Diocesan Memorandum
Prot. No. C-160/2007
April, 2007
Secretariat/Department
Page
Office of the Bishop
Catholic Diocese of
Cleveland Foundation
62
Chancery
66
Clergy and Religious
68
Parish Life and Development
71
Catholic Charities
Health and Human Services
74
Communications
79
Miscellaneous
79
64
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Office of the Bishop
HOME MISSION
COLLECTIONWEEKEND OF 2829 APRIL 2007
There are many places right here in the United States and in its
overseas dependencies where the Church is poor, communities
are scattered, and priests are few. Money given to the Catholic
Home Missions Appeal helps Catholic communities across
America survive and thrive, by underwriting evangelization,
religious education, education for future priests, training for lay
ministers, and poor parishes that would have to close their doors
without outside help.
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The Catholic Home Missions Appeal helps strengthen the
Catholic Church at home. More than ninety-two cents of every
dollar contributed goes directly to the missions.
The Catholic Home Mission Appeal Collection will be taken up
the weekend of 28-29 April 2007.
PARISH
INFORMATION
DAY – 30 May
Please consider sending your Parish Secretaries/Bookkeepers/Accountants on 30 May to a Parish Information Day.
Part of the day will focus on Stewardship and a presentation
regarding electronic contributions. Presentations from some of
the Diocesan Offices will also be a part of the day.
We encourage you to please send the representatives from your
parish that would best benefit from this day.
More information will follow in the near future.
IT’S TIME FOR A
NEW LOOK!
STEWARDSHIP OFFICE
The Stewardship Office is sponsoring a contest for a new
stewardship logo! The submitted artwork should still
incorporate the name of our stewardship initiative “God’s Gifts
for God’s People”. The current logo may be viewed at
www.cdcf.org, then click on the Parish Stewardship Program
link. The new logo may include reference to time, talent and
treasure or may be unique and creative. Entries will be accepted
from the 1st of March through the 1st of June. Submit entries
to: Mary Pat Frey, Stewardship Office, Catholic Diocese of
Cleveland, 1027 Superior Ave., Room 350, Cleveland, OH
44114. Or email entries to
stewardship@dioceseofcleveland.org . The winner will be
announced by June 15th and will be blessed with a $100 check
donated to a charity of their choice and breakfast with Bishop
Lennon. The judges will be Mary Pat Frey, Fr. Ed Estok, and
Bishop Richard G. Lennon. If you have any questions, please
call Mary Pat at 216-696-6525 or 800-869-6525 X2120.
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Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation
BISHOP’S GOLF
OUTING TO BE
HELD
10 SEPTEMBER
2007 AT
FIRESTONE
COUNTRY CLUB
Plan to join us on Monday, 10 September for a fabulous golf
experience at Firestone Country Club. Proceeds from the event
provide tuition assistance for Catholic schools with high student
poverty levels in the Diocese of Cleveland. To reserve your
five-some or request more information, contact Mary Lou Toler
at the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation at 216-6966525 ext. 2140 or mltoler@dioceseofcleveland.org
2007 CATHOLIC
CHARITIES
APPEAL
Eva and Larry Dolan are the chairs of the 2007 Annual Appeal
for Catholic Charities, helping the diocese meet its goal of $9.5
million to serve the hungry and homeless, elderly and disabled,
children and families. Bishop Lennon will be at many of the 64
service sites throughout the appeal, and the story of our
charitable good works through Catholic Charities will be spread
over the course of the year.
PASTORS TO
RECEIVE LIST OF
PARISH DONORS
Pastors will receive a list of their parishioners who gave so that
the parish can personally acknowledge and thank their members
for their gift.
For more information, contact Karen Joyce
(kjoyce@dioceseofcleveland.org) at the Catholic Diocese of
Cleveland Foundation at 216-696-6525 ext. 1910 or Celeste
Cappotto (ccappotto@dioceseofcleveland.org) at ext. 1049.
ENCOURAGING
2007 IRA
CHARITABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS
UP TO $100,000—
USING THE
SERVICES OF THE
CATHOLIC
DIOCESE OF
CLEVELAND
FOUNDATION
(CDCF)
Legislation allowed for direct contributions up to $100,000 to
approved charitable institutions, which include parishes, from
donor IRAs. Donors age 70½ or older who wish to make such
contributions are encouraged to speak with their financial
advisor regarding such gifts and their potential tax benefits.
The staff of the CDCF can assist parishes wishing to
communicate this information to their select donors.
