Sunday, October 24th, 2021, 5:00 – 9:00PM
What: Reconciliation and Healing After Abortion When: Sunday, October 24th. Facilitated by the Bethesda House of Mercy and the Community of Jesus, the Living Mercy
Where: The Jesuit Retreat Center in Parma. For more information or to register: Call: (800)482-4100
Email: reachout@bethesdahouseofmercy.org
The Volunteer Opportunities Fair invites men and women of retirement age–with still more to give–to consider volunteering between 3 and 10 hours a week of service. Representatives from area Catholic service agencies will briefly present their programs and volunteer needs. Come and see how you might share your gifts with others in need. When: Monday, October 4th from 7-8PM. Where: Saint Ignatius High School Library
For further information, contact Fr. Reim, SJ at (216) 281-5393.
All women are invited to a time of being with each other and supporting each other in reflection and prayer.
We are gathering this Saturday, Oct. 9, at 10AM at Centering Space, 14812 Lake Ave., Lakewood. Please join us and bring a friend!
It’s official! Our seminarian moved in and is ready to begin his internship here at Saint Patrick and Saint Malachi parishes. Max Giorgi will be introducing himself at all the liturgies this weekend as we welcome him to our parish family. In addition to our seminarian, we welcome Robert Blackburn who will be spending this next year in our midst as a third-year candidate in the diocese’s Permanent Diaconate Formation Program. We’ll have an opportunity to be introduced to Robert in a couple of weeks.
The 41st annual St. Malachi Run is Saturday, September 18, 2021. We need parishioners, family, and friends to volunteer and/or participate in this fun event and the parish’s major annual fund-raiser. We need people to help in multiple roles the day of the race and with packet pick-up at locations in Willoughby, Lakewood and McCarthy’s the week before the race. Please contact Cathy Jacob (440-773-0829 or cathy.jacob3@gmail.com) or Pat Masterson (216-849-3689 or maehoban1965 @ yahoo. com) to sign up. You can also sign up after Masses the weekends of 8/28, 9/4 & 11. Come join the fun, share our parish joy with the community, and help support our ministries.
This weekend, The U.S. Conference of Bishops and the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland will have a special collection on behalf of the people of Haiti devastated by the earthquake and Tropical Storm Grace. As a result of both disasters many Church properties, along with homes and businesses, have been severely damaged or destroyed. Please make your check payable to St. Malachi Parish with the memo marked Earthquake and Tropical Storm Grace Calamities in Haiti.
The Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity is looking for donations of used and unused tools…or related construction materials that can be used to help eliminate substandard housing. Bring your items to one of the Soonhalter Tool Donations Stations during the month of August. Most tools are placed directly into service at Habitat sites. The rest are sold at one of Habitat’s ReStores. Every item you donate helps keep Habitat for Humanity working.
To arrange a contact-less pickup or for larger items, email Rosemarie at rascherl @sonnhalter.com or call 216-242-0420, Ext. 130. For more information, visit sonnhalter.com/tooldrive.
[Please visit https://www.clecem.org/ for the most updated schedule of events.]
Catholic Cemeteries Association provides free monthly grief support groups in two formats: In-Office (3pm) at six Cemetery offices and Virtually (5pm). We meet the 3rd Sunday of every month; 4th Sunday if the third Sunday falls on a holiday. Meetings are open discussion, surrounding a monthly topic or whatever is on your heart. The August 15th topics are “Planning for Special Days/Memorials” and “Family Dynamics in Grief”. We offer a comfortable, private, and safe environment where you are free to explore your grief. Come and be in the presence of those who understand.
3:00PM In-Office Grief Support groups meet in the main office building at each of the following 6 cemetery locations:
All Saints, Northfield | 480 W. Highland Road
All Souls, Chardon | 10366 Chardon Road
Calvary Cleveland | 10000 Miles Avenue
Holy Cross, Akron | 100 E Waterloo Road
Holy Cross, Brook Park | 14609 Brook Park Road
St. Joseph, Avon | 32789 Detroit Road
5:00PM Virtual Grief Support group meets for an hour via Zoom and follows the same monthly topic discussion as the in-office groups. Sign-up for at http://bit.ly/ccavirtualgriefsupportgroup to receive login information and to download the handout materials. You can join virtually from any Wi-Fi enabled area via computer, laptop, smartphone, or even without Wi-Fi (via audio only) from your analog phone. If you do not have Wi-Fi or email, please contact Rhonda at 216-930-4866.
Join us on Saturday, August 21, and Sunday, August 22, 2021 at St Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church, 5720 State Road, Parma, Ohio 44134 for great food, dancing, children’s games, petting zoo and live music! Free entertainment and parking. Call 440-886-2108 for more information.
Join the fun and faith community on July 31, 2021 from 4-10:30 PM on the beautiful CPL grounds in Wickliffe (28700 Euclid Ave, Wickliffe, OH) for live music, worship, and food trucks. Register at: https://www.becomingfirecle.com/
