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St Raphael's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Mission inc.

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25.01.2022 Please join us on Wednesday 26th February to celebrate the feast day of the Mission's Patron Saint; Saint Raphael of Brooklyn. Details in the flyer below.

24.01.2022 Exactly one month to go before the feast day St Raphael of Brooklyn, our Patron Saint! Please join us to celebrate by registering for one or both of the events in the flyer below! Please note that due to restrictions, you will need to register online for each event separately. ... You will also need to pay for the fundraising dinner online as no tickets will be sold at the door. Dinner includes mezza, main, dessert & soft drinks. Also due to limitation on numbers, children under 16 cannot attend the Dinner. To register for the Vespers Service, please use the below link: http://hierarchicalgreatvespers.floktu.com To register for the Fundraising Dinner, please use the below link: https://straphaelfundraisingdinner.floktu.com Thank you for your support and God Bless +

21.01.2022 Join us tomorrow evening at 7pm to celebrate the feast day of St Raphael of Brooklyn at St John's Croydon Park.

17.01.2022 Update: Noodles & Milk have now all been donated. Thank you! Please see flyer below for remaining items.

17.01.2022 Homeless Hamper Update: Please consider donating to our homeless hamper drive! Any donation big or small will go a long way in helping us reach our goal of 150 hampers for the homeless this winter! Items are needed by 1st April We will also be packing the hampers on Friday 10th April (Catholic Good Friday). Please let us know via text (0404 323 868) or fb inbox if you are free and can come and help!

16.01.2022 Last night the homeless were treated to home made paella! The chef's were cooking from 3pm, making enough paella for 150 people! The homeless absolutely loved it! If you would like to cook food for the homeless one night, please contact us via facebook or on 0404 323 868 to discuss.

14.01.2022 St Raphael’s Mission have used one of our COVID-19 grants to support International Students and struggling families. They’ve been providing food and grocery gift cards over the past few months. Thanks for your work helping our community!

13.01.2022 An update from SRM: Due to the new Government restrictions in response to the COVID 19 outbreak, we have had to postpone our packing and distribution of our Easter hampers for the homeless. St Raphael's Mission is currently working with the Archdiocese to provide support in the near future to the isolated and struggling members of our community.... We would also like to inform you that we are still feeding the homeless while abiding by all Government restrictions, social distancing rules & constantly checking in with & updating the Council. As, such we have had to make some changes to our processes and the running of the service. This includes: - Limiting the number of volunteers to the bare minimum of 3 and ensuring they are 1.5 metres away from each other when serving; - Simplifying our food offering and pre-packaging all our food; - No longer serving tea & coffee; - Ensuring that the homeless individuals are 1.5 metres away from each other when in line; and - Ensuring the homeless individuals collect their package and leave immediately so no crowd gathers. If you would like to donate food (rolls or wraps), please contact us via our inbox or on 0404 323 868. We will update you once our normal service resumes and when we will be resuming the hamper packing. Stay safe & stay home. God bless you all SRM

13.01.2022 We have a few spots available to feed the homeless tonight. If you are free and would like to come, please inbox us. First in basis.

13.01.2022 While we may have been quiet on Facebook the last few months, we certainly have not been in real life. We informed you via the video update posted back in May that during the COVID pandemic, we were undertaking the following initiatives: - SRM Relief Packages... - International Student Support - Struggling Families Support We undertook these initiatives while continuing our weekly feed the homeless service which we modified in communication with Sydney City Council - Homelessness Unit to ensure our service was COVID Safe and abiding by social distancing regulations. You can hear more about how we have modified and continued this service by watching the video update posted in May. We would like to provide you with an update on these additional initiatives that have now concluded. Please find below a summary of the services provided including some verbatim's from our international students and photos of the initiatives. Thank you to all those who volunteered their time or contributed to these initiatives. You have made a huge difference in the lives of many who have struggled greatly during these unprecedented times. May God bless you a hundredfold. St Raphael's Mission

12.01.2022 An update from SRM

12.01.2022 3 weeks to go! Please join us to celebrate St Raphael of Brooklyn's feast day by registering for one or both of the events in the flyer below! Please note that due to restrictions, you will need to register online for each event separately. ... You will also need to pay for the fundraising dinner online as no tickets will be sold at the door. Dinner includes mezza, main, dessert & soft drinks. Also due to limitation on numbers, children under 16 cannot attend the Dinner. To register for the Vespers Service, please use the below link: http://hierarchicalgreatvespers.floktu.com To register for the Fundraising Dinner, please use the below link: https://straphaelfundraisingdinner.floktu.com Thank you for your support and God Bless +

09.01.2022 As we journey to the Resurrection, please keep in mind the less fortunate and help us by purchasing an item or two off the list below to make their winter a little bit warmer. Don't worry, we are not asking for toilet paper or hand sanitizers! We can confirm that there are no shortages in the shops of the items requested but just in case, get in early!