Communication with eligible donors can include either option
below:
 the CDCF can create a bulletin insert or announcement
for you to reproduce, or
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
the CDCF can sort its database for eligible donors in that
parish and review findings with the parish, draft a letter
from the parish to donors who qualify, edit the letter
based on parish staff feedback, and produce the mailmerged letters for parish staff to send.
If you are interested in using either of these services of the
CDCF for donor communications on the IRA legislation, please
contact the CDCF Chief Financial Officer, Barbara Kraig,
(bkraig@dioceseofcleveland.org) at 216-696-6525 ext. 8070.
APRIL THEOLOGY
ON TAP FEATURES
SPEAKER GERRY
FAUST, FORMER
FOOTBALL
COACH AT NOTRE
DAME
UNIVERSITY
Plan to join the Associate Board of the Catholic Diocese of
Cleveland Foundation on Thursday, 26 April 2007 for the spring
installment of Theology on Tap. Gerry Faust is the featured
speaker who will share how he integrates his faith life with
family and friends and his work in football. The event will be
held at the Boneyard Grill in Broadview Heights, and $3 covers
admission. Social begins at 6:30pm, with the talk at 7:30pm.
Please RSVP to Celeste Cappotto at
ccappotto@dioceseofcleveland.org (216-696-6525 ext. 1049) if
you are interested. Space is limited. Register Early!
JULY THEOLOGY
ON TAP -The MOST
REV. RICHARD G.
LENNON AS
SPEAKER
Plan to join the Associate Board of the Catholic Diocese of
Cleveland Foundation on Tuesday, 31 July 2007 for the summer
installment of Theology on Tap. Please RSVP to Celeste
Cappotto at ccappotto@dioceseofcleveland.org (216-696-6525
ext. 1049) if you are interested.
REMINDER:
CHURCH IN THE
CITY GRANT
APPLICATION
DEADLINE 16
APRIL 2007
Catholic parishes, schools, social service organizations, and
other faith-based organizations that are partnering with a
Catholic organization are eligible to apply for a Church in the
City grant to further the efforts of their shared program. There
are five core principles, at least one of which must be addressed
in the grant proposal: preferential love of the poor, social
justice, urban redevelopment, interdependence, and
restructuring. The grant guidelines and application can be
accessed by visiting the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Foundation’s website (www.cdcf.org) or by contacting Terri
Preskar at 216.696.6525, ext. 5090.
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2007 CROOKED
HALO BENEFIT ON
6 OCTOBER
SUPPORTS ROSEMARY CENTER
Join the Associate Board of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Foundation on Saturday, 6 October 2007 for their annual
Crooked Halo Benefit. This year’s beneficiary is Rose-Mary
Center in Euclid, which serves children and adults with mental
and physical disabilities. Funds raised at Crooked Halo will go
directly to the expansion and renovation of an autism wing at
Rose-Mary. For more information on the event, contact Celeste
Cappotto at 216-696-6525 ext. 1049. For information on RoseMary and their work as a Catholic Charities service site, visit
www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/rose-mary.
Office of the Chancellor
ST. PATRICK’S
DAY, 2008
Next year, Easter falls extremely early, on 23 March. One
liturgical note to keep in mind is that 17 March 2008 will be the
Monday of Holy Week. This means that the liturgical
observance of the feast of St. Patrick cannot take place. This is
true universally, so not even parishes dedicated to St. Patrick are
permitted to make exception. All those who have responsibility
for planning liturgical celebrations are asked to make note of
this and inform others who would be affected. This means that
music and all things relating to the liturgy should be proper to
Holy Week. The Solemnities of St. Joseph (19 March) and the
Annunciation of the Lord (25 March) will be transferred as
follows: In 2008, The Solemnity of St. Joseph will
be celebrated on Saturday, 15 March (the Saturday before Palm
Sunday) and the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord will
be celebrated on Monday, 31 March (Monday of the Second
week of Easter). Since the feast of St. Patrick has the status of
an optional memorial, the feast is not transferred, but may be
observed at a later appropriate date on any day on which a
votive mass would be appropriate.
USE OF MUSTUM
AND LOWGLUTEN HOSTS
A REMINDER:
A diocesan policy entitled, “Use of Mustum and Low-Gluten
Hosts for Priests, Deacons and Laypersons” was issued on 15
March 2006. If a parishioner suffers from Celiac Disease please
refer to this policy on how to proceed in assisting him/her to
receive Holy Communion. Before providing the Low-Gluten
hosts please have the person check with his/her physician to see
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if he/she agrees with the use of the low-gluten host for your
parishioner. The place to order these hosts is included in the
policy. Any further questions please call Sr. Laura Bouhall,
OSU, at 216.696.6525, ext. 2060.
