Saint Casimir Parish

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December 26 - 27, 2015

     

      For the past several years, on this last Sunday of the calendar year, I have shared my reflections with you about our parish and how we are fulfilling our mission as a Catholic parish in the Diocese of Cleveland.

     As I look back at 2015, overall, I would say we had a pretty good year, but a challenging one. Finances remain a challenge for us. In 2014, we borrowed $226,500 from the diocese for major repairs and last January we started paying back the loan. We hope to pay the debt off in five years and in 2015, we paid back $45,300. We still face some large expenses for repairs that will have to be delayed until spring. Our Neff Road parking lot needs extensive repairs or replacement along with the entrances to the both the church and rectory buildings. The repairs will most likely cost over $100,000. So far we have been able to save about $20,000 for this work. So we will have to do this work in stages over several years.

     Our operating costs continue to increase, but our collection basket income continues to decrease. Our fundraising efforts have been a challenge, but our rental income has been steady and strong. We are able to pay our bills, but we can’t build up reserves for future repairs and improvements.

     On the positive side, through our “Giving Tree” program, we have been able to help 15 families in our own parish. Also, generous donations have come in to purchase flowers for the church, throughout the year. Two days each month, we have Eucharistic Adoration which is well attended. We are blessed with religious 

vocations. A son of our Parish, Lukas Laniauskas, was ordained a priest and returned to celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving here. Another son, Christian Raddell, is in his third year at Borromeo Seminary, and a third son of our parish will be entering the Benedictine Order as an Aspirant this spring. Let us continue to pray for an increase in vocations so we can have quality priests and religious to serve the Church in the future.

     As I look forward to 2016, I see a lot of reason for hope. The Pastoral Council and I will be putting together an activity schedule and develop new activities and events that will be of interest and benefit to all parishioners. Our Finance Council is carefully watching our budget so we can continue to thrive and save for necessary improvements. However, our biggest challenge in the coming year will be to develop new and effective outreach programs aimed especially to the immigrant Lithuanians in northern Ohio, along with programs to reach out to those who for whatever reason have fallen away from the Church and welcome them home.

     During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, all of us need to find new ways to extend God’s mercy to those who are in most need of the merciful hand of God. I know we have the talent and the resources to accomplish much as a parish. In the 2016, let us all work together to make our parish the truly vibrant, welcoming Catholic Community that we are called to be.

 

                                    God Bless! Fr. Joe Bacevice


NEW YEAR’S MASSES
 

Friday, January 1, 2016, is the Feast of Mary, Mother of God. It is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be celebrated on Thursday, December 31st at 5:30pm (English) and Friday, January 1st at 11:00 am (bilingual Lith/Eng).

 

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

There will be no Eucharistic Adoration this Friday, January 1st. Our evening Adoration will be Wednesday, January 13th from 6:00-9:00pm in the Church. If you are able to make a commitment to be present in the Church for adoration, please sign up in the Book Room.

 THANK YOU

We thank everyone who worked to make our parish celebration of Christmas such a beautiful experience: the Altar Society and parish volunteers who worked to decorate the Church, those who planned the liturgical celebrations, our music ministers and parish choir, and to our lectors and Mass servers for their assistance at the celebration of our Christmas Masses. May God Bless all of you!


THE ALTAR SOCIETY THANKS YOU

 

     The Altar Society thanks everyone who donated for Christmas Flowers and helped decorate the Church for Christmas. Because of your generosity ($624.00 was collected), they were able to purchase quality plants directly from the grower as well as other items needed to decorate the church.

The Altar Society also invites everyone to their fourth annual “Soup for the Soul” fundraiser the weekend of January 30-31after all the Masses. Money raised is used to purchase flowers and items needed in the Church.

 

As we begin 2016 let us remember and live

the words of the prophet Micah  each day –

 

“And what does the Lord ask of you
TO ACT JUSTLY,
TO LOVE MERCY,
TO WALK HUMBLY with your God.”


 


THIS WEEKEND - DECEMBER 26 - 27

NEW YEARS
DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 1

NEXT WEEKEND – JANUARY 3, 2016

5:30pm

8:00 am 12:00pm

5:30 am

11:00 am

Sat. 5:30pm

8:00am

12:00pm

Lector

S.Milikas B. Pallo A. Valiukas Jackie C-Taylor

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N.Anzlovar J.Kowalski Jackie C-Taylor

Eucharistic Ministers

S.&J. Milikas
M. Anderson

J.Martinich

A.Valiukas
Jackie, T.Egan

Jackie C-Taylor
Chris Raddell,
Sami C-Taylor

Arv Valiukas

Judy Kowalski

B.Grauel,
Jackie, Faye

Eileen Egan

Jackie C-Taylor,
Arv Valiukas
Donna Flynt

Server

Briana Shawn Sinead

Briana

--- Briana Shawn Sinead