PASTORATE OF ST. CASIMIR, ST. BRIGID

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PASTORATE OF ST. CASIMIR, ST. BRIGID
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         PASTORATE OF
    ST. CASIMIR, ST. BRIGID
               &
       ST. ELIZABETH OF
           HUNGARY

     12th SUNDAY IN
    ORDINARY TIME
       June 21, 2020

       Matthew 10: 26-33

     Jesus said, “Do not be afraid to stand before the crowds
           and speak, even though there will be many
              who wish you harm and will not listen.
PASTORATE OF ST. CASIMIR, ST. BRIGID
PASTORAL STAFF                                  ZZZMASS INTENTIONSZZZ
         Fr. Dennis Grumsey, OFM Conv.
                      Pastor                                           St. Casimir Church
         Fr. Andy Santamauro, OFM Conv.                                  Monday, June 22
                 Associate Pastor                                 8:00 AM Father’s Day Novena
                                                                         Tuesday, June 23
              Mr. David Ludwikoski                                8:00 AM Father’s Day Novena
                     Deacon                                            Wednesday, June 24
              Mrs. Bernadette Vece                                8:00 AM Father’s Day Novena
 Pastoral Assistant/Music Director - St. Casimir                        Thursday, June 25
                                                                  8:00 AM Father’s Day Novena
              Mrs. Donna Derkacz
                                                                          Friday, June 26
         Secretary - St. Casimir Church
                                                                  8:00 AM Father’s Day Novena
               Mrs. Molly Hubbard                                       Saturday, June 27
          Religious Education Director                            8:00 AM Father’s Day Novena
                 Tammie Lawson                                         5:00 PM + Bill Jester
       Secretary - St. Elizabeth of Hungary                            Req. by Wife, Nancy
                                                                         Sunday, June 28
               JoAnn Nikolaides                                   8:00 AM Father’s Day Novena
   Music Director - St. Elizabeth of Hungary                            Living & Deceased
              Mrs. Noreen Heffner                                    10:00 AM + Bill Hartka
         Principal - St. Casimir School                                Req. by Wife, Regina
                                                               5:00 PM Parishioners of the Pastorate
           PARISH OFFICE HOURS                                      of St. Casimir, St. Brigid &
       St. Casimir Parish Office Hours:                              St. Elizabeth of Hungary
  Monday thru Wednesday - 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
        Thursday - 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM                         St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church
           Friday - 8:00 AM to Noon                                    Sunday, June 28
        St. Elizabeth Parish Office Hours:                    10:00 AM + Catherine Woelfel Manetto
          Monday - 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM                               Req. by: Carol Carney
         Thursday - 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
                   Food Pantry
                 Tuesday & Friday
               11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

     RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS)
             St. Casimir Church
          Daily before morning Mass
         (except Sundays & Holydays)                                 PARISH REGISTRATION
         Saturday 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM                   We strongly encourage those who participate regularly
              St. Elizabeth Church                     in the life of our Faith Community to register with us
           Sunday Mornings at 9:30 AM                  and to use the envelopes. For those who wish to make
                                                       St. Casimir/St. Elizabeth of Hungary their parish family
         The St. Stanislaus Kostka Chapel              with future plans to celebrate a baptism, a wedding or
         in the St. Joseph Cupertino Center
                                                       obtain a letter to be a godparent or sponsor, it is
is open (Monday through Saturday) for private prayer
                                                       necessary to be formally registered and actively
                8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
                                                       participating on a regular basis for at least three
              Eucharistic Adoration                    months before dates can be set or letters can be written.
                St. Casimir Church                     Registration forms can be found in Church, the parish
    Last Saturday of the Month at 3:45-4:45 PM         office or printed from our website,www.st.casimir.org
PASTORATE OF ST. CASIMIR, ST. BRIGID
12th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
         First Reading: Jeremiah 20:10-13
        Second Reading: Romans 5:12-15
            Gospel: Matthew 10: 26-33
“Everyone who acknowledges me before others I
will acknowledge before my heavenly Father, But              Fr. Dennis, Fr. Andy and the parish staff want everyone
  whoever denies me before others, I will deny               to know that we are here for you and that if you need
          before my heavenly Father.”                        anything you can call the parish office at 410-276-1981
                                                             or email st.casimir@verizon.net and someone will get
                                                             back to you. If you need to visit the office, please call to
                              OUTDOOR MASS                   make an appointment.
