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Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday:
Daily Mass at 7 AM & 12 Noon
Monday of Holy Week:
7:30 PM - Tenebrae (Prayer Service of Light & Darkness);
Confessions following
Holy Thursday:
7:00 AM - Morning Prayer; no morning Mass
7:30 PM - Mass of the Lord's Supper
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament to 10 PM
Good Friday: Day of Fast & Abstinence
7:00 AM - Morning Prayer; no Masses today
12:00 Noon - Solemn Stations of the Cross
3:00 PM - Commemoration of the Lord's Passion |
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Holy
Saturday:
No 4:30 PM Mass
7:30 PM - Easter Vigil Mass
Easter Sunday:
Masses: 9:30 AM
11:00 AM (Community of St Malachi)
12:30 PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
Monday: 11:00 - 11:45
AM 8:30 - 9:00 PM
Tuesday: 11:00 - 11:45 AM
Wednesday: 11:00 - 11:45 AM
No Confessions Holy Saturday, Easter
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| COMMUNAL
PENANCE |
You
are invited to attend the final Communal Penance Service in our area, next
Sunday, Palm Sunday, March 24, 2
PM at St. Wendelin. Several priests will be available for the Sacrament of
Reconciliation. |
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| BAKERY
NEEDED |
There
is a reception and celebration after the Easter
Vigil honoring those who are newly received into the church.
Bakery is needed and may be brought to the Hall before the Vigil. Call
Terry Jungquist (440) 835-2152. |
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| EASTERN
EUROPE |
This weekend is
the annual appeal for the Church in Eastern
Europe. This collection funds nearly 1,200 projects in 22
Central & Eastern European countries. There will be a second
collection at all the Masses. |
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| DECORATE
CHURCH |
Help is needed
during Holy Week to decorate the church:
Wednesday, March 27 from 5 - 7 PM to prepare for Holy Thursday and on Good
Friday, March 29 after services (about 4:30 PM) to decorate for Easter. |
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Holy
THURS-
DAY NEEDS |
On
Holy Thursday, we celebrate Christ’s call to serve one another.
At Holy Thursday Mass, we will be collecting men’s socks, T-shirts and
underwear for the Backdoor Ministry. Large & Extra-Large sizes are
especially needed. |
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| MALACHI
MART |
Malachi
Mart Hours for
Holy Week are:
Wednesday & Holy Thursday (March 27 & 28): 10 AM-5
PM;
Good Friday March 29: 10 AM-12:00 Noon;
Holy Saturday, March 30: 10 AM-2 PM.
Closed Easter Sunday!
You can check their weekly specials on their web page: www.stmalachimart.org
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| WANTED: HELP
FOR MART |
Malachi Mart
supports the ministry of St. Malachi Center.
The Mart is always
looking for volunteers, to assist in every way.
For more information, call Bonnie or Jacqui at (216) 621-1988.
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| FAMILY
FISH FRY |
The last Lenten
fish fry for families with young children, S.M.A.R.T.
(St. Malachi Adults Raising Toddlers) is Friday, 6 PM, March 29, St. Mary
Romanian Orthodox Church, 3256Warren Rd. Info: (216) 351-8553. |
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LENTEN
OUTREACH PROJECT FOR EL SALVADOR
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Our
Lenten outreach project will provide shoes for children & assist with
church repairs in villages served by Fr. John King of our Diocesan Mission
Team in Teotopeque, El Salvador. We ask each individual &
family to choose a daily sacrifice, perhaps $.50 or $1 per day &
donate the money saved. Special envelopes are available at the church
doors & can be returned in the collection basket. Please make checks
payable to St. Malachi Benefit Fund. |
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| EUCHARIST
MINISTERS |
Parishioners
who are interested in becoming Eucharistic Ministers are asked
to contact Fr. Tony (216-861-5343) by
April 1st. Requirements: at least 18 years old, Confirmed, Catholic in
good standing. Training in April.
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| TUTORS
NEEDED |
Urban Community
School is looking for adult volunteers
to tutor elementary students in Reading and Math for the After-School
Tutoring Program, Tuesday or Thursday, 2:30-4:30 PM. Contact Patty
Schlecht 216-861-4706. |
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PRAYERS
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Please pray for the deceased: Peter
Mudry (Malachi House), Fr. Ed Camille, Sr. Yvonne Dachtler CSJ, Charles
Murar, Chuck Flanagan
Also for the sick: Irene
Wynntsky, Charles Russo, Bea Tanski, Bill Primavesi
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PARISH EVENTS
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Week of March 24-31:
1. PALM SUNDAY: Backdoor
Ministry Breakfast, 8:30-9:30 in the hall
– No coffee Hour after 9:30 Mass
today
2. Monday: Meal for the poor, 6:00 PM
in the parish hall.
– Tenebrae Service at 7:30 PM in
church; Confessions following
3. Tuesday: Chrism Mass, (Blessing of
Holy Oils), 7 PM, St. John Cathedral, free parking, all welcome
4. Wednesday: Quiet prayer before the Eucharist,4-5:00
PM in church, all welcome
– Decorating church, 5-7 PM, all
welcome
5. HOLY THURSDAY: 7:30 PM Mass,
followed by private prayer & adoration until 10 PM
6. GOOD FRIDAY: Solemn
Stations of the Cross, Noon; Celebration of the Lord’s
Passion, 3 PM
– Decorating church, 4:30 PM
– Good Friday Ecumenical Service
(Churches of Shared Ministry), St. Paul Church, 45th & Franklin, 7 PM
7. HOLY SATURDAY: Easter
Vigil, 7:30 PM in church; Reception follows in hall, all
welcome!
8. EASTER SUNDAY: A Blessed Easter! No
Coffee Hour after 9:30 Mass today |
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| SUPPORT
WELCOME |
A meal without cost is served to the needy on Mondays
at 6 PM in the parish hall. Doughnuts, sandwiches, and coffee are served
daily at the rectory. Volunteers are needed, especially weekdays. Call Sr.
Francis: 216-861-5343. |
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MALACHI CENTER RAFFLE |
St. Malachi Center's annual
benefit raffle supports Center programs & activities.
The drawing is Memorial Day, May 27. Main prize
is $10,000; tickets are $20, with 2,500 tickets printed. To
sell tickets, call Pat Donnelly (216) 521-6890. Mary Ellen Grealis (440)
235-6528; Tickets available at church or rectory. |
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| READINGS |
This Sunday: |
Isaiah
50: 4-7 |
Ps
22 |
Philippians
2: 6-11 |
Matthew
27: 11-54 |
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Next
Sunday: |
Acts 10: 34, 37-43 |
Ps 118 |
Colossians 3: 1-4 |
John 20: 1-9 |
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| FINANCE |
Last Sunday's collection was $3,485 ($3,275 budgeted). Your continued support is
deeply appreciated. |
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"My
sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a heart contrite and humbled, O
God, you will not spurn." Psalm
51:19 |
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