The Community of St. Malachi Newsletter  

· “Pray With St. Ignatius of Loyola” Retreat
· Thomas Merton The Man, His Thought, His Spirituality
· Futurechurch’s Benefit Dinner
· Congratulations
· CSM Thanks
· Sympathy & Prayers
· Health Department
· Special Prayers Roster
· St. Malachi Center Thanks
· Monday Night Meal Menus

· Vibrant Parish Life – Phase II Cluster Leadership Team Update
· CSM Membership Meeting
· Volunteers Needed Monday, Sept. 11
· Christian Formation Registration
· St. Malachi Center Golf Outing, Steak Roast
· St. Malachi Outdoor Mass & Potluck
· Collection Update
· Bob Simoneau Phone Number
· Sexual Abuse Task Force Letter to Bishop Lennon

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! 

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 

 August 27, 2006

“PRAYING WITH ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA”

 

Retreat led by Fr. Clem Metzger, SJ, of the Jesuit Retreat House

Sponsored by CSM Spiritual Development Committee

7-8:30 p.m. - Nine consecutive Sundays
Sept. 17 through Nov. 12
St. Malachi Hall

Guidance through different methods of prayer, meditation, journaling and small group discussion. Participants will be asked to commit 30 minutes a day to private prayer.

Registrations available at coffee hour and church doors. Please register by Sept. 12.
Cost: $50 - Scholarships available if needed; call Fr. Tony, 216-781-3110.
Retreat information: Fr. Metzger, 440-884-9300
Other questions: Jackie Bluett, 440-526-8574.

THOMAS MERTON

The man, his thought, and his spirituality

Presented by Fr. Steve Krupa, SJ, PhD
JCU Department of Religious Studies

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, St. Malachi Center
Sponsored by CSM Spiritual Development Committee
Donation of $5 appreciated but not required

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Save the Date!

FutureChurch’s

16th Annual Benefit Dinner

5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, The Holiday Inn, Independence

Speaker: Dr. Paul Lakeland, Professor of Catholic Studies, Fairfield University on: “WE are the Future of the Church: Rediscovering our Baptismal Priesthood”

Information: 216-228-0869

Note New FutureChurch Address: 17307 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107

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  to Sr. Eileen Keating, who recently celebrated her 50th anniversary as a member of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine.

  to Coletta Taddeo and Nancy Saegel, along with their committees, for handling the arrangements for last Sunday’s annual “All St. Malachi Picnic.” A good time was had by all…

CSM SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS

  for the families and friends of Robert E. Schultz, brother of Carol Kuegeler; of John Sierzputowski, brother of Eva Sierzputowski and of Kevin Finnerty.

 – Please keep in your prayers

 – Please keep in your prayers all the victims of warfare, both civilian and military, as well as these young people now in the armed forces, and their families:

Please continue with special prayers, as well, for the countless victims of the tsunamis, hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, mud slides, forest fires and the AIDS epidemics.

St. Malachi Center Thanks all who brought it school clothes and school supplies. “We especially thank Brian Kennard for the awesome flute concert last Saturday (where we received most of the school supply donations), along with Charlene McElwee and the Kennard family for lovely performances in and support of the recital. The supplies are being distributed to families registering for the After School Program and our three teen programs, and they too will be grateful.” –

-- Jackie Bluett

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Vibrant Parish Life – Phase II

From Kay Vine, Interim Chair:

Discussions about the clustering process continue, as well as information gathering and meetings with others from prospective cluster partner parishes,. On Aug. 17 a meeting was held at St. Peter Church by representatives from the Community of St. Malachi, St. Malachi Parish, St. Peter Parish, Cathedral of St. John Parish and Immaculate Conception Parish. The leadership team met again Aug. 22 to discuss that meeting.

On Aug. 24 there was a gathering here at St. Malachi of representatives of our two parishes and St. Patrick (Bridge Ave), St. Wendelin, St. Colman and St. Augustine parishes.