                         Limited Outdoor Attendance
                      Under the new guidelines for Phase
                                                                                             SACRAMENT OF
                      1 in Baltimore City, Faith-based
                                                                                               CONFESSION
                      gatherings of up to 50 people can
                      worship in an outdoor service. As                                     During Phase 1, the
a condition, face masks must be worn and social                                             Sacrament           of
distancing must be practiced.                                                               Confession will again
         We have decided to celebrate two outdoor                                           be available by
Masses at St. Casimir Church again this Sunday. One          appointment. If you would like to schedule an
Mass at 8:00 AM and a second at 9:15 AM to take place        appointment for confession, please email Fr. Dennis at
in front of the Church. Sign up for Mass was through the     frater1@verizon.net or Fr. Andy at
Flocknote App that goes out to parishioners and both         Andrew.Santamauro@olaprovince.org.
Mass are filled. If guidelines remain the same, we will
have mass outside again next week, but hopefully             FUNERALS, WEDDINGS
restrictions will change for next week. We will let you              & BAPTISMS
know via flocknote.                                          We can begin to celebrate
         If you are not receiving the emails and text        Baptisms and Wedding &
flocknote messages, send an email with your cell phone       Funeral Masses during Phase
and/or email address to Donna at st.casimir@verizon.net      I as long as we abide by
to get the flocknote set up or visit Flocknote.com and set   cert ai n R e q u i r e m ent s .
up your account. Once set up, we will send you               Individuals present, including
information with updates as we receive them.                 liturgical ministers, can not exceed the State’s
                                                             restriction (currently 10-person maximum) on the
OUTDOOR MASS REMINDERS - Seating will be in                  number of people able to be gathered. Face masks are a
the front of the Church and allow for social distancing.     requirement for everyone 2 years of age and up and
Since it may be sunny outdoors, please bring a hat if        seating must be according to the marked pews in the
necessary. Also, remember that face masks must be            Church for social distancing. The physical greeting of
worn. Since there is no congregational singing, the length   friends and family at the entrance of church by the
of the Mass will be shorter than normal, which allows for    clergy is prohibited.
a shorter amount of time in the warm weather. Those
receiving Communion are asked to receive in the hand                    2020 MASSES SCHEDULED
only.                                                        Please know that those who scheduled a mass for a
                                                             loved one during the virus, both Fr. Dennis and Fr.
Please visit St. Casimir Church Facebook page to             Andy are offering mass each day. Your loved ones are
celebrate Mass each Sunday beginning at 10:00 AM             being remembered even though the mass is not being
until we can reunite in our Church to celebrate Mass         offered publicly. The intentions for Sunday Masses can
together. Mass will remain online even after that, so        be heard online at Mass.
that if you are sick or still uncomfortable in attending,
you can still be at Mass online.
PASTORATE OF ST. CASIMIR, ST. BRIGID
BEANS AND BREAD NEED                                A NOTE FROM PAM
                                OUR HELP!                          ABOUT BEANS & BREAD LUNCHES
                      For a number of years St. Casimir             Love and Kindness are Never Wasted...
                      parishioners have generously                     They always make a difference.
                      prepared casseroles for Beans &               They bless the one who receives them,
Bread a local soup kitchen, due to COVID 19 Beans &                     and they bless you, the giver.
Bread has suspended their casserole program.
        We have been asked to provide bagged lunches         I received a lovely note last week
for their Tuesday & Wednesday meals a combined total         which read in part, " I have been
of 350 lunches for the two days. The next date to drop       making donations to various
off lunches will be Tuesday, June16th and every Tuesday      organizations which I will continue to
after that.                                                  do...but to be able to physically shop
        As such, we have committed to providing 350          and prepare meals and help feed those
bagged lunches every TUESDAY until Beans/Bread can           in need of meals brings me so much
be fully operational again and ask for you help.             more joy."
                                                                      That note, along with conversations I've had
The bagged lunches should include:                           with many who are donating of how helping others has
a meat and cheese sandwich of any kind, any variation,       effected them at this moment in time, as well as their
                                                             joy, enthusiasm week after week epitomizes the quote
or just meat, or just cheese
                                                             above, 'love and kindness... make a difference, they
Please NO PB&J due to peanut allergies
                                                             bless the one who receive them, and they bless you, the
Any type of bread, however, please NO bread with seeds
                                                             giver."