DIOCESAN PASTORAL PLANNING OFFICE
VIBRANT PARISH
LIFE – PHASE II
Bishop Richard Lennon will be completing his review of the
parish requests for reconsideration and will make a final
decision on all clusters by April 30.
Bishop Lennon is sending a letter to parishes in March which
describes the steps in selecting parish representatives to serve on
Cluster Planning and Coordination Teams and the training
schedule for these teams. In May, Bishop Lennon will send a
letter which will finalize all clusters, identify significant issues
and challenges that will need to be addressed in certain clusters,
and describe the next steps in the process.
Work is underway on the resources to be provided to Cluster
Planning and Coordination Teams at training sessions in May
and June of 2007.
For responses to any questions or comments regarding the work
of the Diocesan Vibrant Parish Life – Phase II Committee,
please call 216-696-6525 or 800-869-6525, ext. 4210, or send
an email to: aperkins@dioceseofcleveland.org
DIOCESAN
PASTORAL
COUNCIL: SPRING
GATHERING FOR
PARISH
PASTORAL
COUNCIL
LEADERS
The Diocesan Pastoral Council will convene its annual Spring
Gathering for Parish Pastoral Council Leaders on Saturday,
April 28th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at St. Basil the Great
Parish in Brecksville. The theme for this event is: Naming Our
Challenges, Responding With Hope. There will be remarks and
dialogue with Bishop Lennon, and an Overview and Discussion
of Key Diocesan Realities as a Context for Cluster Planning in
moving forward with Vibrant Parish Life – Phase II.
Presentations will be given on Demographic Trends by Rick
Krivanka, Priest Trends by Fr. Larry Jurcak, and Financial
Trends by John Maimone. An invitation with the agenda and
further details was sent to pastors and Parish Pastoral Council
Chairpersons in March. For further information, call 216-6966525 or 800-869-6525, ext. 4210.
Diocesan Memorandum 2007 Page 67
FROM CYNICISM
TO HOPE:
APPLICATIONS OF
APPRECIATIVE
INQUIRY TO
MINISTRY
SETTINGS
The Appreciative Inquiry Ecumenical Network will be
presenting a workshop entitled: Connecting to Hope When
Buried in Cynicism: Find a Way in Everyday Ministry for
clergy, parish staff and lay leaders on Thursday, April 26 from
8:30 am to 2:30 pm at Montrose Zion United Methodist Church
located in Fairlawn just off I-77 at Ghent Rd. The workshop is
jointly sponsored by the East Ohio United Methodist Program in
Pastoral Care, The Presbytery of the Western Reserve,
Northeastern Ohio Synod – ELCA, the Episcopal Diocese of
Ohio and the Pastoral Planning Office of the Diocese of
Cleveland. A brochure with further details and registration
information is available on the diocesan website, by calling the
Pastoral Planning Office at 216-696-6525/800-869-6525, ext.
4210, or by emailing aperkins@dioceseofcleveland.org .
Clergy and Religious
DECEASED
REALITIVES OF
PRIESTS
REMEMBERING
THE CALL
SEMINAR IS
TUESDAY,
26 JUNE 2007
We wish to express our sympathy to the family of the late Father
Vincent Moraghan on the death of their mother, Mary Ann
Moraghan and to Father John Terzano on the death of his
brother Theodore M. Terzano. Please remember them in your
prayers.
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND FORMATION OF
MINISTERS
Please save the date for the next Remembering the Call seminar
entitled, “Catholic Americans: Voting Prophetically in a
Politically Charged Environment.” Our distinguished speakers
will be Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, New
York, and Chair of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Policy,
and Simone Campbell, SSS, Executive Director of NETWORK,
the Catholic social justice lobby in Washington, D.C. One of
the main purposes of the conference is to help parish ministers
prepare for the presidential election year with some
inspirational, yet practical, wisdom on how to effectively preach
and teach the Church's rich social doctrine in the face of partisan
and often hostile reactions from parishioners. Ohio has been
one of the key states in the last several election cycles and we
expect that 2008 will be another important election year. Please
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note that the time schedule for the conference will be a little
different this year; it will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, 26 June 2007, at the Center for Pastoral Leadership in
Wickliffe. Registration brochures will be available later in the
spring.
