St. Malachi Parish, Cleveland, OH
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Mass Intentions |
Saturday,
Sept. 6 |
4:30 pm- |
Janet Lumsden |
Sunday,
Sept. 7 |
9:30 am- |
Mary Bederman |
11 am- |
Deceased of Gaffney Family |
12 noon- |
Earl & Mary Coleman |
Monday,
Sept. 8 |
7:00 am- |
St. Malachi Living and Deceased |
12:30- |
Peace |
Tuesday,
Sept 9 |
7 am- |
Special Intention (JJS) |
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12 noon- |
Marian McCann |
Wednesday,
Sept. 10 |
7:00 am- |
Mary Yansura |
12 noon- |
Maria (Martha) Mylanka |
Thursday,
Sept. 11 |
7:00 am- |
Victims of 9/11 |
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12 noon-
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Joseph and Ruth Bradesca
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Friday,
Sept. 12 |
7:00 am- |
Victor LaBonte (Anniv) |
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12 noon-
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Hugh Convery |
Saturday,
Sept. 13 |
4:30pm- |
Connolly, Gallagher, & Kielty Family |
Sunday,
Sept. 14 |
9:30 am- |
Charles White |
11:00 am- |
Stephanie Taylor-Ayers |
12:30 pm- |
Special Intention (RES) |
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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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......... $ 3,025
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Amount Budgeted..................
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......... $ 3,154
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Budget to date ($3,154/week x 9
weeks)
........... $ 28,386
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Collections to date .........
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........ $ 27,961
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Collection surplus/(deficit) to date
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.......... $ 425
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Thank you for your generous support!
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Please Pray for the Deceased: Terence Craig (Malachi House), Margaret Meszaros,
Also for the Sick: June Jakubecz
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SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT MEETING
The Spiritual Development Committee will meet Monday September 15 at
St. Malachi Center at 6 pm. Please bring your energy; we have several activities this fall.
Thank You
THANK YOU to all participated in the St. Malachi Center 16th Annual Golf Outing. It was a beautiful day and a good time! Because of your support, we did attain our goal and made new friends!
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VOL.
38, NO. 41 |
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RCIA -- COME & SEE!
Do you know someone who is not Catholic but has expressed interest in the faith? Do you know someone who was baptized Catholic but never raised in the church? Do you know someone who is searching spiritually, but has no church home? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a journey of faith for adults interested in the Catholic faith. The first RCIA session will be at 7 PM on Monday, September 15, at St. Patrick Church (Bridge Ave). For information, call the rectory (216) 861-5343.
PRAYING
WITH ST. IGNATIUS
Praying with St. Ignatius, a Parish Retreat of the Jesuit Retreat House
starts Sunday, September 28 at St. Malachi hall from 7:00-8:30 pm. The Praying with St. Ignatius retreat is adapted from The Spiritual Exercises
to foster a heartfelt knowledge of Jesus. For 8 Sundays, trained spiritual directors from the
Jesuit Retreat House will guide you through different methods of prayer, meditation, journaling, and small group sharing. Participants are asked to commit a ½ hour a day for private prayer. Is God calling you to a closer relationship? The cost is $50; registration deadline is Tuesday September 23. Flyers are at the doors of the church. St. Malachi Spiritual Development Committee sponsors this retreat. Please contact Jan Leitch or Jackie Bluett for more information.
“CALLED AND GIFTED” - WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
In an effort to help us see how we are “Called and Gifted” during this clustering process, we look to those who have struggled through similar situations for ideas and guidance. Sr. Mary Schrader CSJ begins the series on Wednesday, September 24 by sharing her personal & communal experience in the merging of 7 Communities of the Congregation of St. Joseph Sisters. Her talk, A Second Chance, will begin about 7:15 pm in St. Malachi Hall, allowing us to pray the Labyrinth (at 6 pm). This is a St. Malachi Spiritual Development Committee event. For more information, call Jackie Bluett (440) 590-0394, Jan Leitch (216) 521-6376, or Charlene McElwee (216) 861-5343.
MALACHI HOUSE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE
Malachi House is celebrating their 20th anniversary with an Open House on Sunday September 28 from 2 PM - 4 PM. Refreshments will be served.
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TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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September 7, 2008
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Weekly Activities
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Sunday, September 7
Bethlehem Christian Families after ALL weekend Masses
Monday, September 8
Monday Night Meal 6 PM
Tuesday, September 9
Resurrection Choir 10 AM
Thursday, September 11
Holy Hour 11 AM
Friday, September 12
Weekly Church Cleaning
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“FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP; A CALL TO POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY” -- SAVE THE DATE
How does a committed Catholic apply the social justice teachings of our faith to deciding how to vote? To help, the Community Social Action Committee will host “Faithful Citizenship; a call to Political Responsibility” Wednesday, October 15, from 7--8:30 PM in the School Hall.