- (sandwich does not need to be cut) put into sandwich
                                                                                                  St. Casimir, St.
bag or wax paper
                                                                                          Elizabeth, our school and
a sweet treat/dessert
                                                                                          surrounding community
chips or something crunchy                                                                provided 942 bagged
fruit cup (only if possible) (No fresh fruit at this time)                                lunches today~! The notes
                                                                                          which folks are including
Individually wrapped snacks/treats, fruit cups, pudding      on the outside of the bags have touched the lives of
cups, bottled water or juice boxes are needed as they will   those who are receiving them. Ms. Barb told us those
be distributed to low income families and shelters           who are being served have asked if they could have a
        We are asking each person to consider preparing      blessing bag, when she asked what that was one guest
10 bagged lunches; if you are able to provide lunches,       said, it was a lunch bag with a note ~ a blessing bag (!)
please email Pam Protani at pamelapro@aol.com or call        She also conveyed how folks are enjoying the
443-413-8329 and let her know how many lunches you           sandwiches and a few asked if they could make special
will be able to provide. If you cannot reach Pam, please     requests~!
contact Bernie at the parish office bvece@verizon.net,                I am attaching a sampling of notes on today's
410-276-1981.                                                blessing bags~!
Drop Off Information:                                                 Thank YOU to each of you for your support, joy,
            Curbside - FRONT of Church,                      love and kindness.
                    every Tuesday
              between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m.
Please pull up and someone will meet you at your car so
you will not need to get out; all lunches, snacks/treats,
water/juices will be delivered to Beans & Bread at 10:00
AM.
        The lunches you will provide are surely a gift of
kindness to those in need, less fortunate...
      Thank you so very much and remember,
             We are all in this together~!
PASTORATE OF ST. CASIMIR, ST. BRIGID
GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING
                                                                          ST. CASIMIR1 PARISH
    CALENDAR
                                                                                June 14/15, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS                                              Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outdoor Mass . . . . 100
                                                            Weekly Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2030
June 21:       Online Mass will begin at 10:00 AM           e-GIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,160
               from the Cupertino Chapel on St. Casimir     Poor Box Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16
               Church Facebook Page. Click on the link.
                                                            Weekly Offering the same Sunday 2019 . . . . $4,116
June 21:       Mass at 8:00AM & 9:15 AM outside of
                                                            e-GIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,268
               St. Casimir Church (Sign up already took
               place through Flocknote)                     Attendance the same Sunday 2019 . . . . . . . . . . 468
June 23:       Drop off of Bagged Lunches and Cases         ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY PARISH
               of Water for Beans & Bread - 8:30 AM to      Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mass Online
               9:30 AM - In front of Church
                                                            Weekly Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75
                                                            Online Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $270
                TRI PICK WINNERS                            Second Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
06-01   202    not sold    975 T. Resok
06-02   082    S. Custer   060 not sold
06-03   263    M. McDonald 809 L. Arthur                                    ST. CASIMIR PARISH
06-04   527    R. Kulacki  838 not sold                                      FESTIVAL UPDATE
06-05   995    not sold    844 not sold                     Due to the Coronavirus, we had to postpone our June
06-06   081    M.S. Peck   022 not sold                     Parish Festival. We are hoping to have the Festival mid
06-07   816    not sold    230 not sold                     to late September. More details will follow as we get
                                                            more information on Baltimore City openings and
    SAVE YOUR ITEMS                                         gatherings. This years festival may be a little different
Anticipating the reopening of the                           than in the past, but it will happen. The raffle tickets
Church, we are planning to                                  you were sent should be saved and sent in with
schedule an event in the Fall and                           payment if you wish to purchase them. The raffle
will be asking for Flea Market                              will be drawn on a day during the festival.
items. If you are in the process of                         Sponsorships can also be sent in
cleaning out closets during the stay at home phase of       if interested.
Covid19, please think about saving some items for St.                If you wish more
Casimir Chuch. When we hear more about new                    information, please contact
guidelines and the start of Stage 1, we will let you know   Bernadette Vece at the parish
when we can start accepting items and possible dates.       office or at bvece@verizon.net.
For now, just save your items.                                  As always, proceeds will
                                                            benefit St. Casimir Church and
        FATHER’S DAY REMEMBRANCE                            our Tuition Assistance Program.
