CLUSTER PENANCE SERVICE
All are invited to
participate in the Annual Collinwood Cluster Penance Service which will take
place on Monday, December 18th, at 7:00pm at St. Jerome Parish.
Priests from our cluster parishes (St. Casimir, St. Jerome, St. Mary, and
Holy Redeemer) will be available for individual confessions during the
service. Come and join us for this opportunity to reflect on our lives and
prepare for the coming of Christ through the reception of the Sacrament of
Penance.
PEACE LIGHT
The “Peace Light” movement
began 1986 in Austria, when a child lit a lantern off of a light in the
grotto of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. The flame was carried back to Austria
and throughout Europe by the scouts. It was brought to New York in 2001 and
placed at Ground Zero. It has been brought back each year since then. Our
Lithuanian Scouts received this light Nov. 30th and have placed
it in our Church. It will burn in our church through the Advent/Christmas
Season as a reminder to all of us to pray and work for peace in our homes
and in our neighborhoods, our country and throughout the world.
GIVING TREE
Our
Holy Name Society is again sponsoring a Giving Tree to assist
families in our own Parish who are in need of “a little help” at Christmas.
The items on the ornaments are various gift and food cards. Simply choose an
ornament, purchase the gift card, and return it either in the collection
basket, at the Rectory or give them to any member of the Holy Name Society
by December 10th. They will be distributed to the families
before Christmas.
CHRISTMAS WAFERS
and 2018 CALENDARS
Traditional
Christmas Wafers are available at the main entrance to the Church at Mass
times, in the lower hall after the 10:00 Mass and at the Rectory during the
week. Please use the special envelopes provided; the suggested donation for
each wafer is $1.
Our 2018 Church calendars are available on the tables in the main lobby
of the Church. We thank our friends and fellow parishioners at the Jakubs
Funeral Home for providing them again this year.
CHRISTMAS FLOWER
DONATIONS
The
Altar Society decorates the church each Christmas with live flowers. Your
current envelope packet has an envelope marked “Christmas Flowers.” Please
help decorate the Church by making a donation for Christmas flowers.
PERPETUAL HELP IN THE KITCHEN – A GREAT GIFT!
Our
parish cookbook, “Perpetual Help in the Kitchen, 2017” edition would make a
great gift for someone special. The books are available at the Rectory
during the week and can be ordered and picked up after the weekend Masses.
The price is $25. We can also ship them for a small fee. For more
information, call the parish office during regular business hours or reach
us by email: laura@saintcasimirparish.org
COFFEE SCHEDULE
The
2018 10:00 Mass Coffee Schedule is being prepared. We invite all
organizations and parish families to host these coffee socials. We are
always looking for new people to serve as hosts. The parish provides the
coffee and supplies; you need only to bring the baked goods, put on the
coffee, be a good host, and clean up afterward.
To volunteer contact Dalia
Armonas (jarmonas@sbcglobal.net)
Loretta Gudenas (lgudenas@yahoo.com/216-481-0465),
Livia Pollock (liviapollock@yahoo.com/440-248-0049),
or
Ingrid Civinskas (icivinsk@yahoo.com
/ 440-838-0652).
Lietuvi
Our evening
Adoration will be on Wednesday, December 13th from 6-7pm. We
invite everyone to spend some time in quiet prayer before our Eucharistic
Lord. If you are able to commit to a specific time for adoration, please
sign up in the Book Room.
We
recently revived our parish Facebook page and are updating it at least
weekly. Find out what is going on in the parish by liking us on Facebook.