WORLD DAY OF
PRAYER FOR
VOCATIONS
DIOCESAN VOCATION OFFICE
VOCATIONS TO CONSEDRATED LIFE
Sunday, 29 April 2007 is World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
Resources to celebrate this day were mailed 5 March 2007 to all
Priests, Deacons, School Principals, Directors of Religious
Education, Newman Campus Ministers, Vocation Ministers, and
Congregational Leaders. Please take a few moments to review
these resources.
Encourage your community to join in one of the five Diocesan
Prayer Services for Vocations from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Five
parishes have volunteered to open their doors for the afternoon
Prayer Service. Please encourage parishioners to attend. The
locations are: St. Agnes-Our Lady of Fatima Church, Cleveland,
kindness of Fr. Robert Marva, OFM Cap.; St. Paschal Baylon
Church, Highland Hts., kindness of Fr. Michael Arkins, SSS; St.
Peter Church, Lorain, kindness of Fr. Kenneth Wolnowski; St.
Rose of Lima Church, Cleveland, kindness of Fr. Jose Antonio
Posadas, OFM; St. Vincent Church, Akron, kindness of Fr.
Joseph Kraker. A display poster and bulletin announcements
were sent to each parish with information. If you have any
questions, contact Sister Lenore Thomas, IHM 216-696-6525 or
800-869-6525 ext. 3460, lthomas@dioceseofcleveland.org or
Father Michael K. Gurnick, 216-696-6525 or 800-869-6525
ext. 3410, mgurnick@dioceseofcleveland.org.
English and Spanish Version Prayer Cards are available, free of
charge, from the Diocesan Vocation Office. Please complete
the order form included in your resource packet or e-mail,
mavenoso@dioceseofcleveland.org to place your order.
For further information/additional resource packets contact the
Diocesan Vocation Office, 216-696-6525 or 800-869-6525 ext.
3490 or e-mail mavenoso@dioceseofcleveland.org.
Diocesan Memorandum 2007 Page 69
“WHERE ARE YOU
GOING?”
RETREAT
This year’s retreat will be held on Saturday, 16 June 2007 at the
Center for Pastoral Leadership. The Serrans of District 85 will
be delivering packets of information to each parish mid-April.
Please consider personally inviting men and women, 18-40
years of age, who you may know are exploring the possibility of
priesthood or religious life. Please contact Father Michael
Gurnick, mgurnick@dioceseofcleveland.org, or Sister Lenore
Thomas, IHM, lthomas@dioceseofcleveland.org, or the
Diocesan Vocation Office at 216-696-6525 or 800-869-6525
ext. 3490.
WORLD DAY OF
PRAYER FOR
VOCATIONS
The World Day of Prayer for Vocations will take place on
Sunday, 29, April, 2007. Let us come together as a diocese to
pray for Vocations from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
HISPANIC
MINISTRY
Available, free of charge, through the Diocesan Vocation Office
are Spanish Vocation Prayer Cards for High School and above
age groups. Please call the Diocesan Vocation Office at 216696-6525 or 800-869-6525 ext. 3490 or e-mail
mavenoso@dioceseofcleveland.org to place an order.
VOCATION
PRAYER CARDS
Vocation Prayer Cards are available, free of charge, for grades
kindergarten through young adults. All of the prayers have been
formulated by religious in the diocese. Other prayer cards are
available upon request. To place your orders please call the
Diocesan Vocation Office at 216-696-6525 or 800-869-6525
ext. 3490 or e-mail mavenoso@dioceseofcleveland.org.
PRIESTHOOD
ORDINATION
VOCATION OFFICE FOR DIOCESAN SEMINARIES
Four men will be ordained to the Priesthood on Saturday, 12
May, 2007 at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist.
Michael Denk, John Pfeifer, Jr. and Joseph Previte will be
ordained for the Diocese of Cleveland – and Hasang Paul Kim,
who participated in the formation program at Saint Mary
Seminary, will be ordained for the Archdiocese of Daegu,
Korea. Please pray for each of them as they give themselves in
service to the Lord and the Church. May many more be inspired
to respond to God's call in their lives.
