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.

AUGUST 16, 2020 TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Reflections on today's Gospel

MATTHEW 15:21-28 (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Psalm 67; Romans 11:13-15, 29-32)

KEY VERSE: "My mission is only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (v. 24).

TO KNOW: Although Matthew emphasized Jesus' mission as primarily to the "lost sheep of the house of Israel" (v. 24), he intended to show that God's call had widened to include all people. In anticipation of the Church's mission to the gentiles, Matthew showed Jesus breaking with his custom of ministering only to his own people. In the pagan area of Phoenicia, Jesus met a woman whose faith contrasted with that of the Pharisees and Scribes who opposed him. Matthew called her a Canaanite to remind his readers that these people had occupied the Promised Land before the Hebrew people settled it. The woman addressed Jesus by the messianic titles "Lord" and "Son of God" as she pleaded with him to heal her tormented daughter. When the disciples tried to get rid of her, the woman persisted, saying she was willing to take the crumbs that fell from the master's table. Impressed by this woman's great faith, Jesus healed her daughter that very moment. The Second Vatican Council's Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christians (Nostra Aetate, "In this Age of Ours") states: "The Church awaits that day, known to God alone, on which all people will address the Lord in a single voice and serve him with one accord" (# 4).

TO LOVE: Do I respect the beliefs of those outside my community of faith?

TO SERVE: Lord Jesus, help me to imitate your example of listening to other people's views.

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, Closed Friday

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.

Due to generous response from our parishioners, it looks like we will make it through August with our

much-appreciated meat donations! For any of you wanting to fill the next need,

there is an ongoing deficit in our “household need” category: laundry and dishwashing detergent, bar and liquid soap, hand sanitizer,

masks, disinfectant spray and towelettes, any and all toiletry items.

The most requested & least donated items are: deodorant (clinical strength), diabetic needs such as diabetic socks, lotions & healing creams and diapers. We also seldom receive produce and diary products.

I hope this offers ideas to the many kind hearts we have here at St Raphael. Thank you so very much for your support to those families struggling

through this challenging time. For appointment please call 479-756-6711.

FOOD PANTRY

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—Dean Cannon —Tracy Brugger—Barbara Hancock—Kevin M Cunningham—Herman Seiter—Jack Ledbetter —Sherry Ledbetter—Sondra Horn—Jim Swearingin—Guillermina Avina—Lynda Duncan —Brett Keene—Carol Ann Schlinger—Loraine Monroe—Edward Allred—Maria L. Lopez —Dr. Vladimir Laroche—Scott Yankowy—Jean Bryant—Shirley Witt — Kathy Kretschmer

For the repose of the soul of Millie Connell

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—PVT. Jonathan Crawford

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

& our Diaconate Candidates: Eduardo Andrade, Oscar Lopez, Rob Phillips, Luis Sanchez

The Pope's Monthly Intention for August Universal Prayer Intention ‐ The Maritime World

We pray for all those who work and live from the sea,

among them sailors, fishermen and their families.

Monday, August 17

First Reading: Ez 24:15-23 Deut 32:18-21

Gospel: Matthew 19:16-22

Tuesday, August 18

1st Read: Ez 28:1-10 Deut 32:26-28, 30, 35-36

Gospel: 9:23-30

Wednesday, August 19

First Reading: Ez 34:1-11 Psalms 23:1-6

Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16

Thursday, August 20

First Reading: Ezekiel 36:23-28 Psalms 51:12-19

Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14

Friday, August 21

First Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalms 107:2-9

Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40

Saturday, August 22

First Reading: Ez 43:1-7 Psalms 85:9-14

Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12

Sunday, August 23

First Reading: Is 22:19-23 Psalms 138:1-3, 6-8

Second Reading: Rom 11:33-36 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20

Pastor:

Rev. John Connell

Associate Pastors:

Rev. Daniel Ramos

Rev. Jon Miskin

Deacons:

Chuck Marino

Dan Cashman

Jesús Ramos

Prayer Requests

Daily Readings

SOME OF OUR DAILY MASSES AND CONFESSIONS WILL BE RETURNING THIS WEEK! Tuesday 5pm Confessions 6pm Mass—Spanish Wednesday Noon Mass—Spanish 5pm Confessions 6pm Mass—English Thursday 8:30am Mass—English 5pm Confessions 6pm Mass—Spanish

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND: Catholic Home Missions Appeal Today, over 40 % of dioceses in the United States are consid-ered mission territories because they are unable to fund the essential pastoral work their communities need. Please prayer-fully consider how you can support this appeal. More infor-mation can be found at www.usccb.org/home-missions.

CHAPEL REMINDERS Face masks are required while you are in the Chapel A maximum of 3 adorers at one time No children under 10 Sit in the specially marked pews Do not give out the door code Contact Suzanne Chipollini for the code and available time slot #879-0762 or suzannechipollini@yahoo.com

V O L U N T E E R S A R E S T I L L N E E D E D Both opportunities are easy and still allow you to attend Mass.

