2006 - 2007 CCW Newsletters - St. Raphael Catholic Church

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Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us
St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women
September 2006
Card Party
St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW Officers
President:
Louise Barrett
821-2561
1st Vice President:
Marlene D’Abramo
2nd Vice President:
Becky McBride
Recording Secretary:
Maggie Moren
Corresponding Secretary:
Roseanna Costa
Treasurer:
Adela Vidal
Papal Intentions
for September 2006
General: That those who use the
means of social communication
may always do so conscientiously and responsibly.
Missionary: That in the mission
territories the entire People of
God may recognize that permanent formation is their own
priority.
Newsletter
http://st-raphaels.com/ccw.htm
Our annual Card Party is Saturday, Oct
28 from noon to 3 PM. Luncheon will
be quiche and salad made by
CCW Members. Our
dessert bar will be
delicious as always.
Bring as many friends
as you can for a
fabulous afternoon. You can play cards
or any other game. Send
$10
reservation to Roseanna Costa 1410 51
Av NE St Pete 33703, 520-0286.
Checks are payable to CCW. Any
donations
for
door
prizes
or
opportunities go to Dolores Smith.
Become a Member of CCW
If you would like to become a member
of St. Raphael's Council of Catholic
Women (formerly called Guild). Please
send your $15 yearly membership in an
envelope marked CCW to the church
office.
The Women of Grace Study will be
starting Wed., Sept. 20th from 9:15 to
11:30, meeting weekly for 26 weeks.
This study involves reading Johnnette
Benkovic’s book Full of Grace,
homework lessons in a workbook, small
group discussion, and videotaped
lectures. Study Sacred Scripture,
Church documents, the example of our
Blessed Mother, and be introduced to
women saints who can serve as role
models. You will be fed spiritually,
mentally, and emotionally and affirmed
in your dignity as a daughter of God and
in your gift of authentic femininity.
There will be child care. Call Addys
Sasserath (522-8435) to register.
NewYouth Minister
We welcome Jessie Freeman to the
position of Youth Minister. (Keith
Aschbach has taken a teaching position
at St. Pete Catholic High School).
Women of Grace Study
“ThankYou” Notes Received
East African Mission Promoters of the Brothers of Holy Cross thanks us for our donation to a Dispensary in Kenya. Monsignor thanks us for our generous remembrance in his Aug 23 Birthday Card.
Christ Renews His Parish
Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) women's weekend is scheduled for September
16th and 17th. THIS IS A FABULOUS PROGRAM AND YOU WILL BE VERY
BLESSED IF YOU ATTEND. Women arrive at Church Saturday morning of the
CRHP Weekend and spend the night Saturday, leaving Sunday afternoon before
dinner. It is a wonderful way to feel a part of the Parish, meet women who will become your friends, and get closer to Jesus. It is a time to be pampered, pray, listen
and have fun. Food is delicious and the weekend without charge. Call Kim Phillips (521-1856) if you are interested in attending, or know someone who would like
an invitation sent to them. I made my Christ Renews His Parish weekend back in
1985 and it was an awesome experience where I met women who are still my
friends today. CRHP is one of the reasons we have such a vibrant Parish. If your
husband would like to attend a Men’s CRHP Weekend October 21-22nd , call Brian
Talley (520-7390).
S T . R A P HA E L' S C O U NC I L O F C A T HO LI C WO ME N
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CCW Calendar 2006-07
Saturday
September 2
General Meeting and Breakfast after the 8 AM Mass
Friday
Sept 29
Feast of St. Raphael @ 7 PM
Saturday
October 7
General Meeting
Monday
October 9
Respect Life Night
Saturday
October 28
Card Party
Wednesday
November 1
All Saints Mass
Saturday
November 4
General Meeting
Saturday
December 2
Christmas Breakfast/Nursing Home Gifts
Friday
December 8
Feast of the Immaculate Conception- Creche Festival @ 7 PM Mass
Saturday
January 6
General Meeting
Wednesday
January 24
Pontifax
Saturday
February 3
General Meeting
Sunday
February 11
World Day of the Sick @ 11:30 AM
Saturday
February 18
Fashion Show
Saturday
March 3
Lenten Retreat
Saturday
March 10
Mother’s Tribute Brunch
Saturday
April 14
General Meeting
Saturday
April 21
Rummage Sale
Saturday
May 5
General Meeting/ Installation Breakfast
Sun-Wed.
May 6-9
DCCW Convention - Quorum Hotel Tampa
Thursday
May 24
Potluck @ Parish Center
General Meeting Schedule: 7:35 AM Rosary, 8 AM Mass, 8:30 Continental Breakfast, Meeting
Program
and
Brother John Bailanda
Our CCW was blessed to meet Br .John Bailanda who is a missionary in Africa. CCW Member Karen Muhlstadt
hosted Br. John’s June visit to FL. Br John was born in Uganda, and belongs to the Brothers of the Holy Cross. He
runs a Dispensary in Kenya which treats the poorest of the poor and many aids victims. He also uses donations to
help students in need of school fees, and families who need food. Our CCW hosted a small luncheon to welcome
Br. John on Fathers Day, June 18th . Those present gave about $500. Meeting a Missionary puts a human face on
problems faced by those outside of our country. We are grateful for Br. John’s visit and his ministry to God’s people.
Birthdays
August
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Peggy Nolan
Cecilia Ponath
Nellie Bonitati
Roseanne Halsmer
Ethelyn Henderson
Ruth Mattick
Marcella Rankin
Denise Androulakis
Sarh Gallagher
Dani Mcauliffe
Virginia Thomas
Claudia Soucy
Mary Ann Smelter
Valerie Massingil
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Danna Klemmer
Eileen Brady
Lois Davy
Monsignor Caverly
Monique Barkett
Carol Zimmerman
Barbara Miller
Bonnie Condon
Teresa Meana
Helen Durbin
Fran Vaccaro
Adela Vidal
September
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Linda Champion
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Angela Soucy
Jane Winstead
Lucille Fisher
Virginia Palladino
Marilyn Ward
Adele Buchta
Antoinette Falk
Jane Ellis
Chris Pelletier
Beverly Abentroth
Linda Bragg
Annie Hirt
Becky McBride
Phyllis Phillips
Mary Palmer
Mary Begley
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Maggie Moren
Suzanne Flatley
Charlotte Overbey
Lynn Covert
Vicki Quintana
Rosa Rodriquez
Our Holy Father Speaks
This is an excerpt from Benedict XVI's address on
the solemnity of the Assumption to the crowds gathered
pray the midday Angelus.
“Mary is an example and support for all believers:
She encourages us not to lose confidence in the face of
the difficulties and inevitable problems of every day.
She assures us of her help and reminds us that what is
essential is to seek and aspire for "things that are above,
not for things on earth" (cf. Colossians 3:2). Immersed
in daily occupations, we run the risk of believing that in
this world, in which we are only passing by, is the objective of human existence. However, Paradise is the
authentic goal of our earthly pilgrimage. How different
From the Pastor’s Desk
Monsignor Caverly’s trip to Ireland with his
brother, Monsignor Patrick Caverly, VG, pastor of a
Parish in Altamonte Springs, had an added grace this
year. The Rector of the Irish Seminary in Rome invited
them for a weeklong trip to Rome. The Caverly’s were
“shown everything worth seeing”, including the Sistine
Chapel, Church of the True Cross, Subiaco (St Benedict), one of St. Francis’s monasteries, St John Lateran
(a magnificent Church), a Trappist Monastery, and a
visit to the Little Sisters of Jesus Convent. They also
met the Irish Ambassador to the Vatican. Monsignor
said “he came away with a feeling of gratitude for all
we Catholics have inherited. The Church has such a
wonderful tradition and it was a great honor to see what
has been handed down to us.”
The Caverly’s and the Irish Rector were seated in a
front row at Pope Benedict XVI’s weekly Wednesday
Address. At the end of the Address, our Pope personally greeted the Bishops in attendance, blessed the sick
and then walked over to where the Caverly’s were seated. Pope Benedict clasped Monsignor’s hands with his
two hands in a warm, humble and holy manner, looking
him straight in the eye. When Monsignor told him what
an honor it was to greet him, the Pope asked if the two
Caverly’s were brothers! How Divine Providence arranged this moment and what a true privilege for our
Pastor to touch the Vicar of our Church and bring that
blessing back to us.
This is not Monsignor’s first encounter with a Pope.
Monsignor also had the privilege of meeting Pope John
Paul II on three occasions- once, in 1979, concelebrating Mass 10 yards away from the Pope in Philadelphia,
again in Miami, and finally in Rome when Monsignor
accompanied Cardinal Hickey as part of the Serra Club
for Vocations.
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our days would be if they were animated by this perspective! It is what happened to saints. Their human existence witnesses that when one lives with one's heart
constantly directed to heaven, earthly realities are lived
in their just value, as they are illuminated by the eternal
truth of divine love.
To the Queen of Peace, whom we contemplate in
heavenly glory, I would like to entrust once again the
concerns of humanity in every place of the world tormented by violence. ...May Mary inspire in all sentiments of understanding, a will to understand and desires
for concord! [Translation from Italian original by ZENIT] ZE06081720
Thanks to our many CCW bakers, helpers, promoters, sacristans, musicians, rosary leaders,
Knights of Columbus, and Fr. Anthony, the
Third Annual Rosary Festival was a beautiful event with about 150 people attending
Mass followed by candlelight procession,
litany, blessing of Marian objects and reception. The St Raphael School children
brought items to be blessed at the 8
AM Mass as well. We are grateful so
many St Raphael parishioners honored
our Blessed Mother and her son, Jesus,
on the Feast of the Assumption.
So many CCW members and others
helped make this event possible! Helene
Payne and the Parish Office Staff and volunteers, Celeste Brown, Angela Soucy,
Mabel Sullivan, Mary Stoft, Donna Condon, Addys
Sasserath and her son Trevor, Dave and Mary Poulin,
Marlene and Sonny D'Abramo, Yolanda Gallagher, Glenda and Dick Haight (and all the Knights),
Kathy Newton, Bernadine Quartetti, Kay Yennie, Emily Uber, Rosa Rodriguez, Maggie Moren, Carol Zimmerman, Winnie Young, Joanne Bird, Joan Malone,
Robin Ahlquist, Linda, Richard and Chris Champion,
Dan Bates, Greg and Barbara Creamer(beautiful bouquets), Gina Longino, Ruth and Don Mattick (who
made the stand for the Blessed Mother), Marty Foreman, Mary Hanlon, Susan Ugan and all those of the
Praise Band who provided the beautiful music, our altar
servers- (Caroline Condon, Elisa Sasserath, and Chris
Champion), Ofelia Hoeppner, Eileen Brady, Cheri
Mainenti, and Roger Davey and Annie Barrett, to
name a few....God bless you all.
In Your Prayers. . .
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please pray for our sick: Ruth Mattick,
Mary “Pat” Richman, Ester LaVangie,
Bill Scanlan, Ginny Hansen. Shore
Acres-Dottie Soots, Susan Neitz,
Thomas Kunkler, Norman Vanest.
Maria Manor- DJ Thompson, Juliette
Schiavi, Mary Palmer, Rita Hall, Ernest Anderson. Other: Charlotte Edwards, Jenny Milo, Marion Lagan, Nancye Barrett, Helen Bishop, and Bette Hyslip.
Deceased by Bernadette Bailey
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Please Pray for those who have died since May: Mary
Haggerty, Inez Pedalino, Rose Shamas, Jenny Sigliano,
Mary Louise Johnson, Lucy Donegan, Vivian Johnson,
Jean Kavanaugh, May Costa, Rose Casesa, John Schatz,
Mike Durbin, Rita Filitor, Jerry Allen, and Mary Passero.
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Our deepest sympathies to the families of those who
have died since our May Newsletter.
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Charter CCW Member Rose Shamas died May 4.
She came here in 1954 from her native Brooklyn,
New York. She was a member of the St. Petersburg
Yacht Club and Boley Manor. She was a former
member of the St. Petersburg Woman’s Club, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Anthony’s Auxiliary, All Children’s Hospital Guild, Symphony Guild, St. Raphael’s Catholic Church and St. Raphael’s Woman’s
Guild. Rose was a charter member of the Women’s
Guild. She was an avid Bridge player and a great
cook. Survivors include her two sons: Dr. Gilbert
Shamas and Edward Shamas, two daughters: Anne
Shamas and Betty Shamas, five grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
♥ Our oldest Parishioner Jenny Sigliano,106, died
May 15 at Bon Secours Maria Manor She was born
in New York City and moved to St. Petersburg in
1979 from Connecticut. She enjoyed sewing and
knitting and before retiring, she was an assistant designer in the retail clothing industry in New York
City. She was a member of St. Raphael's Catholic
Church. Survivors include a niece and a grandnephew.
♥ CCW Member Lucy Donegan died May 19. Born
in Rahway, NJ she moved to St. Petersburg in 1967
and then to Sandy Springs, GA in 2004 to be near
her son. Lucy was an active member of the CCW
for many years. She is predeceased by her husband
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of twenty six years, Joseph W. Donegan. Survivors
include a son, John, a daughter, Carol Donegan and
two grandchildren, Brian Donegan and Kate Donegan.
CCW Member Vivian Johnson died May 10 at
North Shore Rehab Center.Vivian was born in
North Dakota. Her first husband was in the military
which brought them to FL. Vivian worked as a secretary for the State of Florida. Vivian remarried after her husband’s death in the 60’s. Her second husband also predeceased her. Vivian enjoyed gardening, helping the SPCA, and was a member of a
Business Women’s Sorority. Vivian was an active
member of St Raphael’s Parish and the Council of
Catholic Women for many years. Vivian is survived
by Sherry Edgar, friend and caretaker.
CCW member May Costa died May 25. She came
here in 1979 from her native New York, NY. She
worked for the Queens Board of election and was
president for two years of Queens Democratic Club.
She was a homemaker and loved oil painting, ceramics and playing Scrabble. She was a member of
St. Raphael’s Women’s Council of Catholic Women
and Roberts Adult Center.
CCW member Rose Casesa passed away June
7. She came here in 1976 from Brooklyn, NY. She
was a homemaker and a devout Catholic who
walked to Mass each Sat. for the 5:30 Mass as long
as she was physically able. She is survived by her
son, James Casesa.
Jean Kavanaugh, 62, member Julie Musselman’s
mom, died June 12. Jean was was born in Dayton,
Ohio, where she lived most of her life. She graduated from the University of Dayton. She moved to
Florida, in 2000, and was active at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church in Faith Formation and
as leader of the RCIA program. She was a devout
Catholic and devoted to her family. Survivors include her husband, of 41 years, Thomas J. Kavanaugh III; three daughters and sons-in-law: Julie
and Bob Musselman, Lisa and Mike Fields, and
Colleen and Jon Duffy and 12 grandchildren.
Mike Durbin, 49 year old son of CCW member Helen Durbin died June 12. Born in Fort Benning, GA,
he came here in 1966 from Fort Jay, NY. He was a
carpenter in the construction industry and a 1975 St.
Petersburg High School Graduate and member of
the St. Petersburg High School Alumni Club. He
attended St. Raphael’s Catholic Church and was a
member of the St. Petersburg Junior College Alumni Club. He was a professional musician and played
lead guitar in several bands. He loved fishing, soccer and nature. Survivors include his mother, Helen
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M. Durbin; six brothers: Jim, Edward, Thomas,
Donald, Robert, and Patrick; two sisters: Jeanine
McMahon and Elaine Durbin.
♥ CCW member Jane Winstead’s father, John
Schatz, died June 18. Born in Bellingham, MA, he
came here in 1957 from Woonsocket, R.I. He was
a U.S. Army Sgt. during WWII and a retired broker
and realtor. At St. Raphael’s he was an usher, a
member of Knights of Columbus, Cursillo Movement and the Men’s Prayer Group. He was also a
member of the Realtor’s Association and the
Moose Lodge. He was a volunteer at St. Vincent de
Paul’s and at Pinellas County Schools.
♥ Mary Passero, mother of CCW 1st Vice President,
Marlene D’Abramo and grandmother of Gina
Longino, died Aug.23. Mary was born in Brooklyn, NY . She grew up in Thomaston Ct. After she
married Joseph Passero they lived in Torrington, Ct
and moved to Waterbury, Ct in 1947. She worked
as a sales clerk for Grant department store and JC
Penney, she retired in 1977. She had 2 daughters,
Marlene D'Abramo and Sandra Ventresca
(deceased 1997) 6 grandchildren, 12 Great- grandchildren, and 2 Great-Great Grandsons. She enjoyed dancing, talking and meeting people. She
moved to St Petersburg in 2001 at the age of 90!
She lived in the Burlington Towers independently
until July 19th of this year, when she moved to an
extended care facility. She enjoyed being a member of St. Raphaels Parish and attended the 5:30pm
Mass each week up until her illness. She had just
become an honorary member of our CCW after her
placement in a nursing home. Please pray for our
CCW, Mary.
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including a $250 donation from our CCW. He is beginning a year long commitment to help teens grow in
their Catholic Faith through retreats all over the country.
“I am so eager to begin my journey to Minneapolis
and NET Ministries. I have some mixed emotions because I will miss my parents, my brother, my
sister and all my friends. However, I have been preparing spiritually for this walk with the Lord and I feel I
am responding to His call.
We will begin with five weeks of intensive training
conducted by NET staff and clergy. Both Archbishop
Harry Flynn and Bishop Richard Pates will be joining
us to preside at special liturgies. The first two weeks
we will be at a Bible Camp in Amery, Wisconsin so
we can concentrate on deepening our faith and begin to
develop strong relationships with our teammates. Toward that end, I will not be bringing my cell phone or
computer with me while we are at camp so my ability
to communicate with all of you will be limited. After
our period of training, we will be assigned to one of 8
teams. I will let you know which team I am assigned
and where we are going.
Please know that you are in my heart and in my
prayers. I humbly ask you to pray for me as I begin the
time of discernment and service. Your kindness and
support mean so much to me. I will be home for 2
weeks at Christmas and look forward to seeing you at
that time. Andy Johnson”
Loretta Czyzewski Memorial Page
Thanks to the following CCW Members who donated
to the DCCW for Loretta Czyzewski Memorial Page in
the DCCW Convention Program- Dolores Smith, Teresa Hartley, Julie Musselman, Janie Winstead, Terry
Hamm, Mary Poulin, Vivian Frank, Jeanne Weber,
Helen Rudolf, Ruth McDonald, Elsa Tugman, Mary
Donatelli, Suzanne Flatley, Bernadette Bailey, Charlotte Overbey,Louise Halsmer,Pat Bush,Margaret
Peck,Kay Yennie,Stan and Mary Domal, ick and Glenda Haight, Ginny Hansen,Lynne Hensley, Marie Margle, Roseanna Costa, Louise Barrett, Marlene D’Abramo, Lou Perrin, Flo Santi, Judy Eggerling, Ruth Mattick, Ethelyn Henderson and Rita Sullivan.
National Evangelization Team (NET)
St Raphael Parishioner, Andy Johnson, was chosen
to be part of the National Evangelization Team (NET).
He raised over $2,000 to cover expenses and insurance,
St. Raphael's CCW Online
CCW Online
See our very own CCW web pages
and newsletters (new & archived editions) by going to:
http://www.st-raphaels.com/ccw.html.
Thanks again to Theresa McCormick,
our webmaster.
St. Raphael School
The St Raphael Catholic
School year began very successfully. Enrollment now includes
a Pre-K 4 class of 18 children
with teacher Darlene Hammer.
Mrs. McDonald (1st), Miss Spoor
(2nd), Mrs Orsi (4th), Mrs
Hagaman(5th), Mrs Diaco (Middle),
Mrs Gulliver (Middle), Mrs Dunn
(Middle), Mrs Walsh (Art), the Auf dem
Kampes (Music), Mrs Tawil (Sec), Mr Schaffer (PE),
Mrs Venzke (Media), Bonnie Haire (After Care), Mrs
Haggerty (aide), Kathryn Douglas (Guidance), and Mrs
Bosco (Span). have all returned to bless our school for
another year.
There are several new staff- including our Principal,
Valerie Wostbrock, Mrs Sills (3rd), Mrs Jacoby
(Middle), Mrs Ewell (sec), Miss Antunes (K), Mrs
DeCosmo (aide), Miss Deary (aide), Mrs Zylman
(Computer), and Sharon Weber (Title 1).
Our CCW bakers supplied a special surprise for the
SRS Staff. Members Danna Klemmer, Kim Penman,
Carol Zimmerman, Linda Champion (her husband
Richard and son Chris helped, too), and Louise Barrett
baked some (well, many) pound cakes and pumpkin nut
loaves for gift bags for the staff. Deborah Scanlan
helped behind the scenes. We pray for a Blessed Year
for our Parish school.
Member News
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Margaret Peck and her husband flew to Budapest
and took a cruise on a river boat on the Danube in
Slovakia, then to Vienna and a side trip to Prague.Chris Pelletier and her family enjoyed Key West.
Joanne Bird and her mom, Winnie Young, went to
Colorado to see Winnie’s new great grandchild.
Gina Longino and her family enjoyed a trip to Europe. -Susan Langston, her husband and two children went to Rome, the Greek Isles, and Ephesus.
Terry and new CCW member Chris Winstead became Catholics on August 10th. They received several Sacraments with bountiful Blessings! They
were Baptized, Confirmed, received their First Holy
Communion at Mass said by Fr. Anthony and they
had their marriage blessed. It was a beautiful ceremony witnessed by their family and friends who
could attend.
Angela Soucy went to Buffalo NY for the Baptism
of yet another great-granddaughter and will be going to a grandson’s wedding in Sept. in CT. She’ll
be home for 5 days and then travels to her sons’
homes in Mt/ Wyoming until mid Oct. While there,
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she will see another great granddaughter and many
of her grandchildren that all live in that area.
Dani
McAulife, her husband, Jon, and her
sons went to North Carolina. They stayed in a cabin on Lake Chatuge and spent a week admiring the
beauty of God's creations!
Michelle Cehula Fellows and her husband, David,
went to her hometown of Warren, Ohio where
Michelle spent her birthday and they attended David’s "The Class of 1964 Turns 60" Party.
Lois Davy just turned 94. She is in a ALF near her
daughter in Jefferson City MO recuperating from
recent surgery. She sends everyone her love.
Bernice McCune just turned 90. Congratulations,
Bernice.
Roseanna Costa and hubby Bob are enjoying visiting family & friends in their second home in NYC.
From the internet:
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a
small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God
to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for
help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he
eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. One day, after scavenging for
food, he arrived home to find his little
hut in flames, and soon there was
nothing left. The worst had happened, and everything was lost. He
was stunned with disbelief, grief, and
anger. "God, how could you do this to me?" he
cried. Early the next day he was awakened
by the sound of a ship approaching the
island. It had come to rescue him.
"How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man
of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied. It's easy to get discouraged when things are going
bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at
work in our lives, even in the midst of pain, and suffering. Remember this the next time your "hut" seems to
be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal
that summons the grace of God.
New Member List
We welcome Sherry Abentroth, Robin Ahlquist, Mary
Wyatt Allen, Cheryl Anderson, Mary Ann Baecher, Connie Balsamo, Sharon Beaber, Marie Bello, Joanne Bird,
Linda Bragg, Mary Brophy, Jo Burkhart, Kathy Calcutt,
Charmaine Carter, Mimi Casadonte, Traci Craig, Beatriz
Crespo, Denise Debord, Barbara Dippelhofer, Theresa Duval, Jane Ellis, Jodi Ellis,Antoinette Falk, Michelle Cehula
Fellows, Rosalie Ferrer, Jackie Finger, Yolanda Gallagher,
Sarah Gallagher, Pam Gehrich, Stephanie Graham, Kathy
Guckenberger, Gay Hagaman, Elane Haley, Rosanne Hall,
Michelle Henriksson, Mary Kay Heraty, Annie Hirt, Ofelia
Hoeppner, , Mary Holland, Marjorie Johnson, Lisa Kettlestrings, Sharon Kimball, Judith Kroll, Joyce Kubala, Kristin Leary, Joanne LaBuda, Cathy Littlejohn, Cymbre
Lom, Gina Longino, Donna Lynch, Nancy Maggio, Cherie
Mainenti, Joanie Martin, Daneil “Dani” Mcauliffe, Lillian
McClelland, Theresa McCormick, Pat McGuire, Sandra
Medellin, Lila Methot, Terri Meyer, Barbara Miller, Jennie
Milo, Jill Monforte, Janet Murchison, Kathy Newton,
Chung Soon O’Dwyer, Chris Pelletier, Kim Penman, Phyllis Phillips, Mary Lou Price, Joan Priest, Tina Quintana,
Vicki Quintana, Kelly Rooth, Barbara Ruperto, Nancy
Rutland, Marie Sakkis, Molly Sanger, Mary Beth Sebesta,
Dottie Smay, Mary Ann Smelter, Claudia Soucy, Mary
Stoft, Mabel Sullivan, Saunya Talley, Jovita Tuazon, Emily Uber, Susan Ugan, Mary Vallee, Jennifer Vesper, Marilyn Ward, Hilary Watson, Mary Wilson, and Chris Winstead.
