Week of March 21, 2010

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Dear Parishioner,

As we announced two weeks ago, St. Noel is beginning an exciting new opportunity with Geauga Family Farms. Geauga Family Farms is a cooperative of ten family farmers whose goal is to provide organically grown produce to the Northeast Ohio community.

By becoming a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) member, you can enjoy the tastes, smells and textures of truly fresh vegetables. The season begins in early spring with tender greens, lettuces, green onions, radishes and rhubarb, continuing into summer with sweet corn, peppers, beans, potatoes, watermelons, and tomatoes, and winds up in late fall with cabbage and squash. Boxes include in-season fruits such as organic strawberries and raspberries. Also included are conventionally grown fruits and berries such as blueberries, peaches, plums, apples and pears. 

The produce grown by Geauga Family Farms is pesticide free which offers you fresh organically grown food. This approach protects our environment which is our charge as stewards of God’s creation. It also supports our local economy. 

You can purchase a one bushel share for $650 or a half bushel share for $400. These shares entitle you to fresh produce for a 20 week period beginning late May or early June. Pick up will be on Saturdays here at St. Noel. Any parts of your share which you do not wish to keep can be donated to our food pantry.

PASSION SUNDAY – Next weekend is Passion Sunday.  On Saturday night, our 5:00 Liturgy will begin in the Small Hall with the blessing of palms. On Sunday, we will gather in the Large Hall. On both days, we will process outside to the church if the weather permits.

LITURGICAL MINISTERS – Please sign up for Holy Thursday for Eucharistic Ministers and Easter Sunday for Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Sacristans. The sign ups are on the bulletin board in the hallway outside of the kitchenette. Sign ups for Eucharistic Adoration on Holy Thursday evening are on the kiosk.

EASTER BULLETIN ARTICLES – Because of the Easter printing schedule, articles for the Easter Bulletin need to be submitted to the parish office by Monday, March 22nd.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS – Pray the Stations of the Cross each Friday of Lent at 7:30 p.m. in the church (after the fish fry).  On Friday, March 26th the Stations will be led by the Social Justice Ministry.

PARISH DAYTIME RETREAT - “Cherish the Blessings of Aging” will be held on Wednesday, April 7 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the St. Noel Banquet Center. Our parishioner, Eleanor Reilly will facilitate. A $6.00 donation is suggested to defray the cost of lunch. Please sign up on the kiosk or call the parish office (440-946-0887).

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP – Try to attend the high school youth group's presentation of “Reflections of St. Peter on the Love of Jesus" on Sunday, March 28th at 6:30p.m. at Divine Word. Refreshments follow. Bring your whole family.

LENTEN PASSION PLAY we invite all parishioners of St. Noel and Divine Word for a special production of “Reflections of St. Peter on the Love of Jesus,” a play based on excerpts from “Compassion” on March 28th at 6:30 p.m. at Divine Word. There will be refreshments in Hanson Hall following the performance. What a special way to prepare for Holy Week.

ELIZABETH MINISTRY’S “ELIZABETH’S FLOWERS”- will be available in the narthex following all Masses this weekend. 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, click on “Caring Ministries.”

SOCIAL JUSTICE/ST. AUGUSTINE – On Sunday, March 28th, our volunteers will be serving the meal at the St. Augustine Hunger Center. There is a sign-up sheet on the kiosk if you are able to lend a land. After all the Masses on March 27th and March 28th we will be collecting for our Social Justice Fund. Also, if anyone would like to bake cookies, please bring the cookies with you when you come to volunteer at the Hunger Center or they can be dropped off at church before Mass on Saturday. Please put the cookies in the Nativity Room on the counter and mark them St. Augustine.

SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND – For February, 2010 we collected $595.00. Our expenses for February were:

                  We thank you for your support.

BEREAVEMENT SERIES – Our Bereavement Ministry invites anyone (participants need not be parishioners) who is coping with the loss of a family member or friend to attend a series (six evenings) designed to support and assist people in their grieving. The series will be held in the Nativity Room on Thursday evenings from April 8 thru May 13th and each evening will include some time for prayer. These sessions will begin at 7:00 p.m. and conclude at 8:30 p.m. If you would like to attend, please register by calling the parish office at 440-946-0887.

