| Week
of May 27, 2007
Weekly
Readings
Quick
View of Meetings for the Week
Archive
of Weekly Bulletins
Dear
Parishioner,
Summer
is here and its time for BARBEQUE! Our youth group is working with
Chef Randy to raise funds for their summer projects. On Saturday,
June 9 th from 6-8:00 p.m. they will offer a Ribs & Chicken
Cookout in our Banquet Center. A full slab of ribs is $14.00; a
full slab of ribs and ½ chicken is $18.00; ½ slab
of ribs or ½ chicken is $8.00. Hamburgers are available for
$5.00 and hot dogs for $4.00. All prices include coleslaw, baked
beans, fries, dessert and drinks. Take out is available. The youth
group needs to know how many parishioners and their friends are
coming. They will be selling tickets after Masses this week and
next. You can also reserve tickets by contacting Anthony at 440-946-1128
X 20 or the Banquet Center at 440-946-6635.
I
know that many parishioners make Saturday a night out with dinner
and perhaps a movie afterwards. Please make June 9 th your night
out at St. Noel. Begin the summer with ribs and chicken and support
our young people at the same time. See you at the cookout!
Fr.
George Smiga
REMINDER
– There will be no 6:45
p.m. Liturgy on Wednesday, May 30, 2007. Plan to attend the GIFT
Program that evening or on Sunday, June 3, 2007.
REMINDER
– There will no Eucharistic
Adoration on Monday, May 28, 2007 – Memorial Day.
BABY
BOTTLE BOOMERANG:
Baby bottles to be filled with change to benefit Hannah's Home are
still available.
SUICIDE
PREVENTION PROGRAM
– The Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services
will be presenting a program on suicide prevention on Wednesday
evening June 13, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul Presbyterian Church
5885 Hopkins Rd., Mentor, Ohio. More details can be found
on the flier on the kiosk
STATE
BUDGET ACTION ALERT #2 – The
Catholic Commission of Lake & Geauga urges us to call Senator
Timothy Grendell at 614-644-7718 and urge him to support the “premium
participation program” which
would allow uninsured children in families with incomes over 300%
FPL to buy into Medicaid/SCHIP on a sliding fee scale, with those
in upper income families paying the full cost. Children with special
health needs have a special need for this program since private
health coverage can be unavailable or extremely expensive. Families
over 300% FPL may not find affordable health coverage in the private
market, particularly if one member is sick.
(Cuyahoga
County residents visit: senate.state.oh.us/senators to learn who
your state senator is.)
SPEAKERS
FROM INDIA – Ms. Meera
Malek and Mr. Mahesh Upadhyaya who work with International Partners
in Mission will be with us on Monday evening, June 4 th to tell
us about their work in human rights and their efforts to foster
peace and reconciliation among Hindus and Muslims in India.
We will gather at 7 p.m. in the Resurrection Room for this informative
evening.
“PROJECT
SUMMER STOCK” – In
the month of April our food pantry provided emergency food to 60
families in our area, a record high, sad to say. As summer approaches
we are looking for your assistance in helping to fill our shelves
with items not always available to us from the Cleveland Food Bank,
Country Neighboring and Harvest for Hunger. To this
end we are having a food drive which we are calling “Project Summer
Stock,” on the weekend of June 9 th and 10 th . We welcome
any nonperishable foods, soaps and paper products but we do have
a particular need for the following items: canned fruits,
soup, spaghetti sauce, tuna, peanut butter, jelly, bathroom tissue,
shampoo, bar soap, paper products, dishwashing liquid, and tooth
paste. We are the designated government food pantry
for most of Willoughby, Willoughby Hills, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills
and Waite Hill and are also grateful for the food that our cluster
partner, Divine Word in Kirtland, sends our way. Thank you
in advance for your support of this important ministry!
PRO
LIFE AD - The
Pro Life Commission at Immaculate Conception Church in Willoughby
is inviting your participation in an ad to run in the News Herald
on Father's Day. A copy of the ad can be found on the Social
Justice Section of the kiosk. Forms to complete to have your
name in the ad and where the form and your $5.00 donation are to
be mailed can be found in the kiosk as well. June 8, 2007
is the deadline for your submission.
CHILDREN
who received communion
for the first time this year are invited to the Cathedral for a
special blessing from Bishop Lennon. On Saturday, June 9 th at 4:30
p.m. the Bishop will celebrate Mass with children who have received
first Holy Communion since Easter. Children are invited to wear
their Communion or Sunday outfits as they will participate in a
procession with Bishop Lennon.
LAST
GIFT PSESSION OF THE PSEASON
~~ Psign up at the table in the Narthex for our last GIFT psession
of the 2006-07 pseason entitled Pray All Ways: Season Your Summer
With Psalms . We will psavor a psummery meal of burgers
and baked beans and pspend time with psalm writer David. We
will pseek enrichment for our prayer lives at 3 intergenerational pstations
that will use art, movement and writing to explore the psalms. All participants
will gather at the ending Psalm Fest to experience the power
of the psalms through psong. Preschoolers will enjoy their
own age-appropriate breakout psession and rejoin their families
at the Psalm Fest.
VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL – Get
ready for a special agent mission! Join us for a fun-packed week
daily from 9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. July 16-20. We will transform St.
Noel Church into a mission command center as we discover God's force
is always with us. We will gather in stations for Bible stories,
crafts, fun games, delicious snacks, lively music and much more.
