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Double Your Donation to Feed Hungry Families: SVDP Race for Hunger Relief Matching Gift Campaign

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Please help. The need for food is great. For too many local families living in poverty, they don’t know even where or how they’ll find their next meal. That’s why YOUR donation to our hunger centers is so important during this matching gift campaign from now through May 8. Please help by making a donation today.  No gift is too small.  Not only will your contribution be doubled, but every dollar of your gift will feed up to eight people.

Donate at svdpcle.org or mail a check to: St. Vincent de Paul Society Race for Hunger Relief, 1404 E. 9th Street-3rd Floor, Cleveland, OH 44114.  Thank You!

 

Pope Francis Quote for 4/30-22-5/1/22

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I pray that the grace of the Risen Lord might give comfort to all those who are suffering. May no one be abandoned. May fights, conflicts, and wars give way to understanding and reconciliation. This word must be highlighted always—Reconciliation. Because what Christ did on Calvary and in His Resurrection was to reconcile us with God the Father, and amongst ourselves.  Pope’s Address, April 18, 2022

 

A Farewell Message from Seminarian Intern Max Giorgi

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Dear St. Patrick and St. Malachi Parishioners,

My journey on the Near West Side as a seminarian intern has quickly come to its conclusion. I am thankful for the ways in which all the people of St. Patrick and St. Malachi parishes have accompanied me throughout this internship year. This year will certainly go down as the most important year of my life to date. From my introduction address in September, many may remember that I requested an urban setting for my parish internship in order to break barriers and encounter different types of people with diverse backgrounds, and that is what happened this year. While I grew the most I ever have throughout this internship year, I have also come to know myself in profound ways both through the observations of others as well as through my own prayerful reflection on the person that I am. Considering all that I have learned about myself and everything that I have experienced this year, with the support of trusted advisors I thought it to be a wise decision to take a year away from seminary next academic year by requesting a Leave of Absence. I know hearing about this can cause mixed reactions. I would like to stress that this decision did not result from failure, nor does it mean that anyone’s time or prayers were wasted; rather, this decision reflects that this year was a success. I was able to understand the person that I am through all the ministry activity that I was a part of and have thus been able to better understand where and how I may best serve the Church. Please keep me in prayer throughout this year as well all those who are in formation to serve the Church through formal ministry, and be assured that the parishes of St. Patrick and St. Malachi will always have a place in my prayers as well as a special place in my life’s story.

Sincerely and thankfully,

Max

 

 

Alleluia! Give Thanks!

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A heartfelt thank you to all who made our Holy Week celebrations prayerful and beautiful.

It always takes a village: our wonderful presiders and preachers, our art and environment teams, our sacristans, musicians and singers, proclaimers of the Word, greeters and ushers and ESPECIALLY the servers, namely Mike Pellegrino, Peter Toomey, and Joe Nagel (senior and junior) who stepped in at the last minute with exquisite grace! This is also a time to say good bye and thank you to Max Giorgi who was our splendid presider for Tenebrae this year. Max completes his internship this weekend with us here at St. Patrick and St. Malachi, and we wish him all the best!

 

Ukraine Solidarity Fund

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Your gift today will provide temporary shelter, food, medical supplies, clothing, communications and religious supplies. These items will all be immediately distributed, and 100% of your gift will go directly to these displaced people. Join us today in supporting the Ukraine Solidarity Fund! Please prayerfully consider how you can contribute to this effort. Your gift of any amount will go a long way in helping our brothers and sisters. Together, we can bring Christ’s healing love to a wounded world. If paying by check, please make it out to St. Malachi Parish and write Ukraine Support on the memo line.  If you wish to make a donation by credit card, please call the rectory at 216-861-5343 or you can donate by visiting our website, www.stmalachi.org, click on the ‘donate’ button and choose One-time Gift: “Ukraine Solidarity Fund”.  All donations will be forwarded to the Knights of Columbus for distribution in Ukraine.

 

Catholic Home Missions, 04/23-24/2022

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April 23 & 24 we will take up the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Today, nearly 40% of dioceses in the United States and its territories are unable to fund the essential pastoral work their communities need. Your support of this appeal helps them meet these faith formation and sacramental needs. Please prayerfully consider how you can support this appeal. More information can be found at www.usccb.org/homemissions.

 

Parish Council Meeting Minutes from March 1, 2022

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St Malachi Parish Pastoral Council

Minutes from the March 1, 2022 meeting in the Library

In Attendance:  Fr. Michael Gurnick; Patrick Cleary-Burns; Judy Slivka; Judy Stowe; Cathy Graham; Melissa Smith-Morales; Steph Riccobene; Claudia Cabrera; Margaret Armstead; Janet Benoit; Tony Cresci    Absent:  Deacon Leo Bistak; Shawn Blankenship; Heather Gerheim  Guests:  Jeanette Shemo; Charlene McElwee; Stephanie Pritts; Max Giorgi            Opening Prayer:  Margaret Armstead

Education & Enrichment:  Fr. Gurnick presented an update on the parish’s multi-dimensional  process of Strategic Planning for the future.  The ad hoc Leadership Committee (names to be announced soon) will be meeting with consultant, Rosie Dolan Baker, on 3/9 & 3/23/22.

Approval of the Minutes:  The minutes from 2/1/22 were approved as written

Discussion: Updates

  • Malachi Run:  Although still 30% down from pre-covid, registrations have been brisk and we are in good shape logistically.
  • Nominating Committee: The search for candidates continues.
  • Ministerial Leadership Meeting: Plans are pending for  3/26/22.
  • Annual Meeting: Plans continue for 5/15/22.
  • Homeless Jesus: Bishop Malesic will celebrate Mass at 10a on 4/3/22 with the blessing of the sculpture & a reception following
  • After-communion Mass announcements: Continued dialogue about council members presenting information about current parish events; Patrick & Charlene will work on scheduling.
  • “Radical Hospitality”:  Stephanie Pritts shared information about an upcoming grant to fund development of “vibrant faith—a culture of welcome” in the parish

Administrator’s Report from Fr. Gurnick:

  • Lent/Holy Week:  Reconciliation for our cluster will be at St. Ignatius on 3/16 from 5-8pm.  Fr Hollis will celebrate the full Easter Triduum at St. Malachi’s
  • Special thank-you’s to Jeanette, Steve & Willie for a successful re-do of the Library
  • Listening Sessions:  Parishioners seemed to be invested. Themes included:  Strategic Planning; Fr. Tony; Parking issues; future of our ministries

Parking:  The discussions about space and traffic patterns continue.

Summary of Meeting:  Judy Slivka      Closing Prayer:  Judy Stowe     Next Meeting: May 3, 2022

 

Respectfully submitted, Judy Stowe, Secretary

 

 

 

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