The Collaborative Steering Committee (CSC) members from St. Malachi and St. Patrick would like your input as they prepare to go on retreat in January to further our mission to unify our parishes. Yellow survey papers are available by the doors of the church or you can use the QR code to complete yours online by Jan. 14th, 2024.
We are pleased to share the Homily celebrated by Brother Phil Bernier to celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. To listen access the MP3 audio file.
Dear Lord,
With thanksgiving we entrust our year to You: whatever it holds, whoever we encounter, wherever we traverse. What You supply is a gift. May our comings and goings be aligned with Your will.
Because the Solemnity of Mary IS NOT a Holy Day of Obligation, there will be NO Vigil Mass on Dec. 31 at either St. Malachi or St. Patrick’s Parish. Join us at 10AM on January 1st for the Solemnity of Mary Partner Parish Mass at St. Patrick’s.
The Steering Committee for Parish Collaboration consists of six members from St. Patrick and six members from St. Malachi. They are currently in the “data gathering phase” of the process of changing the canonical status of St. Malachi to an oratory connected to the parish of St. Patrick. The Steering Committee members toured both campuses and met twice in December with our consultant Rosie Dolan Baker.
Next steps for the committee include interviewing staff members at both parishes and researching other Oratories in the Cleveland Diocese as well as one in Chicago which will greatly inform this process. They will also be meeting with diocesan clergy regarding the implications in Canon Law regarding oratories, and they will attend a two-day work retreat in January. Following the retreat, Working Groups will be formed regarding several specific parish issues such as finances, ministries, worship, staffing, etc.. If you’d like to serve on one of the work groups, please email mgurnick@dioceseofcleveland.org.
Join us Monday, January 8, at Copper Cup (Ironwood Café) 688 Dover Center in Westlake. Join us and kick-off the New Year with Deacon Dave Pecot, Deacon at St. Basil the Great as he will speak to us about Finding God in the Ordinary! Cost is $15.00 per person which includes light appetizers & refreshments. Cash Bar is also available. Advance tickets highly recommended as space is limited & this will sell out. Register in advance: www.theologyontherockswest. com. Doors open at 6:30PM. Program begins at 7PM.
“It is my prayer at the start of the New Year that Christian believers, ….. followers of various religions and men and women of good will work together in harmony …… and thus hand on to future generations a world of greater solidarity, justice and peace.” From the Vatican, 8 December 2023
Dear Friends and Parishioners,
As we jump from this Fourth Sunday of Advent right into Christmas celebrations, may I take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very blessed and merry Christmas!
The celebration of our Lord’s holy birth reminds us of a promise fulfilled and a promise filled with hope. As God’s promise was fulfilled with the birth of a savior, we always celebrate Christmas with the hope of His glorious return. May the joy of this season rekindle and reinvigorate our Christian hope as we strive for peace in our own hearts, our relationships, and in our world. Let the Word Incarnate, Jesus Christ, reign in each of us as we proclaim to the world that He is in our midst every single day.
We certainly have had a full year of activity and I find myself very grateful for the many fruits that are so evident and for our many parishioners who continue to offer their time and talent. Also, many thanks to those who participated in the various outreach activities and as we provide for those in need. We are known to be a generous community – I am reminded of this often through these outward signs of kindness and charity.
Wherever you find yourselves at Christmas, may you and your family be filled with every grace and blessing.
Merry Christmas,
Fr. Gurnick
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