My deepest thanks to all who came to the 11:00am Mass last Sunday as we celebrated my 25th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. I am very grateful to the bishops and priests who participated in the liturgy. I am also grateful for the presence of 600 people in the church: members of my family, friends from high school and college, people from various parishes where I served and most especially many who are here at St. Raphael. Thank you to all who have assured me of their prayers whether in a note, an email or in speaking in person at the church.

There were many compliments about the liturgy and the reception. Thank you to our music director Alex Fries, the St. Raphael choir, the musicians and guest soloist Kasia Dorula for such beautiful, prayerful music. Thank you to the members of the Altar and Rosary Sodality who organized the reception and provided hospitality for so many people. Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for providing an honor guard and for all who helped with the liturgy itself.
 

St. Raphael The Archangel Church

Rummage Sale

Route 45 and Old Mill Creek

Drop Off Dates:

May 21, 22, 23, 24 from 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
May 28, 29, 30, 31 and June 3
June 1 from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm

No Drop Off:
Memorial Day weekend nor Sunday, June 2

Items we accept: tables, chairs, dresssers, night stands, frames, headboards, end tables, dishes, small kitchen appliances, lamps, desk, rugs, lothes of every size, books, tools, lawn equipment, children’s toys, games, bicycles, etc.

Items we are unable to accept: Please, no mattresses, TVs, electronics, car seats or couches.

Sale Dates:

Wednesday, June 5 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
This will be First Look.All entering will pay $5.00.
Sale continues on Thursday and Friday, June 6 and 7 from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm, and Saturday June 8 from 9:00 am until 12 Noon.
 

Envelopes are available in the narthex to include fathers, living or deceased, in our Mass intentions during June. For living fathers there are cards available to present to your father. May 28 is the deadline for submitting names for publication the bulletin. Kindly place your envelope in the collection basket or return it to the parish office. Thank you.
 

St. Raphael has been offering a number of opportunities for adult faith formation over the past three years. Let me take a moment to share with you what is on the horizon.

A group of 25-30 adults have been involved in Bible study, most recently completing a study of the Gospel of Luke. We have recently viewed Bishop Robert Barron's DVD series on the Mass; a number of adults were amazed at how much they learned from watching about two hours of talks by Bishop Barron. On June 11, Father Jim McIlhone will be here at St. Raphael speaking about “A New Life in Christ.” Mark your calendars for June 11 at 7:00 pm and please join us.

ALPHA is a program that explores basic questions about the Christian faith. We are planning to launch an ALPHA program with a small group gathering in the fall and then a larger program will follow.

More opportunities will be announced in the coming weeks. Please join your neighbors in learning more about our life as Catholics and our faith at St. Raphael.

Registration for 2019-2020 Now Through June 30th 

Registrations for the 2019-2020 Religious Education Program are now being accepted. Tuition per family: $200; Fees per child: $50 Late fee assessment per child $25 Late fees are assessed after June 30, 2018.

Please note you should be registered as a parishioner to register your children for Religious Education.

For more information, please contact Annette Wynn. Coordinator of Religious Education at (847)395-3474.
 

If you love to do your personal or gift shopping online using Amazon.com, please sign up and use Smile.Amazon.com instead https://smile.amazon.com— and designate St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church as your preferred charity! 

AmazonSmile.com | Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice

It works just the same as regular Amazon.com — same shipping, same Prime, same everything — but you provide a gift to St. Raphael Catholic Church in the process.
 

Every Sunday at 10:20 am in church, we pray the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary for the intentions of our parish, in particular for those written in the Intention Book located at the statue of St. Raphael the Archangel. Please add your intentions to the book so we can lift up your needs and be united in prayer. We read the intentions that have been put in the book the previous Sunday or during the week. This can be anonymous if you want. Let us prayerfully accompany you on your journey, in imitation of Our Patron, St. Raphael the Archangel.