VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Monday, March 27^th, we will be hosting all the parishes in Collinwood for our Lenten Cluster Mass. After Mass, everyone is invited to our Lower Hall for food and fellowship. We need volunteers to bake, set up, and clean up. Those willing to help out, please sign up in the main entrance of the church or contact Ingrid Civinskas at: icivinsk@yahoo.com or call 440-838-0652.

ALTAR SOCIETY FLOWER SALE

Spring will soon be upon us and it’s once again time for the Altar Society’s Annual Flower and Vegetable Sale. This year’s sale will begin this weekend (March 18-19) and will end Easter Sunday (April 16). Fliers and order forms will be available beginning next weekend at the entrances to the Church. Orders and payments can be placed in the collection basket or dropped off or mailed to the Rectory. Support your parish and beautify your yard. It’s a win – win! All proceeds will be given to the Parish.

GIRL SCOUT COOKIES

This weekend, troop members from the girl scouts will be selling cookies at the entrances to the Church. All are invited to support their work by purchasing cookies which have been a Girl Scout tradition for 100 years (since 1917).

LITHUANIAN SCOUTS INVITE YOU

The Cleveland Lithuanian Scouts invite everyone to their annual Saint Casimir’s Fair (Kaziuko Muge), which takes place next Sunday, March 26^th, in the Upper Hall (gym). The Fair begins after the 10:00 Mass and concludes around 1:00pm. Various crafts, delicacies and dinner will be for sale. Please come and support the Lithuanian Scouts who have been active in Cleveland for 67 years. See you at the Fair!

WORLD WIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

World Wide Marriage Encounter offers weekends to bring a husband and wife closer together. Get away from the distractions of everyday life and focus on each other and how to improve your marriage. The next weekend is May 5-7, at the Clarion Inn in Hudson, Ohio. For more information, call 330-305-9963.

     In calling us to return to the Lord with all our heart, the gospel this weekend speaks of the personal encounter of the Samaritan woman with Jesus. In this encounter, Jesus reveals who he is and the impact he has on those who open their hearts to him. This Gospel passage allows us to reflect on Jesus as the one who satisfies our thirst for God. Just as God provided water for Israel in the desert by having Moses strike the rock, so he sends us Jesus, the living water.

     In this encounter, Jesus confronts a hardened heart, and by his loving care and concern for her, he leads her to drink from the river of salvation. We see her gradual transformation from a person suspicious of a stranger, to one who brings her fellow villagers to him resulting in their recognition of Jesus as truly the savior of the world. 

     During this holy season of Lent, we need to ask ourselves how can we, following the example of the Samaritan woman, and offering witness of our faith in Jesus, bring others to him.

God Bless!   Fr. Joe Bacevice

WELCOME

This week we welcome the Lithuanian Boys’ Choir “Dagilelis” and its leader to Cleveland and to our Parish. Last Friday, they performed a concert at Cleveland State University and this weekend they are singing at our 10:00 Mass. We thank them for their generosity to join us to sing at Mass today and hope their visit with us was enjoyable.

LENTEN CLUSTER MASS

The first Collinwood Parishes Lenten Cluster Mass will take place on Monday, March 20^th, at 7:00pm at St. Jerome, followed by a social in their parish hall. All are invited to join with the members of the other Collinwood Parishes for prayer, reflection, and social time.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Every Friday during Lent we pray the Stations of the Cross at 7:00pm. This week the stations will be led by the St. Casimir Lithuanian School. All are invited to participate in this traditional Lenten Devotion.

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES

Next weekend we will accept donations for Catholic Relief Services (CRS). These funds help provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and demonstrate Christ’s love and respect to all people here at home and abroad. Please be generous.