Bring a smile to a child in need at St. Raphael, a teenager in Wake County Foster Care, or a homebound parishioner. Look for the beautiful Angel Tree in the Atrium during Advent for gifts that you can purchase to assist those in need. You might also consider a new holiday tradition by feeding a fellow Angel Tree parishioner's family a joyous Christmas meal by donating a grocery gift card to Walmart or Food Lion for the parent to purchase food items their family will enjoy.

Busy or traveling during the holidays? Gift cards are welcomed for our team to purchase gifts on your behalf.  

Contact angeltree@saintraphael.org for more information. 

January 12, 2022 Update: After much thought and prayer, the VITA team has made the decision to put this ministry on hold for 2022 out of an abundance of caution for the health of our community. We hope to bring the ministry back in January 2023. Click here to use the IRS online VITA Locator Tool or call 800-906-9887 to find a VITA site near your home.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide also provides in-person and virtual tax assistance free of charge with a special focus on taxpayers who are over 50 or have low-to-moderate income. Click here to use the AARP Tax Foundation Tax-Aide locator.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) offers free tax help to low- to moderate-income (generally, $42,000 and below) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. It is fun and easy to help people with their tax forms. You can make a difference.

For more information, click here to contact Diana Kreider.

 The Catholic Coalition and Habitat for Humanity along with the newly formed Fiesta Coalition celebrated the long awaited dedication via Zoom of the home we coordinated on in the fall of 2020! It truly was a wonderful time as Niki, her son, and mother will now be able to move into their new home. Niki is so very appreciative of all that has been done for her family and she plans to continue volunteering on other home builds going forward. Over the years St. Raphael parishioners have supported affordable housing by supporting Habitat for Humanity Wake in many ways: construction, financial, prayer, and lunch support. In spite of a pandemic this year amazing support continued, albeit with a different face. Please continue to watch for updates on the 2021 build during which we will begin to see construction volunteers on site once again!

For more information, click here to visit the Habitat for Humanity/Wake website or click here to email Beverly Simmons or call Beverly at 919-881-9019.