March 7, 2010

Our world traveler listener Regina Motiejunaiate sends greetings to friends and family this week from Bangkok, Thailand.

Check out ClevelandPeople.com for photos and videos from Cleveland's recent celebration of Lithuanian Independence Day.

This coming Thursday, March 11th, the Lietuviu Sodyba in Wickliffe will celebrate the anniversary of the end of Soviet domination of Lithuania. Sodyba President Maryte Stachnik and Administrator Dana Cipkus invite everyone to this 2:00 pm celebration on Thursday, just call 440-944-6305.

During Lent, St. Casimir is joining with St. Jerome's, Holy Redeemer and St. Mary's for a special Lenten spiritual series each Monday evening during Lent. Tomorrow, March 8th the Lenten observance will be at St. Mary's, and on March 15th at St. Casimir. On March 22nd there will be a penance service at Holy Redeemer.

Exultate invites you to a CD release party for their most recent recording, entitled Life - A Sacred Song. The CD release party will take place on Friday, March 12th at 7:00 pm in the lower hall at St. Casimir. There will be refreshments, and you'll have a chance to hear excerpts from the new CD, and purchase a copy at a special discounted price.

Lithuanian Catholic Religious Aid will ask for your support on the weekend of March 13th and 14th at St. Casimir. For more information please contact chairperson Zenonas Obelenis.

Next Saturday we set our clocks one hour ahead, lose an hour of sleep, and change back to Daylight Saving Time. Don't forget to Spring Ahead next weekend so you don't miss the first hour of the Lithuanian Voice.

The Lithuanian Scouts of Cleveland will welcome the start of Spring by presenting their annual Kaziuko Muge fundraiser on Sunday, March 21st at 11:00 am in the upper hall at St. Casimir.

The Cleveland Lithuanian Academic Scouts Filisterai will sponsor a concert by soprano Virginija Bruozyte Muliolis on Saturday, April 10th in the upper hall at St. Casimir.

Don't forget that Juventus is coming up on April 24th. Mark your calendar to celebrate Lithuanian-American youth and the tradition of folk dance with groups from Cleveland, Chicago and Toronto. More details to come in the next few weeks.