2010-2011 CCW Newsletters - St. Raphael Catholic Church

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us
St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women
September 2010 - Year for Priests
St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW OFFICERS
President:
Claudia M. Soucy
1st Vice President:
Rosemary Early
2nd Vice President:
Lillian McClelland
Recording Secretary:
Kathy Guckenberger
Corresponding Secretary:
Bernadine Quartetti
Treasurer:
Marty Foreman
http://st-raphaels.com/ccw.html
CCW President’s Message
Dear Sisters of the St. Raphael Council of
Catholic Women: Welcome Back....Wow,
our Church has gone through a lot of
changes in just these last few summer
months. We have not only one, but two
new priests and also a new and excing
season of service to Our Lord, Jesus
Christ through the acvies of our Council.
I hope all of you had a prayerful summer
filled with God's blessings. It's me
now to connue to work on
our personal journey toward spiritual
growth through the missions
of our Council: Leadership, Spirituality
and Service. The Leadership
Commission needs your
voice to join with other Catholic
Women and to be a voice for
those who have none. The Spirituality
Commission serves to focus
us on the spiritual aspects of our
faith. The Service Commission helps us
remember that we are called by Jesus to
be servants while we are on this earth.
"Jesus did not come to be served but to
serve and give his life for the ransom of
many." Mahew 20:27-28. Thank you
all my sisters for your love and service
last season. I know we touched many
hearts. ~ Claudia Soucy
CCW Newsletter
40 Days for Life
The Diocese of St Pete will be parcipang
in the largest 40 Days for Life
(thus far) “conducted along with hundreds
of cies across America and
around the globe. The mission is to bring
together the body of Christ in a spirit of
unity during a focused 40 day campaign
of prayer, fasng, and peaceful acvism,
with the purpose of repentance, to seek
God’s fa vor to turn hearts and minds
from a culture of death
to a culture of life, thus
bringing an end to
aboron in America.”
People will be praying
in front of the Women’s
Health Center at
4131 Central Avenue
from 7 AM to 5 PM
Monday-Saturday 7
AM to 1 PM on Sunday beginning September
22 to October 31. You can stop
by anyme during those hours. Bishop
Lynch will lead a “kick off” Prayer Service
on Tuesday September 21 at 7 PM in
front of the Clinic. St. Raphael will be responsible
for the enre day on Saturday,
October 2, and Tuesday, October 12. Call
Maggie Moren to sign up 525-6873.
Newsletter Editor:
Louise Barrett
Newsletter & Website Designer:
Theresa McCormick
CCW Luncheon Gala Affair with Cards, Games, Jewelry & Opportunities
Mark your calendars for October 16.
Doors open at 11 AM for a
delicious luncheon
and great fun for only
$10. We will also
have a used jewelry sale.
Bring your friends and whatever
game you want to play. Ruth
Mack is co-chairman with her daughter
Pat Sippel. Contact Ruth at 526-1258 for
more info or to help. We need donaons
for our door priz- es, opportunies
and any used jewelry. If anyone
can help,
please bring
your donaon to
the Gi Shop any
Sunday.

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CCW Calendar 2010-2011
Saturday September 18 Fr. Mitch Pacwa St. Patrick’s, Largo; Reservaons needed
Tuesday September 21 7 PM; Bishop Lynch “kick off” Prayer Service 40 Days for Life
September 22-October 31
40 Days for Life
Wednesday September 22 The Relics of St. John Bosco, St. Jude Cathedral
Thursday September 23 The Relics of St. John Bosco, St. June Cathedral
Saturday-Sunday September 25 -26 Christ Renews His Parish Weekend, St. Raphael's
Saturday October 2 General Meeng
Saturday October 16 Card Party
Thursday-Sunday October 21- 24 Parish Fall Fesval
Friday-Sunday October 22-24 FCCW Conference/Tampa
Thursday October 28 Pregnancy Plus Banquet at St. Paul’s
Saturday November 6 General Meeng
Monday November 9 LPD Conference @ Most Holy Name
General Meeng Schedule:
September-May; 7:35AM Rosary, 8AM Mass, 8:30 Connental Breakfast, & Meeng
CRHP
The women of Christ Renews His Parish formaon team
extend an invitaon to you to experience a wonderful
weekend. Come and enjoy the love and warmth of Christ
Jesus as you join us September 25th & 26th for a well deserved
weekend of faith, fellowship and spiritual renewal.
You will make new friends, rediscover and rekindle the
fire within, no maer where you are in your fa ith journey.
Contact Celeste Brown 527-3159 or Debbie Craig 526
-0806. "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest." Ma 11:28.
Relics of St. John Bosco
On September 22-23, the relics of St. John Bosco will be in
our Diocese. This is an amazing chance for us to pray and
be inspired by the life of a Saint. Instead of us going on
pilgrimage to Rome, St. Bosco’s relics are traveling to us,
the faithful, right where we live. The relics will be at St.
Jude beginning Wednesday, September 22 at 7 PM with a
welcome prayer service. The Knights of Columbus will be
honor guards for an all night vigil. Bishop Lynch and
priests from the Diocese will celebrate Mass at 8:15 AM
on Thursday, September 23.
Fr. Mitch Pacwa
Fr. Mitch Pacwa will be coming to St. Patrick’s in Largo on
September 18. There will be Mass at 8 AM, followed by
talks with the theme “Some heard Thunder, Some heard
God”. Bring your own lunch. Retreat over by 3:30 PM.
Mail your $20 check to St. Patrick’s 1507 Troer Road,
Largo, Fl. 33770. ($10 for students, children under 12 free)
Registraon is necessary to aend the Seminar. Please
register early, they expect to be sold out. Call 584-2318
to see if there is sll room. Your name will appear on the
registraon list which will be at the door of the church on
the day of the event.
Save the Date
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Mahew Kelly will be in Ocala at Blessed Trinity
Church November 6, 9 AM-4 PM. Contact Marybeth
Finster for more details at 521-1957 $50
Thursday, October 28 Pregnancy Plus banquet at St.
Paul’s. More details next month.
Dr. Sco Hahn will be at Light of Christ Church, Clearwater
on January 29, 2011. Contact Julie Mussleman
for more details at 526-5229.
September Papal Intentions
General: That in less developed parts of the world the proclamaon of the Word of God may renew
people’s hearts, encouraging them to work acvely toward authenc social progress.
Missionary: That by opening our hearts to love we may put an end to the numerous wars and conflicts
which connue to bloody our world.

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From our Pastor, Fr. Tim
Dear CCW members, I am reminded of a true story from
a television news reporter who told of a situaon she
experienced while reporng in Iraq. She first reported
from Iraq early on in the war, was then given a new assignment
away from Iraq for a number of years, and then
went back again recently. The reporter noted that when
she first came to Iraq that the women always walked a
few steps behind the men in public. But aer five years
away, she returned to happily find that many of the restricons
that were once required of them were no longer
enforced. She was saddened, though, to see that these
women were sll walking behind the men, somemes
even fa rther behind than before. The reporter was impelled
to ask some the local Iraqi women why they were
sll doing this demeaning act. One of them looked into
the eyes of the reporter and said in a serious tone: “Land
mines.” Behind every Iraqi man is a very smart Iraqi
woman! I must say, of course, that smart women are
not exclusive to Iraq. The work of the Church is especially
dependent upon the intelligent, dedicated, and faithfilled
endeavors of our wonderful Catholic women, here
and throughout the world. That was true for Jesus who
had women assisng him during his public ministry and it
is sll true today. The naonal mission statement for the
CCW states in part to “support, empower and educate all
Catholic women in spirituality, leadership and service. . .
[and to] respond with Gospel values to the needs of the
Church and society in the modern world.” That is certainly
a noble and worthwhile mission that puts into pracce
what we believe in faith. Thank you sincerely for your
connued Chrisan example and dedicaon, parcularly
to this local faith community of St. Raphael parish. God
bless you always!
Special Thanks to Celeste Brown
CCW member Celeste Brown has been cooking for our
Parish for over 25 years. She is a professional caterer
who also donates countless hours and her delicious
cooking to feed the Youth Group members and CRHP
parcipants year aer year. Celeste donated her me to
supervise 4 recepons last May/June - the good bye recepons
for Monsignor Caverly and Fr. Spille, and the
welcome pares for Fr. Tim and Fr. Dominic. Thank you,
Celeste for ALL you do behind the scenes to love and
nurture our Parishioners and Shepherds. We are so
blessed to have you among us.
Second Vice President Appointed
Lillian McClelland has been appointed as Second Vice
President. Lillian will fill the remainder of the term of
Ava Abner who submied her resignaon in July. We are
grateful to Ava who served as CCW's 2nd VP for one
year. She will connue to serve in many ways with the
CCW and our Parish. Thank you, Ava, for your service to
the Lord as 2nd VP. Thank you, Lillian for filling this posi-
on for our CCW.
Thank You, Lily Riconda
CCW member Lily Riconda passed away June 3 and le a
$3,000 bequest to CCW. This is the leer sent to lily’s
son, John, “Dear Mr. Riconda, On behalf of our Board of
Directors and membership, thank you so much for the
gi of $3000 from your Mother, Lily Riconda. She was
such a lovely lady and we wanted to find the most meaningful
project to honor her memory. The Council has
chosen to build a special groo to St. Joseph in our beau-
ful church and will place a plaque there dedicated to
your Mother. If not for her special gi, we could not accomplish
this worthwhile project. The project is just in
its beginning stages and I will send you a photo when it is
completed. Again, thank you, Lily, and family for this special
gi. Sincerely, Claudia Soucy, President, St Raphael
Council of Catholic Women
Mothers Day Collection for Pregnancy Plus
by Maggie Moren
Last Mother’s Day weekend, CCW collected baby items
aer all the Masses for Pregnancy Plus Medical (PPM), a
diocesan outreach to women in crisis pregnancies. God
was looking out for us and PPM as everything that they
had run out of, was what we collected and
brought to PPM There was a young mother who
had just come in for a sonogram who helped us
put the arcles away. If she was thinking abor-
on when she came, she was not thinking it
when she le. There were so many nice
things and handmade blankets in many
beauful colors, too. PPM was thrilled and
they said it was “Christmas”. The money
parishioners gave will be used for formula
and other needs. Thank you to everyone
who was able to help in this worthy project.

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Member News
Congratulaons to the relaves of our CCW members
who made their Confirmaon on April 18 th at St
Raphael’s-Lindsey Armstrong, Sarah Longino, Courtney
Condon, Alexandra Early, Elias Sasserath, and
Kyle Kubala.
From CCW Member Anita Currier: April 19 th at the
Bayfront Hospital Volunteer Banquet I received a
100 hour pin. It was a complete surprise that I had
put in that much me. I speak with stroke paents
and their caregivers. As stroke survivor I understand
their feelings and give assurance.
Wendell and CCW Member Jane Winstead's daughter,
Melissa, is engaged to Thomas Grant and their
wedding will be next year at St. Raphael's on June
11 th , 2011 with Fr. Anthony Coppola officiang. The
Winstead’s are so excited for Melissa and Thomas.
Melissa and Jane are having fun talking
about the wedding plans!
From CCW Member Mary Poulin: David and I recently
enjoyed a visit from Ct. family members- a granddaughter,
her husband and our 3 great granddaughters.
Fortunately our Fl. weather was just perfect for
them.
From CCW Member Gail Brazzell: "thank you" to the
parishioners at St. Raphael who prayed for and
helped make possible the wedding of our son, Brian
to Kerry Brazzell by Monsignor Caverly in January.
Now a similar request goes out for my daughter, Natalie
and her fiancé Jeff who have announced their
intenons to marry in November this year! Thanks
again to all.
From CCW Member Kim Early: Alexandra Early,
Granddaughter of Rosemary Early and daughter of
Kim Early was confirmed on April 18th at St. Raphael
Catholic Church. Monsignor Caverly presided over
the Mass and the Praise Band did a lovely job (as
usual) with the music. Richard and Kim Early will be
going on a cruise to the Bahamas leaving May 7th.
This is to celebrate Kim's youngest sibling turning 40!
What a great reason to party!
ol Irwin, Doris Lovering, Jenny Perillo, and Judy Roberge.
Joining in 2009 were Kim Early, Linda Gaughan, Joan
Grayson, Susan Hicks, Van Rourk, and Beth Scognamiglio.
Our newest members, joining in 2010 are Barbara Alderfer,
Nancy Angel, Margaret Bonanno, Maria Cianca, Mary
Jo Cillian, Karen Cocker, Lynn Denson, Jo Ann Devine,
Janet Dupont, Evelyn Farragher, Julie Fischer, Linda
Fullerton, Sharon Gremald, Tanya Harrington, Dominga
Hart, Tara Kipp, Fran Ma loney, Blanca Michaels, Maryann
Miller, Irene Morley, Margaret Nusca, Lila
Overbey, Susan Pivec, Vinny Renaud, Lisa Richard, Mary
Satchwell, Jamie Scarpino, Shelly Shukys, Pa Sidote,
Marianne Skarupa, Alice Snider, Marjorie Strahsmeier,
Karen Stuart, Martha Stykowski, Karen Taylor, Hilary
Watson, and Bernadee Zeender. These are 50 incredible
women. Thank you, Lord, for bringing these women
to us.
Joining St Raphael CCW
It’s easy to join St. Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women.
Simply drop an envelope marked CCW in the weekend
collecon. We need your name, address, phone, email
address, birth day and birth month and a check for $15
payable to St. Raphael CCW. Dues are payable aer January
1 and late by June. Membership gets you to be part
of a great group of women whose job it is to serve God
in our family, Parish, community and world. We have a
Mass intenon said for our members monthly. You do
what you can, when you can and this way, with 292
members, we get a lot done for St. Raphael’s. Women of
all ages, professions, interests and talents are welcome
and urged to join.
Fr. Spillet Farewell Receptions
We had recepons aer each Mass the weekend on May
28/29 to say farewell to Fr. Spillet who was reassigned to
St. Scholasca Parish in Lecanto. Fr. Spille was delighted
by the response as many, many parishioners lined up
to wish him well. We had lively gatherings and were
happy to see so many aend these events. Fr. Spillet
said the notes in the cards brought a tear to his eye. The
school children apparently sent him some touching
cards. He will miss us and we have missed him.
New CCW Members Since Our Last Directory
We are honored to have the following women become
CCW members since our last membership directory was
published in September 2008. Joining in 2008 were Natalie
Arena, Marybeth Finster, Lisa Hansel, Judy Hill, Car-

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Vocation News
Seminarian Chris McBride
This summer was filled with lots of packing and unpacking.
I found myself packing for 5 separate trips. This was
definitely a good thing, because it made my summer
evenul. The first month of my summer was relaxing. I
spent me with my family and friends as well as my parish.
The next seven weeks I spent at Our Lady of Good
Counsel Camp in Inverness, FL. I had a great me working
with the kids up there and geng a chance to enhance
my leadership skills. It was challenging at mes to work
with a wide range group of other counselors and bring
our talents together for the benefit of the kids. At the
end, though, I reminded myself I am here for God and the
kids. It was not only a job, but it was a gi. I am blessed to
have such an experience. In the last couple weeks before I
made my way back down to Miami I went to our seminarian
convocaon. We all gathered together in brotherhood
before our new year. It is a special few days to converse
and pray with everyone together. I also went on a camping
trip with our troop. I enjoy the outdoors and geng a
chance to spend me with my father and lile brother.
Thank you for all your prayers this summer and please
keep in your prayers Mrs. Karen Cocker. Also, keep in
prayer the new seminarians as they begin their journeys
this year, especially Dan Angel.
Seminarian Bob Angel
This summer I was assigned to St. Catherine of Sienna in
Clearwater under Fr. Ken Malley. There were many highlights,
including aending a week-long 'Theology of the
Body' conference, chaperoning teens of the parish to
Steubenville @Atlanta, and just geng to see the niy
griy details of what a priest goes through in parish
life. Fr. Malley was a fantasc role model and priestly
guide through my first summer of service.. I would just
request prayers for my overall connuing discernment.
While I certainly feel that tug of priesthood, you
never know what God has up his sleeve. Please pray that
I stay focused on Christ, and grow especially closer with
Mary this year; she is the mother and myscal spouse of
all priests. God bless! ~Bob Angel
Marian Peace Conference
November 6-7. Many well known speakers including
Ivanka Elez who was the first person to see the Mother of
God in Medjugorje, Fr. Donald Calloway from the Divine
Mercy Shrine in Stockbridge, MA and Fr. David Toups,
Pastor of Christ the King Parish in Tampa $60. Conference
will be held at Clearwater Central High School.
For registraon or more info, Contact Email:
pilgrimspeace@mindspring.com Phone: 352-
564-2463
New Seminarian Dan Angel
We are blessed and honored to have a third seminarian
from St. Raphael’s enter the seminary this
year. Dan Angel joins his older brother, Bob Angel, and
Chris McBride. These awesome young men are sons of
CCW members Nancy Angel and Becky McBride, This is
from the Diocesan website: “Dan is a nave of St. Pete
and a graduate of Holy Family Catholic School. In 2006, he
graduated from Northeast High School as the salutatorian.
He aended the University of Central FL where he was
majoring in marine biology. In addion to working with
Shamu at Sea World, Dan enjoys reading, swimming, running,
and volunteering. He was very acve in the Catholic
Campus Ministry program at UCF which helped him to
discern a call to the priesthood. Realizing he could not out
swim God, Dan transferred into St. John Vianney College
Seminary this August.”
Ordinations
About twenty St. Raphael parishioners were able to
aend the ordinaon for our new priest, Fr. Dominic Corona,
by Bishop Lynch on Saturday, May 15 at the Cathedral
of St. Jude. It was an amazing and moving Mass. Fr.
Dominic and fellow seminarian Dayan Machado studied
for many years before taking this step to the priesthood.
We are grateful for these men of God and pray they will
be filled with all the graces needed to be good and holy
priests.
Student Perspectives
TEACHER: Winnie, name one important
thing we have today that we didn't
have ten years ago. WINNIE: Me!
TEACHER: Rodney, why do you always get so dirty?
RODNEY: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you
are.
TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his
father's cherry tree, but also admied it. Now, Louie, do
you know why his fa ther didn't punish him? LOUIE: Because
George sll had the ax in his hand.
TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers
before eang? SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is
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Member News
Congratulaons to CCW Member Lu Fischer who will
celebrate her 90th birthday Sept 8 and Virginia
Thomas who celebrated 90 in August!
From CCW Member Miriam Ludes: It has been a busy
summer! We were in China for 12 amazing days. We
were awed by the man-made Great Wall, Terra Coa
Warriors, by the beauty of the land and the Three
Lesser Gorge. Praise the Lord for his marvelous
creaon! We also enjoyed visits from children and
grandchildren and having three of the grandkids by
themselves for a week. We are now looking forward
to going to Panama to celebrate my mother’s 105th
birthday. She is not doing very well. Please keep her
in your prayers.
From CCW Member Sandy Imbriani: Praise God in the
Highest for his constant love and mercy. He has
taught me to keep my faith in spite of the small
obstacles put in my path this last year. My knee is
healed (enough), I have a loving family, true friends,
and for the 4th year, a job at St. Raphael's school as a
classroom assistant. What a blessing to be part of this
church family. Please pray for those that
are spiritually weak, out of work, for our economic
recovery and for our soldiers abroad.
From CCW member Kim Early: The Early family,
Rosemary (CCW 1st VP), Kim, Richard, Alexandra,
Rachel and Liz went on a 7 day cruise on the Carnival
Dream from July 31-August 8. We cruised to Nassau,
St. Marn and St. Thomas. We ate lots of great food,
saw beauful beaches and relaxed by the pool. It was
a great me for our enre family.
From CCW member Mary Poulin: David and I will be
traveling to CT. It's a lile early for the prey foliage.
CCW member Gina Longino wrote and illustrated a
book, a children’s story, called “Livvy and Buggles”
“Age knows no bounds and cousins make the best of
friends. With eight cousins, one might think Olivia
would have someone to play with, but except for her
sister Taylor, who's a wee lile baby, everyone else is
quite a bit older. Without a playmate she's feeling
prey lonesome unl her cousin Michael, five years
her senior, sets out to make her smile… This lively,
unforgeable tale is perfect for preschool and
beginning readers and helps lile ones realize that
making someone else happy feels good.
From CCW member Barbara Dipelhofer: “We made a
trip to Ct. to bring my dad’s ashes to
their final resng place and visit with our family we
brought our granddaughter back with us for her
yearly six week visit with us. We also met our son’s
fiancée’s family. We all had a nice visit at a back yard
picnic and beauful fireworks display.
Our New Deacon
by Deacon Jim Grevenites
So, who is this new Deacon and where did he come from.
That, of course, is one of the first quesons someone
new is asked, so, here is an answer to some of that. It is
a delight to be here at St. Raphael, not only is the loca-
on wonderful but most importantly, the energy and the
excitement of the parishioners is great. My wife Leslie
and I, who lived in the Chicago area most of our lives,
met over 35 years ago on a blind date. Before moving to
Florida in October 2001 most of my business career was
spent in law enforcement and the corporate world of
safety, security and sanitaon for a major franchise retailer
in the Chicago area. I studied for the Permanent
Diaconate in Chicago and was ordained by the late Joseph
Cardinal Bernardin in 1994. 2001 was the whirlwind
year for us as we married off a daughter, sent a son to
the Air Force, quit jobs, sold a house, moved to Florida,
and bought a Ma & Pa Motel on Clearwater Beach. While
living in the Clearwater Beach area I immediately became
acve as a Deacon at St. Brendan Church, and then in
2003, I began to work in all aspects of parish ministry and
management unl leaving this past August, moving from
the gulf coast to the bay coast. Along the way, we sold
the motel and moved to the Largo area where we reside
with Baxter, (our dog). In addion to my work at St.
Brendan, in 2006 I was appointed the Assistant Director
of the Diaconate for the Diocese of St. Petersburg, a posi-
on I sll hold. We have four wonderful grandchildren
who live in Windemier FL with their mom and dad, otherwise
known as our daughter Melonee and son-in-law,
Brian, and we have a son, Chris, who works in the Quan-
co Va. area. As I menoned, we are delighted to be
here at St. Raphael and I am looking forward to many
happy years as both the parish Business Manager and
Deacon serving with Fr. Tim, Fr. Dominic, and the enre
staff. Please do not hesitate to call me or stop by to chat,
even if it is because of business. With Christ’s Love, Deacon
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About our New CCW Members
New CCW Members Lynn Denson is married to Bruce
and has 3 kids - Minor 10, Mitchell 7, and Mae 4.
Lynn works as a Speech-Language Pathologist. She
joined CCW because it seemed like a dynamic group
of faith filled women who really made a difference in
our parish. That is the kind of group I want to be a
part of! I hope that my prayers added to the prayers
of all the wonderful CCW women will bring people
closer to Christ.
New CCW Member Marjorie Strahsmeier says, “I am
excited about joining the CCW and knowing our
members. I haven' t yet decided how I will fit in so
give me a lile me to find out where I will be best
belong. My husband and I are rered. I was a full
me home maker although I did work in our office for
a number of years. I raised 4 children and today try
to help my daughter with her two lile girls. I enjoy
being with my grandchildren, reading and aending
the symphony.
New CCW Member Linda Fullerton writes, “ My
daughter, Sophie, will be entering the 8th grade this
year. I am a writer and MBA candidate (class of '11,
yay!) Our family moved to Florida from Maine in
2009. I look forward to meeng new friends in CCW.”
New CCW Member Lisa Richard says, “I have been
married to Kent for 19 years. We are blessed with 5
boys- Nick 15, Noah 14, Sam 10, Jonah 8 and Eli
4. We joined St. Raphael’s when we moved to St.
Pete 14 years ago. I joined CCW for the opportunity
to have fellowship with wonderful Catholic women
who give life to our parish and many of its wonderful
ministries. Plus, I like AMBLAB's informave emails
about our church community!
New CCW Member Pa Sidote says, “My son Brian
and I relocated from Indiana to St.. Pete 7 years
ago. Brian started kindergarten at St. Raphael Catholic
School and is going into middle school (6th grade)
at SRCS this year. Wow...how me flies! I grew up in
Miami and aer graduang from FSU pursued a career
in direct markeng mostly in Chicago. I am a
single parent and went back to school to become an
educator in elementary educaon. I joined CCW because
I wanted to meet other Catholic women from
my church and get involved in my community. I look
forward to being a part of CCW.
New CCW Member Tanya Harrington has been a
member of St. Raphael since 1994. She has been
married for 20 years and they have three kids. 16, 14,
and 9. Two kids are at St. Pete Catholic, and one
here at St. Raphael’s. I joined because I wanted to
meet more people in our parish.
New CCW Member Karen Taylor says, “I have been a
member of St. Raphael since I was a child, I aended
SRS from 1-8 grades. My parents and many of my
extended family are all parishioners as well. My husband
Chris and I were married at St. Raphael almost
17 yrs ago and all 4 of our children have aended St.
Raphael Catholic School. Ryan (14) graduated last
year, Kae (13) is in 7th grade, Ashley (11) is in 5th
grade and Trevor (7) is in 1st grade. St Raphael’s has
always been home to my family. I am currently working
part me, I am an RN working as an Early Intervenonist
with the Early Steps Program. My flexible
work schedule allows me to be there for my family. I
am very blessed to be so involved in their many
school and sporng acvies. I am very happy to finally
join CCW, I have thought about it for years but
kept pung it off. I have goen to know a member
and her dedicaon to helping others and her strong
faith have inspired me to want to join this group of
ladies. I hope to be as acve as I can whenever my
family schedule allows. I look forward to meeng
many more women of our parish.
New CCW Member Julia Gramaila says, “Many people
call me "Julie"; I was named Julia in honor of my
maternal grandmother, Julia Daly, and my maternal
great-grandmother, Julia Sullivan. I am a stay at
home mother. I used to be a registered nurse, and
my specialty was pediatrics. I worked in Chicago and
Boston as a registered nurse. My hometown is Chicago,
and I used to reside in Boston. We moved to St.
Pete in 2003 and currently live on Snell Isle.
I am married for 19 years to Bruce Gramaila. I have 2
children: Bridget 15 who aends St. Pete Catholic
High School; and Brendan 12 in middle school at St.
Raphael's Catholic School. Rosemary Early encouraged
me to join CCW. I would like to become a more
acve member of my parish. Also, it will be nice to
get to know more women at St. Raphael's Church.
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In Your Prayers . . .
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please keep the following in your prayers: Karen
Cocker, Jane Ellis, Ryleigh Russo, Margaret
Swing, Kay Tolhoek, Joe Kolbe, Monle Suerlin,
Becka Reidy Mayra Nunez, Theresa McCormick, Roland
Ferrer, Melissa LeClair, Bernice McCune, Alice
Baio, John Lee, Don Thompson, Leonard Ingrada,
William McCormick, Donna Lynch, and Mary
Calabro. Homebound, Assisted Living: Louise
and Francis Halsmer, Joan Malone, Nellie Bonita-
, Truus Stuimer, Elsa Tugman, and Ann Walsh
Nursing Homes: Irene Morley, Julie Schiavi, and DJ
Thompson
Deceased by Bernadee Bailey
Our deepest sympathies go to all who have lost a beloved
family member or friend. In May Victoria Quezon, Tom
Lanning, Judith DeCosmo, Robert Guest, Sco Cleary
died. In June Marvin Frisch, Lily Riconda, Jack Nugent,
Joyce Kubala, and Jeanne Bose died. In July, Fred Kramer,
Angela Binger, and Enrique Quevedo died. August deaths
were Katherine Borghe and Zach Goodwill. May the
souls of all the faithful departed, through the Mercy of
God, rest in peace. Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them. Amen.
CCW Member Deaths
Lily Riconda was 96 when she died June 3. Lily came to FL
in 1979 from MN. She was acve in the CCW for many
years and a member of the Bereavement ministry. She
was also a member of the American Associaon of University
Women (AAUW). While in MN, she worked at a
Cenacle Retreat House for 17 years. Lily is survived by her
son, John of Ft. Washington, MD; daughter, Dorothy Pyle
of Maui, HI; 5 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
CCW member Joyce Kubala died at Hospice June 29 surrounded
by her family: Paul, Courtney 18, Kendal 16 and
Kyle 15. Joyce lived each day with grace and courage, and
her beauful smile and kind heart. We will miss her. Even
those who do not know Joyce personally have been
changed and brought closer to God. Thank you EVERY-
ONE who brought food to the Kubala's Recepon. We
had well over 200 people at the Mass and a huge honor
guard for Joyce. Mass was beauful from start to finish.
Thanks Praise Band, thanks CCW members Celeste who
organized the recepon and her helpers Carol Irwin and
Kathi Newton. Thanks Monsignor for his warmth and
kindness. Thanks everyone who prayed, brought food or
assisted Joyce and her family in the past 9 months.
CCW Member Relative Death
Our sympathies to CCW member Mary Lanning Brophy
who lost her brother, Tom Lanning on May 5th to cancer.
Yolanda and Richard Gallagher lost Marvin Frisch, their
brother in law. Marvin, in his late 80's, passed away in
Chicago and the Gallaghers travelled there for his funeral.
Therese Johnson’s hubby lost his sister, Jeanne Johnson
Bose to cancer.
Monsignor Caverly’s Gala Weekend
Monsignor Caverly spent some enjoyable me in Ireland
this summer. He will be back as Pastor Emeritus at the
end of September, and resume helping at the parish by
celebrang Mass from me to me. For those who were
not able to aend, here is a recap of the Gala weekend
May 22/23 we had to honor Monsignor’s rerement. We
began the weekend at the Vinoy with 500 people, including
several priests, from many parishes . Monsignor sat at
a table in the middle of the 50 tables- surrounded by
"his" people. The food was great, and the program had
speeches from our very own CCW member Pat McGuire
who is Parish Council president and a song performed by
CCW member Carol Irwin- in which we all sang the chorus
of "thank you for giving to the Lord..." There was a DVD
presentaon made by CCW member Louise Barre in
collaboraon with Allen Smith and Ken Dandar. Monsignor
received several standing ovaons and made a
speech expressing his gratude. He said if he had to do it
all over again, he would have picked his same life, and he
has enjoyed being a priest tremendously. The next day,
we had over 250 people aend the Parish wide recepon
in the Parish Center. Thanks to everyone who brought
delicious food. It was a very classy event. We had gorgeous
bouquets from Greg Creamer and his wife, CCW
member Barbara, from Arsc Flowers at both recep-
ons. We had over 50 amazing CCW members helping us
with food, set up, serving and cleaning.
Higher Power
A Sunday school teacher said to her children,
" We have been learning how powerful
kings and queens were in Bible
mes. But, there is a higher power. Can
anybody tell me what it is?" One child
blurted out, "Aces!"

