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Men’s Annual Advent Mini-Retreat, 12/14/24 9:00 AM

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Join us for a special Advent mini-retreat on Saturday, December 14, from 9:00am – noon, in the Oak Room at St. Pat’s.

Our theme this year will focus on the Jubilee Year’s call to embrace HOPE…in our personal lives, our relationships, and within our community. We will spend the morning with prayer, reflection, and fellowship. A light breakfast will be available. This event is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus #733 and men of our parish. While there is no specified fee, registration is necessary in order to provide hospitality. Please RSVP to mary.gagen@stpatrickbridge.org or (216) 631-6872.

National Night of Prayer for Life, 12/8/24 9:00 PM

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This event takes place every year from 9 pm Dec. 8th to 1 am Dec. 9th and bridges the Feasts of the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the Unborn. Please join in the chapel of the St. Patrick Rectory as we pray for the most vulnerable of the world, especially the unborn and other brothers and sisters in need of prayer. We gather for Eucharistic Adoration, the Rosary, and other devotions. Join us at any point throughout the evening. Refreshments provided throughout the vigil.

Help Needed, 12/15/24 5:30 PM

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Hospitality is looking for help planning a “Palentines” Day Dance in February to be a Malachi Friendraiser. People who enjoy a party, are creative, and can organize a group are welcome to be part of this group. We are only going to have a total of three meetings plus the dance on 2.15. The first meeting is on Thursday, December 12th at 5:30pm in the parish meeting room on the second floor of the school building. Please contact Cathy Graham for more details cathy.g@stmalachi.org  (216) 570- 0877.

Spiritual Development Commission – 11/25/2024

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Join the Spiritual Development Commission, this Monday, November 25, 2024 at 6:30pm for a Zoom meeting. We will be talking about sessions to reflect and discuss the Encyclical letter, DILEXIT NOS, of the Holy Father Francis on the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ, a book study about Eager to Love by Richard Rohr, bring back “Everyday Prophets, and reviewing past prayers and events including the Men’s Spirit Retreat.

 

Good News November – December 20024

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  1. MALACHI FEAST DAY

November 10th is the Feast of St. Malachi.  Join us for the 10:00am Sunday Liturgy and after Mass the Hospitality Committee will be hosting a brunch in the hall/school in celebration of our patronal feast.

MONDAY NIGHT MEAL IS BACK – TAKE-OUT ONLY

Monday Night Meal has restarted as Take-out Only for now. We have two requests:

  1. The meal program needs 12 additional main-dish cooks. These cooks are asked to prepare a main dish once a month from their homes. See the meal calendars, recipes, and delivery instructions found on the St Malachi website under Ministries – Monday Night Meal. If you have questions or wish to volunteer, contact Ann Speier at 216-406-6956 or Henry Speier 216-406-2035.
  2. The Thanksgiving Monday Night Meal will be on Monday, November 25th. We are looking for volunteers to purchase, cook, and slice a turkey (15 pounds or larger) for this meal. The sign-up board will be in the back of the church and at coffee hour. Contact Ann Speier at 216-406-6956 or Henry Speier at 216-406-2035.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

  • Mass & Espresso Your Faith| Nov 17 @11am at St. Pats | We’ll attend the 11am mass at St. Pat’s and walk next door to the Club house for some snacks and coffee. This is always a great way to meet fellow young adults and talk about our faith.
  • You can join us on GroupMe here.

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR)

St Malachi St Patrick 2024-25 PreK-Gr 8 PSR is in session! For more information and the calendar of when in-person classes occur, please visit https://stpatrickbridge.org/psr/.  Sacramental preparation for Reconciliation, First Communion, and Confirmation are in addition to PSR. Contact Stephanie Pritts to discuss your child’s needs. Stephanie.P@stmalachi.org Office: 216-631-6872 x2201.

PRAYERS FOR THE PILGRIMS, PLEASE!

Let’s keep in prayer all those journeying together with the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, OCIA (formerly called the RCIA). The core team and our neophytes are accompanying unbaptized catechumens and baptized candidates seeking full communion in the Church. Also, some are engaged to be married and future spouses are included in this group. We walk together on a journey of faith toward celebration of Sacraments of Initiation at the 2025 Easter Vigil. Let us pray for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit!

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH?