Father’s Day Remembrance envelopes can be found in
the next envelope packet. Write the names of your loved                SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
ones you want to remember on the envelope and return        The next sacrament of Baptism is Sunday, June 28,
to the parish office. If you are an egiving user, please    2020 at 11:30 AM in the Church. Current registered
send an email to st.casimir with the names of living and    members of the Faith Community who are interested in
                          deceased father’s you would       having their children baptized should call the parish
                          like to remember and we will      office early to make arrangements. Guidelines for
                          add their names. The Father’s     Baptisms included everyone 2 or older must wear a
                          Day Remembrance will being        mask, seating at marked areas of the church and social
                          on June 21st through June 29th.   distancing before and after the ceremony.
PASTORATE OF ST. CASIMIR, ST. BRIGID
WEEKLY OFFERTORY                                                                MY PARISH APP
                Thank You! Thank You!                                                       Continued communication
As a parish, we also worry about how to financially care                                    with the faithful is critical at
for the parish during this unprecedented time. Even when                                    a time when they are being
you are not able to attend Mass you can still support the                                   separated from their parish
parish through your weekly offertory contributions. You                                     community and from the
can mail your offertory into the parish (2800                                               Eucharist. We are strongly
O’Donnell Street, Baltimore, MD 21224), drop it off at                                      encouraging the use of the
the parish in the mail slot or sign up for online giving.                                   MyParish App. You will
Your Easter Envelope can also be dropped off or mailed         receive instant parish notifications, participate in online
to the Parish Office.                                          Masses, daily Mass readings, archdiocesan and
        Special thanks to everyone who has used the e-         international news, prayers, broadcasts of the Catholic
Giving website to make contributions. Your generosity          Baltimore radio show and so much more! This app has
has helped us to continue to take care of our parish. You      a new WORSHIP button that can also be used for Mass
can make a one time donation and then return to make           each with the prayers, readings and Gospel. At the
another donations at any time.                                 current time due to the corona virus, we have been
        In the meantime, we will communicate to you            advised not to have any mass books in the church or to
through email or text (Flocknote), the St. Casimir Church      give out bulletins. Bulletins can also be seen on the app.
Facebook page, My Parish App and the Parish Website on                 To get the app on your phone - Type 88202 as
a regular basis, especially if there are needs.                the number and then text App in the message and send.
                                                               A link will be sent to you saying - Tap the link to install
                                                               the my-ParishApp: myparishapp.com/appstore.

                                                                     WEBSITE &
                                                                      BULLETIN
                                                               Please refer to our
                                                               website for information
                                                               about the parish at
      E-GIVING DONATIONS - ST. CASIMIR                         www.stcasimir.org.
Help us keep our budget on track by setting up recurring       Check out the photo gallery and the link to our bulletins.
donations through your e-giving account. Your continued        We will try to have any important information on the
support allows us to help our church family. Go to our         front page of our website. If anyone is looking for a
website www.stcasimir.org and click on the e-Giving            registration form, it can be printed from the drop down
icon. It will take you to our e-Giving page and you can        General Information. There is also a link to the e-Giving
sign up to have recurring donations made weekly,               website on the front page and some links to past
biweekly or monthly. You can also make one time                reflections.
donations. Make sure you click the recurring box if you
want it to come automatically.
                                                                       EXTRA WEEKLY COLLECTIONS
                                                               Just a friendly reminder to anyone signed up for the
        ONLINE GIVING - ST. ELIZABETH
                                                               automatic e-Giving: If you would like to make a
Please remember that tithing is our main support for our
                                                               contribution to any of the extra collections, such as
beautiful church building and all the expenses of parish
                                                               Father’s Day Novena, Church Repair, School,
life! Online giving is easy and secure with GiveCentral.
                                                               Archdiocese Collections, Poor Box, etc, you will need
Visit www.givecentral.org/location/479 to set up your
                                                               to sign back in to your e-Giving account to do this.
                     account and make one-time or
                                                                       Just click on the drop down selection and click
                     recurring donations. St. E's also takes
                                                               on the name of the collection you would like to give a
                     Venmo donations! If you need
                                                               donation. Type in the amount and proceed to the
                     assistance or would prefer to receive
                                                               information requested below. Do not click on the
                     weekly tithing envelopes, send us an
                                                               recurring block unless you want to set it for weekly, bi-
                     email at stliz1@comcast.net.
                                                               weekly or as a monthly donation.
PASTORATE OF ST. CASIMIR, ST. BRIGID
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