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OFFICE FOR RELIGIOUS
Religious in the diocese who are celebrating Silver, Golden, and
Diamond Jubilees this year will be honored by Bishop Richard
G. Lennon at a liturgy and luncheon at the Center for Pastoral
Leadership on 21 April 2007. Invitations were mailed 5 March
2007 to those whose names were submitted by the Religious
Superiors to the Office for Religious. Because this celebration
involves a catered dinner, it is limited to the jubilarians. In
cases where a driver is needed to accompany those who are
celebrating, the driver is invited to the meal. Please inform the
Office for Religious of this additional participant by calling 216696-6525 or 800-869-6525 ext. 2920, or e-mail:
mstarrie@dioceseofcleveland.org.
ANNUAL
RELIGIOUS
JUBILEE
CELEBRATION
Parish Life and Development
APPLICATION
FORMS FOR
GRANTS FROM
THE NATIONAL
AFRICAN
AMERICAN AND
NATIVE
AMERICAN
COMMISSION ARE
AVAILABLE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Application forms for grants from the National African
American and Native American Commission are available now
in the Parish Life Office. If your parish, school or institution
has Evangelization Projects for which you are seeking funding,
please request an application form. The criteria for the projects
are the following:
-initiated and carried out through a Catholic Institution
- innovative and creative approaches to evangelization
-collaborative efforts -e.g., several parishes, parish and school,
parish and other groups, diocesan offices and parish
communities.
-outreach to inactive, alienated and people with no church
affiliation
If funding for a salary is included in the proposal, the amount
should be one quarter or less of the salary. No funding is
provided for benefits. The Grant Review Board has requested
that the source covering the cost of salaries and benefits for the
project be listed on the grant application.
Applications must be returned to the Parish Life Office by June
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1st. All proposals will be considered by the Grant Review
Board and recommendations will be given to Bishop Richard
Lennon. Grants to our diocese from the National Commission
will be announced in the spring of 2008.
For more information please contact Sr. Rita Mary Harwood,
SND at (216) 696-6525 or 1-800-869-6525, ext. 3500.
The following projects received funding during the 2007 year:
-Called to be One, Diocesan Race Committee
-Spreading the Good News, Epiphany Catholic Church
-Adult Faith Formation In the African American Community,
St. Agnes-Our Lady of Fatima Parish
-Operation Good News - Evangelization Outreach; St. Henry
Parish
-“It’ s Going Down” For Abstinence; St. Agnes-Our Lady of
Fatima Parish
-“Keeping the Faith Alive”; St. Agnes-Our Lady of Fatima
Parish
-Collaborative Revival 2007; Office of African American
Catholic Ministry/St. Timothy Church
-“Christ is with Us: Celebrating the Gifts of the Sacraments –
National Black Catholic Congress X, Office of Ministry to
African American Catholics
-Sankofa Family and Youth Conference; Office of Ministry to
African American Catholics
- Looking for a “Breakthrough”; BCI – Youth and Young Adult
Ministry, CYO-Catholic Charities
-Buffalo Bound – 2007 National ; Office of Ministry to African
American Catholics
-2007 Thea Awards; Office of Ministry to African American
Catholics
-Diocesan Gospel Choir; Office of Ministry to African
American Catholics
-Men’s Bible Study ; Epiphany Catholic Church
-Marriage in Dialogue; St. Agnes-Our Lady of Fatima Parish
-Confirmation 2008; St. Aloysius- St. Agatha Parish
-Prison Ministry; Diocesan Ministry to the Incarcerated
Diocesan Memorandum 2007 Page 72
“PROTECTING
GOD’S CHILDREN”
ATTENTION
PARISHES: BE
SURE
COMMUNITY
RESOURCE
GUIDES ARE
AVAILABLE
The Protecting God’s Children Program is an ongoing effort in
all parishes. Each parish should have “Community Resource
Guides” available for proper referral of individuals who made
need such assistance. The “Protecting God’s Children” program
has resource guides available for each of the eight counties
served by the Diocese.
If you need Community Resource Guides at your parish please
contact the Director, Donna Albertone at 1-800-869-6525 ext.
1149 or e-mail Director Albertone at
dalbertone@dioceseofcleveland.org. Please include the number
of Resource Guides you wish to have sent to your parish.
INTERFAITH COMMISSION
CONFERENCE OF
RELIGIONSSPRING
CONVOCATION
“Faiths and Foods” Sunday, 29 April 2007, Rumi Foundation,
750 Beta Drive – Mayfield Heights. The spring convocation of
2007 will focus on that basic human need, food, and how that
need is coordinated with faith. The religions of the world have
varied attitudes. Some demand abstinence from certain foods.
