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On the cover of our weekly
bulletin, we welcome new
people to our Parish and
invite them to register. I’m
often asked: Why register?
There are many reasons. For
the Parish, it gives us a
better picture of our
Parish. We are required to
report statistics to the
diocese which are used to
determine the size of our
diocese. These numbers are
sent to Rome each year so
there can be an accurate
count of the number of
Catholics in the world. The
information we obtain from
registrations helps us plan
programs and events that
will meet the needs of our
people. Simply knowing the
age of our members can help
us design programs of
religious education for our
young people, assess the
need for communion ministers
to the homebound, and make
plans for our future. We can
also keep accurate records
regarding contributions to
the parish. For registered
members, there is a sense of
belonging to a faith
community, the ability to
fully participate in the
life of the parish,
determining jurisdiction for
the sacrament of matrimony,
and having a say in what
happens in our Parish.
As we continue to see
new people come to our
parish, we invite them to
register. For those who have
been coming here for a long
time, we invite you to make
the commitment of joining
our parish community. I also
want you to know that we do
not share any personal
information with any other
organization including the
Diocese.
Registration forms are
conveniently located in the
Book Room off the main
entrance to the church, they
can be picked up at the
Rectory during business
hours (Mon-Fri
10:00 am
to 6:00 pm),
or just give us a call, and
we’ll be happy to mail one
out.
American Express used
to advertise that
"Membership has its
privileges". The same is
true of St. Casimir Parish.
God Bless!
Fr. Joe Bacevice
PLEASE PRAY
 Please
remember in your prayers the souls of Carl Weindel and
Felicia Karvelis who recently died and were buried through
our parish. May they have eternal rest in the peace of God’s
kingdom.
ALTAR FLOWERS
 We
thank Mrs. A. Staskus for her donation toward altar flowers
this week. They are in loving memory of her husband,
Vytautas Staskus.
PARISH DIRECTORIES
Parish Directories - for
those who participated in the program - 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).
PASTORAL COUNCIL
We are looking for a few good people to run for a seat on
our Pastoral Council. Application forms are available in the
Book Room. Applications will be accepted until October 27th.
Any member of the parish, age 16 and older, with a few
exceptions, is eligible to run for a seat on the Pastoral
Council. We invite you to seriously consider serving on this
important council in our Parish.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS COLLECTION
Next weekend our parish will take up the Collection for the
Catholic Communications Campaign (CCC). This Collection
communicates the Good News through Catholic social media
activities and enriches our faith through podcasts, television,
radio, and print media. Half of all proceeds remain
in our diocese, so please be generous in this Collection.
CCC is how the Good news gets around to you.
ALTAR SOCIETY
The mission of our Altar Society is to provide suitable
decorations for the Church and to maintain the items used in our
liturgical celebrations. They invite the participation of all in
the parish by providing flowers for the sanctuary and our
shrines. Envelopes are available with the weekly bulletins for
this purpose. Those who donate to this fund will be acknowledged
in our bulletin.
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.
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.
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