Offertory Report 

Sunday Collection .................. 

......... $ 2,405

Amount Budgeted.................. 

......... $ 3,154

Budget to date ($3,154/week x 4 weeks) ........... $ 12,616

Collections to date ......... 

........ $ 12,605

Collection surplus/(deficit) to date

.......... $ 11

Thank you for your generous support!

CLUSTER SCENARIOS FEEDBACK

If you have not already done so, please return the feedback form in the collection basket or by mail. You do NOT have to include your name, but PLEASE write “parish” on the form, so we can track responses from the Parish and the Community.
The feedback from each parish will be used by our Cluster Planning Team to determine which scenario we propose to Bishop Lennon for consolidating from our current 4 parishes to “no more than 2 parishes.”

Please keep our cluster planning in your prayers!

ST. MALACHI CENTER 16TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
The St. Malachi Center 16th Annual Golf Outing is Friday August 29th. Brochures are at the church doors & online at www.StMalachiCenter.org/news/2008golfouting.pdf. For sponsorships, call Jackie Bluett & for golfing information call Ginny Suhr at (216) 771-3036. 

YTA (YOUNG TEEN ALLIANCE) CAFÉ
This Tuesday, August 5, the St. Malachi Center Career Seekers (6th - 8th graders) will hold their 8th annual YTA (Young Teen Alliance) Café. Please join them as they put their restaurant and customer service skills together to serve lunch. You can dine at the Café in the Center that day from 12 noon to 2 pm or fax (216-771-3659) your “to-go” order. Menus and reservations are available! Call (216) 771-3036! All proceeds go to the work of St. Malachi Center.

IRTF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT COUNTY FAIR
IRTF and Revive (a fair trade store in Cleveland Heights www.ReviveStore.com  ) are sharing tables at the Cuyahoga County Fair in Berea, August 4-10 www.cuyfair.com  This is a great opportunity for the public to learn about fair trade & support living wages for fair trade cooperatives in Guatemala, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico & Nicaragua. Volunteers are needed to staff the tables, interact with the public & sell fair trade items. To help, call Franzi at the IRTF office: (216) 961-0003.

ST. WENDELIN SUMMER SOCIAL & GARAGE SALE
St. Wendelin Church's annual Summer Social & Garage Sale is next Sunday, August 10, Noon to 5 PM. On the church grounds (2281 Columbus Rd.) The garage sale features hundreds of unwanted treasures from tools, games, ornaments, china all at low sale prices. Food & fun, raffles, games, prizes! For more information please call (216) 861-1141.

A THANK YOU LETTER FROM WATER 1ST.
[Water 1st International was this year's Lenten Appeal]
Dear Friends, 
  Thank you very much for your generous donation of $1,070 to Water 1st International. Your support will help provide clean drinking water systems for thousands of people in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India and Honduras. We believe access to water is a basic human right. Providing people with safe water solutions is the first step to ending the cycle pf poverty, illness and inequality. The people of the communities we support learn to take charge of their lives. They are treated with dignity and given the opportunity to solve their own water supply and broader health problems. The work of Water 1st is only possible with the support of donors like you. Every dollar we raise brings us closer to our goal: when all the world's poor can meet their most basic need-safe water. Thank you for your support and your role in making safe water a reality. Your donation will truly save lives. 

COMMUNITY FORUM
Senator Sherrod Brown is holding a Community Forum on Making Medicare Real Healthcare NOT heartaches, headaches & Hardships for Seniors from 11 AM to 3 PM this Thursday, August 7, at the Labor Hall, 3250 Euclid Ave. (enter on Prospect). Information: (216) 881-7200.

SAVE THE DATE -- MALACHI HOUSE BENEFIT
This year's 21st annual Malachi House benefit, “Dancing with the Stars,” A Spotlight on Malachi House will be held on Friday, October 24, 6:30 to 11 pm at the Inter-Continental Hotel, 9801 Carnegie Ave. For information, please contact Malachi House at (216) 621-8831.

“VATICAN SPLENDORS” EXHIBIT 
The Western Reserve Historical Society is hosting a special exhibit of treasures from St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museum and the Papal Swiss Guards from now until September 7. Ticket prices: regular adult -- $20; seniors -- $18, children (6-12) -- $14. Parishioners can receive $2 off per ticket purchased before August 1 using the “Parish Advantage” discount; enter the code word “parish.” Our cluster parishes are discussing the possibility of a inter-cluster group tour. Information is available on the Diocesan website: www.diocesesofcleveland.org  or contact the Western Reserve Historical Society. For information call 1-888-5VATICAN or visit www.ticketmaster.com/vatican 

FREE FAMILY FESTIVAL
The Catholic Family Festival <The Fest> will be held Sunday, August 3 from 12 Noon to 10 PM at the Center for Pastoral Leadership (Borromeo Seminary) at 28700 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe (off I-90 at the Euclid Ave. exit.) Enjoy live music by Christian recording artist Jeremy Camp & Matt Maher, delicious food, & activities for all ages culminating with an outdoor Mass & fireworks. More information can be found online at www.theFEST.us  or by calling (440) 943-7662.