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Messages from CCA Director

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Each month, our Director, Andrej N. Lah, shares a reflection in our E-Newsletter. His messages provide insights and updates from our leadership, helping to deepen your connection with our mission and keep you informed about our work. We hope you find inspiration and information in these entries, and we welcome your thoughts and questions.

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DEC 25

Believe

Belief gives hope, and hope never dies.

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NOV 25

Stuff

Jesus taught us to release ourselves of the stuff that distracts us from our Heavenly home.

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OCT 25

Acceptance

The death of someone close to us, is one the greatest emotional traumas that a person will face in their life.

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SEP 25

Labor

Labor in service of others is our way of showing our love for God.

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AUG 25

Assumption

When we celebrate the Assumption of Mary, we recognize that this is an absolute truth of our Catholic faith.

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JULY 25

Why

Why? Sometimes when we have no answers and we do not want to pray because we are angry, we turn to God and ask him simply “Why.”

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JUNE 25

Choice

“Please God” is usually how we start a conversation with God when life is going off the rails, and even the most lapsed Catholic will kneel and pray.

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MAY 25

Choice

As we journey through our lives, we are free to choose how to live and we can choose to place God at the center.

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About the Director

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Andrej Lah

Andrej N. Lah is a 1986 graduate of John Carroll University and 1989 graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. From 1989 to 1991 Andrej served as staff attorney to the Honorable Joseph F. McManamon and the Honorable Lillian J. Green and in December of 1991 he became of member of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland’s legal staff. Andrej transferred to the Finance Office in 1993 to manage all real estate matters for the Catholic Diocese. In 2001, Andrej was appointed Chief Operations Officer of the Catholic Cemeteries Association and in 2009, was appointed Director of Cemeteries. He is the first lay person to serve as Director of Cemeteries since its incorporation in 1893.

216-883-5389
alah@clecem.org

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