St. Malachi Parish, Cleveland, OH
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Mass Intentions |
Saturday,
December 8 |
4:30 pm- |
Stanley Habrat (Anniv) |
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Sunday ,
December 9 |
9:30 am- |
Charles White, Sr |
11 am- |
Lou Schroeder (Anniv) |
12:30 pm- |
Theodore Janus |
Monday,
December 10 |
7:00 am- |
St. Malachi Living and Deceased |
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12:00 pm- |
Lorraine & Joe Donnelly |
Tuesday,
December 11 |
7:00 am- |
Fr. Norm Riley |
12 noon- |
Allen, Osborne, & Smith Family |
Wednesday,
December 12 |
7:00 am- |
Coletta Gabel |
12 noon- |
Bill Jacob (M/M) |
Thursday,
December 13 |
7:00 am- |
Coleman-Berg Family Dec. |
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12 noon- |
Nicholas Roberto |
Friday,
December 14 |
7:00 am- |
Inglis Family |
5:30 pm- |
Jeanne Bangert |
Saturday,
December 15 |
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10:00 am- |
St. Malachi Living and Deceased |
4:30pm- |
Daryl Kilbane |
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Sunday,
December 16 |
9:30 am- |
Geraldine Primavesi (M/M) |
11:00 am- |
Pulizzi/Kozelka Family Dec. |
12:30 pm- |
Angela Patton |
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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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......... $ 3,991
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Weekly Goal Amount ..................
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......... $ 3,250
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Budget to date ($3250/week x 23 weeks)
........... $ 74,750
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Collections to date .........
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........ $ 66,237
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Collection surplus/(deficit) to date
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.......... $ (5,263)
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Thank you for your support!
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Please Pray for the Deceased: Shaunda Ray-Ivy (Malachi House), John McIlwee
Also for the Sick: Erin Potter, Tom Laubenthal, Chris Crawford, Cathy Domann
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RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS APPEAL
Today is the annual appeal for the Retirement Fund for Religious.
This fund supports women and men from religious communities who have served God's people in ministry, are now retired, and whose communities lack the funds they need to provide for them in their
retirement. There will be a second collection at all the Masses.
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VOL.
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HOLIDAY FRUIT BASKETS - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Today we will again deliver fruit baskets to the elderly in the Lakeview & Riverview Hi-rises starting at Noon. Meet at
St. Malachi Center. To help or if you have questions, call Sr. Francis at (216) 861-5343.
2008 COLLECTION ENVELOPES
Please pick up a box of your 2008 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.
ADVENT SOCIAL ACTION COLLECTION
Social Action invites the Parish & Community to join in a Christmas giving effort to support the men's clothing ministry &
St. Malachi Center. The Christmas creche has paper tags with a clothing item on it. Take a tag & purchase the item. Wrap the gift & fix the tag to the top of the gift. Return the gift to the creche by Sunday, December 23; gifts will be distributed on December 24. You can take 2 or more tags if you want to make this a family Christmas project. For questions, call Joan Daly (440) 333-1755.
ADVENT FAMILY CELEBRATION
The Christian Formation classes are sponsoring an evening of prayer, song & community
on Sunday, December 16, from 7-9 p.m. at Lakewood Women's Pavilion, Lakewood Park. Come share a moment of peace in this hectic season. Dress for the weather, as there will be a procession in the park. All ages encouraged to attend. Refreshments provided. For information call: Diane Brinich at (216) 521-1360 or Karen Duffy at (216) 346-0784.
CHURCH DECORATING
We will be decorating the church for Christmas on Sunday, December 16 & December 23 after 12:30 Mass.
Help is needed & would be greatly appreciated to assist putting up lights, wreaths & poinsettias for the Christmas season. The more folks we have, the sooner we can leave for our many other holiday traditions & celebrations. Small GOLD ornament (paper, plastic, glittered, handmade) will be placed on our smaller trees. Make or bring a ready-made GOLD ornament to add to the tree. The wreaths on the church pillars are again being decorated by Christian Formation &
St. Malachi Center students.
SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE ADVENT BOOKLET
Daily Prayers and Reflections for Advent/Christmas 2007-2008 booklets
are available at the doors of the church. Please take one home this advent season; feel free to take an extra one to share.
CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS CHOIR
The next practice for the Children's Christmas Choir is Friday, December 7, at 4:30 PM in church. This year's activities include leading music at the Christmas Eve 4:30 Vigil Mass and a play for our annual Epiphany Festival. All children from ages 7-13 are invited to come! Children who play an instrument are especially welcome! Call Charlene McElwee, (216) 861-5343.
