Keeping the Faith

Posted by Brian Myers on 12/14/24

Lake County Catholic School Network, LCC (LCCSN)

Dear Parishioners of Saint Noel,

I am pleased to announce a milestone for Catholic education in Western Lake County! After two years of comprehensive discussion and planning, on this “Rejoice Sunday,” it is with great joy that I announce the launch of ... Read More »

The Season of Advent

Posted by Brian Myers on 12/07/24

From a Pastoral Letter by St Charles Borromeo (1561)

Saint Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) is considered the greatest saint of the Counter-Reformation. At the age of 24, he himself organized the third and last session of the Council of Trent (1562-63). Ordained a priest and consecrated a bishop only three ... Read More »

Jubilee Year of Hope

Posted by Brian Myers on 11/30/24

With this weekend’s celebrations we enter into a new Church Year; in fact, a Jubilee Year! The Catholic Church celebrates a Jubilee Year, or Holy Year, every 25 years. In Western Christianity, this tradition dates back to 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII first called for one, in the ... Read More »

Truth in Liturgy

Posted by Brian Myers on 11/26/24

Did you miss our GIFT session with Bishop Michael Woost? Click play to listen to his presentation now, and click the link below to view his slides as well.

Truth in Liturgy Slides

Are You the King of the Jews?

Posted by Brian Myers on 11/23/24

John 18:33

The end of the Church Year culminates in the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. In our Gospel reading, Pilate is face to face with Jesus and poses the infamous Good Friday question: “Are you the King of the Jews?” The response is ... Read More »

World Day of the Poor

Posted by Brian Myers on 11/16/24

Misericordia et Misera • Mercy and Misery

This weekend, our parish welcomes Fr. Bill O’Donnell, the pastor of St. Augustine Parish, Cleveland—our Church in the City partner. Fr. O’Donnell graciously requested to preside over our liturgies on this Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, “World Day of the Poor,” in ... Read More »

We Remember

Posted by Brian Myers on 11/02/24

Please watch this tribute to our beloved deceased, and remember them and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

The Logic of Love

Posted by Brian Myers on 11/02/24

Mark 12:28-34

In this weekend’s Gospel, when a scribe asks Jesus to identify the first commandment, he answered with what the ancient Israelites referred to as the shema: “Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one.” This invites us to examine our conscience. Is God the one ... Read More »

Danke Schoën

Posted by Brian Myers on 10/26/24

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the beautiful celebration of our liturgies last weekend on our patronal feast day! From those who first greeted and welcomed parishioners and guests at our doors, until the last chord of strings were heard played, we certainly lived up to ... Read More »

Happy Feast Day!

Posted by Brian Myers on 10/19/24

Ss. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions

This weekend, we celebrate our parish patron, Saint Noel Chabanel. Our official feast day on the liturgical calendar is October 19, on the memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues and Companions. Saint Noel (age 36), among five others, ... Read More »