Others have times of fasting and varied interpretations of what it
means to fast. Some use certain foods and drinks during their
official worship. Some have exhortations about how much one
should eat. Some prescribe prayers before meals. The feasts
and holidays of the varied religions include use of certain foods
and drinks to underscore the observance of them in the home
and family life of their followers. So our speakers will offer
food for thought on these matters but also the different religious
traditions will provide tastes of foods that reflect their religious
as well as cultural and ethnic background and traditions. This
would be the first ‘interfaith’ tasting party you will attend.
(Directions: take I-271 to the Wilson Mills exit, east on Wilson
Mills, north onto Beta Drive. The Rumi Foundation is part of a
large building containing different offices surrounded by a
parking lot. The large numbers 750 is on the corner of the
building. If you have reached SOM Center Road you went too
far.)
3:00 p.m. Presentations from the perspective of Baha’is,
Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs.
(These will be split between two sessions with a very short
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break to stretch.) --after each presentation there will be an
opportunity for two questions from audience; of course during
the food tasting there will be plenty of opportunity for further
discussion. It was felt necessary to limit the questions to get to
hear all the speakers.
4:30 p.m. foods of the varied religions and their cultural
expressions; beverages of coffee, tea, and water will be
available.
Free and open to the public. A free-willing offering will be
taken up to defray expenses.
FLYER ENCLOSED
FOR “FAITHS AND
FOODS”
JOB
CLEARINGHOUSE
Please see the flyer for details concerning the Conference of
Religions, Sunday 29 April 2007, “Faiths and Foods” from 3:00
p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
PASTORAL MINISTRY OFFICE
Please keep in mind that the Pastoral Ministry Office serves as a
clearinghouse for those who are seeking positions, as well as
those who are looking for a pastoral minister for their parish.
Confidentiality is maintained. Please call the office at
440-943-7670 if you would like more information.
Catholic Charities
Health and Human Services
FAMILY
PERSPECTIVES
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY MINISTRY
Please find family gospel insights and prayers in the Family
Perspectives and General Intercessions flyer for the month of
May, 2007.
Our website: www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/mfm lists precana days, NFP classes, trainings, divorce recovery groups and
more.
Diocesan Memorandum 2007 Page 74
COUPLE
MINISTRY
TRAINING – HOLY
ANGELS,
CHAGRIN FALLS –
BEGINS 19 APRIL
2007
Couple ministers are volunteer married couples selected by their
parish and trained by the diocese who assist in marriage
preparation, meet with engaged couples, and provide a living
witness of Christian marriage. Training will be offered at Holy
Angels, 18205 Chillicothe Rd. Chagrin Falls 44023-4879
(Bainbridge) – Thursdays, 19 April – 24 May 2007 from 7:00 –
9:30 p.m. Fee is $125 per couple, paid by the parish. Brochures
are available through the Dept. for Marriage & Family Ministry.
To register, please contact Ginny at 216-334-2972.
Fall Couple Ministry Training will also be offered at St. Bridget,
5620 Hauserman Rd., Parma 44130 on Thursdays, 20 September
– 25 October 2007 from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. For more information,
contact Rose Jacobs at 216-334-2973 or by email at
rjacobs@clevelandcatholiccharities.org This information can
also be found on our website at
www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/mfm
MINISTRY OF
CONSOLATION
TRAINING
CONFERENCES
If your parish wants to begin a ministry of consolation or enhance
your present bereavement ministry program, then please take
advantage of the following individual training opportunities.
The first is at St Bridget of Kildare, 5620 Hauserman Rd, Parma
44130. This training will be held on two Saturdays, 21 April
2007 and 28 April 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Attendance
at both sessions is mandatory. The second training will be held at
Immaculate Conception, 2846 Hubbard Road, Madison, 44057.
This training will be held on two Saturdays, 12 May 2007 and
2 June 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Attendance at both
sessions is mandatory. The conference is for priests, deacons,
deacons’ spouses, lay ecclesial ministers, and volunteer
parishioners. The registration fee $100. CEU’s are available for
counselors, social workers and nurses at an additional fee of $25.
Contact Terese Hardman at 216-334-2978 for registration
information or a brochure.
MINISTRY OF
MOTHERS
SHARING
(M O M S)
Ministry of Mothers Sharing will sponsor two programs with Kim
Langley of Life Balance Enterprises, entitled “Emotionally
Intelligent Parenting: Raising Kids with Better Social Skills and
Self-awareness”. The program will be held at the following
locations: Wednesday, 18 April 2007 at St. Gabriel Parish, 9925
Johnnycake Ridge Road, Concord and Thursday, 19 April 2007 at
St. Christopher Parish, 20141 Detroit Road, Rocky River. Both
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presentations will be from 7:00- 9:00 p.m. The cost is $10 per
person. Registration forms are available through the M O M S
Parish Coordinators or by calling Terese at the Department for
Marriage & Family Ministry, 216-334-2978 or e-mail:
thardman@clevelandcatholiccharities.org.