 If you or someone you know is interested in the Catholic Church or you or someone in your family would like to enter into preparation to receive a sacrament, please contact Stephanie Pritts, at 216-631-6872 x2110 stephanie.p@stmalachi.org

CENTERING PRAYER

Centering Prayer is every Tuesday from 10:00 to 10:30am. Centering Prayer is another way of being with God. To learn more about it or to join the group, please call Mary Warren – she has experience and resources to learn about and experience Centering Prayer. Her phone number is 216-221-2975. She will send you the Zoom link a few days before the prayer.

WOMEN’S PRAYER

Please join us for prayer on Saturday, and bring a friend! Nov. 9, at 10am to 12:00pm. We look forward to sharing and praying with you whether you have been with us before, or this is your first time. Our prayer time is Scripture-based guided meditation, often directly from the books in the Taste and Receive Series by Jacqueline Bergan and Marie Schwan, CSJ, based on the Ignatian Exercises. We’ll also have time to talk and get to know one another.  We plan to gather at 10am on ZOOM AND at Centering Space,14812 Lake Ave. Click HERE for the Zoom Meeting. Contact Jackie for more information jackierose@aol.com.

RECYCLING WITH SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH

In honor of National Recycling Day, The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph is hosting an event to collect items that cannot be recycled in your household curb-side bin. On Nov. 9th, from 10am-12pm please bring any of the following items to 3430 Rocky River Drive in Cleveland: holiday lights, DVDs, CDs, VCRs, audio tapes, computers, laptops, printers, stereos, radios, cell phones, tablets, GPS, gaming systems, handheld electronics, print cartridges. Volunteers will be available to unload your car and you don’t even need to get out. For questions, call 216-251-0303.

INVITE ONE TO EXPERIENCE JESUS

The Divine Mercy Group at St. Patrick Parish has the mission to inspire parishioners to personally invite family, friends, or acquaintances to join us all for Holy Mass. A personal invitation can make all the difference. The weekend of November 9th and 10th there will be invitation packets at the doors of the church. Please consider taking two invite packets. One is for you and the other is to invite someone to experience Mass with you. Let us embrace this sacred opportunity to renew our faith and deepen our devotion to the Eucharistic heart of Jesus by inviting all to come and experience His real presence among us.

 THEOLOGY ON THE ROCKS WEST – For Adults 40 & Over – Join us Monday, Nov. 11, 7pm. Westside Irish American Club, 8559 Jennings Rd. Olmsted Twp., “We had the National Eucharistic Revival, now what?” Fr. Damian Ference, Vicar for Evangelization, will discuss how we can continue to bring the Real Presence of the Eucharist to our parish communities and beyond. Advance tickets highly recommended for catering purposes. Register in advance: www.theologyontherockswest.com

THEOLOGY ON TAP 

Register for both East and West events at dioceseofcleveland.org/totcle

  • West with Bishop Michael Woost – Tuesday,November 19, 7-9pm | Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Rd., Cleveland. The very term Eucharist is derived from the Greek work eucharistein, which means “thanksgiving.” Come learn how the Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist which is the “source and summit of the Christian life” is the highest form of thanksgiving that we can offer. Register online at .
  • East with Bishop Malesic – Wednesday, November 20,  7-9pm | Bar Louie, in Lyndhurst – Christ is Alive in You, Embracing the call to Apostolic Joy with Bishop Edward Malesic. How can you serve the Lord with Gladness? Under 21 – $5 each. Over 21 – $7 each.

HEARING THE CALL TO A VOCATION?

Vocation Discernment for Men: Come & See Weekend at Borromeo and Saint Mary Seminaries. All young men are invited to experience life in the seminary. Call 440-943-7631 or visit CLEpriesthood.org to register. The following dates are scheduled for these opportunities:

  • November 9, 2024
  • February 1-2, 2025
  • March 29-30, 2025

Vocation Discernment for Women: Special Gathering – A time for women (ages 18+) who are considering consecrated life, or actively discerning, to come together in prayer and fellowship on January 11, 2025. For more information call 440-943-7631.

  • 6pm Holy Hour
  • 7pm Vigil Mass
  • Social to follow
  • 9:30pm Night Prayer

 

ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS

Come & Pray with Our Seminarians – Please join Fr. Gurnick for any evening of prayer and pizza with our seminarians on Thursday, December 5. We will leave the St. Patrick Rectory at 6:45pm and return by approximately 9:45pm. Transportation provided. Permission slips required for anyone under 18. They may be picked up at the rectory. If you can’t join us in December, we’ll have other opportunities in 2025. Please contact Fr. Gurnick at mgurnick@dioceseofcleveland.org if you’re interested in this trip to the Center for Pastoral Leadership.

