| St. Malachi Parish, Cleveland, OH
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Saint Malachi Church and the Superior Viaduct
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Note: On Friday, the Old Superior Viaduct was dedicated as a park. As St. Malachi celebrates its 140th Anniversary,
it is good to remember our history. |
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The Viaduct - and the Veteran's Memorial Bridge which replaced it has had a role in the history of St. Malachi. What follows is an excerpt from History of St. Malachi Parish: Story of a People by Fr. Nelson J. Callahan published for the 125th anniversary in 1990.
Father James Molony's pastorate at St. Malachi covered the last third of the 19th Century. When he first organized his little community for worship at St. Mary's of the Flats in 1865, the Civil War had just ended. When the church was built at the top of Main Street Hill at Washington Avenue, the neighborhood was, for all its poverty, a neighbor-hood of homes. But the area was especially vulnerable to change. It was clear to an insightful observer that property fronting on or near the river would be of great value once the river became an artery of commerce.
The first significant change in the neighborhood was the Detroit-Superior high-level viaduct bridge. It was six years in planning and building and it was an architectural wonder for its day. It contained no steel. While the bridge connected the East side and the West side of Cleveland, ending the treacherous descent and ascent down to and up from the pontoon bridge in the Flats, it also cut through St. Malachi parish and made it very difficult for parishioners living south of the bridge to cross the heavily traveled bridge to get to church.
But the new bridge across the Flats was a mixed blessing for the parish. Perhaps an easy way to understand what this first "freeway" did to a very compact and tightly circumscribed neighborhood would be to walk from Vermont Street along the remaining few hundred feet of the bridge's western end. The street car rails are still embedded in the pavement down the center of the bridge. The ornate ironwork on both sides of the bridge is still partly in place, as are the poles on which hung the gaslights which lit the bridge at night.
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| VOL. 35, NO. 32
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Mass Intentions
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Saturday, July 2 |
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Rev. Joseph C. Dempsey (Anniv) |
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Sunday, July 3 |
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Dan Roberto |
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Herman Strnisha (Anniv) |
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Gerry Wetherill (Anniv) |
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Monday, July 4 |
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Peace |
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Tuesday, July 5
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St. Malachi Living and Deceased
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St. Malachi Volunteers
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Wednesday, July
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Inglis Family
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Robert C. Miller
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Thursday, July 7 |
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Mildred Hutchinson |
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Peggy McCabe |
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Friday, July 8
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Pamela Herceg |
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Anna Kertis |
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Saturday, July 9 |
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Karen Powers (Anniv) |
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Sunday, July
10
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Angela Patton |
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Marline Harroff (Anniv) |
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Coleman-Berg Family |
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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (PENANCE)
Saturday: 3:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:45-9:00 a.m.
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Offertory Report
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Sunday Collection .......................... $3,106.59
Amount Budgeted .......................... $3,220.00
Thank you for your generous support!
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Please Pray for the
Deceased: Duane Thompson and Elaine Lawless, whose funerals were this week, Lawrence Kirschnick (Malachi House), Jim Davis, Edward Oleksiail, Margaret Rita Verdi, John Hulec, Ryan Frye, Rita Schleimer, Br. Donald LaPlante O.S.B.
Also for the
Sick: Tom Kunkel, David Flaherty, Gene McNichol, Regina Wendt, John DiNardo
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50/50 RAFFLE RESULTS
Winner: Maureen Washington $ 207.00
Seller: E. Healey $100.00
St. Malachi Operating Fund: $107.00
Next Drawing: July 31, 2005
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Standing at the fence where the bridge ends, one can easily imagine the homes displaced by the great arches of the bridge, cutting the parish in two. At the same time, looking over the steep cliffs on either side of the Flats, it is also easy to see how the bridge provided an easy and convenient access to the shopping, business and commercial centers on the East side. Without this bridge and those which followed it, Cleveland would still be two cities. Yet the people of St. Malachi were the first in this metropolis to experience personally the price of progress.
