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Dear
Parishioner,
Since
2002 St. Noel together with several other parishes of our diocese
has begun to celebrate the Initiation Sacraments in the order of
the early church: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Because of
this reordering, the children who will receive Communion for the
first time this spring will also be confirmed at the same Liturgy.
Next
weekend we celebrate an important aspect of the preparation for
these sacraments with our young people and their families.
At
all Liturgies next weekend those preparing for Confirmation and
Communion will come forward and receive our prayers and support.
We will encourage those preparing for Confirmation and Eucharist
to participate in actions of love and service in the upcoming months
and to follow the example of those in our community who make that
love and service a regular part of their lives.
I
encourage you to congratulate those who come forward next Sunday
to indicate their desire to be fully inducted into our church, to
share with them what your faith means to you, and to assure them
of your prayers and support.
In this way we can as a community help prepare these children to
grow in their lives of service as Christ's disciples.
Fr. George Smiga
SIGNED
LITURGY- This Sunday,
January 7 th the 11:00 a.m. Mass will be signed for the hearing
impaired. Reserved seating can be found in the first two rows of
chairs by the Eucharist Chapel.
HEALING
MINISTRY – Please join
us this Wednesday evening at our 6:45 p.m. Liturgy for Eucharist
and the Sacrament of at the Anointing of the Sick. You need not
carry heavy burdens or suffer alone, our community is here to support
you and pray for you. After Mass, prayer teams are available to
pray with you if you desire.
SCHOOL
SUPPLY DRIVE – My name
is Eric Ritossa and I am a student at Kirtland High School. I have
been a St. Noel Parishioner all my life. Recently I was accepted
into a youth leadership program called Leadership Lake County. For
this program we are doing a project to help raise school supplies
for students in Lake County that are unable to afford them. So now
as a member of your church community, I am asking for your help.
I will be holding a school supply drive after each Mass on the weekend
of January 13 th -14 th . I will be collecting any type of school
supplies that you would be able to donate. Monetary donations will
also be accepted. After the collection weekend, I will leave a box
in the narthex for any additional donations. Thank you very much
for your support and helping these school children in need.
A
UTOMATIC
E XTERNAL D EFIBRILLATOR
– Our AED is located in the janitor's closet which is between the
men 's and women's restrooms.
When you open the closet door you will see that
the AED is to the left
at about eye level. It is in a bright red container.
HEALTH
CARE TASK FORCE - The
next meeting of the HCTF will be on Monday, January 15 at 7:00 p.m.
in the Conference Room. We welcome anyone concerned about
the uninsured and underinsured people in our state and country to
join us. Currently we are making plans to include other parishes
in our efforts and hope to expand our St. Noel membership as well.
If you have questions please contact Alice Hinkel at 440-946-0887.
CLASS
OF NON-VIOLENCE – SOLUTIONS TO VIOLENCE
- Beginning Monday, February 5, at 7:30 p.m. and continuing for
8 weeks through Lent, members of the “Let There Be Peace” Prayer
Group will be leading discussions of lessons on non-violence developed
by Colman McCarthy of the Center for Teaching Peace in Washington,
D.C. Each lesson consists of 5 or 6 short readings (approximately
15 pages total) that are classics in peace and justice literature.
Check the kiosk for more information and to sign up. Mark your calendars
and plan to attend one or more of the discussions.
THE
ELIZABETH MINISTRY'S “ELIZABETH'S ROSES”
- will be available in the narthex following all Masses on the weekend
of January 13 th /14 th , 2007. Designed to identify, pray for,
and support the needs of women and their families during the childbearing
years, parishioners are invited to select a rosebud from the display
and indicate a particular need relating to pregnancy, birth, adoption,
fertility or loss. Elizabeth ministers will pray daily for the families
represented, and if requested, will contact the family in order
to provide continued support. Prayer cards will be available for
personal meditation. For further information on the Elizabeth Ministry,
visit the parish website at www.stnoel.org, and click on “Caring
Ministries.”
ADULT
CONFIRMATION – Are
you a Catholic Adult who has not received the Sacrament of Confirmation?
An Adult Confirmation Preparation Class will take place on six Tuesday
evenings from 7:30-9:00 p.m. beginning January 2, 2007 at St. John
Vianney Church in the Parish Activity Center. You are invited to
the 7:00 p.m. evening Mass prior to the class. Registration deadline
is December 23, 2006. For more information please call Anthony at
440-946-1128 X 20.
