Let There Be Peace

Our peace prayer group meets every Sunday from 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM in the Visitation Room to pray for peace in our own personal lives, our communities and in the world. We reflect on our own struggles to be forgiving and peaceful people as well as discussing situations in our country and around the globe that are in need of peaceful resolution and healing. We share information that we learn about other prayerful efforts in the community to bring about peace through nonviolent means. Different members of the group take responsibility for planning our prayer and leading our sharing. We hope that you will consider joining us! Please watch the bulletin for other programs and events sponsored by our peace prayer and reflection group.

"Today, the scale and horror of modern warfare - whether nuclear or not - makes it totally unacceptable as a means of settling differences between nations. War should belong to the tragic past, to history; it should find no place on humanity's agenda for the future." - Pope John Paul II


Buy-Once-Give-Twice Boutique

This boutique features vendors who sell items without "middleman" costs so that more of the actual profit goes back to the farmer, artist or crafts person, all of whom are people struggling economically. Some example of items sold include jewelry, plants, coffee, clothing, toys, and stationery. Our next boutique will be in November of 2009.

For more information call the parish office at 440-946-0887.


St. Augustine Hunger Center

Parishioners form St. Noel prepare and serve a meal the last Sunday of every month at St. Augustine Hunger Center. A sign-up for volunteers can be found on the kiosk. Our Social Concerns Fund supports this effort financially.

More Pictures from the Hunger Center

For more information call call the parish office at 440-946-0887.


St. Noel Food Pantry

Our food pantry services between 65 and 75 households per month and is intended to provide emergency provisions to those who are not able to purchase all the food they need in any given month.  Our assigned areas of service are Willoughby Hills, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Waite Hill and Willoughby south of Route 2. Of course we also serve any parishioners who may be in need regardless of where they live.

New clients should call 440-946-0887 to make an appointment for an interview during which our services can be further explained and eligibility for those services can be determined.

Our shelves are stocked by the generous monetary and food donations of our parishioners; food donations from our cluster partner, Divine Word; food donations from Harvest for Hunger and the Postal workers and other outside groups; and by the food we regularly purchase from the Cleveland Food Bank.  Donations of soaps and paper products for which we have a particular need and nonperishable foods are always welcomed and gratefully received. Your contributions can be brought to St. Noel anytime the Church is open.

"For I was hungry and you gave me food. . . .whatever you did for one of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did for me."  (Mt. 25:35-41)

 

If you have questions concerning any information contained on the Saint Noel Church Web site, contact us. Our staff will answer your questions or forward you to the appropriate individual or group.


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