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Christ Renews His Parish
Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) is a renewal weekend held at St. Raphael designed to bring members of a parish together in Christ emphasizing continued spiritual growth in life and in daily contacts with others.
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CREEDS
Catholics Reflecting Experiencing Evangelizing Declaring Scripture. We are a parish-wide program designed to meet the spiritual hunger of the beginners to veterans in biblical studies. We are co-ed, and offer a morning and an evening program. &...
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Cursillo
What is Cursillo? Cursillo is a movement of the church. Its purpose is to help those in the church understand their individual callings to be Christian Leaders. The leadership may be exercised in work situations, in the family and s...
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Emmaus Ministry for 50+
The newly formed Emmaus Ministry is for older adult parishioners who have built their spiritual path to God and are looking to share their experiences of growth of faith throughout life. All parishioners ages 50 and over are invited and encoura...
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Faith Breakfast
The theme of our Faith Breakfasts this year is Spirituality; specifically, the spirituality of Catholic religious orders that serve our area. Come and hear how Benediction monks or Franciscan priests and brothers model the life of St Francis of...
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Living Word Scripture Study
Come join us as we break open The Word in a Lectionary based Scripture study. Read, ponder, share, pray, in a small group setting, as we learn to apply the Sunday Scriptures to our lives today. There's no cost, just show up! All are w...
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Living Your Strengths
LIVING YOUR STRENGTHS is a program that is energizing Catholic parishes across the country. Its purpose is to help you: Discover your God given talents...Discover your strengths...Discover your calling...Discover where you belong in servic...
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Me-God-Mothering
Me-God-Mothering (“MGM”) welcomes Catholic women who would like to grow in their roles as mothers, wives, and family spiritual leaders. As a group, we aim to: Enhance our spirituality as individuals, women, mothers, and lovi...
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Online Learning - VLCFF
Empower yourself with knowledge of your faith! Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation(VLCFF) is a growing initiative to offer adult religious education and faith formation anytime and anywhere via the internet. It is an internet based d...
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Parish Library
The St. Raphael Parish Library is located in room 133. Books, CD's, DVD's, audio recordings, periodicals and reference materials are available. The complete CREEDS & St. Raphael Readers collections are available. Come in...
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Prayer Group
Join us in Room 167 on Friday mornings after Mass. The main purpose of this prayer group is to encourage praise and worship to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. After opening with a song and a prayer for protection, we ask for guidance of th...
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RCIA - Rights of Christian Initiation of Adults
Are you interested in becoming Catholic? The process to explore the Catholic faith is called the RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). This journey of study and prayer generally takes a year. There is no set date to begin; one can...
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Small Christian Communities
What is a Small Christian Community? Small Christian Communities (SCCs) are groups of 8-12 adults who come together regularly in one another’s homes to pray, share their faith stories, read and reflect on the scriptures and seek ways to res...
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St. Raphael Readers Book Club
Join Us! We are a group of "book lovers" that meets monthly to discuss the relationship between literature and spirituality. You are invited to attend one or all sessions. St. Raphael library - Room 133 7:00-8:30 pm. All are welcome! ...
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Young Adults - Missio Dei
The St. Raphael Young Adult ministry welcome all young adults, ages 21-39. Missio Dei is a Latin Christian theological term that can be translated as the “sending of God”. Mission is understood as being derived from the very nature ...
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