With the arrival of autumn, you are invited to join Faith Direct, our parish’s electronic giving program. Our to-do lists can get lengthy during this season, but Faith Direct’s eGiving program will give you one less thing to remember each week–no more envelopes to find before you go to Mass. Brochures are at the doors of the Church. Or, you can go online to faith.direct/OH337 or text the word ENROLL to 216-930-1310. Thank you for your prayerful support of St. Malachi Parish.
In today’s Gospel Jesus offers a warning about living selfishly in his parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. The Rich Man holds sumptuous feasts and dresses in fine clothes. But despite his affluence he does nothing to relieve the painful hunger and debilitating condition of his neighbor Lazarus. He neglects to love his neighbor as he loves himself and is sent to hell for his lifestyle and desire for self-gratification. The Rich Man represents those who spend their money on their own personal pleasures with no regard for sharing their material possessions with the poor and needy in their own neighborhood. Good stewards realize the practical implications of not only loving God, but loving their neighbor as they would love themselves. Who are the less fortunate in our neighborhood? Do we share a portion of our own blessings with them?
“True faith in the incarnate Son of God is inseparable from self-giving, from membership in the community, from service, from reconciliation with others. The Son of God, by becoming flesh, summoned us to the revolution of tenderness…Unless people find in the Church a spirituality which can offer healing and liberation, and fill them with life and peace, while at the same time summoning them to fraternal communion and missionary fruitfulness, they will end up by being taken in by solutions which neither make life truly human nor give glory to God.” The Joy of the Gospel
Would you like to put your sewing skills to good use? An additional sewing coach is needed at Malachi Center to teach adults the basics of sewing on Tuesdays from 10AM-2PM. Call Nancy Saegel at 216-526-8768 for more information.
Would you like to participate in the Mass by being an Altar Server? Youth and Adult servers are needed for both weekend and funeral Masses. Training will be provided. If you are interested, please call the Rectory 216-861-5343.
We are pleased to share this homily preached by Deacon Leo Bistak on the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time at the 11:30 AM Mass. To listen to the homily, first access the MP3 audio file. Want to subscribe to the St. Malachi Parish Homilies Podcast? Click Here
“Everyone needs to be touched by the comfort and attraction of God’s saving love, which is mysteriously at work in each person, above their faults and failings.” The Joy of the Gospel. To read more on Pope Francis’ daily activities and homilies/talks, go to vaticannews.va.
In Jesus’ parable of the Unjust Steward, we encounter a financial manager who has wasted his master’s wealth and faces dismissal from his position. To overcome the crisis confronting him, the steward reduces some very considerable debts owed by poor neighbors to his master in order to help them out. Though the steward has sinned against God and his master by squandering what belongs to someone else, both the prudent way in which he goes about resolving the crisis coupled with relieving people who are in need can be seen as a way to better steward the gifts entrusted to us by God. Although good stewards today acknowledge that they may never use their God-given gifts in a way that completely conforms to the demands of the Gospel, a commitment to using their gifts with prudence and for the purpose of helping their neighbors wins God’s favor.
This weekend is the annual collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign. This campaign connects people with Christ in the United States & in developing countries around the world through the Internet, television, radio, & print media. Fully 50% of funds collected remain here in the Cleveland Diocese to fund local communications efforts. Your support helps spread the Gospel message! To learn more, visit www.usccb.org/ccc. There will be a second collection at all Masses.
Plan to join us on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 7:00 PM to Kickoff the 2019 Fall Campaign with prayer and fellowship at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, 21281 Chardon Rd Euclid, OH 44117. The Keynote Speaker will be Jim Hogan. The rally will be held in the St. Ann Dining Hall beginning with a social, light meal, and beverages.
