1386 S. West End St., Springdale, Arkansas 72764 Tel 479-756-6711 Fax 479-756-8818 www.straphaelcc.org email: info@straphaelcc.org Facebook @StRaphaelNWA

Church Office Hours: Monday—Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm, Friday 9:00am– 12:00pm

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT We the people of St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church bring together diverse gifts and backgrounds to form a growing vibrant community centered in the Eucharist, the source and sign of our unity. In pilgrimage to the Kingdom of God, our mission is to demonstrate God's presence and love through: worshipping together, spreading the Good News, serving others, and enjoying Christ-Centered activities. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we are committed to

sharing our time, our talents, and our treasures to fulfill God's will for our parish.

April 19, 2020 Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)

Reflections on today's Gospel JOHN 20:19-31

(Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 118; 1 Peter 1:3-9)

KEY VERSE: "Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed" (v.29). TO KNOW: On the evening of the resurrection, the disciples were gathered in fear behind locked doors. They were overjoyed when the Risen Lord appeared in their midst with a greeting of "peace" (Hebrew, Shalom). Just as God breathed life into Adam, the first living being (see Gn 2:7), the Son of God breathed the life-giving Spirit upon his disciples, sending them forth with the power to forgive sins. Thomas (called Didymus, meaning “twin”) was absent on this occasion and he refused to be-lieve their testimony. His defiant words "unless I see" (Jn 20:25) came from one who knew Jesus as an intimate friend. A week later, the Risen Christ appeared again, and this time Thomas was present. When Thomas touched Christ's wounds, he declared Jesus to be his "Lord and God." Jesus told Thomas that those who believed in faith were more blessed than those who needed visible proof. TO LOVE: Am I Thomas’ twin? Do I refuse to believe unless I see? TO SERVE: My Lord and my God, help me to believe when my faith wavers.

We are so glad you joined us! If you are new to our parish, we would like to invite you to become a member.

The Welcome Booth in the vestibule is open the first full weekend of every month or come by the Parish Office.

Visit our website for a registration form or more information.

Open to those in need—Must have photo ID Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:45pm-7:45pm

During Lent we would ask that you prayerfully consider giving to our food pantry Personal Care Items. We have in our lines, many homeless

people or people living in their cars. Aside from food, they have a different type of basic needs, such as, hand warmers, wet wipes/baby wipes, Blistex, medicated hand moisturizer, insulated goves, Neosporin, Band-Aids’, clinical strength deodorant, antibacterial gel, toilet paper, medicated foot cream, thick socks, cushioned insoles, large Ziploc bags, dental care items, Vitamin Water, nutritional drinks. During our season of Lent, we will also accept, only brand new, clothing items. For your sacrifice, may you experience a Blessed Lenten Season!

Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Philippians 4:6

—Msgr. Scott Friend—Sherry Pianalto—Mary England—Gabe Peters—Andrew Lampe —Sean Wendland—George & Shirlene Gonzalez—Andrea Perez—Millie Connell —Dean Cannon—Tracy Brugger—Barbara Hancock—Kevin M Cunningham—Herman Seiter —Carol Ann Schlinger—Candace Page—Jack Ledbetter—Sherry Ledbetter—Sondra Horn —Jim Swearingin

Pray for our Troops, especially: —Samuel Atkinson, PV2—Arturo Rodriguez, CPL—Sgt. Jeff Mader—Sgt. Jon Mader —Lcpl Jarod Mader—Spec. Michael Gray—PVT. Captain Nathan Brown—David G. Hill, W5 —PFC Christopher Sharp—Michael G. Jaro, Pvt.—Jerod Dalke, PVT—Sgt, Malachi Bucao —Brandon Hayes, Spc—Jeremy Riedel, PVT.—Cpl Christopher Main—Lt. Greg Abide —Spc Medic, Fredrick Tober—Mark Pittman, PFC.—1LT Kyle Rudolph —PO3 Chris Rudolph —Aaron Wolfe, A1C—Bryan Phillips, PO 1C.—Lt. Richard Carter—Sgt. James Lee —Capt. Benjamin Gonzalez—Jorge Gonzalez, PVT.—Andrew Swalley, PFC.—Josh Hall, A1C —Cadet Isaac Antony—Midshipman Megan LaMendola—Sgt. Ellen Cox—Julia M. Puma, AMN —Cadet Corin Mellone

Please pray for all Seminarians & Diaconate Candidates of the Diocese of Little Rock, especially our Seminarian: Jaime Nieto

and our Diaconate Candidates: Eduardo Andrade, Oscar Lopez, Ernesto Peña, Rob Phillips, Luis Sanchez

The Pope's Monthly Intention for April Universal prayer intention ‐ Freedom from Addiction

We pray that those suffering from addiction may be helped and accompanied.