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us
St. Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women
October 2010 CCW Newsletter
C.C.W. Luncheon Gala Affair
Cards, Games, Jewelry and Opportunities
Mark your calendars for Oct 16. Doors open at
11:30 AM for a delicious luncheon and great fun
for only $10. We will also have a used jewelry
sale. Bring your friends and whatever game you
want to play. Ruth Mattick is co-chairman with
her daughter Pat Sippel. We need donations for
our door prizes, opportunities and any used
jewelry. If anyone can help, please bring your
donation to the Gift Shop any Sunday. Send your
reservations to Marlene D’Abramo 3800
Huntington St. N.E. St. Pete FL 33704 or call
Marlene at 521-2507. See you there.
President’s Message by Claudia Soucy
Dear Sisters of the St. Raphael's CCW: Fall finds
us hoping and praying for a little cooler weather
but with our family of sisters in our Council, we
can create some of our own coooolllllll. Thank
you so much for attending our "cool" General
Meetings. It is heartwarming for our Board of
Directors and Commission Chairmen to see so
many of our members. I know the business side
of things sometimes gets a little tedious, but it's
what we have to do to run our Council. We
need and appreciate your support. So stay "cool"
by attending as many meetings and activities as
you can. Blessings from Rapid City. (We will be
learning to make rosaries at our November 6
General Meeting.)
Papal Intentions
General: That Catholic Universities may more
and more be places where, in the light of the
Gospel, it is possible to experience the
harmonious unity existing between faith and
reason.
Missionary: That the World Mission Day may
afford an occasion for understanding that the task
of proclaiming Christ is an absolutely necessary
service to which the Church is called for the
benefit of humanity.
Calling All Catholic Women on Nov. 8
Celebrate with other Catholic women as the
Lower Pinellas Deanery of the Council of
Catholic Women gather for their Fall Conference.
Come and join women from nearby Parishes for
Mass, Rosary, encouragement and fun and be
nourished by a delicious lunch and an inspiring
talk given by Sabrina Burton-Schultz Diocesan
Director of Life Ministry. We will meet at Most
Holy Name of Jesus Church, 5800 15th Av S,
Gulfport, Nov. 8 from 8:45 AM to 2 PM. Register
by Nov 1. Lunch costs $13 per person. Make
checks payable to CCW. Send to Bernadette
Bailey, 4701 Lansing St NE, St Petersburg, FL
33703. Questions? Call Bernadette 521-0924.
Hope to see you there!
40 Days for Life
The National “40 Days for Life” Campaign began
September 22 and runs through October 31. Over
212 cities are involved in this large nationwide
and interdenominational pro-life event. In past
years, during these 40 days, some abortion clinics
closed, there were drops in abortions and new
volunteers became part of the pro-life movement.
The three parts of 40 Days for Life are prayer,
fasting and peaceful vigil outside the abortion
facilities. The kick- off on September 22 was
attended by about 100 people including Bishop
Lynch, our own Fr. Corona, Fr. Blum, Fr.
Magnifico, and Fr. Breen who is brand new to the
Cathedral. Several St. Raphael teens were there
with our youth minister Jonathan Campbell and
Roger Davey. The Bishop used Jane Winstead’s
photo on his blog about the event. On Tuesday
October 2 and Saturday October 12, St Raphael
will have the duty to maintain the peaceful vigil
on the sidewalk in front of The Women’s Health
Center on 4131 Central Avenue. There will be a
40 Days for Life Midway Celebration Mass at the
Cathedral at 6 PM Tuesday October 12. Bring
finger food to share for a reception following
Mass.
Newsletter 1

St. Raphael’s CCW Calendar
Saturday, October 9- Knights of Columbus Benefit Dinner Parish Center
Tuesday, October 12- St Raphael’s Day for Vigil at Abortion Clinic 40 Days for Life
Tuesday, October 12- 40 Days for Life Midway Celebration Mass 6PM at the Cathedral
Saturday, October 16- Card Party in Parish Center
Thursday, October 21- Sunday October 24 Fun Fest
Friday, October 22- Sunday, October 24- FCCW Conference/Tampa
Thursday, October 28 Pregnancy Plus Banquet at St Paul’s
Saturday, November 6- General Meeting
Monday, November 8- LPD Conference at Most Holy Name
Saturday, December 11- Christmas Breakfast
Saturday, January 8- General Meeting
General Meeting Schedule
September -May; 7:35AM Rosary, 8AM Mass, 8:30 Continental Breakfast and Meeting
Special Upcoming Events
FCCW Conference
Florida Council of Catholic Women is holding its Fall
Conference Oct. 21-24 th at the Crown Plaza. All seven
deaneries will be present: Pensacola-Tallahassee,
Orlando, Venice, St. Petersburg, St Augustine, Palm
Beach and Archdiocese of Miami. This year the St
Pete Diocese is the host. Our deanery, LPD, has been
assigned the Fund Raiser. You can support your St
Petersburg Diocese in this endeavor by purchasing a
ticket of tickets for these “opportunities” The cost is $1
each or $5 for six. Louise Barrett is president of Lower
Pinellas Deanery and Ann Kovach is chairman of this
particular event. Call Louise at 821-2561 for info
K of Columbus Dinner/Dance for Pinellas Hope
Call the Church Office at 821-7978 for tickets to a
dinner dance on Saturday, October 9. Doors open at 6
PM, dinner is at 7PM. The profits will go to Pinellas
Hope, a program to help the homeless. Tickets are $20
per person.
St Raphael Fun Fest
This year’s Fun Fest is Thursday, October 21 through
Sunday, October 24 th . This is a great time to meet
parishioners and neighbors who come for rides, games,
food and entertainment. Parish and School volunteers
make this event possible. Let’s make this year better
than last year!
Retreat with Sr Briege McKenna
There will be a retreat with Sr Briege McKenna and Fr.
Kevin Scanlon on Saturday, December 4 at the House
of Prayer in Clearwater for $25. Call 724-9505 to
register.
Banquet of Life & Silent Auction
Join us Thursday, October 28 for the Pregnancy Plus
Banquet at St Paul’s. The guest speaker will be
Johnette Benkovic. CCW member Maggie Moren is
volunteering for this event. Tickets are $50 per person
and can be reserved by mailing a check to Pregnancy
Plus 1213 16 St. N. St. Pete FL 33705. Doors open at
6PM. Call Laura Ready at 550-4236 for information.
Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly will be in Ocala at Blessed Trinity
Church November 6, 9AM -4 PM. Contact Marybeth
Finster for more details at 521-1957, Tickets are $50.
Marian Conference
The 16 th Annual Prayer for Peace Marian Conference
Consider attending the 16 th Annual Prayer for Peace
Marian Conference on Saturday, November 6 to
Sunday, November 7. There will be many well known
speakers including Ivanka Elez who was the first
person to see the Mother of God in Medjugorje, Fr.
Donald Calloway from the Divine Mercy Shrine in
Stockbridge, MA and Fr. David Toups, Pastor of
Christ the King Parish in Tampa. Cost is $60.
Conference will be held at Clearwater Central High
School. For registration or more info, Contact Email:
pilgrimspeace@mindspring.com or phone (352)564-
2463.
Dr. Scott Hahn
Dr. Scott Hahn will be at Light of Christ Church,
Clearwater on Jan. 29, 2011. Contact Julie Mussleman
for more details at 526-5229.
Newsletter 2

Notes from our Clergy and Seminarians
From Father Tim, Our Pastor
I can’t believe we are entering the month of October
already! Time has passed by so quickly since my
arrival at St. Raphael’s parish. Did you know that the
Latin root for October (Octo) means eight? In the
ancient Roman calendar, this was the eighth month of
the year. The later Gregorian calendar changed it to the
tenth month. It reminds me of the old saying that
“there are never enough hours in the day.” We
apparently thought that there are not enough months in
a year either. Balancing our busy lives is always a
challenge, especially for us pastors. There seems to
never be a good time for prayer; but truthfully, there is
never a bad time for prayer either. We do not need to
add more hours in a day or months in a year to include
God in our appointment calendars. St. Benedict taught
that if we make prayer a foundational part of the daily
routine of life then all other activities will be an
extension of that prayer. In other words, it is not about
adding it on to the backend but making it a priority by
putting it up front on our daily list of things to do. And
to think, St. Benedict did that before we added on
those extra months. God bless you. P.S. Be sure to
look at the new tile by Our Blessed Mother’s statue
and on the other side of the church on the floor where
St. Joseph will soon be located. The tile on the side
walls by Our Lady makes it appear more like a Grotto.
Thank you so much CCW members for making this
possible.
From Fr. Dominic
I am the son of Louis and Angelee Corona, and was
born in Tulsa, OK. I am of Italian descent, and the
youngest of six children. The names of my siblings
are: Marie, Rita, Laura, Louis and Joanne; these names
were arranged in chronological order from oldest to
youngest. I feel very blessed to have come from a very
loving family. We are a very close family that really
enjoys spending time together. As a sophomore in high
school I experience the death of my mother due to
breast cancer. This was a very difficult time for all of
us in the family. Several years after my mother’s death
my father met Nilce, a widow. A few years later they
got married. Nilce is of Brazilian descent, and comes
from the city of Rio de Janiero. Some of my interests
are spending time with family and friends, reading,
going to the movies as well as spending time in
outdoor activities. I am truly enjoying my ordination to
the priesthood; I thank God for the gift of serving the
people here at St. Raphael Catholic Church. Sincerely
in Christ, Fr. Dominic Corona
Vocation News by Seminarian Chris McBride
Life at the seminary is going well so far. It’s funny that
the topic for this newsletter is our favorite saints
because I just saw one of my favorite saints last night,
St. John Bosco. As some of you know, I graduated
from St. Pete Catholic and our patron saint is John
Bosco. He is very close to my heart. As a teacher and
leader of the Church, he brought many young people to
Jesus Christ in a loving way. In a personal way, I
believe he brought me to Christ with my time at St.
Pete Catholic and he continues to draw me to Christ
here at the Seminary. But my favorite saint is St. Paul.
He is the saint I chose when I went through RCIA. All
I knew about him at that time was about him being
blind and healed. Eventually I found out he was a
convert like me. I look to St. Paul when I grow weak
and weary because he was steadfast in faith and
evangelizing. Thank you for your prayers and constant
support.
Vocation News by Seminarian Bob Angel
Our previous rector told us that there are many more
saints in the world than the Church officially recognizes.
That being said, I would have to answer that my
favorite 'saint' is John Paul II (he'll be canonized soon
enough, I'm not worried). After my father, he tops my
list of 'heroes' who I've modeled my masculinity after.
Being a voice of uncompromising hope and carrying
an accessible presence of healing, John Paul II truly
was another Christ to this world. His great work, the
Theology of the Body, further points us towards the
full integration of our desires, and the meaning of our
being created as male and female. If I'm called to
ordination, I pray to be a 1/5 of the priest he was for
the world.
Vocation News by Seminarian Dan Angel
One of my favorite saints would have to be St. Francis
of Assisi. He was the saint I chose for Confirmation,
but like many kids at the time I didn't have a
particularly good reason why. As I furthered along my
journey in faith and learned more about St. Francis, as
well as myself, I could tell that it was more than just a
coincidence that I chose him. At the University of
Central Florida I studied biology along with some
other sciences and worked for a while at SeaWorld. I
then discovered that St. Francis was not only the
patron saint of animals, but of ecology and zoos too.
The area of study I ended up being most interested in.
And besides that, his spirituality has also impacted my
life. One of my favorite quotes by St. Francis is, "start
by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and
suddenly you are doing the impossible." So I can
firmly say that I did not end up choosing him, but he
chose me.
Newsletter 3

Youth Ministry by Jonathan Campbell
Matthew Kelly gives an entertaining talk based on his
bestseller A Call to Joy wherein he compares each of
our lives to a billboard ad. Whether we know it or not,
life is like a gigantic billboard advertising campaign
that shouts something to the world. What are we
telling the world? Are we pointing to Christ? Is
anyone going to be in Heaven because of you? “I
want to thank you. I’m here because you cared enough
to share the Good News with me.” Imagine the
unspeakable joy of meeting people in Heaven whom
you helped get there! God calls each and every one of
us to play an important role in this adventure, this
battle, this beautiful plan of salvation. From the
bottom of my heart I thank you for answering this call.
The world needs more people like you – more
organizations like CCW. Know that I will be praying
with you and for you as we move forward this fall.
Our youth ministry events – LIFETEEN,
EDGE, and Confirmation – kicked off this past month.
This semester’s curriculum is “the Person of Christ.”
Christ comes to meet us in a number of ways. We talk
with Him as a friend in prayer. We receive Him in the
Eucharist. We encounter Him in others through love,
relationships, and service, in our family and friends
and in a special way in the poor, the sick, and the
suffering. And we meet Him face to face in His Word
– Scripture and Tradition through His Church. The
aim of youth ministry here at St. Raphael’s is to help
lead teens closer to Jesus Christ through relationships,
prayer, service, the Sacraments, music, adventure, and
fun! To learn more about the specifics of this ministry,
visit http://www.st-raphaels.com/youth-ministry.html.
Let’s decorate our billboards with giant arrows
pointing to the Cross, to Love, to Truth, to Jesus. Let’s
help others – especially those most in need – find true
happiness, true peace, and true joy. Let’s help lead
each other closer to Heaven. From the bottom of my
heart I thank you for your love and support and I look
forward to working with you this year. God bless!
St Raphael Blog
What is St. Raphael’s blog? It is a feature of our parish
website with regular entries which have pictures and
sometimes videos as well as written descriptions of
various ministries and events at our Parish. Allan
Smith is the editor of Saint Raphael Messenger on our
Parish Website. CCW member Jane Winstead provides
hundred’s of photos for this site. If you want to be “in
the know” you can sign up for alerts when there are
new posts. http://saintraphaelmessenger.blogspot.com/
Pennies for Priests/ Other Projects by Ann Kovach
St. Raphael CCW thanks Lou and Connie Balsamo for
their donation of a can of “pennies for priests” and
several empty pill bottles. They have been very loyal
to these Council projects. Penny for Priests was begun
years ago as a way to support our seminarians. The
penny is an outward symbol of each prayer that you
offer for a priest. At the May convention funds from
this project, which are collected throughout the year,
are merged and a check is given to the Bishop for the
Vocation Fund. The Bishop accepts this gift and
immediately calls on the Director of Vocations to
come up and receive the check. The empty pill bottles
are also collected throughout the various parishes in
CCW and then given to the International Chairman for
distribution to places where they are needed.
Cancelled stamps are also saved for the missions.
These are only a few of the Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women projects that enable us to support the
many organizations in need of our help. These
donations will be taken to our DCCW Board meeting
at Bethany on September 30 th and will be given to the
proper chair person. Thanks again, Lu and Connie!
St. Gianna’s Center
We have a blessed resource for women in our
community. St. Gianna’s Center for Women’s Health
and FertilityCare provides professional instruction on
planning families naturally and on enhancing the
woman’s reproductive health from the first menses
(period) through to menopause. The Center also works
with infertility problems. The website for our local St.
Gianna’s Center for Women’s Health and FertilityCare
is http://www.stgiannacenter.com/
or call 798-2340.
Humor for the Over 80 Group
Jack, 92, and Jill, 89, are excited about getting married.
While discussing the wedding, they passed a drug store
and Jack suggested they go in. Jack addressed the
pharmacist, "We're about to get married. Do you sell
heart medication?" Pharmacist: "Of course we do."
Jack: "How about medicine for circulation?" Pharmacist:
"All kinds" Jack: "Medicine for rheumatism?"
Pharmacist: "Yes." Jack: "Medicine for memory
problems, arthritis, and Alzheimer's?" Pharmacist:
"Yes.” Jack: "What about vitamins and sleeping pills?"
Pharmacist: "Absolutely.." Jack: "Everything for
heartburn and indigestion?" Pharmacist: "We sure
do..." Jack: "You sell wheelchairs and walkers and
canes?" Pharmacist: "All speeds and sizes." Jack:
"Then we'd like to use this store for our wedding
registry..."
Joining St Raphael CCW
Newsletter 4

It’s easy to join St Raphael’s Council of Catholic
Women. Simply drop an envelope marked CCW in the
weekend collection. We need your name, address,
phone, email address, birth day and birth month and a
check for $15 payable to St Raphael CCW. Dues are
payable after Jan. 1 and late by June. Membership gets
you to be part of a great group of women whose job it
is to serve God in our family, parish, community and
world. We have a Mass intention said for our members
monthly. You do what you can, when you can and this
way, with over 280 members, we get a lot done for St
Raphael’s. Women of all ages, professions, interests
and talents are welcome and urged to join.
Epilogue to "Thank You, Lily Riconda"
by Bernadette Bailey
At our September CCW meeting President Claudia
Soucy announced Lily Riconda’s $3,000 bequest to
CCW, and that a special grotto to St. Joseph would be
built in the church with a plaque there in memory of
Lily. Since the Italians have a special devotion to St.
Joseph, what better way to honor the memory of Lily
Manfredo Riconda. This all fell into place, you might
say, coincidentally. But I don't think so. Father Tim
wanted to bring the statue of St. Joseph into the church
even before he knew of Lily's bequest. And Lily made
it happen! I am sure she is pleased. This reply came
from Lily’s daughter, Dorothy Ann, "I was delighted to
get your email and really happy about the CCW and St.
Raphael's plan. I don't know if you are aware that my
Dad's birthday was March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph,
and that his full name was Leo Joseph Riconda, so the
grotto and statue of St. Joseph could not be more
fitting and appropriate. Amazing!! Lily is still
"directing traffic"!! Thanks so much for keeping us
informed and be sure to tell the CCW and the new
priest at the Church about how appropriate the grotto
and St. Joseph are for my Dad."
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please keep the following in your prayers: Karen
Cocker, Jane Ellis, Joan Priest, Mary Donatelli, Louise
and Francis Halsmer, Ginger Williams, John Lee, Jack
Lyons, Virginia Workman, Mayra Nunez, William
McCormick, Leonard Ingrada, Donna Lynch, Ryleigh
Russo, Margaret Swing, Kay Tolhoek, Joe Kolbe,
Montile Sutterlin, and Mary Calabro.
Homebound and nursing home: Nellie Bonitati, D J
Thompson, Truus Stuimer, Elsa Tugman, Julie
Schiavi, Irene Lewis, Anastasia Rossi, and Ann Walsh
Deceased by Bernadette Bailey
Please remember the following in your prayers: Ronald
Macri who died in July, John Merman and Lee
Blanchard (Barbara Matirne’s mother) who died in
August and Patricia Deininger who died in September.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual
light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of
all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest
in peace. Our deepest sympathies go out to all who
have lost a beloved family member or friend.
Founding Member Son Dies
St Raphael Catholic Church founding members Pat and
Patty Macri (who moved several years ago to Crystal
River FL) contacted the Church office and asked we
send out notice about their son Ronald's recent death in
case any of you know the family. Ronald Macri passed
away July 25 after a short illness in Grass Valley, CA.
Ronnie was the eldest Macri son with siblings Victoria,
David and Richard. He is survived by two grown
children and grandchildren. The Macri family was very
involved at our parish and school. The three Macri
boys were altar servers and all Eagle Scouts at our own
Troop 219. (Patty was a sacristan at our Church when
Masses were held at the Women's Center) Patty and
Pat are terribly saddened at the loss of their 60 year old
son. If you would like to send them a card here is the
address: Patrick and Patricia Macri 481 S Winterset
Avenue, Crystal River FL 34429
CCW Member Husband Dies
We extend our sympathy to CCW member Pat
Merman on the death of her husband John on August
17. He died while he and Pat were in Ocean City NJ
for the summer after a quick illness.
John is survived by his wife Patricia and daughters
Patricia Ziegler, Christine Woolf, Stephanie Sloss, and
Elizabeth "Lisa" Bender, eight grandchildren, brothers,
Msgr. Raymond F. Merman, Richard Merman and
sisters, Patricia Lemanowicz and Nancy Brown. A
Memorial Mass was conducted in PA at St. John the
Baptist Church and John was buried in Mays Landing,
NJ. If you wish to send a card to Pat while she is still
in NJ, her address is Pat Merman, 115 2st St. Ocean
City NJ 08226
Member News
-From CCW member Rosemary Early: I am now a
member of the St Raphael School SAC Board as
community representative. Remember to save your
“Box Tops for Education”.
-CCW Member Eileen Edwards sends her regards to
all her CCW friends. She is living at the Fountains, a
beautiful assisted living facility overlooking the water.
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-From CCW member Julie Fischer: In August, my 14
yr old daughter, Brianna, had the experience of a
lifetime when she went on a Christian Medical Mission
trip to Haiti with 13 others, most of them Dr's and
medical professionals, including Brianna’s uncle and 2
of her cousins who were doctors. She felt called to
serve the people of Haiti and had an extreme peace
about the whole trip. Initially, Brianna was overcome
with emotion and the living conditions. After settling
in, she was fine for the rest of the trip. On the mission
field, Brianna learned to take blood pressure, fill
injections for the Dr's, extract teeth, drain abscesses,
give injections, treat infections, rehydrate sick infants
and pray with those who had lost so much. Throughout
the week they moved their clinic every few days in
order reach even the remote areas of Haiti. Brianna
became extremely attached to the children and babies
and held every one of them that came to the clinics.
She took 750 Silly Bands to pass out to the children.
She had made over 100 necklaces with religious
medals on them that Fr. Tim blessed before her trip.
She said when she would place a necklace around their
necks they would look at it and see an image of Jesus
or Mary and begin to cry and then give her a smile and
a hug. The team was able to exceed their goal and saw
over 2100 patients in 6 days. It was definitely a life
changing trip for her. Not only was her heart touched,
but I believe they touched her soul as well. In return, I
also believe that she touched the people of Haiti. She
came back with a sense of purpose, determined, that
she too will one day become a Dr. and be able to serve
in a deeper capacity to the most needy of the world. As
a parent, I am humbled and proud that at the age of 14,
Brianna was able to give of herself and share her faith
to those in need.
-From CCW member Julie Musselman: My children
Joey, Will, Mary, Kate and I went and prayed at the
Central Avenue abortion mill after viewing the relics
of St John Bosco. We saw a couple we know from the
Cathedral there, Pete and Kathy Lefferson. It was a
peaceful time to pray the rosary. We will be going
back many days thru November. Please come out and
pray any time!
-From CCW member Mary Beth Finster who heads
the Wednesday morning Bible study "Please send out a
personal thank you to all in CCW for the wonderful
flat screen. What a tremendous gift. We tried it out
with the Bible study materials and it plays so nicely.
Thank you also to the Musselman’s for donating that
beloved older TV so many years ago, it got us through
many programs for certain."
- CCW Member Lillian McClelland and hubby Art
will be celebrating our 51st Wedding Anniversary on
board a ship in the Canadian waters.
-Congratulations to CCW member Arelis Diaz who
was the speaker at the September 25 Magnificat at the
Cathedral. Arelis Diaz is a woman of vision. She had a
vision of freedom for her family and in 1966, she and
her husband, Orestes, immigrated to the United States
from Cuba. Arelis says, “I believed in God and tried to
live by his law but nothing else.” In 1997, while facing
a serious health problem she experienced a vision of
the Divine Mercy. It was an instantaneous conversion
and from that time she has felt compelled to share its
consolation.
Her mission has taken the form of ministering to the
sick and infirm. Arelis lives for Jesus; to respond to his
call on a minute to minute basis. She is the hands and
feet of Jesus bringing comfort and consolation to those
to whom she is led. “When the Holy Spirit knocks on
your door, you open it to Him for everything.” (From
the Magnificat Brochure)
- CCW Member Susan Langston preformed in a
production called SheVolution, a celebration of women
on September 25.
-From CCW member Mary Kay Heraty: Hubby Mike
and I have had a busy summer. In June, we went to a
high school graduation in Pittsburgh. Next, we went to
Mike’s 50th college reunion at Ball State University in
Muncie IN. Then on to Mike's 55th high school
reunion and football
dedication to his senior year team, in Clarion Pa. and
last but not least, my nursing reunion from De Paul
Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis Mo. We are
home at last and relaxing from all the celebrations.
- From CCW member Susan O'Gara. I am blessed
and thrilled to be performing for 8 weeks at the Show
Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson as Aunt Eller in
Oklahoma. This is one of only 2 equity theatres in our
area, the other being American Stage. Members of
CCW could get a large discount if I make the
reservation in my name and then they call and pay.
The price for friends of the cast is only $38.50 for
dinner and the show. Go to the website
http://www.showpalace.net/ to find the times of the
matinees (4 weekly) and evening (2 weekly) shows. It
runs Oct 1st through the matinee on November 20th.
Going by US 19, the drive is less than 50 miles and
takes about an hour and 15 minutes if traffic is not
heavy. The buffet is very good.
-From CCW member Angela Soucy: My
granddaughter Christie Pelletier and I just
returned from a long weekend in Buffalo NY where we
celebrated the Baptism of my15th great grandchild,
Noah Richard who is 2 months. It was a very special
occasion as he wore my baptism gown which is now
97 years old. We had flight delays due to bad weather
but we made it home safely.
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Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us
St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women
November 2010
St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW OFFICERS
President:
Claudia M. Soucy
1st Vice President:
Rosemary Early
2nd Vice President:
Lillian McClelland
Recording Secretary:
Kathy Guckenberger
Corresponding Secretary:
Bernadine Quartetti
Treasurer:
Marty Foreman
Newsletter Editor:
Louise Barrett
Newsletter & Website Designer:
Theresa McCormick
http://st-raphaels.com/ccw.html
CCW President’s Message
Dear Sisters of the Council of Catholic
Women: I am enjoying my stay here in
Rapid City with my grandkids but miss
you all very much. Once again, you have
done such an outstanding job with the
tremendous success of the recent Card/
Luncheon Party. Thanks go out to all
who helped make it such fun, fellowship
and faith inspiring event. I also want to
thank all our Prayer Warriors. I am awed
and inspired by our Passion for Prayer.
What a beauful ministry. I feel such a
connecon to the Lord Jesus' command
in John 14:13 "I will do whatever you ask
in my name, so that the Son may bring
glory to the Father." Keep up all your
good works and prayerful life, it certainly
reflects Christ's spirit in our Council and
Parish. With love, Claudia Soucy
Christmas Breakfast Party
Celeste Brown will be catering our CCW
Christmas breakfast party, Saturday, December
11 th aer the 8 AM Mass. Reservaons
are needed. Please mail your
check of $7 payable to CCW to Louise
Barre, 820 24 th Ave. N, St. Petersburg,
FL 33704, or drop an envelope marked
“CCW Christmas Breakfast” in the Sunday
collecon. We are collecng gis for the
Shore Acres Nursing Home Residents.
Please wrap and mark a tag with the item
name and size so they can give it to the
right resident. They need shirts, sweaters,
robes, slippers, loon, and other
clothing and toiletry items. There are
over 100 residents and our goal is to get
enough gis for everyone to have at
least 1 Christmas present. We will be
having the member exchange as well.
Bring a gi for a fellow member and get
a gi‐$10 value, parcipaon is oponal.
CCW Newsletter
From our Pastor Fr. Tim
Dear CCW members: November begins
with remembering the saints and our
beloved dead but ends with giving thanks
and counng down the days to Christmas.
The first Thanksgiving on
American soil was in 1621.
Chief Massasoit and ninety
men of the Wampanoag
tribe were the invited
guests, along with
fiy‐six white selers, to
a meal prepared by only
four pilgrim women and two
teenage girls. That seems like a lot of
work for just a few women. Perhaps that
is why the Pilgrims did not celebrate
Thanksgiving again unl years later. Put
aside the daily hardships of wilderness
life, the pilgrim women must have said to
the men, “Look, if you want this dinner
again next year, then YOU do it!” Thanksgiving
is always associated with feasng.
Eang is required for survival, but
feasng is required for joy and the celebraon
of life. Eang can be done alone
but feasng requires the company of at
least one other person. The word Eucharist
comes from the Greek language and
literally means “thanksgiving.” So, every
me we gather together to celebrate the
Eucharist we do so with grateful hearts
to God for the sacred feast at Mass. As
we approach Thanksgiving Day, may we
do our part to keep the day holy by having
a profound sense of gratude for
what God has done for us this past year.
On my part, I will take a look at the
“pantry” of my own life to count the
many gis and blessings bestowed upon
me, especially since coming to St. Raphael
parish. My pantry overflows from that
blessing alone. May God also abundantly
bless you!

