Offertory Report 

Sunday Collection

......... $ 3,066

Amount Budgeted

......... $ 3,120

Budget to date ($3120/week x 7 weeks) .... $ 21,840

Collections to date

......... $ 19,170

Collection surplus/(deficit) to date

........... $ (2,616)

Mission Appeal Collection

 ......... $ 1,977

Thank you for your support!

VIBRANT PARISH LIFE - PHASE II MEETINGS NEXT WEEKEND
Inserted in this weekend's bulletin is a report from our St. Malachi Parish Vibrant Parish Life II Leadership Team. It lists a several possible parish cluster combinations & some reasons why that cluster of parishes could be proposed. You will note that St. Malachi Parish and the Community of St. Malachi are listed in every cluster possibility. Please study this sheet carefully! 

We NEED YOUR comments! 
Next weekend, we will meet after each parish Mass to answer questions and get your feedback. We will meet in church after the Saturday 4:30 Mass & Sunday 12:30 Mass. The meeting after 9:30 Mass will be at Coffee Hour in the hall.
It might be helpful to review the information from previous inserts: What's a Cluster of Parishes? and How Do We Discern Cluster Partners? Copies of these inserts can be found at the church doors.
St. Malachi Parish and the Community of St. Malachi will each submit 2-3 proposed parish cluster partners to the diocese by October 1.

ST. MALACHI CENTER 14TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING, STEAK ROAST
This year's Center Golf Outing will be Friday, September 15, at Cherokee Hills Golf Course, Valley City. Includes full breakfast, GPS golf carts, digitally calculated score-keeping and more. To register, contact Marilyn at (216)252-6443 or e-mail mcox4393@cs.com 

ST. MALACHI 23^rd OUTDOOR MASS & POTLUCK
5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Starre's Acres, 4209 State Rd., Granger Township, OH 44256 (Medina) Fr. Tony will be the celebrant. Cold sandwiches & non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Bring a nutritious side dish to share. Bring a chair and your own reusable dinnerware for good ecology. Reservations are required: call (330) 239-1217. by Sept. 6 to leave a message as to the number of adults & children who will attend. This will be the last outdoor Mass as a tribute to Dave's memory. In the future, non-denominational spiritual services will be held. Notice of these services will be sent to the Community of St. Malachi Newsletter. Flyers for the Sept. 9 outdoor Mass will be available in the rectory and at the Monday Night Meal kitchen by Sunday, Aug. 20. 

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT GROUPS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
Pre-Cana days, CANA II days, Engaged Encounter weekends, Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends (marriage enrichment), Retrouvaille (for those in troubled marriages), Divorced Recovery & ongoing support groups, NFP classes, Step-parenting support groups and more at: www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/mfm 

BLANKET SUNDAY COMING SOON!
The Twentieth Annual Blanket Sunday Collection will be the weekend of 7-8 October 7-8.The collection is sponsored by the Diocesan St. Vincent de Paul Society to aid the needy. Check your closets (and maybe even ask your neighbors) for new or like-new blankets, sheets, pillowcases, towels and washcloths. If donated everything last year, you can still participate; cash donations will be used to make bulk purchases of blankets and other items needed by low-income families. So give someone a blanket for the winter --- and give yourself a warm feeling!

PRAYING WITH ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA RETREAT 
     Is God calling you to closer relationship?  
Praying with St. Ignatius of Loyola is a retreat adapted from The Spiritual Exercises to foster a heartfelt knowledge of Jesus. For nine Sundays, a trained, spiritual director from the Jesuit Retreat House will guide you through different methods of prayer, meditation, journaling, and small group sharing. You will be asked to commit 30 minutes a day for private prayer.
The dates are Sundays :

• Sep 17, 24, Oct., 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & Nov. 5, 12 
• 7-8:30 p.m.
• St. Malachi Hall. 
• Registrations available at the doors of the church. 
• Please register by Tuesday, Sept. 12. 
• Cost is $50. 

If needed, there is a scholarship for this retreat; please call Fr. Tony, 216-781-3110 or 216-861-5343. If you have other questions, call Fr. Metzger, 440-884-9300. 

“If you have made The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola and would like to be a part of the retreat committee for “Praying with St. Ignatius of Loyola,” please contact Jackie Bluett,
440-526-8574 or jackierose@aol.com

BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED 
St. Malachi Center needs back-to-school supplies (paper, pens, pencils, crayons) to help some of the children who go to our After School program and children of participants in other programs at the Center. If you can help us, please bring the supplies to St. Malachi Center, behind St. Malachi Church at the corner of W. 25th and Detroit, Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm. Thank you, in advance, for your consideration.

CENTERING SPACE
14812 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, Oh 44107. Reflective Prayer every Tuesday, 7-8 PM. No Cost, registration is not required, all are welcomed. Information 216-228-7451.

SAVE THE DATE
St. Malachi Annual Reverse Raffle: 
Friday, September 29th, at Brennan's Party Center
13000 Triskett Road, Cleveland
Social Hour: 6:30 PM Dinner: 7:30 PM
Tickets to go on sale next week at the 
Rectory 216-861-5343 or at the back of the Church after Masses. Donations: $100.00 per couple.
To benefit St. Malachi Church. Main Prize $3,000
Have your name in our Patron's Page or Memoriam of the program for $5.