NATURAL FAMILY
PLANNING
TEACHER
TRAINING
INSTITUTE
A program to train new certified natural family planning teachers
will be offered beginning Saturday, 19 May 2007 and consisting
of six monthly classroom sessions. This program is certified by
the Diocesan Development Program for NFP, USCCB Committee
for Pro-Life Activities. Sessions will be held at St. Augustine
Manor Health Campus, 7911 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH
44102. Cost is $625 per couple. Parishes, hospitals, and
healthcare agencies may sponsor candidates for training.
Parishes are encouraged to recruit married couples to teach natural
family planning. Brochures are available through the Dept. for
Marriage & Family Ministry, 216-334-2978 and information is
available at our web site:
www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/mfm. For more information,
contact Rose Jacobs at 216-334-2973 or email:
rjacobs@clevelandcatholiccharities.org
OLDER ADULT
MINISTRY – 50TH
WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
The 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration Liturgy will be held
on Sunday, 29 July 2007 at 2:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. John
the Evangelist. Please make sure your parish has received the
registration form. It was mailed to all parishes in March. If you
have not received the registration form mailing or if you need
more information, please contact Terese at 216-334-2978 or email
thardman@clevelandcatholiccharities.org .
PREP
RELATIONSHIP
SKILLS
WORKSHOP FOR
ENGAGED AND
MARRIED
COUPLES
A PREP (Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program)
Skills Workshop for Engaged Couples will also be accepting
married couples wishing to improve communication and other
relationship skills to enhance marriage. The next workshop will
be held on Sunday, 6 May 2007 from 8:30 – 4:30 p.m. at St.
Theresa of Avila, Parish Life Center, 1878 Abbe Rd., Sheffield
Village, OH 44054. This workshop fulfills the Pre-Cana
requirement for engaged couples and will be led by Michael
Pavlak, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and licensed marriage and
family therapist trained in the research-based PREP program.
Cost of the program is $95 per couple. Please call 216-334-2978
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to register or registration forms are available online at
www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/mfm
CANA II
REMARRIAGE
Couples who are remarrying are to receive special preparation as
required by the Diocesan Marriage Policy. The Cana II Day is
designed to address the specific issues of remarriage and is
scheduled on Saturday, 21 April 2006 at Holy Angels Church,
18205 Chillicothe Road, Chagrin Falls. Cost is $95. Please call
216-334-2978 to register or registration forms are available online
at www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/mfm
MARRIED LOVE
AND THE GIFT OF
LIFE – NEW
USCCB
DOCUMENT
A new document issued by the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops in November, 2006, provides an explanation of
Catholic teaching on conjugal love and responsible parenthood in
an easy to read question and answer format. The intended
audience is engaged and married couples. We recommend
purchasing this publication for Pre-Cana Team members, Couple
Ministers, and your engaged couples. Available in English, No.
5-787 (20 pp., in packages of 10) and Spanish No. 5-943. Price:
1-9 packages of 10, $20 per package. Order form can be accessed
online at http://www.usccbpublishing.org or call: 1-800-2358722.
NEW PRAYER
RESOURCE
AVAILABLE – THE
FEAST OF THE
ANNUNCIATION –
A NOVENA
The Feast of the Annunciation has been used for many years by
NFP promoters to encourage married couples to be open to God’s
gift of new life. The Bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities,
Diocesan Development Program for Natural Family Planning has
developed a novena honoring the feast. The Novena can be
ordered by calling 1-866-582-0943. Publication number #0726.
Prices are 1-99 - 30 cents each, 100+ - 20 cents each.
NATIONAL
CATHOLIC
YOUTH
CONFERENCE
(NCYC) 2007
YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
AND CYO OFFICE
Take your youth two hours South for a faith experience they will
never forget! Lead them to the 2007 NCYC, “Discover the Way
(Descubre El Camino)” 8-10 November in Columbus, OH.
