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A Word from Father Mark

News about the Pastoral Staff

Members of the Pastoral Staff of Resurrection are also involved in ministry to the broader Church in ways you may find surprising. Here are just a few examples:

Pastoral Associate Terry Battaglia will conduct an Enneagram Retreat for workers at the Hospice of the Western Reserve in September. Terry conducts numerous retreats for elementary school students and faculties throughout the school year as well.

Pastoral Associate Lisa Frey and Fr. Mark will conduct a Day of Retreat for the faculty of Gesu Elementary School in University Heights in October.

Fr. Mark will deliver the opening address at the annual conference for Diocesan Catholic School Principals at Sawmill Creek Resort in November.

Congratulations to our Director of Music Ministries, Meg Matuska, whose article entitled “Strings: Tips for Solo and Ensemble Players” was published in the current edition of Pastoral Music – the bi-monthly publication of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians.

A Word from Father Mark

Dear Members of Resurrection Parish:

As you know, for many months now a committee composed of members of Resurrection, St. Rita, and Ss. Cosmas & Damian parishes have been meeting to formulate a plan which will direct the way our three parishes will collaborate into the future. You may recognize this effort as the Vibrant Parish Life initiative. Our discussions have been focused on five priority issues identified for our cluster by Bishop Lennon. These five goals are:

1) Continue to explore collaborative possibilities to strengthen pastoral care in an
equitable manner for the cluster.

2) Strengthen efforts to provide a welcoming and evangelizing presence for
the growing numbers of racially and culturally diverse people in the cluster.

3) Engage all of our faithful in regularly attending and participating in the Sunday
Eucharistic Liturgy.

4) Continue to support Church in the City partnerships through cluster to
cluster cooperation.

5) Continue to monitor enrollment trends and collaborate to insure the long term
presence of a strong, stable Catholic School serving this area and adjacent clusters.

At this juncture, we are ready to share a working draft of our proposed cluster plan with our parish members. A meeting has been scheduled for any interested parishioners to see a brief powerpoint presentation of the plan, to ask questions and offer feedback. Following this final stage of review, the cluster plan will be sent to Bishop Lennon at the end of this month for his approval.

This important parish meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 10 at 7:00 PM in the Resurrection Parish Hall. All are welcome to attend.

Please continue to pray for the success of this process, that good fruit will be born from our collaborative efforts.

Fr. Mark Hobson