With
Christmas one week from Wednesday and the winter solstice later this week, all
of us know that winter is upon us. So far, here at St. Casimir, we had only one
snow storm (which lasted four days!), and we have had cold weather. So as
winter begins, I want to remind everyone to be very careful when you are out in
the winter. Here at St. Casimir’s we try to keep our property clear of snow and ice, but that is
not always possible. A fall for anyone, especially our older members is
dangerous. Also, for our older members, the cold is dangerous. As we face cold
and snowy weather, please be careful and use common sense about going out, even
going out to Church. With the cold weather, our older members are more isolated
as they are confined to their homes for longer periods of time so I ask our
younger members to look in on older parents, neighbors and friends
Blessings! – Fr. Joe Bacevice
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PLEASE
PRAY
 We
ask you to remember in your prayers the souls of Deacon Neil Novak and Richard
Neiman. May they live forever in the blessedness of heaven.
ADVENT
PENANCE SERVICE
The Collinwood Cluster of Parishes will
celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation with a Penance Service here at St.
Casimir’s on Monday, December 16TH, at 7:00pm. We will have six
priests available to hear confessions. All are invited to receive this
sacrament in preparation for the coming feast of Christmas.
CHRISTMAS
WAFERS
Traditional
Christmas Wafers are available at the main entrance to the church at Mass
times. They are packaged is envelopes of 2 and 3 wafers. The suggested donation is $1 for each wafer.
Place your donation in the envelope provided and place it in the donation box.
CALENDARS
Our 2025 Church Calendars are now available. We thank our friends and
fellow parishioners at the Jakubs Funeral Home for
providing them this year. They are on the tables at the
back of the church.
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GIVING
TREE
We ask those who are donating to our Giving
Tree to submit your gift cards this weekend. We will begin to distribute them
to the needy next week. We thank you for your generosity.
YOUR
CHRISTMAS OFFERING
Christmas is a traditional time for
people to make an extra offering to the Church. As you consider your Christmas
offering to Saint Casimir’s, I ask you to consider the place our Parish has in
your heart. For most, our Parish is more than just a place to go to Church on
Sundays. It is where we go in times of joy and grief, in times of hope and
despair, and in times of healing. We all know that winter is the most expensive
time of the year and as a parish, we face many challenges. So we ask that everyone
make an extra effort to give a substantial offering this Christmas, because it
is only because of your generous support that we can continue our work.
CHRISTMAS MASS
SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER
24- CHRISTMAS EVE
7:30 AM – Morning Mass
4:00 PM Mass (English)
10:00 PM Christmas Music
(Lithuanian)
10:30 PM Mass (Lithuanian)
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY
10:00 AM Mass (Bilingual)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER
31
7:30 AM – Morning Mass
4:00 PM – Vigil Mass
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
1, 2025:
MARY, MOTHER OF
GOD
10:00 AM (Bilingual)
CHRISTMAS
CONFESSIONS
Monday, December 16 –
7:00 PM Penance Service
Saturday, December
21 –
4:00–4:30 PM
Monday, December 23
– 4:00–5:00 PM
Tuesday, December 24
– 8:00–8:30 AM
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Lietuvi