ST. NOEL FISH FRIES – Fridays of Lent (not Good Friday), from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The cost is $11 per person and $5 for children from 6-12). Volunteers are needed for serving and cleanup beginning at 4 p.m. Sign-up sheets are on the kiosk. You will not receive a phone call – just come at the time you have signed up. Also, Randy needs volunteers who can help set up fish fries on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. If you can help, please call the Banquet Center office (440-946-6635) and let them know.

ST. NOEL FELLOWSHIP – All meetings are held on Thursdays at 12:00 noon in the St. Noel Banquet Center Small Hall. Activities are: April 1, no meeting (Holy Thursday); April 8, Speaker from Angels in Waiting home care; April 15, 12 noon socializing, meeting, 12:30 p.m. luncheon. The menu includes breaded pork chops, mashed potatoes w/gravy, California blend vegetables, salad, rolls & butter, pie for dessert. The cost for the luncheon is $6.00. For ticket information please call the parish office (440-946-0887). The deadline for tickets and payment is April 12. On April 22, we’ll have an auction. Please bring a wrapped item. On April 29, we will have bingo and celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. Bring something for the food pantry. Please join us, everyone is welcome.

CATHOLIC ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES will present “The Theology of Clint Eastwood: The Western as Christian Metaphor” by Rev. Dr. Shawnthea Monroe at 7:00 p.m. on four Tuesdays, beginning April 27th at Fairmount Presbyterian Church. 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).

USED JEWELRY NEED: Do you have costume jewelry that you are tired of and don’t wear any longer? Hunt up your old jewelry to be re-sold before and after the weekend liturgies on April 24th and 25th. Our “jewelry assessors” will price your donations very reasonably and proceeds will benefit our diocesan mission in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. A box to place your used jewelry in can be found in the narthex. Remember, one person’s trash is another person’s treasure!   

YOUNG ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Mustard Seed...Finding the Spirit in Everyday Life - Join with other young adults for timely discussion of real life issues with mainstream movies, prayer, conversation, and hands-on service events. Most sessions will meet on Monday evenings from April 12-May 17 at St. Noel. Optional dinner begins at 6:00 and evenings conclude by 8:45. Two of the weekly sessions will involve off-site service events nearby. This is sure to be a compelling 6-week encounter with the Spirit at work in our lives! For more information or to register online visit www.clevelandcyo.org  

RAISING THE TIDE - MARK THE DATE! The Coalition with Young Adults (C-YA) will host a one day symposium, Raising the Tide, on April 28th to discover how the Church within the diocese of Cleveland can best harness the strength of collaboration to meet emerging needs of Catholics in their 20’s and 30’s (married, single, with/without children) in our diocese. The symposium is geared for all Catholics aged 18-40 across the diocese, who are willing to share their ideas, knowledge, experiences, and faith with various Catholic leaders. For more information or to register online visit www.clevelandcyo.org

CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS – Help our overseas soldiers by donating your old cell phones.  These phones will help returning soldiers to be able to have a phone and call family and friends. Phones can be dropped off at St. Noel in the box marked “Cell Phones for Soldiers” which is located on top of the racks in the coat room area, or you can drop them off at the DeJohn Funeral Homes (28890 Chardon Rd in Willoughby Hills and 4600 Mayfield Rd in South Euclid). For more information please go to www.dejohnfuneral.com.

WHO DID IT….MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE returns to the St. Noel Banquet Center on Friday, April 9th at 6:30 p.m. Upon arrival, there will be a buffet of vegetables, cheese and pizza. During the mystery, a family style dinner will be served including tossed salad, chicken Tosca, roast strip loin of beef, oven roasted redskin potatoes, green beans almandine, cavatelli with marinara sauce, rolls & butter and cheesecake with strawberry topping. A cash bar will be available. Tickets are $35 per person. Reservations can be made by calling the Banquet Center (440-946-6635).

HAITI RELIEF – CLEVELAND’S GOODNESS AGAIN DEMONSTRATED It is with deepest gratitude that Bishop Richard Lennon reports that more than $1.1 million dollars has been donated by the parishes to Catholic Relief Services for the recovery effort in Haiti.

SHARING GRIEF – The Catholic Cemeteries will hold bereavement support group sessions in a number of neighborhood cemeteries this Sunday, March 21st from 3-4 p.m. Please call (216-641-7575) for information.

LENTEN MISSION Immaculate Conception Parish is hosting a Lenten Mission from Sunday, March 21st through Wednesday, March 24th. The mission begins at 7:00 p.m. each night. All are welcome.

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