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CCW Calendar 2010-2011
Monday November 9 LPD Conference @ Most Holy Name
Saturday December 11 Christmas Breakfast
Saturday January 8 General Meeng
Friday January 21 Set‐up for Rummage Sale
Saturday January 22 Rummage Sale
Saturday February 5 General Meeng
Saturday February 12 Fashion Show
Saturday March 5 Mini Lenten Retreat
Wednesday March 30 LPD Spring Conference @ St. Judes
Saturday April 2 General Meeng
Monday‐Wed. May 2‐May 4 DCCW Convenon/Tampa
Saturday May 7 General Meeng, Installaon of New Officers
General Meeng Schedule:
September‐May; 7:35AM Rosary, 8AM Mass, 8:30 Connental Breakfast, & Meeng
CCW Game Day Card Pary
We had 56 people at our CCW Game Day Card Party Oct
16. People played scrabble, dominoes, cribbage and
various card games including bridge. Thank you to our
chairman Ruth Mack and her
daughter Pat Sippel who collected
an amazing number of opportuni‐
es. Thanks to the many who donated
these prizes. Marty Foreman
cooked a delicious luncheon with
help from others. We made about
$840 profit and had tons of fun which is always a great
combinaon. You can watch our card party on video at
hp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulsJbbVIrt0 .
CRHP Outreach Team by Celeste Brown
Did you know that we have a CRHP outreach team? In
October, the women's CRHP 'traveling team' brought
the Christ Renews His Parish program to St. Scholasca
Parish in Lecanto, where Fr. Mike Smith is Pastor, and
Fr. Tom Spille is Associate Pastor. It was presented to
24 parcipants, 22 of whom are going forward to become
the parish's first team. Last February, both the
women and men's teams traveled to St. Thomas Aquinas
parish in New Port Richey to begin the program for
that parish, where Fr. Mike Lydon is Pastor. We have
had teams starng the program in parishes around the
state for some 20 years, a pracce that Monsignor
Dechering started while he was with us at St. Raphael's
church.
St. Raphael Fun Fest
Parish and School volunteers made this wonderful event
possible. Thanks to everyone who helped, as well as all
those who aended.
Thank You!
Thank you Ruth Mack for showing us how to make
rosaries at the November CCW General Meeng.
Upcoming Events
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Retreat with Sr. Briege McKenna. There will be a
retreat with Sr. Briege McKenna and Fr. Kevin
Scanlon on Saturday, December 4 at the House of
Prayer in Clearwater for $25. Call 724‐9505 to register.
Dr. Sco Hahn will be at Light of Christ Church,
Clearwater on Saturday, January 29. A Former Presbyterian
minister, Dr. Sco Hahn was once a militant
opponent of the Catholic Church. Since being
received into the Church in 1986 his powerful conversion
tesmony has become widely known. Dr.
Hahn is one of the most inspiraonal and influenal
Catholic theologians and biblical scholars in the
United States today. He is the author of many popular
books and appears frequently on EWTN. The
special day is $20 which includes a box lunch and
begins at 10 AM‐ 3 PM. Contact Mildred Porter at
Light of Christ at tporter4@tampabay.rr.com or 531
‐4355 for more informaon.

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Respect Life, Story of Life
Bill Sweeny, grandfather to Alex, is a member of St.
Raphael's. We have his permission to share this beauful
story of life wrien by Alex’s mom, Jennifer during and
aer her pregnancy. “I was 20 weeks pregnant on May 6
when we received some news that would change our
lives forever. The doctors took us into a lile conference
room, and our hearts shaered into ny pieces as the
radiologist told us that she suspected our baby boy had
Trisomy 18, which was later confirmed
via amniocentesis. What is Trisomy 18? Basically our son
has one extra 18th chromosome in every cell of his precious
lile body. Most people are familiar with Down’s
Syndrome, or Trisomy 21, in which the person has an
extra 21st chromosome. Trisomy 18 is not as common,
and much more severe. 90% of babies born with Trisomy
18 will not make it to their first birthday, and many
do not survive the pregnancy or are sllborn. Despite the
diagnosis and grim stascs, our baby is sll with
us now, and we intend to love him and enjoy him for as
long as we possibly can. We have named him Alexander
Francis. Alexander means “warrior” and we think this
name suits him perfectly, as he is already such a fighter
for making it this far. We don’t know if we will have two
minutes or two months with Alex, or if we will even be
able to meet him alive. But we intend to celebrate every
moment of his life. Even now, we are cherishing every
kick and roll the lile guy gives while he frolics away in
my womb. Just like any other expectant parents, we are
excited to meet our son and have hopes and dreams for
him. Please don’t be afraid to ask about Alex or to share
in the miracle of his life. The Bible says that
“to everything there is a season...there is a me to
dance, and a me to mourn.” Judging from the nightly
dance pares Alex is hosng in my belly, he’s made it
very clear what me it is! We do not have false hope,
and we are painfully aware that Alex is going to die. But
he is going to live first. Please help us celebrate his precious
life. P.S. If you would like to learn more about Trisomy
18, please visit www.trisomy18.org
Aer Alex’s birth: “Alex was born at 8:04pm on September
3. He was 4 lb. 6 oz., and 17 inches long. Tall like his
daddy! He was perfect in every way and we loved him
instantly. He had pink lile rosebud lips, a buon nose,
and the cutest lile ears. We thought he looked just like
his big brother Tyler. He got to meet Tyler,
his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. We had him
bapzed and it was truly the happiest me of our
lives. John and I held him all night long. We sang to him,
read to him, played with him, and loved him. His skin
was so so and perfect and I could not give him enough
kisses. Alex passed away peacefully at around 2:30am,
September 4 cradled in his mother's arms. We are absolutely
shaered and miss our son more than words could
ever describe. But we will be forever grateful for the
me we had with him. We take solace in knowing
that Alex was surrounded by love during his enre life,
inside my womb and out. He never knew pain and
suffering. Now he is safe in the arm of God, and we
look forward to being reunited with him some day.
Thank you for keeping our family in your prayers. Love,
Jennifer, John, Tyler & Alex”
40 Days for Life, Part 1 by Maggie Moren
Saturday, October 2, St. Raphael's prayer warriors
came to the aboron clinic in hourly shis to pray
starng at 7AM and ending at 5PM. Aborons
are performed at the clinic each Saturday. As St.
Raphael members prayed, God heard their prayers
and there was one save (which means that
an aboron minded women changed her mind
and is keeping her baby). One couple who regreably
did have the aboron was leaving the clinic
when they found that their car had a dead baery. The
man went inside to get jumper cables but the clinic could
not help them, so the women reluctantly approached
the St. Raphael group and asked them if they
had jumper cables. No one had cables in their car, but
CCW member Mary Lou Price made a telephone call to
her son Sco, who came down and helped the couple.
The man was so grateful and thankful. He tried to pay
Sco, but Sco refused telling him that he came because
he knew they needed help. Our group lived out
their Chrisan faith and the couple experienced love
from those praying outside of the clinic, people who
wanted to help by demonstrang their concern and
love, not condemnaon. Hopefully they will seek out
further help from Project Rachael, realizing that people
want to help them. Our group so impressed and lied
the hearts of others who were from other parishes,
that aer leaving the site they made calls to one of the
leaders of 40 Days for Life about their experience. In
turn I received a call telling me what an outstanding
group of young people and their parents and what a
wonderful witness they were. All in all, we had over 40+
parishioners from St. Raphael who come down to pray
that day. Awesome! Many thanks to those who came
down to pray and those who could not come down but
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Vocation News
To send a card to our Seminarians: Their name c/o St.
John Vianney Seminary , 2900 S.W. 87th Avenue Miami,
FL 33165.
Seminarian Chris McBride
I hope you are all doing well. Thanksgiving is
right around the corner and it is a beauful
me to be grateful for the graces God has
given us in our lives. Personally I am most grateful
for God's forgiveness and love. He never ceases to amaze
me in his boundless love and mercy. God's forgiveness
and love is a gi to be thankful for. Second, I am blessed
to have a supporve family, especially my parents. No
maer what is going on in my life they are always there
encouraging me to thrive. Good parents are a blessing
from God. I cannot fathom being ungrateful for such a
blessing. Lastly, I am thankful for the home I have found
in the Catholic Church. So many gis have been given to
me since my conversion to the Catholic Church. I have
been blessed to aend Catholic School, become a boy
scout, and now study to be a priest. My friends, God is
good! I encourage all of you to look at the blessings in
your lives. You will find many things to be grateful when
you open your heart. God bless you!
Seminarian Bob Angel
I am thankful for so much in my life, my family for starters.
They have always been a great support and example
for me in my life. And as I am journeying here in the seminary
I am coming to an even greater understand of the
true importance and beauty of this. Something else is just
being able to study here at St. John Vianney. On our Fall
Break when I was vising friends up at UCF, many of them
told me how they wished they could be taking the philosophy
and theology classes that I am taking now. This has
been a connued movaon for me, to really see what a
blessing it is that I am here right now. The blessing of my
studies (cause they always remind us that to study is to
pray), as well as the brotherhood that exists here.
Seminarian Dan Angel
I am thankful for so much in my life, my family for starters.
They have always been a great support and example
for me in my life. And as I am journeying here in the seminary
I am coming to an even greater understand of the
true importance and beauty of this. Something else is just
being able to study here at St. John Vianney. On our Fall
Break when I was vising friends up at UCF, many of them
told me how they wished they could be taking the philosophy
and theology classes that I am taking now. This has
been a connued movaon for me, to really see what a
blessing it is that I am here right now. The blessing of my
studies (cause they always remind us that to study is to
pray), as well as the brotherhood that exists here.
40 Days for Life, Part 2 by Louise Barre
What an amazing me at the 40 days for Life vigil outside
the All Women's Health Center Aboron Clinic on 4131
Central Avenue on October 2. There were several families
represenng the St Raphael Youth Group‐ Jamie, Ted,
Bradley, Thomas and Theo Scarpino;
Donna and Joey Condon; Beth, Alexis
and Danielle Scognamiglio; Addys
and Elisa Sasserath; Saunya Talley;
Lisa, Kent, Jonah, and Sam Richard;
and Father Dominic, along with parishioner
Kieran O'Shea. We prayed
the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet
and sang some beauful songs, including a poignant solo
by young Joseph Condon. The teens held peaceful pro life
signs and the Life Teen banner was displayed on a car
with Bradley sing on the car roof with a pro life sign.
Earlier in the day there were Nieves Rivas, Winnie Young,
Mary Sto, Sue Bri, Mary Lou Price and her son Sco,
Peter Zareas, Thomas Feldhaus, Pete McNally, Alma Price,
Barbara Creamer, Vivian Gioia, Sco Materne, Mary
Beacher and Pat McDonald. Our Noon‐ 1PM hour team
le the Clinic sidewalk in the prayers and hearts of those
parishioners who followed us. Tara, Stephen, Trinity and
Mina Kipp, Bernadine Quarte, Terry Hamm, Jane Winstead,
Carol Irwin, Kim Phillips, Debbi Reidy, Denise and
Warren DeBord, Roseann Halsmer, Kathie Newton, Bernadee
Bailey, Ursula Abner and Maggie Moren.
November Papal Intentions
General: That vicms of drugs or of other dependence may, thanks to the support of the Chrisan
community, find in the power of our saving god strength for a radical life‐change .
Missionary: That the Churches of Lan America may move ahead with the connent‐wide mission
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Joining St Raphael CCW
It’s easy to join St. Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women.
Simply drop an envelope marked CCW in the weekend
collecon. We need your name, address, phone, email
address, birth day and birth month and a check for $15
payable to St. Raphael CCW. Dues are payable aer January
1 and late by June. Membership gets you to be part of
a great group of women whose job it is to serve God in
our family, Parish, community and world. We have a
Mass intenon said for our members monthly. You do
what you can, when you can and this way, with 230
members, we get a lot done for St. Raphael’s. Women of
all ages, professions, interests and talents are welcome
and urged to join.
Welcome to our newest member: My name is Sharon
Willoughby. I am rered, but looking for a part me
job. For the past 5 years I was a caregiver to my two
granddaughters, Reese Mary and Tess Chrisne and loving
every minute of it. Now they are aending school. I
have another grandchild Michael who lives in West Palm
Beach that I am close to also. My major reason I joined
CCW was to to humble myself in the sight of Our Lord
and serve his people.
Another reason was to meet other Catholic woman to
socialize with to make friends with. I love praying to all
the Saints and I do try to aend Mass each day and pray
to Our Blessed Mother Mary to honor her by saying the
Rosary every night. I was fortunate to be raised in a
Catholic loving home but unfortunate in losing my mother
Mary at age 8. I had aunts who had me on my knees
saving novenas. How blessed I was and am now belonging
to St Raphael CCW.
From CCW member Miriam Ludes: I am back from my trip
to Panama. My mom was very happy to be able to celebrate
her 105th birthday with her two daughters, her
grandchildren, and great grandchildren . Yes, our whole
family was there! We had a Mass for her followed by a
recepon aended by extended family and friends.
In thanksgiving for CCW member Susan O’Gara’s newest
grandchild, Nora Anna, who was born Oct. 1 weighing in
at 7 pounds 5 oz. Susan’s son Tadgh and wife Kathleen
now have 4 boys and lile Nora. PS Susan has been very
busy in her lead role as Aunt Eller in the play Oklahoma.
CCW member Jane Winstead had a picture published in
the St Pete Times. It was with an arcle about the Ray's
Baseball Team. Thanks Jane, for a great job as Parish
photographer, and thanks to our students for praying at
Adoraon. (Several had on Rays shirts)
“I am just the same old boring person living "One Day at a
Time"‐ living life which is such a wonderful mystery.”
From CCW member Martha Stykowski
News about CCW member Fran Clendenin: Though Fran
had a setback aer knee surgery and required two units
of blood, she is recuperang slowly at her daughter's
home in GA. Fran asks that we connue to keep her in
our prayers as she works through her physical therapy.
From former CCW member Judy Eggerling: Did you ever
put in the newsleer that Bob and I "permanently"
moved back to Nebraska aer living in FL for 20
years? We're now at 208 Weeping Willow Lane, Neligh,
NE 68756. We live very close (3 blocks) from my 95 year
old father and stepmother. My 3 sisters and brother are
all very close to us on their ranches, as well as 2 brothers
and 1 sister of Bob’s in Norfolk, NE. Our daughter Kara,
Joe and 2 granddaughters Abby,10 yrs and Dallas almost
9 yrs live in Castle Rock, CO which is an 8‐9 hour drive
away for us. Kevin sll lives in St Pete.
From CCW member Julie Musselman: Marybeth Finster
and I just traveled to see Dr. Hahn in Mundeleine, IL at a
Lighthouse event. He gave 3 great talks and shared so
many interesng facts about the church and our faith.
Don't miss his local appearance in Clearwater at Light of
Christ Jan 29.
From CCW member Sandy Imbriani: I am beginning another
year of delivering the Children’s Liturgy during the
9:30 Sunday Mass. I am honored to share that opportunity
with Louise Barre. She inspires great things and I
enjoy the me spent. I welcome moms that would like to
help us, as well as some of the older siblings. It seemed
hard at first, but God always sends me just the right materials.
Please pray for me.
From CCW member Susan Langston: I am so proud to be
a part of an organizaon called Powerstories Theatre.
Thank you to all of my friends and family that have supported
this wonderful cause! For those of you that have
seen the show Shevoluon "We are on the move”.
Fr. Dominic joined parishioners Maggie and Rod Moren,
Susan and Greg Langston, Bernadee Bailey, Bernadine
Quarte, Lynne Hensley, Larry Sharer, Louise Barre,
Mary Wilson and Carol Irwin at the Pregnancy Plus Medical
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St. Jude’s Medal 2010
The Saint Jude Medal was established in 1999 by our
Bishop Lynch to recognize the contribuons of laity
throughout our diocese. The individuals (who are recommended
by their Pastor) have given “exemplary service
and shown extraordinary dedicaon to their parish”.
Congratulaons to CCW member Maggie Moren who will
be awarded the 2010 St Jude Medal for St Raphael’s Parish
on the Feast of Christ the King, Nov. 23. Maggie has
served St. Raphael’s since 1995. Maggie’s working background
is in Human Resources both at John Knox in MO,
and Target in both MO and FL (She helped open 10 stores
in FL). She also worked for four years as a parish administrator
at St. Patrick Church in Tampa when her husband
was transferred to this area. Maggie began working almost
full me as a volunteer at St Raphael's aer she re‐
red in 2000, later volunteering to help at Catholic Chari‐
es and Pregnancy Plus Medical. She and her husband
Rod have four grown children and
three grandchildren. At St Raphael's, Maggie
worked many years as an RCIA team member. Maggie
now serves as head sacristan and is on the liturgy commiee.
She has been a CCW member since 2002, and has
held several offices in the group. Maggie has cooked,
shopped, set up, organized and cleaned up for numerous
CCW events. Maggie has been a part of St Raphael Bible
studies. Maggie is also an Extraordinary Minister of Holy
Communion, altar server and reader at weekday and
weekend Masses. Maggie is part of the Adoraon ministry,
Communion to the homebound, and the Rosary ministry.
Maggie has taken Holy Communion to those at
Shore Acres Nursing home and helped with the monthly
Mass there for many years. She has been the Respect Life
co‐chair, believing firmly in the dignity of life from the
womb to the tomb. She has organized the Baby Bole
fundraiser at St Raphael's and at other Parishes and
helped organize baby showers for Pregnancy Plus Medical
and Mary's Outreach. Maggie was a major organizer
of our Parish/Diocesan 40 Days for Life Program, connecng
with other Catholic Parishes and Protestant
Churches. In addion, Maggie volunteered at Catholic
Charies aer Hurricane Katrina helping those who
came to the St. Pete area as refugees. Maggie was so
effecve that she was hired as a temporary staff member
for the relocaon project. Maggie has been on the board
of Pregnancy Plus Medical for the last three years. She is
now able pursue one of her dreams by returning to her
love of art. Maggie uses oils and pastels. Some of her
beauful works have been donated to the charies she
supports. We are honored to have Maggie recognized for
her faith filled love and service to St Raphael's and the
Diocese of St. Petersburg.
Past St Jude’s Medal Recipients include Bernadine Quarte
(09), Don and Ruth Mack (08), Vivian Frank (07), Lu
Perrin (06), Ofelia Hoeppner (05), Terry Hamm (04), Bernadee
Bailey (03), Celeste Brown(02), Truus Stuimer
(01), Ginny Hansen (00), Jeanee Bolich (99).
Crocheted Dolls
A man and woman had been married for more than 60
years. They had shared everything. They had talked
about everything. They had kept no
secrets from each other except that
the lile old woman had a shoebox
in the top of her closet that she
had cauoned her husband never
to open or ask her about. For all of
these years, he had never thought
about the box, but one day the
lile old woman got very sick and
the doctor said she would not recover.
In trying to sort out their affairs, the lile old man
took down the shoe‐box and took it to his wife's bedside.
She agreed that it was me that he should know what
was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted
dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000. He
asked her about the contents. "When we were to be married,"
she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a
happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I
ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet
a doll." The lile old man was so moved; he had to
fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box.
She had only been angry with him two mes in all those
years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.
"Honey," he said, "that explains the doll, but what
about all of this money? Where did it come from?" "Oh,"
she said, "That's the money I made from selling the
dolls."
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
One nice thing about egosts......they don't talk
about other people.
Does the Lile Mermaid wear an 'algebra'?
How is it possible to have a civil war?
If one synchronized swimmer drowns......do the
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In Your Prayers . . .
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please keep the following in your prayers: Sue
Suerlin, John Lee, Karen Cocker, Jane Ellis,
Ryleigh Russo, Margaret Swing, Kay Tolhoek, Joe Kolbe,
Louise and Francis Halsmer, Monle Suerlin, Fran
Clendenin, and Mary Calabro.
Homebound and Nursing Home: Irene Morley,
Nellie Bonita, D J Thompson Truus Stuimer,
Elsa Tugman, Julie Schiavi, and Ann Walsh
Deceased by Bernadee Bailey
May the souls of Anastasia Rossi, Alexander Kerschbaum,
Paul Cauchon, and Steven Lally and the souls of all the
faithful departed rest in peace. Eternal rest, grant unto
them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Amen. Our deepest sympathies go to all who have lost a
beloved family member or friend.
CCW member Dies
CCW life member, Anastasia Rossi, 97, died October 2 at
Westminster Palms Nursing Home. She was born in
Brooklyn and Anastasia had a long and successful career
in the Tax and Trust and Estates Departments of Cibank.
Anastasia married George Rossi in 1940. He passed away
in 1994. They had no children. They had vacaoned in St.
Petersburg for many years and owned homes in St. Petersburg
and Brooklyn. Aer rering, she and her husband,
George, moved permanently to St. Petersburg. She
will be missed by her family, friends, and church family
for her generosity and good humor. She is survived by
her nieces, Kathleen Fawce of Greenwich, CT and Elaine
Nellessen of NJ. Due to her advanced age, Anastasia Rossi
had been unable to come to our Church for several years.
In her acve years, though, she was a devoted CCW “life
member.” Please remember her soul in your prayers. A
card may be sent to niece Kathy Fawce 108 Birch Ln
Greenwich CT 06830
Deceased CCW Member Relatives
November 2009‐October 2010. CCW Member Relaves
who died ‐ Charles Bonita (Nellie Bonita’s husband),
Jeanne Bose (Therese Johnson’s sister in law), Henry Carlomagno
(Mary Carlomagno’s husband), Frank
Pasquarello(Mary Carlomagno’s brother), Ellie Duhamel
(Barbara Dippelhofer’s friend), Francis Syno (Barbara
Dippelhofer’s father), Antonio Geronilla and Earl Layton
(Antoinee Falk’s father and stepfather), Geraldine
Graffum ( Mary Hanlon’s mother), Doug and Jennifer
Hake (Kim Loxton’s sister and brother in law), Robert
Jockers (Nancy Angel’s brother), Steven Lally (Colleen
Lally’s son), Thomas Lanning, Jr. (Mary Brophy’s brother),
Bey Jean Louden (Ava Abner’s cousin), Olga Michaels
(Jo Ann Burkhart’s mom), John Merman (Pat Merman’s
husband), Sr. Mary Nadicksbernd (Linda Mims and Judy
Geier’s aunt), Dr. Mark Nichter (Jen Nichter’s husband),
Michael Nusca (Margaret Nusca’s husband), Pat Sayer
(Joann Devine’s sister), Jenny Zellny (Donna Condon’s
Aunt), Marvin Frisch (Yolanda Gallagher’s brother in law)
Pac, Alberto, and Marta Tellechea and Sylvia Fernandez
(relaves of Beatrice Crespo).
CCW Member Relative Death
Life member Colleen Lally lost her son, Steven, 41, October
13. Steven aended St. Raphael’s Catholic School. He
is survived by his parents Thomas and Colleen Lally who
now live in Leesburg FL; sisters, Mary Beth Workman and
Barbara Howe, and brother, Thomas Lally. Our deepest
sympathy to the Lally family. If you would like to send a
card: Thomas and Colleen Lally 4251 S Pelican Isle
Leesburg FL 34748
In Memory during November All Souls Month
CCW Member Deaths Nov 2009‐Oct 2010
We remember our dear CCW sisters who have died in the
past year‐ Martha Farrell, Ginny Hansen, Joyce Kubala,
Ruth McDonald, Margaret Racila, Lily Riconda, Anastasia
Rossi, and Catherine Valee

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us
St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women
December 2010
http://st-raphaels.com/ccw.html
CCW Newsletter
St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW President’s Message by Claudia Soucy
Dear Sisters of the St. Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women: St. Nick was so happy and
pleased to see all of you at the Christmas Party. He even told me that he did not have
any reason to bring his coal with him. You’re all angels. . . . just as I thought. I’d like to
wish you all a Happy and Blessed New Year. We have a busy month coming up and I
know all of you will do your best to help in any way you can. Prayers and service are
what we need to make this Council Year the best one of all. Remember, we are Women
of the Council, and we can make a difference in this world, our community, our parish,
and our families.
CCW OFFICERS
President:
Claudia M. Soucy
1st Vice President:
Rosemary Early
2nd Vice President:
Lillian McClelland
Recording Secretary:
Kathy Guckenberger
Corresponding Secretary:
Bernadine Quartetti
Treasurer:
Marty Foreman
Rummage Sale by Denise DeBord
Make room for your Christmas presents and start cleaning out your closets,
drawers and garages! We will have the St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW Annual Pack Rat Rummage Sale on Saturday January 22, 8am to 1pm.
The setup/drop off will be Friday January 21 from 4pm to 8pm.but we do
have some limited space for storage ahead of the event. We are working
on transportaon arrangements for those who may need items picked up.
Volunteer drivers with a truck, van or SUV are needed for advance pick up of
donaons. Volunteers are needed for setup and sorng on Friday, January 21 and are
also needed for the sale and for clean up on Saturday, January 22. Call Denise DeBord
for quesons, donaons or to volunteer at 526-7580 or email her at
wdebord727@yahoo.com
Desserts for Pinellas Hope
The Miller and Jenner families (son, Adam Miller, is heading this project) are
making dinner for the residents of Pinellas Hope on Thursday, December
30. There are 300 residents. We would like to offer them a selecon of
desserts and are seeking your culinary talents. If you are interested in
helping, please call Maryann Miller 550-0852. We would like to offer an
assortment of cakes, pies, brownies, cupcakes and cookies. I will arrange a local drop
off on that day or the day before. Thank you all so much. Have a blessed Christmas!
Newsletter Editor:
Louise Barrett
Newsletter &
Website Designer:
Theresa McCormick
God bless your heart this Christmas Day,
God bless your home with joys that stay.
God bless your friends and loved ones dear,
God bless and keep you all New Year!

