• Welcome to St. Raphael Catholic Church in Rockville, MD. 
      Our Pastor, Fr. Meyers, extends a warm greeting to new and old parishioners alike.

      "The Year of Faith... would provide a good oportunity to help people to understand that the texts bequeathed by the Council Fathers(Vatican II)... "have lost nothing of their values or brillance. They need to be read correctly, to be widely known and taken to heart as important and normative texts of the Magisterium, within the Church's Tradition"    Pope Benedict XVI, Apostolic Letter Porta Fidei
    • News
      • SRNS Basket Raffles
        April 30, 2013
        Please support the students and programs of St. Raphael Nursery School. This is our only fundraiser of the year and it is fabulous! Buy tickets for yourself or as a gift. Drawing to be held at the SRNS end of the year picnic and you need not be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. Click on the green link above the basket for more details and to order tickets.
      • Altar Server Training May 2013
        April 27, 2013 | by Fr Lopez
        Altar Server Training Opportunities
         
         
        Our parish is blessed with many young people who serve at our liturgies.  In order to provide opportunities for those who would like to serve at Sunday Mass, our parish is offering sessions to train new servers.  The training sessions will be held on the following dates:
         
         
                                                        Friday, May 3:                   4:00-5:00 pm
                                                        Friday, May 10:                3:30-4:30 pm
                                                        Friday, May 17:                4:00-5:00 pm
                                                        Monday, May 20:             4:00-5:00 pm
         
         
        Please note the following important information regarding new altar server training:
         
        ·        All young people who have received their First Holy Communion are eligible to become altar servers.
        ·        All those who wish to be altar servers must complete two training sessions in order to be included on the schedule.
        ·        Thank you for your interest in serving at our parish. If you have any questions about any aspect of this information or about our parish’s altar server program, please contact Fr. Agustin. Sign Up Sheet Al the Back of the Church. Thank you.
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    • Parish Calendar
      • Apr 28 - May 28, 2013
        SRNS Basket Raffle!
        Please support the students and programs of St. Raphael Nursery School. This is our only fundraiser of the year and it is fabulous! You will not believe what you could win! Buy tickets for yourself or as a gift. Drawing to be held at the SRNS end of the year picnic and you need not be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or 5 tickets for $20.
      • May 8, 2013 - Jan 2, 2014
        Holy Days of Obligations
        Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (note 1)
        Ascension (only in the ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia; the others have transferred this celebration to the following Sunday)
        Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (note 1)
        All Saints' Day (note 1)
        Feast of the Immaculate Conception
        Christmas
        Note 1: However, when 1 January (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God), 15 August (Feast of the Assumption), or 1 November (Solemnity of All Saints) falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass on that date is abrogated. Note 2: In Hawaii, in 1992, the Bishop of Honolulu, pursuant to an indult from the Holy See, established the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and Christmas as the only Holy Days of Obligation to be observed in the state.[15]
      • Jun 22, 2013
        Gargage to Attic Sale
        Knights of Columbus Annual Garage to Attic Sale<:br> Donations may be dropped off on Friday, June 21 from 8:30 AM-8:30PM
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