St. Malachi Parish, Cleveland, OH
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Mass Intentions |
Saturday,
December 24 CHRISTMAS EVE |
4:30 pm- |
Margaret Berry,
Kathleen Feighan |
10:00
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Kilbane, Ginley, Goldman, Traci |
Sunday,
December 25
CHRISTMAS DAY |
9:30 am- |
Bridget Chambers McIvor |
11 am- |
Bryan Ahern |
12:30 pm- |
Curry, Needham, Corrigan, Families |
Monday,
December 26 |
7:00 am- |
Frank Nadbath (Anniv) |
12 noon- |
Barb & Paul Wingenfeld 25th Anniv |
Tuesday,
December 27 |
7:00 am- |
St. Malachi Living and Deceased |
12 noon- |
Francis X. Feighan, Jr. (Anniv) |
Wednesday, December
28 |
7:00 am- |
Peggy DeTemple (Anniv) |
12 noon- |
Angela Patton |
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Thursday, December
29 |
7:00 am- |
Ralph Trodden (Anniv) |
12 noon- |
Jerome Wolf |
Friday, December
30 |
7:00 am- |
Special Intention (Res) |
12 noon- |
St. Malachi Volunteers |
Saturday, December
31 NEW YEAR'S EVE |
4:30 pm- |
Peace |
10:00
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Kilbane, Ginley, Goldman, Traci |
Sunday,
January 1 NEW YEAR'S DAY
Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God;
World Day of Prayer for Peace |
9:30 am- |
Liv/Dec. Members of Witts Fam-Pat Clark |
11:00 am- |
Peace |
12:30 pm- |
St. Malachi Living and Deceased |
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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
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.......... $ 3,044
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Amount Budgeted
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.......... $ 3,060.00
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Budget to date ($3060/week x 25 weeks) $ 76,500
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Collections to date
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.......... $ 71,841
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Collection surplus/(deficit) to date
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.......... $ (4,659)
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Retirement fund for Religious
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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.......... $ 1,767
.......... $ 279
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JUST THE FACTS
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With the rising costs of natural gas we will be posting our expenses for the winter season. Dominion East Ohio Charges for the Church Building…
Nov. - Dec. 2004 $817.84 Nov.-Dec. 2005 $1,250.88
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2006 COLLECTION ENVELOPES Please pick up a box
for your 2006 collection envelopes at the doors of the church.
As you begin using the envelopes in the new year, please write
your name & address on the envelopes so that we may record
your contributions.
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Please Pray for the Deceased: Joseph
McCluskey, Axel Etheart, Shauna Bencic, Alice Maher, Shirley Bayless, Sr. Marie Uline CSJ.,
Also for the Sick: Michael Gannon, Joe Warren
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Banns III Colleen Hughes (CSM) - Michael Fasvitti (CSM)
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VOL. 36, NO. 5 |
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This Christmas…
May we find a renewed
Faith in the message of the season…
a renewed Hope in the promise of the season…
a renewed Joy in the miracle of the season!
May you, your families and all your
loved ones have a most
Blessed Christmas!
Fr. Tony Schuerger,
Fr. James O'Donnell,
Fr. Paul Hritz,
St. Malachi Parish Staff,
Ursuline Sisters
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EPIPHANY CELEBRATION
Plan now to attend our annual Epiphany Celebration on Sunday, January 8. We begin at 4:00 pm in church with a service of readings and carols followed by a special presentation by our children in The Surprising Christmas Pageant, a re-telling of the Christmas story with love, astonishment and lots of humor. As always, we end the afternoon with a simple potluck supper in the hall. Main dish will be provided, but please bring a dish to share. To RSVP for the supper or for more information, please call the rectory (216), 861-5343.
2006 CHURCH CALENDARS
Church Calendars for 2006 are available at the doors of the church, courtesy of Berry-Martens Funeral Home.
BISHOP PILLA JUBILEE MASS
On Friday, January 6 at 7 PM, the Cleveland Diocese will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Bishop Anthony Pilla's installation as Bishop of Cleveland at a special Mass at
St. John
Cathedral. A reception will follow at the Galleria. All are invited to attend this special celebration.
FAMILY NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER DANCE
St. Colman Parish is sponsoring a “Family Oriented New Year's Eve Dinner-Dance this coming Saturday, December 31, beginning at 7 PM, at St. Colman Parish Hall, 2027 W. 65 St. There is a spaghetti dinner (side dishes welcome), with music by American Entertainment. Adults: $10; Children under 11: $5. Call (216) 651-0550.
