Read and Feed provides a free meal and 45-60 minutes of literacy games and tutoring in reading for children from Kindergarten through Grade 5. St. Raphael Catholic Church is one of the largest Read & Feed sites in Wake County, with more than 40 children enrolled. We meet every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:00 pm throughout the school year. Many of the children in our program come from non-English-speaking homes and struggle in school because of inadequate reading skills. Our site needs additional tutors to help these children – no experience necessary, but you must (1) be at least 18 years old, (2) complete Safe Environment training; and (3) undergo a background check (required by the Diocese – the same as for a Level C childcare provider). For more information, please click here to email Barbara Rutledge or click here to email Linda Lenzmeier.
We're looking for small group leaders to accompany teens along their journey of faith by getting to know them as individuals, loving them, and relating to them and where they are in both their highs and lows. Small group leaders facilitate conversation and activities during Youth Group sessions on about 18 Sundays per year from 3:30-5:15 pm for Middle Schoolers OR High Schoolers. A good candidate for this position is a faithful practicing Catholic who is excited about building relationships between teens, themselves, and God. Additionally, it is helpful to have good people skills and the humility to be yourself without a concern about “being cool”. Small group leaders should speak English; being bilingual in Spanish and English is a plus. Click here to contact Veronica Ripp, Youth Minister, or call 919-865-5726 for more information.
The Website Team is looking for one or more people who are familiar with Microsoft Word or a similar program to serve as Website Editors to add content to the parish website on a weekly basis. This work can be done at your home at any time of day or in our offices during business hours. Experience with website content management systems is a plus, but not necessary. We will train you. If you’re passionate about keeping our parishioners and visitors informed about the great things happening at St. Raphael. Click here to contact Maureen Mullally, Communications Director, or call 919-865-5722 for more information.
The St. Raphael Security Team is looking for additional members to assist with security coverage at our weekend Masses and during the Wednesday, 9:00 am daily Mass. The security team’s goal is to provide a safe and secure worship environment for our parishioners and guests. Prospective team members have confidence in their ability to identify and proactively handle difficult situations; are dependable and committed to the ministry; and can communicate clear and concise instructions. Experience with military, private, or commercial security or law enforcement is helpful, but not necessary. We will train you. If you’re interested in volunteering for this very important ministry, click here to contact Tim Mullally for more information.
Ever wonder what happens "behind the scenes" at Alpha? Sign up to help on the Alpha crew and get a first-hand look! If you haven't attended an Alpha Series previously, this is a great way to explore Alpha. If you have participated in Alpha and are looking for another way to continue to grow in your post-Alpha experience, signing up to help others is a great way to keep the spark alive. There are several ways to be involved. Click here to learn more about the many opportunities available on the Alpha crew!
There are several ways to be involved in our children's faith formation program, from serving as a Catechist to the essential "behind the scenes" roles that keep our program running. Click here to learn more about the opportunities available with Children's Faith Formation.
Would you like to help in our office? Do you like helping people? Have a knack for databases or website management? We need you! Click here to learn more about ways you can help keep our office running smoothly.
The office of liturgy and music for St. Raphael is in need of one or more volunteers to assist with weekly administrative tasks and desktop publishing including creating the weekend worship aid, preparing liturgical scripts, and scheduling. Much of the work could be done outside of the office at one's home, after business hours. We're looking for volunteers at ease working with computers. Knowledge of Google Docs is especially helpful.
If you're interested, please click here to contact Jeff Rice, Pastoral Associate for Liturgy & Music.
Safe Environment Team
The St. Raphael Safe Environment Team is seeking volunteers with medical, social work, or public service background to join our team of trainers. As part of the Diocesan program, each parish is required to assist volunteers and staff who work with our children and youth in understanding the process of recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. Please consider sharing your gifts to help equip our adult ministers with the tools needed to protect the children and youth of our parish and schools.
If you are interested in learning more about this program click here to contact Mickey McGoldrick.
We're in need of structural and mechanical engineers and construction general contractors to assist in providing conditional assessment of our buildings.
If you are interested or for more information, please click here to contact Mickey McGoldrick.