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Saint
Casimir Parish
Lietuviškai
April 19 - 20
Have you ever noticed how few Easter songs
there are? Easter defies being reduced to chestnuts on an open fire or snow and
mistletoe and presents. Easter demands a bold proclamation: “This is the day
the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad” or simply the repeated one word
anthem: “Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.” These are our Easter songs. Today
begins the fifty days of Easter, our longest celebration in the Church year, a
season given over to joyful, faith-filled songs. The Scripture readings of Easter
morning give us a reason to rejoice. St. Peter provides the story of Jesus from
his Baptism, through his ministry, to his death and resurrection. St. Peter who
strongly denied knowing Jesus is now a bold witness to the Risen Jesus. St.
Paul follows calling the Corinthians to be the unleavened bread of sincerity
and truth. Finally, the “beloved disciple”, the most intuitive of believers,
with eyes of faith, discerns resurrection in a folded head-cloth, some
scattered burial clothing, and an empty tomb. On this special day, we wish
everyone in our Parish Community and our visitors a glorious day, full of love,
peace and joy. We also invite you to live their Faith each day, grow in your
relationship with Our Lord Jesus, and join in the celebration of the Eucharist
each Sunday during the year. By the way, in case you haven’t heard, I
will be retiring at the end of this month and my final Sunday Mass will be next
Sunday at 10:00 am, the only Mass that weekend. I hope as many of you as
possible will be able to attend. It will give me the opportunity to say good
bye in a more formal way and to share this moment with you.
Happy Easter!
Blessings! – Fr. Joe Bacevice |
YOUR EASTER
OFFERING
Easter has been a traditional time for parishioners to make an extra
gift to the Parish, and so we ask everyone to consider a substantial gift to
the Parish this Easter. Our income from parishioner donations continues to
decrease each year and we are facing some expensive repair projects this
summer. So please be generous with your Easter Offering.
| PLEASE
PRAY
We
ask you to remember in your prayers the souls ofBetty Colantonio and Deacon
Robert Kovach, who died
last week. May they live
forever in the blessedness of heaven.
DIVINE MERCY
Next Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday, the
day we are reminded of the Divine Mercy of our Redeemer. Through the Sacrament
of Reconciliation, all of us are invited to experience the Divine Mercy of the
Lord. The Second Sunday of Easter was proclaimed by Saint John Paul II as
Divine Mercy Sunday in 1990, the day he canonized Saint Faustina Kawalska.
PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN
The Diocese of Cleveland's
"protecting God's Children" program is a continuing effort to
instruct and inform everyone about the protection of children from sexual
abuse. To report any past or present suspected inappropriate behavior toward
children by priests, deacons, religious, lay ecclesial ministers or personnel
associated with the Church, please contact the Diocesan Response Service Office
by 216-334-2999 or email: response_services@dioceseofcleveland.org
You are also asked to immediately inform local
authorities about inappropriate behavior.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
The Catholic Charities 2025 Appeal is
well underway. As of the end of February, our parishioners have pledged or
donated $5,436.00, which is 41.7% of our goal. Everyone is encouraged to pledge
and donate this year to this Appeal. To make a pledge or donate, go to our
diocesan website - www.dioceseofcleveland.org
, click on Catholic Charities, click on
donate and follow the instructions. Those served by our Catholic Charities
thank you for your generosity.
NEXT WEEKEND
Next Sunday April 27, Fr Bacevice will
celebrate his final Sunday Mass as our Pastor at 10am. Please be aware that
next weekend the only Mass celebrated will be at 10am followed by a brunch in
our school gym. If you are able to bring baked goods, please sign up on the
sheets by the entrances to the church. The tunnel connecting the front and back
parking lots will be open as well as the back door of the church. Let all of us
come together as a community to express our thanks to Fr. Joe for all he has done
for us throughout the years.
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 | April 19 - 20 | April 27 | Sat. 9:00pm | Sun. 8:30am | Sat. 5:00pm | Sun. 10:00am | Lector | Judy, Tony, Dave, Jackie | Donna Flynt | No Mass
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Caruso-Taylor | Eucharistic Minister | Dave Oligny | Faye Roth | -----
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| Server | Frances K. |
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| Frances K. |
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