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One of the most important
activities in our Parish
should be the religious
education of our young
people. This is something
that I take seriously. Our
Parish has unique challenges
in this regard. First, there
are not that many families
with young children in our
Parish. Second, we are a
multi-cultural and
multi-lingual parish and we
have to be sensitive to the
cultural and language needs
of our people. Third, about
half of our young people
live more than 10 miles from
the parish, making it
difficult to commute to
religious education classes.
With these challenges, we
still offer religious
education to our young
people through the eighth
grade.
During the month of
August, school will begin
for the new year, and we are
setting up our religious
education program for the
school year. Children who
will be receiving their
First Communion at our
Parish are required
to have two years of
religious education
instruction, either here at
St. Casimir, in a Catholic
School or another PSR
program. Families with
children going into the
First or Second Grade this
fall are asked to contact
the rectory to register
their children for PSR
classes.
The Sacrament
Confirmation is administered
to students in the
eighth or ninth grade.
According to Diocesan
policy, they are required
to participate in a
Confirmation program.
Classes began last school
year for Confirmation and
this year’s class is set to
receive their Confirmation
from Bishop Lennon here on
Thursday, September 18th.
We will begin another
Confirmation class when it
is needed.
Our sacramental
preparation programs follow
the guidelines set by our
own Diocese and conform to
the regulations adopted by
the Lithuanian Conference of
Catholic bishops. We ask
that all children be
registered for PSR classes
by August 31st .
God Bless! Fr.
Joe Bacevice
MISSION APPEAL
Next weekend
Redemptorist missionary Fr. Miroslaw Dawlewicz will
speak on behalf of the Redemptorists ministries in Russia,
Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. In the time of renewal for
the Catholic Church in Russia, the Redemptorists have
started apostolic activities in the territories of Belarus,
Ukraine, Russia and
Kazakhstan. Currently there are 26 Polish Redemptorists
working there. They have plans to build a church and parish
pastoral center in Togliatti (Central Russia), a city of
almost 1 million people that does not have a Catholic
Church.
We will be taking up a
second collection at all the Masses next weekend to support
this work. Please be generous.
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
 Our
Holy Name Society will have their 3rd Annual
Picnic for Parishioners on
Wednesday, July 30th,
from 5-8pm
in the back yard of the convent. Hamburgers, hot dogs, side
dishes and soft drinks will be served. This event is FREE
and open to all parishioners. The monthly raffle drawing
will also take place at the picnic and tickets will be
available. Come July 30th
and enjoy the cookout
with your fellow parishioners.
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REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers the soul of Lois Peck, who
died last week and was buried from our Parish. May she have
eternal rest in the peace of God’s Kingdom.
CHURCH BELLS
We are pleased to announce that we have surpassed our goal for
the new carillon system and renovation of our Church Bell. The
extra money that has come in will help pay of the electrical
work needed to activate the bell. The electricians will be
working in the church this week. We hope to have the bells
operating by the end of summer. Thank you to all who
contributed and special thanks to those who made the extra
effort this past week for us to meet our goal.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Our next Pancake Breakfast will
take place on Sunday, August 17th from
8:30am until 1:30pm.
Tickets are now available after all the weekend Masses at the
main entrance to the Church (in the lower hall after the
10:00
Mass) and at the Rectory during the week. Tickets will also be
available at the door. Adult tickets: age 14 and up are $7 ($6
in advance); children: age 6 to 13 – are $4 ($3 in advance). We
are also looking for volunteers to help with this fund-raiser.
There is a sign up sheet for this in the Book Room. We invite
everyone to support this tasty fund-raiser for our parish
CATHOLIC FAMILY FESTIVAL
Looking
for a great family day this summer? Join us for the FEST
on Sunday, August 3rd
on the seminary grounds in Wickliffe. The 56 acre campus
becomes the home of our 14th Annual Catholic
Family Festival. It is a day that celebrates faith and
family. It’s fun and it’s free. Join thousands from
across the region for national Christian bands along
with great faith-based activities and displays for the
whole family. The day ends with an outdoor Mass at
8:00pm
followed by fireworks. For information, go to their
website:
www.theFest.us.
OUR MARCELLA HOUSE NEEDS
A NAME
Now that we are beginning to move organizations out of the
school building to their new home at 18031 Marcella, we need to
give the house a name. We will have a contest to name the house.
The name should reflect who we are as a parish and the use we
are giving to the house. The name should also be easily adapted
to both English and Lithuanian usage. (Diocesan restrictions do not
allow us to name the house after a person.) The contest is open
to any parishioner. Names may be sub-mitted to Father Bacevice
through mail, e-mail, or placed in the collection basket
on Sunday.
Be sure to include your name and address with your submission.
The prize for the winning name will be a $100 donation to the
parish organization of the winner’s choice, and a $50 prize to
the winner. The Parish Pastoral Council will decide the winning
entry at their September meeting. All entries must be received
by September 1st.
PARKING
Over the next several weeks, there will be some construction
equipment in our parking lots, especially our Neff Road lot.
This will present some challenges to those using our lots.
Remember to park only in marked parking spaces, leave the
handicapped spaces for those who truly need them, do not park on
the sidewalks or block the tunnel to the Marcella Road lot. For
those using the Marcella Road lot, do not park in the spaces by
the convent as they are reserved for the Sisters living and
visiting there, do not park in front of the garage doors or
block them in any way. Finally, keep the aisles open so cars can
get in and out of the lots.
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