Laudato Si’ Week + Litter Pilgrimage
May 22-29: Creation Care Week for Catholics worldwide as we mark the 7th anniversary of Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, the encyclical by our Holy Father. Catholics will gather (in person and virtually) in their respective dioceses to listen and respond together to the cry of creation and intensify our efforts to bring…
Updates
Farewell from Max & Rob
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…
100 Years of Faithful Service
This summer our deacons, Bill Merriman and Bill Staab, are each celebrating their Silver Jubilee (25 years) of Ordination. Father Hollis is celebrating his Golden Jubilee (50 years). As we honor their 100 years of combined service our parish family will have a special celebration on Sunday, June 5th beginning with 11:00am Mass, followed by lunch in the Club Building. Please mark your calendars!…
Walking With Purpose
The 22-week Opening Your Heart study that was scheduled to start the first week of May is being postponed until Fall 2022 so that more participants can join.The second 22-week study, Keeping In Balance, will also run Fall 2022 for those who participated in Opening Your Heart this past year. NEW: We will meet Tuesdays in May from 7-8pm, starting May 3rd, to watch and discuss a few of the episodes…
Earth Day Litter Pilgrimage
During this Easter season, we celebrate the new life of resurrection. In his encyclical letter ‘Laudato Si’, Pope Francis invites us to examine our actions that have caused ruptures in our relationship with God’s creation. We recognize that as an Easter people, we are called to restore our relationships with God the creator, with our sisters and brothers in our one human…
Changes during repairs
You may recall last year that we moved the main altar into the upper sanctuary during Holy Week and the Easter Season for two basic reasons: to allow for social distancing and to accommodate for livestreaming the variety of ritual actions. While the social distancing has been relaxed due to vaccinations now in full swing, there are a number…
Discussing end-of-life
St. Patrick’s Consolation Ministry Team is sponsoring a 3-week presentation “A Catholic’s Walk with Dying, Death and Consolation” on Thursdays May 5, 12, 19 from 7-8:30 PM in the Oak Room. Please join us for thoughtful discussions about Catholic end of life issues, hospice, funerals, and consolation programs. For more information, contact Kathy Wadowick at 216-631-6872.
Blessing of Homeless Jesus
From Diocese of Cleveland On Sunday, April 3rd Bishop Malesic came to St. Malachi to bless the Homeless Jesus statue that is part of the 6 sculptures based on Matthew 25 from the Community West Foundation. See the article on the diocesan website.