Welcome to Saint Raphael Catholic Church.
We are a Jesuit parish in Raleigh, North Carolina. Join us!
St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church
5801 Falls of Neuse Road Raleigh, NC 27609
919.865.5700 fax 919.865.5701
Regular Mass Schedule
| Saturday Vigil | 5:30pm 7:15pm (Spanish) |
| Sunday | 7:45am 9:30am 11:30am |
| 2:30pm (Spanish) 5:30pm | |
| Monday | 7am 11am |
| Tuesday | 7am 9am |
| Wednesday | 7am 7pm (Spanish) |
| Thursday | 7am |
| Friday | 7am 8:45am |
| Saturday | 9am |
Reconciliation/Confessions
Saturdays 3:30-4:45pm (English and Spanish)
Chapel of Our Lady Queen of the Americas
Other times by appointment
Take Lord!
Receive all my liberty, my memory,
my understanding, my entire will,
all that I have and call my own.
You have given all to me.
To you, Lord, I return it.
Do with it as You will.
Give me only Your love And Your grace.
That is enough for me.
St. Ignatius Loyola
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Our online bulletin publisher is having technical difficulties. Both English and Spanish bulletins are on the Spanish link. Temporarily you can read the English bulletin by clicking the Spanish link, scrolling to the bulletins at the bottom of the page and opening one of the of the 2 bulletins with the same date (1 is English and 1 is Spanish). We apologize for this inconvenience.

No matter how long you have been away from the Catholic Church, you can always come home. Whether you are just beginning to think about returning to Church or can’t wait to get involved, we are glad you are here. Here are a few things to consider:
Please share this invitation with family and friends.
St Raphael Goal $2,046,782
Pledged $1,346,643
20% of new funds come back to the parish!
Average gift $2195
Pledge form Promesa
Stay Up To Date Manténgase al Día
Cathedral Prayer Oración de la Catedral
FAQ Preguntas Mas Frecuentas
Holy Spirit Fill our Hearts so
Please join Cub Scout Pack 314 for a membership round-up on Tuesday May 21 at 7:00PM in Room 30 of the Parish Center. Boys who will be starting 1st thru 5th grade in August are invited to attend this session with their parents to learn more about the Cub Scout Program. Contact Mike Johann at 919-850-9422 or email JoinPack314@Pack-314.org with questions. For additional information visit www.pack-314.org.
God, the Holy Spirit, you who sent wind and flame, and gave the first disciples the gift of many languages,
send us that same infusion of life.
Keeping the Seasons Easter Season Daily Reading Resource. Pentecost marks the end of the Easter season. Reflect on the daily Lectionary Readings with this easy to follow resource. As we continue to celebrate this Year of Faith may this resource be an means by which to engage and enliven your lifelong faith journey.
Field Day at the Preschool was rained out both days, but a little gray weather and wet fields didn’t stop our tough little preschoolers or their teachers! With obstacle courses, parachutes, tunnels and jump boxes set up inside, the children kicked and crawled, jumped and swatted their way to fun. The look of joy on the children’s faces and their spontaneous declarations of “I love Field Day!” and “This is so fun!” confirmed the days’ success.
We at St. Raphael continue to make steady progress en route to our Bishop’s Annual Appeal goal of $282,908. We’re more than 3/4 of the way there, and we’ve heard from almost half our parishioners. We do hope every household will participate. As you consider a pledge, you may wonder about the need for a Bishop’s Annual Appeal. These are just a few of the ways the BAA serves us all:
Your pledge to this year’s Bishop’s Annual Appeal helps to fund these and many other diocesan programs and services. All donations are restricted for use only for those programs and services. Pledge envelopes are available in the atrium and on the cornerstone as you enter the Sanctuary. If you have any questions, please contact Rick Gall at galls@bellsouth.net or 876-4221.
Altar Server Training will be held on the following Tuesdays 5/14, 5/21 and 5/28 (plan on attending ALL three sessions) from 3:30 to 5:30 in the church. The training will cover all positions, i.e. captain, cross, and candle. All interested 4th graders and above, who have received their 1st Holy Communion, are eligible to participate. Please consider joining this very meaningful, devout ministry in serving our parish. Please contact Joe Carcaterra at jcarcaterra@yahoo.com for further information.