HEBREW SCRIPTURE BACKGROUND OF EUCHARIST
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish is hosting a new program that focuses on Eucharistic themes from the Hebrew Scriptures. Covenant, Sacrifice, Memorial, Blessing and Praise and Prophetic Service are the foundational themes found in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) that are chosen for reflection. Through song and prayer, group discussions, teaching, witness and story telling, participants will discover that the Hebrew Scriptures are a well spring from which the Eucharist was instituted, grew and flowed into the world as testament of the ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church,
9080 Shepard Rd., Macedonia, OH 44056,
Friday 27 January 2006, 6:45 pm to 9 pm &
Saturday, 28 January 2006, 8:30 am to 5 pm.
(Continental breakfast and lunch included Saturday.
Retreat closes with 5 pm liturgy)
Call Helen Govern at 330-467-5782 to register or for more information.
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CHRISTMAS DAY
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December 25, 2005 |
Weekly Activities
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Saturday, December 24 Christmas Eve
Vigil 4:30 PM
Christmas Mass 10 PM
Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day
Masses- 9:30 AM, 11 AM, and 12:30 PM
Back Door Brunch 8:30 AM
50/50 Raffle after last Mass
Monday, December 26
Monday Night Meal 6 PM
Tuesday, December 27
NO Resurrection Choir
Wednesday, December 28
Quiet Hour 7-8 PM
Prayer Walk for Peace 7:15 PM
Thursday, December 29
Holy Hour 11 AM
NO CSM Choir
Friday, December 30
Weekly Church Cleaning 10 AM
Sunday, January 1
Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
Masses- 9:30 AM, 11 AM, and 12:30 PM
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“SOUP FOR THE SOUL” GIVES HELP AND NEEDS HELP
The 2006 “Soup for the Soul” Benefit for St.
Malachi Center
is Thursday, March 30 at Signature at LaCentre. To be successful, the Center needs your help! Can you volunteer on the Committee? A new task force is contacting businesses asking that they sponsor a specific portion of the Soup evening. Can you help us reach the company you work for? Can you identify other companies who might help the
Center? Will you commit to look around you in the pews - and in your neighborhood - and at work - to recognize that there are people there whom you could influence in a good way? Will you attend, sponsor, donate, whatever?" We need to help the
Center help families who need help! If you said “I support the work of
St.
Malachi Center, will you help? See the folks who are already helping at the table at Coffee Hours or call (216) 771-3036.
PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN: VIRTUS TRAINING
St. Malachi Center is hosting a training session for VIRTUS, Protecting God's Children on Saturday, January 14, from 9 am-12 noon. This training is to help us protect children by learning: the warning signs of abuse, how to control access to children, how to monitor programs, how to become more aware, and how to communicate concerns. For more information or to register for the training, please call St. Malachi Center, (216) 771-3036, Monday through Friday
9am-5pm.
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VINE & BRANCHES GOSPEL DISCUSSION FORUM
Below is a link to St. Malachi's Vine and Branches Gospel Discussion
Forum. The forum allows community members and parishioners to link to the Readings for the upcoming Sunday's Liturgy of the Word and if so moved post a reflection. In addition to spiritual preparation for Sunday's Liturgy, the
forum provides a format for deepening our understanding of God's Word and Its impact in our lives through shared reflection. www.stmalachi.org/parish/forum
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
Incidents of Domestic Violence increase during the holidays. Who is at risk of being victim? Risk factors: Being female (95% of domestic violence crimes are against women); a history of domestic violence in the family; or a juvenile history of abusing, witnessing, or as a victim of abuse. Help is available. Call the Cuyahoga County Domestic Violence Hotline: (216) 631-2275.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME CHORALE
The Notre Dame Club of Cleveland is proud to sponsor the University of Notre Dame Chorale, directed by Alex Blachly, as they perform in concert Sunday, January 8, at 7 p.m. at St. Ann Church, 2175 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights. This season, they perform works by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Faure, Stravinsky, as well as traditional Christmas carols. A reception will follow. The concert is free and open to the public. A free will offering will be taken.
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"For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." Lk 2:11-12
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| Readings
for the Week of December 25, 2005 |
Christmas
Vigil: •
Is 62:1-5/ Acts 13:16-17, 22-25 Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25
Midnight: •
Is 9:1-6/ Ti 2:11-14/ Lk 2:1-14
Dawn: •
Is
62:11-12/ Ti 3:4-7/ Lk 2:15-20
Day: •
Is 52:7-10/ Heb 1:1-6/ Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14
Monday: •
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/ Mt 10:17-22
Tuesday: •
1 Jn 1:1-4/ Jn 20:1a, 2-8•
1 Jn 1:5-2:2/ Mt 2:13-18
Thursday: •
1 Jn 2:3-11/ Lk 2:22-35
Friday: •
Sir 3:2-7, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Col 3:12-21 or Col 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19/ Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40
Saturday •
1 Jn 2:18-21/ Jn 1:1-18
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Nm 6:22-27/ Gal 4:4-7/ Lk 2:16-21 |
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