St. Raphael Parish

WELCOME TO ST. RAPHAEL PARISH!
If you are a newcomer to our parish, please accept our invitation to introduce yourself to a member of our staff. We are confident that you will find a welcoming spirit that is reflected in liturgical hospitality, inclusion and most of all, to those with special challenges. We pray that as you join our parish in prayer, sacrament and presence that you will also grace us with your talents and support according to your means.

To register as a parishioner, click HERE for our Registration form PDF, or click HERE to submit an email request and we will send you a registration form via email. You can also call the Parish Center Office and we will be happy to mail it out to you.

Mass Schedule
June - September
Saturday: 4:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM
Daily Mass: Wednesday-Saturday at 8:00 AM

October - May
Saturday: 4:00 PM
Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:15 AM, 11:30 AM & 5:00 PM
Daily Mass: Wednesday-Saturday at 8:00 AM

2023 Grand Annual Letter please click here

Saint Raphael Parish is off to a good start with the 2023 Grand Annual collection.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. If you have not made a donation yet,
please consider doing so. If you are not able to donate in person or mail it,
please utilize our online giving option.

Thank you!

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READY THE WAY - ADVENT CONCERT
December 3, 2023
6:15-7:15PM
St. Raphael Parish

We welcome you on the first Sunday of Advent to join your voice in prayer through an hour
of praise and worship music led by "One Voice" and the St. Raphael Children's Choir.

You are once again invited to participate in our parish Giving Tree Project, an annual event that provides Christmas gifts for parish families and individuals and for many others who are helped and supported by service agencies such as Mass Coalition for the Homeless and Catholic Charities.

Giving Tree request tags will be on display in the church the weekend of November 18th and 19th. We ask that all gifts, with tags attached, be returned by December 3rd to allow time to sort and deliver them.

If you take a tag and then realize that you cannot fulfill the request, simply return it to the church or parish center. If you have any questions or concerns about a request, please email mchisholm@straphaelparishschool.org for mitten-shape tags or straphaelmedford@yahoo for all other tags.

Thank you for making our Giving Tree Project such a success every year. Your grace-filled response brings joy to many who cope each day with difficult challenges and problems.

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The Saint Raphael Children’s Choir and “One Voice” are welcoming new members to MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE!!
Children’s Choir sings at the 9:15am mass beginning October 1 (8:45am arrival time)

Choir is open to grades K-8

Rehearsals are Mondays from 3pm-4pm in the church

Songs will be taught during rehearsals and listening to the recordings of the songs is highly encouraged throughout the week

Song selections for Sunday mass will be available for listening & learning the Monday night before on Spotify Playlist: SRCC

"One Voice" sings at the 5pm mass (ongoing)

Choir is open to high school-adult

Singers and musicians welcome. Singers must be able to confidently learn and sing multiple songs per week. Musicians must be able to confidently play their instrument.

Rehearsal begins at 4pm on Sundays in the church

Songs will be sung together and harmony added during rehearsals. Listening & learning the melody is required prior to rehearsal. Song selections for Sunday mass will be available for listening & learning the Monday night before on Spotify Playlist: SR5PM

Both groups follow a “come when you can, don’t worry if you can’t” attendance policy.

Contact Nicole Panico for more information or to sign up at: [email protected] or 617-750-2043

Coffee Hour - the first Sunday of every month

Please join us for coffee & munchkins in the courtyard on the first Sunday of every month!
This is a great opportunity for parishioners and visitors to our church to connect with
friends new and old. This will take place following the morning Masses.

We hope to see you!

Our Mission

“Saint Raphael is a Catholic community committed, with God’s grace, to living gospel values and sharing these with all people. As a Eucharistic people united in faith and worship, we affirm the gifts of the Spirit among us and celebrate the uniqueness of each of our members. Supporting one another in love, we strive to respect and use these diverse gifts in joyful service to those within our parish and beyond.”

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AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. Embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.

NEWS AND UPDATES

Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley, OFM Cap.
Archbishop of Boston
66 Brooks Drive
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184

Dear Cardinal Sean,

We are blessed to offer to you our parish pastoral plan for Saint Raphael Parish in Medford, Massachusetts. We thoughtfully understand our responsibility as a stand alone collaborative, and embrace our role in the New Evangelization to create Disciples in Mission.

This plan is the collaboration of a diverse group of volunteers from throughout the parish, who have worked passionately and tirelessly to draw from various experiences within the parish. It reflects many hours of discussion and debate, information gathering and synthesizing, and most importantly prayer.

Our Plan Writing Team Members include:

Mary Brennan Bill Caddigan Ralph DeNisco Kaitlyn Feeney
Rosemarie Giovino Katie LeLacheur Aaron Lindaman Jackie Madigan
Frank O'Leary Maria Scott Alisa Simmons Ryan Stewart
Kathy Travers

We also recognize and thank Chris Donoghue, Evangelization Consultant from the Archdiocese of Boston and Jen DeNisco, Saint Raphael Parish Disciples in Mission Coordinator for their guidance throughout this process.

Saint Raphael Parish has continually been a vibrant and engaged community of believers, but even with this, we recognize our ability to grow and improve as a people of faith. Our pastoral plan highlights four goal areas on which to focus over the next three years, while we continue to do our best in every aspect of parish life.

As with any endeavor, prayer must be the first and most focal point of accomplishing our goals. For without the guidance and blessing of Jesus Christ, we would be lost.

We ask for your prayers, as we ask for the prayers and support from each member of our parish.

God Bless,

Reverend Paul Coughlin

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