Week of January 10, 2010

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Dear Parishioner,

Since 2002, St. Noel, together with several other parishes of our diocese, has celebrated 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. However, because Bishop Lennon desires one age for Confirmation throughout our diocese, next year we will begin celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation in the high school years.

At the 5:00 and 11:00 liturgies this 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 are blessed this Sunday and to share with them what your faith means to you. Please keep all of these candidates in your prayers. 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

EPIPHANY CONCERT – A reminder that the Epiphany Concert presenting the music from the Christmas season will take place this weekend on Sunday, January 10 beginning at 4:00 p.m.

ST. AUGUSTINE HUNGER CENTER – Our volunteers will not be serving the meal at the St. Augustine Hunger Center in January. We will resume serving the meal at the end of February.

REMINDER – There will be no 6:45 p.m. liturgy on Wednesday, January 13th. Plan to attend GIFT that evening.

THANK YOU for your support of the Retirement Fund for Religious. We collected $267.00.

MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE ILL - The New Year is here and we would like to update our bulletin list of people who are ill. We will be removing all names by January 31st. If there is anyone you would like to remain on the list, please call the parish office before January 31st to let us know.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP meets next on Tuesday, January 19th from 7:00-8:30pm in the Banquet Center Large Hall. Bring your bible and binder.

MARK THE DATE to enjoy a pancake breakfast with a Mardi Gras twist on Sunday, February 14th, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at St. Noel Banquet Center Large Hall. Proceeds benefit the Divine Word/St.Noel Cluster Youth Ministry. Watch for more details in the coming weeks.

PRIME TIME NEWS – 9th-12th graders, come join us for a relaxing night as we learn how to deal with stress and manage a busy schedule. Sunday January 10th we will meet in Hanson Hall at Divine Word at 6:30 p.m. Invite a friend who leads a hectic life!

High Schoolers are invited to a double service opportunity. On Saturday, January 23rd we will meet after 5 p.m. Mass at Divine Word and proceed to Hanson Hall for a cooking session and movie. We will prepare a meal to be served the following day at St. Phillip Neri Sunday meal program. The following morning we will meet after the St. Noel 9 a.m. Mass in the narthex and leave from the St. Noel parking lot to serve the meal at St. Phillip Neri.  

THE ELIZABETH MINISTRY’S “ELIZABETH’S FLOWERS” - will be available in the narthex following all Masses the weekend of January 16/17. Designed to identify, pray for, and support the needs of women and their families during the childbearing years, parishioners are invited to select a flower 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.”

PARISH POT LUCK AND GAME NIGHT–Join us following the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, January 23, 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 set up games like Trivial Pursuit, Buzz Word, Taboo, 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 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 (440-946-1128).

CATHOLIC ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES will present “Healing Through Life’s Pain” by Sr. Mary Assumpta, Dr. Richard Ostendorff and Rev. Diane Walker on six Mondays beginning January 25th, 7:30 p.m. at Jennings Center for Older Adults in Garfield Heights. The cost for the course is $90. For more information, please call Bernadette LaGuardia (216-283-1507). Use the registration form in the CEIRS brochure, or send your name, address, phone, e-mail, check made out to CEIRS, and the name of the course(s) to The Cleveland Ecumenical Institute, 2747 Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106-3696. You may also check the web (www.ceirs.org).

POPE’S WORLD DAY OF PEACE MESSAGE – In the Social Justice section of the kiosk you will find copies of Pope Benedict’s peace message for January 1, 2010 entitled “If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation.”

MARCH FOR THE UNBORN - On Sunday, January 10th at 2:00 p.m. Lake County Right to Life is sponsoring their 37th annual March for Life, beginning at Great Lakes Mall in Mentor and ending at St. Mary Church. Please check the flier on the kiosk for more detailed information. 

SHOUT IS RETURNING TO THE BANQUET CENTER on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. There will be a buffet dinner for $30 per person and a cash bar is available. Please call the St. Noel Banquet Center for reservations (440-946-6635).

WINE TASTING AND CUPID’S DINNER will be held on Friday, February 12th at 6:30 p.m. Kick off Valentine’s Weekend by attending this event in the St. Noel Banquet Center. Keep an eye out next weekend and see what Chef Cupid has chosen to serve. You can make reservations by calling 440-946-6635. Hope to see you there.

AN EVENING OF MAGIC AND A DINNER BUFFET will take place in the St. Noel Banquet Center on Saturday, February 27th at 6:30 p.m. Magician Rick Smith Jr. will be performing. Rick is in the Guinness Book of World Records for throwing a playing card 216’ 4”. He has also appeared on “The Ellen Degeneras Show,” “The Wayne Brady Show,” and “Ripleys Believe It or Not Show” to name a few. This show can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Please call 440-946-6635 for reservations and more details.

ST. NOEL FELLOWSHIP – All meetings are held on Thursdays at 12:00 noon in the St. Noel Banquet Center Small Hall. Activities for January are as follows: January 14th, auction; January 21st, 12:00 noon, socializing, meeting, then at 12:30 p.m. we will have our luncheon of meat loaf, mashed potatoes & gravy, mixed vegetables, cherry strudel, salad, rolls & butter. For more information please call the parish office (440-946-0887). The deadline for tickets and payment is January 18th. On January 28th, we will have bingo, birthdays & anniversaries. Please bring something for the food pantry to this meeting. Everyone is welcome!

CATHOLIC UPDATE BULLETIN “Lessons of the Heart” by Alice Camille is available in the kiosk.

MASS FOR LIFE - Bethesda the House of Mercy announces a Solemn Mass for Life at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, East 9 St. & Superior Avenue, Cleveland, on Friday, January 22, at 7:00 PM. Come to this special evening of remembrance and repentance on the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and pray for healing and for full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life. The Bishop of Cleveland, Most Reverend Richard G. Lennon, will be the celebrant and homilist. For further information, please call Bethesda the House of Mercy (1.330.887.5150 or 1.800.482.4100).

FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP -   St. John Vianney Church invites all who may be struggling with the mental illness of a family member or friend to join us at our next meeting. We are a faith-based group offering prayer, support, and encouragement through our own experiences. Please call Barb (440-256-3922) if you have questions or would like more information.

MEAL MINISTRY – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hot Meal Ministry will serve dinner to anyone or any family that is in need of a hot meal from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday evenings beginning January 18.

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