The Community of St. Malachi Newsletter  

· Pancake Breakfast
· Visitation Home Reunion Dance
· Training For CSM Eucharistic Ministers - Everyone
· Sympathy & Prayers
· Health Department
· Special Prayers Roster 
· Message From Marty Miller
· Spiritual Development Committee Happenings
· Meeting For All Interested
· Suffering And Healing Spiritual Pain

· Committee Planning Meeting
· Malachi Book Club Meeting
· MaleSpirit Retreat
· Social Justice Teach-In
· “Soup For The Soul”
· “Many Thanks To All Who Helped
· Preparation Meeting For Lent/Easter/Pentecost
· Futurechurch Looking For Office Assistant
· Monday Night Meal Menus
· Regular Weekly Collection

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! 

 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 

 January 14, 2007 

Following 9:30 and 11 o’clock Masses
This Sunday, Jan. 14

Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Juice, Coffee

Sponsored by the Community of St. Malachi, St. Malachi Parish and Ascension Parish.

Served by St. Malachi men, with proceeds to defray costs for the Feb. 9-11 MaleSpirit Retreat.

Adults $6. Children under 12, $3. Children under 5, free.

VISITATION HOME REUNION DANCE

to benefit Fr. Jim O’Donnell’s Central neighborhood home for at-risk youth

8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 -

St. Clarence Hall, 30106 Lorain Rd., North Olmsted.

Music by Andy Cooney

Tickets: $25 – includes light supper and open bar.
See or call Bill McLaughlin, 440-465-8317.
(Checks should be made payable to Little Brothers and Sisters of the Eucharist)

“Attention all current Eucharistic Ministers! Please plan to attend a training for CSM Eucharistic Ministers either at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 or 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the church. Everyone needs to come as we are going to cover a new procedure and new positions!

If you are waiting to be trained as a Eucharistic Minister, I will contact you as soon as a training becomes available. Thanks! Call with any questions:

Pam Pulizzi, 216-941-5054 or pam_pulizzi@yahoo.com “

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CSM SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS

  for the family and friends of Ed Coyne, father of Teresa Andreani, and for the families and friends of Kathleen Thomas and Virginia Grahame, sister of Jim McNulty.

CSM HEALTH DEPARTMENT 

– Please keep in your prayers

–  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, David Bugaj, Brian Chambers, Brian Collins, Jim Curtin, Gary Faerber, Michael Gomez, T. J. Gordon, Andrew Harlan, Rob Katelic, David McLaughlin, Randy Mieskowski, Bill Nelligan, Tom Nemes, Michael O’Neil, John Parkowski, Kate Rybarczyk, Dave Salinas, Povented P. Taylor Jr., Louis Torres, Victor Valentino Jr., Michael Whalen.

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 “Frontline Hand of God - (WVIZ) 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 (90 minutes). In recent decades, more than 10,000 children reportedly were sexually abused by Catholic priests in the USA. From behind the headlines, filmmaker Joe Cultrera tells the very personal story of how the crisis affected his own family in Salem, Mass. , how his brother Paul was molested in the 1960s by Fr. Joseph Birmingham who reportedly also abused nearly 100 other children. Paul Cultrera would keep his secret for 30 years until he finally decided to confront the church and launch his own investigation.” - M.M.

• Meeting for all interested , 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, St. Malachi Center. It will immediately precede

• 7 p.m. presentation Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the center, by Patrick Gibbons, PhD, on what the Christian Spiritual Tradition says about suffering and healing spiritual pain. Particular attention will be given end of life suffering. Also, there will be time for personal reflection and prayer. Dr. Gibbons is a spiritual care coordinator at Hospice of Western Reserve and an adjunct faculty member at Ursuline College. A $5 donation is requested but not required.
• Committee planning meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, January 27, at home of Bill and Cathy Jacobs, 4293 Virginia Dr., Fairview Park (440-356-1190). Purpose is to gather ideas for speaker series, reflections and retreats, and events for the next two fiscal years. Bring a side dish or dessert for potluck lunch. Information: Jackie Bluett, 440-590-0394 – or e-mail jackierose@aol.com

St. Malachi Book Club - Meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the home of Syndie Eardley (216-228-6328). Book: “Exuberance: A Passion for Life” by Kay Redfield Jamison. Information: Casey Stangel, 440-234-8766.

