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Welcome to 2021. I think all of us can be glad that 2020 is now behind
us. Traditionally on the Feast of the Epiphany, the important dates of
the Church year are announced. The Christmas Season ends with the Feast
of the Baptism of the Lord on January 10th. Lent begins on
Ash Wednesday, February 17th. Holy Week begins on Palm
Sunday, March 28th, and the Resurrection of the Lord is
celebrated on Sunday, April 4th, Easter Sunday. The
Ascension of the Lord is celebrated on Sunday, May 16th, and
Easter concludes with the celebration of the Feast of the Holy Spirit,
Pentecost on Sunday, May 23rd. The Feast of the Body and
Blood of Christ – Corpus Christi – is celebrated on Sunday, June 6th.
The Feast of Christ the King takes place on Sunday, November 21st.
The new Year of Grace, 2022, begins on Sunday, November 28th,
the First Sunday of Advent. Let us all celebrate together and grow
closer together during this Year of Grace, 2021.
God bless!
Fr. Joe Bacevice |
PLEASE PRAY
 We
ask you to remember in your prayers the soul of Jean Sersen who died recently.
May she and all our faithful departed live forever in the blessedness of God’s
heavenly Kingdom.
ONLINE MASS
Our weekly online Mass on You Tube will resume next weekend. The Mass will be
available beginning on Saturday, January 9th at 4:00 pm. We invite
everyone who is unable to participate at Mass in person to go to our website
weekly and click on the link to our online Mass. Also we would like to hear
your comments regarding this Mass. We will continue to provide this as long as
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CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS
Parishioner contribution statements for 2020 will be available in January.
Statements will be sent to those who requested them last year. To request a statement, drop
a note with your name and envelope number in the collection basket, send an
email to Janet with the same information or call the office on Mondays, Tuesdays
or Thursdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Statements will be sent in the mail.
THANK YOU FROM CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Your support of the Annual Catholic Charities Appeal has made a difference,
especially as the needs of our communities continue to grow during the COVID-19
pandemic. Because of your generosity, people who ae hungry and homeless,
addicted and struggling, lonely, sick and hurting will have services available
to assist them during the pandemic and have hope for the future. Here at St.
Casimir’s, our parishioners and pledged and donated $12,948.00, which is 82.4%
of our goal. This is especially gratifying because we also raised over $70,000,
for the Heart of a Shepherd campaign. Your financial support really does make a
difference and transforms people’s lives. The 2021 Catholic Charities Parish
Appeal will begin at the end of February, 2021.
FAMILY PERSPECTIVES
While we find within the Gospel and the Second Reading of today’s Mass
historical events in which Jews and Gentiles are brought together by the light
of Christ, we are still waiting for the fullness of Isaiah’s prophecy to take
place in which the radiance of God’s peace will eradicate the darkness of
violence, war, pain, suffering, and bloodshed. We are reminded that the newborn
King of the Jews was not found in the palace of Jerusalem, but in a humble home
in Bethlehem. How does your family recognize Jesus in the poor and the
vulnerable?
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Lietuvi