"We usually tell our children

"look! There's Jesus on the altar for us." 

Parents, thank you for bringing your children to Mass.

• There will be a Funeral Planning Workshop on Tues, April 23 at 2pm. Fr. Tom will be sharing on how to prepare for a future funeral for yourself or a loved one. Bring your questions as well as discuss pastoral preparation for those dying, elements that can be pre-planned (funeral Mass), Catholic perspective on cremation, and more.

• There are still spots available for Love Begins Here, a middle school service retreat, happening June 10th-13th. Sign up here. More information can be accessed here, or by contacting Michael Wilms (michael.wilms@raphael.org)

• There are various summer youth activities being offered this year! Registrations for Vacation Bible School (VBS) will be open May 1st. Click here for more details. St. Raphael's will also be hosting a Camp Tekakwitha Day Camp for children ages 5-10, July 14-18th. Register here.

• Fr Quinn Mann will be ending his time with us in Oshkosh on June 30, as he has been appointed Administrator of St. Agnes Parish in Green Bay, effective July 1.  We are very grateful for all the ways in which Fr. Quinn has served and led us in prayer this past year.  Let us pray for him in this time of transition. On July 1, Fr. Ben Pribbenow will begin serving us at St. Raphael as Parochial Vicar.  He will also begin serving as Priest Celebrant at St. Mary Parishes in Omro and Winneconne.  Fr. Ben was ordained in 2023, and this past year he has served at the parishes in Kaukauna in addition to being the Chaplain to Lourdes Academy High School and the celebrant of the Spanish Mass on the first and third Sundays of the month at St. Peter Church in Oshkosh. When he joins us, Fr. Ben will continue to serve as Chaplain to Lourdes High School and the Spanish Mass. Let us pray for Fr. Ben during this time as well. Thank you to all our parishioners and staff who are very generous in helping our priests in their ministry among us.

• E-mail/Text Message Scam Notice!: St. Raphael priests and staff members will never send text messages or emails requesting money or gift cards because they personally need help, are in a foreign country, etc. Never respond directly to these messages. Please block the phone numbers and mark as spam. You are always welcome to contact the parish office (920-233-8044) or email parish.office@raphael.org to let us know about suspicious activity, verify if something is true, etc.

• Facebook/Instagram Scam Notice!: Our parish does not sell clothing, or other promotional materials with our logo on it. We deeply apologize if you end up tagged in such posts. Please either disregard, or report by e-mailing our Communications Coordinator at megan.kugel@raphael.org.