FOOD Pantry

Pastor:

Rev. John Connell

Associate Pastors:

Rev. Daniel Ramos

Rev. Jon Miskin

Deacons:

Chuck Marino

Dan Cashman

Jesús Ramos In order to keep this prayer list up to date, all names will be removed and this list will start over quarterly; Sept. 1st, Dec. 1st, March 1st & June 1st.

New names will always be added as requests come in. To add or remove a name from this list please contact the office

or e-mail Nancy: nphillips@straphaelcc.org

Prayer Requests

From Arkansas Catholic: The Arkansas Catholic is our main vehicle for communicating during this crisis.

Contact the diocese to sign up for the print version.

call (501) 664-0125, or email mhargett@dolr.org.

The digital version is for free and available to everyone in your family, coming to each member in their personal email account.

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2. Click the red “Sign Up” link.

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From the Pastor ’s Desk

CONFESSION TIMES & DATES

Please be mindful of your spacing and stay on the green numbered spaces while you wait in the vestibule.

Tuesdays at St. Raphael—2pm — 6pm April 21st—Fr. Ramos

Saturdays at St. Raphael— 9am — Noon

April 25th—Fr. Jon Miskin

Census Day has come and gone,

but U.S. Census Bureau operations are

still ongoing.

Please complete your questionnaire today

and help us spread the word tha

the #2020Census helps determine the distribution of billions of fed-

eral dollars and our representation in the Nation’s capital.

As we take on the current challenges, we must remember an

undercount could impact

funding for hospital services, the number of new

community health centers built, and the location

of hospital facilities for the next decade.

Make sure to tell your family and friends to complete

to the census today at 2020CENSUS.GOV.

St. Raphael Book & Gift Shop The gift shop will be taking phone or email orders

while it is closed because of the Coronavirus. Please call 479-756-6711 and leave a message with the church Office or on Extension 236 directly to the shop.

You can also email the giftshop@straphaelcc.org, or message us on FaceBook at @CATHBKGFSHOP

and someone will return your call or reply to your email/message within 24-36 hours.

We will be taking phone in credit cards for payment and will arrange a drop off or pick up time that is

convenient for you.

We hope this helps with your catholic and spiritual needs during this time and thank you for shopping local!!

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12:30pm in Spanish

Dear Parents, In response to the troubling atmosphere of today's world, the Em-maus Ministry for Grieving Parents created for the near future sev-eral virtual reflections to minister to your suffering hearts. The information is provided below and I encourage each of you to participant according to your schedule. Additionally, if you know of someone who might benefit from this ministry right now please feel free to forward this information to them. God Bless you, Mary Lou Wender

The Virtual Gatherings are open to any grieving parents; however, you do need to register for each one. After you register, we will send you your meeting codes and password.

April 8, 2020 at 8pm Brother David Schlatter, OFM

April 15, 2020 at 8pm Fr David Convertino, OFM

April 22, 2020 at 8pm Sister Marie Puleo, MFIC

April 29, 2020 Fr. Dennis Schuelkens

May 6, 2020 Fr Jurgen Liias TO REGISTER: Go to this link to register. After you register, you will receive a Registration Confirmation containing a link to the Zoom Meeting, as well as the Meeting ID# and a Password.

A letter from Bishop Taylor April 15, 2020

To the people of the Diocese of Little Rock, I want you to know that I appreciate what a difficult time this has been

for all of us, especially the suspension of public Masses and all other public gatherings in response to the COVID-19

pandemic. I think we have all grown in our love for and longing for the Eucharist. I know this has been very hard for

our priests, who miss intensely the joy of celebrating the Eucharist with the community, and even more so for you in

the laity who must participate in the Mass through the internet or on TV, if that. And of course, there is everything

connected with COVID-19 itself: the illness, the deaths, the loss of jobs and income, the isolation, the closing of

schools, etc. I am convinced that the Lord will use this adversity to bring us many blessings, even if we can’t always

see it at the time. Hopefully drawing us closer to himself, helping us to see more clearly what is really important and

perhaps reassessing our priorities going forward. I hope that the increased time spent together will strengthen the

bonds within our families and that time spent in prayer together become a source of spiritual growth.