Based on these meetings, and other information, the Cluster Leadership Team will prepare a proposal for CSM’s reflection to be distributed Sunday, Sept. 10. This will be followed by a

following our 11 o’clock Liturgy     Sunday, Sept. 17

Your presence and input are important! In the meantime, if you have thoughts/reflections/ideas to share, please contact any of the team members: Jim Connell, Chuck Garven, Eileen Garven, Marianne Kerr, Gene Kramer, Paul Kunkel, Kim Langley, John Lavelle, Jan Leitch, Gary Pritts, Stephanie Pritts, Bob Simoneau, Fr. Tony Schuerger, Kay Vine, Bruce Wacker.

The Community of St. Malachi and St. Malachi Parish are part of the diocesan Central West District, which includes 17 other parishes. Representatives hold monthly luncheon meetings. St. Malachi parishes are hosting the meeting Monday, Sept. 11. Volunteers are needed to serve lunch and help clean up. To volunteer help, and learn a little about neighboring parishes, call Jackie Bluett, 216-771-3036.

CSM Christian Formation 

- Year-long religious education for pre-school (age 4) to grade 12 will begin Sunday, Sept. 10. Registration and information: Karen Duffy, 216-346-0784.

St. Malachi Center 14th Annual Golf Outing and Steak Roast 

– Friday, Sept. 14, Cherokee Hills Golf Course, Valley City. Includes full breakfast, GPS golf carts, digitally calculated score-keeping. To register call Marilyn, 216-252-6443 – e-mail mcox4393@cs.com

St. Malachi 23rd Outdoor Mass and Potluck 

– 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, Starre’s Acres, 4209 State Rd., Granger Twp (Medina). Liturgy celebrant: Fr. Tony Schuerger. Cold sandwiches and non-alcoholic beverages provided; bring a nutritious side dish as well as chairs and reusable dinnerware. Reservations required by Sept. 6. Call 330-239-1217 and leave message as to number of adults and children attending.

Bob Simoneau 
(Please note: Bob’s phone number is incorrect in the CSM Roster. 
Correct number is 440-356-5080)  

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August 22, 2006

Most Reverend Richard G. Lennon
Bishop of Cleveland
1027 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Dear Bishop Lennon:

We write as members of the Sexual Abuse Task Force of the Community of St. Malachi which began meeting in the spring of 2003. We have continued to meet regularly to address issues related to the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.

During the past several years the scandal of the sexual abuse of children by priests has been undermining the faith and loyalty of lay people in the Catholic Church throughout the country. We realize that steps have been taken to prevent this abuse in the future even as incidents of abuse continue to be reported. Our concern now is focused on that past insofar as there are still unresolved concerns. There are still victims who do not yet have the courage to reveal the abuses they have suffered.

The general failure throughout the country to tell us, the people in the pews, the full extent of the financial outlay that has been incurred continues to imply a lack of trust or confidence in our faith. Some Dioceses, including Dubuque, Spokane, Tucson, Louisville, Baltimore and Orange County, have been much more confident of the faith of their people by providing full and detailed disclosures of financial costs and the acknowledgement and apologies for past failures.

Bishop Anthony Pilla’s message of February, 2004, followed by the annual reports of the Diocese in 2004 and 2005 was a start. However, we believe that as supporting members of the Catholic community, we have a right to a more detailed disclosure. The costs for treatment and counseling of the victims; the costs for treatment and counseling of the priests/lay abusers; the costs of the legal representation for the Diocese as well as lobbyists to the State Legislature by the Ohio Conference of Bishops are all unknown to us. Additionally, we have a right to know the number of victims who may have been denied adequate compensation because of the assertion of the Statute of Limitations.

We also urge Diocesan Officials to press for prompt resolution of the status of priests removed from active ministry and placed on administrative Leave.

We will continue to support our church and expect the trust we ask for from our Bishops will be forthcoming.

We thank you and look for your help in resolving our ongoing concerns.

Sincerely,

Kathleen A. Burke, Chair
Sexual Abuse Task Force
Community of St. Malachi

Members of the Sexual Abuse Task Force: Frances DeChant, Mary Englert, Eugene Kramer, Carol O’Neill-Lavelle, John Lavelle, Marty Miller, Helen Misener, Bill Schubmehl, Janelle Schubmehl

cc: Bishop Martin J. Amos; Bishop Roger W. Gries, OSB; Bishop A. James Quinn

(Next CSM Sexual Abuse Task Force meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, in the rectory.
All welcome. Information: Kathy Burke, 216-228-6782)

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