Meet Our New Members:
♥ Ofelia and her husband, Gerard, and their children,
Jessee, Arianna and Catherine have been parishioners of
St. Raphael’s Church for 18 years. Ofelia is active in
the following ministries: Sacristan/Altar Care, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Weekday Reader, and Homebound
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. If she's
not at St. Raphael's you can find her working as a paralegal with a local law firm or working out at a local
gym.
♥ Emily Uber and her husband, Chad, have two children,
Owen 4 and Keira 2. Emily says, “I have just recently
come back to my faith and after being married outside of
the Church five years ago, we received our sacrament of
Holy Matrimony from Father Anthony in June.
♥ Mary Vallee is the Chapter Leader of Depression Bipolar Support Group. She says, “There so many people
who need this Meeting- mood disorders are a serious
thing. We meet every Thurs. at Northeast Presbyterian
Church and also do training and education.” Thank you
Mary for helping our community help people with this
mental illness. Anyone is welcome to her support group
to learn to feel good about yourself. Contact Mary @520
-1856
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♥ Cymbre Lom was born in St. Petersburg and graduated
from USF with a Finance degree in 2004. She works at
Certegy Check Services as an account manager. She was
married almost 2 years ago at St. Jude's Cathedral. Her
husband, Steve, is an accountant. She has one younger
sister, Brittany, who is at USF now.
♥ Kelly Rooth was born in Los Angeles and grew up in
Sydney, Australia and Bangkok, Thailand. She attended
USF and Stetson Law School and practices commercial
litigation and creditor's rights law at the law firm of Trenam Kemker in St. Petersburg. Her husband Ryan is
also an attorney and has his own practice in Clearwater. They are newlyweds and will be married one year
in September.
♥ Mary Christine Wilson and her husband Eric have been
married 37 years. They have 3 grown children who live
in FL. An Air Force family for over 21 years, they did a
lot of moving and retired to beautiful St. Pete. What a
blessing to be less than 2 miles from St. Raphael's and
live on a canal! Mary enjoys boating and treasure seeking at garage sales. Mary recently started assisting the
housekeeper at St. Raphael's rectory with cooking and
cleaning. She loves this! Mary is looking forward to
meeting all the CCW ladies.
Kitchenette Update
We have been busy all summer completing the kitchenette
in meeting room B. A picture is worth a thousand words,
so take a look and see what time, talent and treasure can
produce. Costs were as follows- cabinets-$3041.12, refrigerator- $1011.92, electrical work- $853, plumbing in floor$3799.31, hardware- $70, microwaves- $398, pump for ice
maker-$299, ice maker-$819, blinds-$1655, and misc materials-$370.26 for a total of $12,316.61. Don Mattick put
in many hours, along with Ralph and Bernadine Quartetti
who made the cornices, donated MANY items for the project, and worked on every aspect of the project. Thanks to
Kay Yennie and Peggy Hawkins who painted and helped
in many ways. We received special donations from Alan
Horner/ Family- the countertop, installation and sink/
faucet. Carmen Marlowe’s business, Floor Color Center in
Seminole, donated the tiles for the back splash wall.
Thank you all the CCW members who helped with our
money making projects last year, and especially Margaret
Connelly who bequeathed us $10,000 without which this
project would not have been possible. We are still looking
for some large religious framed art for the walls. If you
have something you would like to donate, call Louise Barrett 821-2561.
Christian Ways to Reduce Stress
Pray, go to bed on time, get up on time so you can start
the day unrushed, say No to projects that won't fit into
your time schedule, or that will compromise
your mental health. Delegate tasks to
capable others, simplify and unclutter
your life, less is more, get organized
so everything has its place. Allow
extra time to do things and to get to
places, pace yourself- spread out big
changes and difficult projects. Take
one day at a time. Separate worries from
concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God
would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't
do anything about a situation, forget it. Live within your
budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra
house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
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My young grandson called the other day to wish me
Happy
Birthday.
He
asked
me
how old I was, and I told him, "62." He was quiet
for a moment, and then he asked, "Did you
start at 1?"
After putting her grandchildren to bed, a
grandmother changed into old
slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As
she heard the children getting
more and more rambunctious, her patience grew
thin. At last she threw a
towel around her head and
stormed into their room, putting them back to bed
with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard
the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, "Who
was THAT?"
A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter
what her own childhood was like: "We used to skate
outside on a pond. I had a swing made from a tire; it
hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods." The
little girl was wide-eyed, taking this in. At last she
said, "I sure wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!"
My grandson was visiting one day when he asked,
"Grandma, do you know how you and God are
alike?" I mentally polished my halo while I asked,
"No, how are we alike?" "You're both old," he replied.
A little girl was diligently pounding away on her
grandfather's word processor. She told him she was
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writing a story. "What's it about?" he asked. "I don't
know," she replied. "I can't read."
I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her
colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out
something and ask what color it was. She would tell
me, and always she was correct. But it was fun for
me, so I continued. At last she headed for the door,
saying sagely, "Grandma, I think you should try to
figure out some of these yourself!"
Our five-year-old grandson couldn't wait to tell his
grandfather about the movie we had watched on television, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." The
scenes with the submarine and the giant octopus had
kept him wide-eyed. In the middle of the telling, my
husband interrupted Mark, "What caused the submarine to sink?" With a look of incredulity Mark replied, "Grandpa, it was the 20,000 leaks!!"
When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation
cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to
keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, "It's no use, Grandpa. The mosquitoes
are coming after us with flashlights."
A second grader came home from school and said to
her
grandmother,
"Grandma,
guess what? We learned how to make babies today."
The
grandmother,
more
than
a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. "That's interesting," she said, "How do you make babies?" "It's
simple," replied the girl. "You just change 'y' to 'i'
and add 'es'"
A Child’s Logic
A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon
full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed
past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog's
duties. They use him to keep crowds back," said one
youngster. "No, said another, "he's just for good luck."
A third child brought the argument to a close. "They
use the dogs", she said firmly, "to find the
fire
hydrant."
October 2006 - Respect Life Month
Card Party
CCW Officers
President:
Louise Barrett
821-2561
1st Vice President:
Marlene D’Abramo
2nd Vice President:
Becky McBride
Maggie Moren
Roseanna Costa
Treasurer:
Adela Vidal
Papal Intentions
for October 2006
General: That all those who are
baptized may mature in their
faith and manifest it through
clear, coherent and courageous
choices in life.
Missionary: That the celebration
of World Missionary Day may
everywhere increase the spirit of
missionary animation and cooperation.
Newsletter
Card Party
Our annual Card
Party is Saturday,
October 28 from
noon
to
3PM.
Luncheon will be
quiche and salad made by CCW
Members. Our dessert bar will be
delicious as always. Bring as many
friends as you can for a fabulous
afternoon. You can play cards or any
other game. Send $10 reservation to
Roseanna Costa, 1410 51 Av NE, St.
Petersburg, FL 33703, phone 5200286. Checks are payable to CCW.
Any donations for door prizes or
opportunities go to Dolores Smith.
Ladies Day Out
Come meet with other ladies from the
Lower Pinellas Deanery Parishes.
This free "Ladies Day Out” will
combine great information, mini
workshops, getting to know one
another in a relaxed setting and FUN.
We are Catholic women growing
together in our faith, helping one
another and working for our Parishes.
If you get this, you are part of the
Lower Pinellas Deanery!! Sunday,
October 15 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM,
Holy Family Church- 200 78th Av NE.
Diffley Hall
RSVP: Louise Barrett
821-2561
Women (formerly called Guild).
Please send your $15 yearly
membership in an envelope marked
CCW to the church office.
Respect Life Seminar
by Maggie Moren
On October 9th at 7:00 p.m., in
Meeting Room A, the parish is invited
to listen to four speakers who have
been invited to speak on different
Respect Life issues. Each will give
a ten or fifteen minute talk on the
following topics; Rose Petito, R.N.,
from Pregnancy Plus Medical will
speak on Project Rachael, a post
abortion ministry for the healing of
those who have had an abortion;
Diane Hale, R.N. a certified Fertility
Care Practitioner will speak on the
education of the female reproduction
system and how awesome it is;
Jacqueline Bromley a prevention
specialist, who heads POWER (Peer
Offer
Witness
and
Encourage
Respect) Team, which is a youth and
parent abstinence education program,
sponsored by Catholic Charities;
and Dr. Michael Reilly, M.D., who is
a parishioner, will speak on stem cell
research.
There will be a Q&A
session
after
each
speaker. Refreshments will be served
after the seminar.
“ThankYou” Notes
Thanks to our breakfast angels: September’s crew were Mary Carlomagno,
Maggie Moren and Ethelyn Henderson. Our October breakfast angels are
Lucy Paz, Yolanda Gallagher and Tina Quintana. We couldn’t put on our
meetings without you!!! Theresa McCormick did a great job showing us
our website at the September Meeting. We are so proud of our
new St. Raphael Principal, Valerie Wostbrock who spoke at our
October Meeting.
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Monday
October 9
Respect Life Night, 7 PM
Saturday
October 28
Card Party
Wednesday
November 1
All Saints Mass
Saturday
November 4
General Meeting - Water for Life
Saturday
November 4
FALL FESTIVAL, 11 AM - 8 PM. School Sponsored.
Saturday
December 2
Friday
December 8
Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Creche Festival @ 7 PM Mass
Saturday
January 6
General Meeting - Angels in Art
Saturday
February 3
General Meeting
Saturday
February 18
Fashion Show
Saturday
March 3
Lenten Retreat
Saturday
March 10
Saturday
April 14
General Meeting
Saturday
April 21
Rummage Sale
Saturday
May 5
Sun-Wed.
May 6-9
Thursday
May 24
General Meeting Schedule: 7:35 AM Rosary, 8 AM Mass, 8:30 Continental Breakfast,
Meeting & Program
All Saints Day Mass/ Art Show
Come to the Masses for All Saints Day, November 1st.
More info to follow in the bulletin.
Bring a picture of a Saint for our Saint Art Show.
Wednesday Morning Bible Study – by Gina Longino.
This year we are studying Exodus. The study is led by Father Anthony and meets Wednesday mornings from
9:15-11:00 in meeting room "A". There is a $60.00 fee to cover materials. Contact Gina Longino 526-2191 for
more information or to register.
If your husband or son would like to attend a Men’s CRHP Weekend Oct 21-22, call Brian Talley (520-7390).
Women of Grace by Addis Sasserath
This study involves reading Johnnette Benkovic’s book Full of Grace, homework lessons in a workbook, small
group discussion, and videotaped lectures. Study Sacred Scripture, Church documents, the example of our
Blessed Mother, and be introduced to women saints who can serve as role models. We meet Wed. Sept. 20th
from 9:15 to 11:30 in Meeting Room “B”. Call Addys Sasserath 522-8435 for more information or to register.News from the Gift Shop by Don Mattick
The Gift Shop is preparing for Advent and Christmas. Advent wreaths are starting to come in as are Christmas ornaments, mangers, Nativities, and tree skirts. The Gift Shop is hosted by CCW members. Our prices
are unbeatable, so come in and support your Gift Shop. Anyone interested in becoming a Gift Shop
worker for Saturday or Sunday night Mass please contact Ruth Mattick. 526-1258.
Rosary Makers Report by Don Mattick
During the summer 2,000 rosaries were made by our “Rosary Makers” bringing the total to 22,973 rosaries
covering a period of six years when this project began. Thanks to all of the workers who make this possible.
Want to learn how to make Rosaries? See Ruth Mattick for lessons on making corded and/or wire
rosaries.
Our Holy Father Speaks
Encyclical Letter “Deus Caritas Est”
by Pope Benedict XVI to All the Lay Faithful
The Introduction:
1. “God is love, and he who abides in love abides
in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These
words from the First Letter of John express with remarkable clarity the heart of the Christian faith: the
Christian image of God and the resulting image of
mankind and its destiny. In the same verse, Saint
John also offers a kind of summary of the Christian
life: “We have come to know and to believe in the
love God has for us”.
We have come to believe in God's love: in these
words the Christian can express the fundamental decision of his life. Being Christian is not the result of an
ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with
an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon
and a decisive direction. Saint John's Gospel describes that event in these words: “God so loved the
world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should ... have eternal life” (3:16). In acknowledging the centrality of love, Christian faith has
retained the core of Israel's faith, while at the same
time giving it new depth and breadth. The pious Jew
prayed daily the words of the Book of Deuteronomy
which expressed the heart of his existence: “Hear, O
Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord, and you shall
love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with
all your soul and with all your might” (6:4-5). Jesus
united into a single precept this commandment of
love for God and the commandment of love for neighbour found in the Book of Leviticus: “You shall love
From the Lips of a Child
These have to be original and genuine - no adult is
this creative!!
JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom breastfeeding his new baby sister. After a while he asked:
"Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot and one
for cold milk?"
STEVEN (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom
goodnight. "I love you so much, that when you die
I'm going to bury you outside my bedroom window."
BRITTANY (age 4) had an earache and wanted a
painkiller. She tried in vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her Mom explained it was
a childproof cap and she'd have to open it for her.
Eyes wide with wonder, the little girl asked: "How
does it know it's me?
SUSAN (age 4) was drinking juice when she got
the hiccups. "Please don't give me this juice again,"
she said, "It makes my teeth cough." D I (age 4)
stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: "How
much do I cost?"
JAMES (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His
dad read: "The man named Lot was warned to take
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your neighbour as yourself” (19:18; cf. Mk 12:29-31).
Since God has first loved us (cf. 1 Jn 4:10), love is
now no longer a mere “command”; it is the response
to the gift of love with which God draws near to us.
In a world where the name of God is sometimes
associated with vengeance or even a duty of hatred
and violence, this message is both timely and significant. For this reason, I wish in my first Encyclical to
speak of the love which God lavishes upon us and
which we in turn must share with others. That, in essence, is what the two main parts of this Letter are
about, and they are profoundly interconnected. The
first part is more speculative, since I wanted here—at
the beginning of my Pontificate—to clarify some essential facts concerning the love which God mysteriously and gratuitously offers to man, together with
the intrinsic link between that Love and the reality of
human love. The second part is more concrete, since
it treats the ecclesial exercise of the commandment
of love of neighbour. The argument has vast implications, but a lengthy treatment would go beyond the
scope of the present Encyclical. I wish to emphasize
some basic elements, so as to call forth in the world
renewed energy and commitment in the human response to God's love. Read the whole letter online, or
get it from our Gift Shop. (http://www.vatican.va/
holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/
hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est_en.html)
his wife and flee out of the city but his
wife looked back and was turned to
salt." Concerned, James asked: "What
happened to the flea?"
TAMMY (age 4) was with her mother
when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled
woman her Mom knew. Tammy looked at
her for awhile and then asked, "Why
doesn't your skin fit your face?" A little boy
opened the big family bible. He
was fascinated as he fingered
through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out
of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at
it . What he saw was an old leaf that had been
pressed in between the pages. "Mama, look what I
found", the boy called out." What have you got there,
dear?" With astonishment in the young boy's voice,
he answered, "I think it's Adam's underwear!"
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please pray for our sick: Joan Harrison, Joan Hartigan, Corlyss Winters,
Avalon Baretta, Eugenia Gallagher,
John Flora, Jeanne Weber, Mary
“Pat” Richman-Nichols, Ester LaVangie, Bill Scanlan, Ginny Hansen. Shore Acres - Dottie Soots,
Susan Neitz, Thomas Kunkler, Norman
Vanest. Maria Manor - DJ Thompson, Juliette Schiavi, Mary Palmer, Rita Hall, Ernest Anderson. Other Charlotte Edwards, Jenny Milo, Marion Lagan, Nancye Barrett, Helen Bishop, and Bette Hyslip.
Please pray for those who have died this past monthHelen Rudolf, Andrew Malusa, Ruby Ryckeley, Paul
Angarano, and Nick Sayles. May the souls of all the
faithful departed rest in peace.
Our deepest sympathies to the families of those who
have died since our May Newsletter.
PLEASE Pray the Rosary
CCW Member Death
Helen E Rudolf died Sept 20. Helen graduated from
Mt. Mary College in Milwaukee, WI. and she was a
dedicated educator for 25 years, teaching at an elementary suburban school near the Wisconsin Governor’s Mansion in Madison, WI. She taught children of
various Wisconsin, and several notable U.S. Senators and Congressmen. She was also active in civic
and art organizations in Madison. Helen retired to St.
Pete when she inherited the home of her Aunt Helen
Roberts, a Florida philanthropist who was very generous to our community and St Raphael’s Church. Helen served on the boards of St. Anthony’s Hospital
Auxiliary; All Children’s Hospital Guild; Civic Opera
Society; Florida Orchestra Guild and the Cross of
Lorraine Society. She was a long time volunteer for
the Museum of Fine Arts and the Stuart Society and
a member of both St. Raphael’s Catholic Church and
St. Raphael’s Guild. Helen was a U.S. Navy WAVE in
WWII, stationed in Washington, DC serving as a
Code Breaker. She is survived by her sister, Jeanne
R. Weber of St. Petersburg and her nephew, G. Nathaniel Weber of Madison, WI. Our sincerest sympathies to Jeanne on her tremendous loss.
Member’s Mother Dies
Our sympathy to member Gail Ryckeley Brazzell on
the loss of her mother Ruby Ryckeley. Ruby was
born in 1911 and was a beloved mother, grandmoth-
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er, and great-grandmother who loved life and brought
joy to those around her. She lived to celebrate her
95th birthday with family and friends and two days
later, August 23, died peacefully.
The Truth & Only the Truth
These excerpts are from a book called Disorder in
the American Courts, and are things people actually
said in court…
√ What is your date of birth? July 18th. What year?
Every year.
√ What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
√ This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory
at all? Yes. And in what ways does it affect your
memory? I forget. You forget? Can you give us an
example of something you forgot?
√ How old is your son, the one living with you? Thirtyeight or thirty-five, I can't remember which. How
long has he lived with you? Forty-five years.
√ What was the first thing your husband said to you
that morning? He said, "Where am I, Cathy?" And
why did that upset you? My name is Susan
√ Where you present when your picture was taken?
Would you repeat the question?
√ She had three children, right? Yes. How many were
boys? None. Were there any girls?
√ How was your first marriage terminated? By death.
And by whose death was it terminated?
√ Can you describe the individual?: He was about
medium
height
and
had
a
beard.
Was this a male or a female?
√ All your responses MUST be oral, OK? What
school did you go to? Oral.
Fishing Trip Truths
Two avid fishermen go on a fishing trip. They rent all
the equipment: the reels, the rods, the wading suits,
the rowboat, the car, and even a cabin in the woods.
They spend a fortune. The first day they
go
fishing, but they don't catch
anything. The same thing happens on the second day, and
on the third day. It goes on like
this until finally, on the last day
of
their vacation, one of the men
catches
a fish. As they're driving home they're really depressed. One guy turns to the other and says, "Do
you realize that this one lousy fish we caught cost us
fifteen hundred dollars? "The other guy says, "Wow!
It's a good thing we didn't catch any more!"
From the Desk of Monsignor Caverly
Louise Barrett did a great job at the Sept. 30th
Magnificat Prayer Breakfast where she was the guest
speaker. Many members of St Raphael CCW were
present and Louise’s talk was well received. We will
be starting stewardship in a few weeks and I ask
you to pray for the campaign’s success. October is
the month of the Rosary. It is very important to pray
the Rosary. Donna Condon organized a special St.
Raphael School event on Oct. 6th when the school
children gathered to participate in a worldwide Children’s Eucharistic and Marian Holy Hour to pray for
world peace and the sanctification of families
throughout the world. Fr. Anthony and I gathered
with all the Priests of the Diocese and Bishop Lynch
for our yearly Convocation October 2- October 5.
Fr. Anthony
Dear Ladies!
All of you are a wonderful gift to me. It would be
difficult for me to be a priest without the love and
support of the 'Church Ladies'. You are my greatest
allies in the quest to bring about the Kingdom of
God. I want you to know how much I truly appreciate all of you. You defend me, encourage
me and inspire me with your
lives. I am blessed to have
such good witnesses of
Christ before me.
The month of October is
dedicated to the Queen of the Most Holy Ro- sary.
The Virgin always brings us to her Son. One day
when Jesus was speaking to a crowd of people a
woman cried out: "Blessed is the womb that bore
you and the breasts that you sucked". Jesus responded, "blessed rather are those who hear the
word of God and keep it!" The response is very similar to the response made by St. Elizabeth during the
Visitation, "blessed is she who believed that there
would be fulfillment of what was spoken to her from
the Lord."
Mary is a woman who believed in the Word of
God. She knew that God was faithful and what he
promised would come to be fulfilled. God does keep
his promises. Mary can teach us how to remain
faithful to the Word so that we fulfill our side of the
Eternal Covenant. The litany of praise begun by the
Angel Gabriel, celebrated by St. Elizabeth and con-
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tinued by the Unknown Woman lives on today in all
of you and in me. Pray the Rosary ladies. Pray for
peace. God will send this peace if we pray. Mary
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, keep us in the
Word.
Sunday School
⇒ Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl
whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride
dressed in white?" "Because white is the color of
happiness, and today is the happiest day of her
life." The child thought about this for a moment,
then said, "So why is the groom wearing black?"
⇒ A Sunday School teacher asked her
class why Joseph and Mary took
Jesus with them to Jerusalem.
A
small child replied: "They
couldn't get a baby sitter.
⇒ A Sunday school teacher was
discussing the Ten Commandments with her five
and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honor thy father
and thy mother," she asked "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our
brothers and sisters?" Without missing beat one
little boy answered, "Thou shall not kill."
⇒ Two boys were walking home from Sunday
school after hearing a strong preaching on the
devil. One said to the other, "What do you think
about all this Satan stuff?" The other boy replied,
"Well, you know how Santa Claus turned out. It's
probably just your Dad".
Birthdays
October
1
1
3
8
9
10
11
14
Dorothy Charleton
Judith Kroll
Anna Lewis
Mary Driscoll 9
Melissa LeClair
Bernadine Quartetti
Fr Anthony Coppola
Madeline Ferrara
14
14
15
17
18
20
20
20
23
Barbara Ruperto
Valerie Walker
Chris Winstead
Cheryl Murphy
Irene Lewis
Mary Butson
Elane Haley
Madelon Healy
Rosalie Ferrer
23
26
27
27
30
31
Janet Murchison
Susan Ugan
Sheila Barry
Pat Oakley
Rose York
Mary Donatelli
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Mark your calendars-Saturday, November
4th
FALL
FESTIVAL,
11:00am-8:00pm. This is sure to be a
Fun Filled Family Day!!
You may go on line and place orders
throughout the school year to help raise
money for St. Raphael’s. The website is: http://
www.qsp.com/ to shop from QSP’s Internet gift
catalog. Click Register Now, Follow the registration process and enter Account # 710328886.
Shop away!!
Chick-fil-A will donate 15% of our purchases every 3rd Thursday of the month from 5-8pm at the
4th Street N. location. Call the school re: coupons.
International Day of Peace- On September 21,
our students, teachers and staff planted nearly
250 pinwheels in celebration of International Day
of Peace.
Royal Spirit Day- Once a month on school spirit
day, students may wear a Christian tee-shirt or a
Catholic Schools Week T-shirt with the regular
uniform skirt, shorts, or pants.
St. Raphael Feast Day Mass- Sept. 29th @ 8am.
The CCW group provided refreshments for all students in celebration of St. Raphael Feast Day
following mass.
