;

PASTORATE OF ST. CASIMIR, ST. BRIGID

& ST. ELIZABETH OF

HUNGARY

13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

June 28, 2020

Matthew 10:37-42

Jesus wants us to treat everyone as we would treat him.

PASTORAL STAFF

Fr. Dennis Grumsey, OFM Conv.Pastor

Fr. Andy Santamauro, OFM Conv.Associate Pastor

Mr. David LudwikoskiDeacon

Mrs. Bernadette VecePastoral Assistant/Music Director - St. Casimir

Mrs. Donna DerkaczSecretary - St. Casimir Church

Mrs. Molly HubbardReligious Education Director

Tammie LawsonSecretary - St. Elizabeth of Hungary

JoAnn NikolaidesMusic Director - St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Mrs. Noreen HeffnerPrincipal - St. Casimir School

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

St. Casimir Parish Office Hours:Monday thru Wednesday - 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Thursday - 8:00 AM to 8:00 PMFriday - 8:00 AM to Noon

St. Elizabeth Parish Office Hours:Monday - 8:30 AM to 12:30 PMThursday - 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Food PantryTuesday & Friday

11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS)St. Casimir Church

Daily before morning Mass (except Sundays & Holydays)Saturday 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM

St. Elizabeth ChurchSunday Mornings at 9:30 AM

The St. Stanislaus Kostka Chapelin the St. Joseph Cupertino Center

is open (Monday through Saturday) for private prayer8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Eucharistic AdorationSt. Casimir Church

Last Saturday of the Month at 3:45-4:45 PM

ZZZMASS INTENTIONSZZZ

St. Casimir ChurchMonday, June 29

8:00 AM Father’s Day NovenaLiving & DeceasedTuesday, June 30

8:00 AM + Victoria SarneckiWednesday, July 1

8:00 AM Health & BlessingsBrother Dan LutolfThursday, July 2

8:00 AM + Bill JesterReq. by Nancy & Jackie

Friday, July 38:00 AM + Sheila Gencel

Req. by Bob & CathySaturday, July 4

8:00 AM + Vincent GilleaseReq. by Pat Gillease5:00 PM + Jim Ford

Req. by Sister, PatriciaSunday, July 5

8:00 AM Parishioners of the Pastorateof St. Casimir, St. Brigid &

St. Elizabeth10:00 AM + Ryan Kaszak

Req. by Nick & Alice Acord5:00 PM + Marvel McKenna

Req. by Ann Kuhn

St. Elizabeth of Hungary ChurchSunday, July 5

10:00 AM + Joe & Mary RobertsReq. by Bernie Roberts

PARISH REGISTRATIONWe strongly encourage those who participate regularlyin the life of our Faith Community to register with usand to use the envelopes. For those who wish to makeSt. Casimir/St. Elizabeth of Hungary their parish familywith future plans to celebrate a baptism, a wedding orobtain a letter to be a godparent or sponsor, it isnecessary to be formally registered and activelyparticipating on a regular basis for at least three

months before dates can be setor letters can be written.Registration forms can be foundin Church, the parish office orp r i n t e d f r o m o u rwebsite,www.st.casimir.org

13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

First Reading: 2Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a

Second Reading: Romans 6: 3-4, 8-11

Gospel: Matthew 10: 37-42

“Anyone who makes you feel welcome in theirhomes, is welcoming me, for I am with you

always. Anyone who treats you kingly and sharestheir food and drink with you, is sharing theirgoodness with me and my father who sent me.

However small or great their act of kindness, theywill be rewarded for their goodness.”

SUMMER MASSSCHEDULE

Under the new guidelines forPhase 2 in Baltimore City,indoor Faith-based gatheringscan be celebrated again. As acondition, face masks must be

worn and social distancing must be practiced.Our Summer Schedule will begin this weekend

and continue thru Labor Day Weekend. At that time,if more people are comfortable returning, the 5:00 PMMasses will be celebrated.

Mass will be celebrated on Sundays at 8:00AM & 10:00 AM at St. Casimir Church and onSunday at 11:15 AM at St. Elizabeth of HungaryChurch.