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CCW Calendar 2010-2011
Wednesday December 22 @7 PM at St Jude’s Our Lady’s Chapel: Diocesan Holy Hour for Vocaons
Saturday January 8 General Meeng
Friday January 21 Set-up for Rummage Sale
Saturday January 22 Rummage Sale
Saturday February 5 General Meeng
Saturday February 12 Fashion Show
Saturday March 5 Mini Lenten Retreat
Wednesday March 30 LPD Spring Conference @ St. Judes
Saturday April 2 General Meeng & Elecons
Monday-Wed. May 2-May 4 DCCW Convenon/Tampa
Saturday May 7 General Meeng, Installaon of New Officers
General Meeng Schedule:
September-May; 7:35AM Rosary, 8AM Mass, 8:30 Connental Breakfast, & Meeng
"Helping Hands for Karen Cocker"
Addys Sasserath, a Mary Kay consultant, is having a
"Helping Hands for Karen Cocker" fundraiser
starng December 5 through December. 14. You can
help Karen by purchasing the San Hands Pampering
Set which retails for $34. Karen is currently undergoing
cancer treatment and 40% of all sales of San Hands in
either Fragrance Free or Peach will go to Karen. San
Hands is a top selling Christmas gi. The Fragrance Free
formula is all white so it's male friendly. You can order
and pay online by going to www.marykay.com/addys or
call Addys at 515-5674. ~ by Addys Sasserath
Spend the Day With Dr. Scott Hahn
Light of Christ Parish invites you to Spend the Day with
Dr. Sco Hahn, January 29, 2011 from 10:00 am to 3:00
pm. Mass at 8:30 am followed by registraon and refreshments.
The topics for the day: The Lamb’s Supper,
Leer and Spirit and Why Scripture Maers. Tickets are
$20 including box lunch. For registraon, starng November
15, visit: hp://www.locgwg.com/ or call the
parish, 727-386-9248.
CCW Donations
CCW is a great group for women to make friends and
share in fun mes. We do so much more- we raise money
and donate our me and talents to serve our parish
and community. Here’s an update on our financial giving.
Have you noced the TV in Meeng Room B? CCW
donated it at a cost of $1,700 and it’s already been used
by many groups. CCW donated a $2,000 Scholarship to
St Raphael School during a matching funds drive. CCW
donated $3,000 to the Building Fund, and using a bequest
from deceased CCW member Lily Riconda, $2300
went to the St Joseph enshrinement project to the right
of the Tabernacle in the new Church.
Other Donations We Are Collecting
Here’s a new way to “Go green”, reduce waste, help
others and win/win. “Box Tops for Educaon”
is found on many food product packages. The
school collects ten cents per “Box Top for
Educaon” coupon you put in the box on
our CCW table in the Narthex. Here are
some other things you can bring to our
meengs: empty, clean medicine boles,
used stamps, and Christmas and greeng cards.
Consecration to Jesus through Mary
"Consecraon means to set aside for a sacred purpose.
Consecraon to Jesus through Mary according to the
method of St. Louis de Monort is a method used by
Pope John Paul II. It helps us grow in holiness and increase
our faith, hope, and love. It is a prayerful and
focused method of drawing closer to Jesus than ever
before. The method of consecraon set forth by St. Louis
de Monort consists of a 33-day period of prayerful
preparaon followed by the actual act of consecraon
itself." Individuals pray at home using a guide by St. Louis
de Monort. A group at St Raphael's will begin consecraon
preparaon on Dec. 31, and pray for 33 days
unl making the Consecraon prayer on Feb 2. Please
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Vocation News
To send a card to our Seminarians: Their
name c/o St. John Vianney Seminary , 2900
S.W. 87th Avenue Miami, FL 33165.
Seminarian Bob and Dan Angel
By Bob and Dan Angel’s Parents Dave and Nancy Angel
“Children in turn contribute to the growth in holiness of
their parents.” This line from the Catechism of the Catholic
Church prey much sums up how our sons, Bob and
Dan Angel, have changed our lives. To say we are proud
of them would be an understatement. They have made
us proud since their births … but this journey they are
taking us on now is extreme … for them and for us. We
are extremely humbled by their openness to this discernment
of the priesthood and amazed every day by their
faith and courage to explore and truly live their faith.
Bobby and Dan are doing very well this school year at St.
John Vianney College Seminary. They are both being
challenged academically, yet have been able to balance
school work, campus dues, service work, exercising and
most importantly, their prayer me. They have always
been very close, so aer years of being apart while Bobby
was aending UF and Dan was aending UCF, they are
truly enjoying spending this year together. These years in
the Seminary are truly discernment years and the years in
the Seminary take them on a very educaonal, emoonal
and spiritual journey. We ask for your connued prayers
for them. We know it will be God’s will where this journey
takes them!
Praying for Vocations
The Diocesan Vocaons Office will have a Diocesan Holy
Hour for Vocaons on Wednesday, December 22 at 7 PM
at St. Jude’s Our Lady’s Chapel. We also pray for Voca-
ons and for our Seminarians each Wednesday at Adora-
on at St. Raphael’s Church aer the 8 AM Mass unl
Benedicon at 6:30 PM.
Seminarian Chris McBride
by Chris McBride’s Parents, Bcky & Michael McBride
From Becky and Michael McBride: We had a short visit
from Christopher over Thanksgiving holiday. It was wonderful
to see Christopher and his brother Louis helping on
the altar for Thanksgiving Masses. Christopher had a jam
packed few days. Some may not know that Christopher is
an Eagle Scout from our St. Raphael's Boy Scout Troop
219. The Troop holds an annual Christmas tree fund raiser
for Summer Camp funding for our Boy Scouts. Setup
day was Friday Nov 26 and Christopher, brother Louis,
and several other Scouts/parents helped at the tree lot
pung up the tent fly's and the tree corral. Christopher
returned to the Seminary on Nov 28th, and will be back
Dec 15th aer a few weeks of study and tests. That week
will be short for us to see Christopher as several acvies
are happening that he will be aending in support of our
Diocese. You will see Christopher at the Church Masses
over Christmas. He will need to return back to
the Seminary on Jan 9th. Seems long however it is a short
amount of me as we also prepare ourselves for an annual
Scout winter oung the week aer Christmas. This will
mark 2 - 1/2 years Christopher has completed of his discernment.
When you see Christopher around the Church,
please great him with support. Keep the communicaons
flowing to Christopher, he truly needs our prayers. Thank
you all at St. Raphael's Church!
Please congratulate Louis McBride our youngest son for
earning the Pope Pius 12th award to be presented in Feb
2011. It is the highest Religious award a Scout can earn in
the Roman Catholic religion program within the Scoung
program. Louis created a Power Point presentaon on
Vocaons for his project, presented to our Scout
Troop, and received highest complements at his Board of
Review. The Board members wanted copies to use for
their Troop units at their Parishes. We have several other
Scouts in our troop who have earned the Ad Altare Dei
award (middle school Scouts) this month and we look forward
to their future to earn this award. Thank you Mrs.
Lee Ann Kinzler, one of our Troop 219 Religious Award
Councilor's for mentoring our fine Boy Scouts! God
Bless....Becky and Michael McBride
December Papal Intentions
General: That our personal experience of suffering may be an occasion for beer understanding the
situaon of unease and pain which is the lot of many people who are alone, sick or aged, and sr us all
to give them generous help.
Missionary: That the peoples of the earth may open their doors to Christ and to His Gospel of peace,
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Joining St Raphael CCW
It’s easy to join St. Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women.
Simply drop an envelope marked CCW in the weekend
collecon. We need your name, address, phone, email
address, birth day and birth month and a check for $15
payable to St. Raphael CCW. Dues are payable aer January
1 and late by June. Membership gets you to be part of
a great group of women whose job it is to serve God in
our family, Parish, community and world. We have a
Mass intenon said for our members monthly. You do
what you can, when you can and this way, with 230
members, we get a lot done for St. Raphael’s. Women of
all ages, professions, interests and talents are welcome
and urged to join.
Member News
♥ From CCW member Judy Roberge and her mom, CCW
member Nellie Bonita: Cordrey Charles Roberge
joined his big sister Connelly Eleanor on October 20.
The Charles is for my father. (Eleanor is for my mother.)
♥ We are so happy for CCW member Barb Alderfer, "I
now have a store on the website and will be pung the
toys on in the next few days. Here is the link to our
new store which sells "Allergy Pals" and other items
hp://www.etsy.com/shop/StPeteStyle
♥ We are very proud of our CCW members who became
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion in November-
Linda Mims, Cheryl Anderson, Barbara Dippelhofer,
Nancy Angel, Judy Geier, Ann Kovach, Margaret
Nusca, and Ava Abner
♥ CCW member Sandy Imbriani makes children’s ponchos,
and ladies scarves, hats, etc. She calls them Jelly
Bean wraps because the colors are so prey. Her mom
taught her to crochet, and she can't seem to put the
hook down. I try to sell them, or give them away as
gis. It’s great therapy.
♥ CCW member Kim Loxton makes jewelry and has a
website www.Loxton.ETSY.com.
♥ CCW member Louise Barre has Polly Anna Digital Producons
and does wedding, bapsm, and other special
event videos. She has several short videos on youtube
if you want to see a sample of her work:
http://www.y outube.com/results ?searc h_query =TheLouise410&aq=f
♥ CCW member Dolores Smith says she hasn’t been further
north then Pinellas Park, but her children have
recently visited her from Denver, LA and the Ukraine.
♥ CCW member Kim Loxton now lives in Lake Mary and
goes to Annunciaon Parish where our Monsignor Bernard
Caverly’s brother, Patrick Caverly, is pastor. Imagine
her surprise when she saw our Msgr. Caverly concelebrang
with his brother, Msgr. Patrick Caverly.
“My children were so excited to see him! I had to
ask them to stop poinng at him. Aer Mass, everyone
was going up to him and introducing themselves.
When he saw us he gave us a hug and we
"caught up" from the months past.
♥ From CCW member Barbara Dipelhofer: “We will be
going on a cruise in January for our 50th Anniversary to
the western Caribbean, They will stop at the Keys, Belize
and Mexico. Just can't believe it is 50 years already.
Congratulaons Barbara and Henry!
♥ CCW member Gina Przyborowski shared a prayer for all
of us: "God our Father, walk through my house and
take away all my worries and illnesses, and please
watch over and heal my family in Jesus name, Amen."
♥ From CCW member Gina Longino: I became a grandmother
for the 3rd me, but for my first granddaughter
on November 1st. My oldest daughter, Missy had Abigail
Susan Fischer on November 1st making CCW member
Marlene D’Abramo a great grandmother for the
third me!!
♥ From CCW member Addys Sasserath: I am very excited
to share that my son, Trevor, was accepted to Ave Maria
University with a generous scholarship. Trevor plans
on starng in the Fall 2011. Ave Maria, outside Naples,
is ranked 16th in the naon in Newsweek's ranking of
the 25 Most Desirable Schools in a rural seng. Even
more importantly, the respected religious journal First
Things, ranked Ave as the "Most Catholic Catholic College"
in the U.S. and reports it as having academics superior
to almost all other Catholic schools. We are all
ecstac that God has blessed Trevor with this opportunity
to receive an excellent college educaon in an
environment that is faithful to the Magisterium. Please
keep Trevor and the other incoming freshman in your
prayers.
♥ CCW member Ann Kovach's writes “daughter Michele is
working as Associate Director, Office of the Dean at the
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
Naonal University of Singapore. Her
boss, Kishsore Mahbubani, was just
listed in the presgious top 100 Global
Thinkers. I feel that she is very lucky to
be working with such people.”

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In Your Prayers . . .
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please keep the following in your prayers: Karen Cocker,
Jane Ellis, Celia Vena, Ginger Williams, Margaret Swing,
Joe Kolbe, Louise and Francis Halsmer, Monle
Suerlin, Sue Suerlin, Mary Margaret Winning,
Fran Clendenin, Chris Winstead, and Mary
Calabro. Homebound and Nursing Home: Irene
Morley, Nellie Bonita, D J Thompson Truus Stuimer, Elsa
Tugman, Julie Schiavi, Paul Smith, and Ann Walsh
Deceased by Bernadee Bailey
May the souls of William McCormick, James Bonsey, Jean
Dowling, Bruno Hassen, Richard Pietrobono, Virginia
Workman, Ann Gordon, Casey Marks and Francisco Velazquez
rest in peace. Eternal rest grant unto them, O
Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the
souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,
rest in peace. Amen.
CCW Member Relative Death
Deepest Sympathies to CCW member Mary Driscoll/ Terry
Duval who lost their nephew/cousin, Jim Bonsey.
"For somehow, not only at Christmas, but all the long
year through, the joy you give to others is the joy that
comes back to you." John Greenleaf Whier
"Every tree throughout the world bloomed and bore
fruit on Christmas Eve, nature silently, but brilliantly, celebrated
the Birth of Christ." From a Tenth Century Legend
Here is the prayer composed by Pope Benedict XVI, which was said at the conclusion of the Prayer Vigil for the Unborn on
27 Nov ember 2010:
Prayer for the Unborn
Lord Jesus, You who faithfully visit and fulfill with your Presence the Church and the history of
men; You who in the miraculous Sacrament of your Body and Blood render us parcipants in
divine Life and allow us a foretaste of the joy of eternal Life; We adore and bless you.
Prostrated before You, source and lover of Life, truly present and alive among us, we beg you.
Reawaken in us respect for every unborn life, make us capable of seeing in the fruit of the maternal womb the
miraculous work of the Creator, open our hearts to generously welcoming every child that comes into life.
Bless all families, sancfy the union of spouses, render fruiul their love. Accompany the choices of legislave
assemblies with the light of your Spirit, so that peoples and naons may recognize and respect the sacred nature
of life, of every human life.
Guide the work of sciensts and doctors, so that all progress contributes to the integral well-being of the person,
and no one endures suppression or injusce.
Give creave charity to administrators and economists, so they may realize and promote sufficient condions so
that young families can serenely embrace the birth of new children.
Console the married couples who suffer because they are unable to have children and in Your goodness provide
for them.
Teach us all to care for orphaned or abandoned children, so they may experience the warmth of your Charity, the
consolaon of your divine Heart.
Together with Mary, Your Mother, the great believer, in whose womb you took on our human nature, we wait to
receive from You, our Only True Good and Savior, the strength to love and serve life, in ancipaon of living forever
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An elderly Chinese woman had two large
pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which
she carried across her neck. One of the pots
had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect
and always delivered a full poron of
water. At the end of the long walks from
the stream to the house, the cracked pot
arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on
daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half
pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its
accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was
ashamed of its own imperfecon, and miserable that it
could only do half of what it had been made to do. Aer
two years of what it perceived to be bier failure, it
spoke to the woman one day by the stream. 'I am
ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes
water to leak out all the way back to your house.'
The old woman smiled, 'Did you noce that there are
flowers on your side of the path, but not on
the other pot's side?'' That's because I have
always known about your flaw, so I planted
flower seeds on your side of the path, and
every day while we walk back, you water
them.' For two years I have been able to pick
these beauful flowers to decorate the table.
Without you being just the way you are,
there would not be this beauty to grace the
house.
Life Lessons
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When in doubt, just take the next small step.
Life is too short to waste me hang anyone.
Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
our friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
When it comes to chocolate, resistance is fule.
Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the
present.
Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you
stronger.
It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the
second one is up to you and no one else.
When it comes to going aer what you love in life,
don't take no for an answer.
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Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy
lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today
is special.
Over prepare, then go with the flow.
Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In
five years, will this maer?'
Always choose life.
Forgive everyone everything.
What other people think of you is none of your business.
Time heals almost everything. Give me me.
However good or bad a situaon is, it will change.
Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
Believe in miracles.
God loves you because of who God is, not because of
anything you did or didn't do.
Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it
now.
Growing old beats the alternave -- dying young.
Your children get only one childhood.
All that truly maers in the end is that you loved.
Get outside every day Miracles are waing everywhere.
If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone
else's, we'd grab ours back.
Envy is a waste of me. You already have all you
need.
The best is yet to come…
No maer how you feel, get up, dress up and show
up.
Yield.
Life isn't ed with a bow, but it's sll a gi."

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us
St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women
January 2011
St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW OFFICERS
President:
Claudia M. Soucy
1 st Vice President:
Rosemary Early
2 nd Vice President:
Lillian McClelland
Recording Secretary:
Kathy Guckenberger
Corresponding Secretary:
Bernadine Quartetti
Treasurer:
Marty Foreman
Newsletter Editor:
Louise Barrett
Newsletter &
Website Designer:
Theresa McCormick
http://st-raphaels.com/ccw.html
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear CCW members: Happy New Year
and a holy and healthy 2011! The month
of January is named aer Janus, the twofaced
Roman god of doorways. With one
face he would guard the front entrance
of the New Year, and with the other he
watched the rear door of the old year.
I’m not sure what he was watching for
exactly. Advent gave us an opportunity
to begin a new liturgical year by
watching for the coming of the Lord
Jesus and to be spiritually renewed.
This new calendar year
gives us yet another opportunity
for a fresh start. Cyclical me has always
been themac of renewal, rebirth, and
rejuvenaon. The cycle of life from a
Chrisan perspecve necessarily includes
resurrecon. As we begin this New Year,
may we have the grace to connually
watch for Jesus’ coming in our daily lives
and to look back at the many mes we
received His presence in the past—to be
spiritually two-faced. Like the nature of
God, the cyclical dimension of the spiritual
life has no real beginning or ending.
You see, being two-faced isn’t always a
bad thing. Take care and God bless! Fr.
Tim
Rummage Sale by Denise DeBord
We need your “stuff” for the sale of the
year! The St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW Annual Pack Rat Rummage Sale is
on Saturday January 22, 8am to 1pm. The
setup/drop off will be Friday, January 21
from 4pm to 8pm. Volunteers are needed
for setup and sorng on Friday. Volunteers
are needed for day of sale and
clean up on Saturday. Call Denise DeBord
for quesons or to volunteer at 526-7580
or email wdebord727@yahoo.com . Call
CCW Newsletter
Denise if you need help with dropping off
items.
CCW President’s Message
by Claudia Soucy
What kind of New Year’s resoluon
should a Chrisan
make? We have all
been making these resolu-
ons since the ancient
Babylonians began over 3000
years ago. It's a New Year,
but really nothing special happens
between December 21 and
Jan 1st. Let's see, the #1 New Year's resoluon...
spend more me geng fit;
eang healthier. Excellent goals, but let's
look at 1 Tim 4:8 "Physical training is of
some value, but godliness has value for
all things, holding promise for both the
present life and the life to come." This is
a reminder to us of just where our resoluons
should be. Let's resolve to love
and know God more, to pray for wisdom
to make the best resoluon for each of
us following God's plan. Remember
Psalm 37: "Commit your way to the Lord,
trust in Him..." Missing you all, with a
wish for a Blessed New Year.
February 12 Fashion Show
Bring your friends to our CCW Fashion
Show in the Parish Center featuring
clothes from Patchington's on
Saturday, February 12. Doors open
at 11:30, lunch at noon and
Fashion Show at 1 PM. Tickets
are $20 for adults and children
12 and under $10. Make check payable
to CCW and drop in the weekend
collecon in an envelope marked
“Fashion Show” or send to Roseanna
Costa 1410 51st Av NE St. Petersburg FL
33703. We need helpers for cooking,
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CCW Calendar 2011
Saturday January 8 General Meeng
Sunday January 9 Concert @ St. Mary’s, 3:30PM “Music of the Christmas Season” Sing-a-long
Tuesday January 11 Concert @ St. Mary’s, 6PM “An Invitaon to Opera”
Sunday January 16 Concert @ St. Mary’s, 3:30PM “first Fabulous Flute Fesval
Friday January 21 Set-up for Rummage Sale
Saturday January 22 Rummage Sale, Parish Center
Sunday January 30 Concert @ St. Mary’s, 3:30PM “Around the World with Music”
Saturday February 5 General Meeng
Sunday February 6 Concert @ St. Mary’s, 3:30PM “In Love” (8 voice professional choir)
Saturday February 12 Fashion Show
Sunday February 13 Concert @ St. Mary’s ,3:30PM “The King of Instruments” organ duo recital
Sunday February 20 Concert @ St. Mary's, 3:30PM “with My Friends” solo contemporary music
Saturday March 5 Mini Lenten Retreat with Fr. Tim Sherwood
Friday March 18 Concert @ St. Mary’s 7:00PM Ensemble Mir, (20-voice chamber chorus)
Wednesday March 30 LPD Spring Conference @ St. Judes
Saturday April 2 General Meeng & Elecons
Monday-Wed. May 2-May 4 DCCW Convenon/Tampa
Saturday May 7 General Meeng, Installaon of New Officers
General Meeng Schedule:
September-May; 7:35AM Rosary, 8AM Mass, 8:30 Connental Breakfast, & Meeng
Spend the Day with Dr. Scott Hahn
Light of Christ Parish invites you to “Spend the Day” with
Dr. Sco Hahn, January 29 from 10 am to 3 pm. There is
a Mass at 8:30 am followed by registraon and refreshments.
The topics for the day are The Lamb’s Supper,
Leer and Spirit and Why Scripture Maers. Tickets are
$20 including box lunch. For registraon, starng November
15, visit: hp://www.locgwg.com/ or call the
parish, 386-9248.
Bible Study by Mary Beth Finster
We have two wonderful Bible studies at St.
Raphael’s. This is about the Wednesday morning
study. Please mark your calendar for Wednesday January
26. The lesson that day is something every Catholic
and every single person needs to hear. It could be the
most important thing you hear this year and I am personally
asking all to clear their schedules if possible and
come. Whether or not you have not been back in
months-please come to this lesson if not all the remaining
12 lessons. Fr. Tim will be speaking first. The lesson
will give you 100% certainty (if you do not already have
it) that Christ established an authority for his Kingdom
here on earth - the Catholic Church. Please invite someone
that might be on the fence with this teaching. There
will be scriptural background to this most crical topic.
Boley Centers sent by Marty Foreman
CCW treasurer Marty foreman works for this wonderful
organizaon. “Established in 1970, Boley Centers is a
private, not-for-profit organizaon serving individuals
with mental disabilies, the homeless and youth in Pinellas,
Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco and Sarasota Coun-
es. Each year, thousands of individuals are assisted in
recovering their mental health and reaching their highest
level of independence. With 42 housing and service
center locaons scaered throughout Pinellas
County, the Organizaon provides a
wide variety of treatment, recovery and
vocaonal services; a network of living opportunies
in community residences and apartments;
and a large staff of people dedicated to
improving the lives of individuals
with disabilies. Boley Centers'
residenal opons, from highly
structured group homes to permanent,
supported apartments,
provide affordable, aracve,
safe living opportunies for over
1,200 individuals, making Boley
Centers a leader in residenal
services and housing opportuni-
es in the southeastern United
States.”

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February General CCW Meeting
Please aend the next CCW General Meeng on February
5. New members are always welcome.
Member News
♥ From CCW member Jocelyn Pedalino:
My daughter, Jolaine had her
second baby December 8. It’s a baby
girl 6lbs 9 oz. Mom and baby are
doing great! Praise God for this miracle
and what a miracle it is. Jolaine is CCW member
Fanny Abad's granddaughter, so this new baby is
Fanny’s great granddaughter!
♥
♥
♥
From former CCW member Judy Eggerling who lives
in Nebraska: Happy Blessed New year to all you dear
women of St Raphael; I love you and miss you a lot!
Please pray for our nephew Kody Kuchta, age 20,
who was le paralyzed chest down in auto accident
May 2010.
From CCW member Susan O’Gara - Her newest
granddaughter, Nora Anna was bapzed recently.
Susan played the mayor in the movie, “Daniel’s Lot”
which recently received the Dove Foundaon Seal of
Approval, garnering 4 out of 5 Doves. Susan is
blessed to be in control of one scene as the Mayor
talking to Gary Burghoff from Mash (he was filmed up
north so she never met him). This is a link to the trailer
hp://www.dove.org/reviewpopup.asp?Unique_ID=8637.
Susan says a few lines at the end of the trailer.
CCW member Joan Grayson loves to paint and
draw. “This is the Madonna and Child that I painted
for Noel 2010 and I wanted to share it with
you. The inspiraon for the painng came from
a very old print that my grandmother had hanging
on her bedroom wall for many years. She was
widowed and le with nine small children during
the days of the Great Depression. They were
poor and at mes she must have been very worried.
But she was a true believer and I know that
she prayed to God for help while looking at the
print. Somehow everything seemed to work out
for her, my mother, my aunts and uncles. I
thought of that while I was doing the painng and
how great her faith was. Those of us who believe
are so lucky because we know the real reason for
this beauful Christmas season. Have a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”
Cleaning for a Reason
If you know of any woman currently undergoing Chemo
for any type of cancer, please pass the word to her that
there is a cleaning service that provides free housecleaning
- 1 me per month for 4 months while she is in treatment.
All she has to do is sign up and have her doctor fax
a note confirming the treatment. Cleaning for a Reason
will have a parcipang maid service in her zip code area
arrange for the service. Contact hp://
www.cleaningforareason.org/ or call (877) 337-3348.
Our Soldiers
We have several CCW members who have a relave in
the military. Let us keep these wonderful men in our
prayers. CCW member Debbi Craig’s
son, Marcus Craig is in the infantry of
the army and staoned in Fairbanks,
Alaska. He will be deploying for Afghanistan
in May. He will be a captain
in March. Another of Debbi’s
sons is Nicolas who just became a
Police officer and he could use our prayers, too. CCW
member Carol Irvin’s son, Chris Koch is in the Navy
aboard the USS Whidbey Island. In March he will deployed
to the Persian Gulf. He is a quartermaster. CCW
member Margaret Peck’s oldest son, Air Force Lieutenant
General Allen Peck, is staoned at Maxwell AFB, AL. He
has served two tours in the Middle East, so his family is
thankful that he is stateside. CCW member Judy Hill has
two sons in the military. Keith Hill, Army, will go to Afghanistan
January 10. He has made many 2 month tours.
David Hill, Marine, will go
to Afghanistan early February.
He has been in
Iraq for one tour and Afghanistan
for two tours.
CCW member Pam
Gehrich’s brother-in-law,
Major D. Laine Gehrich,
will be heading to Afghanistan
at the beginning
of January. Blake
Sao, Army, has been in
Iraq and Afghanistan. He
is now in Ft.Benning, GA.
His brother, Derek Sao,
is on a tour in Afghanistan
which will end in
February.