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Second Sunday of Advent
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December 9, 2007
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Weekly Activities
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Sunday, December 9 Second Sunday in Advent
Fruit Basket Delivery, Center 12 Noon
Communal Penance Service-St. Malachi 2 PM
SPECIAL COLLECTION - Retirement Fund for Religious
Monday, December 10
Monday Night Meal 6 PM
RCIA St. Patrick's 7 PM
Tuesday, December 11
Resurrection Choir 10 AM
Wednesday, December 12
Taize Prayer for Advent-Church, 6 PM
Thursday, December 13
Holy Hour 11 AM
CSM Choir 7:30 PM
Friday, December 14
Weekly Church Cleaning
Sunday, December 16
Christian Formation Parents Group 9:30 AM
Church Decorating Part 1: After 12:30 Mass
Christian Formation Advent Celebration 7 PM Lakewood Park
Shared Ministry Christmas Caroling 5 PM, St. Paul Community Church 4427 Franklin Blvd.
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CHILDREN'S BOUTIQUE
St. Malachi Cen
is again collecting new or gently used items for our
Children's Boutique. Children from our After School Program
"shop" for gift items for their families at the
Boutique, so gifts of all sorts, for all ages, are welcome and
appreciated. Please bring these items to
SMC or place in
the boxes at the front of church by December 14. Please call
Ginny Suhr at the Center if you have any questions. Thanks for
your help!
CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
St. Malachi Center is looking for volunteers to help children & families shop at the Christmas Boutique on Tuesday, December 18, & the Santa's Workshop Thursday, December 20. Please call Lynn Scott at (216) 771-3036 for more information.
ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS
Presented by St. Ignatius High School Choir at
Saint John Cathedral on Friday, December 14, 7:30 PM. Concert is free and open to the public. Free will offering will be taken. Free parking: Cathedral Plaza Garage.
WEDNESDAY PRAYER GROUPS
If you looking for a way to spend some quiet time during this Advent Season, please consider joining the Wednesday Prayer Groups in the Church at 6 pm. This Wednesday, December 12, is Taize Prayer with special recognition of Our Lady of Guadalupe on her feast day; next Wednesday, December 19, is Bridges to Contemplation based on writings of Thomas Merton.
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SISTERS OF NORTE DAME PRAYER LINE
The Sisters of Norte Dame have a Prayer Line Ministry. They dedicate time each day to receive calls and pray for your intentions. The Sisters will receive your calls from 10 AM-4 PM on Monday-Friday.
During weekends and holidays you may leave your requests on their answering service. These requests will also be remembered in prayer. The sisters in Assisted Living look forward to praying for you needs and requests.
The prayer line phone number is 440-279-1163.
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ST. PATRICK CHURCH BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
Annual Breakfast with Santa will be today from 9:30 - 1 PM in the St. Patrick's Club. Adults $4, children under 12 $2. For more information, call 216-631-6872.
BACKDOOR MINISTRY NEEDS
Please remember those whom we serve at our Backdoor Ministry this winter season. Items such as Men's Large & Extra-Large gloves, t-shirts, socks, hats & scarves are needed! Thank you for your continued support!
MADD CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
The Northeastern Affiliate Office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is holding its annual Candlelight Vigil in memory of victims & survivors of drunk driving crashes on Sunday, December 16 at 4 PM at Church on the Rise, 3550 Crocker Rd. Westlake. All are invited to commemorate lives lost and changed forever. Please call (216) 265-9229 for more information.
SOUP FOR THE SOUL PROGRAM BOOK
St. Malachi Center is selling ads in the
Soup for the Soul Program Book this year. Ginny Suhr is available at Coffee Hour this week to help you place your ads. The costs are $50-$100. If you have questions, please call Ginny Suhr or Jackie Bluett at (216) 771-3036.
ADVENT: A NEW LITURGICAL YEAR
The season of Advent begins a new liturgical year. This year, we will use the Year A cycle of readings, which features the Gospel of Matthew. Weekday readings will be taken from Year 2. If you would like a copy of the new missalette, please stop in the sacristy.
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Poor Clares' Prayer Line
Do you need prayer today? Are your loved ones, co-workers or neighbor in need of God's loving guidance? Call the Poor Clares' Prayer line (216-361-0783) and leave your intentions with the Sisters, confident you will receive a blessing from the Lord!
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John wore clothing made of camel's hair and had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. At that time Jerusalem, all Judea, and the whole region around the Jordan were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins. - Mt 3:4-6
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Readings for the Week of
Dec. 9 2007
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Sunday Is 11:1-10/Rom 15:4-9/Mt 3:1-12
Monday Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26
Tuesday Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14
Wednesday Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47
Thursday Is 41:13-20/Mt 11:11-15
Friday Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19
Saturday Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13
Sunday Is 35:1-6a, 10/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11
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