Featuring: Christian Musicians, bands and concerts each day;
Nationally Recognized Speakers offering keynotes and evening
concurrent sessions covering many topics for catholic youth and
adults; Powerful Prayer and liturgy experiences by and for young
people; Interactive Park – a festival village inside the Greater
Columbus Convention Center where you can create, draw,
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decorate and make items, surf the internet, participate in creative
group games, eat and hang out with many of the 25,000 people
attending, listen to different musicians, review the latest
publisher’s material on youth ministry/youth culture and much
more!! Open to all Catholic high school age youth and their
chaperones. Cost: $430 per person includes: conference
registration; hotel accommodations; transportation; some meals;
tour; diocesan t-shirt & hat; and trading items. Other price
options are available. Registration accepted on a space available
basis. Deadline for Individual Registration Form; Parish
Rooming List; Diocesan Medical Release; NFCYM Liability
Form; and Diocesan Scholarship Request: June 29. For
registration forms or more information, contact Mark Delsander at
216-334-1261 x25, mxdelsander@clevelandcatholiccharities.org
or visit: www.clevelandcyo.org.
YOUTH
ANIMATORS AT
NCYC
Do you have youth attending the 2007 National Catholic Youth
Conference that can take lead roles in song, dance/movement or
oral proclamations? The National Federation for Catholic Youth
Ministry is accepting applications for Youth Animators. Deadline
is 1 May 2007. For an application or more information, please
contact Mark Delsander at 216-334-1261 x25,
mxdelsander@clevelandcatholiccharities.org or visit:
www.clevelandcyo.org.
NCYC SUMMER
PILGRIMAGE
EVENT
Save the Date! Sunday, 8 July, 2007, 2-7 p.m.
Gather with other teens making the pilgrimage to the National
Catholic Youth Conference in Columbus. Highlights include:
Mass; Picnic; Music and Games. For more information, contact
Mark Delsander at 216-334-1261 x25,
mxdelsander@clevelandcatholiccharities.org or visit:
www.clevelandcyo.org.
YOUNG ADULT
FAITH
FORMATION
PROGRAM
Where are the young adults at your parish? We have a model of
young adult faith sharing groups that can be hosted at your parish
or a cluster of parishes. Sessions meet for 3 hours, 1/week for six
weeks. Each evening includes a meal, communal prayer, sharing
in small groups, discussion and reflection with young adults. This
is a terrific opportunity to join together in partnership for faith
formation and catechesis for young adults in your parish. For
more information, contact Paul Kelly at 216-334-1261 x28 or
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pekelly@clevelandcatholiccharities.org.
SCOUTING COURT
OF HONOR
The Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting will host their
annual Court of Honor on 29 April 2007, 3:00 p.m., at St.
Sebastian, Akron. The service will recognize all Ad Altare Dei,
Pope Pius XII, Pope Paul VI, and Good Shepherd, Bronze Pelican
and St. George awardees. The Reverend Neil Walters will
preside. For more information, please contact Georgia McCoy at
216 334 1261 ext. 26 or glmccoy@clevelandcatholiccharities.org.
Communications
PUBLISH
BULLETIN
ANNOUNCEMENT
In our continued effort to comply with the requirements of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops “Charter for the
Protection of Children and Young People,” the Communications
Department is again asking all parishes to please publish the
bulletin announcement on the Bulletin Page from the
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT RE: “CHARTER
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PEOPLE” . PLEASE SEE BULLETIN PAGE. When
published, parishes are asked to forward a copy of their bulletin
to:
The Diocese Communications Department
c/o Robert Tayek
1027 Superior Ave. 4th Floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2503
Miscellaneous
EXPLORE
COLLEGE
OPTIONS AT FREE
COLLEGE FAIR
EVENT
The Cleveland State College Fair will be held Sunday, 15 April
2007 at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University in
Cleveland, Ohio, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sponsored by the
National Association for College Admissions Counseling
(NACAC) and hosted by the Ohio Association for College
Admission Counseling (OACAS), this event is free and open to
the public.
Over 200 institutions, including Catholic universities and other
institutions of higher learning will have representatives on hand
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at the event able to talk to students of various means, grades and
backgrounds. In addition there will be several helpful
informational sessions ranging from NCAA athletic eligibility
to Financial Aid & Scholarships to the Transferring Process at
Community Colleges.
This annual event is the only opportunity of its kind to explore
so many post-secondary education options under one roof. For
more information visit www.nacac.com/fairs or call
800-822-6285.
HAMMOND
ORGAN
AVAILABLE
A Hammond 9800M Deluxe Organ and Bench – excellent
condition- Leslie Animation and many other features is
available. For further information please call 440-427-8508.
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