St. RaphaelÊs Council of Catholic Women Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us 99th Edition CCW Newsletter www.st-raphaels.com/ccw September/October 2017 St. Raphael’s From Father Tim, Our Pastor Fall Festival Dear CCW members: Wel- come back to another new th October 27-29 year! The summer sure did go by fast. Later this month we CCW President’s Message will also welcome back the St. Raphael Catholic Church first day of fall and hopefully cooler Welcome back to all our Council weather soon thereafter. Anglo-Saxon members. I especially want to Christians of old used to call September welcome all our new members. I Halig-monath, meaning “holy month,” CCW OFFICERS look forward to meeting many of because of all the holy days crowded President you soon. We have a faith filled together, like the Nativity of the Blessed Denise DeBord year planned with lots of fun events Virgin Mary (September 8th), the Exalta- First Vice President for everyone. There is something for tion of the Holy Cross (September 14th), Susan Ugan everyone to help with. Each of you and the Feast of the Archangels Mi- Second Vice President has a special talent or gift. I would chael, Gabriel, and Raphael—our pa- Sandy Pennington especially like to encourage our tron (September 29th). I hope that this Treasurer school mom's to help us find ways to month will also be a holy month for you Judy Geier help you. I'm hoping some of you as the CCW begins their meetings and Corresponding Secretary can meet together and brainstorm activities again. Thank you sincerely for Rosanna Costa ideas. Needless to say I'm going to all that you continue to do for St. Raph- be relying very heavily on our very Recording Secretary ael parish. Your own commitment to Marty Maranto capable Council Board and hope the Faith and holiness of life are truly an each of you will help them Spirituality Commission inspiration to me. God bless you al- Joanne Leahey throughout the year. Your Sister in ways. Fr. Tim Christ, Denise DeBord Service Commission Marlene D'Abramo & Mary Ball Bible Study 2017/2018 Leadership Commission OLSOS District Fall Conference Welcome back to an exciting new year Rebecca O'Dell Please make sure you attend the for Bible Study. A great group of men OLSOS District Fall Conference and women meet from 9:15am to which will be held at Holy Family 10:45am each Wednesday. Beginning Church (200 78th Ave NE, St. Peters- NEWSLETTER September 6 to November 14, the top- burg) on Saturday, October 7th. Louise Barrett & ic is “The Bible and the Sacraments”. Registration, which includes a conti- Theresa McCormick November 28 to February 20, the Topic nental breakfast and lunch, is TBD. is “Lectio Eucharist”. February 27 to Details will follow in the bulletin. May 1, the Topic is “Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John”. Feel free th CCW MEETINGS Parish Picnic - Nov. 12 to drop in any Wednesday for an September - May Don’t miss this amazing free amazing opportunity 7:30am Rosary, 8am Mass, and wonderful Parish event to grow in your faith th 8:30am Continental on Sunday, November 12 from and knowledge of Breakfast, followed by CCW meeting 1pm to 4pm. Check the bulletin in Scripture. You will feel See CCW schedule, page 2 next few weeks for more details! welcome. CCW Newsletter, page 2 CCW Calendar 2017 Save the Dates Saturday September 23 St. Raphael’s Knights of Columbus Italian Dinner, doors open 5:30 pm Tuesday September 26 Opening Rally 40 Days for Life 7pm, 4131 Central Ave Wed-Sun Sept 27-Nov 5 40 Days for Life Campaign Saturday October 7 OLSOS Fall District Conference, Holy Family 8am to 2pm (this replaces the October St. Raphael CCW Monthly Meeting) Tuesday October 10 St. Raphael Day at 40 Days for Life Saturday October 14 St. Raphael Day at 40 Days for Life Tuesday October 17 40 Days for Life Mid-Point Rally & Potluck, 6:30 pm, Gulfcoast Community Church, 555 76th Ave N Fri-Sun Oct 27, 28, 29 St. Raphael’s Fall Festival: Sweet Tooth Booth Saturday November 4 Monthly CCW Meeting, Rosary, Mass, Breakfast, Program, Parish Hall Sunday November 5 Closing Vigil 40 Days for Life, 6 PM, 4131 Central Ave Sunday November 12 St. Raphael Parish Picnic Saturday November 18 Foundations of Life GALA Saturday December 9 Rosary, Mass, Christmas Brunch, Parish Center, Registration Needed Saturday January 6 Monthly CCW Meeting, Rosary, Mass, Breakfast, Program, Parish Hall Mon-Thur January 15-18 Rummage Sale Donations, Parish Center 3:30pm to 6pm Friday January 19 Rummage Sale Set Up, Parish Center 2pm until done Saturday January 20 Rummage Sale, Parish Center 8am to 1pm Saturday February 3 Monthly CCW