If you are not receiving the emails and textflocknote messages, send an email with your cell phoneand/or email address to Donna at st.casimir@verizon.netto get the flocknote set up or visit Flocknote.com and setup your account.

As we now begin to reopen, it is clear that allparishioners will not feel safe to return to church. So forthe forseeable future, we will continue to video the Massto be shown at 10:00 AM on Sunday morning. Pleasevisit St. Casimir Church Facebook page to celebrateMass each Sunday.

JUNE WEDDINGCongratulations to KaitlynWeinberger & James Disciullowho were married on June 20 atSt. Casimir Church by Fr. DennisGrumsey. Best wishes to thenewlyweds as they begin theirmarried lives together.

Fr. Dennis, Fr. Andy and the parish staff want everyoneto know that we are here for you and that if you needanything you can call the parish office at 410-276-1981or email st.casimir@verizon.net and someone will getback to you. If you need to visit the office, please call tomake an appointment.

SACRAMENT OF CONFESSIONDuring the summermonths, the Sacrament ofConfession will beavailable by appointment. If you would like to

schedule an appointment for confession, please emailFr. Dennis at frater1@verizon.net or Fr. Andy atAndrew.Santamauro@olaprovince.org.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISMThe next celebration of Baptism is Sunday, July 26th at 12:30 PM. Class will be held on Sunday, July 19 at12:30 PM Mass in the Cupertino Center. Currentregistered members of the Faith Community who areinterested in having their children baptized should callthe parish office early to make arrangements. During theBaptism, face masks must be worn and social distancingmust be observed. We ask that there is no congregatingoutside of the church before and after the Baptism.

The next baptism date will be August 30th at12:30 PM with class being held on Sunday, August 23at 12:30 PM in the Cupertino Center.

BEST WISHES TO DEACON DAVIDWe thank Deacon Davidfor his years of service asour Deacon at thePastorate of St. Casimir,St. Elizabeth and St.Brigid.

Deacon David’snew assignment will be at Our Lady of Victory effective7/01/20. Best wishes to Deacon David and his wife,Donna as begin their new ministry.

BEANS AND BREAD NEED OUR HELP!

For a number of years St. Casimirparishioners have generouslyprepared casseroles for Beans &

Bread a local soup kitchen, due to COVID 19 Beans &Bread has suspended their casserole program.

We have been asked to provide bagged lunchesfor their Tuesday & Wednesday meals a combined totalof 350 lunches for the two days. The next date to dropoff lunches will be Tuesday, June16th and every Tuesdayafter that.

As such, we have committed to providing 350bagged lunches every TUESDAY until Beans/Bread canbe fully operational again and ask for you help.

The bagged lunches should include:a meat and cheese sandwich of any kind, any variation,or just meat, or just cheese Please NO PB&J due to peanut allergiesAny type of bread, however, please NO bread with seeds- (sandwich does not need to be cut) put into sandwichbag or wax papera sweet treat/dessertchips or something crunchyfruit cup (only if possible) (No fresh fruit at this time)

Individually wrapped snacks/treats, fruit cups, puddingcups, bottled water or juice boxes are needed as they willbe distributed to low income families and shelters

We are asking each person to consider preparing10 bagged lunches; if you are able to provide lunches,please email Pam Protani at pamelapro@aol.com or call443-413-8329 and let her know how many lunches youwill be able to provide. If you cannot reach Pam, pleasecontact Bernie at the parish office bvece@verizon.net,410-276-1981.

Drop Off Information: Curbside - FRONT of St. Casimir Church,

every Tuesday between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m.

Please pull up and someone will meet you at your car soyou will not need to get out; all lunches, snacks/treats,water/juices will be delivered to Beans & Bread at 10:00AM.

The lunches you will provide are surely a gift ofkindness to those in need, less fortunate...

Thank you so very much and remember, We are all in this together~!

A NOTE ABOUT BEANS & BREAD LUNCHES

Smile, Hope, Believe..... Made with love foryou....peace, love, happiness, may sunshine be yourstoday, are just some of the words, sentiments, written on865 bagged lunches donated and distributed this day.

