St Raphael and St Rose

BANANA BREAD SALE: The Fall St. Rose Chicken Dinner & Bake Sale has been postponed, but you can still buy some delicious Banana Bread after Mass in the Family Meeting Room at St. Rose on Sundays, October 17th and 24th! Only $3 for large loaves, $2 for small loaves.

St. Raphael's Pastie Update: St. Theresa's Circle is postponing their fall Pasties this year. We are hoping to be able to make them in the spring!

Chicken Dinner Update: St. Rose has made the difficult decision to postpone their Fall Chicken Dinner until next year, because of COVID. We appreciate all the support for our Chicken Dinner that we've gotten in the past and hope to be able to have the dinner again next fall!

Daily and First Saturday Masses at St. Rose now start at 8:00 a.m. instead of 8:30 a.m. This is to help Father Jim to better balance his work between our two parishes and the Diocesan office.

Bishop Daniel Felton has issued a COVID-19 Vaccine Statement urging the faithful to get vaccinated. He is not requiring it, however.  Click HERE to read more. 

Scammers continue to target the public with emails and/or texts, posing as priests, asking for money, gift cards, or personal information. Please be aware of these scam texts and phishing (fake) emails. If you receive one, please contact the parish office to confirm it was sent from your priest, especially if it says it is a secret or if he says he's too busy to talk on the phone!  

MASS UPDATE:
In a communication to diocesan clergy, Bishop Daniel Felton has announced that the Sunday Mass obligation, which has been dispensed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been restored effective July 1, 2021.

However, persons are excused from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays or Holy Days under the following circumstances:

1. You have reason to believe your health would be significantly compromised if you were to contract a communicable illness (i.e., you have underlying conditions or are in a high-risk category).
2. You exhibit flu-like symptoms.
3. You have good reason to think you might be asymptomatic of a contagious illness (e.g., you were in recent contact with someone who tested positive for a contagious illness such as COVID or influenza).
4. You care for the sick, homebound, or infirmed.
5. You are pregnant or you are 65 years of age or older (per the CDC’s recommendation for high-risk individuals).
6. You cannot attend Mass through no fault of your own (e.g., no Mass is offered; you are infirm; or, while wanting to go, you are prevented for some reason you cannot control, such as your ride did not show up).
7. You have significant fear or anxiety of becoming ill by being at Mass.

If situations 1 through 3 apply to you, prudent concern for your neighbor should lead you to stay home.
If you fall within situations 4-7, please exercise good judgment, consider the common good, and know you would not be held to the obligation of attending Mass.
For further questions about the application of any of these situations, please contact the St. Raphael office.

*All pews are now open for seating, missalettes are back in the pews and singing is allowed. Holy water fonts have been filled and hand sanitizer is still available near the doors. Those who come to worship may choose to wear a mask or may choose to not wear a mask. If you need a mask, free masks are available. If you are not feeling well, please stay home for your own safety and the safety of others. 

To pray an Act of Spiritual Communion during times when we can't receive Jesus in the Eucharist: Act of Spiritual Communion 

UPDATED MASS TIMES IN THE AREA: For an updated list of Mass, Confession, and Adoration times for churches in Duluth and Proctor, click HERE.