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January 23  - 24, 2016

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS

 

Annual contribution statements for 2015 are now available, and will be sent only to those who request them. Those wanting a statement can call the rectory during business hours or drop a note in the collection basket.

TALK ABOUT ST. FAUSTINA AND THE YEAR OF MERCY

Sunday, February 14, at 11:30am in the school confe-rence room, guest speaker Gintautas Gaska will present a power point presentation about St. Faustina, the Apostle of Mercy, and the Year of Mercy. The talk will be in Lithuanian. The event is hosted by the Cleveland senior chapter of the Catholic Youth Organization Ateitininkai.

YOUNG ADULT LENTEN RETREAT

      Young adults in their 20's and 30's are invited to a retreat, “Jesus, the Face of God’s Mercy” at Bethany Retreat Center in Chardon, Ohio. The retreat begins Saturday, February 13th at 9:00am and runs until Sunday, February 14th at noon. The event includes young adult witness talks, time for quiet and for sharing, the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Sunday Mass. The cost is $40. For more information, contact Sr. Kate Hine, SND at khine@ndec.org or call 440-476-6094. Register at www.carisministries.org

 

CATHOLIC CHARITIES

     Love Powers Our Mission at Catholic Charities! Many parishioners received letters in January inviting their support of the Annual Appeal. We are all family. We are our brother’s keeper. In this, the Year of Mercy, we invite you to join Catholic Charities in feeding the hungry, sowing God’s love, bringing light to darkness, and spreading peace. Your support of the 2016 Catholic Charities Annual Appeal is an act of mercy that will change the lives of your brothers and sisters in Christ.  

     We appreciate your donation and will take special care to use it wisely in providing essential programs and services to people throughout all eight counties of the Diocese of Cleveland. We invite you to view stories of inspiration and more information at www.catholiccommunity.org/2016Appeal  Please pray for the good work of Catholic Charities and make a pledge today.
 

CLEVELAND TRIBUNAL:
 

During the Year of Mercy the Tribunal of our Diocese, under the guidance of Bishop Lennon, seeks to embrace in a wider manner those who feel themselves estranged from the Church. Using webnar technology, six parishes will host the First Step Program at 7:00pm on Tuesday, February 16: St. Christopher (Rocky River), Holy Family (Stow), St. Mary (Wooster), St. Gabriel (Concord Twp.), and St. Jerome (Cleveland). The sessions will take place in each parish school. Trained personnel will be available to facilitate the session. There is no need to pre-register. For information, contact Fr. Bacevice.

 

LITHUANIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

Lithuanian Independence Day is February 16th. Our Parish will have a religious celebration at the 10:00am Mass on Sunday, February 14th. The civic celebration will take place on Saturday, February 20th beginning at 7:00pm at the Lithuanian Hall. Ginte Damusyte, a member of the Lithuanian Diplomatic Corps, will be the featured speaker followed by a program of music and dancing. For tickets ($20 in advance, $25 at the door) call Call Zita Mascinskas (216-235-5212) or Virginija Motiejunas (216-526-5609). All are invited to celebrate our faith and culture as Lithuanians on February 14th and February 20th.

  

    Every week I read through all the notices from the Diocese, from the United States Bishops Conference, from the Lithuanian Bishops, from our parish organizations and civic organizations and decide what goes into the weekly bulletin.

     In reading everything over the past few weeks, I could see how some would think that all I am concerned with is money. Last weekend, we had two special offerings – support for Catholic University and assistance for those affected by the terrible floods and weather in the Southern and Western United States. This weekend, we are accepting offerings to support our missions in El Salvador and the Church Latin America. I also announced last week, that the weekend of February 6-7, we will have the Catholic Charities “in-pew” Appeal for 2016.  At the same time, I am subtly asking for donations for our parking lot fund so we can begin repairs this spring, and reminding everyone to support the 4th  Annual “Soup for the Soul” fund raiser so the Altar Society will have funds to purchase necessities for the Church.

     There has been less emphasis given to upcoming events like Lithuanian Independence Day, Lent, or even the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Yet all of these events and programs make up who we are. As the Catholic Church, we are part of a world-wide, nation-wide, diocesan-wide and local community, with a mission to live our lives as people of faith. Our faith calls us to reach out to our brothers and sisters in need and to be effective stewards of what is entrusted to us. As a result, much of our mission is tied to money.  

     Since our parish is a non-profit and a charity, our sole support comes from you, our members. We in turn need to support the work of the Diocesan Church, by paying our “assessments” and collecting special offerings. Our Diocesan Church runs the programs of our diocesan church, supports the Catholic Conference of Ohio and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in their work, as well as the Vatican in the work of the Universal Church.

     So when you see an announcement asking for support, think about  all we support to carry out the mission of the Church - beginning here at St. Casimir’s and going all the way to St. Peter’s in Rome.

                                                                          God Bless! Fr. Joe Bacevice


 THANK YOU

We again offer our THANKS to the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association (FCSLA), Branch 10, for their donation of $1,000 toward our Parking Lot Fund. So far $23,000.00 has been donated to this fund ($18,000 from the FCSLA). Our goal for the entire project is $100,000. We hope to raise $50,000 by this summer to we can begin the project. If anyone is able to make a substantial donation for this project, contact Father Bacevice.

LATIN AMERICAN - EL SALVADOR OFFERING

Next weekend, January 23-24, we will accept donations for our Cleveland Latin American Mission in El Salvador. It is the main support for two diocesan priests who work in two parishes served by our Mission Office. This appeal also makes a contribution to the Collection for the Church in Latin America that is managed by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and benefits projects and the formation of seminarians, religious and lay leaders in 23 countries across Latin America.

 


THIS WEEKEND - JANUARY 23 - 24, 2016

NEXT WEEKEND – JANUARY 30- 31, 2016

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Eucharistic Ministers

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Faye Roth,
John Milikas

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Ted Egan
Maureen Anderson

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Barbara Grauel,
Jackie Caruso-Taylor

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Donna Flynt

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