SMILE ~ we saw many smiles today as you droppedoff your blessings bags of food; smiles behinds thosefacial coverings as photos were being taken~! Thesmile from a man outside of Beans/Bread who asked forlunches to feed his wife and five children all wavingfrom a van; upon giving him lunches, water and othertreats Ms. Barb said, here's one for you too. He lookedat her and said, "oh no, I need it for all the youngerones, I'm an adult, I'll find something else" - Ms. Barbkindly responded by telling him, he needed the food asmuch as his family and we are all young and that thesandwich was made just for him~! He beamed as heaccepted the lunch for himself and his smile was thebest smile of the morning~!

HOPE ~ the hope, love, kindness you provide by yournotes and sandwiches, nourishing one's hunger and soul.

BELIEVE ~ that we are all in this together; if not youthen who.... you collectively have provided over 4,750bagged lunches, blessings, and over 5,000 treats~!

And speaking of believing, Fr. Dennis and Ms. Berniebelieve that we will soon provide 1,000 bagged lunchesin a given week~!

Thank you to everyone who prepared lunches,dropped off for yourself or for someone else, to all whoprovided water, juices and treats, to everyone whohelped collect, deliver, sort and organize today.

So as you know we have been asked to nowprovide 600 bagged lunches until Beans & Bread isfully operational and will now deliver those lunches,snacks/treats, water/juices every Tuesday.

While we have committed to serving Beans &Bread on a weeklybasis, please donot feel you needto do the same;whenever you areable to help ismost appreciated.

A NOTE - CONTINUEDWe currently are working onbagged lunch commitments forTuesday June 30th , if you areable to provide lunches for nextweek, please let me know.We also are in need of treats,

sweet treats such as individually wrapped cookies,granola bars, tasty-cakes, cheese crackers, peanut buttercrackers; of those 5,000+ treats you have provided ALLhave been given out and the cupboard is now bare ~

Please keep in your prayers, the staff of Beansand Bread, the poor, the hungry, those who lack shelter.

Thank you for the love compassion, joy andenthusiasm you are extending to those in need, for ALLyou do. Pam

SAVE YOUR ITEMS - FLEA MARKETAnticipating the reopening of the Church, we areplanning to schedule an event in the Fall and will beasking for Flea Market items. If you are in the process ofcleaning out closets during the stay at home phase ofCovid19, please think about saving some items for St.Casimir Chuch. When we hear more about newguidelines and the start of Stage 1, we will let you knowwhen we can start accepting items and possible dates.For now, just save your items.

WEBSITE & BULLETINPlease refer to our website forinformation about the parish atwww.stcasimir.org. Check outthe photo gallery and the link toour bulletins. We will try to haveany important information on the front page of ourwebsite. If anyone is looking for a registration form, itcan be printed from the drop down General Information.There is also a link to the e-Giving website on the frontpage and some links to past reflections.

TRI PICK WINNERS06-08 128 C. Holt 148 D. Caricofe06-09 093 not sold 597 not sold06-10 895 F. Creamer 668 not sold06-11 785 C. Sealover 234 not sold06-12 612 J. Rosenthal 049 L. Arthur06-13 560 not sold 339 not sold06-14 729 M. McFaul 618 C. Frank

To purchase Tri Pick tickets or for more information,please call Linda Arthur at 410-327-0384.

CALENDAR

HIGHLIGHTS

June 28: Online Mass will begin at 10:00 AMfrom the Cupertino Chapel on St.Casimir Church Facebook Page and canbe watched anytime after that.

June 28: Mass celebrated at 8:00AM & 10:00 AM at St. Casimir Church

Mass Celebrated at 11:15 AM at St.Elizabeth of Hungary Church

June 30: Drop off of Bagged Lunches and Casesof Water for Beans & Bread - 8:30 AMto 9:30 AM - In front of Church

MOVING AHEAD TO JULY

July 4: Happy 4th of July

July 5: Online Mass will begin at 10:00 AMfrom the Cupertino Chapel on St.Casimir Church Facebook Page and canbe watched anytime after that.