Member News
♥
Julie and Bob Musselman celebrated their 20th
wedding anniversary June 7, 2006. They celebrated by going to mass at St Isabel Catholic Church
on Sanibel Island, FL with their children. They
were married June 7, 1986 at St. Albert the Great
Catholic Church in Dayton Ohio
♥ New Member, Michelle Cehula Fellows, and her
husband, David Lee Fellows, just donated for the
use for Wednesday Morning Bible Study, held in
Room A, a brand-new Color T.V., with built-in
DVD Player. Fr. Anthony is leading this group,
and was in need on one, especially for the Table
Leader's Meeting, where the team previews the
DVD for next week's lesson. Michelle is a coTable Leader this year. Thanks Michelle and David!!!
♥ On Oct. 7th, member Molly Sanger’s dad is coming to visit her with four of her sisters, In August,
all of his six children came from five different
states were in Cleveland OH to help him celebrate
his 97th birthday. Molly’s dad had 7 children, 26
grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren, and 3
great great grandchildren. He is in great healththe secret to his longevity may be his loving family. Molly is very proud of her family
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♥
Michael and member Traci Craig will be celebrating their 1 year anniversary on October 15!! Congratulations!!!!
♥ In June, Bernadette and Mac traveled to Kansas
City to visit son Bryan's family, to Clarinda, IA for
the Glenn Miller Festival, and to Neligh, NE for a
visit with Judy & Bob Eggerling. In August, Bernadette went to Milan, MI for her 50th high school
reunion. Never having been to a reunion, they
didn't know her and vice versa, but all got reacquainted & had a great time.
♥ Roseanna Costa and husband Bob will be traveling to Disney World on Oct. 7th to see their granddaughter, Tara, who is 10 years old dance with
her fellow dancers on stage. Tara and her family
are flying down from St, James, NY for this event.
♥ Needed: Cheryl Murphy needs a helper for Coffee
and Donuts after the 11:30 Mass, starting the first
Sunday in November. This is a once a month
commitment. You do not need to attend the 11:30
Mass to help.
Angel Festival
Thank you everyone who helped make St Raphael’s
Feast Day on September 29th a fabulous Day. We had
two special Masses followed by receptions for all who
attended Mass. The morning crew- Mary Carlomagno,
Jo Burkhart, Mary Wilson, and Mary Stoft started at 7
AM by cutting bagels and preparing platters of breakfast pastries and donuts for all those who attended the
8 AM Mass. Michelle Cehula Fellows, Gina Longino,
Valerie Walker and Jeanne Larrison arrived shortly after and helped better than Santa’s elves!! Each class in
St Raphael’s School participated in the morning reception and the highest praise came from one student who
was so happy, she said, “we should do this EVERY
week!!”
Our Angel Festival Mass at 7 PM had about 75 people present to honor St Raphael. Thanks to Bernadette
Bowles, Allen Barrett and Eileen Brady for the wonderful music. Joan Malone was sacristan and reader. Marja Beaufait was an altar server and also brought many
items for the reception. I know I’ll leave someone out
and I am sorry in advance, but there were so many
helpers and bakers, it was hard to keep track!! Thanks
to Celeste Brown, Kim Penman, Bernadette Bailey,
Mary Poulin, Michelle Cehula Fellows, Winnie Young,
Marty Foreman, Mary Lu Price, Molly Sanger, Cherie
Mainenti, Marlene D’Abramo, Maggie Moren, Lu Perrin
and Ethelynn Henderson for your help and yummy
baked goods. We had lots of leftovers, but our handy
new freezer in Meeting Room B meant we already
have items for Respect Life Nights Reception.
New Member List
Joanne LaBuda: Joanne is blessed with three awesome kids, Kailtin age 18 who just started at UF, Nathan, age 15, who attends St.Pete HS, and Taylor,
age 14, who attends Southside Fundamental in the
8th grade. She works as an investigator and manager for Federex and have worked there for 23 years.
Last year she moved her office to her home and
loves working from home! She enjoys reading, cooking, gardening and being involved in Bible Study and
prayer groups. Joanne loves CRHP and has served
in many capacities, including most recently, CoSpiritual Director. She is proud to be a member of
the CCW and tells us we can count on her prayer
support.
Janet O'Grady Murchison was born 10/23/62. She
was told she was the first baby baptized on11/11/62
at the then "new" St. Raphael's Church. She attended
school at both St. Raphael's and St. Pete Catholic.
Janet is now a mother of two teenage boys- Dennis,
16 and Clinton 14. She makes rosaries for St. Margaret's in Nigeria and teaches 5th grade CCD.
Beatriz Crespo was born in Cuba, she had three
sisters and two brothers. .She was married in 1960
and within a year came to the USA with her husband
Artagnan, who was already an orthopedic surgeon in
Cuba and had to start here again .The Crespo’s
moved to Jacksonville. Beatriz has 4 children: Ana,
Artagnan, Lisette and Agustin. They moved to St.
Pete in 1968. Beatriz’s children went to Holy Name,
St. Raphael, St. Petersburg Catholic and St .Leo’s,
FSU, and Auburn. Beatriz’s husband passed away in
1986. Three of Beatriz’s children married at St.
Raphael’s and their children were baptized there. Her
four grandchildren are going to school at St. Raphael’s.
Mary Brophy was born in Pleasantville, N.Y. She has
been selling real estate since 1973. Mary has 2
daughters, 1 son, and 8 grandchildren. She feels like
“one very blessed person.” Thank you God!
Antoinette Falk-Klotz has been with St. Raphael's
since 1992. She has one son Ben, who is at St.
Raphael's School, and two daughters. Annie is in law
school at Georgetown, and Sarah is doing premed
and classics at UF, having just finished the International Baccalaureate program at St. Pete High with
honors. Antoinette sails competitively with her husband, Chris. She will resume golfing, too, once her
fingers are healed from recent surgery. Antoinette is
in private practice in psychiatry.
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Nancy Rutland is the proud mother of Jason (20) and
Liz (16). She has been blessed to be attending
St.Raphael’s for the past 11 years. Both of Nancy’s
children attended St. Raphael’s School. Nancy is an
attorney, community volunteer, and loves to play tennis and jog.
Saunya Talley is married to Brian. They have 3
sons: Curt, Joey and Ricky. They have been members of St. Raphael's since 1993 and involved in a
variety of ministries including CRHP, Religious Education and theater.
2nd Generation Members
We have had several daughters/daughter-in laws
of longtime CCW members join in 2006. Gina Longino and mom Marlene D’Abramo, Joanne Bird and
mom Winnie Young, Sherry Abentroth and mom in
law Beverly Abentroth, Kathy Calcutt and mom Rose
York, Traci Craig and mom in law Debby Craig, Theresa Duval and Aunt Mary Driscoll, Rosalie Ferrer
and mom Jenny Milo, Rosanne Hall and mom Jean
Feldhaus,
Roseanne Halsmer and mom Louise Halsmer, Lisa Kettlestrings and mom Carol Kettlestrings, Terri
Meyer and mom Jo Boyles, Chris Pelletier and mom
Angela Soucy, Vicki Quintana and mom in law Tina
Quintana. We are grateful to God for our new members from the next generation! (And we sure love the
members from the generation that gave us EVERYTHING!!! Thank you, mothers.)
Sister Members:
We are blessed with the following members who
are blessed enough to have a sister who is also a
CCW member- Dottie Santacaterina and Fran Avenosa, Marie Bello and Phyllis Phillips, Janie Winstead
and sister in law Chris Winstead.
CCW Online
our webmaster.
My Work Resume
My first job was working in an orange juice factory,
but I got canned: couldn't concentrate. Then I
worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the axe. After that I tried
to be a tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it, mainly, because it was a so-so job. Next I tried working in a
muffler factory but that was exhausting. I worked as a
pilot but eventually got grounded for taking off too
much. Then I tried teaching, but I couldn't make the
grade. I spent a few years as a Psychiatrist but everyone's problems drove me crazy. I wanted to be a
barber, but I just couldn't cut it. Then I tried to be a
chef--figured it would add a little spice to my life but I
just didn't have the thyme. I attempted to be a deli
worker, but any way I sliced it, I couldn't cut the mustard. My best job was being a musician, but eventually I found I wasn't noteworthy. I was a pretty good eye
doctor, but I could not stay focused on the job. I
worked a long time as a doctor. I gave it my best
shot, but I didn't have enough patients. Next was a
job in a shoe factory; but it never touched my sole.
The Energizer Battery Company hired me but then
expected me to keep going, and going, and going. I
became a professional fisherman, but discovered that
I couldn't live on my net income.
I managed to get a good job working for a pool
maintenance company, but the work was just too
draining. I got a job at a zoo feeding giraffes but I was
fired because I wasn't up to it. So then I got a job in a
gymnasium (work-out-center), but they said I wasn't
fit for the job. Of course, I tried being a secretary,
but it turned out not to be my type of work. My years
as an exterminator were pretty good, but I got tired of
the rat race. Next, I found being an electrician interesting, but the work was shocking even thought it
kind of turned me on. I was a gardener for a while,
but I didn't grow with the job even though I was racking in the money. My career as a comedian was a
stand-up success, but the critics thought I was a big
joke. After many years of trying to find steady work I
finally got a job as a historian until I realized there
was no future in it. My last job was working at Starbucks, but I had to quit because it was always the
same old grind.
Internet Advice From Kids
♥
How do you decide who to marry? You got to find
somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you
like sports, she should like it that you like sports,
and she should keep the chips and dip coming.”
“No person really decides before they grow up
who they're going to marry. God decides it all way
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before, and you get to find out later who you're
stuck with.”
What’s the right age to get married? “Twentythree is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.” “No age is good to get
married at. You got to be a fool to get married.” (6
year old boy).
How can a stranger tell if two people are married?
“You might have to guess, based on whether they
seem to be yelling at the same kids.”
What do most people do on dates? “Dates are for
having fun, and people should use them to get to
know each other. Even boys have something to
say if you listen long enough.”
”On the first date, they just tell each other lies and
that usually gets them interested enough to go for
a second date.”
What would you do on a first date that was turning sour? “I'd run home and play dead. The next
day I would call all the newspapers and make
sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.”
Getting Old
♥
Just before the funeral services, the undertaker
came up to the very elderly widow and asked,
"How old was your husband?" "98," she
replied. "Two years older
than me." "So you're
96," the undertaker
commented. She
responded, "Hardly
worth going home,
is it?"
♥ Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old
woman: "And what
do you think is the
best thing about being 104?" the reporter asked.
She simply replied, "No peer pressure."
♥ The nice thing about being senile is you can hide
your own Easter eggs.
♥ I've sure gotten old! I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees Fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear
anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and
subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia.
Have poor circulation; hardly feel my hands and
feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92.
Have lost all my friends. But, thankfully, I still
have my driver's license.
November 2006
Christmas Breakfast
CCW Officers
President:
Louise Barrett
821-2561
1st Vice President:
Marlene D’Abramo
2nd Vice President:
Becky McBride
Maggie Moren
Roseanna Costa
Treasurer:
Adela Vidal
Papal Intentions
for October 2006
General: That, everywhere in
the world, an end be put to all
forms of terrorism.
Missionary: That through the
effort of believers, together with
living forces of society, the new
and old chains which prevent
the development of the African
Continent may be broken.
Newsletter
Our annual Christmas breakfast will
be December 2. Cost is
$6.00
and will be catered by
Celeste Brown. Please
bring a gift for a Shore
Acres resident with a
tag telling what it is and
the size.
Send your
reservation to Louise Barrett at 820
24th Ave N, St. Petersburg FL 33704.
We will be having a CCW member gift
exchange. If you want to receive a gift
- bring a wrapped gift with a 5$ value.
Participation is voluntary.
Our Parish Adoration on Wednesdays
begins after the 8 AM Mass,
continues to the 7PM Mass when the
Blessed Sacrament is reposed and
begins again at 7:30 PM to 10 PM.
We need two people signed up for
each hour to meet the Adoration
regulations so that the Blessed
Sacrament is never left unattended
while in the Monstrance on the altar.
There are tremendous spiritual
benefits to the practice of Adoration
blessing the individual as well as our
Parish. Thank you to all those who
sign up week after week.
Bible Study
Special DCCW Award
by Ann Marie Kovach
"Mary Woltman is the recipient of the
"Respect Life Person of the Year
Award for The Diocese of St.
Petersburg". The award was given at
the Respect Life conference in Palm
Beach, October 14 - 15. Mary is
President of East Hillsborough
Deanery.
Suzanne Kelley will be leading an
evening Bible Study beginning
November 7th. The group will be
studying Exodus. The
Bible
Study will meet every
Tuesday from 7:30
PM - 9:00 PM. All
are welcome. Call
Suzanne Kelley to
register at 641-6575 or
email:
suzkelley101@yahoo.com
Voting
Voting is a privilege. Please vote on
November 7th.
Adoration
Breakfast Angels: Thanks to our breakfast angels: Celeste Brown, Carol
Zimmerman and Mary Carlomagno. Our annual Christmas Breakfast catered by Celeste Brown will be December 2nd. See you there!!!
All Saints Art Show: Thanks to the St Raphael School and
CCD children for the beautiful pictures of Saints which were displayed at the All Saints Day Art Show in the narthex of the Church on November
1st.
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Saturday
November 4
FALL FESTIVAL, 11 AM - 8 PM. School Sponsored.
Sunday
November 5
Mass of Remembrance- 11:30 AM
Tuesday
November 7
VOTING
Saturday
November 11
Flea Market, 8 Am to 2 PM
Saturday
December 2
Friday
December 8
Saturday
January 6
Wednesday
January 24
Pontifax
Saturday
February 3
General Meeting—Theology of the Body
Sunday
February 11
World Day of the Sick 11:30 AM Mass, New Church
Saturday
February 18
Fashion Show
Saturday
March 3
Lenten Retreat
Saturday
March 10
Saturday
April 14
General Meeting—Jessica Freeman, Youth Minister
Saturday
April 21
Rummage Sale
Saturday
May 5
Sun-Wed.
May 6-9
Thursday
May 24
General Meeting Schedule: 7:35 AM Rosary, 8 AM Mass, 8:30 Continental Breakfast, Meeting & Program
Lower Pinellas Deanery
Ladies Day Out was a huge success. We had women from Blessed Trinity, St Jude, Holy Family, Most Holy
Name, St. Paul, St. Mary, and St. Raphael Parishes. The 50 women in attendance had refreshments, fun and
workshops highlighting the work of the commissions - Church, International, Legislative, Family, Organizational and Community.
Thank you to all who attended and helped from St. Raphael’s - Fran Avenoso, Bernadette Bailey, Louise Barrett, Roseanna Costa, Ruth Mattick, Becky McBride, Ruth McDonald, Rosa Rodriquez, Dottie Santacaterina,
Dolores Smith, Mabel Sullivan, Rita Sullivan and Ethelyn Henderson.
Monsignor Caverly reminds us that November is the month of the Holy Souls. Our Church has always encouraged us to pray for the souls in Purgatory and they in turn pray for us. Monsignor thanks our CCW for the
generous gift of $3,500. “Because of the kindness of our parishioners, such as you, we are able to carry on
the Lord’s work that has been commissioned to us. Please be assured of a special remembrance in my daily
Masses and prayers, and may the good Lord continue to bless you in a special way.” St Raphael’s Card Party was a great success and Monsignor enjoyed seeing all those present. Monsignor wishes all the members
of St Raphael’s CCW a very blessed and happy Thanksgiving. We all have so much to be thankful for and let
us remember the men and women in our armed forces. May God bless them and watch over them.
Meals on Wheels Award by Winnie Young
Meals on Wheels celebrated its 40th Anniversary on Oct. 26 with an award banquet at the Carillon Hilton Hotel. Table #1 was reserved for the five Meals on Wheels Award recipients, which included our own Winnie
Young. The award recipients were seated with Honorable Gus Bilarakis, Jan, the director of Meals on
Wheels, and Mr. Lipscomb from Elder Affairs. The guest speaker was Debbie Reynolds.
Vern Rood, age 93, was an award recipient who had delivered meals for 5 different routes for years. He also
made sure people had a meal on the holidays at his own expense. The sign on his car says, “These wheels
deliver meals”.
As for Winnie, she has delivered meals for 31 years on several different routes. She says, “God does the
work and we get the credit.” Her daughter, Joann Bird, attended the banquet and snapped lots of pictures of
this momentous occasion. We are so proud of Winnie Young, charter member of our CCW.
DCCW by Ann Kovach
Hello My Friends of St. Raphael CCW. It was my
privilege and honor to represent you as St. Petersburg Diocesan Council of Catholic Women president
at the FCCW (Florida Council of Catholic Women)
Conference in West Palm Beach, Oct. 26-29th. It
was a very successful and well-organized conference. The presidents from all the dioceses of the
state of Florida attended. The theme was:
“Instruments of Justice and Peace”. The host diocese
was Palm Beach Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. The FCCW President /Province Director, Jeannette Schaal, reminded us that we are called to be
peacemakers and that working together we can
make a difference in the world. A special treat was to
meet and hear Karen Hurley, President General of
WUCWO which is World Union of Catholic Women’s
Organizations. She served for five years as Vice
President and in leadership roles promoting the interests of Catholic women in the U.S. and world-wide
for more than 20 years. She is the first American to
hold this position. She reminded us that WUCWO’s
collaboration and dialogue with the Vatican is a gift to
women and to the Church which we must nurture and
care for. Myrna Wong spoke to us about Human
Trafficking and Diane Tugander gave information on
Farm Worker Justice/Migrant Workers. There was a
delightful skit on “Grandmothers of the Bible”. It emphasized that “God does not call the equipped, he
equips the called”. This skit showed how simple
women served the Lord. Ellen Bachman, NCCW
president, gave the keynote address “Living in a
Peaceful World”. Sheila Hopkins, Associate for Social
Concerns Florida Catholic Conference brought us up
to date on the latest legislative issues. She is a graduate of Florida State University and represents the
Bishops of Florida in public policy matters before the
legislative and executive branches of government in
such diverse areas as adoption, immigration, criminal
Card Party
What a wonderful afternoon we all had on Oct.28.
About 60 men and women attended the Fall Card
Party. Maggie Moren, Louise Barrett, Molly Sanger,
Margaret Peck, Winnie Young and Cheryl Murphy
prepared the luncheon -a salad bar, quiche and
homemade soups. Desserts makers were Bernadette Bailey, Dolores Smith, Ruth Mattick, Charlotte
Overbey, Fran Avenoso, Winnie Young, Angela
Soucy, Barb Dippelhofer, Marlene D’Abramo, and
Cherie Mainenti.
Card Party Chairman Roseanna Costa was everywhere at once- welcoming, cooking, cleaning and
picking up. Thanks to her committee: Dottie Santacaterina, Ethelynn Henderson, Peggy Hawkins,
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justice, and many more. All of the speakers were well
qualified.
The liturgies are always inspiring. Most Reverend
Gerald M. Barbarito, Bishop of Palm Beach, greeted
each of us warmly and thanked us most sincerely for
all the work the woman do for the church throughout
the state of Florida. He told us we were essential to
the spreading of the gospel message. I am always
uplifted by our Bishops who so sincerely tell us of
their appreciation for all we do. It should encourage
us to keep on with all our outreach projects. The sessions began at 9:00 a.m. and ended around 4:00
p.m. We had ten to fifteen minute breaks. Rev. Clem
Hammerschmitt, Moderator of Palm Beach DCCW,
prepared an authentic German dinner for us. The
parish ladies helped serve, but he did all the cooking!
We are very blessed to have so many clergy who
support our councils and encourage us. Nine of our
past diocesan presidents were memorialized in the
program booklet. Our own Loretta Czyzewski and
Louise Haire were among them.
I hope you will continue to be proud of your membership in St. Raphael Council of Catholic Women and
will know that your membership is important to the
church. We are so fortunate, in this modern day, to
belong to a group of faith-filled, dedicated women
who reach out to care for those in our community and
for each other. Thanks for all you do!
Mary Carlomagno, Rita Sullivan, Peggy Nolan, Marlene D’Abramo,
Dolores Smith did a great job on the Opportunities (15) and Door Prizes (19): Thanks to Winnie
Young, Mary Montecki, Mona Lund, Ruth McDonald,
Ethelyn Henderson, Louise Barrett, Robin Ahlquist,
Roseanna Costa, Mary Driscoll, and several
“unknown” or “wish to remain anonymous” donors.
Thank you to everyone who pitched in to make
the day a great success. None of this would be possible without the fine ladies of our CCW and our
wonderful Monsignor Caverly who was out sweeping
before the card party to tidy up after the storm for
our guests!! We made $870.
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please pray for our sick: Jean Feldhaus, Mary Peters, Margaret Racila,
Margot Morcillo, Louis Lettourneau,
Ester LaVangie, Eleanor Alderson
and Bill Scanlan. Shore AcresDottie Soots, Susan Neitz, Thomas
Kunkler, Norman Vanest.
Maria
Manor- DJ Thompson, Juliette
Schiavi, Mary Palmer, Rita Hall, Ernest Anderson.
Other: Charlotte Edwards, Jenny Milo, Marion Lagan,
Nancye Barrett, Helen Bishop, and Bette Hyslip.
Please pray for Jan Haley, Jacqueline Wantland, Ethel O’Connell, Donald Stephen Fellows, and Avalon
Barretta who died in October. May their souls and the
souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace.
All Souls - Nov. 2005 to Nov. 2006
Mass of Remembrance
A special Mass of Remembrance will be held November 5th at 11:30AM. Names of the deceased will be
read and a candle lit for each person remembered as
we pray for those who have died in our Parish in the
past year. Jerry Allen, Frances Bello, Marie Petrucci
Best, Kenneth Bishop, Art Blair, Rose Casesa, Ethna
Caverly, Michael John Cehula, Catherine Coyle, May
Costa, Loretta & Edward Czyzewski, Lucy Donegan,
David Davis, Marina Diaz, Michael Durbin, Virginia
Edmonds, Dorothy Endres, Donald Stephen Fellows,
Rita Filitor, Buddy Freeman, Dolores Fury, Mary
Elizabeth Haggerty, Janet Haley, Carlton Hudson,
Mary Louise Johnson, Vivian Johnson, Charles
Jones, Jean Kavanaugh, Elizabeth Lovering, Lynn,
Richard, Edward Mackey, Andrew Malusa, Robert
Mann, Samantha Millard, Charlotte Montgomery,
James Nagelsen, Ethel O'Connell, Mary Passero,
Rose Pimental, Antonia Quevedo, Jorge Ramirez,
George Rankin, Connor Ratcliffe, Myles Reilly, Helen
Rudolf, Ruby Ryckeley, John Schatz, Rose Shamas,
and John Soshea, and Jackie Wantland.
Youth Group
CCW Member Death
Ethel O’Connell died October 28 at Manatee Care
Springs & Rehab in Bradenton, where she had
moved recently to be close to her son. She was born
in Newark, NJ and moved here in 1987. She owned
beauty shops in NJ. She was a member of the St.
Petersburg Woman’s Club, St. Raphael’s Catholic
Church and a member of St Raphael’s CCW since
1987. She was an avid bridge player. She is survived by her son: Jeffrey O’Connell, Bradenton and
her daughter Mimi O’Connell from NJ. Ethel was predeceased by two other children. She has 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
CCW Member’s Sister Dies
Avalon Barretto, sister of CCW member Louise Halsmer and Aunt to CCW member Roseanne Halsmer,
died Oct 27. Avalon had moved to St Pete to be with
Louise and Roseanne after the death of Avalon's
husband a year ago. She bought a home in the same
park as Louise. Avalon became critically ill in February and fought back through a long hospitalization
and stay at Bon Secours. Avalon was able to go back
to her new home in St Pete before heading north to
sell her old home where she was found to have the
cancer that caused her death. Avalon will be missed
by all who knew her. Our prayers go out to her family
at this sad time.
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by Kim Phillips
These are the current fundraisers sponsored by St
Raphael’s Youth Group:
• Flea Market - Saturday November 11th - 8:00
a.m. to about 3:00 p.m. Any donations can be
brought to the Parish Center and put on the stage
If help is needed and pick up of the items is needed
• Frozen Cookie Dough (Perfect for holiday call
Kim Phillips at 481-6829 cookies) $12.00 per 3
pound tub and many varieties to choose from.
Call Kim Phillips at 481-6829 Dough will be delivered the first week of December to your home.
• St. Raphael's Church Christmas Ornaments (dated) $10.00 each will be sold after the
masses starting the weekend after Thanksgiving
or pre-order @ 481-6829
• We are also working on a service project to have
the Thanksgiving dinner on the Eve of Thanksgiving. Details aren't worked out yet but the cost will
cover the dinner and if there is any remaining
funds it will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul .
We will also help with rides home after the dinner
if there is a need
• Funds go to help the youth group program and
the youth group trips. The first trip is the March
for Life and there are lots of great kids signed up
to attend!
“Teams of Our Lady” by Carol Ann Bates
Consider regular monthly marriage enrichment and
support through “Teams of Our Lady”. There will be a
couples information meeting in St Raphael’s Meeting
Room B on Sunday, November 12th, 2006 from 3:00
to 4:30 p.m. “Teams” meeting format, organization and
support materials will be discussed and veteran
“teams” couples will be on hand to witness and discuss
how “Teams” has worked to support their marriages.
Couples incur no obligation or commitment by attending this “information only” meeting. No RSVP necessary.
Living out the sacrament of marriage day to day
can be challenging for any couple; whether newly wed
or “seasoned” veterans. Since 1947 “Teams of Our
Lady” has been an internationally established lay
movement solely dedicated and designed to strengthen and support married couples under the patronage
of the Blessed Mother. “Teams” is officially recognized
by the Holy See as a lay institute under the Pontifical
Council for the Laity.
Local couples meet in their “Teams” one evening
per month in each other’s homes in turn. They share a
simple meal in friendship, share their monthly experiences and then reflect on scripture and share prayers
and intentions. Couples also share their individual efforts to pray and to improve marital spirituality and they
close the evening by discussing study material on the
subject of married life and shared faith.
Need more information? Call: Dan / Carol Ann
Bates @ 727.525-3897 or Wendell / Jane Winstead @
727-526-0494.
Stem Cell Research - Good or Bad?
by Maggie Moren
Is the Church against stem cell research? The answer is “No”. Within the last couple of years we
have been bombarded with the marvels in medical
science of stem cells and the general public still remains confused regarding this issue.
There are two very distinct types of stem cell research- adult stem cells (which includes umbilical cord
stem cells) and embryonic stem cells. The Church is a
big proponent for adult and umbilical cord stem cells
research but not embryonic stem cell research. Scientists have made remarkable progress in treating diseases using adult and the umbilical-cord stem
cells. Now we hear from the media that embryonic
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stem cells will cure everything. To date, there have
been no cures with embryonic stem cells which reproduce often into tumors and every time an embryo is
used, a living child is killed as life begins at conception.
WE must not become confused by the new terminology. “Embryo” is now referred to as “blastocyst” or
“zygote”. Instead of using the term cloning, you may
now see SCNT--somatic cell nuclear transfer which
means; the nucleus of a body cell is placed into an egg
that has had its nucleus removed. Another term to be
aware of is ANT-OAR--”altered nuclear transfer,” or its
variant “oocyte (egg) assisted reprogramming which
we will be hearing more of in the near future.
Missouri, which is a pro-life state has an amendment on their ballot (and will be a part of their state
constitution if it passes) which purports to ban human
cloning, but the amendment has been cleverly worded
so that the voters think they are voting against legalizing cloning, instead under the definition of cloning ,
(page 5 of the amendment) cloning embryos is actually
permitted, if they are to be killed and used for stem cell
lines. Under the Missouri initiative, the crime is implanting that embryo in a woman’s womb, but it would
allow for any other kind of experiment. Not only is this
morally wrong but the tax payers are the ones who will
be paying for this.
New Jersey already has a law that allows a cloned
embryo to be implanted into a woman’s womb to obtain fetal tissues and it makes a crime to allow the
cloned fetus to be born.
We Catholics along with other Christians and those
who believe in the right-to-life, must be opposed to human cloning and human genetic engineering. We can
not let our federal or state government fund this type of
research. These ANT-OAR proponents can end up
redefining the human embryo, accepting human cloning and redesigning the human species by altering the
human genome. The danger is real and we must be
aware.
November Birthdays
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03
03
07
10
11
Ann Vickstrom
Truus Stuimer
Mary Thomas
Jenny Milo
Ofelia Hoeppner
Emily Uber
19
20
21
22
23
23
Celeste Brown
Mary Domal
Alma Henz
Rita Sullivan
Sharon Beaber
Margaret Racila
24
27
27
27
Joanne Bird
Sandra Mendellin
Karen Muhlstadt
Gerry Sweet
St. Jude Award
The 2006 recipient of the St Jude award will be
Lu Perrin, a very modest woman who wants to remain behind the scenes. She has been a member of
Christ Renews his Parish team. She has been
Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Vice President and President of the CCW,
both in her old Church on the East Coast and at St.
Raphael's. She is always willing to lend a hand with
CCW and has been on many committees over the
years. This year she is a commission chairman.
Lu is a tireless volunteer at St Anthony's Hospital and is currently on the Pastoral Care Staff. She
has logged in more than 5,000 hours over her years
of dedicated service. She is an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion both at the hospital and to
the homebound. She has a deep faith and is filled
with zeal to serve the sick. Lu will receive the award
from the Bishop on Nov. 26th. Past recipients are:
Jeanette Bolich (99), Ginny Hansen (00), Truus
Stuimer (01), Celeste Brown (02), Bernadette Bailey
(03), Terry Hamm (04) and Ofelia Hoeppner
(05). Congratulations, Lu.
Member News
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Here’s an encouragement to make a Christ Renews His Parish weekend! The Women’s CRHP
team from Fall 2005 organized a trip to Cozumel
and Grand Caymen from Oct 28th to Nov.2.
Jane and Wendall Winstead, Chris and Terry
Winstead, Joanne LaBuda, Celeste Brown, Linda Champion and Fr Anthony are testing the
waters for a possible trip next year for all the
CRHP teams or perhaps the Parish if there
seems to be a lot of interest.
♥
Mary Vallee will be teaching a course, “Living
with a Mood Disorder” on Nov 11th and18 at NE
Presbyterian Church. Her support group has a
website: http://freewebs.com/mary33764/ where
there is more info about meetings. Depression
and other mood disorder are very serious problems and help is available.
♥
Congratulations Dani Mcauliffe. She was named
the President Elect of the American Association
of Nurse Attorneys at their Annual Conference
held recently held in San Francisco.
♥
Angela Soucy and daughter Jeannette want to
thank everyone who has been praying and sending messages of encouragement to Angela’s
grandson John during his long illness following a
heart attack. After two and half months, John, a
diabetic since age 6, is still in the hospital learning to walk, talk and recover from the many com-
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plications that have occurred from this recent illness. Thank you all so much and God Bless.
♥
Good news from Kelly Rooth- She and her husband, Ryan are expecting their first Baby Rooth
May 17, 2006.
♥
Marlene D’Abramo’s daughter Elisa, who lives in
Ct. and is also the sister of Gina Longino, got
married on August 4, 2006 in CT to Patrick
Kelly. Marlene and family all went to CT. for the
celebration on Oct. 7, 2006.
♥
Mary Poulin and her husband Dave went on the
St Vincent de Paul cruise in the Western Caribbean at the end of October.
♥
New CCW member Pamela Gehrich was born in
Cincinnati, OH and moved to Saint Petersburg in
1976. She attended Northeast High and graduated in 1992. Pam received her BSN from Florida Atlantic University and is a pediatric nurse at
All Children's hospital. She became a member
of the Catholic Church in 2004. Pam was married at St. Raphael in April 2005. She enjoys
traveling, boating, fishing, and hanging out with
family and friends.
Drivers License Emergency Info
This is from member Cherie Mainenti who works as
a dispatcher for a police dept.
Here is a really good program: You can add emergency contact info to your driver's license in case
something happens, the police can contact your
family right away. For more information see:
https://www6.hsmv.state.fl.us/dlcheck/
findcustomer
From the Internet
The 98-year-old Mother Superior from Ireland was
dying. The nuns gathered around her bed trying to
make her last journey comfortable. They gave her
some warm milk to drink but she refused. Then one
of the nuns took the glass back to the kitchen. Remembering a bottle of Irish whiskey received as a gift
the previous Christmas, she opened and poured a
generous amount into the warm milk. Back at Mother
Superior's bed, she held the glass to her lips. Mother
drank a little, then a little more and before they knew
it, she had drunk the whole glass down to the last
drop. "Mother," the nuns asked with humility, "please
give us some wisdom before you die." She raised
herself up in bed and with a pious look on her face
said, "Don't sell that cow."
WHITE LIE CAKE
Internet find by Claudia Soucy
Alice was to bake a cake for the CCW, but she remembered it the morning of the bake sale and after
rummaging through cabinets, found an angel food
cake
mix. When Alice took the cake from the
oven, the center had dropped flat and
the cake was horribly disfigured.
There was no time to bake another
cake. Being inventive, she looked
around the house for something to
build up the center of the cake. Alice found it- a roll of toilet paper. She
plunked it in and then covered it with
icing. Not only did the finished product look beautiful,
it looked perfect.
Before she left the house to drop the cake by the
church, Alice woke her daughter and gave her some
money and specific instructions to be at the bake sale
the moment it opened at 9:30 AM to buy the cake and
bring it home. When the daughter arrived at the sale,
she found the cake had already been sold. The next
day, Alice promised herself she would try not to think
about the cake and would attend the fancy luncheon/
bridal shower at a prominent Church member’s
home. The meal was elegant, and to Alice's horror,
the cake in question was presented for dessert! Alice
felt the blood drain from her body when she saw the
cake! She started out of her chair to tell the hostess
all about it, but before she could get to her feet, the
mayor's wife said, "what a beautiful cake!" Alice still
stunned, sat back in her chair when she heard the
hostess say, "Thank you, I baked it myself." Alice
smiled and thought to herself, "God is good."
Creation
Internet Find by Bernadette Bailey
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When God created the dog, He said: "Sit all day
by the door of your house and bark at anyone who
comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life
span of twenty years." The dog said: "That's a long
time to be barking. How about only ten years, and I'll
give you back the other ten?" So God agreed.
Next, God created the monkey
and said: "Entertain people, do tricks,
and make them laugh. For this, I'll
give you a twenty-year life span. "The
monkey said: "Monkey tricks for twenty
years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten
like the Dog did?" And God agreed.
God then created the cow and
said: "You must go into the field with the farmer all
day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and
give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will
give you a life span of sixty years. "The cow said:
"That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty, and I'll give
back the other forty?" And God agreed.
Finally, God created man and said:
"Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your
life.
For this, I'll give you twenty
years."
But man said: "Only twenty
years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the
forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave
back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes
eighty, okay? "Okay," said God, "You asked for it."
So, that's why the first twenty years we eat, sleep,
play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years,
we slave in the sun to support our family. For the
next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the
grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on
the front porch and bark at everyone.
CCW Online
our webmaster.
The Buzzard, the Bat & the Bumblebee
If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet
and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its
ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason
is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the
ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to
run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but
will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no
top.
The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot take off
from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat
ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and,
no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at
once, it takes off like a flash.
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will
be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never
sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in
trying to find some way out through the sides near the
bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it
completely destroys itself. In many ways, we are like
the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations, never
realizing that all we have to do is look up. Sorrow
looks back, worry looks around, but faith looks up.
Subject:Water or Coke
WATER: We all know that water is important, but I've
never seen it written down like this before.
a. a. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
(Likely applies to half world pop.)
b. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so
weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
c. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
d. One glass of water shuts down midnight hunger
pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a
U-Washington study.
e. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
f. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses
of water a day could significantly ease back and
joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
g. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy
short-term memory, trouble with basic math,
and difficulty focusing on the
computer screen or on a printed page.
h. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily
decreases the risk of colon cancer
by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of
breast cancer by 79%, and one is
50% less likely to develop bladder
cancer.
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Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?
COKE No wonder coke tastes soooo good:
1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol
carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove
blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and
it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the
toilet bowl and .......Let the "real thing" sit for one
hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
4. To remove rust spots from chrome
car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a
crumpled-up piece of Reynolds
Wrap aluminum foil dipped
in Coca-Cola.
5. To clean corrosion from car
battery terminals: Pour a
can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying
a
cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to
the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a
can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the
ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for sumptuous brown
gravy.
8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of
coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent,
and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola
will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean
road haze from your windshield.
FYI: (for your information)
1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
Its Ph is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate), the
commercial truck must use the Hazardous material placards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
3. The distributors of coke have been using it to
clean the engines of their trucks for about 20
years!
Still Want To Drink Up?
December 2006
Christmas Trees by Becky McBride
CCW Officers
President:
Louise Barrett
821-2561
1st Vice President:
Marlene D’Abramo
2nd Vice President:
Becky McBride
Maggie Moren
Roseanna Costa
Treasurer:
Adela Vidal
Papal Intentions
for December 2006
General: That Christ, meek and
humble of heart, may inspire
those responsible for nations to
use power wisely and responsibly .
Missionary: That in every part of
the world missionaries may live
out their vocation with joy and
enthusiasm, faithfully following
in Christ's footsteps .
CCW web pages & newsletters
http://st-raphaels.com/ccw.html
Newsletter
Consider purchasing a live Christmas
tree for your home/business to support
our Boy Scout Troop 219. Their
annual fund raising tree sale began
Nov 26 and continues until all trees
are sold. It is great to have a fresh
Frazier Fur tree, the Boy Scouts keep
them well watered and they are freshly
cut and shipped from North
Carolina. The profits go to maintain
the troop’s operation and help our
Scouts pay for Summer Camps.
St. Jude the Apostle Award
Congratulations to Lu Perrin who
received the St Jude the Apostle
Award at a prayer service and award
ceremony on November 26th. Bishop
Lynch instituted this yearly award in
1999 to thank a person or couple from
each Parish for outstanding service.
Lu’s daughter, Dr. Patricia Perrin, a
psychologist from Houston TX flew in
for the award ceremony. Her other
daughter, Ellie Jennings and Ellie’s
daughters, (Lu’s granddaughters)
Kelly Hawkins and Casey Jennings
who live in town were also there to
share this glorious moment. The
medal is 4 inches in diameter and
handcrafted using heavy metal. Lou
was thrilled with the “aura of holiness
in the Cathedral” and proud to stand
beside Monsignor Caverly as she
received her award.
to the 7PM Mass when the Blessed
Sacrament is reposed and begins again
at 7:30 PM to 10 PM. We need
two people signed up for each
hour to meet the Adoration
regulations so that the
Blessed Sacrament is never
left unattended while in the
Monstrance on the altar.
There are tremendous spiritual
benefits to the practice of
Adoration
blessing
the
individual as well as our Parish.
Thank you to all those who sign up
week after week.
Fashion Show
Mark your calendars for February 18
at noon. We will have a delicious
luncheon followed by a Fashion Show
put on by Target using CCW members
as models. Please give any Door
Prizes to Dolores Smith. We will be
asking members to bake their tastiest
cake for dessert.
Adoration
Our Parish Adoration on Wednesdays
begins after the 8 AM Mass, continues
Breakfast Angels: Our thanks to the CCW Board Members for setting up for
our Christmas Breakfast. Thanks to our breakfast angels: Celeste Brown, our
caterer, for another delicious meal and thanks to our organist, Eileen Brady, for
leading the caroling. Next month our program will feature a speaker from the
Museum of Fine Arts and the topic will be Angels in Art.
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Friday
December 8
Saturday
January 6
Wednesday January 24
Saturday
February 3
Sunday
February 11
Saturday
February 18
Saturday
March 3
Saturday
March 10
Saturday
April 14
Saturday
April 21
Saturday
May 5
Sun-Wed.
May 6-9
Thursday
May 24
General Meeting Schedule:
Pontifax
World Day of the Sick 11:30 AM Mass, New Church
Fashion Show
Lenten Retreat
Rummage Sale
7:35 AM Rosary, 8 AM Mass, 8:30 Continental Breakfast, Meeting & Program
St. Raphael Catholic School….ThankYou!
On behalf of the St. Raphael Catholic School community, I would like to thank you for your generous donation of
$250.00 to the Catholic Foundation Match Grant Program. Your generosity will be used to help pay tuition for those
students whose families value a Catholic education, but cannot afford the full tuition. “In generous spirit pay homage to
the Lord: be not sparing of freewill gifts. With each contribution, show a cheerful countenance and pay your tithe in the
spirit of joy. Give to the Most High as he has given to you, generously, according to your means. For the Lord always
repays, and he will give back to you sevenfold.” (Sirach 35:7-10) It is people like you who make St. Raphael the wonderful community it is. We are all very blessed to be a part of this wonderful school and church. We truly appreciate
your kindness. May God continue to bless you and your families. Peace be with you. Your partner in faith education,
Miss Valerie Wostbrock, Principal, St Raphael’s School.
Monsignor Caverly was deeply saddened by the loss of Bishop Thomas Larkin. Monsignor had known him for over 40
years. They first met in Jacksonville where “Monsignor” Larkin was Pastor at Christ the King Parish and “Fr.” Caverly
was an Associate Pastor at San Jose Parish. Monsignor Larkin invited Fr. Caverly on occasion to say Mass at his Parish.
During this period, our Monsignor Caverly got to know Bishop Larkin’s mother and sister, Clarice. Later, when both
Bishop Larkin and Monsignor Caverly were stationed in the Diocese of St Petersburg, they continued their friendship.
Whenever Monsignor Caverly’s mother and sister visited from Ireland, Bishop Larkin would have them over for dinner.
Bishop Larkin flew to Ireland for Monsignor Caverly’s mother’s funeral. Bishop Lynch invited Monsignor Caverly to
concelebrate within the sanctuary at Bishop Larkin’s funeral Mass along with the Bishop and other Priests who were
close friends of Bishop Larkin.
On a happier note, Monsignor also concelebrated the blessing of the new altar and baptismal font at St Paul’s Church on
Nov 25th. Monsignor Caverly was stationed at St Paul’s in 1968 as an Associate Pastor. St Paul’s Church spent about
$600,000 to redecorate the interior. They refinished the original pews and refurbished the Stations of the Cross. The
pews were rearranged, and there is a new crucifix carved by the artist who carved our St Raphael Crucifix.
Lesson on Worms- from the Internet
Father decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday homily. Four worms were placed into
four separate jars. One worm was put into a container of alcohol, another into a container of cigarette smoke, into a
container of chocolate syrup and the fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil. At the conclusion of
the sermon, the Priest reported the following results: The worm in alcohol - dead! The worm in cigarette smoke dead! The worm in chocolate syrup - dead! The worm in good clean soil - alive! So the Priest asked the congregation, “What can you learn from this demonstration?” someone in the back row quickly raised her
hand and said, "As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you won't have worms!"
Youth Group by Kim Phillips
Thanksgiving Dinner was well attended with about 50
meals served. Many youth group members participated by serving meals, recognizing the need to serve
our community on this day of thanks. All proceeds
from the dinner (about $100) will be donated directly
to our parish St. Vincent de Paul ministry in order to
help those who are most in need. As always, Celeste
Brown cooked the fabulous meal, which was delicious.
The garage sale was a great event and youth group is
very appreciative of all the items donated. The sale
was a great way for those who are attending either
summer camps, or March for Life, to work and earn
money for their trips.
Cookie Dough was a wonderful fundraiser, especially
for a first time event. Youth offered freshly baked
cookies after all of the masses for two consecutive
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weekends. Thank you to all who purchased! Funds
gained will go toward supporting the youth group
program, as well as for those attending any of the upcoming trips. Cookies will be delivered the first or
second week of December.
A spaghetti dinner will be held on Sun, December
3rd, after the 5:30 PM. Mass. Tickets are
only $5.00 or $20.00 maximum per family. This is a wonderful opportunity to
start off this special Advent Season
with our parish community. All proceeds will benefit those who will be
attending the March for Life trip in January. In addition, the Youth Group will
begin selling beautiful Christmas tree ornaments, inscribed St. Raphael's Catholic Church - 2006, beginning next weekend. Cost is only $10!
Christmas Traditions
From Marty Foreman - She’ll be making ornament cookies with whole wheat flour that her the grandkids
will help bake and 'frost' with crunchy peanut butter and sprinkle with birdseed. Then they’ll tie the cookies
onto the trees with strings for the wildlife.
From Theresa McCormick, who is our webmaster- “My fondest memories as a child are singing around the
Christmas tree... When I moved to St. Pete with husband and 4 children, my parents, Janet & Bill Swengros,
lived a few blocks from us and we continued our traditions of singing, only Florida style. My parents were
members of the St. Pete Power Squadron and they did Christmas caroling on decorated boats through the canals of Venetian Isles. We would have 3-4 good songs and then a bunch of songs we that would end up with 'la
- la - la' and humming because we forgot the words! So I started assembling Christmas
song lyrics for our caroling which I have posted on the web- http://florida-family.net/
christmas.html. You can print out copies so your family can have fun by singing
around the Christmas tree!
From Rosa Rodriguez- “In my country, Costa Rica, on Dec. 24 children go to bed early
so that the Child Jesus can bring toys and place them under their beds.
(We don’t have St. .Nicholas or Santa Claus.) On the 25th the children wake up looking under their beds to
find the presents. Most homes have a room assigned for the Nativity because the statues of St. Joseph,
Mary and Baby Jesus are life size including the donkey, cow and camels. People go from house to house singing carols. Christmas dessert is "drunken cake”- a solid pound cake smothered in rum.”
From Michelle Cehula Fellows- “My Maternal Grandmother was 100% French. In honor of my French Grandmother, I learned a beautiful Christmas song. “Il est Ne, Le Divin Enfant” (translated, He is Born, The Divine
Infant.) I leaned this song, in my French I Class, in Warren, Ohio. Years later; my son, Michael David,
brought home a song book, with this song in it. I sang this song for my French Grandmother on Christmas
Eve, all in French, with a French accent. When I first sang it to my mom, via long-distance phone, she
wept. My French was perfect, and my Nany loved the song. Her name was Madame Paule Balme Mastini.
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please pray for our sick: Adele Buchta,
Margaret Racila, Margot Morcillo,
Esther LaVangie, Joe Colb, Ginny
Hansen, and Bill Scanlan.
Nursing Homes: Shore A cres: Dottie
Soots, Susan Neitz, Lynn Shepard,
Fran Davis, Thomas Kunkler, Norman Vanest. Maria Manor: DJ Thompson, Juliette
Schiavi, Mary Palmer, Rita Hall, Ernest Anderson. Other: Charlotte Edwards, Jenny Milo, Marion Lagan,
Nancye Barrett, Helen Bishop, and Bette Hyslip.
Please pray for the who have died this past month- Mary
Maroney, Bishop Thomas Larkin, Mark McClendon.
May the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
Mary Maroney Dies
Mary Maroney, past President of St Paul’s CCW, died
Nov 7th. She is now home with the Lord and in His
arms and Our Blessed Lady whom she loved so
much. All have been privileged to have had an inspiration such as Mary to minister to us about redemptive
suffering. Mary fought breast cancer for six years. She
will be dearly missed.
Bishop Larkin Dies
Bishop Thomas Larkin died Nov. 4 after a long ill-
ness. Bishop Larkin was the second Bishop of our diocese. He was born 3/ 31/23 and was ordained a priest in
1947 in Syracuse, NY. He responded to a need for
priests in FL and was Assistant Pastor at Holy Family
Parish, North Miami from1950-54, Pastor at Christ the
King, Jacksonville from 1954-67, and Pastor at St. Cecelia Parish, Clearwater, from1967-79. He was ordained
a bishop for the Diocese of St. Petersburg by former
classmate and personal friend, Pope John Paul II, in
Rome, May 27, 1979. Bishop Larkin retired November
28, 1988. Bishop Lynch writes, “For close to 10 years,
Bishop Larkin led the diocese through an unprecedented
expansion of parishes and facilities. He was always witty in his homilies, usually beginning with a story of his
own ministry here in Florida. Deeply devoted to his
brother priests, from whose ranks he had risen, he was a
co-author of the first book on priestly ministry in the
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post-Vatican II period, “As One Who Serves”, published by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.”
His body was received into the Cathedral of St
Jude’s in a beautiful ceremony on Nov. 8 at 2 PM. 18
members of the DCCW Board were present, as well as
many priests, diocesan personnel and lay people. After
the service, Bishop Lynch stood by the open casket to
greet all those who had come to pay their respects until
the Night Prayer Service at 7PM. Mass on the 9th was
broadcast on Spirit FM. The eulogies and homilies
were delivered by those who had known Bishop Larkin
for many years and revealed how Bishop Larkin loved
God’s people and was a pioneer in the Catholic Church
in FL. In his childhood, Bishop Larkin and his family
visited the St. Joseph's Oratory in Canada, and Blessed
Andre Bessette predicted the little child would one day
be a Bishop. Bishop Larkin will be buried with his parents in NY State. He is survived by his sister, Clarice.