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Winter Concert Series
There will be a series of classical and contemporary music
concerts at St. Mary, Our Lady of Grace Church (515
4th Street South). All Concerts are 60 minutes in
length and free of charge with a small
post concert recepon in the Parish Center
with the arsts.
January 9 (Sunday 3:30 PM) “Music of the
Christmas Season”. Join the Choir of St Mary in a celebraon
of music of the Christmas season, featuring a
carol sing for all!
January 11 (Tuesday at 6 pm) “An Invitaon to Opera”
in the Parish Center! The St. Petersburg Opera Company
presents a preview to their upcoming producon of
Rigoleo. Maestro Mark Sforzini will give a “primer” to
opera, and discount ckets to the opera Rigoleo will
be for sale.
January 16 (Sunday 3:30 PM) “First Fabulous Flute Fes-
val” featuring the Saint Petersburg Flute Ensemble.
Come hear what a choir of flutes can do.
January 30 (Sunday 3:30 PM) “Around the World with
Music”. The William Picher – Michelle Rego duo will
feature music from around the globe for organ, piano,
trumpet, flute and voice. February 6 (Sunday 3:30 PM)
“In Love”. Herald Vocal Arts Ensemble, founded by
Michelle Rego, is an 8 voice professional choir that will
present Love songs for the month of February.
February 13 (Sunday 3:30 PM) The “King” of Instruments.
The Organ at St. Mary’s will be featured in a
duo recital of music wrien especially for the “King” of
all instruments, given by local Catholic organ masters
Thomas Kurt and Timothy Williford.
February 20 (Sunday 3:30 PM) Michelle Rego:“With My
Friends” Join our Music Director, Michelle Rego, in a
solo recital along with some “guest stars” featuring
classical and contemporary music for keyboard, voice,
and instruments.
March 18 (Friday at 7:00 pm) Ensemble Mir, a 20-
voice professional chamber chorus conducted by Dr.
Mahew Caine, will present a concert of the impressionisc
music of 20th Century Bulgarian composer,
Todor Popov. The centerpiece
of the concert will be Popov's
two choral cycles: Autumn Mo-
fs and Sofia. Be among the
first in the United States to
hear this beauful music!
Christmas Breakfast & Nursing Home Gifts
Fr. Tim, Fr. Dominic, Monsignor Caverly and Deacon Jim
and 70 ladies aended our delicious CCW
Christmas Breakfast catered by CCW
member Celeste Brown. We collected
a record 140 Christmas gis for
Shore Acres Nursing Home
residents who were so
happy to receive the
gis. Thank you everyone who was able to help in
some way. In December, our St Raphael Youth Group
went to the nursing home for an ice cream social with
the residents.
Thank you for the LPD Fall Conference
by Louise Barre
I am the LPD President and I so appreciate your love and
support! Thanks to Marlene D'Abramo and Ava Abner
who shopped and set up for the LPD Fall Conference
breakfast which was the Conference duty for St Raphael's.
Thanks Rosemary Early, Kathy Guckenberger, Sharon
Willoughby, Terry Hamm, and Maggie Moren who all
aended. Bernadee Bailey, a former LPD President,
helped set up and handled the reservaons and
registraon- ably assisted by Ann Kovach who is a former
DCCW President and former LPD President, who can do
anything and helps in every way all the me! Our list of
bakers is large- if have forgoen your name, please let
me know. Thanks to Karen Muhlstadt, Cherie Mainene,
Mary Poulin, Angela Soucy, Martha Stykowski, Karen
Taylor, Eileen Brady, Bernadee Bailey, Marty Foreman,
Therese Johnson, Ava Abner, Pat Viola, Terry Hamm, and
Robin Ahlquist.
Desserts for Pinellas Hope
High school parishioner Adam Miller,
his family and the Jenner family
made dinner for 300 residents of
Pinellas Hope on December 30. CCW
member and Adam’s mom, Maryann Miller, was incredibly
excited about all the desserts that appeared on her
porch Dec 30th like manna from heaven! Thanks to our
wonderful bakers from CCW. The desserts complimented
Taco night for the homeless at Pinellas Hope. Way to go,
Adam Miller, for volunteering at Pinellas Hope and making
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In Your Prayers . . .
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please keep the following in your prayers: Karen Cocker,
Jane Ellis, Celia Vena, Ginger Williams, Margaret Swing,
Joe Kolbe, Elsa Tugman, Louise and Francis Halsmer,
Monle Suerlin, Sue Suerlin, Mary Margaret Winning,
Fran Clendenin, Chris Winstead, and Mary
Calabro. Homebound and Nursing Home: Irene
Morley, Nellie Bonita, D J Thompson Truus
Stuimer, Julie Schiavi, and Ann Walsh
Deceased by Bernadee Bailey
May the souls of Alvaro and Juan Marin, Jason Wilson, Janet
Hood, Dr. Luis Botero, Paul Smith, Sarah Hake, and Emil
"Buddy" Angel rest in peace. Eternal rest, grant unto them, O
Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of
the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
CCW Member Husband Dies
Our sympathy to CCW member Dolores Smith on the loss of
her beloved husband, Paul. Unl recently, Dolores had been
caring for Paul at their home. Paul was hospitalized briefly before
Christmas and died December 28. Paul graduated from
Temple University in PA. He was a US Army Air Corps veteran
and a member of St. Raphael’s. Paul played soball with the
Gulfport Boomerang’s, Woodlawn Senior League and Kids &
Kubs. He is survived by Dolores, his wife of 59 years; and their
children, Paula, Susan, Steven, Carole and Gregory; and 5
grandchildren. We will miss Paul’s smiling face at St Raphael’s.
CCW Member Son Dies
CCW member Mary Wilson and hubby Eric lost their beloved
son, Jason, age 38, on December 9. Born at Hahn Air Base in
Germany, Jason came here in 1980 from Phoenix, AZ. He graduated
from Gaither High School and Full Sail University, Orlando.
Jason was a talented musician and song writer. He was an
amateur chef, and he liked to fish. He will be missed by his parents,
Eric and Mary Wilson; his son, Isaak; sisters Brion
DeWi and her husband Shane, and Erin Adams and her husband
Jason, and their daughter Helaina; and his grandfather
Jim Petpren. A funeral Mass was held December 17 at St.
Raphael’s. Jason was the first child of Eric and Mary Wilson. He
will be loved always and missed deeply by his family, his many
friends, and all who knew him in his short life.
Member News, Joining St. Raphael CCW
It’s easy to join St Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women. Simply
drop an envelope marked CCW in the weekend collecon. We
need your name, address, phone, email address, birth day and
birth month and a check for $15 payable to St Raphael CCW.
You do what you can, when you can and this way, with 293
members, we get a lot done for St Raphael’s. All women are
welcome and urged to join.
CCW Annual Dues
Thank you Mary Donatelli, Mona Lund, Gina
Przyborowski, Jovita Tuazon, and Fran Vaccaro,
all of whom have paid their 2011 CCW
dues. Dues are actually not due unl April 2011, but collecng
dues from 260 women and recruing new members is a huge
task. Please consider asking a friend to join our group. Together
we aim to support one another and grow closer to God as
we serve our Parish. Dues are $15 per year.
Concert at St. John Vianney Parish
Eric Genuis is a talented young composer, virtuoso pianist and
acclaimed performer who is coming to St. John Vianney Parish
for a special musical event. The concert will take place in the
parish church at 4pm on Sunday, January 30. There is no
charge for admission, and it is an event for the whole family. A
free will offering will be taken at the conclusion of the concert.
The best way to describe his style of music is to hear it
firsthand on his website, www.ericgenuis.com. Mark your calendars
and don’t miss this special musical event. from Fr. Blum
at St. John Vianney Parish
Scripture Scholar Presentation
George Marn, a parishioner St. Jude Cathedral and Scripture
scholar and author of "Reading God's Word Today" and
"Bringing the Gospel Of Mark To Life" will present "Oil Lamps
Used in Biblical Times" at St. Jude Parish Center in the Dominican
Room at 5815 5th Av N, Wednesday, January 26th,
12:30pm. If you would like to car pool, contact Louise Barre
at 821-2561.
Letter to God . . .
Hello God, I called tonight to talk a lile while. I need a
friend who'll listen to my anxiety and trial. You see, I
can't quite make it through a day just on my own... I
need your love to guide me, so I'll never feel alone. I
want to ask you please to keep, my family safe and
sound. Come and fill their lives with confidence for whatever
fate they're bound. Give me faith, dear God, to face
each hour throughout the day, and not to worry over
things I can't change in any way. I thank you God, for
being home and listening to my call, for giving me such
good advice when I stumble and fall. Your number, God,
is the only one that answers every me. I never get a
busy signal, never had to pay a dime. So thank you, God,
for listening to my troubles and my sorrow. Good night,
God, I love you, too, and I'll call again tomorrow!
P.S. Please bless all my friends and family too.

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Vocation News
To send a card to our Seminarians: Their name
c/o St. John Vianney Seminary , 2900 S.W. 87th
Avenue Miami, FL 33165.
Seminarian Chris McBride
Chris McBride will start his excing new semester January 10 as
a transion from this, his Junior year, to next year’s Senior year
by taking 4 philosophy classes and a Spanish class. He will be
finally focusing on his undergraduate college major-philosophy.
Once a week, he will be vising the sick and homebound. Chris
had a really great me over the holidays. His oldest brother,
Kevin came down from NY and the whole family was together.
Seminarian Bob Angel
Last summer, Bob Angel, aended Part 1 of Theology of the
Body Instute. The Bishop was very impressed and wanted Bob
to connue, in the hopes of being cerfied to teach the course
one day. So the week of January 3, Bob aended Part 2. If you
get a chance, check out tobinstute.org and go to Tesmonials
... look for the surfers for Bob’s tesmony.
Seminarian Dan Angel
Well, my first semester at seminary went very well. While being
a busy few months, it has truly been a wonderful start. The academics
at the seminary are very interesng (and quite a change
from the biology I was previously studying), and the brotherhood
I discovered there is definitely unlike anything I have experienced
before. And while I had a great and joyful semester, I
have been extremely happy to be home. It has been a rejuvenang
few weeks with family and friends, one that has really
reminded me of why the Lord has called me to where I am. And
I would just like to thank you all for your connued support,
and especially for your prayers. Please know that we are praying
for all of you as well. And I hope you all have a happy and
blessed new year!
Seminarian’s Uncle Dies
Seminarian Bob and Dan Angel lost their father Dave’s brother,
their uncle, on December 20. Emil "Buddy" Angel, 69, was killed
December 20 in Coral Springs, FL. He was walking and was hit
by a car driven by an unlicensed 15 year old driver who le the
scene. Our sympathy and prayers to CCW member Nancy Angel,
Dave and our Seminarians Bob and Dan.
Thank-you notes to CCW
Monsignor Caverly: “May the Lord reward your kindness.
Thank you for your Christmas gi”.
Kathleen Fawce, niece of deceased member CCW Anastasia
Rossi: Anastasia’s family gratefully acknowledges
the Mass in her behalf Nov 30 th . Please express
our thanks to all the members of St Raphael’s
Council of Catholic Women.
Chris Taylor, Home and School President:
“On behalf of the Home and School Board
of St Raphael School, I would like to
thank ... the members of CCW who volunteered to make the
rummage sale at the fun Fest a success. We could not have
done it without the support of CCW.”
From St. Raphael School: “On behalf of the St. Raphael Catholic
School community, I would like to thank you for your generous
donaon of $2,000 to the Catholic Foundaon Match
Grant Program. Your generosity will be used to help pay tui-
on for those students whose families value a Catholic educaon,
but cannot afford the full tuion.
“In generous spirit pay homage to the Lord: be not
sparing of freewill gis. With each contribuon,
show a cheerful countenance and pay your the in
the spirit of joy. Give to the Most High as he has
given to you, generously, according to your means.
For the Lord always repays, and he will give back to
you sevenfold.” Sirach 35:7-10.
It is people like you who make St. Raphael the wonderful
community it is. We are all very blessed to be a part of this
wonderful school and church. We truly appreciate your kindness.
From Fr. Tim Sherwood: October 26
“Dear Council of Catholic Women, I want to extend my personal
thanks and appreciaon for your connued support
and assistance at St. Raphael. Without a doubt the Council of
Catholic Women helps define a parish and make it work. Let
me extend my sincere thanks for your recent contribuon.
Not only did you recently add the le the devoonal space of
the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, you also provided the funds
for the vove candles at St. Joseph for $782.90 and surprised
us with another $3000 to be put to the Capital Campaign
Fund. Thank you. I appreciate your response to help support
this fund and I know that this offering is one of the ways your
group will connue to support and help St. Raphael.
January Papal Intentions
General: That the riches of creaon be preserved, valued and made available to all, as a precious gis
from God to mankind.
Missionary: That Chrisans may achieve full unity, bearing witness of the universal fatherhood of God to
the enre human race.

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us
St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women
February 2011
St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW OFFICERS
President:
Claudia M. Soucy
1 st Vice President:
Rosemary Early
2 nd Vice President:
Lillian McClelland
Recording Secretary:
Kathy Guckenberger
Corresponding Secretary:
Bernadine Quartetti
Treasurer:
Marty Foreman
Newsletter Editor:
Louise Barrett
Newsletter &
Website Designer:
Theresa McCormick
http://st-raphaels.com/ccw.html
From the Pastor’s Desk
The month of February is that me of year
when we celebrate love and friendship. Did
you know that St. Valenne’s Day, on February
14th, is the second largest day for
sending greeng cards? Over one million
are sold annually, about half that of Christmas
cards sold. I’m sure you have heard the
stories that surround St. Valenne and how
he secretly sent out wrien messages of
love and support to the early Chrisan community
while in prison and before his martyrdom
on Feb. 14, 269 by order of the Roman
emperor Claudius II. Thus, according to
us Catholics, was how the tradion of the
Valenne card began. However, some historians
mark Feb. 14, 1445 as the first known
card, a love note, that was smuggled out of
the Tower of London as the birthday of the
greeng card. Sll others mark the American
pre-Civil War days of the 1840s when
Esther Howland became the first commercial
publisher of Valenne cards. These historians
are obviously not Catholic (ha ha).
Nevertheless, this month gives us reason to
pause and truly appreciate and thank God
for all of our loved ones, both living and
deceased. Take a moment and write a note
to someone expressing your love for him or
her. As I have so oen said to the children,
the best way we can show our love for God
is by showing our love to one another. God
bless you! Fr. Tim
February 12 Fashion Show
“Hearts and Flowers on Parade”, a Fashion
Show featuring clothes from Patchington's
in Isla del Sol will be Saturday
February 12. Doors open at
11:30 AM, lunch at noon and
Fashion Show at 1 PM. Tickets
are $20 for adults and children 12
and under $10. Make check payable to
CCW and drop in the weekend collec-
on in an envelope marked “Fashion Show”
or send to Marlene D’Abramo, 3800 Hun-
CCW Newsletter
ngton St. NE, St. Petersburg FL 33703. We
need helpers for cooking, set up and clean
up. We also need door prizes. Contact
Roseanna Costa 410-4167.
Joining St. Raphael CCW
It’s easy to join St Raphael’s Council of Catholic
Women. Simply drop an envelope
marked CCW in the weekend collecon. We
need your name, address, phone, email address,
birth day and birth month and a check
for $15 payable to St. Raphael CCW. Dues
are payable aer January 1 and late by June.
Membership gets you to be part of a great
group of women whose job it is to serve God
in our family, Parish, community and world.
We have a Mass intenon said for our members
monthly. You do what you can, when
you can and this way, with over 230 members,
we get a lot done for St Raphael’s.
Women of all ages, professions, interests
and talents are welcome and urged to join.
CCW President’s Message
Dear Sisters of the St. Raphael’s
Council of Catholic Women: I
just had a thought, I know this
comes as a shock to many of you,
but I wanted to share it. Do you all know
the book, “Fiy Things to Do Before You
Die” or the movie "Bucket List”? Well, I’m
wondering and pondering just what my
Lord has for my bucket list. Where and
what does he want from me? Hmmm…let’s
see, travel around the world, go on that
cruise I’ve always wanted, see the Grand
Canyon, get into a size 6 bikini, win the
loery? Nice, but not as important as my
personal relaonship with Him. I vow to
listen and be silent to hear his word, to
serve the Lord as he asks. While I can travel
and shop and see the world, I want to
make sure that my Lord is pleased with me
and says, “Well, done, good and faithful
servant”. Just a thought…
With Love, Claudia Soucy

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CCW Calendar 2011
Sunday February 6 Concert @ St. Mary’s, 3:30PM “In Love” (8 voice professional choir)
Saturday February 12 Fashion Show
Sunday February 13 Concert @ St. Mary’s ,3:30PM “The King of Instruments” organ duo recital
Sunday February 20 Concert @ St. Mary's, 3:30PM “with My Friends” solo contemporary music
Saturday March 5 Mini Lenten Retreat with Fr. Tim Sherwood
Friday March 18 Concert @ St. Mary’s 7:00PM Ensemble Mir, (20-voice chamber chorus)
Sat-Sun March19-20 Christ Renews His Parish Women’s Weekend
Wednesday March 30 LPD Spring Conference @ St. Judes
Saturday April 2 General Meeng & Elecons
Monday-Wed. May 2-May 4 DCCW Convenon/Tampa
Saturday May 7 General Meeng, Installaon of New Officers
General Meeng Schedule:
September-May; 7:35AM Rosary, 8AM Mass, 8:30 Connental Breakfast, & Meeng
March Mini Lenten Retreat
Our March Lenten Retreat will feature our Pastor, Fr. Tim
Sherwood as our Retreat Master. The theme is “The Hidden
Face of God: A Divine Mystery”. The Retreat will be
held on Saturday, March 5. We will begin with Rosary at
7:30 AM, Mass at 8 AM, followed by a connental breakfast,
our Lenten Retreat, and then our delicious luncheon.
Cost for the retreat is $10. All are welcome. Make
your check payable to the Council of Catholic Women
(CCW) and drop it in the weekend collecon in an envelope
marked “Retreat” or send your check to Marlene
D’Abramo, Registraon Chairman, 3800 Hunngton St.,
NE, St Petersburg, FL 33703. We are looking forward to
seeing you and sharing this special event. Fr .Tim says,
“Bring your Bible”.
DCCW Annual Convention
The DCCW Annual Convenon is Monday/Tuesday/
Wednesday, May 2, 3 and 4, 2011. This is a great event
that is fun as well as educaonal. Hotel reservaons can
be made at Sheraton Suites, Tampa Airport, 4400 West
Cypress Street, Tampa, Florida 33607, phone (813) 879-
7196. Rooms are suites with breakfast included. Call
Louise Barre for more reservaon details.
DCCW Ad Campaign
Publicity Chairman Pat Farley is in charge of the ad campaign
for the DCCW Convenon. If anyone would be able
to help by pung an ad in the Convenon Program,
please contact Louise Barre 821-2561.
LPD Spring Conference
Celebrate with other Catholic women as the Lower Pinellas
Deanery of the Council of Catholic Women gather for
their Spring Conference. Come and join women from
nearby Parishes for Mass, Rosary, encouragement and
fun and be nourished by a delicious lunch and an inspiring
talk given by Rose Llauget head of Foundaons of
Life, Adopon Services and co-worker Joan Woody. We
will meet at the Cathedral of St Jude’s Wednesday,
March 30 from 8:45 AM to 2 PM. Register by March 25.
Lunch costs $13 per person. Make checks payable to
CCW. Send to Bernadee Bailey, 4701 Lansing St NE, St
Petersburg, FL 33703. Quesons? Call Bernadee 521-
0924. See you there!
Christ Renews His Parish Weekend
"Shine like the Son" Women's Christ Renews His Parish
Weekend is March 19-20, 2011. Please consider making
this amazing weekend- Christ Renews His Parish, aka
CRHP. You arrive Saturday AM, hear lots of great things,
have special Masses on Saturday and Sunday, and an opportunity
for Confession. You spend the night on a blow
up maress which you will remember many years later,
eat yummy food and leave Sunday aernoon refreshed
and closer to Christ. Plus, you get to know a group of
wonderful women as your new sisters in Christ.
Collecting Christmas/ Other Occasion Cards
Save all your Christmas and other occasion cards for the
Lighthouse of the Blind volunteers. They use the whole
card. Bring them to the next CCW meeng or Fashion
Show.

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March for Life 2010 by Susan Langston
I had the privilege of chaperoning (along with 4 other chaperones)
28 students from the Academy of the Holy Names
High School to parcipate in the 38th Annual March for Life
Rally in Washington DC. The students joined over 200,000
others in praying for an end to aboron and a greater respect
for life from concepon to natural death. In addion
to the rally and March for Life, we visited exhibits in our
hotel sponsored by the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. On
Saturday, we had the incredible experience of praying the
rosary on the steps of the Supreme Court Building and then
to tour the Daughters of the Revoluon Museum and Library.
Sunday, we toured the Franciscan Monastery and
Commissariat for the Holy Land in America and made our
way to the March for Life Mass at the Basilica of the Naonal
Shrine of the Incarnaon. On Monday, we met with one
of Congressman Bill Young's legislave assistants, Jenifer
Nawrocki. She spent about 2 hours with our girls discussing
women’s rights and current bills in session relang to abor-
on. She definitely gave our girls a fresh view of what is
need in our government and some have already expressed a
different focus in college. Later that aernoon, aer the
March For Life, we had a photo opportunity with Congressman
Young on the steps of the Capitol with his professional
photographer, Chief of Staff and several of his legislave
assistants. It was quite impressive! We had to run to the
hotel to catch the bus to get to our flight.
Statement of the Catholic Bishops of FL
on the 38th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 22, 2011. The first Sunday in October, since 1972,
has been set aside by the Catholic bishops in the United States
to pray for a culture of life and an end to aboron.
While surveys show there is growing support for strict limits on
the availability of aboron, unborn babies are sll dying from
chemical and surgical procedures that somemes cause the
death of the mother. We are grateful for the decline in numbers
to 82,000 reported aborons in Florida for 2009 but we
grieve over even one unmely death of one of God’s creaons,
a unique and irreplaceable human being.
We are concerned about the growing chorus of voices in society,
even among the young people in our church, who reject
Church teaching about marriage as the proper union where
one man and one woman form a lifelong partnership for the
procreaon and educaon of offspring. The current infatuaon
with sex as a recreaonal acvity with lile thought about the
person that could be created through the sexual union only
perpetuates aboron as a bad soluon for what is referred to
as a “problem pregnancy.” Pornography, sexng, prostuon
and other ills distort the sexuality with which God endowed
humanity for the expression of mutual self-giving love and perpetuaon
of the human race.
For a pregnant woman at any stage of life who needs emoonal
or material assistance for her and her unborn child, the
church offers help through crisis pregnancy centers and parish
programs such as Gabriel Project. The growth of 40 Days for
Life is proof that people are willing and able to help others
choose life over the culture of death.
There are people who suffer from guilt and separaon from
the Church because of parcipaon in an aboron at some
point in their life. Healing and God’s love, mercy and compassion
are there for those who seek confession for what one may
feel is an “unforgiveable sin.” Project Rachel and Rachel’s
Vineyard, naonally recognized post-aboron programs approved
by the Catholic Church, offer a confidenal process for
healing and reconciliaon.
The fundamental human right, the presupposion of every
other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of life from the
moment of concepon unl its natural end. Aboron, consequently,
cannot be a human right—it is the very opposite. (cf.
Pope Benedict XVI, 2007 address to Austrian diplomac corps).
We pray that our great naon will come back to its founding
principles, the first of which is that we are all created equal,
endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, the
most important being the right to life.
PROJECT RACHEL – Call Toll-free: 888-456-4673; hp://
hopeaeraboron.com/ Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Miami;
Bishop Victor Galeone, St. Augusne; Bishop Robert
Lynch, St. Petersburg; Bishop John G. Noonan, Orlando;
Bishop John Ricard, Pensacola-Tallahassee; Bishop Gerald
Barbarito, Palm Beach, Bishop Frank Dewane, Venice; Auxiliary
Bishop Felipe J. Estévez, Miami.
New Member!
Welcome to new CCW
member Maria Flack. “A
lile about me: I was born in
Cuba and came to the US in
1962. I graduated from USF in 1976 with a business degree
in accounng. I am a CPA and recently rered aer 33 years
with the Internal Revenue Service. I am a member of Holy
Family and a widow. I have a one daughter Lesley who is an
aorney living in Philadelphia. I lost my son Mike in 2006 at
the age of 24 in a car accident. I have lived in St Pete since
1976 and grew up in Tampa. Denise DeBord invited me to
join your group when I indicated that I wanted to do some
volunteer work and keep busy in my rerement. Thanks for
making me feel so welcomed.” Maria was out there helping
with our Garage Sale. We hope she will enjoy her membership
in our CCW.

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Winter Concert Series
There will be a series of classical and contemporary music
concerts at St. Mary, Our Lady of Grace Church (515 4th
Street South). All Concerts are 60 minutes in length and
free of charge with a small post concert recepon in the
Parish Center with the arsts.
February 13 (Sunday 3:30 PM) The “King” of Instruments.
The Organ at St. Mary’s will be featured in a duo
recital of music wrien especially for the “King” of all
instruments, given by local Catholic organ masters
Thomas Kurt and Timothy Williford.
February 20 (Sunday 3:30 PM) Michelle Rego:“With My
Friends” Join our Music Director, Michelle Rego, in a
solo recital along with some
“guest stars” featuring classical
and contemporary music
for keyboard, voice, and instruments.
March 18 (Friday at 7:00 pm) Ensemble Mir, a 20-voice
professional chamber chorus conducted by Dr.
Mahew Caine, will present a concert of the impressionisc
music of 20th Century Bulgarian composer,
Todor Popov. The centerpiece of the concert will be
Popov's two choral cycles: Autumn Mofs and Sofia. Be
among the first in the United States to hear this beauful
music!
Rummage Sale a Huge Success!
Thanks to everyone who donated items, put up signs, received
goods on Wednesday or Thursday, set up Friday,
worked Saturday, or came to our Pack Rat Rummage
Sale and bought items. Anything you did is deeply appreciated.
Our final tally is $4,603.55! (Jewelry $613, donut/
coffee $92.50, rummage $3515.50, special items
$382.55). The jewelry part really adds a lot! Special
thanks to Dolores Smith and Ethelyn Henderson who set
up the jewelry secon, and Chris Winstead and Pat Merman
who helped Dolores run the table. Our President
Claudia Soucy ran a great sale and kept everyone happy
with coffee and donuts. "The Shop" let us use clothes
racks, and Mary Brophy Lee Thi Store picked up all the
remaining items. Special thanks to our Garage Sale Chairman
Denise Debord who provided the specially printed
signs and many supplies for the sale. Denise did all the leg
work and organizaon right up to the sale week and even
came to the sale for a few moments on Saturday. Her son
Daniel Traum died the Tuesday before the sale. Denise
said, “I know Dan would be very happy with the sale results.
He wanted it to be a big success.”
Member News
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Congratulaons to CCW member Mary
Satchwell on the birth of her grandson,
Jack. Jack, (his mom is Diane,
Mary’s daughter) weighed in at 8
pounds. “We love him so much already”.
CCW member Valerie Walker’s Uncle Lucho is a strong
candidate in the upcoming presidenal elecon for Peru
this April. He is a man with a big heart and has worked
diligently to make things beer for the people who live
there. Pray that God connue to work through him for
the good of the country.
CCW members Fran Clendenin and Terry Hamm thank
everyone for the prayers which helped them recover
from recent surgeries.
Congratulaons! Joe Condon (son of CCW member Donna),
Lincoln Nichter (on of CCW member Jennifer, Jacob
Blue and Will Musselman, son of CCW member Julie,
received the Arrow of Light Award. This is the highest
award received in Cub Scoung and the only one that
carries over to Boy Scouts. They along with two other
scouts from their den will be crossing over the our Boy
Scout troop the middle of February.
CCW member Antoinee Falk collected our prayer intenons
to take with her to Lourdes. This is an account
of her trip. “We were almost stuck here or in NYC on our
way out due to the icy condions in Heathrow, which
was our first stop on our way out. The airlines told us
that they could postpone our trip to Tuesday (4 days
later). I prayed to our Blessed Virgin Mary to resolve
this, and the airline representave, together with my
daughter's idea, agreed to transfer our ckets to Virgin
Atlanc Airlines, and for that we had to haul ourselves
all the way to Orlando to make it to a direct flight at 6
PM to Manchester. From Manchester, we took two
trains into London, making us arrive on schedule. You
also must have heard that, while in London, there were
several arrests made of suspected terrorists who were
planning to aack several European hotels in the same
style as the aacks staged in Mumbai, India last year. At
least, that threat was out of the way. While there, I
offered the intenons, 4 pages long, entrusted to me, at
four shrines: the Miraculous Medal Chapel on Rue de
Bac (where the incorrupt body of St. Catherine of Laboure
is in state); the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris;
the Chapel of the Sisters of Charity in Nevers (where the
intact body of St. Bernadee is in state); and finally, at
the Basilica in Lourdes where I prayed for the intenons
and deposited these in the intenons box.