As I am sure many of you will recall, on March 12 I promulgated required changes for the rest of March and the

entire month of April in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the temporary suspension of all public Masses and previously scheduled Confirmation ceremonies plus the cancellation or postponement of all non-essential

gatherings in your parishes pending further notice. I also indicated that on April 15 I would make a determination

regarding activities in the month of May. Well, we have now reached April 15 and the COVID-19 cases have not even

peaked yet in Arkansas. According to our public health officials, physical separation needs to continue to be main-

tained for the time being, so I am extending our present suspension of activities (and the corresponding dispensation

of the Sunday obligation) to May 18. On April 30 I will make a further determination regarding the remainder of the

month of May, including whether an earlier opening date might also be possible if things have changed for the better

between now and then. May 31 is Pentecost; let us pray that by then the conditions will be right for us to resume

normal activities.

In the meantime, let us pray for those who are ill and those who have died, for those searching for a cure and for

medical caregivers who risk their own health to care for others, for those who are faced with unexpected financial

difficulties and for those who due to age or underlying medical problems know themselves to be especially vulnerable.

Sincerely in Christ,

+Anthony B. Taylor Bishop of Little Rock

Good Afternoon Lovers of Life, I hope you have heard the good news that Arkansas has joined the growing list of states that are banning non-essential surger-ies INCLUDING abortion. I attended a conference call this past Friday with pro-life leaders across the state and was shocked to learn that both abortion centers in Little Rock (Little Rock Family Planning and Planned Parenthood) were extremely busy. One faith-filled woman who continues to pray at PP reported that she witnessed 68 cars in ONE DAY. Especially troubling were all the out-of-state car plates. Out-of-state travelers are discouraged at our public parks yet cars were arriving from Louisiana, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas to kill their un-born babies. We praise and thank God that Gov. Asa Hutchinson has stated that banning abortion along with other non-essential medical procedures will help fight the COVID-19 by conserving medical supplies. Please take just a few minutes and drop a "thank you“ to Gov. Hutchinson. https://governor.arkansas.gov/online-services/contact-us/ I can't imagine what kind of pressure he is experiencing right now. If it's helpful to you for ideas, below is the note I sent to him: Letters of Kindness - Don't forget to drop a note of kindness to a girl(s) receiving services at our local pregnancy help centers. I didn't realize this, but some of the young women have NO SUPPORT other than the pregnancy help center. A note from you assuring them of your prayers will probably mean more then we'll ever know. Send notes to one (or all!) of the centers below: God abundantly bless you and all you are for Life. In Christ, our Life! Sheila Pursell, Director NWA Respect Life 469-231-1959 nwarespectlife.org Check us out on Facebook and Instagram

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Divine Mercy Chaplet

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Prayer to the Virgin Mary for Protection O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus' pain, keeping your faith firm. You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.

Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. --Pope Francis

Faith at home

The Diocese of Little Rock is compiling a list of online resources to help you stay

connected and continue to practice your faith at home,

including online Masses, readings and prayers.

This list at dolr.org/covid will be updated frequently

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY—Sr. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun, was God’s instrument to proclaim Divine mercy toward every human being. Sr. Faustina was inspired by a vision in which Jesus told her that a painting should be made of his image with the invocation "Jesus, I trust in you." She commis-sioned the painting in 1935. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, then Archbishop of Krakow (later St. Pope John Paul II), began Sr. Faustina's process of beatifica-tion. At her canonization in 2000, the first saint in the new millennium, the Pope designated the 2nd Sunday of Easter to be Divine Mercy Sunday. The Pope's final days coincided with the Church's preparation to celebrate the feast he described as flowing from Christ's "most profound mercy," & which the Lord himself established. Speaking of St. Faustina and the importance of the message contained in her Diary, the Pope call her "the great apostle of Divine Mercy in our time."

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy—Use a chaplet or ordinary rosary.

Begin with the Sign of the Cross.

Continue by saying one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Apostles Creed.

Then on the OUR FATHER bead say the following words: "Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dear-ly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world."

On the 10 HAIL MARY beads say: "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us & on the whole world."

Continue around the chaplet.

In conclusion recite these words three times: "Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world."

End with the Sign of the Cross.