A
NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
- T he Social Justice Ministry
invites you all to share a movie and popcorn on Friday, January
26, at 6:30 p.m. in our Banquet Center. In our ongoing efforts
to help us all become more informed about what is “good for us”
physically in order to be our best spiritually, we will be viewing
the movie “Super Size Me.” The movie is rated “PG”.
This satirical documentary will leave you laughing even if it makes
you cringe. Why is the Church showing this movie? Our bodies
are truly a gift from God and we are called to be good stewards
of them. We look forward to an evening of educating ourselves
as well as having fun. Please mark you calendars – Friday,
January 26 at 6:30 p.m.
ST.
AUGUSTINE RAFFLE CALENDARS
– (365 chances to win) – Calendars are available in the church office,
Monday through Fridays, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and on Sundays
after Mass.
OFFICE
HELP
- We presently have volunteers in the church office on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. It would be very
helpful
to
have another person that could help on these days, so that we have
a back up. If you are able to help on any of these days, please
call Carole in the
church
office (440-946-0887) for further details.
WEDDING
MUSIC – We will have
an Evening of Wedding Music on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 7:00
p.m. in the church. This workshop is for engaged couples who will
be getting married this year, and will feature over an hour of music
appropriate for liturgy, as well as a chance to hear parish soloists
and instrumentalists. To better assist you in making choices, you
are strongly encouraged to bring a tape recorder and tape the sessions.
See you there!
"SUPER
BOWL OF LIFE"
~~ Join your fellow parishioners as part of TEAM LIFE
at the January GIFT session. Come donned in your favorite
team's colors and hungry for the pre-game pasta tailgate
party. Cheer for the line-up of God's Most Valuable Players...true
Champions of Life! Break out of the large group huddle
and into position as you follow your age-appropriate game plan.
Celebrate a TEAM LIFE victory at the post-game wrap-up. Festivities
begin Wednesday, January 17th at 5:30 p.m. (tailgate open
at 6:00 p.m.) OR Sunday, January 21st at 12:00 noon (tailgate
open at 12:30 p.m.). It's not too late to register...sign up at the
GIFT "ticket window" in the Narthex. Hurry before the
game is a sell-out. Season ticket holders are guaranteed of
seats and the bleachers are sold out . . . so hurry!
PARISH
POT LUCK AND GAME NIGHT
– join us following the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, February 3 rd
, for a relaxing evening of food, fellowship, and fun. Bring along
a dish to share and any table or board games you might like to play
(we'll have some, too). After dinner, we will we will set up games
like Trivial Pursuit, Pictionary, Chronology, chess and checkers,
pinochle, Chutes and Ladders (and many more). All you have to do
is decide what game you want to play and we'll spend the rest of
the evening table hopping from game to game (or stay put if your
luck is holding out)! Make plans now to join us in the Banquet Center/large
hall for this fun evening of food and entertainment. We will provide
pasta and meatballs for the main course, but please sign up on the
kiosk with the number of people from each household attending and
what you think you might bring as a side
dish.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please call Marianne Slattery
at 440-946-1128 X 21.
SPIRITUAL
READING GROUP
is not reading over the holidays. Instead, we invite
you to join us Tuesday, January 9th at 7:30 in the Nativity Room
to view and discuss Bill Moyer's Faith and Reason video series.
Plan ahead for our Feb. 13th meeting by calling Kathy at 440-943-1805
regarding obtaining a copy of Sue Monk Kidd's When
the Heart Waits .
POPE'S
PEACE MESSAGE – Once
again Benedict XVI has commemorated the World Day of Peace, January
1, 2007, by writing a letter on peace. This year's document
is entitled, “The Human Person, the Heart of Peace.”
Copies may be found in the Social Justice Section of the kiosk.
ST.
NOEL FELLOWSHIP
– Everyone is invited
to attend the Senior Fellowship on Thursdays at Noon in the Banquet
Center.
PRIME
TIME – Our next session
is tonight (Sunday) at 7:00pm in the Teen Center. Start 2007 off
in a good way – come to PRIME TIME!! Register for GIFT!!
ALTAR
SERVERS – We are in
need of servers at all our Liturgies. Both children (4 th grade
and older) and adults are welcome to serve. Please call Anthony
for more information. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents
and children to serve together!
