(Plain Press April 2026) St. Patrick Parish with St. Malachi Oratory is holding a Mass of Thanksgiving at 4:30pm on Saturday April 11th, 2026. The Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Edward Malesic in thanksgiving for the coming together of two Catholic parishes almost 1 year ago. A reception will be held afterward in the parish Club Building at W. 38^th and Bridge Avenue.

In April of 2025, after 3 years of strategic and collaborative planning, St. Malachi Parish became part of St. Patrick Parish Bridge Ave. In May 2025, St. Malachi was declared to be an Oratory (a place designated for worship). Together they now operate as St. Patrick Parish with St. Malachi Oratory. All parish ministries continue to operate, but staff and other resources have joined together.

July 2025 began a new piece of parish history where members of both campuses formed the Commissions and Councils that guide parish life under the care of one pastor, Fr. Michael Gurnick.

Due to aging infrastructure, changing neighborhood dynamics, and limited numbers of clergy, many urban parishes are faced with finding new ways to keep their doors open and ministries alive. St. Patrick Parish with St. Malachi Oratory is a pioneer in urban parish renewal and will be able to more sustainably serve its parishioners and neighbors in Ohio City under this new form of collaboration. We look forward to celebrating a hopeful future serving Cleveland’s Near West Side.