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The Second Vatican Council also brought a new life to Saint Malachi. In the
late 1960's, some people began coming to the 11:00 A.M. Mass celebrated by
Father Paul Hritz, inspired by the desire to understand and implement the
teaching of the Second Vatican Council. The group grew by word of mouth. Individuals bonded and developed a distinct identity. The Community of St. Malachi petitioned the diocese for formal recognition and was given official status in 1975 as a personal, non_territorial parish.
In 1968, St. Malachi School and St. Patrick school combined under the leadership of the Ursuline Sisters to create Urban Community School. The St. Malachi school building served as one campus of the school from September 1968 until June 2005. In September 2005, Urban Community School will open its new building at W. 48 and Lorain.
Saint Malachi Church has always sought to serve the needs of area residents. As the neighborhood became poorer, the church responded with the Backdoor Sandwich Ministry and Monday Night Meal. Saint Malachi Parish and Community established Saint Malachi Center to serve the needs of area families and children, to help them break the cycle of poverty and support their efforts at self-development. A trucking warehouse just east of the church grounds was purchased, renovated, and opened in the fall of 1985. The Center offers after-school programs, tutoring, faith sharing, adult education and skill development. One ministry of Saint Malachi Center is Malachi Mart, which provides household goods at discount prices and job training for area residents.
Another need Saint Malachi recognized was that of persons who were dying and poor, often alone and without care. In 1986, four row-houses at Clinton Avenue were donated to Saint Malachi. With the support of the trade unions and many benefactors, the buildings were completely renovated and opened in the fall of 1988 as Malachi House. In 2002, Malachi House expanded, doubling its size and renovating its original space. In March 2005, Malachi House welcomed its 1,000th resident. It continues its mission of providing a final, loving home for those in need.
After 140 years, Saint Malachi continues to be a community founded in faith, rooted in hope, and enduring in love for the people of the Near West side of Cleveland and all who come to its doors |
| THIRTEENTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME |
June
26, 2005 |
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Weekly Activities
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Monday, July 4
Independence Day
9 AM Mass
Monday Night Meal 6 PM
Wednesday, July 6
Quiet Hour 3-4 PM
Prayer Walk for Peace 7:15 PM
Thursday, July 7
Holy Hour 11 AM
CSM Choir 7:30 PM
Friday, July 8
Weekly Church Cleaning 10 AM
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WATERFRONT WEEKEND FESTIVAL
Friday, July 1st
- Noon · Old Superior Viaduct Ribbon Cutting w/ Mayor Campbell
- 4 pm-Midnight · Nautica Charity Poker
Saturday, July 2nd
- 1-4 pm · Old Angle Family Festival on Old Superior Viaduct
- 4 pm · Story of the Year · Scene Pavilion
- 4 pm-Midnight · Nautica Charity Poker
Sunday, July 3rd
- 9 am-Noon · Cleveland Rowing Foundation rowing races
- 1-4 pm public rowing lessons
- Noon-6 pm · Art on Wheels · Waterfront ArtsFest · Superior Viaduct
- 1 pm · Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition
(NOBCC) Bras Across the Cuyahoga · Shooters
- 4 pm-Midnight · Nautica Charity Poker
- 7:30 pm · Hewy Lewis & The News · Scene Pavilion
Monday, July 4th
- 9 am· Noon· Cleveland Rowing Foundation rowing races
- 1-4 pm public rowing lessons
- Noon-8 pm · Art on Wheels · Waterfront ArtsFest · Superior Viaduct
- 7 pm · RTA FamilyFest · Settlers' Landing
- 9:30 pm · Fireworks.
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JESUS
IS LORD
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2ND ANNUAL GOLF OUTING TO BENEFIT THE CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN EL SALVADOR
Have fun while helping others! There will be a golf outing at Gleneagles Golf Course in Twinsburg on Friday, 15 July starting at 10:00 a.m. There will be 18 holes of golf, lunch, dinner catered by Tony Roma's, games, entertainment & prizes. Non-golfers can join us for dinner. For further information call Joyce Colovas at (440) 552-9008 or (440) 264-5370. Thank you for your support!
