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As Lent draws to a close, we are all reminded again of our need for
forgiveness and reconciliation. One of the most difficult things we have
to do is admit our sins. It is much easier to admit that we have faults
– but only the good kind of faults like being too well organized or
working too hard. It is very difficult for us to admit to wrongdoing and
when we are forced to because we have been caught, we try to place blame
elsewhere. Even in our society, when we hear of a criminal or a
politician being caught committing a crime, the individual many times
blames someone else, or complains that “the system is flawed.”
Deep inside, we know that we are sinners and we keep our sins
hidden from everyone and try to hide them even from ourselves. We also
know, but don’t want to acknowledge, that God knows all our sins. He
knows us completely, even better than we know ourselves. And in spite of
our faults and sinfulness, God still loves us with perfect love that
only God can have.
There are many instances in the Gospels that Jesus explains to us
the Father’s love for us and Jesus calls us to repentance. Lent is the
time to answer that call. God, our loving Father is waiting for us. It
is now up us to make the time to receive this sacrament. Our Holy Week
confession schedule is printed elsewhere in this bulletin. You are
invited to receive this sacrament either here at St. Casimir’s, or at
any other parish in our diocese.
God bless!
Fr. Joe Bacevice |
PLEASE PRAY
 We ask you to remember in your prayers the souls of
Robert Modic and Paul Ežerskis.
May they live forever in the blessedness of God’s heavenly Kingdom.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
We will pray the Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent after the 7:30
am Mass in English, and every Sunday during Lent after the 11:00 am Mass in
Lithuanian. All are invited to take part in these devotional prayers.
CONFESSIONS
Confessions are now being heard in the church every Saturday from 3-4 pm.
HOLY WEEK CONFESSIONS
During Holy Week confessions
will be heard on Monday evening 5-6 pm, and Tuesday and Wednesday mornings after
the 7:30 am Mass. Confessions will NOT be heard on Holy Thursday, Good Friday
or Holy Saturday.
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SURVEY
All are asked and invited to
take the Disciple Maker Survey of parish life as part of a diocesan-wide project
to improve parish life. The results of this survey will help our Parish Council
make concrete plans for programs to improve the spiritual life of our parish.
The survey takes only a few minutes to complete and is accessed online. You can
go to:
https://www.catholicleaders.org/clevelanddmi
and select our
parish, St. Casimir, or go to:
https://portal.catholicleaders.org/dmi/survey/k323a23ky0
to access our parish survey.
The last day to complete this survey will be Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021.
PLANT SALE
Spring is right around the
corner! Now is the perfect time to order from our plant sale. Fliers can be
found by the bulletins in church, or on our website. If using our website, once
you click on plant sale info, please click on link at top of page to download to
printable order form. Orders forms can also be emailed or mailed to you, please
call the rectory and leave your address or email. Questions: call Jackie Taylor
216- 509- 0401.
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
This
weekend we are accepting offering to support Catholic Relief Services. Please
be generous and support this important work of our Church.
EASTER SCHEDULE
Two week from now we
celebrate Palm Sunday and begin Holy Week. Holy week ends with the celebration
of Easter on Sunday, April 4TH. Palms will be blessed and
distributed at all the Masses on Palm Sunday, March 28TH. They will
also be available between the Masses in the Church. On Holy Thursday, April 1ST,
we will celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 pm in the Church
(bi-lingual), followed by a period of adoration. On Good Friday, April 2ND,
we will commemorate the Lord’s Passion at 3:00 pm (bi-lingual). On Saturday,
April 3RD, there will be NO FOOD BLESSING. We will celebrate the
Solemn Easter Vigil at 8:30 pm (En.). On Easter Sunday, we will celebrate Mass
at 8:30 am (En.) and 11:00 am (Lith.). Because we are still living with the
COVID pandemic, Holy Week and Easter services will be simplified.
FAMILY
PERSPECTIVES
In the
first reading, God declares through Jeremiah, “I will forgive their evildoing
and remember their sin no more.” Have you experienced God’s forgiveness this
Lent? Jesus tells his disciples, “Unless the grain of wheat falls to the ground
and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much
fruit.” How have you in your family encountered this mystery that death leads
to even more abundant life in the name of Jesus? |
Lietuvi