Help St. Raphael to help victims of domestic violence with a gift of needed supplies. Bring items to church and we will deliver them to Greenhouse 17. Requested items are listed below. Kroger Gift Cards Salad dressings (variety) Marinara/spaghetti sauce…
Friends, We are doing something new: adjusting our Herald to reflect the Church Seasons rather than the calendar month. Trying something new can often lead us to new insight and focus, and that’s what we hope will be possible with…
James Lane Allen Elementary is requesting donations of children's sized winter gloves and sweatpants, and Valentine's exchange cards (the kind kids give to each other). They are also hosting a Food Drive for God's Pantry through Feb. 28. All unopened…
Join us for Eucharist and dinner. Our speaker, Luke Embree, will speak on ‘generous orthodoxy: unity, liberty, and love.' Date: February 26, 2022 Time: 5:30 p.m. Place: St. Raphael Episcopal Church parish hall Dinner will be provided. You are invited…
I write this in the week before Christmas - a whole weekend this year of looking at Christmas from different angles offered to us in our lectionary and traditions. This is only the second year that we have had a…
Please join us for Dinner Church on Saturday, December 4 at 5:30 p.m. in the parish hall. We will eat together, celebrate the Eucharist, and listen to our guest speakers. Our speakers are Gary and Sharon Stewart from Christ Church…
Instead of getting a gift each day during Advent, give one! Bring items to church at convenient intervals, either weekly or all at once, during services or office hours. Dec 1 - box of cereal Dec 2 - peanut butter…
Sunday, November 21st there is only one service at 10 a.m. During the Sermon and Announcements time: the St. Raphael Annual Parish Meeting, the business meeting for the church, which is required per our bylaws. Among the important items to…
Pre-Convention Hearing Responses Thank you to the more than 100 of you who participated in the pre-convention hearings. The conversations were good and the questions probing. As each hearing covered quite different issues, I thought it would be helpful to…
Saint Francis of Assisi, born around 1181, was a Catholic friar, deacon, mystic, and preacher. Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for…