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PARISH COUNCIL OF MINISTRIES

Chairman:

Dave Louk

Vice Chairman:

Tom Maddock

Secretary:

Nathan Bearden

Other Members:

Bárbara Barroso

Cristobal Cartegena

Oscar Lopez

Bill McGowan

Matt Mendenhall

Phuong Mueller

Gary Reed

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

New Hours for

Adoration in the church

Monday-Saturday

9am to 5pm

Sunday

2pm to 5pm

Weekly Mass and Reconciliation Schedule —St. Raphael (Springdale)

Date Time Event Priest Intention

Mon, April 20 12:00pm Mass/English CANCELLED

Tues, April 21 8:30am Mass/English CANCELLED

2-6pm Confessions Fr. Ramos In the Cry Room

6:00pm Misa/Español CANCELLED

Wed, April 22 12:00pm Misa/Español CANCELLED

5:00pm Confessions CANCELLED

6:00pm Mass/English CANCELLED

Thurs, April 23 8:30am Mass/English CANCELLED

5:00pm Confessions CANCELLED

6:00pm Misa/Español CANCELLED

Friday, April 24 8:30am Mass/English CANCELLED

12:00pm Misa/Español CANCELLED

Sat, April 25 9am-Noon Confessions Fr. Jon In the Cry Room

3:00pm Confessions CANCELLED

4:00pm Mass/English CANCELLED

Sunday, April 26 7:00am Mass/English CANCELLED

8:30am Misa/Español CANCELLED

10:30am Mass/English Fr. Ramos Live Streaming on Facebook

12:30pm Misa/Español Fr. Jon Live Streaming on Facebook

5:00pm Misa/Español CANCELLED

7:00pm Misa/Español CANCELLED

Weekly Mass and Reconciliation Schedule—St. Joseph (Tontitown)

Date Time Event Priest Intention

Mon, April 20 No Monday Masses

Tues, April 21 5:00pm Confessions CANCELLED

5:30pm Mass/English CANCELLED

Wed, April 22 7:30am Mass/English CANCELLED

Thurs, April 23 7:30am Mass/English CANCELLED

Friday, April 24 7:30am Mass/English CANCELLED

Sat, April 25 3:00pm Confessions CANCELLED

4:00pm Mass/English CANCELLED

Sunday, April 26 9:00am Mass/English CANCELLED

4:30pm Mass/Latin CANCELLED

Diocese of Little Rock website:

www.dolr.org

MASS IN TRANSIT: Going out of town? Go to www.masstimes.org

to find the mass time for churches throughout the United States.

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Leave a legacy

honor loved ones

& help reduce

our building debt

at the same time.

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more details.

ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy

Sacrament.

I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You

into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into

my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself

wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.

—Amen.

O my God, my only hope, I have placed all my trust in

you, and I know I shall not be disappointed. —Diary, 317

Shopping on-line these days??? Now you can shop &

help St. Raphael all at the same time!!

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The difference is when you shop AmazonSmile,

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Do you shop at Harps/Price Chopper

or 10 Box Cost Plus stores?

Our Women’s Council collects Best Choice bar code labels!

Each label is worth .06¢ & can add up quickly when enough

are collected. Please cut out any labels you may have, place

them in an envelope marked for Women’s Council and drop

them in the mail slot at the office.

(The words “Best Choice” are printed above the UPC symbol)

Need another gift idea? We still have some gift cards for sale!

$25 cards Buffalo Wild Wings (8), Chili’s(7)

& Red Robin (2)

Contact nphillips@straphaelcc.org or stop by the office if you are interested in buying some cards

Collection Last

week Month to date

Monthly needs

Surplus (Short Fall)

Stewardship $17,419.50 $27,468.00 $75,800.00 $(48,332.00)

Building $6,244.34 $10,125.34 $28,000.00 $(17,874.66)

STEWARDSHIP Thank you

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WEBSITES FOR STATIONS OF THE CROSS Stations of the Cross | Bishop Robert Barron

Stations of the Cross | National Shrine of Divine Mercy

Stations of the Cross for Youth

Financial Report-April 2020

2nd weekend of the month

Chris Stefanick is excited to announce a new Facebook LIVE Series, The Life You Were Made For. Each week, he will sit down with one of many amazing guests to have a con-

versation about how we can make the most of this time & claim the new life God is drawing us into.

The show will be airing live on Facebook on my page and EWTN's Facebook page

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 AT 8 P.M. ET Dom Rosso on How to Cope with Fear Dom Rosso is a retried SEAL Team Six. He has been on over 300 com-bat missions and has become an expert on how to manage your fears.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 AT 8 P.M. ET Elizabeth Zelasko on Making Sacred Space in Your Home Elizabeth Zelasko is a Colorado-based artist, iconographer, and sister of Chris Stefanick. She works with Catholic publishers and institutions, creating commissioned pieces and gives talks on the theological aspects and material processes of writing a traditional icon.