HAPPY BIRTHDAY

                 ST. CASIMIR PARISH !                    

This weekend, our parish turns six years old. Bishop Lennon celebrated our opening Mass on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 10:00am. I remember many things from that first day, and reflecting over the past six years, I see many changes here at St. Casimir.

     From that first day, I remember that in planning everything, I forgot to appoint ushers to take up the collection. Now we have ushers at every Mass not only taking up the Sunday collection, but assisting people when they can. We had a social in the gym after Mass. It was a cool, wet day and I remember being in the gym and having water drip on my head. Now our gym is completely renovated and a new roof has been installed. On that first day, we had only 150 families registered in the parish. Today, that number is more than doubled.

     In those six years, we have made extensive renovations to our buildings and put them to the use they were intended. Children again attend school in our building, the Sisters of Notre Dame live in our convent, tenants occupy our rental houses, and our Church serves the sacramental needs of the community. We have a functioning Pastoral Council that was set up by parishioners, our Finance Council keeps a close eye on our finances, we have service organizations that raise money and provide many volunteers for parish functions, a religious education program for our young people, and our Lithuanian organizations that work to promote the Lithuanian culture.

     For all the things we have accomplished, I say thank you to everyone, because without you, none of this could have happened. But, as much as we have done, we still have more to do. We need to continue our renovations, continue our evangelization, and continue to grow as a Parish. I can’t do this alone. As you have worked with me in the past, I look forward to working with you in the future so we can continue our mission together - to serve the Church of Cleveland, to strengthen our ethnic ties, and continue to be the presence of Christ in our neighborhood.

  
                                                               God Bless! Fr. Joe Bacevice

RETIREMENT

 

At the end of this month, Marija Bartkus, who has been a part of our maintenance team, taking care of the Church, the lower hall and the outside areas is retiring after working here for eighteen years. We thank her for all her hard work and wish her health and happiness in her retirement years.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

 Our next Pancake Breakfast will take place on Sunday, November 15^th, in our Lower Hall after all the Masses. Tickets are now available at the main entrance to the Church after the English Masses, in the Lower Hall after the 10:00 Mass, and at the Rectory during office hours. Adult tickets are $7 and children 6 to 13 are $4 at the door. Save $1 by purchasing your tickets in advance.

ALL SOULS DAY and CANDLES

Monday, November 2^nd is the Feast of All Souls, the day we remember our dead. Three traditional All Souls Day Mass will be offered at 7:30am (Engl.), 12:00noon (Engl.) and 7:00pm (Lith.). Following the evening Mass we will have the traditional Lithuanian All Souls procession and prayers for the dead. We invite families who have lost a loved one since last November 2^nd, to participate in the commemoration. An All Souls day envelope is included with the offering envelopes with space to include the names of the dead you want remembered in the Masses.
       We also have a special All Souls Day candles available at the Rectory which can be inscribed with the name of the deceased you want remembered. These candles will burn for 5 days beginning on November 2^nd. The donation for the All Souls Day candle is $5. For your convenience candle order envelopes can be found on all the bulletin tables. We invite everyone to remember their loved ones with an All Souls Day candle.

FINANCE REPORT

 

With this bulletin the Finance Council and I are pleased to present our Parish Financial Report covering the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. This report, in greater detail, was submitted to the Finance Office of the Diocese and was accepted.

     Seeing this report should be a reminder to all of us of what a tremendous asset we have for which we are responsible. It should serve as a reminder of our obligation to support our parish to the best of our ability, and it is a reminder to us be very careful in how we spend the money entrusted to us.

     If anyone has any questions about any part of this report, please contact me or any member of the Finance Council. The member of our Finance Council are: Aurelija Jucaitis (chairperson), Alicemarie Egan (secretary), Patricia Campbell, Josephine Nampewo, and David Oligny.

 

NOVEMBERFEST

 

Borromeo Seminary’s Annual Italian Dinner will take place Saturday, November 14^th from 5-8 pm at the Center for Pastoral Leadership, 28700 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe. In addition to the dinner (adults $10, children 6-12 $5, under 6 free), there will be a 50/50 Rafle and Basket Raffle. Proceeds will benefit the activity fund for the college seminarians.