Trinity Sunday
Celebrate the Oneness of God
The Father Who is the Source of Our Lives
The Son Who is the Living Manifestation of the Invisible God
The Holy Spirit Who Guides Us Into All Truth
Join us in Prayer and Service!
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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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:
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St Raphael Goal $2,046,782
Pledged $1,346,643
20% of new funds come back to the parish!
Average gift $2195
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Trinity SundayThe Father Who is the Source of Our Lives
The Son Who is the Living Manifestation of the Invisible God
The Holy Spirit Who Guides Us Into All Truth
Join us in Prayer and Service!
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
St. Raphael is in the process of officially forming a Habitat for Humanity Ministry. This will be in conjunction with the Raleigh Catholic Coalition in which we have participated over the last three years. Are you searching for a new way to serve the Lord? This ministry directly follows Christ’s command to provide shelter to those in need and will help others achieve the American dream! To learn more you are invited to join us for an organizational session on June 10th in room 112 from 7 -8:30pm. Come and stay as long as you can. We need any and all ideas. This is not about the construction end of home builds at this time-that will follow, (although we can provide basic information if requested) but a means to organize into a well functioning and effective ministry. Please RSVP and for more information feel free to contact Bev Simmons simmonsbeverly06@gmail.com or call (919) 881-901.
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 Marcy Gilby on Saturday, June 22 at 10:00am in the Chapel of Our Lady Queen of the Americas. Rites of Committal and Inurnment will follow immediately in our Columbarium. Marcy was a past parishioner and receptionist in 2000 . She died on May 8th. Please pray for Marcy and her family.

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.
Here at St. Raphael, we’ve now surpassed 80% of our Bishop’s Annual Appeal goal of $282,908. Nearly half of our parish families have pledged their support. We hope to hear from the rest in the next two weeks. As you consider a pledge, you may wonder whether we can’t do the same things in our own parish through our own ministries. The reality is we cannot as one parish or even several parishes meet all the needs of those in the Diocese. While we have hardworking, talented volunteers and staff in our parish Read More→
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!
The Catholic Book Club will meet again in June.
Our June book will be The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis. The men and women had great May discussions. Join us.
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.
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 .
Click to read this month’s newsletter helping parents raise faithful Catholic children. Brought to you from our Lifelong Faith Formation Ministry.
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.