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St. Rafka Maronite Church

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Parish Pastoral Council Meeting
Wed Sep 08, 2010 @07:15PM - 09:00PM
St. Rafka's International Festival
Sun Sep 12, 2010 @10:30AM - 08:00PM
Divine Liturgy Followed by Social Hour(s)
Sun Sep 19, 2010 @10:30AM - 11:45AM
Divine Liturgy Followed by Social Hour(s)
Sun Sep 26, 2010 @10:30AM - 11:45AM
Divine Liturgy Followed by Social Hour(s)
Sun Oct 03, 2010 @10:30AM - 11:45AM

  • Jurisdiction:

    Maronite Eparchy of
    Our Lady of Lebanon

  • Eparchial Bishop:

    His Excellency
    Bishop Robert Shaheen, D.D.
    1021 S. 10th St.
    St. Louis, MO 63104-3518
    Tel. 314.231.1021
    Fax. 314.231.1418

  • Pastor:

    Fr. Armando Elkhoury
    St. Rafka Maronite Church
    2301 Wadsworth Blvd.
    Lakewood, CO 80214-5710
    Tel: 720.833.0354
    Fax: 720.833.0390

  • Liturgy Schedule:

    Sundays at 10:30A.M.
    Holy Days at 7:00P.M.

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Vision Care Charity PDF print email
Written by Karen Hart   

December 2009

Dear Saint Rafka’s Parishioners and Friends,

YEA! We are ready and able to begin our charity work as a parish!

I am very privileged that the Parish Pastoral Council and Fr. Armando asked me to head St. Rafka Charities Committee. Charity work is something to be passionate about. I hope by working together our church will be an instrument to help others.

St. Rafka - the Blind Maronite Nun

The Maronite nun who prayed to God to allow her to share in Jesus’ suffering became blind and bedridden for many excruciating years. Rafka never complained and carried her painful cross with joy for she was united with Christ.

We, who chose her as our blind patron saint, would like to offer a little hand to our brothers and sisters and encourage them to seek eye exam. It seems appropriate that our first year of charity work be directed toward eye care.

The Conklings saw the need to provide eye exams at low cost to families who are without medical insurance or were turned down by Medicare. They established Envision Colorado (417 South Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80219 • 303.922.2007 • www.envisioncolorado.com), a non-profit organization, specifically for this purpose. Our efforts to help others will be through Envision Colorado.

Envision Colorado

Our goal for this year is to raise $1,000.00 which we will use to reduce the cost of comprehensive eye exams at Envision Colorado by $50.00 each visit. There are many ways you can help St. Rafka Charities to reach the set goal.

  1. Pray that God, through the intercession of St. Rafka, will bless our work
  2. Make a donation. Please make your checks to St. Rafka Maronite Church and add the word Charity in the memo line.
  3. Scarves for sight. Buy or Help sell beautiful scarves. Your spouse, neighbors, co-workers, friends, family members and probably you would love to have one. All the proceeds will go toward our charity work.

If you are interested in helping, email me.

Our track record proves we always exceed expectations so let’s join together in this effort to reach our goal.

Sincerely Yours,

 

Karen Hart