CSM Men’s Retreat - All men are invited to the MaleSpirit Retreat with Br. Joe Kilikevice OP, Feb. 9-11 at St. Joseph Christian Life Center, 18384 Lake Shore Blvd. Fee: $150. Scholar-ships available. Details available in fliers at church doors. Info: Gary Pritts (216-233-4960), Mike Graham (216- 228-8815) or Peter Toomey (440-333-6628).

“A film about the death penalty, “The Empty Chair,” will be shown at the Bay Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. It is sponsored by the Bay Village Chapter of the League of Women Voters. No reservations are required. The church is located at Lake and Columbia Roads. With recent controversy about the constitutionality of execution by lethal injection, the death penalty as exercised in our country is an issue we need to examine. For more information call me, Fran DeChant, 440-333-2835.”

InterReligious Task Force on Central America - 8th Annual Social Justice Teach-In, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, St. Joseph Academy, 3430 Rocky River Dr. Choose from eight workshops presented by experts from local and national organizations to learn more about promoting human rights and economic justice – at home and in Latin America. Keynote speaker for this multigenerational day: Brian Campbell of International Labor Rights Fund. Cost:10 per person, $50 for groups of 6-20. Information: 216-061-0003 – or www.irtfcleveland.org

St. Malachi Center - asks Save the Date, Eighth Annual “Soup for the Soul” Thursday, Mar. 29, “an evening of community, fun and fundraising.” Next organizational meeting is at 6:15 p. m. Thursday, Jan. 18. Says Jackie Bluett, “Please join us at St. Malachi Center that evening if you would like to volunteer to help put this event together.

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• “Many thanks to ALL who helped with the church décor for the Christmas season:
• John Karliak – for outdoor Advent and Christmas Creche figures
• Paul Kunkel – for the indoor creche that he built some years ago and still serves us well
• St. Malachi Center Women’s and Children’s Groups – for their additions to our indoor church pillar wreaths with the Posados (Journey to Bethlehem) and other spiritual themes
• Pat Forkas, Teresa Andreani and others – for the banners that grace the choir loft and lectern
• CSM Christian Formation Classes (K thru Sr. Hi) and their teachers for the pillar wreaths that have a spiritual or scriptural theme
• Jo, Roy and Laura Krebs for helping to plan, pickup, deliver, and prepare the various floral arrangements in the church and
• Linda Kennard – for the wonderful designs that were placed on the lectern each Sunday of Advent and the accompanying reflection cards available at the church entrances to help parishioners reflect on their call to a specific committee/commission of the parish. These same symbols are also on the outdoor wreaths of the church
• Bobby Johansen and Eva Sierzputowski for the 100 paper cranes reflecting our prayers for peace. (These are on the Norfolk pines)
• Larry Redmond, Tom Harrison and the Pritts Family for assembling and lighting the tall artificial trees
• Frank Herceg - for helping to select and deliver the live trees
• Norm Bringman and the “A Team” - for putting up the ceiling garland. And many, many other volunteers! ‘It takes a village…’” – K.V.

Message from Charlene McElwee:

“ The first preparation meeting for the Lent/Easter/Pentecost season will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, in the rectory. All are welcome as we begin to prepare for the celebrations of the most holy time of our liturgical year “ Info: call me at the rectory 216-781-3110. “ – C.M.

“FutureChurch is looking for an office assistant to work 35-40 hours per week, starting Jan. 22, 2007. This person will assist with all routine office operations including data entry, copying, processing orders and mailings. They will need to be proficient with data entry, e-mail and word processing software; be able to use standard office equipment (copier, fax machine, etc.); have excellent telephone and interpersonal skills; be organized and efficient and be able to work independently. We are offering a competitive salary, plus medical benefits, holidays, vacation, sick time and personal days. If you know someone who would be interested, have them fax their resume to 216-228-4872.” - C.S.

Monday Night Meal Menus

Jan 15: Kielbasa

Jan 22: Rigatoni

Jan 29: Smorgasbord

Feb 5: Chicken

Feb 27: Chicken 

Bill McLaughlin

Dates

Collection

Budget

December 17

$2,715

$3,270

December 24

$3,526

$3,270

December 25

$5,743

December 31

$2,946

$3,270

Average Year-to-Date

$2,984

$3,270

Total Year-to-Date

$83,548

$88,290

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