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In Your Prayers . . .
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please keep the following in your prayers: Terry Hamm,
Julie Fisher, Karen Cocker, Jane Ellis, Ginger Williams,
Margaret Swing, Joe Kolbe, Elsa Tugman, Louise and
Francis Halsmer, Monle Suerlin, Sue Suerlin,
Mary Margaret Winning, Chris Winstead, Des
McGuire, and Mary Calabro. Homebound and Nursing Home:
Paul and Audrey Gise ,Irene Morley, Nellie Bonita, D J Thompson,
Julie Schiavi, and Ann Walsh
Deceased by Bernadee Bailey
May the souls of Daniel DeBord and Truus Stuimer, rest in
peace. Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual
light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
CCW Member Dies
We are sad to lose CCW member Truus Stuimer, 91, who died
peacefully Jan 20 at Arden Courts Assisted Living in Seminole with
her family and Hospice present. Truus, her husband, Harry,
and children were born in The Netherlands. The Stuimer family
was acve in the World War II underground resistance. They came
to the US in hopes of a beer life for their children. Truus was Harry’s
beloved wife for 46 years, unl he predeceased her 20 years
ago; mother of son, Harry T.(Trudi), and twin daughters, CCW
member Marja Beaufait (Jack), and Joanne. She was grandmother
of Harry Jr (Karine’), Teresa "Tessa", John Beaufait (Heather) and
Monique Beaufait; great grandmother of Jusce Beaufait and
Kylee Stuimer; sister of Thomas Siersma, and deceased siblings
P.J.H. "Piet" Siersma, J.D.A."Joke" van Kalleveen-Siersma, and
A.C.G. "Pink" Mulder-Siersma; sister in-law to Paula Siersma-Rehm
and Cees van Rhijn; daughter of Thomas Siersma and Clazina M.
Siersma-van Calcar (both deceased); aunt, great aunt and friend to
many. She was a homemaker and generous in giving of her me,
volunteering for Morning Star School of Pinellas Park, Meals on
Wheels, Heritage Village [weaving], and also as an acve member
of Pinellas Weavers Associaon and St Raphael Parish. She aended
daily Mass for many years. In 2001, Truus was awarded the St
Jude Medal for service to our Parish. Our deepest sympathies to all
of Truus’s family and friends.
CCW Member’s Son Dies
Our Sympathies to CCW member Denise Debord and husband
Warren, on the loss of Denise’s son, Danny Traum. Daniel, 35,
died January 18th unexpectedly at home. A nave of Clearwater,
he graduated from Clearwater High School and the University
of South Florida. He was a member of St. Raphael's Catholic
Church, and also aended Calvary Chapel. He is survived by his
parents Denise & Warren DeBord and Steven & Barbara Traum,
his sister Jennifer (Flip) Coleman and his brother Brady (Teresa)
Traum, a step sister, four step brothers and many special loving
friends. Danny aended Wednesday evening Bible study at St
Raphael’s.
Scholarship Winner
Heather Finster, the daughter of CCW member Marybeth
Finster, is an 8th Grader at St Raphael's School who won a ten
thousand dollar scholarship to St Pete Catholic High School with
her essay.
“At a Catholic School, I learn. At a Catholic School, I pray. At a
Catholic School, I laugh. At a Catholic School, I cry. I have
aended St. Raphael’s Catholic School for eight years…and this
is my last. I have learned, prayed, laughed, and cried as I could
never do anywhere else. A Catholic educaon has made a difference
in my life because it prepares me for the future, both body
and soul.
At a Catholic School, I learn. I can be confident in everything I
do, because I will ALWAYS be assisted, challenged, nurtured,
and praised. I have helped and been helped, but I am also able
to share my knowledge and assist friends going to other
schools. At a Catholic school, I am challenged. But what we
learn is so much more than repeang definions or memorizing
terms. I’ve learned that history isn’t just history, science can be
used to solve problems, and math is a part of everyday life. I
encounter Christ in every class, every lesson…every face.
At a Catholic School, I pray. Could I pray before lunch with all of
my friends anywhere else? Could I go to adoraon every
Wednesday and adore the Blessed Sacrament? Could I clutch
hands with my volleyball team and pray before the championship
game? Could I ask my friends to pray for me? Where other
than at a Catholic School is faith life so perfectly integrated with
academic? As my mom once told me, “Catholic educaon is like
a well woven garment…every stch, buon, seam is intricately
woven into every facet of life making it seamless.” Our faith life
extends beyond forty-five minutes of religion class. Our light
shines beyond our school walls.
At a Catholic School, I laugh. Oh, and I do laugh! Creang memories
as my classmates and I learn and grow, God reveals his
sense of humor in so many ways, every day. From hilarious Social
Studies skits, to the ancs of our kindergarten buddies, to
“accidently” praying to the patron saint of our opponents’
school before a game, the relaonships I make, the funny moments
we have, are just so much different than they would be
anywhere else. A Catholic School creates an environment where
I can learn and laugh while receiving an educaon that prepares
me for a lifeme.
Finally, at a Catholic School, I cry. I know that I will cry when I
leave. I know that whenever I fall, fail, or falter, I always have a
network of support around me. They will never let me stay
down for long. It will be hard to say goodbye to the place I have
received such a great Catholic educaon. I will look back at
when I have learned, prayed, laughed, and cried. However, as I
near the end of my final year at St. Raphael’s, I cannot help but
look forward to the next place on my journey where I will learn,
pray, laugh, and cry. St. Pete Catholic, here I come!

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Vocation News
To send a card to our Seminarians: Their name
c/o St. John Vianney Seminary , 2900 S.W. 87th
Avenue Miami, FL 33165.
Seminarian Chris McBride
It is great to be back at the Seminary aer a long vacaon.
January has gone by fast and is almost over, which also
means St. John Bosco's feast day is coming up. He is one of
my favorite saints. Being a graduate of St. Petersburg
Catholic is the likely reason. In this edion I would like to
share some of his story. St. John Bosco is a 19th century
saint that gave his life to God and the Church in a radical
way by caring for underprivileged boys. Priests and people
thought he was crazy for caring for such reckless boys who
stole things, but what John Bosco saw was a need for love.
The boys needed to be loved rather than being ridiculed and
rejected. He shared his faith with them and taught them
about God. The boys loved him like a father because he
loved them like they were his sons. The reason I share this
story with you is not only because I love St. John Bosco, but
also because we can learn alot from the saints. They, too,
were human just as we are. We share the same struggles
and faults. Somemes I complicate my life too much here at
seminary and I wonder how it seems so easy for saints like
John Bosco to live as they did. In the lives of the saints they
loved God where they were at in life just as He loved
them. They also gave their lives to him in complete
surrender doing everything in his name. Truthfully, it is not
easy to live an authenc Chrisan life. And God never said it
would be easy. He only said it would be worth it.
Seminarian Bob Angel
Greengs! I want to start off by thanking you for your
prayers and for connuing your support of vocaons. As I
approach a decision point of my vocaonal journey, your
prayers are oen what keeps me climbing this mountain of
priestly discernment. I am nearing my end at St. John
Vianney, and the me is rapidly approaching where I will
have to apply to the major seminary. Christ has seemingly
been leading me through a purgave darkness in my
prayer, but I trust in Him that even without 'feeling' the
spiritual comfort, I am on the right path. As a friend recently
pointed out, I have "reasonable evidence" that God has
called me to the priesthood. Even when I've tried to wiggle
out of this path, I only need to remember when God spoke
most clearly to my heart and when I've briefly been allowed
to touch that ecstasy of the infinite-they were all moments
of priesthood. And, again, your prayers help move me to
that clarity. In prayerful support of our parish, Bob.
Seminarian Dan Angel
Hello again. Thank you all for your connued prayers for all
of us here. It was a great Christmas break, but it is nice to be
back into the swing of things here at the seminary. A new
semester always brings new challenges, but I know that as
long as I keep my gaze focused on the Lord he will guide me
through. I have been diving more into the Theology of the
Body as this semester begins, and I have been reading a
book that a friend has been pushing me to read for a while
now. It has opened my eyes to the beauty of our humanity,
and the call that we are all called to live out as man and
woman. Please connue to keep us in your prayer, and we
will be praying for you all as well.
Our Beautiful Church by Louise Barre
Our Church is not only beauful on the outside and physical
interior, but it is beauful because of the people that are
within it- our Parish family. There was a young man from
out of town vising his dad in St Pete. As he was driving over
the bridge, he saw our beauful Church. He was being sent
to Pakistan with the military as a contractor that very day.
Before heading to Tampa airport, he wanted rosaries for
himself and friends. So he stopped at our Church. He met a
group of parishioners talking on the walkway aer daily
Mass and wanted to know where the gi shop was located.
Of course, he did not know it is only open aer weekend
Masses. God wanted a special send off for this man. Ruth
Mack was there for Tuesday morning fun club, and she
opened the shop just for our visitor. Fr. Dominic welcomed
him and prayed a special blessing with him. One of the Tuesday
Fun Club ladies offered to pay for the Rosaries for the
man, and Ruth and her daughter donated 50 rosaries made
by our dear rosary makers. Was the man an angel come to
test our hospitality? I don't know. I only know what I saw,
and Tuesday morning I saw St Raphael's as a place of love
and kindness. Thanks to each of you who make St Raphael's
so special.
February Papal Intentions
General: That the family may be respected by all in its identy and that its irreplaceable contribuon to
all of society be recognized.
Missionary Intenon: That in the mission territories where the struggle against disease is most urgent,
Chrisan communies may witness to the presence of Christ to those who suffer.

What Are YOU Giving Up For
Lent?
Lent is not only about giving things up, it is also about adding good things to our lives!
Adding something for Lent can be life-changing!
Consider the Christ Renews His Parish Weekend at St. Raphael Catholic Church
Take time for God and strengthen your faith!
Pray!
Meet your sisters in Christ!
Feel the positive effects on your life!
Build a stronger relationship with God-look at the sacrifice he made for us!
Let Christ refresh you!
Be Inspired!
SAY YES!!!!
Don’t give up this opportunity!!
Contact Martha Ford or Heather Early
martha_w_ford@yahoo.com (727) 492-2314
heatherlearly@gmail.com (813) 263-4737
Women’s Christ Renews His Parish Weekend
Shine Like the Son
March 19 & 20, 2011

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us
St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women
March 2011
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CCW Newsletter
St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW OFFICERS
President:
Claudia M. Soucy
CCW President’s Message
Dear Sisters of the St. Raphael’s Council of
Catholic Women: Lenten season is upon us
and we all must be ready for the blessed resurrecon
of Our Lord on Easter Sunday. Today
is an awesome first step. It is such a
pleasure to come together with all of you, my
sisters, and pray together in fellowship and
friendship. I know it renews my spirit and
helps my soul soar towards the upliing spirit
of our Resurrected Lord. Thank you to our
Pastor, Father Tim Sherwood, for such a
meaningful preparaon during this Saturday
Morning Lenten Retreat. And also to all of
you who share yourselves with each other to
add addional strength to our prayers. Together
we are a powerful and prayerful force.
With Love, Claudia Soucy
LPD Spring Conference
Celebrate with other Catholic women as the
Lower Pinellas Deanery of the Council of
Catholic Women gather for their Spring Conference.
You are invited to join women from
nearby Parishes for Mass, Rosary, encouragement
and fun and be nourished by a delicious
lunch and an inspiring talk given by Rose
Llauget head of Foundaons of Life, Adopon
Services and co-worker Joan Woody. We will
meet at the Cathedral of St Jude’s Wednesday,
March 30 from 8:45 AM to 2 PM. Register
by March 25. Lunch costs $13 per person.
Make checks payable to CCW. Send to Bernadee
Bailey, 4701 Lansing St NE, St Petersburg,
FL 33703. Quesons? Call Bernadee
521-0924. See you there!
1 st Vice President:
Rosemary Early
2 nd Vice President:
Lillian McClelland
Recording Secretary:
Kathy Guckenberger
Corresponding Secretary:
Bernadine Quartetti
Treasurer:
Marty Foreman
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear CCW members: I am reminded of a line
from a classic movie: “March is a muddy
month. Some people like it; farmers mostly.”
This year Lent starts late. Usually February
begins the season of Lent, but this year it
starts in March—the muddy month. The liturgical
season of Lent provides a me for all
of us to clean off the mud that has encrusted
upon our souls. This requires a change of
heart and the turning away from sin. The
Church also reminds us of the unending human
need for purificaon. That means constantly
following the path of penance and
renewal, and not just during the Lenten season.
Connual conversion is about turning,
and returning, to God. The mandate to overcome
the recurrent struggles of one’s sinful
tendencies is biblically based and part of the
ancient monasc tradion. A monk would
promise to live a life of con-
nual conversion; an ongoing,
uninterrupted, and life-
me task somemes referred
to as the “second
conversion.” This circular
and unending movement
of change, which also reminds me of the
image of a circular scrubbing moon, highlights
the call of every Chrisan person to be
spiritually clean, not only monks. The Catechism
emphasizes that “this endeavor of
conversion is not just a human work. It is the
movement of a ‘contrite heart,’ drawn and
moved by grace to respond to the merciful
love of God who loved us first” (#1428). May
God grant us the grace to be so moved this
Lent. God bless. Fr. Tim
Newsletter Editor:
Louise Barrett
Newsletter &
Website Designer:
Theresa McCormick
Desserts for Youth Group Fish Fries by Marty Foreman
We are calling all our CCW bakers and those who just shop the bakery department as well. Every
Fish Fry in Lent, we CCW ladies can lend our services to the Life Teen Ministry by providing a
variety of desserts. We will need about 8-10 bakers a week. Please contact Marty Foreman 894-
7766 to sign up for a parcular week so that we can spread ourselves out over the next 6 weeks
of Fish Fry Fridays beginning March 11. What a wonderful way for us to interact with our Parish
Youth.

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CCW Calendar 2011
Friday March 18 Concert @ St. Mary’s 7:00PM Ensemble Mir, (20-voice chamber chorus)
Sat-Sun March19-20 Christ Renews His Parish Women’s Weekend
Wednesday March 30 LPD Spring Conference @ St. Jude's
Saturday April 2 General Meeng & Elecons
Monday-Wed. May 2-May 4 DCCW Convenon/Tampa
Saturday May 7 General Meeng, Installaon of New Officers
General Meeng Schedule:
September-May; 7:35AM Rosary, 8AM Mass, 8:30 Connental Breakfast, & Meeng
Parish Mission
Fr. Mason will be conducng a Parish Mission Monday-
Wednesday, March 21, 22, and 23. There will be a morning
session aer the 8 AM Mass unl 10:30 AM. The evening
session will be from 7-8:30 PM with a Penance Service included
Tuesday, March 22 .
Christ Renews His Parish Weekend
"Shine like the Son" Women's Christ Renews His Parish
Weekend is March 19-20, 2011. Please consider making this
amazing weekend- Christ Renews His Parish, aka CRHP. You
arrive Saturday AM, hear lots of great things, have special
Masses on Saturday and Sunday, and an opportunity for
Confession. You spend the night on a blow up
maress which you will remember many years later, eat
yummy food and leave Sunday aernoon refreshed and
closer to Christ. Plus, you get to know a group of wonderful
women as your new sisters in Christ.
Masquerade Murder Mayhem, Dinner
Theater
Wear white clothing and a Mardi Gras type of mask to this
unusual dinner party for DCCW and “bring zee jewels” all
the while watching for the master thief and murderer. We
have actresses Susan O’Gara, Mary Brophy, Mary Rachel
Dudley, Louise Barre, Sr Kathleen Stagnaro, Pat Haley and
Vi Vitale playing a ring of jewel thieves who come to the
Masquerade Ball to exchange jewels for cash, but much
more happens. All this Monday May 2 at 7 PM at Sheraton
Suites, Tampa Airport, 4400 West Cypress Street, Tampa.
Dinner is $32 and you need reservaons. Louise Barre 821-
2561.
DCCW Annual Convention
The DCCW Annual Convenon is Monday, May 2 and Tuesday,
May 3 at Sheraton Suites, Tampa Airport, 4400 West
Cypress Street, Tampa (813) 879-7196. Rooms are nice
suites with breakfast included. (This event is close enough
that you can travel back and forth easily and avoid the hotel
expense). Make reservaons before April 6 to get the group
rate of $109 for two in a suite. Conference registraon each
day is $15. There may be a scholarship available if you are in
need so contact CCW President Claudia Soucy.
On Monday, May 2, Mass is at 9 AM. The keynote speaker in
the morning session is Pa Johnson, Naonal Council of
Catholic Women President. There will be a Leadership
Workshop, “Commissions, Then and Now” in the aernoon,
a Living Rosary and the 7pm Masquerade Murder Mayhem,
Dinner Theater ($32 Chicken/Vegetarian.)
On Tuesday, May 3 there is an 11am Service Commission
Workshop featuring Pinellas Hope. At 1:30-3pm the Spirituality
Commission Workshop will address “Women of the
Bible”.
At 4:30pm we will aend the Bishop's Mass at St Patrick’s in
Tampa and at 7PM return to the hotel for the “Bishop's Banquet”
($33 Pork Loin/Flank Steak/Vegetarian) with speaker
Pat Livingston. Call Louise Barre to register 821-2561.
DCCW Ad Campaign
DCCW Publicity Chairman Pat Farley is in charge of the ad
campaign for the DCCW Convenon. If anyone would be
able to help by pung an ad in the Convenon Program,
please contact Louise Barre 821-2561.
Amazing Fashion Show
Our February 12 Fashion Show, “Hearts and Flowers on Parade”, was a fabulous success. We had delicious food
(thanks Marty Foreman, Chris Winstead, and helpers), great prizes (thanks Kathy Guckenberger and helpers), beauful
models, and 150 in aendance. Our net profit was $2,932.55. Thanks co Chairs Roseanna Costa and Rosemary Early,
and of course, CCW President Claudia Soucy.

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Focus 11 Cookies
We collected an abundance of delicious cookies from St
Raphael’s bakers for Focus 11, a special Vocaon Awareness
program for 6th graders in our Diocese. Thanks Karen
Muhlstadt, Winnie Young, Robin Ahlquist, Bernadee Bailey,
Margaret Knepprath, Linda Mims, Angela Soucy, Mary
Lou Price and anyone else who baked cookies. We also had
bakers from other Churches in the LPD- Holy Family, St
Paul’s Blessed Trinity, Most Holy Name and the Cathedral.
Thanks to Linda Champion, a volunteer with the Vocaons
office, who took our cookies to Tampa for us.
Shore Acres Nursing Home by Louise Barre
Two residents requested help with obtaining some clothing.
One is a young man who was homeless before being hospitalized
with lower extremity paralysis. He is now at Shore
Acres slowly regaining his ability to walk. The other is a
young lady with a tracheotomy and lower body paralysis.
She only had one pair of pants in her closet and was wearing
a “paent gown" when she asked for something to
wear. We had a terrific response to our CCW email. There
were enough shirts le over to give to 3 addional men.
Everyone was extremely grateful and wants you to know
how much your kindness means to them.
Winter Concert Series
This is the last of a series of classical and contemporary music
concerts at St. Mary, Our Lady of Grace Church (515 4th
Street South). The concert is 1 hour in length and free of
charge with a small post concert recepon in the Parish
Center with the arsts. March 18 (Friday at 7:00 pm) Ensemble
Mir, a 20-voice professional chamber chorus conducted
by Dr. Mahew Caine, will present a concert of the
impressionisc music of 20th Century Bulgarian composer,
Todor Popov. The centerpiece of the concert will be Popov's
two choral cycles: Autumn Mofs and Sofia. Be among the
first in the United States to hear this beauful music!
Christ Renews His Parish Weekend
"Shine like the Son" Women's Christ Renews His Parish
Weekend is March 19-20. Please consider making this weekend,
Christ Renews His Parish, aka CRHP. You arrive Saturday
AM, hear lots of great things, aend special Masses on
Saturday and Sunday, and have an opportunity for Confession.
You spend the night on a blow up maress which you
will remember many years later, eat yummy food and leave
Sunday aernoon refreshed and closer to Christ. Plus, you
get to know a group of wonderful women as your new sisters
in Christ. Contact Martha Ford or martha_w_ford@yahoo.com
or Heather Early 492-2314.
Marriage Preparation by Stephanie Graham
In January, the St. Raphael Marriage Preparaon Team hosted
a party at the home of CCW member Cathy and Jay
Lilejohn for couples who had married at St. Raphael's in
2009-2010. It was a lovely evening with dining under the
stars and all the couples geng to know one another. A
take-home gi for each couple was a beauful crucifix,
made by Don Mack, from the wood of the pews in the old
church. Fr. Tim and Fr. Dominic aended and everyone had
a great me! The Marriage Preparaon Team includes Phil
and Stephanie Graham, Jack and Lisa Lyons, Glenn and Janet
DuPont, Gregg and Susan Langston, Cathy and Jay Lilejohn,
Tony and Nieves Rivas, Ann and Dan Vickstrom and John
and Mary Beth Sebesta who generously give of their me to
prepare St. Raphael's engaged couples for the Sacrament of
Matrimony. (Thanks also to Cherie Mainen and Chris Pelle-
er who are wedding co-coordinators at the actual ceremonies)
Joining St Raphael CCW
It’s easy to join St Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women.
Simply drop an envelope marked CCW in the weekend collecon.
We need your name, address, phone, email address,
birth day and birth month and a check for $15 payable to St
Raphael CCW. Dues are due now, thanks!
Retrouvaille Weekend
Retrouvaille is a program to helps couples through difficult
mes in their marriage. Retrouvaille provides tools to help
get a marriage back on track and has helped tens of thousands
of couples experiencing marital difficulty at all levels,
including disillusionment and deep misery. The next program
will be held April 15-17 at The Franciscan Center in
Tampa. For confidenal informaon and to register, call
Barry and Faith Peterson at 727-842-7971, or 800-470-2230.
And That’s How It Started….
♦ One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery
plot as a Christmas gi. The next year, I didn't buy her a
gi. When she asked me why, I replied, "Well, you sll
haven't used the gi I bought you last year!" And that's
when things got a bit unpleasant...
♦ My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels.
She asked, "What's on TV?" I said, "Dust." And that's
when things got a bit unpleasant…
♦ My wife was hinng about what she wanted for our upcoming
anniversary.She said, "I want something shiny
that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds."I bought her
a bathroom scale. And then the fight started.

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Member News
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Baby steps DVD—Congratulaons to CCW member
Anita Currier who is grandmother to Dwain Currier, a
video photographer with American Life League. He was
part of a team that produced a 6 minute DVD of the 16
stages a baby goes through while in utero using 4 D
images. Please watch the amazing DVD at hp://
www.babystepsdvd.com/
Mission trip to Costa Rica—CCW member Susan Janicki
sent this in regarding her daughter Holly who is a graduate
of St. Raphael’s School ’04 and St. Pete Catholic.
She is in her junior year at CUA studying social work.
Holly is going on a mission trip to Costa Rica the last
two weeks in May and has been asked to involve her
home parish. On this trip, 14 university students have
been selected to work in the local Catholic community
teaching, playing with children in an orphanage, being a
presence to the elderly, and providing manual labor.
She is asking for your prayers and thoughts about this
experience and if possible for financial assistance. Each
student has been asked to fund raise $1000 to $1200
for the mission trip to help cover travel, lodging and
food while they are in Costa Rica, in addion to supporng
the local Catholic community. If you would like
to help, make check payable to “CUA Office of Campus
Ministry”. Send to CUA Office of Campus Ministry c/o
Mission Trip: 620 Michigan Ave.NE Washington, DC
20064. Please print Holly Janicki on the memo line of
the check so it will be credited to Holly’s account for
the trip.
CCW member Barbara Alderfer writes, “God blessed
me with the wonderful idea to renew or recycle wedding
dresses. When I create each bapsmal gown, using
a Mother or Grandmother’s wedding dress, I, not
only use the fabric, but I also use the design of the
dress. Each gown is unique and originally designed. For
more details about the gowns visit my store on
www.etsy.com/shop/StPeteStyle. Click on “Special
Order Bapsmal/Christening gowns.” You can also
email me at barbalderfer@msn.com.
CCW member Bonnie Condon and helpers organized a
lunch for the homeless at Pinellas Hope in February
6th. Thanks to all who helped Bonnie and her family.
CCW member Maryann Miller is involved in a project to
fix up a room and assist residents in grooming and
clothing selecon for job interviews.
CCW member Barbara Dipelhofer and hubby Henry
renewed their vows at St.Jude for our 50th Wedding
Anniversary and also took a cruise in January to celebrate.
They were married on January 7, 1961. Congratulaons!
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CCW member Antoinee Falk is organizing
the UPMASA SE 10th Anniversary
dinner/ dance on Saturday
March 19 at 7 PM at the Bayfront
Hilton. The ckets are $75 each.
There will be a Filipino band to play
all kinds of dance/fun music, and
the female lead singer is fantasc.
Antoinee is the incoming UPMASA SE Chapter president
The fundraising is meant to provide healthcare to
men, women, kids and infants of inner city Manila, and
also to provide scholarship to a needy but deserving
medical student. If you are interested in joining us for
dinner that night, email Antoinee at sallybean2@juno.com
CCW member Susan O’Gara with some movie recommendaons:
“Temple Grandin” is a true story and great
movie! “The Glass Window” will be broadcast in Tampa
by WMOR-TV32 on Easter Sunday, April 24, at 9PM.
There could not be a beer me for this inspiraonal
story to be broadcast. Susan was also in a staged reading
of the comedic family drama "The Dog Story" by
local playwright Ed Stevens at Shimberg Playhouse,
Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
CCW member Sharon Willoughby is now working at the
Museum Of Fine Arts. “I thank God every day for Our
Beauful Church, Pastors, School, CCW and all the Ministries
affiliated with St. Raphael Catholic Church. We
are a friendly, caring, body of people and all know this
once they open our heavy doors entering to see smiling
faces.”
From CCW member Becky McBride: February was my
husband Mike’s 50th birthday. He stayed busy this
month with Boys Scout Troop business. The Cub Scouts
had five Scouts cross over to the Boy Scout Troop, was
a wonderful touch of Nave American tribute in the
ceremony, my son Louis parcipated as Chief Akela.
Our Boy Scout Troop celebrated six Scouts earning Religious
Awards Feb 20th presented to them at Christ the
King Church in Tampa by Fr. Tim Cummings. Our Boy
Scout Troop also earned the St. Paul XI award, a first
me for us. Many thanks to Lee Ann Kinzler our Religious
Award Councilor commiee member with Troop
219 and my husband Michael for guiding our Scouts to
become reverent cizens of our community.

