September 27, 2009

There is a new newspaper serving the Collinwood neighborhood. The Collinwood Oberserver published its first print edition this week, and free copies are available at Lithuanian Village. Featured in this issue is an article by Father Bacevicius announcing the opening of St. Casimir parish on Neff Road. Father Bacevicius describes the mission of the new parish as preserving and uniting the Lithuanian people of the Diocese, reaching out to new arrivals from Lithuania, and to be involved in the Collinwood community. The Collinwood Observer is online at collinwoodobserver.com.

The Lithuanian choir Svaja rehearses each and every Wednesday at 7:00 in the basement of Lithuanian Village. Choir director Danute Liauba looks forward to seeing all current and prospective members. For more information please call 330-722-5210.

The Cleveland Lithuanian Pensininkiu Klubas will meet this coming Thursday, October 1st at 12 noon at Lithuanian Village.

The Cleveland Ateitininkai will meet next Sunday, October 4th in the conference room at Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

On October 18th, St. George church will close its doors forever, after serving its parishioners and the Cleveland diocese for the past 114 years. The St. George Memory Project has been formed to gather parishioners’ remembrances from their time at St. George’s.

A dedicated phone line with voicemail has been set up so you can record your special memory, anytime, day or night through October 1st. The phone number is 440-364-5650 The voicemails will be transferred to CD and become part of the St. George Parish archives, and copies of the CD will available at the St. George closing banquet on October 10th.

Remember, just one short week left to call 440-364-5650 to record your special St. George memory.

You’re invited to meet fellow parishioners in the upper hall at Our Lady of Perpetual Help for a cup of coffee and conversation on Saturday, October 3rd after 4:00 mass, and on Sunday, October 4th after the 12 noon mass.

On Saturday, October 10th at 7:00 pm. St. George parish will hold its closing memorial banquet at Lithuanian Village. Advance tickets are required, and can be purchased through the St. George rectory. Call 216-431-5794 for more information.

A farewell is planned for Father Kijauskas on October 11th at the 10:00 Mass. A reception will follow in the lower hall after Mass. There will be no 12:00 o'clock Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Sunday, October 11th.

On Sunday, October 18th, Bishop Lennon will celebrate the final mass at St. George at 9:00 am, and the final mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help at 12 noon. There will be a reception in the lower hall at Our Lady after the noon mass on October 18th. There will be no 10:00 mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help on the 18th.

And then on Sunday, October 25th, the bishop will celebrate the opening mass of St. Casimir parish at 10:00 am.

Mark your calendar now for a concert coming up on Saturday, November 21st at Lithuanian Village, featuring Lithuanian country singer Virgis Stakenas. Cleveland is the first stop on Stakenas’ US tour.

The Knights of Lithuania recently concluded their 96th annual convention in Chicago. Among many activities, delegates agreed to fund new windows at the St. Casimir Lithuanian seminary in Rome, and they elected their council for the coming year. The 97th annual Vyciai convention will be held August 5 th in Binghamton, New York.