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THOUGHT
YOU SHOULD KNOW: Did you know that on a average week with the COVID
pandemic, about 200 people come into our church building. When you come
to Church whether it is for Sunday Mass or a weekday Mass, for a wedding
or for a funeral or a baptism, what do you expect when you walk in?
Most would say a comfortable, clean church. Did you ever look at the
little things when you come in? Go into a church pew, there is no
clutter and the pews are sanitized. The floor is clean and dry. There
are no burned out lights. The sanctuary is clean and decorated for the
appropriate liturgical season. Our church linens are changed and
cleaned regularly. Fresh candles are put in the shrines for those who
light devotional candles. All these things that we take for granted are
maintained on an almost daily basis. This work, like so much other
work, is done by our employees and dedicated volunteers. Mike our
maintenance man, takes care of the heavy cleaning in and around the
church. The other work is done all by volunteers. Marija Bartkus, Faye
Roth, and Jackie Caruso-Taylor take care of much of the other work.
When major celebrations come like Christmas and Easter, more volunteers,
especially members of the Altar Society come out to help. In addition
to these volunteers, Joe Koeth, Susan Thomas, Tony Balas, Bob Kirchner,
Tim Loehman and Algirdas Matulionas stay after Mass every week to
sanitize the pews, pick up papers and look for items left by people to
put in the lost and found. These people do a lot to make sure that
every time you come to St. Casimir’s, you will have a clean, comfortable
and safe place to spend time in prayer and in public worship. When you
see our volunteers offer them a word of thanks. Also, we are always
looking for additional volunteers to help with this work. If anyone is
interested in helping out, let me know what you would like to do, and I
will put you in touch with the right person.
God bless!
Fr. Joe Bacevice |
PLEASE PRAY
 We
ask you to remember in your prayers the souls of Fr. Richard Burchall, Fr.
Joseph Mecir, Jane Slejko, Krystina Biliunas, James Fakult, and Edward
Adrasiunas. May they live forever in the blessedness of God’s heavenly Kingdom.
ONLINE MASS
Our weekly online Mass is
back. Beginning this weekend, Sunday Mass can be accessed beginning on
Saturdays at 4:00 pm. Go to our website and click on the Mass link. We would
also like to hear from our online congregation. Comments – good or bad – can be
sent to Father Bacevice’s e-mail along with
any requests for special prayers. Father‘s e-mail:
jbacevice@dioceseofcleveland.org
CONSECRATED LIFE
Tuesday, February 2ND,
we celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life. We recognize and give
thanks for those who have consecrated their lives to God and Church through vows
of poverty, chastity, and obedience. The consecrated life is one way that women
and men live out their baptismal commitment as followers of Jesus. Please pray
for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life, and be sure to
thank them on their special day. |
ST BLAISE DAY
Wednesday February 3RD
is the Feast of St. Blaise, the date throats are traditionally blessed.
The ritual “Book of Blessings” states that the blessing “if offered within Mass,
may be prayed after the general intercessions or may take the place of the final
blessing. If for pastoral reasons, each individual cannot be blessed... a
priest or deacon may give the blessing to all by extending hands, without
crossed candles, over the people while saying the prayer of blessing.” The
US Bishop’s Conference Committee on Divine Worship suggests that the current
circumstances of the global pandemic would be sufficient pastoral reason to
avoid administration of the blessing to individuals. This year, the prayer
of blessing will be given only on Wednesday, February 3RD at the 7:30
Mass.
FROM RIGHT TO LIFE
“The right created by the Supreme Court in Roe is a constitutional right of
some human beings to kill other human beings. I do not mean for my description
to be provocative, but simply direct – blunt about facts. One need not presume
that the human fetus has a right not to be killed in order to recognize that, as
a descriptive matter, Roe creates a right for one class of human beings to kill
other human beings.” (University of St. Thomas Law professor Michael Paulson)
LITHUANIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
 The 103RD anniversary of Lithuanian Independence will be on Tuesday,
February 16TH. We will remember this anniversary at the 11:00 Mass
on Sunday February 14TH. All are invited to participate.
PASTORAL COUNCIL
Did you know that our
Parish Pastoral Council has been meeting monthly during this pandemic? The
Council meets on Zoom on the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will
take place on Tuesday, February 2ND. If anyone in the parish has an
issue or a concern to bring before the Council, please contact any member of the
Council or Father Bacevice before the meeting.
CATHOLIC RADIO
Local Programming at AM 1260 The Rock. Join us for these AM 1260 The Rock local
programs!
"Table Talk"
features conversations with Roman and Eastern Rite Bishops. In February, host
Dick Russ will talk with Most Rev. Timothy Broglio, Archbishop of the Military,
and a Cleveland native. Tune in on Thursday 2/18 at 5:00 pm, Friday 2/19 at 8:00
am, or Sunday 2/21 at 1:00 pm to learn how the Archdiocese addresses the
spiritual needs of our servicemen and women.
"God Calling"
airs Sundays at 4:30 PM and features vocation stories from priests, religious,
married, and single Catholics. Veteran broadcaster Paul Orlousky hosts this
30-minute glimpse into how God calls each one of us. February’s lineup includes:
2/7
– Fr. Andy Turner, Dean of Students, Borromeo Seminary
2/14
– Vic and Pat Voinovich (our Valentine’s Episode)
2/21
– Fr. Joe Mamich, Pastor-St. Joseph Parish, Strongsville
2/28
– Deacon Bill and Nancy Fredrick, St. Joseph Byzantine Church, Brecksville
Brooke Taylor
is back with her weekly program featuring all new episodes. Tune in Wednesday
mornings at 8:00 am beginning February 17th to hear engaging
interviews with theologians, athletes, priests, pastors, moms, and monks!
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