Parish News
Parish School Representatives to Visit
In honor of Catholic Schools Week, January 30th through February 3rd, St. Raphael has invited neighboring parish school representatives to meet and talk with families in the church hall after all masses the weekend of January 28-29th.
Representatives from St. Peter School in Antioch, Prince of Peace School in Lake Villa and St. Patrick School in Wadsworth will have displays and be available to answer questions about the benefits of receiving a Catholic education. For information, call the parish office at (847) 395-3474.
Knights of Columbus Archangel Council
The Knights of Columbus Archangels Council 15422 will have its regular monthly meetings on the second Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the church hall.
The next meeting will be Monday, February 13th.
Council members will continue filling openings for officers at the next meeting. All men, or boys high school age or older, are welcome to attend and learn more about one of the oldest American Catholic organizations in the Church's history. For information, contact David Jenkins at davidandjuliana@msn.com.
Catholic Financial Life
The parish's Catholic Financial Life chapter will be known as Chapter #929 St. Raphael the Archangel and has some 650 members in Lake, McHenry, Cook and DuPage counties in Illinois.
Current officers of the chapter, are all members of St. Raphael the Archangel Parish.
They are: Dean Parkman – President; Ruth Olander – Vice President; Sheila Sladek – Secretary and Sharon Daniels – Treasurer.
Fr. John Jamnicky, the pastor of St. Raphael the Archangel parish, serves as the chapter Spiritual Adviser. The Chapter Trustees, also St. Raphael parishioners, are Ron Kotal, Marilyn Warden and Leo Riley.
Catholic Financial Life has an active volunteer network that reaches out to help their parishes, schools, and individuals in need. In 2010, Catholic Financial Life and its members supported these various causes by providing $2.5 million of funding. The Fraternal and its local chapters also sponsor a number of social, family-friendly and faith-related activities.
For more information on Chapter #929 or how to become a member, please contact Matt Tomlinson, our chapter representative at (847) 548-6288.
CDA Dinner Dance
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court of the Archangels (CDA) is sponsoring its third annual dinner dance with a Caribbean theme.
The dance will be held at the Bristol Oaks Country Club, 16801 75th St., Bristol, Wisconsin on Saturday, February 18th.
- Cash Bar: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Dinner: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Dancing: 8:00 p.m. to ???
Tickets are $25.00.
CDA members will be in the church hall to accept reservations after all Masses on the following weekends: January 28-29th and February 4-5th. For reservations, call Elizabeth Peterson at (847) 265-0825.
St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church has declared February 21st as Paczki (poonch-key) Day to coincide with Shrove or "Fat" Tuesday.
St Raphael will be selling paczkis for $13.00/dozen, $7.00/half dozen, or $1.50 each. Paczki orders will be accepted through February 12th and will be available for pick up on Monday, February 20th from 4-6 p.m., or Tuesday, February 21st from 6-10 a.m.
Pre-ordering your paczkis is recommended, but paczkis will be available for sale on the pick up days (while supplies last).
Download a paczki order form (below) and return it to the parish office with your payment by February 12th.
Paczki Order Form
Holy Name Society Update
Congratulations to our new St. Raphael HNS officers and a special thank you to Greg Webster our past president!
- President - Paul Czerniewski
- Vice President - John Ponzetti
- Treasurer/Secretary - Bill Coleman
- Events Chair - Gary Hughes
- Membership Chair - Matt Tomlinson
- Retreat Chair - Jim Strang
The Holy Name Society has plans for an exciting year. We will be running new events such as "Soup and Stations" on Fridays during Lent and we will maintain our popular retreats during the Advent and Spring seasons.
Upcoming Events:
February 8th - Fr. Gabriel Adeleke
February 24th - Soup and Stations
March 13th - Pat McCaskey of the Chicago Bears will be speaking on "Faith and Sports"
Parish Pastoral Council Looking for New Members
In early 2012, St. Raphael's Parish Pastoral Council will have 2 members whose terms are expiring. This is an exciting opportunity for others in our parish community! We are looking for our parish members to nominate who they feel would be great candidates to be representatives on the Council.
General Membership Guidelines:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Active Member in St. Raphael the Archangel
- Willingness to serve our Parish
The Parish Pastoral Council created our Parish Mission Statement and sets the yearly goals for the Parish using the Mission Statement as its guiding principle. If you know of someone who could be that contributing member, please send your nomination to the Chair of the Parish Council, Dave Bending at dbending@sbcglobal.net or fill out the nomination form in the bulletin.
To learn more about the Parish Pastoral Council visit the About Us section of our website.
Candlemas Day
Thursday, February 2nd is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple and also Candlemas Day, in which people can have candles blessed for their homes. St. Raphael will have pairs of blessed candles available for a donation.
Blessing of Throats
Friday, February 3rd is the Feast of St. Blaise.
In honor of the feast, there will be a special blessing of throats on Friday, the feast day itself and after all the Masses the weekend of February 4th and 5th.
Adult Confirmation Classes Offered
Are you a Catholic adult who is not confirmed?
Preparation sessions for adults in the Archdiocese will begin this spring. Parishioners of St. Raphael can attend classes at St. Mary of the Annunciation Church in Mundelein beginning Wednesday, March 28th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Participants must be 18 or older, graduated high school and have received the sacraments of baptism and first Eucharist.
Anyone interested should contact Fr. Jamnicky at the parish office at (847) 395-3474.
Archdiocese Introduces Strategic Pastoral Plan
The Archdiocese of Chicago has launched its Strategic Pastoral Plan: Reflect Christ's Light.
The goal is to grow the Catholic Community of faith in each parish over the next five years and to more deeply merge the faithful in the life of the Church throughout the course of their lives. The plan has a series of launches:
- July 2011: Year of Teens and Early Young Adults
- July 2012: Year of Sunday Mass
- July 2013: Year of Parent Formation
- July 2014: Year of the Sacraments
Information can be found on the Strategic Pastoral Plan web page at www.archchicago.org/StrategicPastoralPlan/
Junkers Wanted
The parish is looking for your unwanted Junkers & Clunkers! Consider donating a car, a truck, an RV or a motorcycle to the parish. Donations may be tax deductible. It doesn't run? That's OK, we'll pick it up! For information, call the parish office at (847) 395-3474.
40000 North U.S. Highway 45