Click to read this month’s newsletter helping parents raise faithful Catholic children. Brought to you from our Lifelong Faith Formation Ministry.
The RCIA Summer Series is open to all parishioners! This summer we are exploring the topic of LOVE. In these sessions we will look to our everyday situations to help us grow in love of God and each other and strengthen us in our faith. Come join us:
What: RCIA Summer Series – “Our Journey of Love”
When: Sundays during the summer after the 9:30 Mass (June 2 – August 18)
Where: Lewis Room
Join us for the 2nd Annual Deacon Bob Madey Memorial Golf Tournament! We begin with a shotgun start at 9am on June 10th.
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 9880. The procedds will benefit our Deacon Bob Madey Saint Raphael Catholic Church Emergency Assistance Fund.
Click for details and to register. For more information contact:
Pat Eagan, Grand Knight (919) 622-0061 or pateagan@att.net
For the final concert of the 2012-2013 Concert Series, our Music Ministry will be presenting a Music Ministry Showcase. Some of our favorite contemporary choral anthems of the children’s choir and the adult English and Spanish choirs will be featured along with selections by various groups of instrumentalists. A setting of Laudate Dominum, written by the Director of Music Ministry and Organist, Brad Croushorn will be premiered as well as a piece written especially for the children.
The concert is on Friday, June 14th at 7:00pm and will be held in the main Church. We hope that some of our favorite songs will be inspiring to you as well! There is no charge for admission, however donations will be accepted to help defray the costs and to support the future of this Concert Series. For more information contact Brad Croushorn, Director of Music Ministry at (919) 865-5716 or bcroushorn@saintraphael.org.

A Memorial mass is scheduled for Nigel Herd on June 28 (Friday) at 7:30pm in the Main Sanctuary. Nigel passed away on May 12. His Rites of Committal and Interment will be on Saturday, May 18 at Wake Forest Town Cemetery after a funeral service at Feggins & Feggins Funeral Home in Wake Forest, NC. Please pray for Nigel and his family.
This Spring from March 3 to May 26, the North Carolina Museum of Art is presenting Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Robert Mlodzik of the North Carolina Museum of Art describes the display as “offering a rare glimpse into the spiritual lives and religious customs of medieval English Christians. This exhibition of 60 works represents the finest collection of alabaster devotional reliefs and freestanding figures in the world. These objects will inspire both lively discussion and quiet contemplation.”
You can see these objects of devotion at the North Carolina Museum of Art until May 27th!
For May the Catholic Book Club will read Imitation of Christ, a Catholic classic by Thomas a Kempis.
You can download a free e-book from Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1653 Join us!
St. Raphael’s “Feed-A-Family” food drive was a huge success. Our parish donated 5,140 pounds of groceries and $3,418 for families in need. In addition, parents of St. Raphael’s preschool donated clothing for preschool age children. Thank you to all the parishioners who so generously donated and to those who volunteered before and after the Masses to make this drive a success.
Catholic Parish Outreach is in desperate need of boys clothing size T2, T3, T4, 5,6. Anyone who has clothing to donate, please call Sharon Easton, 919 676-7328. Thank you!
Our online bulletin publisher is having technical difficulties. Both English and Spanish bulletins are on the Spanish link. Temporarily you can read the English bulletin by clicking the Spanish link, scrolling to the bulletins at the bottom of the page and opening one of the of the 2 bulletins with the same date (1 is English and 1 is Spanish). We apologize for this inconvenience.
Enjoy photos! Come join us in creating warm and comforting Prayer Shawls for those in need. We meet twice a month to knit and crochet shawls, praying for the recipient while working on them. If you don’t crochet or knit, we will teach you how to get started. We are very much in need of donated yarn, as each shawl takes three 7-ounce skeins of yarn. To donate or learn more, contact Theresa Everhart at 919-609-0972 or Teverhart1@bellsouth.net .
During May 2013 Join Pope Francis in the Apostleship of PrayerAdministrators of Justice. That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience.
Seminaries. That seminaries, especially those of mission churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel.