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MASS TIMES - Cancelled - Please See Below
- Saturday Vigil 4:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN Vigil Mass
- Sunday 7:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 11:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- MonSat 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Daily Mass (Monday - Saturday)
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Confession - Cancelled Please See Below
- 1st Fri: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
- Sat: 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
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TODAY'S READIngs
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Reading 1 Acts 19:1-8Responsorial Psalm 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7abGospel Jn 16:29-33
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Growing IN Prayer
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ASCENSION OF OUR LORD
As we enter the last days of the Easter Season, the Church celebrates the Ascension of the Lord into heaven. Christ rose from the dead on Easter Sunday and began to appear to His friends in His Risen body. After many days, the Lord then ascended into heaven; Christ ascended to the right hand of His Father not to abandon us, but to be our hope. Where Christ has gone, we hope to follow.
REOPENING THE PARISH
I am very grateful to a group of parishioners who have stepped forward and formed the nucleus of our “reopening team.” Everyone on the team is being trained in the various roles we will play in preparing the church for people who wish to attend a baptism or meet a priest for confession. Stay tuned for more details.
FATHER BRIAN WELTER
Father Welter is still at Mundelein Seminary and has agreed to offer a Mass in our church so that the recorded Mass can be viewed on our website. We also hope to have Father Brian back at St. Raphael for a farewell once the parish is reopened.
NEW PASTOR
I am hoping that a new pastor will be appointed by Cardinal Cupich and be in place in July. Please continue to send in photos with names so that we can present them to the new pastor. This will help him put names and faces together faster, and help foster a sense of community.
JULY 22
Cardinal Cupich will ordain me as Bishop of Belleville on Wednesday, July 22. Attendance at the Cathedral of St. Peter will be limited due to precautions about the coronavirus. We hope to live-stream the Mass at 2:00pm on July 22 so many people can participate at home. Watch our bulletin and website for details. Please keep me in your prayers in the weeks ahead and know that I pray for all the people of St. Raphael everyday.
In our Lord,
Father Mike McGovern
mmcgovern@archchicago.org
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Diaper Drive
Due to the Coronavirus, the need for diapers in Lake County is greater than ever. Altar & Rosary is kick-starting the drive with a donation of $500. Please join us in helping others by writing a check made out to “Catholic Charities” with “Diaper Drive” in the memo line. Send your check by May 31 to the Rectory at 40000 North US Hwy 45, Old Mill Creek IL 60046. Thank you for your support. Sponsored by Altar & Rosary Sodality Women’s Group.
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Father’s Day Spiritual Bouquet Masses
If you would like Father Mike to pray for your fathers on Father’s Day and also have them listed in the bulletin, please email or US mail a list of your fathers by June 3
Please indicate if the father is deceased or living. If you write by US mail, please print and give us your name and a contact number.
Thank you.
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To help our new pastor get to know us more quickly, Fr. Mike has asked us to prepare one informal
parishioner booklet to give to the new pastor when he arrives. We would like to include the following for
each parish family:
- Photo
- Names of everyone in the photo
- E-mail address
- Phone number
- Any ministries the family is involved in
This can be either emailed to Nancy January @ nanjanil@sbcglobal.net or hard copy mailed to Nancy at 40790 N, Lester Lane, Wadsworth, IL 60083.
Thank you for helping us to make the transition for our new pastor a bit easier!
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QUALITIES OF A PASTOR
The Priests’ Placement Board (PPB) is a committee of 8 priests of the Archdiocese of Chicago that recommends priests for assignment by Cardinal Cupich. The PPB has begun the process of reviewing possible candidates for the next Pastor of St. Raphael the Archangel Parish. If you would like to comment on the state of St. Raphael or the qualities that a new pastor should possess, please contact Mia Richmond, the Administrative Assistant of the PPB at: mrichmond@archchicago.org. Mia will collect all the comments and share them with Fr. John Siemianowski, the Secretary of the PPB.