Video System Operators Contact the office or email rhodges@straphaelcc.org

If you are interested in learning how to operate the new video system during Mass

Door Monitors Contact the office or email skeene@straphaelcc.org

if you are interested in helping count those who enter church for Mass

to ensure the health and safety of all our parishioners.

RCIA

If you or someone you know is interested in the Catholic Faith

and wants to learn more about the Church, our RCIA

(Rite of Christian Initiation) classes will begin this fall.

In the Covid-19 world which we live, we need to look at how many people are signing up before deciding

a start date, location, and frequency of the class. For these reasons, call the office at 479.756.6711

if you are interested in the class and we will stay in touch about the nature of classes in 2020-2021.

Attention all 6th—8th Grade students

It is time to connect with each other!

Needless to say it has been a long several months, but we are looking forward to a new year of JrSRYG

and we are doing our best to make sure it can happen safely.

Parents and students, please email me your email addresses and cell phone numbers,

so that I may update my lists to include you.

We are planning a successful year and would love for you to be a part of it.

Good luck as you get ready for school and please be safe!

Susan Antony—Youth Director (santony@straphaelcc.org)

Calling all 9th –12th grade students!

It is time to go back to school and back to SRYG

Things may not look the same right now, but we are going to move forward growing in faith as our future church.

Guadalupe Alvarado, Jesus Castrellon, Ian Gelicame, Cole Hartman, Tzitlaly Lopez, Mikala Sexton, Mike Solis, Katie White, Henry & Noah

Wilson our SRYG leadership team would like to invite all of you to SRYG youth night,

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 7:00-9:30 in the Youth House yard.

Join us as we share what this year holds, in our new norm of group gatherings.

Please wear your mask, but come ready to play and enjoy a bonfire, roasting s'mores and just being together.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at 479-756-6711, or email at santony@straphaelcc.org.

Be careful and continue to stay safe - we look forward to seeing everyone very soon!

TWO NEW ZOOM OFFERINGS COMING SOON

Introduction to Personal Prayer Come to this group to grow or learn more about personal private prayer.

We will learn about the great tools St. Ignatius teaches as we pray with Scripture. Groups meet for 90 minutes each week for 9 weeks

and participants commit to at least 15 minutes of daily prayer. The fee is $40, all materials included.

Groups are forming now and will meet online via Zoom. All are invited. Pre-registration is required. Groups are led by trained facilitators.

Groups will start the week of September 21. We anticipate forming a day time and an evening group.

If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, use contact information below to get more information and guidance.

For more information, questions or to register please contact: Zola Moon, zmoon@cox.net or 236-4139

The Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor … a conversation with Laudato Si

(On the Care of Our Common Home, Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical) Coronavirus, protests, political divisiveness, rising inequality, pollution everywhere

… do we have reason to praise, to hope, to engage?

Pope Francis challenges us: “What is the purpose of our life in this world?

What is the goal of our work and all our efforts? What need does the earth have of us?

… Unless we struggle with these deeper issues, I do not believe that our concern for ecology will produce significant results.”

You are invited to join a group using the “See, judge, act” model of Catholic social teaching. We will pray with, reflect on, encounter together, and be inspired to action

by Pope Francis’ stunning encyclical, Laudato Si: On the Care of Our Common Home. Facilitated by Zola Moon, PhD (in Human Environmental Dynamics)

and a member of St. Joseph and St. Thomas Aquinas, the group will meet by Zoom for a little over an hour a week for eight weeks.

Each session will cover a portion of the encyclical with information, reflection, discussion, and ideas for personal prayer, reflection and action.

Pre-registration required. Contact Zola Moon at zmoon@cox.net or 479-236-4139 for more information & registration. You will need to be able to Zoom, and have a copy of Laudato Si, a Bible, and an open heart.

A copy of the encyclical can be found for free online at https://laudatosi.com/watch, ordered from Our Sunday Visitor or through Amazon.

Groups will begin meeting the week of September 14. Daytime or evening group will be formed, depending on interest.

OZARK CATHOLIC ACADEMY is accepting applications for grades 9-12

Apply online at ozarkcatholic.org or call us at 479-316-3445.

Follow us @ozarkcatholic! #onlyoca

Drivers Needed for OCA Ozark Catholic Academy High School in Tontitown

is looking for part-time drivers for the school vans & bus Bus driver would need a CDL license.

If you are interested in the different routes and times available and would like more information,

please contact Brendan Wiley at 479-692-1671 or email him at brendan.wiley@ozarkcatholic.org

APOSTOLATE FOR PERPETUAL ADORATION Contact Suzanne Chipollini to sign up #879-0762 or suzannechipollini@yahoo.com

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New face masks are in!

Express your faith while wearing one of these stylish fabric masks. Spread the Word and be safe at the same time.

Are you looking for a good book to read this summer? Want to find a Daily Devotional to start your day?