The Buzzard,The Bat and The Bumblebee – Internet find
If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet
and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its
ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason
is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the
ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to
run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but
will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no
top.
The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot take off
from a level place. If it is placed on the floor
or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about
helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until
it reaches some slight elevation from
which it can throw itself into the air.
Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler,
will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in
trying to find some way out through the sides near the
bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it
completely destroys itself. In many ways, we are like
the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. We struggle
about with all our problems and frustrations, never
realizing that all we have to do is look up. Sorrow
looks back, worry looks around, but faith looks up.
Member News
New Member Gay Hagaman is married to Frank. She
is a 5th Grade teacher at St Raphael School. Gay has
two children and two grandchildren- Michael and
Layla. She has two standard poodles, Dolly Belle and
Eli Duke. She loves her family, her work and her
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Church. She tries to give as much time and talent as
she possibly can to all she loves.
but Gina is glad to be back to our temperate climate!!
New Member Sharon Kimball is the Vice President
of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer at All
Children's Hospital. She has been a nurse for almost
thirty years-primarily in pediatrics. Sharon grew up
in Quincy (just outside of Boston) MA. She has
three brothers and two sisters. She is married to
Brad. They have no children, unless we count the
two furry canines they have! Sharon enjoys traveling, reading, gardening, cooking and being with
friends and family. She loves being in the sunshine
so she returned to Florida after a three year hiatus in
Cleveland and she doesn’t plan on leaving again.
Member Marcy Rankin is trying out life at Westminster Palms. She joins other CCW members living
there- Lily Riconda, Dorothy Panko, Vivian Frank,
Marian Lagan, Irene Lewis, and Anastasia Rossi.
Miriam Ludes sends us this news; “Our 48 year old
daughter Elizabeth Ludes, mother of four, ran the
Marine Corps Marathon, her first, on Oct. 29th and
came in 31st in her division out of 779 female’s age
45 to 49. We saw her at four sites during the race
and she seemed so relaxed and happy, running with
the neighbor she trained with. We thank God that
she had no injuries other than a mild Achilles tendonitis.”
Member Kelly Rooth and hubby Ryan went to Europe over the Thanksgiving Holidays. She sent us an
email from Rome, “We visited the Vatican today!
We are having a wonderful time. We are out of
town Nov 17-29 and are visiting London, Paris, and
Rome. It is our first trip to Europe and our last big
hurrah before baby Rooth arrives in May. We look
forward to seeing you all when we get back.”
Congratulations to member Kim Phillip’s son,
Chase, who received his Eagle Scout Award at a ceremony on Wed. November 15th
Member Becky McBride is involved with the Boy
Scouts as one of their Troop Committee Members.
Nov 17-19, she joined them “on a campout in Fort
Myers where we visited Thomas Edison's Estate and
learned about many inventions Edison created. There were 6 Scouts and several adults including
my two sons and my husband, Michael. We did
Dutch-oven cooking, making beef stew and pear
cobbler for dessert which was so good and warm that
night because the temp was down to around 42 degrees when we went to sleep in our tents.”
Mary Vallee runs a support group for Depression
and Mood Disorders. The website is http://
freewebs.com/mary33764/ where there is more info
about meetings. Depression and other mood disorders are very serious problems and help is available.
Member Gina Longino and her family spent Thanksgiving in CT with her sister and brother-in-law &
brother after attending the wedding of her husband's
brother on Nov. 18th. The whole family was in the
wedding party of 32! It was a Portuguese wedding
with a reception that lasted for 8 hours! A lot of fun
December Birthdays
1
6
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
Debi Reidy
Connie Balsama
Jo Burkhart
Joanne La Buda
Celia Vena
Mary Margaret Winning
Vivian Frank
Thelma Neely
Nancy Wingate
16
17
18
21
21
21
25
27
27
Susan Keller
Rosanne Hall
Jean Fineberg
Louise Halsmer
Terri Meyer
Kathy Newton
Mary Wilson
Mary Ann Baecher
Anastasia Rossi
30
30
31
31
Nancy Maggio
Teresa Hartley
Lynne Hensley
Hilary Watson
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United States Consecrated
On November 11, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Holy See Nuncio to the US, renewed our country’s consecration to
our patroness, the Immaculate Conception with this prayer:
“Most Holy Trinity: Our Father in heaven, who chose Mary as the fairest of your daughters; Holy Spirit, who
chose Mary as your spouse; God the son, who chose Mary as your mother; in union with Mary, we adore your
majesty and acknowledge Your supreme, eternal dominion and authority.
“Most Holy Trinity, we put the United States of America into the hands of Mary Immaculate in order that she
may present the country to you. Through her we wish to thank you for the great resources of this land and for
the freedom, which has been its heritage. Through the intercession of Mary, have mercy on the Catholic
Church in America. Grant us peace. Have mercy on our President and on all the officers of our government.
Grant us a fruitful economy born of justice and charity. Have mercy on capital and industry and labor. Protect
the family life of the nation. Guard the precious gift of many religious vocations. Through the intercession of
our mother, have mercy on the sick, the poor, the tempted, sinners – on all who are in need.
“Mary, immaculate virgin, our mother, patroness of our land, we praise you and honor you and give our country and ourselves to your sorrowful and Immaculate Heart. O’ Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary
pierced by the sword of sorrow prophesized by Simeon save us from degeneration, disaster and war. Protect us
from all harm. O’ Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, you who bore the sufferings of your son in the
depths of your heart be our advocate. Pray for us, that acting always according to your will and the will of
your divine son, we may live and die pleasing to God. Amen.”
WHITE LIE CAKE
Internet find by Claudia Soucy
Alice was to bake a cake for the CCW, but she remembered it the morning of the bake sale and after rummaging
through cabinets, found an angel food cake mix. When Alice took the cake from the oven, the center had dropped
flat and the cake was horribly disfigured. There was no time to bake another cake. Being inventive, she looked
around the house for something to build up the center of the cake. Alice found it- a roll of toilet paper. She plunked
it in and then covered it with icing. Not only did the finished product look beautiful, it looked perfect.
Before she left the house to drop the cake by the church, Alice woke her daughter and gave her some money and
specific instructions to be at the bake sale the moment it opened at 9:30 AM to buy the cake and bring it home.
When the daughter arrived at the sale, she found the cake had already been sold. The next day, Alice promised herself she would try not to think about the cake and would attend the fancy luncheon/bridal shower at a prominent
Church member’s home. The meal was elegant, and to Alice's horror, the cake in question was presented for dessert!
Alice felt the blood drain from her body when she saw the cake! She started out of her chair to tell the hostess all
about it, but before she could get to her feet, the mayor's wife said, "what a beautiful cake!" Alice still stunned, sat
back in her chair when she heard the hostess say, "Thank you, I baked it myself." Alice smiled and thought to herself, "God is good."
Wisdom
The 98-year-old Mother Superior from Ireland was dying. The nuns gathered around her bed trylast journey comfortable. They gave her some warm milk to drink but she refused. Then
one of the nuns took the glass back to the kitchen. Remembering a bottle of Irish whiskey
received as a gift the previous Christmas, she opened and poured a generous amount
into the warm milk. Back at Mother Superior's bed, she held the glass to her lips. Mother drank a little, then a little more and before they knew it, she had drunk the whole glass
down to the last drop. "Mother," the nuns asked with humility, "please give us some wisdom before you die." She raised herself up in bed and with a pious look on her face
said, "Don't sell that cow."
ing to make her
When God Created…
by Bernadette Bailey
When God created the dog, He said: "Sit all
day
by the door of your house and bark at anyone
who comes in or walks past. For this, I will
give you a life span of twenty years." The
dog said: "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years, and I'll give
you back the other ten?" So God agreed.
Next, God created the monkey and said:
"Entertain people, do tricks, and make
them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twentyyear life span. "The monkey said: "Monkey tricks for
twenty years? That's a pretty long time to
perform. How about I give you back ten
like the Dog did?" And God agreed.
God then created the cow and said: "You
must go into the field with the farmer all
day long and suffer under the sun, have
calves and give milk to support the
farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of
sixty years. "The cow said: "That's kind of a tough life
you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty,
and I'll give back the other forty?" And God agreed.
Finally, God created man and said: "Eat, sleep, play,
marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty
years." But man said: "Only twenty years? Could you
possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave
back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog
gave back; that makes eighty, okay? "Okay," said God,
"You asked for it."
So, that's why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play
and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave
in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years,
we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the front
porch and bark at everyone.
From the Internet- Author unknown
.."Teach the children! Teach them the old meaning of
Christmas. The meaning that now-a-days Christmas has
forgotten."
-Santa reached in his bag and pulled out a FIR TREE
and placed it before the mantle. "Teach the children that
the pure green color of the stately fir tree remains green
all year round, depicting the everlasting hope of mankind, all the needles point heavenward, making it a symbol of man's thoughts turning toward heaven.”
-Out of his bag he pulled a brilliant STAR. "Teach the
children that the star was the heavenly sign of promises
long ago. God promised a Savior for the world, and the
star was the sign of fulfillment of His promise."
- Out of his bag he pulled a CANDLE. "Teach the children that the candle symbolizes that Christ is the light of
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the world, and when we see this great light, we are reminded of He who displaces the darkness."
-Out of his bag he removed a WREATH and placed it
on the tree. "Teach the children that the wreath symbolizes the real nature of love. Real love never ceases. Love
is one continuous round of affection."
-He then pulled from his bag an ornament of HIMSELF.
"Teach the children that I, Santa Claus symbolize the
generosity and good will we feel during the month of
December." ----He brought out a HOLLY LEAF.
"Teach the children that the holly plant represents immortality. It represents the crown of thorns worn by our
Savior. The red holly represents the blood shed by Him.
-"Next he pulled from his bag a GIFT and said, "Teach
the children that God so loved the world that he gave his
only begotten Son. Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift. Teach the children that the wise men bowed
before the Holy Babe and presented him with gold,
frankincense and myrrh. We should always give gifts in
the same spirit of the wise men."
-Santa pulled out a CANDY CANE and hung it on the
tree. "Teach the children that the candy cane represents
the shepherds' crook. The crook on the staff helps to
bring back strayed sheep to the flock. The candy cane is
the symbol that we are our brother's keeper."
-He reached in again and pulled out an ANGEL. "Teach
the children that it was the angels that heralded in the glorious news of the Savior’s birth. The angels sang 'Glory to
God in the highest on earth peace and good will toward
men."
- I heard a soft twinkling sound, and from his bag he pulled
out a BELL. "Teach the children that as the lost sheep are
found by the sound of the bell, it should ring mankind to
the fold. The bell symbolizes guidance and return."
-Santa looked back and was pleased. He looked back at me
and I saw that the twinkle was back in his eyes. He said,
"Remember, teach the children the true meaning of
Christmas and do not put me in the centre, for I am but a
humble servant of the One that is, and I bow down to
worship Him, Jesus Christ our Lord, our God."
Good Housekeeping Tip Always keep several get well cards on the mantle.....
so if unexpected guests arrive, they will think you've
been sick and unable to clean
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January 2007
Fashion Show
CCW Officers
President:
Louise Barrett
821-2561
1st Vice President:
Marlene D’Abramo
2nd Vice President:
Becky McBride
Maggie Moren
Corresponding Secretary: Roseanna Costa
Treasurer:
Adela Vidal
January Papal Intentions
General: That in our time, unfortunately marked by many episodes of
violence, the Church’s bishops and
priests may continue to indicate the
way of peace and understanding
among peoples.
Missionary: That the Church in
Africa may become a constantly
more authentic witness of the Good
News of Christ and be committed,
in every Nation, to the promotion of
reconciliation and peace.
Newsletter
Mark your calendars for Saturday,
February 17 at noon. We will have a
delicious luncheon and strawberry
shortcake followed by a Fashion Show
put on by Target using CCW members
as models. Marlene D’Abramo has
agreed to chair this event. Please give
any Door Prizes to Dolores Smith 526
-9985. Send your $15 check payable
to St. Raphael CCW to Marlene
D’Abramo, 3800 Huntington St NE,
St. Petersburg, FL 33703 or drop an
envelope marked CCW Fashion in the
collection basket.
Mother’s Breakfast
New this year, Mary Holland is
planning a breakfast for women with
music and an inspirational speaker.
Please join us Saturday, March 10.
Details to follow next month.
Lenten Mini Retreat
Fr Bob Evancho from St. Therese
Byzantine Church will lead our
Lenten retreat on Sat March 3. It is a
beautiful time to prepare for Easter
and is open to men and women. We
will begin with Rosary at 7:30 AM,
Mass at 8 AM, continental breakfast,
morning talks to prepare us to make a
good Lent, and lunch at noon. Send
your $10 check payable to St. Raphael
CCW to Louise Barrett, 820 24 Ave N
St. Petersburg, FL 33704 or drop an
envelope marked CCW Retreat in the
collection basket.
CCW to the church office. We need
YOU!!! We are 244 paid members of
whom 13 are life members, 5
honorary and 9 nursing home
members. We range in age from our
20’s to our 90’s. We are retirees,
homemakers, doctors, lawyers, two
are
expectant
mothers,
some
newlyweds, and some recently
widowed. Some are home bound and
ill; some never leave the car pool line.
All together we are Catholic Women
working together to grow in faith, help
our Parish and serve God’s Church in
the world.
Fr. Groeschel
Fr. Groeschel will present the
“Spiritual Teaching of Pope Benedict
XVI” on Saturday, February 10th
from 9AM to 3PM at Our Lady of
Divine Providence House of Prayer
711 South Bayview Ave, Clearwater.
Call 724-9505 to register. Cost is $25.
Breakfast Angels:
Thank you,
Cheryl Murphy, Winnie Young, Rosa
Rodriguez and Mary Carlomagno for
our continental breakfast. Thank you,
Fran Parsons, our speaker from the
Museum of Fine Arts on the topic
“Angels in Art.”
CCW Online
See our very own CCW web pages and newsletters (new & archived
editions) by going to http://www.st-raphaels.com/ccw.html. Thanks
again to Theresa McCormick, our webmaster.
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Monday
January 22
Wednesday January 24
Saturday
February 3
Sunday
February 11
Saturday
February 18
Saturday
March 3
Saturday
March 10
Saturday
April 14
Saturday
April ???
Saturday
May 5
Sun-Wed. May 6-9
Thursday
May 24
Program
Respect Life Night - ”Spiritual March for Life”
Pontifax - Our Lady Queen of Peace Church New Port Richey
World Day of the Sick 11:30 AM Mass
Fashion Show at Noon
Lenten Retreat
Rummage Sale
7:35 AM Rosary, 8 AM Mass, 8:30 Continental Breakfast,
Meeting &
Monsignor Caverly wishes each and every one of you a Happy New Year. The crowds at the Christmas
Masses were really outstanding, especially at the 4 and 6 PM Christmas Eve Masses attended by many
young families. In fact all the Masses were well attended except the 11:30 AM Mass which was in
the middle of a rain storm. The Masses on New Year’s Day were also well attended. This is very
edifying for a Pastor to see so many of his parishioners attending Mass!
Our St Raphael School is open after the holidays and doing well. We hope for increased attendance in the coming year. Plans for the old Church are moving ahead as a team of several parishioners are
working with the architect who is planning a chapel, classrooms and a Youth Room. We will be having a stewardship drive beginning in late January or February.
From Father Anthony
After the Christmas Masses were complete at St. Raphael’s, I drove over to Pinellas Jail and celebrated
Christmas Mass for the men who were incarcerated. It was a joyful penance I offered to the Lord. The time
spent with them was like time spent with the Lord.
As Roman Catholic Christians we are against the death penalty unless it is the only effective way of defending human lives against the unjust aggressor. (CCC 2267). But
due to the sufficient and non-lethal means which are available to defend and protect
people’s safety, most often the death penalty is unnecessary. The Church stands by
this doctrine reminding us that while the state renders the unjust aggressor incapable
of doing further harm while they are incarcerated, the state has not taken away from them
the possibility of redemption. Many times men do take the time to discover for themselves Jesus Christ. Not
all criminals are in jail and not all criminals are unholy.
Personally, I find this an important asset to my faith. Jesus Christ came to give life, not to destroy life. But
so often as a Church, we find it easy to dictate as to how society should be run while we do nothing to bring it
about. Do we walk the talk or simply talk – blah blah blah!
There are only three priests in this county who are willing to give up an hour or so a month to celebrate
Mass for the men in prison. If the Church is so concerned about keeping criminals alive so that they can be
redeemed, then where is the Church in this redemption process? How can we expect these men to be redeemed without the Church? These men need to be catechized and forgiven. They will determine how much
of a reward we receive in case we have forgotten, “When I was in prison, you visited me.” Matthew 25.36.
There is no greater gift that can be given then love.
St. Raphael Catholic School News
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• Dr. Dennis Ryczek and parent volunteers conducted a
• St. Raphael Catholic School students, teachers, parents,
vision screening for our students on December
5th. Twenty percent of our students were identified as
Miss Wostbrock, and Fr. Anthony Coppola marched in
needing further vision screenings. This was obviously a
the St. Petersburg Lion’s Club Santa Parade on Decemvery valuable service provide to our school.
ber 2nd with a walking nativity, school angels, and four
cars with riders representing academics, sports, arts, and • On December 11th there was a school wide reconciliation service for our 3rd-8th grade students and faculty
faith. It was quite an inspirational experience watching
members.
Fr. Anthony blessing and praying for everyone throughout the streets of St. Petersburg!
• The Christmas Concert on December 12th was a huge
• Miss Wostbrock and 31 students who achieved the Prin- success! Mr. and Mrs.auf dem Kampe did a wonderful
job orchestrating this performance. It was standing room
cipal’s List or Honor Roll during the first trimester went
only. The singing and instrumental performances of our
bowling at Sunrise Lanes. Hopefully, even more students
students was truly an inspiration for all.
will be inspired to achieve these goals next trimester.
International Gala
Mike and Gina Longino are hosting an “Evening through Europe” featuring the sights, sounds, and flavors of Ireland
with Irish Folk Music by Jack McGuire, Spain with Flamenco Music by Victor Moreno, Italy with Mandolin Music by
Dan Bates and France/ Monte Carlo with Gaming Tables. There will be an International Dessert Room and a Silent Auction table. This Gala will be Saturday, February 24 from 7:30 PM to Midnight at 2003 Carolina Circle NE. Tickets are
$125 per person and 100% of ticket sales will go to reducing the building debt for the Church and converting the old
Church into classrooms, a chapel and a youth group room. Catering is by Delectables Fine Catering. Wines will be
available for purchase with a portion of sales returned to the Church!
Migrant Report by Rosa Rodriguez
On behalf of the migrants from Ruskin, thank-you to all who donated clothes, toys, and books for Christmas. Since we
had over 30 big bags, it took the social worker two trips to transport all the items. Thanks, too, for all the Thanksgiving
donations you gave at our November meeting and to me privately. I went Thanksgiving shopping for the migrants with
their social worker. We spent $300+ on groceries including 7 turkeys. The migrants had a dinner and each family received a bag of groceries to take home. The turkeys were given away by a free raffle and everyone went home happy!
We asked our students what they love about St. Raphael Catholic School:
“We like SRS because we learn a lot, we have great teachers, we go to Mass, we have fish fries, we have a fun playground, St. Raphael is the patron saint of medicine and it
makes me feel safe, we have 30 minute lunch time. It is
fun, I like the classroom jobs, we receive a blessing from
the priests, we learn about saints. It is special because everyone is nice and kind. I like recess and the balls we get to
use! Because my teacher is always so happy, she even
makes math fun. You get to see and play with your
friends, especially kickball. I like my Principal. The beautiful carpet, the sturdy fences and playground are great.
The faculty represents the love we have for God. I know
what will happen next, where I feel safe and secure. It’s
where 51% of my friends reside, where I grow with and
through faith and love, and where I learn to come closer to
Jesus. St. Raphael means to me FUN, period! It’s so great
to learn math, reading and so on in the most exciting way
possible. We are a family and children of God. We are a
holy and peaceful school, and our staff is the best! There is
something for everyone! Student council, Jr. and Sr.
Band , Choir, Sports. The Choir sings so well! We all love
to be in the choir. It does not matter if you have an average
voice; it matters that we are praising Him and singing for
joy. God loves to hear our voices. Remember another way
of praying is singing! I love St. Raphael so much because
of all the stuff we do here. Like the sports and even
church. I love singing in church. Our church is the BEST.
Ok, back to the sports, our coach is the BEST of all. He
might be in a wheelchair, but he works us hard. Everyone
is really nice and no one makes fun of others. The teachers
really take time to make sure you understand what they are
teaching. I have only been going here for three days. I love
going to SRS because I’ve been going here since 1st grade
and I get to see my best friends everyday. The teachers
here are so great and they are always so poised. I really
love the music program here. Also the after school sports
are fun and it motivates kids to get good grades. The best
thing about SRS is getting to know our God better. It is
true we are #1. I love how each teacher knows my name
and knows a little something about me, and I love having
friends whom I can count on. I also love having a good
school that I feel protected in.”
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please pray for our sick: Dennis
Zawodski, Jeannette Abramo, Ellie
Jennings, Mac Bailey, Adele Buchta,
Joe Kolb, Margaret Racila, Margot
Morcillo, Esther LaVangie, Ginny Hansen, Deborah
and Bill Scanlan, John Birins, Eleanor Alderson,
Gerry and Ann Walsh
Nursing Homes: Shore A cres: Dottie Soots, Susan
Neitz, Lynn Shepard, Fran Davis, Thomas Kunkler,
Norman Vanest. Maria Manor: DJ Thompson, Juliette Schiavi, Mary Palmer, Rita Hall, Ernest Anderson. Other: Charlotte Edwards, Jenny Milo, Marion
Lagan, Nancye Barrett, Helen Bishop, and Bette
Hyslip.
Please pray for the who have died this past monthMark Clendenin, Jennie Milo, Frank Mainenti, Mildred Caldwell, Betty Schmidt, and Bernadette Lussier. May the souls of all the faithful departed rest in
peace.
World Day of the Sick
We will have a special Mass for all those who are
sick and the health care workers who care for them on
Sun. Feb 11th at the 11:30 AM Mass. Health Care
workers and caretakers of the sick will be blessed at
all the Masses. Anointing of the Sick will be available
only after the 11:30 Mass. A lunch reception will follow for the sick and their families. To pre register for
the Sacrament of the Sick and the luncheon call
Louise Barrett at 821-2561.
Community Concerns by Rosa Rodriguez
On Compassion - some people say that compassion is a quality, others say that it is something you
are born with, but I think that compassion is something all of us have just there, in us. Sometimes
we are so busy, that we do not see who needs our
compassion. Jesus, when He walked with the Apostles preaching, had compassion for everyone including the people with leprosy.
We are so blessed that we have enough and more,
so it is fulfilling to share and give those who appreciate our handouts.
Internet Humor
A little boy, about 10-years-old, was standing before
a shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering
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through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady
approached the young boy and said, "My, but you're
in such deep thought staring in that window!" "I was
asking God to give me a pair of shoes," was the boy's
reply. The lady took him by the hand, went into the
store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of
socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her
a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought
them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part
of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down,
washed his little feet, and dried them with the towel.
By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks.
Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him
a pair of shoes. She tied up the remaining pairs of
socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the
head and said, "No doubt, you will be more comfortable now." As she turned to go, the astonished kid
caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face,
with tears in his eyes, asked her . .. "Are you God's
wife?"
A Special Promise
It was the day AFTER Christmas at a church in San
Francisco. The pastor of the church was looking at
the manger scene, when he noticed that the
baby Jesus figure was missing
from the cradle. He immediately turned and went outside
and saw a little boy with a red
wagon
walking
down
the street. And in the wagon,
was the figure of the infant Jesus.
So he walked up to the boy and said, "Son, where did
you get that little baby Jesus that's in your wagon?"
The little boy replied, "I got him from the church."
And why did you take him?" asked the pastor. The
little boy replied, "Well, about a week before Christmas, I prayed and I told Jesus if he would bring me a
red wagon for Christmas, I would give him a ride in
it!”
