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Dear
Parishioner,
As
I announced a few weeks ago we are working together with our cluster
partner, Divine Word in Kirtland, to join our youth ministries into
one program. To accomplish this, our two parishes are seeking to
hire a
full-time Coordinator of Youth Ministry. The search committee which
is comprised of four members from each parish has come together
to design a job description. (Copies of this description are available
in the kiosk.) The committee whose St. Noel members are Marianne
Slattery, Diane Bosley, Fred Botek and myself is ready to interview
candidates.
It
had been my hope that Anthony Camino our present Pastoral Associate
and Youth Minister would be interested in interviewing for this
new position. This week Anthony informed me that after thoughtful
consideration he does not feel this is the right step for him at
this time in his life. Anthony's contract with St. Noel runs through
June of 2008 and it is our intention to honor it. Anthony has agreed
to work over the upcoming months to prepare those involved in the
youth programs at St. Noel to be ready for the joint effort with
Divine Word. Although many factors must be considered, it would
be ideal to have some time in which Anthony could work with the
new youth minister to facilitate the transition.
Change
is never easy. Anthony has served our parish community in an exceptional
way since 1995. In the upcoming months I am sure you will have an
opportunity to express your thankfulness for his service. Please
also include in your prayers the efforts of our search committee
so that they might wisely choose a new minister to serve the youth
of our two parishes.
Fr.
George Smiga
THE
FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
is a Holy Day of Obligation. We will have a Mass on Saturday, December
8 th , at 9:00 a.m. to celebrate this Feast day. The 5:00 p.m. Mass
on Saturday, December 8 th is the Vigil for the 2 nd Sunday of Advent.
BULLETIN
ARTICLES- because of
the holidays, bulletin articles for the weekends of December
22/23 - December 29/30, 2007 , and January
5/6, 2008 must be in the parish office by Monday December,
17 th .
PRIME
TIME - No meeting tonight
it's GIFT time! Please sign up to help with the Christmas
Project we're shopping on the 16 th . Thanks to Joey Drockton,
Becca Pattie, Jill Lipold, Kayla Short, Jessica Pattie & Deanna
Kucmanic who stepped forward to serve as leaders in PRIME TIME.
We welcome your gifts & talents!
JUNIOR
HIGH YOUTH GROUP Our
next session is this Tuesday, December 4 th at 7:00pm in the lower
level.
CHRISTMAS
PROJECT We're collecting money this weekend after Mass
thanks for your generosity! We hope to raise $5,000 again this year.
Check the kiosk for ways to help. There's still time to
sponsor a family!! Please call/email Anthony for details
( acamino@stnoel.org
).
CHRISTMAS
PROJECT SHOPPING & DELIVERY We're
shopping for gifts on Sunday, December 16 th at 8:30pm at the K-Mart
on Vine St. Gifts and food baskets will all be delivered on
Saturday morning, December 22 nd beginning at 9:00am in the banquet
center. Sign up on the kiosk if you can help.
ALTAR
SERVERS We are need
of servers at all liturgies. Adults are welcome to serve at
Mass as well you must be in at least the 4 th grade to serve.
Please sign the sheet on the kiosk if interested in serving.
STEPHEN
MINISTRY Are you or
someone you love experiencing a difficult time in your life?
Would a caring, compassionate listener be a benefit? Please
consider one of our trained Stephen Ministers. Call Anthony
for more information.
TEEN
MASS high school teens
from around the area will be gathering for Mass and a Christmas
party on Sunday, December 16 th beginning at 5:30pm. All are
welcome we're expecting a big crowd!
MAKE
A DIFFERENCE DAY Thanks
to all who raked leaves and worked at the food bank. Our awesome
group included: Mike & Michael Baetzold, Annie, Brandon &
Courtney Kerch, Catherine Miller, Becca Pattie, Jessica & Jill
Lipold, Matt & Leah Myers, Lisa, Colin and Lucy Greig, Phil
& Erin Guban, Lorrie, Amanda & Matt Lunney, Karen, Patrick
& Sean Manning, Ryan Danko, Beth, Chris & Bridgette Warneka,
Robin & Morgan Shannon, Angela Thirion, Matt Botek, Tom and
Maddie Repko, Diane Bosley, Megan & Danielle Fraley, Jeff &
Marissa Woods, and Julia Kucmanic. We have wonderful parents
and terrific teens!! Together, we made a difference!
YOUNG
NEIGHBORS IN ACTION Since
1996, teens from St. Noel Church have served throughout the country
with YNIA. This summer we're serving in Buffalo, NY during
the week of July 20-26. We have 10 spots for teens - $100
will reserve your spot. Check the kiosk or contact Anthony
for more info. This is a memorable experience any 9-12 grade
student is welcome.
EXTRA
CANVASS BAGS? In
an effort to reduce the number of plastic and paper bags we use,
we would like to issue as many canvass/cloth grocery bags as possible
to our food pantry clients so they can reuse them, if they need
to revisit us and for their other shopping. If you have extra
bags and are willing to donate them, simply place them in the food
bin in the food pantry area. Thank you for helping to care
for God's creation!
MUJER
Y COMUNIDAD NEWS
Julieta Borja, the coordinator for our partnership with Mujer y
Comunidad (Women and Community) in El Salvador has been quite ill.
We would like to send her a get well card. If you care to
sign it, it can be found on the table in the narthex. Thank
you and please keep Julieta in your prayers!
COME
ON AN ADVENTADVENT-URE
~~ Join us at GIFT on Sunday, December 2 nd (12:30 3:00 p.m.).
At our session, entitled Lost and Found: Are There Only Four Gospels?