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In Your Prayers . . .
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please keep the following in your prayers: : Richard
Haight, Don Mack, Julie Fisher, Karen Cocker, Jane
Ellis, Margaret Swing, Joe Kolbe, Elsa Tugman,
Louise and Francis Halsmer, Monle Suerlin,
Sue Suerlin, and Mary Calabro.
Homebound and Nursing Home: Paul and Audrey Gise, the
Cleary’s, Mrs. Baber, Lee Conkling, Irene Morley, Nellie
Bonita, Richard Weinman, D J Thompson, Julie Schiavi, and
Ann Walsh
Deceased by Bernadee Bailey
May the souls of Ginger Williams, Mireya Barrios, Emmanuel
Moran, Officer David Crawford, James Garvey, Katheryn
McChesney, and Veronica Jane Felice, rest in peace. Eternal
rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine
upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through
the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
CCW Member Dies
CCW member Ginger Williams passed way Jan 28th. She was a
CCW member since 1997, but had been homebound for the
past few years. Ginger is survived by her brother and sister-inlaw,
David and June Williams; nephews, David and Mark Williams
and her niece, Jane Jacobson. She was born in North
Dighton, MA. Aer compleng her educaon she moved to Palos
Verdes, CA where she worked in airline travel. She rered
and moved to St. Petersburg in 1995. Ginger was a warm, loving
and loyal sister and friend who will be truly missed by all who
knew her. The family would like to thank all of her dear friends
who gave so generously their love and support during her illness.
CCW Member Relatives Die
Our CCW member Pat McGuire lost her mom, Katheryn
McChesney, who passed away peacefully Feb 27 with her family
about her in New Jersey. CCW member Lu Perrin lost her fiy
five year old nephew, James Garvey who lived in Palm Harbor.
Bernadee Bailey lost a friend in New Port Richey, Veronica
Jane Felice. Our sympathies to all the family members and
friends.
Member News . . . (continued)
CCW member Louise Barre writes: I know for a fact, this
me, that the ones I am wring about are real people, not
angels in disguise. They acted like angels this past Saturday at
our Fashion Show, and I thought I almost saw wings. These
ladies/children will remain anonymous because their acts of
charity were done from the goodness God has culvated
within them and the acts were done with no desire for recognion.
The scene: our Parish center filled with 155 women
and 3 brave men. The tables are filled nearly to capacity with
a vacant seat or two scaered and it was difficult to see
where there was a vacancy. A beauful family needing nine
seats arrived looking for a table together.
The Problem: no empty table for nine. Like the ones who
came to Jesus at the wedding in Cana when the wine ran out,
intercessors for the family's need approached the Fashion
Show Commiee when the seang "ran out". It was an impossible
task. There were no empty tables, never mind more
than two seats at a table open, anywhere in the Parish Center.
It was a moment to close one's eyes, compose one's
thoughts, and then smile and say, "Of course we will find
someplace to seat you, but we will have to divide your
group." I assure you, there was NO PLACE to put this group
and we had no idea how we would do this.
The soluon: It is good to work with the Lord. There was a
table with two open seats, or so we thought. The ones who
belonged in the seats we thought were empty, (but weren't
aer all) graciously joined friends at another table and three
other groups of two women at this about to be blessed table
relocated to new tables, where they were welcomed warmly
by people they were about to meet for the first me. Gracious,
smiling faces, happy to move so others could be together.
Gracious, smiling faces, happy to accept changes and
meet new friends. Suddenly, there was a table available for
nine. It was truly God at work through the kindness of our
CCW ladies.
Icing on the cake:The Fashion show desserts were amazingly
delicious. So was this: one of the ladies who moved to another
table bought opportunity ckets for the kids of the newly
seated "nine group" as a special treat. One of those ckets
ended up being a winning cket- the party of nine won both
a gi basket and a gi cerficate from Patchingtons. The
child in turn, gave the gi cerficate to the kind woman who
had vacated the table earlier and given the child the cket to
begin with! At this point, the fashion show became THE
place to be- so much love it was contagious!
Epilogue: Everyone live happily ever aer (at least for the
rest of the aernoon) filled with a delicious lunch, the pleasure
of being together, having watched the amazing models
(our very own CCW members and some of the cutest kids in
the universe and even a bride with her wedding party) and
the Fashion Show made a great profit. To all the CCw members-you
make our Parish a beauful place, and I imagine
your guardian angel and mine are very happy to come with
us to St Raphael's.

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Vocation News
To send a card to our Seminarians: Their name, c/o St. John
Vianney Seminary , 2900 S.W. 87th Avenue Miami, FL 33165.
Seminarian Chris McBride
Hello everyone, Right now I am on break with the rest of the
seminarians. We are enjoying some me with our family and
friends. This semester is going very well for me and I appreciate
all of your prayers and support for me.
In reflecon, lent is a me of fasng and preparaon for Easter,
the Resurrecon of Jesus Christ. It is a beauful me to draw
near to God through some suffering, remembering the
importance of prayer and the Eucharist in our lives. Lent asks us
to remember that Christ suffered for us which is why we have
Christ at the center of our lives. He wants our lives and asks us
to offer it up for him. Lent is a me to become more selfless.
Parcipang in the celebraon of the Eucharist and in our
community are a couple of ways to embrace the spirit of Lent.
Throughout these forty days, I pray that you may draw near to
Jesus and in fasng you may suffer with him, remembering his
sacrifice and love for you.
Seminarian Bob Angel
Lent for a Catholic can be a "2nd chance" resoluon of the new
year. We love to dream big, but as finite men and women, we
can oen fall short of our goals and become discouraged. Lent
for me offers a chance to re-enter that sense of comming
ourselves to Christ in a very specific way. We embrace sacrifice,
rather than running from it; we sit in the dry desert rather than
seeking to grasp for the Easter feast before its me. For my
own journey, I hope to give myself over to Christ in a renewed,
perhaps more focused way...it's easy for me to get distracted in
prayer and fill the me with my own thoughts. I need to let
Christ do the talking this Lenten season.
Seminarian Dan Angel
So it's that me of the year again...Lent is approaching fast, and
I'm excited to experience this season of penance and ancipa-
on for our Lord's Resurrecon at the seminary for the first
me. Okay, so maybe "excited" isn't the right word to use, but I
am looking forward to deepening my understanding of this important
me in our Church and to really be able to give it over
to the Lord. I know that this Lent will bear much fruit for my
own spiritual journey, so I ask for your prayers at this me, and
please know that you all are in my constant prayers as well.
Together may we walk with our Lord to his passion and
rise again with him come Easter!
Major horum est caritas "The greatest of these is love".
Special Thoughts
by LPD Spiritual Moderator Deacon Grote
Some things put forward in scripture, as ideals for us, seem
uerly impossible of aainment. ‘Be holy, for I, the Lord your
God, am holy’ (Levicus 19:2). ‘You must therefore be perfect,
just as your heavenly Father is perfect’ (Mahew 5:48). Perfec-
on, uer holiness. And Jesus’ words about loving our enemies,
and praying for them (Mahew 5: 44), can seem beyond our
reach. Yet, we must learn a way of understanding the highest
ideals of scripture. So, for instance, when Jesus says, ‘when
anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other one as
well’ (Mahew 5:39), that saying has to be related to the me
when Jesus himself was struck on the cheek, and his own response
was, ‘If there is some offence in what I said, point it out;
but if not, why do you strike me?’ (John 18:23) We reach the
holiness of loving, and the perfecon of being uerly upright,
only in God’s way, and in God’s me. We reach it while sll being
frail and failing. And, in fact, we do not reach that ideal at
all. Rather, it is something done in us, by God’s doing and blessing.
Lord, sow in the depths of my being your goodness and
holiness, and in the ways you know best. Let me rely on you,
and not on my own efforts. Let me be in your hands, and trust
you, in childlike faith. Just some thoughts as we enter the holy
season of Lent.
Peace and good to all, Deacon Joe Grote
From The Pope’s Lenten Letter by Pope Benedict XVI
Dear Brothers and Sisters, through the personal encounter
with our Redeemer and through fasng, almsgiving and
prayer, the journey of conversion towards Easter leads us to
rediscover our Bapsm. This Lent, let us renew our acceptance
of the Grace that God bestowed upon us at that
moment, so that it may illuminate and guide all of our ac-
ons. What the Sacrament signifies and realizes, we are
called to experience every day by following Christ in an ever
more generous and authenc manner. In this our inerary,
let us entrust ourselves to the Virgin Mary, who generated
the Word of God in faith and in the flesh, so that we may
immerse ourselves – just as she did – in the death and resurrecon
of her Son Jesus, and possess eternal life. From
the Vacan, 4 November, 2010
March Papal Intentions
General: That the naons of Lan America may walk in fidelity to the Gospel and be bounful in social jusce
and peace.
Missionary Intenon: That the Holy Spirit may give light and strength to the Chrisan communies and the
faithful who are persecuted or discriminated against because of the Gospel.

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us
St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women
APRIL 2011
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CCW Newsletter
St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW OFFICERS
President:
Claudia M. Soucy
1 st Vice President:
Rosemary Early
2 nd Vice President:
Lillian McClelland
Recording Secretary:
Kathy Guckenberger
Corresponding Secretary:
Bernadine Quartetti
Treasurer:
Marty Foreman
Newsletter Editor:
Louise Barrett
Newsletter &
Website Designer:
Theresa McCormick
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear CCW members: On March 25th, the Solemnity of the Annunciaon of
the Lord, I told the people at morning Mass that this used to be New
Year’s Day in the old Julian calendar. People in Medieval mes would tradionally
celebrate New Year’s for one week, from March 25th to April
1st. But since 1582, we have been celebrang New Year’s Day on January
1st according to the new Gregorian calendar that was instuted by
Pope Gregory XIII. However, some people thought that the new calendar was much
too radical and refused to change, so they connued to follow the Julian calendar and
celebrated New Year’s for the week of March 25th to April 1st. These same people
were later referred to as “April Fools.” Human beings are creatures of habit, and this
bit of trivia reminds us of how hard it is to change. Last month I wrote about how the
season of Lent can assist us in the never-ending spiritual process of changing our
hearts and turning away from sin. Easter will soon be upon us, and there is sll much
more that needs to change in our lives to conform to Christ. Some ninety days have
passed since our New Year’s Day resoluons and four weeks since our Lenten absnences
and already the strong tendencies to slip back into our old, bad habits have
begun. As the old saying goes, “Old habits die hard.” Breaking the chains of our slavery
to sin is never easy, but the changing power of God’s grace can free from our life
as prisoners of old, bad habits. St. Paul urges us in his first leer to the Corinthians to
be “fools for Christ” (1Cor. 4:10). So, as we prepare for Easter, may the Lord give us
the grace to make those radically “foolish” changes in our lives that are necessary to
conform to Christ. God bless you always. Fr. Tim
CCW President’s Message
Dear Sisters of the St. Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women: I have some news…I
think I might be pregnant…APRIL FOOLS…..You didn’t believe it did you? I’m sure you
didn’t, but it gave us a pause, something to think about. What is really real and
what’s not. Can you believe everything you hear or read? Not at all. Can you believe
what you see on television? Not at all. But, you can believe in the Word of our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ. You can believe in his good deeds as told to us from his Holy
Bible. We can believe in his abiding Love for us all. We can trust everything we read
about Him. The Lord is the Way, the Truth and the Light. This is what we can all believe,
even on April Fools Day. God Bless and Happy Spring to All.
With Love, Claudia Soucy
Desserts for Youth Group Fish Fries by Marty Foreman
We are calling all our CCW bakers and those who just shop the bakery department
as well. Every Fish Fry in Lent, we CCW ladies can lend our services
to the Life Teen Ministry by providing a variety of desserts. We will
need about 8-10 bakers a week. Please contact Marty Foreman 894-
7766 to sign up for a parcular week. There will be fish fries April 1,
8 and 15th. What a wonderful way for us to interact with our
Parish Youth.

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CCW Calendar 2011
Monday-Wed. May 2-May 4 DCCW Convenon/Tampa
Saturday May 7 General Meeng, Installaon of New Officers
General Meeng Schedule:
September-May; 7:35AM Rosary, 8AM Mass, 8:30 Connental Breakfast, & Meeng
Fr. Dominic Will Be a Star
Fr. Dominic Corona will be Mr. Black at the Masquerade
Murder Mayhem Dinner Theater on Monday May 2 for
the LPD who is in charge of entertainment at the DCCW
Annual Convenon.
Guests are to wear white clothing and a Mardi Gras type
of mask to this unusual dinner party for DCCW and “bring
zee jewels” all the while watching for the master thief
and murderer. Actresses Susan O’Gara, Mary Brophy,
Mary Rachel Dudley, Louise Barre, Jeannine Storer, Pat
Haley and Vi Vitale playing a ring of jewel thieves who
come to the Masquerade Ball to exchange jewels for
cash, but much more happens. All this Monday May 2 at
7 PM at Sheraton Suites, Tampa Airport, 4400 West Cypress
Street, Tampa. Dinner is $32 and you need reserva-
ons. Louise Barre 821-2561.
“Come Aside and Rest Awhile”
The Diocese is planning a retreat at Bethany Center for
anyone involved in Pro-Life work including pregnancy
support and Respect Life Ministries on Friday, April 29.
Registraon begins at 9 AM and the day will conclude
with Mass celebrated at 2 PM. The presenter is Msgr.
John Cippel, Pastor Emeritus of St. Frances Cabrini Parish.
It is at Bethany Retreat Center and there is a $12 Registraon
fee to cover lunch. Checks may be made payable
to the Diocese of St. Petersburg. For more informaon
contact: Sabrina at sab@dosp.org or 344-1611 *325. Mail
your registraon to Diocese of St. Petersburg Office of
Life Ministry P.O. Box 40200, St. Petersburg, FL 33743. by
Sabrina Burton Schultz
Volunteer Hours
We have tabulated the total hours for members who reported
their volunteer hours in 2010. Many thanks to our
St Raphael’s CCW volunteers. Our reported volunteer
hours at Church are 9,742. That equals approximately
243 full work weeks, or the labor of almost 5 full me
employees working at no cost for a year. Our volunteer
hours helping family are 19,285. This includes volunteer
caring for our grandchildren, other children, or elderly
parents; ministry or shopping for neighbors; cooking
meals for the sick or bereaved, aending wakes and funerals,
and volunteering at schools. It is the equivalent
of 482 full work weeks, or almost 10 full me employees
working at no cost for a year. Our reported volunteer
hours in the community are 5,003. That equals approximately
125 full work weeks, or the labor of almost 2.5 full
me employees working at no cost for a year. Our reported
volunteer hours in organizaonal acvies are 3,245
or almost 1.5 full me employees working at no cost for a
year.
We do less for Internaonal (788 hours) and Legislave
(70 hours), but every hour is helpful.
Please keep track of your volunteer hours in 2011. You
will be surprised at all you do.
Financial Donations by Marty Foreman
Treasurer Report March 1, 2010 to Feb 28, 2011
These amounts include the moneys collected and disbursed
by our organizaon and the esmated value of
donated goods.
I. Church and Family Concerns: $10,159 includes gis
to clergy, church and school, honorariums, dinners,
recepons, days of recollecon, Masses, and card
pares
II. Community and Internaonal: $3,170- Donaons to
anything in our community and internaonal causes,
include esmated value of goods donated.
III. Dues: $683 for NCCW, DCCW, and LPD, and dona-
ons to DCCW Heavenly Benefactors. IV. NCCW Projects:
$248 to Water for Life Project
IV. Miscellaneous: $651.
Total: $14,911
Dues due in April
Thanks to the lovely ladies who
have already paid their yearly $15
CCW dues which are due in April
every year. Try to at least one new
member!

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DCCW Annual Convention
The DCCW Annual Convenon is Monday, May 2 and
Tuesday, May 3 at Sheraton Suites, Tampa Airport, 4400
West Cypress Street, Tampa (813) 879-7196. Rooms are
nice suites with breakfast included. (This event is close
enough that you can travel back and forth easily and
avoid the hotel expense). Make reservaons before April
6 to get the group rate of $109 for two in a suite. Conference
registraon each day is $15. There may be a scholarship
available if you are in need so contact CCW President
Claudia Soucy.
On Monday, May 2, Mass is at 9 AM. The keynote speaker
in the morning session is Pa Johnson, Naonal Council
of Catholic Women President. There will be a Leadership
Workshop, “Commissions, Then and Now” in the
aernoon, a Living Rosary and the 7pm Masquerade
Murder Mayhem, Dinner Theater ($32 Chicken/
Vegetarian.)
On Tuesday, May 3 there is an 11am Service Commission
Workshop featuring Pinellas Hope. At 1:30-3pm the Spirituality
Commission Workshop will address “Women of
the Bible”.
At 4:30pm we will aend the Bishop's Mass at St Patrick’s
in Tampa and at 7PM return to the hotel for the “Bishop's
Banquet” ($33 Pork Loin/Flank Steak/Vegetarian) with
speaker Pat Livingston.
Call Louise Barre to register 821-2561.
Project Gabriel Training
The Gabriel Project is a parish-based crisis pregnancy intervenon
within the Catholic Church. Gabriel ministry is
a fresh expression of God's unending love for each and
every one of His children. Through the Gabriel Project,
church members offer immediate and praccal help to
any woman in need (in an unplanned or “crisis” pregnancy).
The presenter is Dr. Marcella Colbert, Founder of
Project Gabriel and Director of the Respect Life Office,
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Please
join us Saturday, April 9 for morning Mass at
8:30, registraon begins at 9:00 am at Espiritu
Santo Parish, 2405 Philippe Parkway,
Safety Harbor. Donaons to defray costs
will be accepted on the day of the event. No
one will be turned away for inability to donate.
For more informaon or to register,
contact: Sabrina at sab@dosp.org; 344-
1611 *325. by Sabrina Burton Schultz
Joining St Raphael CCW
It’s easy to join St Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women.
Simply drop an envelope marked CCW in the weekend
collecon. We need your name, address, phone, email
address, birth day and birth month and a check for $15
payable to St Raphael CCW. Dues are payable aer Jan. 1
and late by June. Membership gets you to be part of a
great group of women whose job it is to serve God in our
family, Parish, community and world. We have a Mass
intenon said for our members monthly. You do what
you can, when you can and this way, with over 230 members,
we get a lot done for St Raphael’s. Women of all
ages, professions, interests and talents are welcome and
urged to join.
St. Raphael’s Celebrates 50 years
(1962 to 2012)
by Chris Winstead
Calling all of our wonderful CCW ladies
to contribute to our cookbook
celebrang 50 years.
We would love to add your recipes,
fond memories, anything that
would make our cookbook extra
special! We would love to have at
least 500 recipes. We have so many
wonderful cooks here at St. Raphael’s.
I am sure we can reach that goal easily!
You can type your recipe (this is the easiest way) and
send it to me by email. The publisher provides an online
database that makes it very easy. Handwrien recipes
are fine also. We would also love to have a few volunteers
to assist in typing in any handwrien or printed recipes.
Please call Chris Winstead for more informaon
481-3936 cell or 368-8704 home. You can also reach
Chris by email cwoodswinstead@gmail.com . We will
provide a recipe box on the CCW table in the narthex so
you can drop off any recipes you may have. Please include
your name and contact informaon in case Chris
has any quesons. Feel free to add a story to your recipe
if you like. We want any and all recipes. These are the
categories we will use: Appezers, Beverages, Soups, Salads,
Vegetables and Side Dishes, Main Dishes, Breads and
Rolls, Desserts, Cookies and Candy, and
This and That. Even if it is a duplicate recipe most people
prepare recipes in different ways. Please spread the
word. This is a fundraiser to support your church and
school.

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St. Raphael Handmaiden of the Lord 2011
Through a life lived saying “yes” to serving God, family,
friends, church, community, and those in need, Charloe
Overbey represents an ideal Handmaiden of the Lord. An
acve member of St. Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women
since 1967, Charloe served as CCW Treasurer, worked on
CCW’s Membership Commiee, helped prepare and serve
CCW banquets, assisted CCW communicaons as a “branch”
of its telephone tree, and helped out, whenever asked to
serve, in many other ways. In addion to her long-standing
service to St. Raphael’s, Charloe volunteered for 18 years
at the St. Petersburg Free Clinic. As a trained and licensed
Registered Nurse (RN), Charloe helped provide medical
and health assistance to those in need. She just “rered”
from the Free Clinic three years ago at age 85!
Also, as a long-term member of the Pinellas County Medical
Auxillary, Charloe, assisted the Auxillary in their community
service efforts.
Born in a German-Irish Catholic family in Cincinna, Ohio,
and named aer her parents Charles Bischoff and Anna Sullivan
Bischoff, Charloe Ann was an only child. She aended
Catholic grade school and high school. Her parents sacrificed,
providing her a Catholic educaon during the tough
economic mes of the Depression. Charloe is fond of recalling
that one of her classmates in high school was Doris
Day, who had movie star looks and talent for singing and
dancing even then!
Aer high school, Charloe aended nursing school and
received her RN from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Covington,
Kentucky. She was a young nurse of 22, fresh from passing
her state board exams, when she met the love of her life…
David Terrell Overbey, Jr., a young 24-year old intern at St.
Elizabeth’s Hospital. Dave was taken with Charloe and kept
asking her out but, although she was aracted to Dave, she
was afraid. When Dave’s internship ended, he headed back
to Louisville, Kentucky, and Charloe began praying that
they’d meet again. Her prayer was answered, and Dave
called Charloe and asked if she’d go out to a movie with
him if he came up to visit. Charloe agreed and the rest is
history.
Charloe and Dave moved to St. Petersburg, Florida where
Dave began his private pracce in Internal Medicine, with
specialty in Cardiology. Charloe was his part me nurse
and back up assistant, helping with paents, insurance, and
billing. Dave pracced medicine in St. Pete for 37 ½ years.
Charloe wanted a large family, and her prayer was answered.
She and Dave had five children. Charloe and Dave
provided a loving home and a Catholic upbringing, and their
children (Anne, Peggy, David III, Barbara, and Louis) aended
St. Joseph School and St. Raphael School. Although Dave
was not Catholic, he converted and entered the Catholic
Church through St. Raphael’s in 1993…and another prayer
of Charloe is answered.
Aer all of Charloe’s children completed college, Charloe
wanted a college degree, too. Her prayer is answered. Charloe
completed her AA degree at then-St. Petersburg Junior
College, and her BA in English at University of South Florida.
Dave, her children and grandchildren aended her gradua-
on from USF in 1990. Charloe and Dave were blessed
with a long, full, and happy marriage. They were married for
54 years…another prayer answered! Upon Dave’s rerement,
she and Dave were able to travel beyond the connental
US. They visited Italy, Australia, England, Germany,
Canada, Hawaii and Alaska. They enjoyed being together on
these trips, experiencing life in a different country, and
meeng new people. With a life-long love of learning, Dave
and Charloe aended classes together at USF-St. Pete
campus.
Dave died in October 2001 and Charloe stayed acve –
aending daily mass, serving St. Raphael’s, going out with
her friends in CCW – especially the birthday group, and enjoying
her family. She connued “tooling around” St. Pete in
her car unl last year when a fractured pelvis slowed her
down a bit.
Today, Charloe lives at home with her daughter Peggy and
grandchildren Colleen and lile Charloe. Her daughter Barbara
and her son Louis live nearby with their families: Barbara’s
husband Glenn and children Marlo and Natalie; and
Louis’ wife Lila and children Jennifer and David. Charloe’s
daughter Anne lives in California with her husband Craig and
children Andrew and Chrisn. Charloe’s son David lives
just outside Washington, DC in Virginia.
Remember Charloe’s prayer for a large family? The first of
Charloe’s grandchildren, her granddaughter Colleen, will
be married this June. Charloe soon gains a grandson-in-law
Corey, and with this marriage and others to come, we expect
that Charloe’s prayer for great-grandchildren will be
answered.
Charloe’s life is a testament to the fact that saying “yes” to
serving the Lord comes with benefits…most importantly, the
benefit of answered prayers .

