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Sunday, October 4th from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm St. Vitus Parish Hall The Menu: French toast, sausage & bacon, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, pastries, coffee, juice, and milk. The Cost: $16-adult | $8-children under 12 yrs Contact any St.. Vitus Slovenian School family to reserve your ticket or purchase at the door. Dine-in and Take-out available.

The Annual St. Vitus Alumni Homecoming Mass and Dinner will be on Sunday, October 25th, beginning with 10:30 a.m. Mass in St. Vitus Church celebrated by Fr. John Retar and followed by a dinner in St. Vitus Parish Hall catered by Joe Tavcar and staff. A short program will follow. The 2026 honorees are Milan Rihtar, class of 1957 and the Sisters of Notre Dame who grew up in St. Vitus Parish or ministered at St. Vitus School and Parish. For reservations, call Frank Zitko, (440)-488-8284 or Mia Graf, (440)-442-1635. Make checks payable to St. Vitus Alumni and send to Andrea Plassard, 6625 Great Oaks Parkway, Independence, Ohio, 44131.

The St. Vitus Alumni invite you to join them at the Cleveland Browns Watch Party on the big screen in St. Vitus Hall on Sunday, September 20th. Coffee and donuts will be available after the 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses. At noon, they will have pizza, klobase, hot dogs, chips, and soft drinks. The game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers starts at 1:00 p.m. Bring sides or desserts if you like. Free admission. For more info, call Mia Graf at (440) 442-1635. All are welcome!

The St. Vitus Catholic War Veterans Post 1655 will celebrate their annual Memorial Mass next Sunday at the 10:00 a.m. All-parish Mass. This Memorial Mass has been celebrated for the past 79 years. During the Mass, every deceased veteran of the parish is remembered, including the 43 parishioners who died for our country. Some have no one left to remember them, but at least once a year, they are remembered at Mass. We invite all to come and celebrate their lives and sacrifices for our country and to join us for fellowship in the parish hall following the Mass.

God has blessed St. Vitus Parish with Sr. Mary Avsec's service of 70 years as a Sister of Notre Dame. In honor of her 70th Jubilee, we will celebrate on Sunday, October 5th with coffee, donuts, and cake after the 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses. May God reward her for her goodness!

The Annual St. Vitus Alumni Homecoming Mass and Dinner will be on Sunday, October 26th, beginning with 10:30 a.m. Mass in St. Vitus Church celebrated by Fr. John Retar and followed by a dinner in St. Vitus Parish Hall catered by Joe Tavcar and staff. A short program will follow.

The St. Vitus Alumni invite you to join them at the Cleveland Browns Watch Party on the big screen in St. Vitus Hall on Sunday, September 28th. Coffee and donuts will be available after the 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses. At noon, they will have pizza, klobase, hot dogs, chips, and soft drinks. The game against the Detroit Lions starts at 1:00 p.m. Bring sides or desserts if you like. Free admission. For more info, call Frank Zitko at (440) 488-8284 or Mia Graf at (440) 442-1635. All are welcome!

“STARAMAMA’S TABLE: Slovenian Recipes of St. Vitus and St. Mary Parishes” – is the name of the cookbook that Toni Srsen, of “Cooking with Micka” classes, put together and published a few years ago. They are again available just in time for Christmas gifts. Cost of the book is $25 and may be ordered by calling Johnny V. Srsen at 216-282-6119 or e-mailing stvituscleveland@gmail.com Proceeds of the sale will benefit the St. Vitus Endowment Fund.

Are you going to participate in #GivingTuesday? Consider giving to St. Vitus through We Give Catholic on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from Midnight through 11:59 PM!