EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR

This Friday, June 3, is the first Friday of the month. We invite you to come to this month’s Eucharistic Holy Hour on Friday, beginning after the 7:30am Mass and until 9:00.

THANK YOU
 

Special thanks go to the Lithuanian Senior Scouts, Zidinys, for their donation of $1,000 to our Parking Lot Fund. We are actively working on this project and we hope to have the work completed by the end of summer.

THANK YOU TOO
 

We thank the volunteers and the 108 people who enjoyed our pancake breakfast last Sunday. After the expenses are paid, the parish will make a profit of about $564.00.

MASSES
 

We have about ten open dates for Masses this year. Next Monday, June 6, we will begin accepting Mass intentions for the year 2017. Families are restricted to two weekend Masses in a year. Individuals and organizations who want specific dates for Masses are asked to schedule them as soon as possible. Masses can be scheduled either in person or through a written list submitted in the mail or in the collection basket. The Mass offering must accompany the request. The usual offering for Mass is $10.

LITHUANIAN CULTURAL GARDEN

Lithuanian Cultural Garden Committee members invite Lithuanian Cultural Garden members, prospective members and supporters to their annual picnic on Sunday, June 5^th, at 12:00 noon, at the pavilion at the end of East Park Ave and Lake Erie.

BALTIC COMMEMORATION

On Sunday, June 19^th, the Baltic American Committee of Cleveland is sponsoring a prayer service to commemorate the 75^th anniversary of the occupation of the Baltic States and remember the victims of the mass deportations of June 13-14, 1941. The service will take place at 2:00pm at the Latvian Lutheran Church at the corner of Andrews Ave. and Detroit Rd. in Lakewood. Refreshments will be served afterward. There will be a guest speaker at the event. All are invited to join with the Estonians and Latvians for this commemoration.

     One of the most beautiful places around our nation’s capital is Arlington National Cemetery, just outside Washington, DC in Arlington, Virginia. The cemetery itself is meticulously maintained with rows of Crosses and Stars of David marking the graves of our servicemen and women and national leaders buried there. The most solemn place in the cemetery is the Tomb of the Unknowns. There Company E of the Third US Infantry Regiment – The Old Guard – keeps a constant vigil honoring servicemen “known only to God.” The cemetery and the tomb are signs of the respect we show to those who have lost their lives in service to our country.
 

     On Monday, the national holiday of Memorial Day, all of us are called to honor our war dead, those who gave their lives in defense of our country and for freedom throughout the world. As Catholics, the best way to honor our dead is to pray for them, particularly on Memorial Day.
 

     Our Catholic War Veterans Post 613 has, since its founding in 1946, provided a beautiful opportunity for us to gather to honor our war dead. On Monday beginning at 8:30am, they will lead us in a flag raising ceremony, followed by Mass. Immediately after Mass, they have arranged to serve breakfast in our hall. They invite everyone in the Parish to join with them in remembering those who have died in service to our country and to remember their members who have died.
 

     I have been a member of Post 613 since 1980, and have led the Memorial Day service each year. I invite all of you to join with me as we remind ourselves through prayer that the freedom we enjoy here in this country came at a great price, and we offer our prayers for those who sacrificed their own lives that we could live in freedom. 

                                                                        God Bless! Fr. Joe Bacevice