MINISTRIES

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Bible Study— Our weekly Bible Study will be held on Wednesdays at 4:00 P.M. We will gather via zoom for Lent. Hopefully in-person gatherings can start after Lent, when season traffic has subsided and we have a fully refurbished Comfort Hall to meet in. All are welcome. The study follows the lectionary and can be found on the Episcopal Church Website link https://www.episcopalchurch.org/bible-study/lent-c/. 

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Prayer Ministry-  Several parishioners have been trained for the restoration of our prayer ministry. How does this work? Before or after you have received Holy Communion, you may go to the prayer ministers (who work in teams of two) and share briefly what you want prayer for. It might be for healing for yourself or another, guidance in a decision you face, strength to actually do something you know you need to do – or anything else. You might even be coming back to say thank you to God for an answer to prayer previously offered. (See Luke 17:17-18)

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Columbarium (Memorial Garden)-Our Memorial Gardens are located at the rear of the church building. We have a columbarium for our parishioners and friends of St. Raphael’s. Our Memorial Gardens include plaques for those who have been buried at sea as well as those who perished during Hurricane Ian.

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Neighborhood Conversations-We are located in a neighborhood and make an effort each year to reach out to our neighbors to join us in an informal get together where we can learn from and about each other.