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PLEASE SUPPORT ST. RAPHAEL
Recognizing that many people are having financial issues related to the coronavirus, I hesitate to even mention this, but I am most appreciative of your continued support for St. Raphael. A number of parishioners have used the US mail to send in their donations. Others are now using the egiving option available on our website:https://www.straphaelcatholic.org/give
Or simply click on the picture below. Please know that the parish has adjusted the budget in light of the drop in donations as a result of the suspension of public liturgies.
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Preparing for the Sacrament of Penance
Dear Friends,
One of Christ's greatest gifts is his merciful forgiveness of our sins. It is a gift that we need to receive many times in our lives. Thoughtful preparation for the Sacrament of Penance helps us name our sins and receive the Lord's pardon well. Please use this book as a means of bringing to mind your sins and to prepare your heart for the mercy Christ generously gives.
The Ten Commandments
I Preparing for the Sacrament of Penance
II. Examination of Conscience
III . Celebrating the Sacrament of Penance
Act of Contrition
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Catholic News and Inspiration
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- Additional Resources
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Evangelizing the Youth
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In this enlightening video reflection, Mother Gabriella of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery shares about the importance of spiritual motherhood and... The post Reflections On Spiritual Motherhood...
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Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS composite; photo courtesy the Canavan and Murawski families via The Catholic Spirit By Joanne Ward METUCHEN, N.J. (CNS) -- May is the month many eagerly await because it is the time many...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/David Wallace, The Republic, USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Few places in the U.S. have been more vulnerable to the wrath of the coronavirus than...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Deacon Skip Olson, courtesy Diocese of Lexington By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- During two months of social isolation, the work of American business has migrated, ready or...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- The recent decision by the Department of Homeland Security to extend restrictions on nonessential crossings of the southern...
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National Catholic Register
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By John Clark | When we imagine the Apostles watching Jesus ascend through the clouds into the heavens, the event of Our Lord’s Ascension might strike us as a rather sad event. After...
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By Jimmy Akin | Whether your diocese celebrates the Ascension of Christ on Thursday or Sunday, the time is upon us. In 2013, Pope Francis gave an explanation of the Ascension, what it means, and how...
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By John Grondelski | “You are here to say goodbye to us, and we don’t have a good word for it in English. The best is ‘au revoir’ – we’ll see you again.” —Richard M. Nixon, Farewell to White House...
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News from the Vatican
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Well-spaced faithful have gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the first time in months for the traditional Sunday papal blessing.
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Twenty-five years ago, St. John Paul II's encyclical on ecumenism, "Ut Unum Sint," put the papal seal of approval on a shift in the Catholic Church's approach to the search for Christian...
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After nearly three months of closure due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Vatican Museums and the Pontifical Villa of Castel Gandolfo, the longtime papal summer residence, will reopen to the...
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Sports can offer a unique witness of unity that can build a "bridge of peace" between men and women of different religions and cultures and promote solidarity, Pope Francis said.
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Additional Resources
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Amazon Purchasing Club
If you love to do your personal or gift shopping online using Amazon.com, please sign up and use Smile.Amazon.com instead https://smile.amazon.com— and designate St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church as your preferred charity! OR - Simply Click on the Amazon Smile Box Above and Enjoy Your Shopping knowing that you are supporting your Parish.
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It works just the same as regular Amazon.com — same shipping, same Prime, same everything — but you provide a gift to St. Raphael Catholic Church in the process.
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Praying our Parish Rosary
Every Sunday at 10:20am in church, we pray the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary for the intentions of our parish, in particular for those written in the Intention Book located at the statue of St. Raphael the Archangel. Please add your intentions to the book so we can lift up your needs and be united in prayer. We read the intentions that have been put in the book the previous Sunday or during the week. This can be anonymous if you want. Let us prayerfully accompany you on your journey, in imitation of Our Patron, St. Raphael the Archangel.
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