We will search for knowledge about the canonical and non-canonical
gospels. Father George will guide the adult session. The teen excursion
will be in the capable hands of Anthony. Families will form 4 teams
that embark on a quest to find the face of Jesus. Don't be lost
this Advent season! Find yourself in the know!
PARISH
RETREAT for Advent,
The Compassion of God will be held on Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Suggested donation is $5.00 for lunch. Please sign up on the kiosk.
For more information call the parish office at 440-946-0887.
MARDI
GRAS SAVE THE DATE
Because Lent begins very early in 2008, Mardi Gras will be on
Saturday evening, February 2, 2008, so mark your calendars now!
See you there!
MARDI
GRAS COMMITTEE Anyone
interested in helping with the 2008 Mardi Gras is invited to a committee
meeting on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 10 a.m. (after the 9a.m.
liturgy) in the Nativity Room.
ST.
NOEL FELLOWSHIP Activities
for December are as follows: December
6 th Bingo- December 13 th Games
of Choice December 20 th CHRISTMAS
LUNCHEON 11:30 am - socializing, meeting, punch, pizza,
cheese tray w/crackers and then at 12:30 p.m. we will have our luncheon
Menu: Prime Rib, baked potato, mixed vegetables, salad, rolls, butter
and cheese cake. Cost is $12.00 per person. For more information
or tickets please call Marianne at 440-943-6822. Deadline for tickets
and payment is December 17 th . December 27 th - NO MEETING.
Next meeting will be on January 3, 2008.
HOSPITALITY
- We are in need of
help at the 5:00 p.m. Saturday evening Mass and the 9:00 & 11:00
a.m. Masses on Sunday to set up and serve coffee and donuts. You
will be scheduled once a month. Families as well as individuals
are welcome to sign up. We thank you for your help. If you are interested
please call Joanne Fioretti at 440-461-5217.
ADULT
FAITH MATTERS Checkout
the kiosk for adult faith formation opportunities offered throughout
the Lake/Geauga District.
LEGISLATIVE
ACTION ALERTS If
you would like to receive by email the legislative action alerts
sent to us from the Diocesan Social Action Office please sign up
on the kiosk. This is a great way to be aware of legislation
pending both in Ohio and on the national level that will have an
impact (either positively or negatively) on the values fostered
by Catholic social teaching. Alerts include contact information
for the legislators involved and suggested the points to be emphasized
when we make our contacts. Part of our call as Christians
is to advocate for those who are in poverty, suffering injustices
or whose very life and dignity may be threatened in some way.
Please prayerfully consider signing up for these action alerts.
ENTERTAINMENT
BOOKS 2008 are available
in the church office. Cost of the book is $30.00. All proceeds benefit
children with disabilities.
CARING
FOR GOD'S CREATION -
Choices
with a Conscience
For
many, Christmas is a time to pull out all the stops when it comes
to gift-giving, shopping and eating. With growing awareness of global
warming and the risks involved with burning large amounts of fossil
fuels to manufacture, package and transport goods, it is a wise
Advent challenge to find better ways to plan for and celebrate the
season.
•
Eliminate unnecessary disposables. Use cloth rags,
cloth napkins, cloth towels, ceramic dishes & glass glasses,
etc. Think re-usablesnot disposables.
•
These days, most everyone is overwhelmed with stuff.
Take a day to clean out the clutter, donate unused items and when
purchasing gifts keep to this rule. If you bring something new into
your home, then make a point of taking one of your old things out
•
Buying items with lots of packaging usually yields
you more trash then product. This is especially true of many mail-order
items. If you order mail-order items, ask the order taker to put
in a request for biodegradable packaging material. If you do end
up with excess packaging materials even the dreaded foam peanutsdon't
throw them away, reuse and recycle them.
•
Instead of buying rolls of wrapping paper, wrap your
gifts in old comics, decorated brown paper bags, used wrapping paper
or even in cloth bags that can be re-used.
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, December 9th
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 .
ST.
JOHN VIANNEY hosts
a monthly Grief Support Group. The next session is on December 11
th at 7:00 p.m. For further information and necessary registration
please call Rita at 440-942-0336 .
IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION CHURCH in
Willoughby is sponsoring a Bereavement Support Program called
Getting Through The Holidays, on Friday, December 14 th at 7:30
p.m. in the school gym. Please call 440-942-4500 for reservations.
CATHOLIC
UPDATE entitled
Praying for Christian Unity, by Fr. James F. Loughran, S.A. is
now available in the kiosk.
ST.
NOEL BANQUET CENTER HOTLIST UPDATE . . . Thank
you for your votes and comments. We placed 4 th out of 44 entries.
Without your votes this would not have been possible. The caterers
that finished ahead of us were not located on the East side. Guess
that means our Banquet Center is the best of the East side. You
can view the results at myfoxcleveland.com (click on hotlist) (click
on caterers) (click on winners). Thanks again. Stay tuned for some
different types of events being held at St. Noel Banquet Center.
URSULINE
COLLEGE invites
you to participate in their Master of Arts in Ministry Program.
Classes begin January 14, 2008 if you would like more information,
please call 440-646-8195. Scholarships are available.
TAIZE
PRAYER will
be held on Thursday, December 6 th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalene
Church in Willowick.
ADVENT
LESSONS AND CAROLS
Advent music, songs and scriptures will fill Resurrection Chapel
on Sunday, December 2, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. at the Center for Pastoral
Leadership, 28700 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe. For more information,
please call Dr. Kaczuk at 440-943-7525.
CLEVELAND
CLINIC is
in need of volunteers on the main campus to visit and provide companionship
to patients on our nursing units, at the Taussig Cancer Center and
in various out patient areas. Volunteers are also needed to work
at home on sewing and knitting projects. If you are interested in
any of these opportunities, please call the Volunteer Services Department
at 216-445-6986.
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