Youth Group News by Kim Phillips
Thank you from the Youth Group for all the support
on the sales of the cookie dough, ornaments and the
dinner. The teens raised quite a bit for their accounts
as well as for the Youth Group program. If interested, we still have a few ornaments left that can be delivered.
Papal Message for World Day of the Sick
Here is an excerpt from Benedict XVI's message for the
World Day of the Sick, to be observed on Feb. 11, the
principal venue being Seoul, South Korea.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, ...Once again the Church
turns her eyes to those who suffer and calls attention to
the incurably ill, many of whom are dying from terminal
diseases. They are found on every continent, particularly
in places where poverty and hardship cause immense
misery and grief. Conscious of these sufferings, I will be
spiritually present at the World Day of the Sick, united
with those meeting to discuss the plight of the incurably
ill in our world and encouraging the efforts of Christian
communities in their witness to the Lord's tenderness
and mercy....The Church wishes to support the incurably
and terminally ill by calling for just social policies
which can help to eliminate the causes of many diseases
and by urging improved care for the dying and those for
whom no medical remedy is available...Here I would
like to encourage the efforts of those who work daily to
ensure that the incurably and terminally ill, together with
their families, receive adequate and loving care... Many
such individuals -- health care professionals, pastoral
agents and volunteers -- and institutions throughout the
world are tirelessly serving the sick, in hospitals and in
palliative care units, on city streets, in housing projects
and parishes. ...I now turn to you, my dear brothers and
sisters suffering from incurable and terminal diseases. I
encourage you to contemplate the sufferings of Christ
crucified, and, in union with him, to turn to the Father
with complete trust that all life, and your lives in particular, are in his hands. Trust that your sufferings, united
to those of Christ, will prove fruitful for the needs of the
Church and the world. I ask the Lord to strengthen your
faith in his love, especially during these trials that you
are experiencing. It is my hope that, wherever you are,
you will always find the spiritual encouragement and
strength needed to nourish your faith and bring you closer to the Father of Life. Through her priests and pastoral
workers, the Church wishes to assist you and stand at
your side, helping you in your hour of need, and thus
making present Christ's own loving mercy towards those
who suffer. ...From the Vatican, 8 December 2006.
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Church, refreshments start at 9:30 and the service is at
10:00. We will stop for lunch on the way home. Pray that
one day soon we may be one again.
Respect Life by Maggie Moren and Winnie Young
Please join together as a praying community on Mon. Jan.
22, at 7:30 p.m. for a special Spiritual Walk. We will all
be joining “spiritually” with those who are up in Washington D.C. walking for the end of Roe vs. Wade. Although
we are unable to be in Washington DC physically, we can
be there as a strong prayerful community in spirit. Fr. Anthony will hold this special prayer service. 34 candles,
each representing one of the 34 years since Roe vs. Wade
has been legalized, will be placed in front of the altar. There will be readings from the Gospel, a brief homily, silent prayer in front of each candle, and a red rose laid
in front of each candle. We ask you, your families, and
friends to please come and participate in this prayerful
event. Our prayers joined together are powerful
and together we can help stop this abomination. God bless
you all.
Focus 11
Each February for the past 6 years, the Diocese of St. Petersburg has sponsored the FOCUS 11 Vocation Project.
This high energy initiative focuses on High School Juniors
(11th grade) the first day and then 6th graders (11 year olds)
the next two days. It has proven itself to be a great success. When we began this program, we initially targeted
only those students in Catholic schools. The last several
years we have expanded these days to include students
outside of Catholic schools. We expect over 1100 sixth
graders to participate in this year’s 6th grade days and over
500 junior to be present on the 11th grade day. We need
help baking cookies for those 1600+ kids. Call Louise
Barrett at 821-2561 for details.
Pontifax Day of Prayer
Pontifax is a Latin word which means “bridge builders”.
The Diocesan Council of Catholic Woman, the Episcopal
Church Women of the Diocese of Southwest FL and the
Lutheran Women’s Synod of the ELCA sponsor a day of
shared prayer on Wed. Jan 24th. We will car pool to Our
Lady Queen of Peace Church at 2002 Allamanda Drive in
New Port Richey. Call Louise Barrett 821-2561 to arrange
a ride. We will leave about 8:30 AM from St Raphael’s
January Birthdays
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5
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Ann Dinapoli
Glenda Haight
Lila Methot
Carol Kettlestrings
Nan Terrill
Lynette McSorley
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8
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9
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Jeanne Larrison
Terry Hamm
Yolanda Gallagher
Sonya Talley
Gay Hagaman
Rosemary Early
25 Mary Frances Wright
27 Marie Sakkis
28 Judy Birins
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Natural Family Planning
There will be a free lecture to address issues relevant to women in all phases of their reproductive lives. Dr. Hilgers,
renowned OB/GYN Physician and Expert in Reproductive Medicine, will discuss his innovative diagnosis and treatment approach to common gynecological and reproductive health problems, such as dysfunctional uterine bleeding,
premenstrual syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, recurrent ovarian cysts, endometriosis, infertility, recurrent
miscarriage and premature birth. His treatment approach, “NaProTechnology” was developed from 30 years of research with couples using the Creighton Model System. “NaProTechnology” is completely natural and helps couples monitor fertility according to the beautiful teachings of our Catholic Church. The date is Saturday, February
3rd, 2-4 PM at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Higgins Hall – St. Thomas Room, 5225 N. Himes Avenue, Tampa.
Member News
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New CCW Member Yolanda Gallagher is a native of
Colombia, South America. She taught Spanish there
to high school students. Yolanda is married to Richard Gallagher from Cleveland, OH. They have one
daughter, Vivian Wilsey, who is a Speech Pathologist
in Canterbury School where her two children attend.
The oldest, 7, is in our Parish Sunday Religion classes. Yolanda taught Spanish as a volunteer for the
Diocese Office in 1978, when they moved to St. Pete
from CA. Later, she worked for the J.W.B. License
Board in the Department of nutrition for young children. They belonged to Holy Family Parish for 28
years. They moved two years ago into the Northeast
area in order to be near their daughter. Since then,
they belong to St. Raphael's Parish which they enjoy
very much.
Hello and Happy New Year to all! My name is Mary
A. Baecher. I've been a member of St. Raphael's since
1973. My late husband, Joseph Baecher, died in
1992. We were married for 27 years. We have 4 lovely daughters: Resa, Heidi, Tami & Jenna; and 7
grandchildren. So, like so many of you - I am truly
blessed!! I am a therapist for teenage boys, who are
incarcerated in DJJ programs - I currently work in
Bradenton. Please pray for all young people - indeed
all people who are incarcerated: That they will find
ways to rebuild their lives, and that they will be offered opportunities to begin again.
Mary Vallee runs a support group for Depression and
Mood Disorders. The website is http://freewebs.com/
mary33764/ where there is more info about meetings. Depression and other mood disorders are very
serious problems and help is available. Mary’s family lease is running out and they are looking for a three
bedroom house to rent.
Roseanna Costa went to NY over the holidays and
had a lovely time with her husband visiting their family.
New member, Michelle Cehula Fellows, and her husband, David Lee, recently traveled to their hometown
of Warren, OH. While there, they attended Mass at
St. Mary Catholic Church where they were married
35 years ago on Feb. 12.
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On Dec. 13, Gina Longino hosted a Christmas
Brunch for the Wednesday Morning Bible Study and
Women of Grace study groups. Over 60 women attended along with Monsignor Caverly and Father Anthony. All enjoyed a potluck meal and fellowship despite a rainy morning!
The Kansas City Baileys spent a week at Christmas
with Grandmom Bernie (Bernadette Bailey) and
Grandpa Mac. Our activities included cookie baking,
Scrabble, hors d'oeuvre parties on the lanai, Midnight
Mass with Lisa, Dana Dorian, and 9:30 Mass with
Bryan and Liam. Dinner for 12 on Christmas included our families and Lily Riconda who is part of our
family celebrations. Christmas was holy, happy, and
hectic. Now the house is quiet and we've settled
down for a long winter's nap!
Former parishioner Frances Graham (mother-in-law
of member Stephanie Graham) turned 90 on Jan.
6th. She has survived a bullet lodged next to her
heart, being run over by a car, colon cancer, several
heart attacks, 2 hip surgeries and is still smiling, going to church and playing bridge every week! Friends
who would like to drop her a card can send it to
Frances Graham, Richmond Place, 3051 Rio Dosa
Drive, Apt. # 328B, Lexington, KY 40509.
Rosa Rodriguez writes that her daughter Carmen
and family went to GA and NC mountains for
snowboarding and skiing, then coming back and
spending 2 days anchored in Shell Island near Tierra Verde.
Ann Kovach visited her daughter Michele who lives
in Singapore but was in AZ . Michele looks well and
is really excited about her new job and its challenges.
She will represent her Thunderbird Universtiy (MBA
degree-global) in SE Asia: Singapore, Thailand, Viet
Nam etc. She will be responsible for organizing alums and fund raising.
February 2007
Fashion Show
CCW Officers
President:
Louise Barrett
821-2561
1st Vice President:
Marlene D’Abramo
2nd Vice President:
Becky McBride
Maggie Moren
Corresponding Secretary: Roseanna Costa
Treasurer:
Adela Vidal
January Papal Intentions
General: That the goods of the
earth, given by God for all men,
may be used wisely and according
to criteria of justice and solidarity.
Missionary: That the fight against
diseases and great epidemics in the
Third World may find, in the spirit
of solidarity, ever more generous
collaboration on the part of the
governments of all nations.
CCW Newsletter
“Cupid, Couture and Cuisine” is
the theme for our Valentine’s Day
extravaganza. Mark your calendars
for Sat. Feb 17 and get your
reservations in ASAP as seating is
limited. The doors open at 11 AM,
luncheon is at noon and Fashion Show
begins at 1PM. We are having a salad
bar, chicken divan, roll and strawberry
shortcake. Our models are Kay
Yennie, her daughter Mary Jo Cillian,
and granddaughter Kate Cillian
modeling 3 generations. Ethelynn
Henderson is from the Fun Club,
Marty Foreman from the Praise Band,
and Donna and daughter Courtney
Condon from Women of Grace/6th
Grade SRS (St. Raphael’s School).
We also have Gay Hagaman, the SRS
5th Grade teacher, and her 3 year old
grandson. Bernadette Bailey, past
CCW President and DCCW Board
member and Gina and her daughter
Sarah Longino from Bible Study and
Middle School have also agreed to
model. And best of all- our wonderful
Fr. Anthony comes back onstage for
the second year.
Marlene D’Abramo has agreed to
chair this event. Mary Kay Heraty is
in charge of decorating. Maggie
Moren is the model co-ordinator.
Dolores Smith has collected 20 nice
prizes for our “Opportunities”. Send
your $15 check payable to St Raphael
CCW to Marlene D’Abramo 3800
Huntington St NE St Pete FL 33703 or
drop an envelope marked CCW
Fashion in the collection basket.
10th from 9:30- Noon. She feels the
women of the Parish work so hard and
would enjoy a special morning out
together to be pampered. Annetta
Wallace will be the guest speaker on
mothers and the Blessed Mother.
Bernadette Bowles will be sing. Cost
is 20$. More details will be in the
bulletin.
Field trip to Ruskin Migrants
Community Concerns Chairman Rosa
Rodriguez has organized a field trip to
visit a group who helps migrants in
Manatee County- RCMA. We will
meet in the St. Raphael parking lot at
9 AM on Friday Feb 23 to car pool.
We will visit a pre-school for
Migrant’s children and eat lunch at the
Agency. Come learn more about the
conditions and problems of our local
migrant workers. Call Rosa to register
or for more details at 528-7428.
Fish Fries During Lent
The school sponsored fish fry dinners
will be every Friday starting on
February
23rd
through
April
6th. Details will be in the bulletin.
Breakfast Angels
Thank you to Ruth Mattick, Dolores
Smith, and Ethelyn Henderson for our
continental breakfast. Thank you,
Sharon Iler, our speaker on the topic
“Theology of the Body”.
Mary Holland is organizing a
Mother’s Tribute Brunch on March
These are real answers given by children
Q: Name the four seasons. A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.
Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes. A: Premature death.
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Sunday
February 11
Saturday
February 18
Wednesday February 21
Friday
February 23
Saturday
March 3
Saturday
March 10
Saturday
April 14
Saturday
May 5
Sun-Wed. May 6-9
Saturday
May 12
Thursday
May 24
World Day of the Sick 11:30 AM Mass
Fashion Show at Noon
Ash Wednesday
Field trip to Ruskin Migrants
Lenten Retreat
General Meeting - Elections
Rummage Sale
7:35 AM Rosary, 8 AM Mass, 8:30 Continental Breakfast, Meeting & Program
CCW Elections
The nominating committee (Lu Perrin, Dottie Santacaterina, and Claudia Soucy) presented the following slate
for the term of office beginning in May 2007 to May 2009. For President- Marlene D’Abramo, for 1st Vice
President-Mary Simoneau, for 2nd Vice President- Gina Longino, for treasurer-Barbara Dippelhofer, for Recording Secretary- Kathy Guckenberger, for Corresponding Secretary-Roseanna Costa. Nominations from the
floor are permitted, but the nominee must have prior approval from the Pastor according to our by-laws. Elections will be at our April General Meeting. Thank you to the ladies who have agreed to serve our CCW as officers.
If you would like to become a member of St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women (formerly called Guild).
Please send your $15 yearly membership in an envelope marked CCW to the church office. We need YOU!!!
We are 244 paid members of whom 13 are life members, 5 honorary and 9 nursing home members. We range
in age from our 20’s to our 90’s. We are retirees, homemakers, doctors, lawyers, two are expectant mothers,
some newlyweds, and some recently widowed. Some are home bound and ill; some never leave the car pool
line. All together we are Catholic Women working together to grow in faith, help our Parish and serve God’s
Church in the world.
New Members
We welcome Mary Simoneau, Ava Abner and sister in law Ursula Abner, Fran Clendenin, Arelis Diaz, Judy
Birins and Jeannette D’Abramo who have become members of our CCW in the past month. They are wonderful women and are already pitching in to help with hospitality and the fashion show. If you would like to become a member of St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women (formerly called Guild). Please send your $15
yearly membership in an envelope marked CCW to the church office. You may drop the envelope in the Sunday collection. This is a fabulous group of women, young and old, supporting each other and our Parish.
Member News
Frances Lema will be in Ecuador for one month visiting family.
Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink. A: Flirtation makes water safe to
drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.
Q: How is dew formed? A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.
An Evening through Europe
There are still a few tickets left for “An Evening through
Europe”. The night promises to be full of fun with an Irish
Folk Singer, Jack McGuire; Flamenco Guitarist and Mandolin player. Also Casino games will be available. Foods
from Italy, Ireland, France and Spain including drinks and
desserts with be catered by Delectables and there are many
silent auction prizes waiting for the highest bidder, including a week in Colorado, a weekend with a new Jaguar,
artwork, golf etc. Don't be too late! Only 100 people can
be accommodated and we are more than half full! Tickets
are $125 per person. Contact Gina Longino at 526-2191.
Lenten Mini Retreat
Fr Bob Evancho from St Therese Byzantine Church will
lead our Lenten retreat on Sat March 3. It is a beautiful
time to prepare for Easter and is open to men and women.
We will begin with Rosary at 7:30 AM, Mass at 8 AM,
continental breakfast, morning talks to prepare us to make
a good Lent, and lunch at noon. Send your $10 check payable to St Raphael CCW to Louise Barrett 820 24 Av N St
Pete FL 33704 or drop an envelope marked CCW Retreat
in the collection basket.
Respect Life by Maggie Moren and Winnie Young
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age gracefully. Try to accept that you
are getting older. The goal is to adapt to the changes that time brings and to arrive at old age with minimal deficits and discomforts. Aging brings wisdom and depth of character.
Rosary Makers by Janet O'Grady
I have been asked by father Leo Flynn (missionary in
Nigeria) to send pictures of the children making rosaries so he can acknowledge them in his World missionaries magazine. Father Flynn is in charge of the
Rosary crusade in Nigeria and he has ten centers
which are homes where young children gather each
morning at 7 am and are taught how to say the Rosary
along with other basic prayers and catechism. As
they grow older they join Baptism and First Communion classes. Father Flynn also has a morning
Mass for all unborn and aborted children.
Thank you Janet and your CCD Class for making rosaries for the Missions. Ruth Mattick reports that this
year, 2,560 Rosaries have been by members at our
Church . What a wonderful way to reach out to others
and share such a powerful sacramental.
Seventy-five people joined together on Jan. 22 to
commemorate the Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing
abortion 34 years ago. Although we were unable to
be in Wash, DC physically, we were at the March for
Life in spirit. Fr. Anthony led this special prayer service. Participants lit 34 candles before the Blessed
Sacrament and put a red rose in a vase for each year
since Roe vs. Wade. We remembered all the
48,589,993 children who have died by abortion since
1973 and their loved ones. Our prayers joined together to beg God to have mercy on us and help us
Choose Life as a gift from God.
Thank you’s
Focus 11
Q: What does the word "benign" mean?' A: Benign
is what you will be after you be eight..
Each February for the past 6 years, the Diocese of St.
Petersburg has sponsored the FOCUS 11 Vocation
Project. This high energy initiative focuses on High
School Juniors (11th grade) the first day and then 6th
graders (11 year olds) the next two days. It has proven itself to be a great success. We expect over 1100
sixth graders to participate in this year’s 6th grade
days and over 500 junior to be present on the 11th
grade day. We need help baking cookies for those
1600+ kids. Call Louise Barrett-821-2561 for details.
Community Concerns by Rosa Rodriguez
Aging is a continuous and necessary process. It is important to learn how to live in appropriate ways in
order to maximize health and happiness. Try to
Pregnancy Plus thanks us for our $100 donation. The
Jr Legionary children in Uganda sent us a letter to
thank us for the money we sent last June. They used
the money to help pay for school. ASAP- the Homeless Services thanks us for the $100 we donated. St
Vincent de Paul thanks us for the $100 we sent. The
NCCW thanks us for the $100 we sent. Morning Star
thanks us for the $50 donation. Museum of Fine Arts
thanks us for the $50 donation. We can do all of this
because of YOU!!!
Q: What is the fibula? A: A small lie.
Q: What does "varicose" mean? A: Nearby.
Q: How can you delay milk turning sour? A: Keep it
in the cow.
Sick by Lu Perrin
Thomas Tatasciore, Ginny Hansen, Ester
LaVangie, Bill and Deborah Scanlon,
Mac Bailey, Rose Grado, Casey Burzynski, Joe Kolb, Bill Covert, Rod Moren, Dennis Zawodski,
Ellie Jennings, Margaret Racila, John Birins, Eleanor Alderson, Gerry and Ann Walsh, Bud and Ardith Rutland,
Margo Marcillo, and Dennis Zawadski.
Nursing Homes: Shore A cres: Dottie Soots, Susan Neitz,
Lynn Shepard, Fran Davis, Thomas Kunkler, Norman
Vanest. Maria Manor: DJ Thompson, Juliette Schiavi,
Mary Palmer, Rita Hall, Ernest Anderson. Other: Marion
Lagan, Nancye Barrett, Helen Bishop, and Bette Hyslip.
Please pray for the who have died this past month- Robert
Rodriguez, Charlotte Edwards, Mildred Caldwell, Fran
Beller, and Mary May. May the souls of all the faithful
departed rest in peace.
Our sincerest sympathy to member Cherie Maineti at the
death of her father Frank Mainenti after a long illness.
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CCW Member Charlotte Edwards died Jan. 4. Charlotte
was a resident at the Masonic Home with her husband Jim.
Her funeral services were at Nativity Church in Brandon.
We will miss our sweet CCW sisters who have gone on.
Our prayers are with their souls and their families in their
grief.
CCW Member’s Father Dies
Our sincerest sympathy to member Cherie Maineti at the
death of her father Frank Mainenti after a long illness. Frank
died Dec. 22. He was born in East Paterson, N J and moved to
St. Pete in 1975. He was a Navy veteran who served during
the Korean War. He was owner & operator of a service station
for over 30 years. He was a member of St. Raphael’s, the
D.A.V. and the American Legion. He was a “one man band”
entertainer who sang and played the trumpet, guitar and keyboard at many local spots Our sympathy to his wife of 50
years: Priscilla “Pat”, and his children: Frank, Priscilla
Pavluk, and Cherie, his three grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren and a step-great grandchild.
World Day of the Sick
We will have a special Mass for all those who are sick and
the health care workers who care for them on Sun. Feb 11th
at the 11:30 AM Mass. Health Care workers and caretakers
of the sick will be blessed at all the Masses. Anointing of
the Sick will be available only after the 11:30 Mass. A
CCW Members Die
lunch reception will follow for the sick and their families.
CCW member Jennie Milo died December 20. Jennie To pre register for the Sacrament of the Sick and the lunchwas born in Brooklyn and she moved to St. Pete in 1987 eon call Louise Barrett at 821-2561.
from Lake Wales. She is survived by 2 daughters locally, From the Pastor’s Desk
Annette Brito and Rosalie Ferrer, a CCW member as well. The school is celebrating Catholic Schools Week. There
Her son Michael Milo lives in Dallas. Jennie has 5 grand- will be an open house for all those with children. We hope
children and 5 great-grandchildren.
our enrollment will continue to increase. Our new principal
is doing a very nice job and the children and families are happy. Pre-K has done very well and there are many advance inquiries about enrollment for next year. We are organizing a Capital Campaign to convert the Old Church
into a chapel, classrooms and a room for the youth. We feel this will really help the Parish in many ways. The
Youth have needed a place to call their own. Pontifax went off well with Lutheran Bishop Benoway as the
speaker. Six ladies and I attended from St Raphael's. It is a very good thing for the women of different
Churches to pray for Christian unity. We have about 76 children preparing for First Communion and
about 60 teens who will make their Confirmation on April 12th. On Sunday Jan 28th, we had five baptisms- this is a wonderful sign of our growth as a Parish. Thank you for all you do for our Parish.
Marian Room/ St. Joseph Room
Monsignor Caverly announced at our November CCW Meeting that Meeting Room A will be called the Marian Room
and Meeting Room B will be called the St. Joseph Room. Iconographer Bernadine Quartetti has painted a large icon of
St Joseph which will be hung on the wall in the St. Joseph room. Bernadine also painted a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the Marian Room. Stop in the rooms to see the new artwork. Blinds are now up in the Marian
Room and Linda Champion is making decorative curtains. Fr. Anthony, Gina Longino, Mary Simoneau,
and Richard and Linda Champion painted the room blue. Cabinets will cost $1700 and Alan Horner will
again donate the countertop.
Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) women's weekend is scheduled for March 17-18th. THIS IS A
FABULOUS PROGRAM AND YOU WILL BE VERY BLESSED IF YOU ATTEND. Women
arrive at Church Saturday morning of the CRHP Weekend and spend the night Saturday, leaving
Sunday afternoon before dinner. It is a wonderful way
to feel a part of the Parish, meet women who will become your friends, and get closer to Jesus. It is a
time to be pampered, pray, listen and have fun. Food
is delicious and the weekend without charge. Call
Terri Meyer (327-7977) if you are interested in attending, or know someone who would like an invitation sent to them. I made my Christ Renews His Parish weekend back in 1985 and it was an awesome experience where I met women who are still my friends
today. CRHP is one of the reasons we have such a
vibrant Parish. If your husband would like to attend a
Men’s CRHP Weekend April 28-29th, call Brian Talley (520-7390).
Youth Group News by Kim Phillips
March for Life was once again an amazing opportunity to
truly live our faith by standing up for our beliefs. Those who were able to attend returned with the
knowledge that we are united in our convictions by people
across the country. The trip was headed by our awesome
Youth Minister - Jessie Freeman and a core team members
Matt Cillian, Stan Bielicki, Joannie Calandra, and Nick
Craig. The thirteen youth in attendance, John Wood,
Chris McBride, John Riesselman, Lucas Matos, Chase
Phillips, Tom Condon, Neal Mosley, Lauren Reidy, Kelley
McFarlane, Courtney Kubala, Jackie Smith, and Jeanine
Steinhauser. (several are children/grandchildren of our
CCW members) were all high school students with one
college freshman. This year's trip included the March,
mass with thousands of other youth at the Basilica, opportunities to learn a bit m ore about our nation's capital, and
a chance to see snow and Youth Group Members.
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ing planned include a Spaghetti Dinner, a Pancake
Breakfast, and a car wash.