Meeting, Rosary, Mass, Breakfast, Program, Parish Hall Friday February 9 Set-up St. Raphael Fashion Show, Parish Center 3:30pm to 6pm Saturday February 10 St. Raphael Fashion Show, Parish Center Sunday February TBD Focus 11 Cookie Drop off, Room B after all Masses Saturday March 3 Celebrating 90’s Luncheon Saturday April 7 Monthly CCW Meeting, Rosary, Mass, Breakfast, Parish Hall Saturday May 5 Monthly CCW Meeting, Rosary, Mass, May Crowning Thur-Sun May 17-20 DCCW Convention in Tampa Sept-May CCW General Meetings: 7:30am Rosary, 8am Mass, 8:30am Continental Breakfast & Meeting Project Rachel “Ignatius Spiritual Exercises”, “Lectio –Peter”, If you are suffering after abortion, your church wishes “Resisting Happiness”, and “Opening The Word” to to reach out to you in love and support. Call Project study the Sunday Readings. Check the bulletin for Rachel 1-888-456-HOPE (4673) and ask for Emma, more details. All are welcome at any time. Spanish call 813-500-9785 and ask for Rosa. More information email [email protected] or go to 40 Days for Life Events www.rachelsvineyard.org. Contact CCW member Save the Date for these Events at the Maggie Moren 727-525-6873 for info about a Post Vigil Site: Kickoff Vigil: Tuesday, Septem- th Abortion Support Group called H.E.A.R.T.S. This call ber 26 at 7pm, Closing Vigil: Sunday, th and participation in the group will be completely November 5 6pm. Please also join us for confidential. our midpoint Pot Luck Dinner at Gulf Coast Community Church, 555 76th Ave N, St. Peters- Faith Circles 2017/2018 burg, Tuesday, October 17th, at 6:30pm. “We Come together to Church in Pews but grow to- gether as Christians in CIRCLES”. These small groups meet in homes and at church on various days at vari- Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious Life ous times. Those who have been in small groups really Visit www.st-raphaels.com/vocations webpage for enjoy the time spent with others growing in their faith. prayers, calendars and other resources dedicated for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The topics this year include “A Biblical Walk Through the Mass”, Seven Deadly Sins Seven Lively Virtues”, CCW Newsletter, page 3 First Vice President Message by Susan Ugan To further help our parishioners and their families, our September speaker is Carol Ann Bates, our parish Dear Members: WELCOME ALL! Many of you have Community Nurse. She has been with Hospice for returned from vacations out of Florida and some of us over 20 years. So you may say," I don't need a nurse.", enjoyed just doing less during the two short months of or" I know what nurses do." BUT Carol Ann gave you summer. So here we are gearing up for our first CCW an extensive list of what she and other community meeting September 2 which begins our official work- nurses can and do for our parishioners ing year 2017-2018. Yes, the summer was a nice break but your Board members did some thinking and plan- DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR US??...TO IMPROVE ning for the year ahead. WHAT WE DO, SOMETHING NEW TO INITIATE? DON'T KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. Share it with a Board member. Most of you know that our President, Denise DeBord We love new ideas, so let us hear from you. has had serious surgery and will continue treatments. I will be acting in place of Denise. Also, Marlene D'Abramo is ill and is undergoing treatments. She in- CCW President Update by Jen Coleman (Denise sists on being as involved as possible but knows her DeBord’s daughter) health comes first. She has organized the 'breakfast Dear family and friends, We find ourselves quite sud- angels" for the first meeting but would welcome some denly on a very difficult journey. As you know by now, new faces to help out for later meetings. my mom, Denise, is facing a second battle with can- Marty Maranto has stepped up to take the Recording cer. We found out on June 13th that she had a golf Secretary position (not filled last spring). Marty has ball size tumor in the right parietal lobe of her brain. also gone ahead creating our news messages for the This, it turns out, was to blame for the near-total loss of parish bulletin. THANK YOU, MARTY! use of her left arm and some other difficulties that had begun developing earlier this year. She had a Please check out the calendar posted in this newslet- successful craniotomy on June 20th. The doctor was ter. You will recognize many CCW events are annual - able to remove all but two tiny bits of the tumor.… WHY? Because they are so successful and loved by The pathology report revealed the tumor was a glio- fellow parishioners.