ST MALACHI PARISH WILL ONCE AGAIN PARTICIPATE IN #WEGIVECATHOLIC

EARLY GIVING begins on Saturday, November 23 and continues through GIVING TUESDAY on December 3.

Our goal this year is $70,000 for all our ministries with a portion of this year’s money raised to provide enhanced safety on our campus.  Your contribution will allow us to continue to serve poor & homeless individuals and to ensure a welcoming and secure space for all.

As an added incentive, each $1,000 donor will be entered into a drawing to win a Gourmet Dinner for Eight prepared by Fr Gurnick and the parish team. Please take advantage of this unique giving opportunity to help us reach our goal!  CLICK HERE  or go to www.wegivecatholic.org/organization/St-Malachi-Church to give any time between Nov. 23 – Dec 3rd.

 

New E-mail Contacts – Please send all future bulletin submissions to Eileen, eileen.l@stmalachi.org or Christy, christy.b@stmalachi.org.

 

 

 

Administrators Column

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Dear Parishioners and Friends,
We continue our planning for Collaboration Implementation as St. Malachi and St. Patrick enter into our new relationship as oratory and parish. As there will be many extensive tasks to complete throughout 2025, folks may begin to feel the realities of change. Our reactions and responses will vary as we all handle change in different ways. Some changes may foster enthusiasm while others may present challenge. Some of the changes may evoke no reaction or feeling  as they won’t necessarily impact individuals.

Many of these changes will be based upon careful study and will include communal feedback as Leadership Teams implement the many recommendations offered by the Working Groups in June and the decisions of the Steering Committee in August.

Some of these changes include:

1. Alignment of Liturgy Schedules for weekends, weekdays, and holy days of obligation;

2. Celebration of other sacraments, including Marriage and Penance;

3. Coordination of calendar events between St. Malachi and St. Patrick;

4. Coordination of parish budgets, policies for preserving restricted funds, establishing administrative procedures, designing effective communications, etc.

5. Establishing a joint Parish Council, Finance Council, and other commissions and committees.

Most importantly, however, is continuing to establish a spirit of charity, trust, and unity as we discover ways to grow together. For each of us, this will require active listening and authentic engagement. And it requires a prayerful heart that is being prepared for these significant changes so that  the mission of Jesus Christ remains strong, viable, and hopeful for all parishioners and members of our community. As
we move forward together, I ask for your continued prayerful and practical support as we implement these changes in 2025. In addition to the leadership teams that will assist us, I am grateful to all of you for your active participation and involvement in the life of our parish as we enter into this new chapter.
Gratefully yours in Christ,
Fr. Gurnick 

Good News November -December 2024

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November – December 2024

 

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

  • Mass & Trivia | Nov 6 @5:30pm at St. Pats | Our very own Dom has accepted the challenge of creating Catholic trivia that is actually fun and thought-provoking. You won’t want to miss this! And, right before the trivia, we’ll be attending the 5:30pm mass. 
  • Mass & Espresso Your Faith | Nov 17 @11am at St. Pats | We’ll attend the 11am mass at St. Pat’s and walk next door to the Club house for some snacks and coffee. This is always a great way to meet fellow young adults and talk about our faith.

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR)

St Malachi St Patrick 2024-25 PreK-Gr 8 PSR is in session! For more information and the calendar of when in-person classes occur, please visit https://stpatrickbridge.org/psr/.  Sacramental preparation for Reconciliation, First Communion, and Confirmation are in addition to PSR. Contact Stephanie Pritts to discuss your child’s needs. Stephanie.P@stmalachi.org Office: 216-631-6872 x2201.

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH?

If you 0r someone you know is interested in the Catholic Church or you or someone in your family would like to enter into preparation to receive a sacrament, please contact Stephanie Pritts, at 216-631-6872 x2110 stephanie.p@stmalachi.org

CENTERING PRAYER

Centering Prayer is every Tuesday from 10:00 to 10:30am. Centering Prayer is another way of being with God. To learn more about it or to join the group, please call Mary Warren – she has experience and resources to learn about and experience Centering Prayer. Her phone number is 216-221-2975. She will send you the Zoom link a few days before the prayer.