School News
Catholic School week was a huge success. Student
alumni from St. Raphael School spoke at the weekend
Masses about how their experiences have guided their
future. There were guided student tours on Sunday and
the school made a giant “St Raphael’s Times” newspaper displayed at the church entrance. Monday was Community Appreciation Day. Students had a Vocabulary
Parade (where words are transformed into costumes), a
St. Pete Police Canine Unit presentation and a St. Pete
Fire and Rescue presentation. Tuesday was Priest Appreciation Day. There was an All-School Rosary presented by our Student Council in the new Church following 8:00am Mass and Spiritual Bouquets were presented to each Priest from every class. On Wednesday,
the school celebrated Parent Appreciation Day. There
was a treat for all parents who come through the morning car line. The students made a “newspaper hat” to
wear today to “spread the good news”. Thursday was
Student Appreciation Day. Students wore this year’s
new St. Raphael Catholic School t-shirt, designed by
our own Chloe Sills and Sara Bermudez from Third
Grade! There was a pancake breakfast for all students,
cooked by the teachers! Discovery Cove visited with
animals from its Outreach Program.
Friday
was Teacher Appreciation Day. We are thankful for the
gift of Catholic education. Spread the “Good News”!
UpcomingYouth Group Activities
Weekly meetings are well attended however there is
always a room for new faces! Encourage your children and grandchildren to give the meetings a
try. They will find opportunities for fun, in a safe
environment with other youth, that centers around our
Lord. Three summer trips have been planned and the
participants will begin holding various fundraisers in
order to help with the costs. Activities currently be-
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Kay Yennie
Gail Brazzell
Marlene D’Abramo
Ruth McDonald
Frances Lema
Winnie Young
Joyce Kubala
Deborah Scanlan
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Florence Santi
Sara Galiger
Jovita Tuazon
Jean Feldhaus
Julie Grammatica
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Cheyl Anderson
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Virginia Kish
Fran Clendenin
Marie Margle
Denise DeBord
Rose Grado
Mary Wyatt Allen
Fr. Mike Smith Installed as Pastor
in Citrus County by Jane Winstead
Fr. Mike Smith was installed as pastor January 27 at
St. Scholastica Catholic Church in Lecanto by Bishop Lynch. This was truly a beautiful occasion to witness. There was excitement in the air by everyone
who attended. There were several priests, deacons,
Knights of Columbus honor guard and parishioners
packed the large church. Fr. Mike’s mother and
niece also attended. The beautiful music and songs
from the choir filled the church.
The ceremony
touched all of our hearts. Wendell and Jane Winstead
and Dan and Carol Ann Bates were honored to be
there to see Fr Mike and to let him know that all his
friends from St. Raphael’s are praying for him.
After the ceremony all were welcomed to attend the
reception in the Pope John Paul II School cafeteria.
The reception hall was filled with good food, music
and decorations. The young children made a special
area for their special cards and homemade signs to
congratulate Fr. Mike. One large sign read, “We’re
So Glad You’re Here!”
Fr. Mike greeted Wendell and Jane and Dan and Carol Ann. Jane presented Fr. Mike with a 92-page
scrapbook photo album capturing the memories of
his years at St. Raphael’s, 2000-2004. He was delighted to have received such a special gift.
St. Scholastica Catholic Church parishioners will be
blessed to have Fr. Mike Smith as their Pastor.
If anyone would like to send Fr. Mike a card to congratulate him, the address is:
4301 W. Homosassa Trail, Lecanto, FL 34461.Or
you may call him at: 352-746-9422
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More...real answers given by children.
Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married?
A. Ruthless.
Q. What do they call pastors in Germany? A. German
Shepherds.
Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A.
Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else
was in liquidation.
Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible? A. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the
bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet.
Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible? A.
Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a
Fury. David's Triumph was heard throughout the
land. Also, probably a Honda, because the apostles
were all in one Accord.
Q. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible? A.
Samson. He brought the house down.
Q. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to
why he no longer lived in Eden? A. Your mother ate
us out of house and home.
Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in the Bible? A. Moses. He broke all 10
commandments at one.
Q. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy?
A. The area around Jordan. The banks were always
overflowing
Q. Who is the greatest baby sitter mentioned in the
Bible? A. David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep
sleep.
Q. Which Bible character had no parents? A. Joshua,
son of Nun.
Q. Why didn't they play cards on the Ark? A. Because Noah was standing on the deck.
Pope Benedict XVI, On Confession
“I wish, therefore, to commend your promotion of the Sacrament of Penance. While this Sacrament is often
considered with indifference, what it effects is precisely the fullness of healing for which we long. A newfound appreciation of this Sacrament will confirm that time spent in the confessional draws good from evil,
restores life from death and reveals anew the merciful Face of the Father.” Address to the Bishops of Western
Canada, October 9, 2006.
CCW Online
See our very own CCW web pages and newsletters (new & archived editions) by going to:
http://www.st-raphaels.com/ccw.html
--Thanks again to Theresa McCormick, our webmaster.
April 2007
From Bishop Lynch
CCW Officers
President:
Louise Barrett
821-2561
1st Vice President:
Marlene D’Abramo
2nd Vice President:
Becky McBride
Maggie Moren
Roseanna Costa
Treasurer:
Adela Vidal
April Papal Intentions
General: That, allowing himself to
be enlightened and guided by the
Holy Spirit, every
Christian may answer
enthusiastically and faithfully to
the universal call to sanctity.
Mission: That the number of
priestly and religious vocations
may grow in North America
and the countries of the Pacific
Ocean, in order to given an
adequate answer to the pastoral
and missionary needs of those
populations
Here is an except from Bishop
Lynch’s homily at the Chrism Mass.
“Dear sisters and brothers, …I wish
to invite you to a re lection on a
very familiar Gospel, the journey to
Emmaus…the signi icance of this
passage… for our diocese as we
prepare later this year to formally
and of icially begin a signi icant
effort to teach, understand and
embrace once again the Eucharist as
the “source and summit” of our
lives. Place yourself for a moment, if
you will, in the position of the two
disciples. Assume for a moment that
our journey begins at the doors of
this
Cathedral…envision
accompanying me on a walk. What
might we talk about? What might
we share with each other? …. There
would be a lot we could possibly
talk about on our walk. But would
any of us, walking seven miles
today, likely speak of that special
moment when Jesus, body and
blood, soul and divinity took his
dwelling place within us? Would
any of us, priests, deacons or people
CCW Newsletter
of God rhapsodize about that
moment when in our very midst
bread and wine, by the action of the
priest and the prayer of the Church,
were transformed into Christ
Himself? Would we say and talk
about how we recognized him in the
breaking of the bread? And would
we discuss on our journey just how
our lives have changed as a
consequence of his brief stay within
us. In the Eucharist Pope Benedict
XVI reminds us that Jesus, “draws us
into himself….and the substantial
conversion of bread and wine into
his body and blood introduces
within creation the principle of a
radical change, a sort of ‘nuclear
ission’…which penetrates to the
heart of all beings….” (Sacramentum
Caritatis, page 17)
Nuclear ission – an almost atomic
power to become Christ, to speak
like Christ, to bring Christ to the
world. Aware of this, how could our
conversation… focus on anything
other than what we might do in the
present and future to hear, worship
and share the Lord, with one
another and with the world.”
39th DCCW Convention
Monday May 7 to Wednesday May 9 at the Quorum Hotel in Tampa, Catholic women from all over the Diocese will gather together. Our own Ann Kovach, DCCW President is looking forward to a wonderful Convention. If you
cannot come for the whole thing, don’t miss the Bishop’s Dinner on Tuesday
May 8. Cost is $39 and it is a fabulous event. Several members will form a car
pool for that evening. Call Dolores Smith 526-9985 for more details.
Schedule: Monday May 7: 9am Mass, 10:30am Meeting, 11:15 am Keynote
Speaker Pat Livingston, 12:15 lunch, 1:15pm Church Commission workshop,
2:15pm Community/Family Workshop, 3:15pm International Workshop,
4:15pm Living Rosary, 7pm Fairy Tale theme dinner with entertainment.
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Sunday
April 15
Saturday
May 5
Sun-Wed. May 6-9
Saturday
May 12
Thursday May 24
3-4PM, Divine Mercy Holy Hour
Rummage Sale
Sept.-May; 7:35AM Rosary, 8AM Mass, 8:30 Continental Breakfast, Meeting
2007 Handmaiden of theYear
Maggie Moren was awarded the 2007 Handmaiden of the Year at the LPD Installation Meeting. She is
married to Rod and they have 4 grown children, and several grandchildren. She and her family moved to
St Pete in 1987. She has spent the past 20 years serving her family, community, and Church. Maggie is
our Parish Respect Life Co-Chairman. She has been to Washington, DC for the March for Life. She has organized baby showers, Respect Life Nights, voter registration, and other special events at our Parish and
will help with the Fall 2007 State Respect Life Conference. She is an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion at Mass, for the Homebound and the Nursing Home. She is a Bible Study Leader, RCIA Team
member, Reader, and is working to catechize residents in our local nursing home. Our honoree volunteered with Catholic Charities to help the Katrina Hurricane victims. She was so valuable, Catholic Charities hired her for the duration of the Katrina Project. Maggie is the Recording Secretary of our CCW and
Church Commission Chairman. She helps set up, serve and take down at almost every event she attends.
She has given of her time and talent whenever needed.
Maggie worked as a Parish administrator for 4 years before becoming a personnel manager at a large
department store. She did charity work through her employer including providing layettes for all the
City Fire Departments for the “Ask No Questions” campaign to ensure the safety of newborn infants who
were at risk of being abandoned. She has helped build several houses for Habitat for Humanity. Our
Handmaiden is also an artist and recently donated a painting to the Pregnancy Plus Fundraising Auction.
We are proud and honored to name Maggie Moren as the 2007 recipient of St Raphael’s Handmaiden of
the Lord Award.
Lower Pinellas Deanery Installation
The Installation of the Lower Pinellas Deanery Of icers and Commission Chairman was a great event
thanks to Ann Kovach, DCCW President who did the Installation. Deacon Joe Grote is our spiritual moderator and was there of iciating. Bernadette Bailey, Ava Abner, Ursula Abner, Lillian McClelland, Mary
Ann Smelter, Maggie Moren,Dolores Smith , Ruth Mattick, Janie Winstead, Rose Grado Roseanna Costa
and RosaRodriguezwerethere.HerearethenewlyinstalledLPDof icers:PresidentGloriaNelson,1st
VP Louise Barrett, 2nd VP Tamara Harte, Recording Sec Katherine North, Treasurer Marian Nadon,
Corr. Sec. Bernadette Bailey, Co- Church Commission Maggie Moren and Jeannine Storer, Co-Community
Concerns Mary Wissman and Roseanna Costa, Co-Family Concerns Carole Lancaster and Terry Keane,
International Commission Dolores Smith, Co-Organization Commission Barbara Joustra and Rosa Rodriguez., Legislative Sr Carol Stovall.
Elections
At the April General Meeting, the nominating committee, Lu Perrin, Dottie Santacaterina, and Claudia
Soucy,presentedthefollowingslateforthetermofof icebeginninginMay2007toMay2009.ForPresident, Marlene D’Abramo; for 1st Vice-President, Mary Simoneau, for 2nd Vice-President, Gina Longino;
for Treasurer, Barbara Dippelhofer; for Recording Secretary, Kathy Guckenberger; and for Corresponding Secretary-RoseannaCosta.ThankyoutotheladieswhohaveagreedtoserveourCCWasof icers.
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Lenten Mini Retreat
New Members
58 CCW members had a beautiful Lenten Retreat on March 4th. Rosary was followed by
Mass with Fr Gonzalez as presider, Marja Beaufait
as cantor and Eileen Brady as organist. Monsignor
Caverly gave us his blessing and off we went to St
Therese in car pools. It was cloudy and cold, and
there were a lot of us, so for space purposes, we
met in the School of the Immaculata for a continental breakfast. St Therese was so hospitable- they
were warm, generous and truly loving, welcoming
us with open arms.
Fr Alexis, a Byzantine Rite priest who is a chaplain at Georgetown law school, was our guest
speaker. His topic was refurbishing the image of
God.His irsttalkhelpedusseehowweourselves
are made in the image of God, and to re lect on
what we show that is in God's image and how we
see God's image in others. The second re lection
was about how we perceive God, and consequently,
howwere lectGodtoothers.FrBobEvancho,the
pastor, spoke to us about the Byzantine rite and
surprised us with his humor. On a very happy note,
we ate lunch together and then, sadly, we parted to
go home once again. It had been a wonderful half
day retreat and we felt as if we had been on a journey to heavenly places. St. Therese is a beautiful
Church, built to remind us of heaven. We were with
each other and the lovely ladies of St Therese's and
we thought and re lected on our loving God who
desires us completely to be His forever!!! Thanks
to all who were able to participate and St Therese’s
Church who was so hospitable.
We welcome our new members- Ava Abner, Ursula
Abner, Jeanette Abramo, Judy Birins, Andrea Bulger, Michelle Foerster, Fran Clendenin, Marie
Leuchs, Pat Mackey, Toni Matthews, Linda Mims,
and Mary Simoneau. We treasure your decision to
join ranks with St Raphael’s Council of Catholic
Women. We are Catholic Women praying, loving
and serving together.
Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) men's weekend
is scheduled for April 28-29th, call Brian Talley
(520-7390) if your husband is interested. There
aresomanygreatbene its- you will be very happy
if he makes the weekend.
Garage Sale
Mark your calendars. We are having a BIG Garage
Sale on Saturday May 12th. We need your old
treasures to make other people happy and to help
us make money. Call Dolores Smith 526-9985 for
more details. Hold unto your items until May 11 if
possible. Thanks!
Youth Group by Kim Phillips
The annual Bunny Breakfast was a fun
event, complete with pony rides,
bounce house, and the ever important egg hunt. Due to the varied
spring break schedules of different
schools, the event did not quite cover
its own expenses, falling short by approximately $100. Our wonderful Youth DirectorJessieFreemanhopesto indawaytocover
the shortage since all Youth Group events must
cover their own costs.
High schoolers from both St. Raphael's and St.
Jude's had the opportunity to spend a Palm Sunday weekend together, praising God and deepening their faith. The two groups traveled to Good
Counsel Camp for a wonderful retreat and returned home physically tired but spiritually renewed. Junior high students will soon attend their
own mini retreat where they too can spend time
having fun in a faith centered environment. These
weekend trips, as well as the summer camps, that
our Youth Group makes available to these young
people are a huge blessing in a time when our
youth are faced with so many negative choices.
Kids and fun is pretty much expected but many of the youth have also been hard at
work, rehearsing for the upcoming Passion
Play. Students have set aside other actives in order to give their all to this important parish
event.
Fundraising has been put on hold during this
holy season but youth hope to come up with additional methods of raising funds in order to pay for
those expensive summer camp fees. If anyone
would like to make a donation to the Youth Group,
contact Jessie Freeman.
Sick by Lu Perrin
Ginny Hansen, Ester LaVangie, Bill
and Deborah Scanlon, Mac Bailey,
Joe Kolb, Bill Covert, Rod Moren,
Joan Harrison, Ellie Jennings, Margaret Racila, John Birins, Eleanor Alderson, Marion Lagan, Gerry and Ann Walsh, Bud and Ardith
Rutland, Margo Marcillo, Dennis Zawadski, Peggy
Hawkins, Terry Hamm, Carmen Marlowe, Suzanne Flatley, Carl Irwin, Norman Letourneau,
RoseTatasciore,LindaCruth ield,WilliamChristian, Richard Haight and Maria Ware.
Nursing Homes: Shore Acres: Dottie Soots, Susan
Neitz, Lynn Shepard, Fran Davis, Thomas
Kunkler, Norman Vanest. Maria Manor: DJ
Thompson, Juliette Schiavi, Mary Palmer, Ernest
Anderson. Other: Marion Lagan, Nancye Barrett,
and Bette Hyslip.
Please pray for those who have died this past
month- Helen Bishop, Dorothy Gemald, Norman
LaPointe, Rita Hall, and infant Jake Sheridan, May
the souls of all the faithful departed rest in
peace.
CCW Member Deaths
Rita Hall died March 6⁰ at home. She resided for
several years at Bon Secours. Rita was born in
Washington, IN and she moved to St. Pete in 1966.
She was a 1944 graduate of Indiana University, and
married James Hall in 1956. She worked for Kodak
as a market researcher and retired from retail sales
at Maas Brothers department store. She was a
member of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church and had
been a CCW member since 1967. She enjoyed playing bridge, Church activities, and reading. She
served coffee and donuts for many years after the
11:30 Mass, she was a great recruiter for the Guild,
she worked on the Card Parties, and was “always
there at Church doing everything”. Survivors include her son, David Hall, a niece, Linda Bozell, and
a nephew, Mark Cosgrove. The funeral for Rita was
very well attended and we had over 20 in our hon-
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or guard. You can send a card to David and Elisa Hall
1391 Eden Isle Blvd NE St Pete FL 33704.
Helen Bishop, ² ³ , died March 59 in an assisted living facility in Middletown CT where she moved last
summer to be near her children. Helen’s husband
Ken died one year ago this April. Helen was born in
Beckley CT. Prior to her retirement, she was employed with the State of CT as a purchasing agent.
Before that she worked for Pratt & Whitney – Canal
division, and Middlesex Memorial Hospital. Helen
gave joy to many with her voice. She sang at local
shows, weddings, the Greater Hartford Chorale, Middletown Chorale, the choir of St. Francis, and with
her church choir in every community she lived in
over the years. She was a EMHC, and delivered food
and companionship for Meals on Wheels. She was
active in prayer groups at her parishes in Florida
and California. She donated generously to her church
and to many charities throughout her life. For the
last few years of her marriage, Helen was a loyal and
loving care-giver to her husband. She is survived by
her seven children, James (Boulder, CO), Elaine
Stowik (Wallingford CT), Christopher (Thousand
Oaks, CA), Meg Haight (St. Pete), Gerard (East Haddam CT), Teresa Bishop-Brahen (St Johns, FL), and
Dennis(Middletown CT), 12 grandchildren, and six
great-grandchildren. You can send a card to Meg and
Vaughn Haight 45 Oakland Dr Oakdale CT 06370.
Dues News with Clues
Dues are due THIS Month, APRIL. There is an envelope already made just for us in the April Church
Envelopes. So far, we have received the following
dues: Fanny Abad, Sheila Barry, Carol Ann
Bates, Mary Carlomagno, Debbie Craig, Beatriz
Crespo, Marlene D'Abramo, Mary Driscoll, Jackie
Finger, Yolanda Gallagher, Ethelyn Henderson, Kay
Hunt, Lillian McClelland, Judith Kroll, Barbara Miller, Chong O'Dwyer, Mary Poulin, Bernadine Quartetti, Tina Quintana, Deborah Scanlan, MaryBeth
Sebesta, Mary Ann Smelter, Evelyn Smith, Angela
Soucy, Mabel Sullivan, Rita Sullivan, Adela Vidal, and Corlys Winters, Thank you DUES PAYING angels!!! Wouldn't it be wonderful if all 244 of
us paid by the end of April???? If anyone is having
a inancial problem and cannot afford the $15please let Louise Barrett know.
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Art News
Wewillhave57candidatesreceivingCon irmation on April 15th. 67 children will receive First
Holy Communion May 6th. These large classes relect our growing Parish community. School enrollment is now up to 230. The Principal and staff
are doing an excellent job and we are very proud
of our School.
The Chrism Mass on Holy Tuesday at the cathedral was beautiful. Bishop Lynch emphasized the
importance of the Eucharist and will begin a three
year program encouraging all Catholics in the Diocese to become more aware of the gift of the Eucharist and what the Sacrament means in transforming our lives. The Pope Recently issued
“Sacramentum Caritatis”, a document on how vital
the Eucharist is in the life of the Catholic Church.
The Eucharist- the Real Presence of Jesus- is the
great treasure of our Church. We hope more nonCatholics will appreciate the gift of the Eucharist
and be received into full Communion.
Our congratulations go to Maggie Moren who
was awarded the 2007 Handmaiden of the Year by
the Lower Pinellas Deanery for her service in our
Parish. Maggie does so much for the spirituality of
our Parish and she is most deserving of the award.
The Lower Pinellas Deanery will be blessed to
have Louise Barrett as First Vice President, Bernadette Bailey as Corresponding Secretary, Maggie
Moren as Co-Church Commission, Roseanna Costa
as Co Community Concerns, Dolores Smith as International Commission and Rosa Rodriguez as Co
-Organization Commission.
Pat Buckley Moss has graciously painted a stunning picture of St. Mary’s Church on 4th Street
South. An offer has been made through Finn Galleries, 1001 4th St N, for St Mary’s Church to receive
$10.00 for each painting sold to bene it the Building Renovation Fund.
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CCW Member Easter Traditions
♥ From Member Rosa Rodriguez - In my country,
Costa Rica, my mom prepared food for Holy Week
the previous week because no one worked in or
out of the house during Holy Week. We 10 children had no movies or music in the house. Mom
told us about the passion and we prayed the Rosary. The whole week we were in mourning and
went to Church for all the services. On Holy Friday, a big cruci ix was placed ontheAltar loor
surroundedby lowersandcandles.There was a
procession outside Church on the streets with Jesus dressed in a purple cloak carrying the cross.
♥ From Member Michelle Cehula Fellows: We have
a tradition at our house for Easter. On Palm Sunday when we commemorate Jesus' Triumphant
Entry into Jerusalem, we take home our Blessed
Palms. At home; we go around our house, where
eachroom,hasaCruci ix. We take off the old
palms, and put up the new. As we process around
our home; it reminds us all of Jesus' procession
intoJerusalem.Thecruci ixesremindusofJesus
death on the Cross. We await Holy Week, the Easter Triduum, and the Resurrection of Our Lord on
Easter Morn!!!
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Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate his 80th
birthday with a Mass in St Peter’s
Square. The Holy Father’s birthday is
April 16th. The Mass will be celebrated on Divine Mercy Sunday, a
liturgical solemnity introduced by
Pope John Paul II. Please also pray for
Benedict XVI on April 19, the second
anniversary of his election as Supreme
Pontiff. On April 2, Benedict XVI presided
over a Mass for the eternal repose of John
Paul II.
CCW Member Easter Traditions:
From Julie Musselman - Remember your godchildren or god-parents with a card at Easter. It is a
nice way to let your god-children know you are
praying for them, to give them spiritual insight or
even a religious gift. It is also a great time to remember your god-parents and send them a card to
thank them for their prayers for you and any religious training they have provided you over the
years.
Lent is a great time to remember our own baptism and our children's baptisms. If you still have
the baptismal candles, get them out and have them
at the dinner table and teach your children about
the sacrament and how important it is to be a child
of God. This is not just for young children- our
teens, twenties and beyond can all be catechized.
Member News
♥ Ruth Mattick had a miracle happen to her last
month. Forty-three years ago, she was in a car
accident and suffered a whiplash injury. Since
then, she had constant headaches-sometimes,
going into a migraine. This past Christmas, her
daughter gave her a gift certi icate to a chiropractor. Reluctantly, she went, thinking this was
just a waste of money. Upon her irst visit, the
bone in her neck that was causing all of her pain
was put back in place. No more pain! It’s amazing. Thank God.
♥ Congratulations to Roseanna Costa who will be
President of the Boys & Girls Club Guild.
♥ Ginny Hansen is in Bon Secours recuperating
from a leg fracture. Terry Hamm is recuperating
from surgery and Peggy Hawkins won’t break
her leg next time she goes skiing!
♥ New member, Mary Simoneau has 3 children
and two grandchildren. She has lived in FL nine
years. Mary loves to travel, read, and listen to
music. She just inished the CRHP process and
looks forward to becoming even more active in
St Raphael's Parish. She has agreed to serve the
CCW as First Vice President.
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♥ Letter from Kay Hunt: I miss St R’s in many
ways, but have found many Church friends here
in GA, too. We belong to the Over 55 Group,
Knights of Columbus, and Guardians of the Adoration Chapel. Paul just celebrated his 90th Birthday. They have 14 grandchildren and 6 great
grandchildren.
Become a CCW Member!
If you would like to become a member of St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women (formerly called
Guild). Please send your $15 yearly membership in
anenvelopemarkedCCWtothechurchof ice.You
may drop the envelope in the Sunday collection.
This is a fabulous group of women, young and old,
supporting each other and our Parish.