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Conscience Formation
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Call for Political Responsibility
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Catholic Social Teaching & the Issues
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Prudent Voting
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Helpful Resources.
Presenters: Fr. Don Dunson, Professor Systematic Theology St. Mary Seminary, Br. Patrick Shea OFM, Council Diocesan Legal Office, and Sr. Kathleen Ryan SND, Commission on Catholic Community Action. There will be time for questions & comments throughout the program. Call in your reservation to (216) 861-5343 or e-mail
malachirectory@catholic.org
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SAMARITAN MINISTRY
The fall Samaritan Ministry Workshop of St. Malachi Church
on alcoholism and addiction will be held at St. Malachi Center from 6-8:30 pm on the four Thursdays of October (2-23) During each FREE session, a speaker will discuss relevant topics including:
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Addiction as a brain disease
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Effects of drinking/using on others
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Treatment and assessment tools
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12 step programs of recovery
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Resources in the community
Please contact the Rectory (216) 861-5343 to reserve a seat.
ST. MALACHI CENTER'S ANNIVERSARY RAFFLE
The August winners of the
St. Malachi Center drawing are: Mary Jane Colleran, $250; Paul Lumsden, $150; Katie Schuerger, $100. The next drawing is Tuesday, September 30, after Noon Mass. Tickets are only $12/each or three for $30! Buy your ticket at the back of Church or at Coffee Hour to have a chance in this month's drawing! Winning tickets go back into the “hopper” to be eligible to win the other monthly and the grand or runner-up prize. The grand prize is $5000 and the runner-up prize is $1000. The drawings for these prizes are in November.
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Sisters of Notre Dame Prayer Line
Ministry
440-279-1163 - from 10 AM-4 PM, Monday-Friday.
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.
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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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URBAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL FALL BENEFIT
Follow the Leader is the theme of the Urban Community School benefit as it celebrates its 40th Anniversary on Saturday, September 27, from 6-11 PM at the school, 4801 Lorain. It will be an elegant evening of fine food including dinner by Doug Katz of Fire, live and silent auctions and much more! Cost is $250 per ticket. Call Michelle Arquillo at
UCS, (216) 939-8441
VOTING BY REGISTERED MAIL
All registered voters (active and inactive) were mailed a Vote by Mail ballot application this week to apply to vote this way for the November 4 Election. Vote by Mail helps voters who have transportation issues, health problems, or work long/unusual hours. Application can be downloaded & printed from the
Board of Elections
website: http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us
or call the Voter Registration Hotline at (216) 443-3298.
FAMILY DAY - SEPTEMBER 22
Monday, September 22 is Family Day! All families are encouraged to eat dinner as a family. Family meals are the perfect time to talk with children and to listen to what's on their mind. The more often children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs. Through shared prayer (grace) and conversation, parents the can help continually feed their child's mind, body and soul. To learn more about Family Day and to join parents all across America in taking the Family STAR pledge, log on to
www.CASAFamilyDay.org
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PEACE AND JUSTICE SERIES
The Sisters of the Humility of Mary invite you to the next session of a Peace and Justice Series,
Incarcerated Women: the Invisible Church on
Tuesday, September 9, 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the HM Ministry Center, 20015 Detroit Rd. Rocky River. Sr. Bev LoGrasso OSU, community activist in social justice issues will speak on ministering to women in prison
ST. MALACHI REVERSE RAFFLE
Tickets are available for the annual St. Malachi Reverse Raffle on Friday, October 3 at Brennan's Party Center. Tickets are $100 for dinner for two & a chance for the main board prize of $3,000. Tickets are available at the back of church & in rectory. We need & are looking for people to put together a table of 4 or 5 couples & help the committee. Please contact Mary Jane Treichel at (216) 861-5343
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"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him
alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that 'every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.'"
- Mt. 18:15-16
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Readings for the Week of
September 7, 2008
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Sunday: •
Ez 33:7-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20
Monday • Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30 Mt 1:1-16,18-23 or 1:18-23
Tuesday • 1 Cor 6:1-11/Lk 6:12-19
Wednesday • 1 Cor 7:25-31/Lk 6:20-26
Thursday • 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13/Lk 6:27-38
Friday • 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27/Lk 6:39-42
Saturday • 1 Cor 10:14-22/Lk 6:43-49
Sunday • Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17
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