FAMILY MASS NOV. 3RD

All Families are invited to Family Mass! You do not need to be enrolled in PSR or receiving a sacrament this year to attend. It will be on November 3rd at 5:00pm at St. Pat’s. Come ready to sing and worship with our young families. stpatrickbridge.org/family-mass/

RECYCLING WITH SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH

In honor of National Recycling Day, The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph is hosting an event to collect items that cannot be recycled in your household curb-side bin. On Nov. 9th, from 10am-12pm please bring any of the following items to 3430 Rocky River Drive in Cleveland: holiday lights, DVDs, CDs, VCRs, audio tapes, computers, laptops, printers, stereos, radios, cell phones, tablets, GPS, gaming systems, handheld electronics, print cartridges. Volunteers will be available to unload your car and you don’t even need to get out. For questions, call 216-251-0303.

INVITE ONE TO EXPERIENCE JESUS

The Divine Mercy Group at St. Patrick Parish has the mission to inspire parishioners to personally invite family, friends, or acquaintances to join us all for Holy Mass. A personal invitation can make all the difference. The weekend of November 9th and 10th there will be invitation packets at the doors of the church. Please consider taking two invite packets. One is for you and the other is to invite someone to experience Mass with you. Let us embrace this sacred opportunity to renew our faith and deepen our devotion to the Eucharistic heart of Jesus by inviting all to come and experience His real presence among us.

FEAST DAY

On November 10th we will celebrate our patronal Feast Day!  Following the 10:00am Sunday Liturgy the Hospitality Committee will be hosting a brunch in the hall in celebration of the Feast of St. Malachi.

THEOLOGY ON THE ROCKS WEST – For Adults 40 & Over – Join us Monday, Nov. 11, 7pm. Westside Irish American Club, 8559 Jennings Rd. Olmsted Twp., “We had the National Eucharistic Revival, now what?” Fr. Damian Ference, Vicar for Evangelization, will discuss how we can continue to bring the Real Presence of the Eucharist to our parish communities and beyond. Advance tickets highly recommended for catering purposes. Register in advance: www.theologyontherockswest.com

THEOLOGY ON TAP WITH BISHOP MICHAEL WOOST – Tuesday, November 19, 7-9pm | Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Rd., Cleveland. Parking is available at St. Wendelin.  The very term Eucharist is derived from the Greek work eucharistein, which means “thanksgiving.” Come learn how the Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist which is the “source and summit of the Christian life” is the highest form of thanksgiving that we can offer. Register online at dioceseofcleveland.org/totcle.

HEARING THE CALL TO A VOCATION?

Vocation Discernment for Men: Come & See Weekend at Borromeo and Saint Mary Seminaries. All young men are invited to experience life in the seminary. Call 440-943-7631 or visit CLEpriesthood.org to register.The following dates are scheduled for these opportunities:

  • November 9, 2024

  • February 1-2, 2025

  • March 29-30, 2025

Vocation Discernment for Women: Special Gathering – A time for women (ages 18+) who are considering consecrated life, or actively discerning, to come together in prayer and fellowship on January 11, 2025. For more information call 440-943-7631.

  • 6pm Holy Hour
  • 7pm Vigil Mass
  • Social to follow
  • 9:30pm Night Prayer

ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS

Come & Pray with Our Seminarians – Please join Fr. Gurnick for any evening of prayer and pizza with our seminarians on Thursday, December 5. We will leave the St. Patrick Rectory at 6:45pm and return by approximately 9:45pm. Transportation provided. Permission slips required for anyone under 18. They may be picked up at the rectory. If you can’t join us in December, we’ll have other opportunities in 2025. Please contact Fr. Gurnick at mgurnick@dioceseofcleveland.org if you’re interested in this trip to the Center for Pastoral Leadership.

New E-mail Contacts – Please send all future bulletin submissions to Eileen, eileen.l@stmalachi.org or Christy, christy.b@stmalachi.org.

 

 

Annual Pipers Concert at St. Malachi, 11/2/24 8:00 PM

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Join uillean piper extraordinaire Brian Bigley and friends for a rousing evening of traditional Irish music on Saturday, November 2 at 8pm at St. Malachi Church. This pipers workshop every year, culminates in a wonderful presentation by attendees and guest artists.

Tickets are available on the Eventbrite site and with the special code MALACHI, St. Malachi and St. Patrick’s parishioners get a 50% discount.!!!
Tickets are also available at the door, but discount is online. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-cleveland-pipers-concert-2024-tickets-940384434157?aff=erelpanelorg

 

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