July 5: Mass celebrated at 8:00AM & 10:00 AM at St. Casimir Church

Mass Celebrated at 11:15 AM at St.Elizabeth of Hungary Church

ST. CASIMIR PARISH FESTIVAL UPDATE

Due to the Coronavirus, we had to postpone our JuneParish Festival. We are hoping to have the Festival midto late September. More details will follow as we getmore information on Baltimore City openings andgatherings. This years festival may be a little differentthan in the past, but it will happen. The raffle ticketsyou were sent should be saved and sent in withpayment if you wish to purchase them. The rafflewill be drawn on a day during the festival. Sponsorships can also be sent in if interested.

If you wish more information about the raffle,please contact BernadetteVece at the parish office orat bvece@verizon.net. Asalways, proceeds will benefitSt. Casimir Church and ourTuition Assistance Program.

GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING

ST. CASIMIR PARISH

June 20/21, 2020

Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Weekly Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,845

e-GIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,681

Poor Box Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56

Weekly Offering the same Sunday 2019 . . . . $3,596

e-GIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,003

Attendance the same Sunday 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . 512

ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY PARISH

Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mass Online

Weekly Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

Online Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350

Second Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

WEEKLY OFFERTORYThank You! Thank You!

As a parish, we also worry about how to financially carefor the parish during this unprecedented time. Even whenyou are not able to attend Mass you can still support theparish through your weekly offertory contributions. Youcan mail your offertory into the parish (2800O’Donnell Street, Baltimore, MD 21224), drop it offat the parish in the mail slot or sign up for onlinegiving.

Special thanks to everyone who has used the e-Giving website to make contributions. Your generosityhas helped us to continue to take care of our parish. Youcan make a one time donation and then return to makeanother donations at any time.

In the meantime, we will communicate to youthrough email or text (Flocknote), the St. Casimir ChurchFacebook page, My Parish App and the Parish Websiteon a regular basis, especially if there are needs.

ONLINE GIVING - ST. ELIZABETHPlease remember that tithing is our main support for ourbeautiful church building and all the expenses of parishlife! Online giving is easy and secure with GiveCentral.Visit www.givecentral.org/location/479 to set up your

account and make one-time orrecurring donations. St. E's alsotakes Venmo donations! If you needassistance or would prefer to receiveweekly tithing envelopes, send us anemail at stliz1@comcast.net.

E-GIVING DONATIONS - ST. CASIMIRHelp us keep our budget on track by setting up recurringdonations through your e-giving account. Yourcontinued support allows us to help our church family.Go to our website www.stcasimir.org and click on thee-Giving icon. It will take you to our e-Giving page andyou can sign up to have recurring donations madeweekly, biweekly or monthly. You can also make onetime donations. Make sure you click the recurring boxif you want it to come automatically.

MY PARISH APPContinued communication with thefaithful is critical at a time whenthey are being separated from theirparish community and from theEucharist. We are stronglyencouraging the use of the

MyParish App. You will receive instant parishnotifications, participate in online Masses, daily Massreadings, archdiocesan and international news, prayers,broadcasts of the Catholic Baltimore radio show and somuch more! This app has a new WORSHIP button thatcan also be used for Mass each with the prayers,readings and Gospel. At the current time due to thecorona virus, we have been advised not to have anymass books in the church or to give out bulletins.Bulletins can also be seen on the app.

To get the app on your phone - Type 88202 asthe number and then text App in the message and send.A link will be sent to you saying - Tap the link to installthe my-ParishApp: myparishapp.com/appstore.

EXTRA WEEKLY COLLECTIONSJust a friendly reminder to anyone signed up for theautomatic e-Giving: If you would like to make acontribution to any of the extra collections, such asFather’s Day Novena, Church Repair, School,Archdiocese Collections, Poor Box, etc, you will needto sign back in to your e-Giving account to do this.

Just click on the drop down selection and clickon the name of the collection you would like to give adonation. Type in the amount and proceed to theinformation requested below. Do not click on therecurring block unless you want to set it for weekly, bi-weekly or as a monthly donation.