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In Your Prayers . . .
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please keep the following in your prayers:
Van Rourk, Bob Morley, Richard Haight, Don
Mack, Julie Fisher, Karen Cocker, Jane Ellis,
Margaret Swing, Joe Kolbe, Elsa Tugman,
Louise and Francis Halsmer, Monle Suerlin, Sue
Suerlin, and Mary Calabro. Homebound and Nursing
Home: Paul and Audrey Gise, the Cleary’s, Mrs. Baber,
Lee Conkling, Irene Morley, Nellie Bonita, Richard
Weinman, D J Thompson, Julie Schiavi, and Ann Walsh.
Deceased by Bernadee Bailey
May the souls of Nicholas Michaels, Paul Osterhout, Jim
Colravy, Jane Salisbury Ellio, Mark Stanciu, Barbara
Nelson, and Diane Halmo, rest in peace. Eternal rest,
grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine
upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Our
deepest sympathies to all who have lost a beloved family
member or friend.
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Elementary educaon, has been a Math/Science coordinator
for her school. She can be reached at 424
5432.
Jane and Wendell Winstead celebrated their 20th
wedding anniversary at Wednesday night Mass on
March 23. Father Tim gave the couple a special
blessing at the end of Mass. Jane wore the same
dress she wore for the wedding in 1991. Jane and
Wendell's children, Tommy Lightkep and Melissa and
Joey Winstead, aended the Mass to help celebrate
the happy occasion with them. Jane, who is usually
behind the camera at parish events, had to leave the
photography dues to her sister-in-law, Chris Winstead,
who did an admirable job with Jane's camera.
From CCW member Judy Hill: My son Keith and Veronica
delivered a healthy boy at 3:30am March 19.
Thank you all for your prayers. He was 6#13oz.
CCW Member Relative Death
Our sympathies to Jo Ann Burkhart who lost her father
Nicholas Michaels in Indiana. CCW member Cathy
Lilejohn lost her mother, Jane Salisbury Ellio, in Tallahassee.
Member News
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Mary and David Poulin have
been busy entertaining guests
from AZ and CT, and showing
them about our lovely lile city.
Bernadee Bailey will be back
in Kansas for Easter and for
granddaughter Dorian's Confirmaon. It's always fun
to be with her son, Bryan's family. An added bonus is
seeing all the lovely springme flowers.
Angela Soucy is proud and happy to announce the
arrival of her 17th great grandchild born on 3/17, St
Patrick’s Day, in Buffalo NY, named Eli Patrick.
From CCW member Celeste Brown: My daughter,
Denise White, is available for hire as a Tutor, Grades
1-6. Denise has been teaching in the Pinellas school
system for 17 years. She holds a Masters degree in
Kitchen Prayer
From CCW Lynne Hensley: I purchased an anque plate
with a picture of Jesus and a prayer entled "Kitchen
Prayer." I had put it in a kitchen cabinet and recently
found it as I was cleaning. I now read the prayer when
I get red of doing all the lile chores around the
house. The words in the prayer are a reminder of God's
reach and divinity. Kitchen Prayer-
"Lord of all pots and pans and things, since I've
not me to be a saint by doing lovely things or
watching late with Thee or dreaming in the
dawn light or storming Heaven's gates, make
me a saint by geng meals and washing up
the plates. Although I must have Martha's
hands, I have a Mary mind. And when I black
the boots and shoes, Thy sandals, Lord I find. I
think of how they trod the earth. What me I
scrub the floor, accept this meditaon, Lord, I
haven't me for more. Warm all the kitchen
with Thy love, and light it with Thy
peace. Forgive me all my worrying
and make my grumbling cease.
Thou who, didst love to give men
food, in room or by the sea, accept
this service that I do. I do it unto
Thee." By Klara Munkers

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Vocation News
To send a card to our Seminarians: Their
name, c/o St. John Vianney Seminary , 2900
S.W. 87th Avenue Miami, FL 33165.
Seminarian Chris McBride
Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well. The
semester is just flying by! I cannot believe we are almost
into April! It has been a very fruiul spring semester that
has been full of graces. The annual silent retreat we had
last month made a huge difference in my spiritual life in
that it affected the rest of my life in a profound way. I
opened my heart and allowed God to do with it what he
wanted and what a blessing it has been. It is amazing
what God can do when we connue to open our hearts
to Him. I found this semester that my life is becoming
more like a prayer to God. When we entrust our lives to
God in such a way that we become filled with an
immensity of love, our life transform into a prayer; a love
story to our Heavenly Father.
Seminarian Bob Angel
I was recently nofied that I have less than 50 days le
here in my stay at St. John Vianney. Graduang men
have already received the packets for applicaon to the
Major seminary - St. Vincent de Paul in Boynton Beach. I
have to admit, the stress of filling this applicaon out on
top of the assigned papers, regulated prayer me, and
overall demands of seminary life isn't making this the
most pleasant Lent. However, I am oen blind to the
amount of grace that
has been poured out on me since my 'waking up' to the
faith when I was sixteen. It's so easy to forget where
God was for me during these past ten years, and I can
only imagine how He will walk and guide me in my me
le here on earth. Even in this desert of Lent and
me of stressful transion, there is so
much to be thankful for. My prayers
are with you all as we approach the
celebraon of Christ's never ending
light and everlasng love.
Seminarian Dan Angel
I am wring this to you on the Solemnity of the Annunciaon.
I tell you this because as part of my Lenten journey
I have decided to ask our Blessed Mother to walk with
me so that I may grow closer to her, and that she, in
turn, may help lead me closer to her Son. I am currently
reading a book by Fulton J. Sheen called The World's First
Love, and I wish to share this passage with you that has
impacted me greatly: "One of the most beauful lessons
in the world emerges from the Annunciaon, namely,
the vocaon of woman to supreme religious values...As
the priest in the order of Redempon, at the moment of
Consecraon, brings the crucified Savior to the altar, so
the mother in the order of creaon brings the spirit that
issues from the Hand of God to cradle the earth." So we
ask Mary to lead us ever closer to her Son, that he may
give us all the graces to say our own "Fiat"--"Be it done
to me according to thy word."
LPD Spring Conference
Thanks everyone who helped with the Lower Pinellas
Deanery of the Council of Catholic Women Spring Conference
at St. Jude’s on March 30. We heard Rose
Llauget speak about the Foundaons of Life Pregnancy
Centers and adopon services. Bernadee Bailey, Marlene
D’Abramo and Ann Kovach helped with registraon.
Kathy Guckenberger made the beauful table centerpieces.
Also in aendance were Claudia Soucy, Maria
Flack, Louise Barre, Lu Perrin, Maggie Moren, Ava Abner,
Chris Winstead, Lynne Douglas, Charloe Overbey,
Roseanna Costa and Lillian McClelland.
April Papal Intentions
General Intenons: That the Church may offer new generaons, through the believable proclamaon of the
Gospel, ever-new reasons of life and hope.
Missionary Intenon: That missionaries, with the proclamaon of the Gospel and their witness of life, may
bring Christ to all those who do not yet know Him.

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us
St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women
May 2011
http://st-raphaels.com/ccw.html
CCW Newsletter
St. Raphael Catholic Church
CCW OFFICERS
President:
Rosemary Early
1 st Vice President:
Kathy Guckenberger
2 nd Vice President:
Denise Debord
Treasurer:
Marty Foreman
Recording Secretary:
Kathy Guckenberger
Corresponding Secretary:
Bernadine Quartetti
Leadership Commission:
Chris Winstead
Spirituality Commission:
Maggie Moren & Judy Geier
Service Commission:
Roseanna Costa
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear CCW members: I understand that the CCW takes a lile hiatus
during the summer months, so this will be the last newsleer unl you
resume again in the fall. May your summer me be resul and enjoyable
with family and friends, especially if you plan to be “up north”
where it’s cooler. The month of May in Florida reminds me
that the heat of summer is almost here. I say “almost” because I
usually sll have my windows opened at night at the beginning of the month. But by
the end of the month the windows are closed and the air-condioning is on day and
night. I love the sound of the breeze and the crickets at night when I sleep, so I wait
as long as I can before closing everything up. It’s funny how this is opposite of the
folks up north. They are starng to open all of their windows now that the bier cold
weather has passed. May is the month of planng and growing. In fact, Maia was the
name of the Roman goddess of growth and increase, and likely where the name of
the fih month of the calendar year came from originally. There is an old saying that I
remember that goes “Cast not a clout ll May is out.” It basically means not to shed
your winter clothing too quickly (clout is a rag or piece of clothing). Clearly, whoever
said this the first me was not a Floridian. However, I think the old saying can be a
good reminder of the importance of our “spiritual clothing” during life’s journey. St.
Paul said it best in his leer to the Romans to “clothe yourselves with Christ.” Indeed,
don’t leave home without Him. May the risen Christ bless you always! ~ Father Timothy
Sherwood
CCW President’s Message by Claudia M. Soucy
Dear Sisters of the St. Raphael's Council of Catholic Women: Congratulaons and
welcome to our new Board Members and our Commission Chairman. They are
ready, willing and most important able to lead us into the next season when we will
begin anew in September. I want to thank all of you for your prayers and help
through the last two years. It was my privilege to be at the President's podium with
such a successful and spiritual board and chairmen. Everyone had ideas and shared
them...we tossed back and forth ideas and then made the best decisions we
could...and to all our beloved "helpers" who stepped in to make our Council so successful.
I also want to remember Mary Simoneau, whose life was taken from us, but
was always with us in spirit. See you all next year, and we'll connue our spiritual
walk with Our Lord, together Sisters in Christ. Love, Claudia (Note: Mary Simoneau
was elected CCW President for the 2009-2011 term but passed away from cancer
before she took office. May her soul, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.)
Newsletter Editor:
Louise Barrett
Newsletter &
Website Designer:
Theresa McCormick
Facebook Connection by Chris Winstead
Well we are finally a real page! If our wonderful CCW ladies want to go
to the page and join the group, that would be awesome. I am working on
a calendar to keep everyone posted on all of our upcoming events and
fundraisers!! The link is hp://www.facebook.com/st.raphaelccwladies.

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CCW Calendar 2011
See you in September at our first meeng Saturday, September 3, 2011
General Meeng Schedule:
September-May; 7:35AM Rosary, 8AM Mass, 8:30 Connental Breakfast, & Meeng
Italian Dinner for St. Vincent
by Bonnie Condon. The St. Raphael Chapter of St. Vincent
de Paul needs our help to help the poor of our Parish.
This is a fundraiser for our St. Raphael Chapter. An Italian
Dinner will be held on Sunday, May 22. I am trying to get
Mazarro's to cater and am working out all of the finer
details. There will be two seangs: one at 5:30 pm
and the other at 6:45pm. I will
need
help with set-up and clean up and
serving of course! If any of the
parishioners are willing to help
and/or contribute they can call or
email me, Bonnie Condon, at 580 -
1238 or ljcondon7@gmail.com.
Updated Report- Our Soldiers
We have several CCW members who have a relave in
the military. Let us keep these wonderful men and women
in our prayers. CCW member Debbie Craig’s son, Marcus
Craig (army) is in Afghanistan. CCW member Carol
Irwin’s son, Chris Koch is in the Navy. He is on route to
Libya and will be deployed for 9 months. CCW member
Margaret Peck’s oldest son, Air Force Lieutenant General
Allen Peck, is staoned at Maxwell AFB, AL. He has
served two tours in the Middle East, so his family is
thankful that he is stateside. CCW member Judy Hill has
two sons in the military. Keith Hill, Army, is back stateside
aer a tour in Afghanistan. Perfect ming as he is father
of a newborn son. He has made many 2 month
tours. David Hill, Marine, is sll in Afghanistan since early
February. He has been in Iraq for one tour and Afghanistan
for two tours. CCW member Pam Gehrich’s brotherin-law,
Major D. Laine Gehrich, is in Afghanistan since
January. Blake Sao, Army, has been in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He is now in Ft. Benning, GA. His brother,
Derek Sao, is back stateside. Sharon Gremald has
a sister, Kathy Gallardo, who will leave for Afghanistan
on April 15th. She is a MD/Ph.D who works with
the State Department in the coordinaon of medical
care for the military.
Our New Parish Secretary by Chrisna LaPointe
I am a Pinellas County nave and now live in Safety Harbor.
I’m married and we celebrated our five year anniversary
on April 29 (the most popular wedding day of the
year this year!) We have one son, Mahew who is about
3 ½. We are parishioners at Espiritu Santo Catholic
Church. I worked at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic
Church in Palm Harbor for about ten years doing prey
much the same as what I will be doing here.
From the LPD President by Louise Barre
Please extend my deepest appreciaon to the women of
St Raphael's for all their support over the past two years
of my term as LPD President. They have helped at every
Conference, aended our events, and helped the Deanery
run successfully. The Deanery is very proud of the
way you serve your Parish, how welcoming you are to
new members, and the energy and great ideas you all
have. The table decoraons you provided for the March
30th Spring Conference through Kathy Guckenberger,
and the floral arrangement for the DCCW President were
magnificent.
Thank you, women of St. Raphael. Please connue your
loving support for the LPD new Co- Presidents, Gloria
Nelson and Louise Culoa, both from Holy Family. Sincerely,
in Christ's love, Louise Barre, outgoing LPD President.
Holy Days
We had a beauful Holy Week with services that were
filled with God’s splendor and grace. CCW member Mary
Lou Price’s three grandsons, Sam, Max and Zachary
Price, brothers Jake and Jordan Hallsted,
Lauren Baylor, and Jerry Tomberlin
were bapzed, confirmed and received
first Holy Communion at the Easter Vigil
April 23. They are very amazing and
wonderful individuals and we will be
blessed to have them as fully iniated
members of our Church!

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Mr. Black is Back
Aer pretending to be dead, it looks like Black, aka Fr. Dominic
is back: From Ms. White, “I guess by now you know that
I have been released from custody but what you don't
know is I am with Black spending his billions. He of course
was just pretending to be dead with a lile help from a few
good people we pulled it off.” From Mr. Black, who surprisingly
enough is not dead aer all: “To my gang, I hope all of
you are enjoying yourselves and staying out of trouble; of
course that doesn’t apply to Buffy who seems to always be
in the thick of things. Buffy is always looking for a party as
you all know. I am enjoying my me away from the gang
and enjoying my water view property, but there may come
a me when I request all of you to be present for another
job. Especially due to your unique skill sets. In fact, Black’s
Film Producon may be a place that calls upon those unique
talents that all of you possess. However right now I am enjoying
some much needed peace and relaxaon. Furthermore,
although I am a paent man, never forget that you’re
dealing with a genius who foiled your plot for my demise.
Trust must be re-established and an oath of loyalty
must be reaffirmed before I take any of you back,
but then I always have been a quite forgivable
and loving Boss. Sincerely, Mr. Black.”
Fr. Dominic as Mr. Black
Fr. Dominic Corona will be nominated for an Obie
award based on his lead role as Mr. Black at the
Masquerade Murder Mayhem Dinner Theater on Monday
May 2. Kidding about the award, but Fr. Dominic as gang
leader, Mr Black did a great job with some very difficult
characters in his gang. There were 166 in aendance, including
Fr. Sherwood and 32 from St. Raphael’s CCW. Our
LPD guests looked stunning in white clothing and Mardi
Gras masks at this unusual dinner party for DCCW Conven-
on at Sheraton Suites in Tampa. Actresses Susan O’Gara
(Violet), Mary Brophy (Ms. White), Mary Rachel Dudley
(Jade), Louise Barre (Buffy), Jeannine Storer (Prudence),
Pat Haley (Rosy), and Sr. Elaine Taylor (CC) played a ring of
jewel thieves who came to the Masquerade Ball to exchange
jewels for cash, but much more happened. All six of
the ladies in the gang poisoned Mr. Black, who was up
against serious odds.
Deacon Jim at the April CCW Meeting
We thank Deacon Jim Grevenites who spoke at our April
CCW Meeng. He administered a short survey. Here were
the “test” results of the majority of the CCW members present.
(We had several choices in each category). If God were
a Road Sign-One Way, Profession-Teacher and Counselor,
Part of the Body-Heart, Animal-Lion, Tool-Level, Nature-
Star.
Joining St Raphael CCW
It’s easy to join St Raphael’s Council of Catholic Women.
Simply drop an envelope marked CCW in the weekend collecon.
We need your name, address, phone, email address,
birth day and birth month and a check for $15 payable to St
Raphael CCW. Dues are payable aer Jan. 1 and late by
June. Membership gets you to be part of a great group of
women whose job it is to serve God in our family, Parish,
community and world. We have a Mass intenon said for
our members monthly. You do what you can, when you can
and this way, with over 230 members, we get a lot done for
St Raphael’s. Women of all ages, professions, interests and
talents are welcome and urged to join.
DCCW Annual Convention
Hearing about the Murder Mystery Play, it’s easy to tell that
the DCCW Annual Convenon was an enjoyable event. Maria
Flack, Bernadee Bailey, Louise Barre, Maggie Moren,
Denise Debord and Chris Winstead aended the workshops,
and many more came to watch the play with Fr. Sherwood
and Deacon Joe Grote who is the LPD moderator. The keynote
speaker was Pa Johnson, NCCW President. There
was a Leadership Workshop, a Living Rosary, Sheila Lopez
from Pinellas Hope, a presentaon on “Women of the Bible”,
the “Bishop's Banquet” with speaker Pat Livingston
and much more. Thanks to all who helped, especially Ann
Kovach, Bernadee Bailey, Chris Winstead and Kathy
Guckenberger who made the table decoraons, Susan O’Gara
who wrapped the LPD Gi Basket, and all those who
helped set up the tables before the performance.
Nice Sayings:
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on
earth. Muhammad Ali. Sent by Marty Foreman
Without God our week would be Sinday, Mournday,
Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday, Fightday, and Shaerday,
Sent by Mary Satchwell
Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble,
but it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path
throughout. Sent by Joan Schiavi
All things in life are temporary. If going well enjoy it, that
will not last forever. If going wrong don't worry, that can't
last long either.
When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abili-
es; when GOD doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in
your abilies.
A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything
worse than losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing
your vision!"

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CCW Member Son Appointed
Bishop of St. Augustine
“Pope Benedict XVI has named Miami Auxiliary Bishop Felipe
de Jesús Estévez, 65, as bishop of St. Augusne FL…
Felipe de Jesús Estévez was born on February 5, 1946, in
Cuba. (His mother is CCW member Estrella Estevez) He
came to the United States through Operaon Pedro Pan,
which brought 14,000 unaccompanied minors from Cuba
and finished his high school studies in Indiana. He holds a
Licenate in Sacred Theology from Montreal University, a
Master of Arts degree from Barry University and a Doctorate
in Sacred Theology from the Ponfical Gregorian University
in Rome. He was ordained a priest in Fort Wayne, Ind.,
in 1970. He was a member of the Canadian Society of Foreign
Missions and was a missionary in Honduras unl 1975.
He was received into the Miami Archdiocese in 1975 and
incardinated there in 1979. He was made a prelate of honor,
with the tle “Monsignor” in 1981, and named an auxiliary
bishop of Miami in 2003. Assignments in the Miami Archdiocese
included faculty member, St. Vincent De Paul Regional
Seminary, studies at the Instute for Spirituality, Gregorian
University, rector, St. Vincent De Paul Regional Seminary,
pastor, St. Agatha Parish, Miami, and director of campus
ministry at Florida Internaonal University, Miami, He was
dean of spiritual formaon, St. Vincent De Paul Seminary.”
(From the St Augusne Catholic Diocese website.)
Rosary Makers by Ruth Mack
This is the appeal we received from Mary Anne-; she is the
one we send the mission rosaries to for distribuon all
over the world. These are real life examples of how rosaries
are desperately needed. Some members of
Our Lady's Rosary Makers received a leer telling
of an island in the Pacific where there was only
one rosary. The people on the island placed the
Rosary over the hands of the statue of our
Blessed Mother which stood at the fork of a path
on the island. Each islander would stop, take the rosary,
pray the beads and then carefully place it over
Mary's hand, so the next passerby could use it too. A
man in Zambia knoed a tree bark into a rosary.
Unfortunately, the Rosary did not last very long.
A dal wave le 10,000 people homeless in Papua
New Guinea. All during the crisis many people
were begging for rosaries and bibles and their
faith was the main force that sustained them
during the crisis. God Bless you. Dear rosary
makers, please post one of more of these
stories with a plea for helpers or those who
will pay for supplies.
St. Raphael’s Celebrates 50 years
(1962 to 2012) by Chris Winstead
Calling all of our wonderful CCW ladies to contribute to our
cookbook celebrang 50 years.
We would love to add your recipes, fond
memories, anything that would make
our cookbook extra special! We would
love to have at least 500 recipes. We
have so many wonderful cooks here at
St. Raphael’s. I am sure we can reach
that goal easily! You can type your recipe
(this is the easiest way) and send it to
me by email. The publisher provides an online database that
makes it very easy. Handwrien recipes are fine also. We
would also love to have a few volunteers to assist in typing
in any handwrien or printed recipes. Please call Chris Winstead
for more informaon 481-3936 cell or 368-8704
home. You can also reach Chris by email cwoodswinstead@gmail.com.
We will provide a recipe box on the
CCW table in the narthex so you can drop off any recipes
you may have. Please include your name and contact informaon
in case Chris has any quesons. Feel free to add a
story to your recipe if you like. We want any and all recipes.
These are the categories we will use: Appezers, Beverages,
Soups, Salads, Vegetables and Side Dishes, Main Dishes,
Breads and Rolls, Desserts, Cookies and Candy, and “This
and That”. Even if it is a duplicate recipe most people prepare
recipes in different ways. Please spread the word. This
is a fundraiser to support your church and school.
In Your Prayers . . .
Sick by Lu Perrin
Please keep the following in your prayers: Van Rourk,
Bob Morley, Richard Haight, Don Mack, Julie Fisher,
Karen Cocker, Jane Ellis, Margaret Swing, Joe Kolbe, Elsa
Tugman, Louise and Francis Halsmer, Flor Vidal (Adele
Vidal’s daughter), Monle Suerlin, Sue Suerlin, and
Nancy Mullins(Mary Sto’s mom) . Homebound and nursing
home: Paul and Audrey Gise, the Cleary’s, Mrs. Baber, Lee
Conkling, Irene Morley, Nellie Bonita, Richard Weinman, D
J Thompson, Julie Schiavi, and Ann Walsh
Deceased by Bernadee Bailey
May the souls of Mary Calabro, Jesus Araico, Monty Duvall,
Barra Wilson and Lou Giraud rest in peace. Eternal rest,
grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon
them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the
mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Our deepest sympathies
to all who have lost a beloved family member or friend.

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Vocation News
To send a card to our Seminarians: Their
name, c/o St. John Vianney Seminary , 2900
S.W. 87th Avenue Miami, FL 33165.
Seminarian Chris McBride
Seminarian Chris McBride is tentavely assigned as a
counselor at Camp Good Counsel for seven weeks this
summer. From Chris "Thank you CCW for all your love
and support. Bob, Dan, and I really appreciate the Easter
boxes and gis. It means a lot to us!"
Seminarians Bob & Dan Angel
by Nancy Angel First of all, on behalf of all the Seminarians
at St. John Vianney College Seminary ... THANK
YOU for all the wonderful "exam week treats"! What a
wonderful way to let them know we are thinking about
and praying for them, especially during this stressful
me. As exams and papers wind down, Dave and I are
looking forward to heading to Miami Wednesday, May
11th, for Bobby's Graduaon from the Minor Seminary.
Aer his summer assignment, Bobby will begin his studies
at the Major Seminary, St. Vincent de Paul Regional
Seminary, in Boynton Beach. Dan sll has one more year
in Miami at the Minor Seminary, then God willing, he will
again join Bobby, in Boynton Beach.
Both Bob and Dan are anxious to pack up and head home
Thursday, May 12th. They both will have a lile me at
home, then off to their summer assignments ... in Africa!
Bobby and Dan will be doing missionary work with Catholic
Relief Services for about 8-10 weeks. While they are
both going to Africa, they will be in different countries.
Bobby leaves for Sierra Leone around May 24th and will
not be returning unl the end of July. Dan will be leaving
for Liberia around June 8th and will not be returning un-
l mid August. They are both very excited about this opportunity
for service to others and sharing their faith.
Mom is a bit anxious about it all, especially aer witnessing
Bobby geng 5 shots, and Dan 6 shots, at the Health
Department, and just picking up their prescripons for
malaria pills! Bishop Lynch has asked that Bob and Dan
share as much of their experiences as possible. Whenever
they can get internet access, they will be trying to blog
throughout the summer through Bishop Lynch's "For His
Friends" Blog on the Diocesan web site. As always, we
just ask that you please keep them, and all the Seminarians,
in your prayers! Thank You, from Bob and Dan’s
mom, Nancy Angel
Seminarian Gift Boxes
Would you consider filling up the back seat of a seminarian's
car with seven boxes of goodies a success? Absolutely!
There were two boxes per seminarian plus one
extra box of “treats” for everyone. In addion, there
were gi cerficates, cash, cards, Mass cards and $50 to
each from our CCW. Chris McBride, Dan and Bob Angel
returned to the Seminary the day aer Easter facing finals.
Fr. Dominic started the project because he thought
the seminarians needed to feel our love and support.
With all these snacks to help them study, we hope they
did well on finals and found me to exercise! Please remember
to pray for them. Chris, Bob and Dan extend
their thanks to each and every one of you for the great
boost you gave them!
Summer Papal Intentions
May General Intenons: That those who work in the media may always respect truth, solidarity and the
dignity of each person. Missionary: That the Lord may grant the Church in China the capacity to
persevere in fidelity to the Gospel and to grow in unity
June Papal Intenons—General: That priests, united to the Heart of Christ, may always be true witnesses
of the caring and merciful love of God. Missionary: That the Holy Spirit may bring forth from our
communies numerous missionary vocaons, willing to fully consecrate themselves to spreading the Kingdom of God.
July Papal Intenons—General: That Chrisans may contribute to alleviang the material and spiritual suffering of AIDS
paents, especially in the poorest countries. Missionary: For the religious who work in mission territories, that they may be
witnesses of the joy of the Gospel and living signs of the love of Christ.
August Papal Intenons—General: That the World Youth Day taking place in Madrid may encourage all the young people of
the world to root and found their lives in Christ. Missionary: That Chrisans of the West, docile to the acon of the Holy Spirit,
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On Everyone's Call to Be a Saint
by Pope Benedict
(Zenit.org) Here is a translaon during the general audience
held in St. Peter's Square. Dear Brothers and Sisters,
…I would like to offer an idea of what holiness is.
What does it mean to be saints? Who is called to be a
saint? Oen it is thought that holiness is a goal reserved
for a few chosen ones. St. Paul, however, speaks of God's
great plan and affirms: "[God] chose us in him [Christ],
before the foundaon of the world, to be holy and without
blemish before him. In love he desned
us" (Ephesians 1:4). And he speaks of all of us. At the
center of the divine design is Christ, in whom God shows
his Face: the Mystery hidden in the centuries has been
revealed in the fullness of the Word made flesh. And
Paul says aerward: "For in him all the fullness of God
was pleased to dwell" (Colossians 1:19). In Christ the living
God has made himself close, visible, audible, tangible
so that all can obtain his fullness of grace and truth (cf.
John 1:14-16). ).
Because of this, the whole of Chrisan existence knows
only one supreme law, the one St. Paul expresses in a
formula that appears in all his wrings: in Christ Jesus.
Holiness, the fullness of Chrisan life does not consist of
realizing extraordinary enterprises, but in union with
Christ, in living his mysteries, in making our own his atudes,
his thoughts, his conduct. The measure of holiness
is given by the height of holiness that Christ aains in us,
of how much, with the strength of the Holy Spirit, we
mold all our life to his. It is our conforming ourselves to
Jesus, as St. Paul affirms: "For those he foreknew he also
predesned to be conformed to the image of his
Son" (Romans 8:29). And St. Augusne exclaimed: "My
life will be alive full of You" (Confessions, 10, 28). In the
Constuon on the Church, the Second Vacan Council
spoke with clarity of the universal call to holiness, affirming
that no one is excluded: "The classes and dues of
life are many, but holiness is one -- that sancty which is
culvated by all who are moved by the Spirit of God, and
who ... follow the poor Christ, the humble and crossbearing
Christ in order to be worthy of being sharers in
His glory" (No. 41).
However, the queson remains: How can we journey on
the path of holiness, how can we respond to this call?
Can I do so with my own strength? The answer is clear: A
holy life is not primarily the fruit of our own effort, of our
acons, because it is God, the thrice Holy (cf. Isaiah 6:3),
who makes us saints, and the acon of the Holy Spirit
who encourages us from within; it is the life itself of the
Risen Christ, which has been communicated to us and
which transforms us. To say it again according to Vacan
Council II: "The followers of Christ are called by God, not
because of their works, but according to His own purpose
and grace. They are jusfied in the Lord Jesus, because
in the bapsm of faith they truly become sons of
God and sharers in the divine nature. In this way they are
really made holy. Then too, by God's gi, they must hold
on to and complete in their lives this holiness they have
received" (ibid., 40).
Hence, holiness has its main root in bapsmal grace, in
being introduced into the paschal mystery of Christ, with
which his Spirit is communicated to us, his life as the Risen
One. St. Paul points out the transformaon wrought
in man by bapsmal grace and even coins a new terminology,
forged with the preposion "with": "We were
indeed buried with him through bapsm into death, so
that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory
of the Father, we too might live in newness of
life" (Romans 6:4). However, God always respects our
liberty and asks that we accept this gi and that we live
the demands it entails. He asks that we allow ourselves
to be transformed by the acon of the Holy Spirit, conforming
our will to the will of God.
Our Sympathies to...
Our sympathies to CCW member Terry Duval family on the
loss of her father in law, Monty Duval (her children's grandfather).
Monty Duval died April 27 in Jacksonville. He had
his funeral Mass May 3 here at St Raphael's.
Our sympathies to CCW member Fran Clendenin on the loss
of her mother, Mary Calabro, 98, who died April 21. She
was born in Italy and moved to St Petersburg in 1973 from
Queens, New York.
Lou Giraud, 102, St Raphael’s oldest parishioner died on
Good Friday. He was a United
States Army veteran, WWII. He
was a member of the American
Legion, Post 14 and was a Past
Grand Knight of Council 257 in
the Knights of Columbus in New
Brunswick, NJ. He is survived by
daughter, Ley Giraud.
Our sympathies to CCW member
Mary Wilson and her husband
Eric on the loss of Eric’s brother
in Louisiana.