Crystal - St. Raphael
Team Blog Posts
Drive Thru Prayer 9-5-26
Evangelists John, Lisa, Phil, Suzanne, and Sharon gather on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend to pray for the people of our community. Team leader Sharon expected a slow day,…
Read More →St Raphael Festival 2026
We offer a welcoming environment to our parish in conjunction with the parish missionary council
Read More →Crystal Frolics 7/25/26
While our team lead does not a have full report, she was told that team members Suzanne and Phil gave away many rosaries and our supply of Guardian Angel medals…
Read More →Drive Thru Prayer 7-11-26
It was a little warm out there today as we hosted Drive Thru Prayer. Even the heat doesn\'t stop those who are in need of someone to pray with. One of our encounters was with a lady named Dawn. She was heartbroken to learn that
Read More →Free Food, Friendship and Faith 2026 recap
As Saint Raphael celebrates its 75th Anniversary this year, the Reaching for Faith and St. Paul Street Evangelization (RFF/SPSE) ministry continues our parish's long tradition of faith, fellowship, outreach, and service to the wider community. Throughout June and July, Saint…
Read More →Drive Thru Prayer 6/6/26
We had a beautiful sunny morning when we set up for the first Saturday in June. Our evangelists/prayer team today were Pete, Phil, Rich, Sharon and special guest seminarian Matthew. Matthew just finished his Theology II year of seminary. He…
Read More →Drive Thru Prayer "Home Opener" 5/2/26
We had a crisp, breezy and sunny day for our first Drive Thru Prayer of the year. We had four evangelists today: Phil, Rich, Sharon and Suzanne. We never know if we will have only car come or several. Today…
Read More →Vatican Unveiled, Mall of America
Our team was contacted by Deb, an SPSE missionary in the Winona-Rochester diocese, to help staff a table at the Vatican Unveiled exhibit at the Mall of America. The initial request came from the Archdiocese of St Paul-Minneapolis who hosted…
Read More →RakeAthon 11/1/25
Saturday, All Saints Day was the perfect day for the Saint Raphael Saints (the team name for our school) to head out to help the community by raking lawns. The school children, parents, and teachers raked 20 lawns. In addition…
Read More →Drive Thru Prayer 10/4/25
It was a sunny and windy Saturday morning as we gathered for our last Drive Through prayer ministry of the year. We put emphasis on "windy", as the Holy Spirit was definitely blowing through our area. We had about 5…
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