Saint Raphael

The Archdiocese of Washington has given instructions for how to resume public Masses when each jurisdiction (in our case, Montgomery County) has lifted restrictions.  While we await that word from Montgomery County, you may want to read this 1-page flyer from the Archdiocese entitled What to Expect When Public Masses Start to Resume (PDF files linked in English and Spanish), and watch this video message from Archbishop Gregory.

Given the unrest and protest across the nation this past weekend due to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Archbishop issued the following statement in English and in Spanish.

On June 2, Archbishop Gregory issued a statement in English and in Spanish concerning the President's visit to Saint John Paul II National Shrine.  On May 12, Archbishop Gregory issued a statement in English and in Spanish concerning the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia.

On Friday, June 5, 12-1 p.m. EDT, Archbishop Gregory will participate in an Online Dialogue with the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University to discuss “Racism in Our Streets and Structures - A Test of Faith, A Crisis for Our Nation.”  For more information and registration for this Zoom live-streamed discussion, click here.

Inspired by the words of Archbishop Gregory, the ADW Office for Catechesis has developed a Prayer Resource for Racial Healing (in both English and Spanish) linked here for Catholics across the archdiocese to join in prayer in this time of unrest. 

Montgomery County is offering up to 3 months partial rent support to low-income tenants who lost income due to Covid-19. Applications and documents must be submitted to the Housing Opportunities Commission by June 5 at 2 p.m.  Click here to learn more, collect your documents, and apply. Press release.

Frequently updated pages during this time:

• Parish Status & Updates
  (last updated 5/22)
   
• Communications from the Archdiocese of Washington
  (last updated 6/3)
   
• Online Masses & More
  (last updated 6/3)
   
• Ways to Help
  (last updated 6/3)
   
• Religious Education 
   
• Adult Faith Formation

As you might know, for months parishioners and staff members have been contacted by con artists masquerading as Fr. Salah. The scam that was originally limited to emails has now spread to text messages. Please be aware that this is a fraud. These emails and text messages are NOT coming from Fr. Mike.  Do not reply to these solicitations to avoid falling victim to these scammers.