The New Evangelization Committee is hosting the 4th Annual Advent Dinner Theater on Saturday December 10, 2016. The event begins at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall with a turkey dinner, followed by the movie "The Blood and The Rose". Pie and other special gifts will be raffled off throughout the evening.
Tickets are $10 per person and will be sold after all the Masses on November 20 & 27.
Are you looking for happiness and fulfillment? Are you wondering how to find it? Beginning Tuesday, November 29 at 7pm in the Rectory, the Young Adult Faith Formation group will begin a 7-week course on the meaning of happiness. This 7-week series is designed to answer the most fundamental questions affecting our lives — our happiness, purpose, dignity, and sense of destiny:
1. What is happiness — and how can we be optimally happy?
2. What makes life worth living — and even optimally worth living?
3. Do we have a transcendent eternal soul through which God calls us to himself?
4. Why does God allow suffering — and how can we suffer well?
The authors of this program selected world-renowned experts in these four areas to present the most contemporary scientific, medical, psychological, philosophical, and theological evidence to answer these questions. All young adults in their 20s and 30s are invited.
For questions, please email straphaelyoungadults@gmail.com
WHAT IS EDGE?
Edge is a middle school ministry, designed for youth in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade. It provides a safe fun place for youth to find solid Catholic community, to get answers to their questions about faith, and, most importantly, to experience Jesus in a profound and personal way. To kick off this ministry, EDGE will begin with JOYFUL on Sunday, November 27th, 2016. All middle school youth is invited. Please Contact Mary Bejarano at (915) 740-6901
WHAT IS JOYFUL?
Joyful is a family series all about Mary and the events leading up to Christmas. It is a four-night series that walks the middle school youth and their parents through the events of the Annunciation, the Visitation, and the Nativity ending with a joyous Christmas social.
St. Raphael will be celebrating two Masses on Thanksgiving Day. We will celebrate Mass at 6:30am and 9am. Parishioners are encouraged to bring food to be blessed that they will then share with their families.
The St. Raphael Health Ministry will be hosting a family health fair on Saturday October 1 from 9am to 4pm in the St. Raphael Parish Hall. Guest speakers, free health screenings, and evaluations.
For more info contact: Martha Armendariz at (915) 526-4198
Welcome to the St. Raphael website!
We're excited to launch the new St. Raphael Parish website. With this big step into the world of technology, the parish team’s goal is to make it easier for current parishioners and new parishioners to connect to the church, and for ministries to reach out to parishioners about events, meetings, and gatherings. Throughout the website, you'll find ways to connect to everything happening with the St. Raphael community. Also, you'll find ways to receive holy sacraments through St. Raphael. We hope this website inspires you to be a bigger part of ministry and church life. Thank you for your continued support and God Bless!