JUNIOR
HIGH YOUTH GROUP – It's
not too late to register for GIFT. See you at GIFT in January!!
CLARK
BARS – The bars are here!! Thanks
to all who have helped. To date, St. Noel has raised over $1100
to add to the total for the Clark family. We're selling Clark bars
to support Terry Clark, a junior at Wickliffe and our parishioner,
who is battling Leukemia. Candy bars sell for $1.00. Please place
your donation in the box near the candy bars and please pray for
Terry and his family.
CHRISTMAS
PROJECT – Many thanks
to all who supported the project. We served 100 families again this
year with over $6000 collected and 60 families sponsored – great
job all!!
STEPHEN
MINISTRY – Do you or
someone you know need the caring presence of Christ during a difficult
time? Stephen Ministers are trained, compassionate listeners ready
to spend time with you. Please call Anthony to learn how a Stephen
Minister could benefit you.
CLEVELAND
FOOD BANK – We're serving
at the Food Bank on Monday, January 8 th . Please call Anthony if
you are interested in serving (946-1128 x20).
PANCAKE
BREAKFAST – Bring your
sweetheart for pancakes on Sunday, Feb 11 th . All proceeds benefit
PRIME TIME. Mark your calendar today!!
RETROUVAILLE
– weekend
will be held from Friday, January 12 th (8:00 p.m.) through Sunday,
January 14 th (3:00 p.m.) at the Hilton Hotel, 3663 Park East Drive,
Beachwood, Ohio. Retrouvaille is a peer ministry program to help
couples struggling in their marriages to gain helpful skills in
communication and understanding.
A
registration fee of $50 is requested to confirm a reservation. For
information concerning the program, or to register, contact Al or
Diane Miskinis at 1- 800-470-2230.
ALWAYS
OUR CHILDREN- The parent
support group for families and friends of gay and lesbian Catholics
welcomes you to join us at our next meeting, Sunday, January 14
th from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the library of the Administration Center
at St. John Vianney Church on Bellflower Road in Mentor, Ohio .
A
WEEKEND FOR DIVORCED SEPARATED AND WIDOWED
men and women of all ages are encouraged to attend a weekend designed
for those who wish to let go of the painful past and create a more
peace-filled future. Presented by people who have “been there” and
offer their support. The next BEGINNING EXPERIENCE Weekend will
be held on February 16, 17, & 18 at St. Joseph Christian Life
Center in Cleveland. Call Carol at 330.416.8911 or Frank at 216.289.1497
in the evenings after (8:00 p.m.) for the information on this weekend
of hope and healing.
www.beginningexperience.org.
THE
MINISTRY FOR THE DIVORCED AND SEPARATED
of Lake and Geauga Counties presents: “Forgiveness: A Path to Healing”
on January 24, 2007 at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 460 East 321 st
Street, Willowick, from 7:00-9:00 pm. A painful separation or divorce
can often leave you filled with blame and bitterness. One of the
first steps to healing is forgiveness. Join Francine McNulty, RN,
PCC, LSW, LICDC, and Rev. Mr. Leo McNulty as they explore the powers
of forgiveness and the many ways it leads to healing, allowing you
to move on. To register or for more information, kindly call Karen
at 440-352-8282.
CALLING
THOSE IN THEIR 20's AND 30's
- I was hungry and you gave me food, thirsty and you gave me
drink, a stranger and you welcomed me . . . Did you know that
Catholic Charities welcomes more than 175 families into the greater
Cleveland area every year? We need young adults (19-39) like you
who are gifted and capable of helping these families settle with
the basics of life to have a chance to live the American dream.
Consider joining with young adults who are determined to make a
difference as we welcome strangers into our diocese. Contact Anne
Mengerink at 216-939-3735 or aemengerink@clevelandcatholiccharities.org
to join an adventure that will change your life.
DIVORCE
RECOVERY FOR CATHOLICS
- an 8-week support group program designed to meet the needs of
those who are divorced or separated will begin Thursday, February
1 st at St. Gabriel Church, 9925 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Concord,
from 7-9:00 p.m. Sessions are designed to offer direction, support
and the tools for coping with this life-changing experience. For
more information or to register, please call Catholic Charities
at 440-352-6191 or 1-800-242-9755.
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