Forward in Faith
Forward in Faith is a stewardship program that
allows us to actively commit to a life of gratitude
and responsibility, and to thank God for his endless
gifts. We have begun work to raise $3.25 million
over the next three years and to be better stewards. Our current debt is almost $3million, mostly
the mortgage on our new church. The balance in
our savings account to meet the monthly payments
will be depleted later this year. Our offertory is
insuf icient to pay both our annual operating expenses and our mortgage payment. We need money to eliminate or reduce this debt, make capital
improvements, support current and new parish
ministries. We need 100 volunteers to make calls
to every household in our parish, about 15 calls
each, three times. You will not be asking for money. The calls are to remind parishioners to pick up
information packages or encourage participation at
an event. If you can help or want more information, please call Linda Champion at (727) 5208662 or EnlistmentSRC@aol.com. Training sessions for callers are being held at 11 AM and 6 PM
onMonday,April16.Pickwhichsession itsyour
schedule and you will be fully trained in what to do
and say. We are called to move Forward in Faith to
makeasacri icialgiftofourtime,talentandtreasure.
See our very own CCW web pages and newsletters (new & archived editions) by going to:
http://www.st-raphaels.com/ccw.html--Thanks again to Theresa McCormick, our webmaster.
From the Internet
God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.
♥ Dear God, I have a problem, it's Me. Growing old
is inevitable- growing UP is optional. There is no
key to happiness. The door is always open. Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted. Do the math and count your blessings. Faith
is the ability to not panic. Laugh every day, it's
like inner jogging. If you worry, you didn't pray.
If you pray, don't worry. As a child of God, prayer
is kind of like calling home everyday. Blessed are
the lexible for they shall not be bent out of
shape. The most important things in your house
are the people. When we get tangled up in our
problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He
can untangle the knot. A grudge is a heavy thing
to carry. He who dies with the most toys is still
dead. Have a great day!!! The SON is shining and
He can certainly use you!
♥ A passenger in a taxi leaned over to ask the driver a question and tapped him on the shoulder.
The driver screamed, lost control of the cab,
nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and
stopped just inches from a large plate glass window. The driver said, "I'm sorry but you scared
the daylights out of me. Today is my irst day
driving a cab. I've been driving a hearse for the
last 25 years."
♥ A little boy was in a relative's wedding. As he
was coming down the aisle, he would take two
steps, stop, and turn to the crowd. While facing
the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws
and roar. So it went, step, step, ROAR, step, step,
ROAR, all the way down the aisle. As you can imagine, the crowd was near tears from laughing so
hard by the time he reached the pulpit. When
asked what he was doing, the child sniffed and
said, "I was being the Ring Bear."
♥ One Sunday, a young child was "acting up" in
Church. The parents did their best to maintain
some sense of order in the pew but were losing
the battle. Finally, the father picked the little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle on his
way out. Just before reaching the safety of the
foyer, the little one called loudly to the congregation, "Pray for me! Pray for me!"
♥ One particular four-year old prayed, "And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those
who put trash in our baskets."
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A little boy was overheard praying: "Lord, if
you can't make me a better boy, don't worry
about it. I'm having a real good time like I am."
My grandson was visiting one day when he
asked, "Grandma, do you know how you and
God are alike?" I mentally polished my halo
while I asked, "No, how are we alike?" "You're
both old," he replied.
A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup
out of the jar. During her struggle the phone
rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to
answer the phone. "Mommy can't come to the
phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the
bottle."
A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was
spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies
grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked,
"What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?"
While taking a routine vandalism report at an
elementary school, I was interrupted by a little
girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at
my uniform, she asked, "Are you a policeman?"
"Yes," I answered and continued writing the report. "My mother said if I ever needed help I
should ask the police. Well, then," she said as
she extended her foot toward me, "would you
please tie my shoe?"
It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my
equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking,
and I saw a little boy staring in at me. "Is that a
dog you got back there?" he asked. "It sure is," I
replied. Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then
towards the back of the van. Finally he said,
"What'd he do?"
While working for an organization that delivers
lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She
was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers
and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at
a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I
braced myself for the inevitable barrage of
questions, she merely turned and whispered,
"The tooth fairy will never believe this!"
May 2007
Elections
CCW Officers
President:
Louise Barrett
821-2561
1st Vice President:
Marlene D’Abramo
2nd Vice President:
Becky McBride
Maggie Moren
Roseanna Costa
Treasurer:
Adela Vidal
If you would like to become a member of St.
Raphael's Council of Catholic Women (formerly
called Guild). Please send
your $15 yearly membership in an envelope
marked CCW to the church
of ice.Youmaydropthe
envelope in the Sunday
collection. This is a fabulous group of women,
young and old, supporting
each other and our Parish.
It’s of icial! Our new of icers are:
President: Marlene D’Abramo; 1st
Vice President: Mary Simoneau; 2nd
Vice President: Gina Longino,
Treasurer: Barbara Dippelhofer;
Recording
Secretary:
Kathy
Guckenberger; and Corresponding
Secretary: Roseanna Costa. Marlene
will assume her duties as President
after the May meetings.
Potluck Dinner
Our last St. Raphael's Council of
Catholic Women get together before
our summer break will be Thursday,
May 24th at 5:30 PM in the Parish
Center. Bring a dish to share and
come have a great time. New
members welcome. We will have a
used Jewelry Sale at this event and
are accepting donated jewelry for
the sale. Call Louise Barrett 8212561 for more info.
Rummage Sale
Let us turn your stuff into our
treasure! Drop your items off for
the rummage sale on Friday, May
CCW Newsletter
11th in the Parish Center. The sale
will be Saturday May 12 from 8AM2 PM. If you need to drop off items
earlier, contact Dolores Smith 5269985 or Louise Barrett 215-2563.
Our Parish and School is a very busy
place. 72 children will receive First
Communion on May 6th. The CCD
ended April 28th with over 240
students in the program. St Raphael
School enrollment for next school
year is doing very well.
VBS
registration for the second week of
June has begun. The Youth Group is
planning three trips this summertwo to Covecrest in GA and one to
Steubenville OH. The organization
for Forward in Faith Campaign is
really coming together. We are
grateful to all who are helping and
we hope we will be successful in
reaching our goal of 3.2 million. We
are relying on your prayers for a
successful campaign. I will leaving
for Ireland in mid July. I pray we will
all have a safe and happy summer.
Thank you for all you do for our
parish.
Goodbye fromYour President
It has been a wonderful four years and a great honor to have been the President of our St Raphael Council of Catholic Women. You, our members, are
amazing. You are prayerful, generous, and true “saints in the making”. Last
count, there were over 25,000 volunteer hours served among our ranks. I
am looking forward to helping our new President Marlene D’Abramo as she
assumesherduties.Youwillbeingoodhandswithallthenewof icers.IfI
have hurt anyone over the past 4 years by my words, deeds, or thoughtlessness, please forgive me. Keep me in your prayers as I work with the Lower
Pinellas Deanery as 1st Vice President.
All my Love,
Louise Barrett
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Saturday
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Thursday May 24
Saturday
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Rummage Sale
General Meeting
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Bishop Robert Lynch will celebrate is birthday May 27th.
Denise Debord and hubby Warren traveled to Korea to
visit their son, Brady, and his wife who been stationed
there for the past 14 months. He and his wife, Terry, will
be returning to the States later this summer. They will
be stationed in Leavenworth, KS where Brady will attend Command and General Staff College. Before being
stationed in Korea, Brady served 16 months in
Iraq. They will be visiting us upon their return to the
states so I'm sure some of you may see them at church
with us. Warren and Denise will be celebrating their
20th anniversary on May 23rd.
Mary Vallee’s mom, Rose, is doing well after a hospitalization. The DBSA Depression Bipolar support group will
have a Pot Luck at Fort DeSoto May 5th. Mary is very
proud of her son, Mark who has passed his test for certiiedmanager.HeisthemanageratBostonMarket.
Mary & David Poulin spent a weekend on Cape Canaveral attending a 50th Wedding Anniversary party for David’s sister. They enjoyed touring the Kennedy Space
Center.
Angela Soucy is proud to announce the birth of great
grandson number ten, Isaac Jacob, who was born April
23 in Houston and is doing very well.
Maggie and Rod Moren will be celebrating their 50th
Wedding Anniversary May 18.
Chris Pelletier's 17 year old son, David, has been accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar! This
extremely competitive program selects only 1800 high
school Juniors, (going into their Senior year), to participate, out of about 50,000 applicants nationwide. David
will spend a week at the USNA in June, "living the life of a
cadet."Thisisconsideredthe irststepofaverylong
application process for the USNA.
New Member Becky Brooks announces that on May 20
the Catholic Singles group will meet for Mass at 4:30
p.m. @St. Mary Our Lady of Grace, 515 Fourth Street
South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Meet behind the church
at 4:15 p.m. Dinner will follow Mass at a local restaurant.
This is the group that meets at Blessed Trinity on the
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.
From member Terry Hamm- I would like to thank all
those who prayed for me after my recent surgery. I am
doing very well. Now we are planning three trips. In
May we are going to Williamsburg, Va. with my brother
and his wife for a week. We will see our recently married grand-daughter who lives in Norfolk. In June we are
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taking a family cruise {16} to the southern Caribbean to
celebrateour iftiethweddinganniversary.July
20th,our Anniversary we will be at the Elbow Beach Surf
Club in Bermuda where we spent our honeymoon. We
have made arrangements to renew our vows at Mass at a
Catholic church near by. God is Good!!!!Louise and Allen
Barrett will celebrate 25 Years on May 8th.
Don and Ruth Mattick celebrated 55 years in April.
Ursula and Stanley Abner will celebrate their 45th Anniversary on May 29.
Welcome to our New Members
Ava Abner, Ursula Abner, Jeanette Abramo, Judy Birins,
Kathy Blackett, Becky Brooks, Andrea
Bulger, Fran
Clendenin, Patricia Condon, Barbara Creamer, Arelis Diaz,
Michelle Foerster, Lisa Knapp, Judith Geier, Marie Leuchs,
Kim Loxton, Pat Mackey, Toni Matthews, Linda Mims, Vicki
Nelson, Mary Beth Saylor, Mary Simoneau, Christine Summer, Terry Taylor and Sandy Waterbury.
√ Ava Abner is originally from IN. Her late husband, Don,
and she wintered in Hernando, FL from 1997 to 2001,
Finally, selling their home up north, they moved to FL.
After Ava’s husband died in March of 2006, she moved
to St. Pete to be near family. Ava and Don had no children. Ava retired from American Trans Air and had also
owned and operated a beauty shop from 1969 to 1976.
She is happy to be here in St. Pete and very happy to be
part of the St. Raphael family.
√ Ursula Abner is married to Stanley. She came from Germany in ‘52, married in ‘62, moved to FL in ‘72. She is
secretary/ treasurer of Abner Painting Inc. and works
part time. Ursula has two sons, Joe and Mike, two great
daughter-in-laws, and four wonderful granddaughters.
Before his strokes and heart attacks, Ursula and Stanley
danced country three to four times a week, rode motorcycles, read, bowled, and enjoyed vacations.
√ Christine Summer and her husband moved to Tierra
Verde from NYC ive years ago. They have two boys
namedMax,who'ssevenandahalfanda irstgraderat
St. Raphael's and Harry, who is 3 and a half. Christine
worked as a writer/editor for Child magazine and now
does freelance writing/editing.
√ Mary Beth Saylor’s husband converted to Catholicism
recently. Mary Beth is an avid tennis player. She has two
children, one in college and the other in high school. She
is from Brooklyn and was on the CHRP formation team
for the March retreat.
Lighthouse Catholic Media
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that the program has brought life to the whole
school.
The
school
is
public
by Julie Musselman
and
runs
on
the
free
education
government
proWe are proud to present a new educational opportunity: Lighthouse Catholic Media. A practical gram. However, as is the case in most of Uganda,
and effective program to help Catholics know their there is no incentive for children who are crowded
in class, little parental care, and no scholastic mafaith and to keep their faith!
We all live busy, busy lives. Finding the time to terials. That is what we need for the Junior Legionlearn about our faith is dif icult. But now, we are aries. We asked the parents to buy the uniforms
able to meet you where you are! Wherever you for every sponsored kid, the parents meet once in
have a CD player available to you, in the car or at a month to receive the progress of their kids but
home, you can deepen your understanding and also to be given counseling on how to support
their kids and keep them interested in school.
love for the Catholic faith.
On the way into church you will soon see a Many more kids have registered with the
stand offering nine different CDs and three differ- group and joined this particular school because
ent brochures. These feature some of the most in- the teachers are motivated. The school now talks
spiring Catholic speakers --bishops, priests, dea- of lack of room and I call it a good problem. It is
cons and eminent Catholic lay men and women. better to be overwhelmed with kids interested in
The CDs and brochure will be available after every learning than keep empty classrooms need. I want
Mass. We ask for a donation of $3.00 per CD and to thank all the good people of St. Petersburg, and
$.50 per brochure so that we may continue this the St. Raphael Women's Church group. As for the
program. When these are gone they will be re- other gifts we used them at the Holy Cross Parish
stocked with a new set of different titles and Dandora. In particular I have been able to support
speakers. We encourage you to take advantage of one girl, Angela Mueini, a Sunday School teacher
this wonderful opportunity. Here is a list of all the to get back to form 2 of high school. She is very
CDs- Anger and Forgiveness, The Holy Eucharist, grateful. I want to thank you for the support. You
Why a Protestant Pastor Became Catholic, The Joy can’t believe what one would do with a few dollars
here. She will need $150 per trimester to keep in
of Stewardship,
Former Drug Addict to Catholic Priest, When school and I will continue to appeal to friends.
Life doesn't make sense, Rebuilding Christian Civi- Such kids of good heart need our support.
lization, Keeping Your kids Catholic, Count your
Blessings. Here are two quotes from people who Youth Group News by Kim Phillips
have listened to these CDs and whose lives have Junior High Youth Group participants recently
been deeply touched. “These CDs helped make the spent 2 days at Tomahawk Lodge on Rainbow RivMass come alive and left me with a hunger to learn er in Dunellon. Approx. 20 kids and chaperones
more.” Russ-Dayton, OH “With these CDs, I hope had the opportunity to spend time on retreat while
to bring my husband back to the faith and be able enjoying the outdoors. With the school year quickto guide our 2 sons.” Kathleen -Edwardsville, IL
ly coming to an end, our youth are busy planning
for summer trips to Covecrest, a Lifeteen camp in
Georgia as well as a high school trip to SteubenMission in Uganda by Br. John Bailanda
I want to share something about the miracles. You ville, OH.
remember I shared about the Junior Legionary
Group at my local church of Kamukumbi Village,
Kasanga Parish, Kasese Diocese. With half the
funds I received from the Women's Group at St
Raphael and other donations from people there, I
was able to pay subsidy sponsorship for 100 kids
who are in grade school. My brother who is one of
the coordinators of the group called me recently
InYour Prayers. . .
Sick by Lu Perrin
Ginny Hansen, Esther LaVangie,
Bill and Deborah Scanlon, Mac Bailey, Rose Grado, Joe Kolb, Bill Covert, Rod Moren, Joan Harrison,
Margaret Racila, John Birins, Eleanor Alderson,
Gerry and Ann Walsh, Antoinette Bodziak, William Christian, Linda Crutch ield, Maria Ware,
Carl Irwin, Suzanne Flatley, Michelle Foerster,
Rose Tatasciore, Richard Haight and Leonard
Carter.
Nursing Homes: Shore Acres: Dottie Soots, Susan
Neitz, Lynn Shepard, Fran Davis, Thomas
Kunkler, Norman Vanest. Maria Manor: DJ
Thompson, Juliette Schiavi, Mary Palmer, Ernest
Anderson. Other: Marion Lagan, Nancye Barrett,
and Bette Hyslip.
Please pray for those who have died this past
month- Bud Rutland, Loretta Carney, Patricia
Murphy (Shawn Tawil’s mother) and Norm
Letourneau. May the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
CCW Member Brother Dies
Our Sympathy to member Nancy Rutland on the
loss of her dear brother Bud Rutland, III who
died April 17 from leukemia and meningitis at
age 55. Born in Clearwater, Bud Rutland lived at
the Rutland Ranch in Manatee County until 1953,
when the family moved to St. Pete. Bud graduated from the Univ. of Tampa with a degree in economics. Over the years, Bud managed historic
Rutland Dept Store, banks and a storage company. He was a world class athlete, Eagle Scout and
a community volunteer.
A Prayer for Those Who Live Alone
I live alone, dear Lord, stay by my side. In all my
daily needs be Thou my guide. Grant me good
health, for that indeed I pray to carry on my
work from day to day. Keep pure my mind, my
thoughts,myeverydeed.Letmebekind,unsel -
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ish in my neighbor’s need. Spare me from ire,
from lood, malicious tongues, from thieves from
fear, and evil ones. If sickness or accident befall,
then humbly, Lord, I pray, hear Thou my call. And
when I’m feeling low, or in despair, lift up my
heart and help me in prayer. I live alone, dear
Lord, yet have no fear, because I feel your presence ever near. Amen. (Assoc of Marian Helpers
and Marian Fathers and Brothers)
Summer Papal Intentions
May Papal Intentions
General: That, following the example of the Virgin
Mary, all Christians should allow themselves to be
guided by the word of God and always remain attentive to the signs of the Lord in his own life.
Mission: That in Mission territories there may be no
lack of good and enlightened teachers in the major
Seminaries and in the Institutes of consecrated
life.
June Papal Intentions
General: That the Lord may protect sailors and all
those
involved
in
maritime
activities.
Mission: That the Church in North Africa may bear
witness, with its presence and its action, to God's
love for every individual and all people.
July Papal Intentions
General: That all citizens, individually and in
groups, may be enabled to participate actively in
the life and management of the common good.
Mission: That, aware of their own missionary duty,
all Christians may actively help all those engaged
in the evangelization of peoples.
August Papal Intentions
General: That all those who are going through moments of inner dif iculty and trial may ind in
Christ the light and support which leads them to
discover authentic happiness.
Mission: That
the
Church in China may bear witness
to ever greater inner
cohesion and may
manifest her effective and visible com-
"If I Had My Life to Live Over”
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by Erma Bombeck
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of
pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day. I would have
burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it
melted in storage. I would have talked less and listened more. I would have invited friends over to
dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa
faded. I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good'
living room and worried much less about the dirt
whensomeonewantedtolighta ireinthe ireplace.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth. I would have shared
more of the responsibility carried by my husband. I
would never have insisted the car windows be
rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just
been teased and sprayed. I would have sat on the
lawn with my grass stains. I would have cried and
laughed less while watching television and more
while watching life. I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show
soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime. Instead of
wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have
cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in
life to assist God in a miracle. When my kids kissed
me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later.
Now go get washed up for dinner." There would
have been more "I love you's" More "I'm sorry's."
But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize
every minute...look at it and really see it . . live it and
never give it back.
CCW Member Summer Birthdays
May Birthdays
June Birthdays
July Birthdays
1
2
2
2
3
6
9
9
10
10
11
12
14
15
16
18
19
22
23
25
26
27
27
27
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3 Joan Malone
4 Josephine Boyles
4 Mary Stoft
6 Julie Musselman
7 Theresa Duval
7 Ginger Williams
8 Corlyss Winters
9 Ursula Abner
11 Ann Martin
12 Cathy Littlejohn
14 Mary Condon
15 Kay Hunt
16 Charmaine Carter
17 Dolores Smith
18 Tina Quintana
20 Amy Alagood
21 Michelle Henricksson
21 Lillian McClelland
22 Mary Richman
23 Barbara Dipelhoffer
24 Peggy Hawkins
27 Vicki Nelson
30 Carol Ann Bates
30 Gina Przyborowski
1 Peggy Bach
1 Lucille Perrin
3 Eileen Edwards
3 Stephanie Graham
3 Joan Priest
4 Lynne Douglas
5 Mary Hanlon
6 Ann Kovach
7 Mary Kay Heraty
7 Kelly Rooth
8 Bette Hyslip
10 Kim Phillips
11 Mabel Sullivan
11 Fanny Abad
22 Pat Condon
24 Bernice McCune
25 Mary Holland
26 Anita Petenzi
26 Lily Riconda
28 Michelle Fellows
30 Susan Neitz
30 Juliette Schiavi
Kay Greenman
Sherry Abentroth
Leanore Cornyn
Mary Lou Price
Martha Farrell
Beatriz Crespo
Judith Geier
Romona Lund
Lisa Kettlestrings
Dottie Santacaterina
Jane Scarpino
Dottie Smay
Fran Avenoso
Nancy Rutland
Jeanette Abramo
Barbara Creamer
Mary Poulin
Rita Hall
Cherie Mainenti
Ruth Kennelly
Marion Lagan
Mary Beth Saylor
Carole Shallenburg
Jennifer Vesper
Margaret Peck
Terry Taylor
Mary Vallee
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2006-2007 President’s Report:
This is what our CCW accomplished in 2006- 2007. We were very busy. Nothing is possible without our
wonderful members!!
√ Family Concerns: Had Fashion Show as a family event, Marian Rosary Festival, St Raphael Feast Day
Parties for the school and Parish, All Saints Day Art Show- worked with Church, CCD and School families to provide spiritual enrichment and a fun time, on line prayer ministry for sick family members
and friends, add kitchenette to a room at Church to bene it all Parishioners, help sponsor a parish
teen for NET (National Evangelization Team), baked goodies and make welcome packets for School
and CCD teachers for the new school year, provided Cookies for Focus 11, Rosary Makers made 2,650
rosaries in the past twelve months for distribution locally and internationally.
√ Community Concerns: Nursing Home-weekly Communion to 25+ Catholics at Shore Acres NH, assist
with monthly Mass for Shore Acres NH, 75 gifts to the NH Residents for Christmas, worked with SR
School to bring in holiday favors to NH had a baptism party for a nursing home convert to Catholicism. Hospital- visit the sick, volunteer with Pastoral Care. Home Bound- weekly communion to 12+
homebound, several members deliver Meals on Wheels. Rummage sale- served the community, sent
extra items to Boley Mental Health, the migrants, and Salvation Army. Donated Meals to CASA’s Women’s Abuse Center, Ronald McDonald House and Thanksgiving food donated to migrants. Christmas
gifts to Migrants- used toys, clothes and jackets. Donated money for an Eagle Project at Bon Secours
NH.
√ Spiritual Concerns: Special Festivals- Marian Rosary Festival, St Raphael Feast Day, All Saints Day .
Attend Parish Funerals/Pray Rosary. Bereavement ministry sends cards and contacts families, attends funerals, Reception for teen death. Attend Pontifax, Two Bible Studies, Women of Grace Group,
Sacristans are all CCW members, Yearly Lenten Retreat open to Parish, Have Papal writings and Papal
monthly intentions in our newsletter, Remember our Priests with cards and gifts on special occasions. Mass of Remembrance- make banners with deceased’s names listed, assist with Mass and Reception.
√ Legislative Concerns: Information about Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cell research distributed, Respect Life Night with speakers, Updates at general meetings about items of interest from new laws,
Prayer Service to commemorate Roe V Wade.
√ International Concerns: Monthly Collections for Water for Life, Special luncheon for visiting missionary from Uganda, and collection of money for his Clinic.
√ Organization Concerns: Working to attract Hispanic members by sponsoring Festivals with use of
Spanish Prayers, working to attract working women and young mothers through the newsletter and
online e mail ministry, members attend the DCCW workshops..
√ Working to support the LPD, newsletter given to non members to attract members.
√ Fundraisers: Card Party 600$, Fashion Show $2000, Garage Sale $2000
Internet advice if you are bored
» Order a diet water whenever you go out to eat with a
serious face. -Specify that your drive-through order is
"to go." -Put mosquito netting around your work area
and play tropical sounds all day. -When the money
comes out the ATM, scream "I won! I won!"
CCW Online
» At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses
on and point a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they
slow down. -Page yourself over the intercom and don't
disguise your voice. Put your garbage can on your desk
andlabelit"in."Inthememo ieldofallyourchecks,
write "for smuggling diamonds". often as possible, skip
rather than walk.
See our very own CCW web pages & newsletters (new & archived editions) by going to:
http://www.st-raphaels.com/ccw.html! Thanks again to Theresa McCormick, our webmaster.

2006 - 2007 CCW Newsletters - St. Raphael Catholic Church

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