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After
several weeks of searching
and negotiating, I am
pleased to announce that I
hired Ms. Roma Bandza as our
Music Director and Organist.
Ms.
Bandza has a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Organ and
Piano from the J. Gruodis
Music Academy in Kaunas
Lithuania, a Master of Arts
degree in Performing Arts
from the State Conservatory
of Lithuania in Vilnius, and
has had advanced training in
Choir Music, Voice, and
Organ Performance at
Cleveland State University
and the Cleveland Institute
of Music. She has many years
of experience in Liturgical
Music serving as music
director at four different
parishes in our diocese, one
parish in the Youngstown
Diocese and three Protestant
Churches.
In
addition to her work with
Church music, Ms. Bandza
also volunteers with the
Cleveland Clinic Concert
Band, she plays the piano
for the Cleveland Clinic
Taussig Cancer Center High
Tea Hour, and is a Spirit of
Music volunteer at the Metro
Health Medical Center.
Beginning
October 1st, Ms. Bandza will
assume responsibility for
all music at all the Masses
here. She looks forward to
the challenges of developing
a comprehensive unified
music program for the entire
parish and working with
those who would like to
serve as song leaders and
choir members.
I look
forward to introducing her
at all the Masses on the
weekend of October 4-5.
God Bless! Fr. Joe Bacevice
CONFIRMATION
 Bishop
Lennon will be coming to our Parish this Thursday, September
18th, to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation at 7:00
PM. Afterward, there will be a reception for the Bishop in
our Lower Hall. All are invited to participate at this Mass
and reception. We thank the members of the Holy Name Society
for hosting the reception.
PLEASE PRAY
 Please
remember in your prayers the soul of Dora Kollar who
recently died and was buried through our parish. May she
have eternal rest in the peace of God’s kingdom.
SPECIAL APPEAL
This weekend we are accepting donations for Catholic
Relief Services to provide humanitarian relief and pastoral
support for our brothers and sisters in the Middle East.
Please place your donation in the collection basket in an
envelope marked "Middle East" this weekend.
PARISH DIRECTORIES
This weekend we begin distributing our Parish Directory
to those who participated by having their picture taken and
included in the directory. They can be picked up at the main
entrance to the Church after the weekend English Masses, in
the Lower Hall after the 10:00 Mass or at the Rectory during
regular business hours (Mon-Fri 10-6). We thank everyone who
participated in this parish project.
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CLAMBAKE
FUND-RAISER NOTES
Have you purchased your Fall Raffle tickets?
Raffle tickets were mailed to
those who did not pick them up last week. Additional tickets
are available at the rectory during the week or in the Book
Room by the main entrance of the Church.
Dinner tickets are now
available
Tickets for the Clambake and
Steak Roast dinners, and extra Clam tickets are now
available. They will be sold after the weekend Masses at the
back of the Church and in the lower hall, and also during
the week at the rectory. Clambake and Steak Roast dinner
tickets are $29.95 each and extra clams are $10. The last
day to purchase tickets is Sunday, October 19th.
Helpers are needed
For our clambake to be a
success, we need volunteers to help with just about every
aspect of the event. We have several different sign up
sheets in the Book room. If you can help us by baking a
dessert, decorating or setting up the hall, helping with
cleanup, or driving guests to their cars at Jakubs, please
sign up in the book room.
Show your support for our
parish in the program book
We invite you to have your
greetings printed in the book or purchase advertising in the
book. And advertising form is included in with this week’s
bulletin. Additional copies are in the Book Room and in the
Rectory.
Our
clambake this year falls on the 5th Anniversary of our First
Mass as St. Casimir Parish.
We want everyone to a part of this
celebration and look forward to seeing you there.
BISHOP LENNON’S LECTURE SERIES
For the past year and half, Bishop
Lennon has spoken on different topics twice each month at
12:30pm
following the noon
Mass at the Cathedral. This month, Bishop Lennon will speak
about Organization at the Vatican on Wednesday, September 10th,
and Thursday, September 25th. All are invited.
LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES
FOR ADULTS AND TEENS
If you do not speak
Lithuanian but would like to learn, or if you speak it with
difficulty and want to improve your grammar and vocabulary,
and/or have an interest in Lithuanian history, customs, and
culture, these classes are for you. You have the choice of
several options:
1)Conversation only, no written homework , 30
minutes per week,
2)Conversation and grammar, some homework, 75
minutes/week,
3)Conversation and audit grammar (no homework),
4)Presentations in English on Lithuanian history
and culture, 75 minutes per month. For more information and
registration, contact
Vida Bucmys at
216-481-0653.
BARBECUE AND BOUTIQUE
The
Sisters of Notre Dame invite you to attend their 52nd
Annual Barbecue and Boutique to be held on Sunday, September 21
and Sunday, September 28, from noon
until 5:00pm. Enjoy
barbecued chicken or ribs, chips, apple pie, coleslaw and
beverages. Select Sisters’ handmade items in the Boutique.
Tickets are available at the door: $12/chicken, $15/ribs. Held
at Notre Dame Educational Center, 13000 Auburn Rd., Chardon,
Ohio, south of Mayfield Rd. (Rt. 322) at the Notre Dame
Cathedral Latin Campus. Take out dinners are also available. |
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