to the many wonderful projects already sponsored by the Community of St. Malachi, by a number of endeavors within our community and for those in need in this area.”   Council Member At-Large: Mary Ann Kunkel - “As a member of the Community of St. Malachi for 15 years, I would like to volunteer my time and talents to fulfill the mission of the CSM in any way that I can on council. I have volunteered at the back door and at St. Malachi Center and have served as a lector and eucharistic minister for several years.” Dale Peters - “I have been attending St. Malachi for five years and have been a member for four years. I have been a volunteer at the back door for five years on the third Sundays. I have been an usher for one year and head of the ushers for six months. I would like to continue to grow and serve the Lord and St. Malachi as a council member at-large.” Paul Kunkel - “Having served the CSM in its many ministries during the past 15 years (four years on council; eucharistic minister; lector; tutor for elementary, high school and GED skills programs at St. Malachi Center; newsletter editor and writer, etc.) I want to continue my service on council using the talents with which God has blessed me.” Kay Vine – “The Community of St. Malachi has been a blessing and a foundation of faith for me. My initial involvement with the CSM was in the late 1960s as the community was forming itself. Over the years I have been blessed to serve in many capacities with countless wonderful people on formal committees, with various ministries and work groups, and simply as someone there to help. The Community of St. Malachi is also a sacramental home to my two daughters and three grandchildren. During the past 10 years I have been privileged to serve as the CSM’s representative to the Central West District. The CSM – along with all the other parishes of the district – faces many challenges in the months ahead to respond to the “clustering process.” I am most willing to work with the Community and the Council as they make critical decisions for the future. I am also willing to serve with our committees as they work to continue the Mission of the Community and renew the rich life of this unique faith community. With God’s help, we can leave a heritage of lived faith that was envisioned by our founders and continues to call all of us to greater love of our God and all our brothers and sisters.”

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Message from Jackie Bluett: 

“THANK YOU to all Soup for the Soul volunteers, donors, supporters and participants! Soup for the Soul was a great success! Coming up: Max & Erma’s, at 30105 Detroit Rd., Westlake, will donate 20% of all lunch and dinner sales on Thursday, Apr. 27, to St. Malachi Center. All you need is the coupon. Please find one at the church doors, or print one from www.stmalachicenter.org. We do hope to see you there sometime that day. Please give your friends coupons, but please DO NOT hand out coupons on April 27 in Max &Erma’s parking lot. That is cause for us to lose our donation. St. Malachi Center Memorial Day Raffle tickets are available. Only 2500 will be sold. First prize, $10,000; second prize, $2000; third prize, $500. There is also a seller’s prize. Tickets cost $20. To purchase or sell tickets, please call the center, 216-771-3036.” - J.B.

Message from Fran DeChant: 

“Students from Catholic colleges and high schools in the Cleveland diocese and throughout Ohio are convening in Columbus to call for abolition of the death penalty in Ohio and to pray for violent crime victims and their families, and for those who have been executed or who are awaiting execution. Buses leave the Cleveland area at 8 a.m. tomorrow, April 10, and return about 4:30 p.m. Additionally, a small group of teachers and students, members of Catholic Students for Peace and Justice, are biking to Columbus over this Palm Sunday Weekend. Information: Facilitator Tim Evans, 216-651-0222 or tevans@ignatius.edu “ - F.D.

CSM Council - Meeting

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, in the center, with agenda including annual budget proposal and attendance by newly elected council members. Info: Bill Johansen, 440-353-0606.

CSM Membership Committee - Informational meeting

 for all interested in membership in the Community of St. Malachi, following our 11 o’clock Liturgy Sunday, April 9, and the second Sunday of every month. Information: Cindy DiNardo, 440-356-2980.

CSM Task Force on Sexual Abuse - Meeting

 7 p.m. Thursday, April 27, rectory. All welcome. Info: Kathy Burke, 216-228-6787.

-  7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, home of Syndie Eardley (216-228-6328). Book: “Before and After” by Rosellen Brown. May book: “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell. Information: Casey Stangel, 440-234-8766.

“When I last reported in December, collections were almost $14,000 under budget. The CSM came through with a fabulous show of generosity and for the last four months collections were almost at budget. Thank You!

Now the challenge is to meet and exceed the budgets for the next three months ,which are listed below.

These budgets are based on what was contributed last year adjusted for the increase in pledges for the current year. Please be generous!” - E.S.

 

Month	Budget	Actual	Short
December	$14,263	$15,408	$1,145
January	14,786	17,629	2,843
February	12,528	9,424	(3,104)
March	12,448	9,988	(2,460)
	$54,025	$52,449	($1,576)

Coming months’ budgets: April, $18,740 * May, $16,756 * June, $13, 542

Mar 27: Sausage  

Apr 3: Rigatoni   

Apr 10: Beef Stew 

Apr 17: Easter Donation 

Apr 24: Rigatoni 

May 1: Chicken

May 15: Rigatoni

May 22: Chicken

May 8: Kielbasa

Dave Starre

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