Do you know someone receiving Confirmation or 1st Communion?

Be sure to stop by the shop to check out all the great books and gift ideas.

There is something for everyone here!!

Are you feeling overwhelmed, lonely or lost during this COVID time?

Do you just need someone to talk to?

If so, you can call or email me, Cathy Crouch, cathyjcrouch@gmail.com, 479-409-4634.

You can call if you just want to talk, and/or if you are thinking you’d like to join a prayer group

following the Spiritual Steps of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

We are forming a group via Zoom for this October.

Those who joined us this past year say they are grateful for feeling renewed and for having help with their prayer life

through the scriptures with the Retreat in Daily Life, which deepened their spiritual lives.

During the course of 30 weeks-from Oct. –April, retreatants live their commitment to God, to themselves & to their fellow participants by following the steps of this prayer journey. Each retreatant commits to these 3 experiences:

Daily private prayer, which incudes Scripture, reflection and journaling.

Weekly small group meetings in which participants share their prayer experiences with each other.

Twice monthly individual Spiritual Direction.

Sign up to receive mid-week updates

in The Trumpet email nphillips@straphaelcc.org

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

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.

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

Weekly Mass and Reconciliation Schedule

—St. Raphael (Springdale)

Date Time Event Priest Intention

Monday, Aug 17 12:00pm Mass/English CANCELLED

Tuesday, Aug 18 8:30am Mass/English CANCELLED

5:00pm Confessions Fr. Ramos N/A

6:00pm Misa/Español Fr. Ramos Almas del Purgatorio

Wed, Aug 19 12:00pm Misa/Español CANCELLED

5:00pm Confessions Fr. Connell N/A

6:00pm Mass/English Fr. Connell S.I. Adelaide Cobb

Thursday, Aug 20 8:30am Mass/English Fr. Ramos S.I. Jessie Merriman

5:00pm Confessions Fr. Miskin N/A

6:00pm Misa/Español Fr. Miskin Almas del Purgatorio

Friday, Aug 21 8:30am Mass/English CANCELLED

12:00pm Misa/Español CANCELLED

Saturday, Aug 22 9am-Noon Confessions Fr. Connell / Fr. Miskin

3:00pm Confessions Fr. Connell N/A

4:00pm Mass/English Fr. Connell + Bob Beauchesne

Sunday, Aug 23 7:00am Mass/English Fr. Connell Members of the Parish

8:30am Misa/Español Fr. Connell + Rafael Caldera

10:30am Mass/English Fr. Connell + Sy Mendenhall

12:30pm Misa/Español Fr. Miskin +Cuauhtemoc & Esther Hernadez

5:00pm Misa/Español Fr. Miskin + Esteban & Elvira Hernandez

7:00pm Misa/Español Fr. Miskin + Maria Elizea Vargas

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

Date Time Event Priest Intention

Monday, Aug 17 No Monday Masses

Tuesday, Aug 18 5:00pm Confessions CANCELLED

5:30pm Mass/English CANCELLED

Wed, Aug 19 7:30am Mass/English CANCELLED

Thursday, Aug 20 7:30am Mass/English Fr. Connell + Rudolph Gangluff

Friday, Aug 21 7:30am Mass/English CANCELLED

Saturday, Aug 22 3:00pm Confessions Fr. Miskin N/A

4:00pm Mass/English Fr. Miskin + John Rash

Sunday, Aug 23 9:00am Mass/English Fr. Miskin All Parishioners

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Monthly needs

Surplus (Short Fall)

Stewardship $13,237.50 $24,463.25 $75,800.00 $(54,336.75)

Building $4,449.00 $7,960.00 $28,000.00 $(20,040.00)

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Financial Report-June 2020

OUR PARISH STILL NEEDS YOUR HELP: Our only means of support is your generosity.

While we are not able to all come together each week for Mass, we ask that you still try to maintain your weekly donation to the church. We know that we are living through some difficult times, but we do appreciate your generosity.

If you aren't attending Mass, you can still place your weekly donation in the brass mail slot just outside the front entrance at circle drive. There will be a sign with an arrow to help show you the location. Other great options are to sign up for online giving or mail your donations. Our staff checks for dropped off donations daily.

Building a Home for the Body of Christ

Total Loan - Building Addition $2,723,329

Principal Payments (2,451,167)

Loan Balance June 30, 2020 $272,162

Financial Summary Report July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020

Actual Budget Over

(Under) Support Revenues $788,993 $897,900 ($108,907)

Other Revenues $95,016 $137,990 ($42,974)

Support Expense $(1,066,004) $(1,079,704) $13,700

Net Support $(181,995) $(43,814) $(138,181)

Operating Loan at June 30, 2020 $100,000

Payroll Protection Program Loan/Grant at June 30, 2020 $128,887

Upcoming Second Collections

August 15th & 16th — Catholic Homes Missions Appeal

August 23rd — Spanish Ministry