The closing program will be Friday evening, July 20 th and a special
family trip is planned to NASA on Wednesday afternoon. After Masses
on June 2/3 and 9/10 sign up in the narthex for SonForce Kids!
Bring a friend!
ST
NOEL PARISH RETREAT
– will be held on Wednesday, June 6 th , from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00
p.m. The retreat is entitled “Mysteries of our Faith,” Celebrating
the Feast of the Season. Facilitated by Fran Armbruster, Sharon
Waltermier, and Henri Nouwen, (video.) A $5.00 donation for lunch
is requested. For more information please call 440-625-1228. Sign
up on the kiosk
St.
Noel Endowment Fund .
If you have included St. Noel in your estate plan or would like
to know how, please contact the office and leave a message for the
Endowment. One of our trustees will confidentially contact you.
We are making progress toward our goal of "50 Wills for the
Future of St. Noel", but we need to know of YOUR plan.
ST.
NOEL FELLOWSHIP – Activities for
May are as follows: – May 31 ST - We will celebrate birthdays and
anniversaries. Also, please remember to bring your food donation
for the food pantry to this meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend
the Senior Fellowship on Thursdays.
PRIME
TIME – No meeting tonight.
Enjoy the holiday and see you at GIFT! Sign up to be a counselor
at CAMP YAC – we need some committed high school teens to help.
Sign up on the kiosk.
NOEL
MOVERS – Please call
Anthony to donate any useable furniture (946-1128 x20). We can always
use mattresses & box springs, dressers and baby furniture. We're
also looking for a double stroller for a single mom with triplets.
She lives in the parish and is in need – thanks!
CLARK
BARS – We have a few
bars remaining to support Terry as he battles his cancer. Thanks
for your support! Terry and his family are deeply grateful. Please
stop by the table in the narthex and buy a bar for $1.00, and continue
to pray for his recovery. Terry is looking great and excited for
the summer!
CAMP
YAC – Our annual junior
high camp is scheduled for the week of June 25 th . This is a great
chance to involve your 6-8 th grade student in a great week of fun,
service and spiritual activities. Brochures available in the kiosk.
STOCK
OPTIONS – The market
can be a rough ride!! Why not purchase stock in a lasting, worthwhile
commodity - OUR YOUTH!! Coming soon, you can invest in the youth
of our parish who are traveling to Washington, DC and Kentucky this
summer to perform community service and learn about their faith.
Stockholders will receive a stock certificate and an invitation
to our service report once we return. Sure it's a fundraiser, but
this stock will pay big dividends! Shares sell for $10. Thanks for
your support!
RIBS
& CHICKEN- Buy your
tickets after Mass.
ST.
NOEL MEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM – Any
men 30 years or older are invited to join the St. Noel Men's Softball
Team. Please call 440-946-0887 for details.
GOLDEN
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
- Bishop Lennon will celebrate the annual Golden Wedding Anniversary
Celebration this year at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. Registrations are now being
accepted for couples married 50 years (married in 1957). Deadline
for registration is June 15, 2007. Please call the parish office
at 440-946-0887 to register.
YOUTH
FOR UNDERSTANDING EXCHANGE STUDENTS - Ever
wonder how you could become a host for an exchange student? Students
from Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, Central America are looking
for host homes for the 2007-2008 school year. YFU provides you and
the student with support. Call Barbara Painter for more details
(440)585-0134.
“WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?” Receive the Holy Spirit !-These
powerful words come from Christ as He breathed upon those first
disciples at Pentecost. The Spirit of God compels each of us to
seek our meaning and purpose in life as followers of Jesus. He calls
each of us to be living witnesses to His Gospel. How has the Lord
called you to be a living witness? Still searching? Come join other
Catholic single men and women on Saturday, June 26, 2007 for the
“Where Are You Going?” Retreat at the Center for Pastoral Leadership
in Wickliffe. Join diocesan priests, deacons, religious sisters,
and brothers for a better understanding of God's vision and plan
for your life. For more information or to register, contact the
Diocesan Vocation Office at 800-869-6525 or 216-696-6525 X 3490
or www.churchvocations.com
.
WORLDWIDE
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER -
If you enjoy the warmth of summer, why not sign up for the Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekend and bring some more warmth and intimacy
to your marriage. For more information or to register, call Ken
and Rose Breen at 440-899-9002 or check it out on the web at:
www.wwme.org
. The weekend will take place on: June 22-24, 2007 at the Holiday
Inn, Independence, Ohio.
URSULINE
COLLEGE INVITES
you to attend an information night on the Graduate Ministry Program,
on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Strawbridge Parlor,
2550 Lander Road, Pepper Pike. Fall classes start Wednesday, August
22, 2007. If you would like more information, please call the Graduate
Ministry Office at 440-646-8195.
CATHOLIC
UPDATE entitled
“What Catholics Should Know About Solidarity,” by Marie J. Giblin
is now available in the kiosk.
SUMMER
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY – Stretch
Your Heart! Join other single women (ages 18-40) to give a week
of service to children in a crisis care center at Blessing
House . Volunteers will live in a Notre Dame community
so they can share prayer, meals, and reflections on their volunteer
experience. Event dates: July 15-20, 2007. Contact Sr. Patricia
Griesmar, SND at pgriesmar@ndec.org
or 440-286-7101 X 2142.
Quick
View of Meetings for the Week
BACK
TO TOP
If
you have questions concerning any information contained on the Saint
Noel Parish Web site, contact us.
Our staff will answer your questions or forward you to the appropriate
individual or group. |
