PARKING LOT

Because of unforseen circumstances, work on the Neff Road parking lot and the front of the Church will begin Monday, August 29. The parking lot will be unusable from then through Thursday, September 8. Parking will be restricted to the Marcella Rd. lot and legal street parking on Neff Rd. Access to the Church and Rectory will be through the glass door next to the garages from the Marcella Rd. lot. The Church will also be accessed through the southeast door (under the bell tower). We will have the entrances clearly marked. Also during this time, there will be no handicapped access to the Church. We thank everyone for their support in making this project happen and for your patience during this time.

FALL FUND RAISER

Our Sixth Annual Clambake/Steak Roast/Autumn Raffle will take place on Saturday, October 22^nd, beginning after the 5:30 Mass in our upper hall. Raffle tickets are now available at the back of the Church. All parishioners are asked to pick up their envelope with Raffle tickets, as this will save us the cost of mailing them to everyone. Dinner tickets will be available after Labor Day. In addition to great food, there will be plenty of refreshments, a basket auction, split raffles and sideboards. We invite everyone to participate in the fund raiser to support our parish.

     We are also looking for volunteers to help with this project. Set up, clean up, bakers, and other volunteer positions need to be filled. Please sign up in the Book Room to help us out. We look forward to seeing everyone on October 22^nd.

ATTENTION PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

We are updating our Parish Organization Page on our website. We ask heads of organizations to check their organization’s information on our website (www.saintcasimirparish.org) and report any needed additions, deletions; submit pictures or additional information to Amanda Muliolis (atmuliolis@gmail.com) Heads of organizations are asked to visit our website and their page frequently and update information on a regular basis. This way, everyone in the parish will know of your activities.

CATHOLIC FAMILY DAY

Join the Cleveland Indians for Mass and a ballgame for Catholic Family Day at Progressive Field on Sunday, September 25, 2016. Mass will be celebrated at the Ballpark at 10:15am. Tickets can be purchased online with this link: http://tinyurl.com/guwmvrl and enter the special passcode: “catholic”. For more information, call 216-420-4162 or email jplys@indians.com.

SAINT JEROME PARISH

St. Jerome’s Annual Chinese Auction will take place on Saturday, September 10, at the Bratenahl Community Center,10300 Brighton Rd., Bratenahl, Ohio, 44108. Doors open at 12:00 noon and the auction begins at 1:30. For more information, contact Marcy Johns (216-246-3186).
 

     Where has summer gone? Last week, many of our children returned to school and more will return this week. In two weeks, we will celebrate Labor Day. The days are getting shorter and the weather is finally cooling down. Our Parish organizations will soon begin their programs after a summer break. For many in the Parish, it is time to say farewell to summer and look forward to all the activities that will occupy their time until next June. Our Parish organizations will soon begin their programs after a summer break. For many in the Parish, it is time to say farewell to summer and look forward to all the activities that will occupy their time until next June.

     As we begin new activities this fall, it is a good time to re-commit ourselves to our Parish. Since we became St. Casimir Parish nearly seven years ago, our goal was to unite the Lithuanian community into one Church and open our doors to welcome others who want to be a part of our unique multi-cultural, ethnic community. The Sunday Eucharist is the center of our lives as Christian Catholics, and from this center, we branch out to provide ministries to bring us closer together and meet our needs.

     I personally invite all of you to re-commit yourself to your Faith and to our Parish. Bring your joys and sorrows, your cares and concerns and place them before our Lord in the Eucharist. From there, let us together find happiness, contentment and fulfillment as we journey toward a closer union with our Lord.

                                                              God Bless! Fr. Joe Bacevice

PLEASE PRAY

We ask you to remember in your prayers the souls of Vytenis Mascinskas and Steven Zardis who died recently and was buried from our Parish. May they have eternal rest in the peace of God’s kingdom.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Friday, September 2^nd, is the First Friday of the month. Because of the anticipated construction in front of the Church, we WILL NOT HAVE MORNING ADORATION that day. We will have evening adoration on Wednesday, Sept. 14^th, from 6-9pm. Please sign up for a specific adoration time in the Book Room.

CULTURAL GARDEN NEWS

This Sunday, August 28^th from 11am to 7pm everyone is invited to the  “One World Day” celebration in Rockefeller Park.
Saturday, September 17 at 6:30pm at 1 Bratenahl Place the Lithuanian Cultural Garden will celebrate its 80^th birthday. Entertainment by soloist Virginija Muliolis; refreshments served, drinks for purchase. For tickets ($30) or a table call 440-473-2530.
          Sunday, September 18 at 2:00pm the Lithuanian Cultural Garden continues its 80^th anniversary celebration at the garden. Come for the ceremony and to listen to the Exultate choir.

LITHUANIAN ELECTIONS

Elections to the Lithuanian Parliament will take place on October 9, 2016. Eligible Lithuanian citizens living abroad are encouraged to vote. Registration and voting information is posted in the Book Room and on the bulletin board in the lower hall.