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13TH ANNUAL ST. MALACHI CENTER FAMILY GOLF OUTING & PIG ROAST
Save the Date: Friday, October 7, 2005 at Bob-0-Links Golf Course, 4141 Center Rd. Avon, Ohio. Cost is $100 for 18 holes, $70 for 9 Holes, & $360 if a 4-some signs up on the same reservation (all includes lunch and dinner). Cost for dinner only $35.00, Dinner is at 4 PM. Entertainment includes music by the Madison Crawl Swing Band. For further information please call Marilyn at 252-6443;
emailmcox4393@cs.com.
SMART SUMMER MOVIES AT LAKEWOOD PARK
July 22 Muppets from Space. Movies start at dusk. Meet at approximately 6:30 p.m. near the Kiwanis Pavilion for a picnic supper & playground fun. Bring own meat to grill & a side to share. Come for dinner, movie, or both.
CELEBRATION OF STAFF
As part of St. Malachi's 140th Anniversary
celebration, come celebrate St. Malachi & the wonderful staff who serve here - priests, secretaries, music/liturgy minister, pastoral ministers, DRE, deacon & others - Saturday July 30, 6-9 PM in our hall. There will be catering by Massimo's, entertainment by a Blue Grass band & the St. Ignatius circus group, and more. Cost is $15 per person. Tickets are available after Mass and at Coffee hour.
DIOCESAN REVIEW BOARD
DEADLINE EXTENDED
The Diocese of Cleveland Review Board
which assesses the credibility of allegations of sexual abuse of minors has extended the deadline to July 15 as it seeks a new member to fill an unscheduled vacancy. If you are interested in serving on this volunteer board, a description of the duties & application are available at the
Diocese of Cleveland web site
at www.dioceseofcleveland.org. If you do not have internet access, you may call the Diocese Communication office at (216) 696-6525 or 1-800-869-6525 ext. 4460.
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"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
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for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light." Mt 11:28-30
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Zec 9:9-10/ Rom 8:9, 11-13/ Mt 11:25-30
Gn 28:10-22a/ Mt 9:18-26
Gn 32:23-33/ Mt 9:32-38
Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a/ Mt 10:1-7
Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5/ Mt 10:7-15
Gn 46:1-7, 28-30/ Mt 10:16-23
Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a/ Mt 10:24-33
Is 55:10-11/ Rom 8:18-23/ Mt 13:1-23 |
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| THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD! |
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From the beginning, reading from one of the four gospels has been a high point of our Sunday assembling to give thanks and praise. For good reason, too. Christ comes to us in word as well as in deed, in the scriptures as well as in the sharing of his body and blood. And while we know that God speaks to us in all of holy scripture, at Mass we are most eager to hear the gospel, the good news of the very words and deeds of Jesus. (That is what the Old English word “gospel” means after all, “good news,” “God's news.”) So when it is time, we jump to our feet. We acclaim the coming of the gospel with that most ancient and holy of words: Alleluia! (Unless it is Lent, our season of sorrow when we fast from our glorious word just like Israel in exile hung up its harps.) Fast to out feet, singing loud praise, we watch as the deacon (or the priest) takes up the Book of the Gospels. Accompanied by servers with candles, perhaps with fragrant clouds of incense from another server's bowl, the Book of the Gospels makes it way through our assembly from altar to ambo. It sat on the altar from the start of Mass as a sign that Christ is present in the gospel. Now it is taken “up to the heights” to be proclaimed from the ambo, just as Jesus preached the sermon on the mount, or the apostles, drunk with the Holy Spirit, shouted joy from Jerusalem's Pentecost rooftops. As the deacon announces that this is from Matthew or Mark, from Luke or John, we trace the sign of the cross on our foreheads (may we understand this good news!), on our lips (may we always speak and spread this good news!), and over our hearts (may we love and always live this good news!) Then we listen. We stand together and listen. We stand and listen like a servant being given orders, like an honored guest being whose deeds are recounted, like a convicted criminal before the judge's bench, like the beloved being met in haste by the lover. And when it is spoken, when the last word for this day has sunk deep within, the deacon looks to us and says, “The gospel of the Lord!” to which we cry, “Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!” What else could we possibly say?
Copyright © 2001 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800; www.ltp.org. Text by David Philippart. Art by Luba Lukova. All rights reserved. Used with permission. |
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