09.01.2022 Christ is Risen! Under the patronage of the Archdiocese, St Raphael’s Mission will be delivering the SRM Relief Package to isolated & struggling members of our community from this weekend. The packages will be put together under strict sanitisation processes and will be dropped off at the door of the community member.... If you know of any isolated & vulnerable elderly individuals or struggling families in our community who would benefit from an SRM Relief Package, please contact us via facebook inbox or via phone on 0404 323 868. If you would like to donate money or items towards our SRM Relief Packages, please contact us via the above methods. Alternatively, you can make a donation to the following account: Account Name: St Raphael’s Mission BSB: 032 024 Account Number: 918 090 Subject: SRM Relief Package - Your Name Thank you & God Bless. SRM

08.01.2022 Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Al Massih Qam! Haqqan Qam! Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti! St Raphael's Mission wishes you and your families a Blessed Pascha!... We pray you have a wonderful day with your families and that the light of Christ continues to guide & shine in your lives always. Stay safe & well. SRM

07.01.2022 Hello All As you know with COVID 19, St Raphael's Mission had to modify its feeding the homeless service and pre-package all food and close our volunteering opportunities. While we still have to continue with our modified service for the foreseeable future and abide by all COVID safe rules and regulations, we are happy to announce we can now open our volunteering opportunities again but with limited capacity.... We now have 2 options where volunteers can help out on Monday nights: Option 1: 2 volunteers can now come each Monday night to feed the homeless. Volunteers MUST wear a mask and gloves (which we will supply) for the duration of the service. Volunteer times for this service are: 7.15 pm to approximately 9.30pm. You must also be over the age of 18. Option 2: 2 volunteers can now help us on Monday evenings in pre-packing the food. This involves packing the meal, fruit and dessert into a plastic bag as well as packing the tea and coffee bags and anything else that is needed for the evening. Volunteer times for this service are from 6pm -7.15pm. Anyone can volunteer to do this part of the service. This is a great activity for your young children (Age 7 and up) to get involved in and learn about the importance of helping others as well as light up the alms-giving spark in them. Volunteers over the age of 12 MUST also wear a mask and gloves (which we will supply) for the duration of the service. Please note that we have reduced our volunteer numbers on Monday evenings from 12 people to 2 people. Please understand that we cannot schedule you in on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis as we need to be fair to all volunteers and give everyone the opportunity to volunteer. While we would love to have 12 volunteers come down as with our normal service, we have to work within these restrictions for now so that we are still allowed to operate. As soon as we can return to our normal service and increase our volunteer numbers, we will let you all know. We thank you in advance for your understanding. For now, if you would like to volunteer, please message us via facebook inbox or on 0404 323 868 stating whether you would like to volunteer for option 1 or 2 and we will respond with the next available date. God bless you all SRM

06.01.2022 Christ is Born, Glorify Him! We wish you all a blessed & safe Christmas! Thank you for your support always!... SRM

06.01.2022 Thank you to all those who have contributed to our Christmas Hamper Drive for the Homeless so far! We now only require the following items: 55 sleeping bags ... If you would like to donate a sleeping bag or two but don't have the time, you can transfer to the following account and we will purchase on your behalf: A/C Name: St Raphael's Mission BSB: 032 024 A/C No: 918 090 Subject: Sleeping bags If you would like to purchase the sleeping bags yourself, we have found a great deal for the following sleeping bag, currently on sale for $22.91 on Kogan website (thanks to cyber Monday sales): https://www.kogan.com//nai-weisshorn-sleeping-bag-single/

03.01.2022 2 weeks to go! Time is passing quickly and we would love for you to join us to celebrate St Raphael of Brooklyn's feast day by registering for one or both of the events in the flyer below! Registrations are essential as this is the only way to attend the Service. Also, no tickets will be sold at the door for the Dinner.... Dinner includes mezza, main, dessert & soft drinks. Also due to limitation on numbers, children under 16 cannot attend the Dinner. To register for the Vespers Service, please use the below link: http://hierarchicalgreatvespers.floktu.com To register for the Fundraising Dinner, please use the below link: https://straphaelfundraisingdinner.floktu.com Thank you for your support and God Bless +

01.01.2022 St Raphael's Mission's Christmas Homeless Hamper Drive is on again! With the unprecedented times that we are still facing in 2020, many individuals and families are struggling from loss of jobs, loss of income and loss of business. That is why, we have decided to scale back the homeless hamper drive to fewer items as everyone is struggling but at the same time we would like to support those in need as much as we can.... We ask if you are still in a position to donate money or items to this drive even if it is $1 or 1 item, please see the flyer below for details. If you can't this year, we completely understand and thank you for your support and generosity over the past 8 years and pray you will be in a better position next year. Please see flyer for more details. Items are needed by 5th December. Thank you. SRM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE: Thanks to your generosity, we have now received all the pillow cases, long life milk, candy canes, band aids & deodorant sprays. We still have the following items remaining: - 200 cups of noodles - 140 sleeping bags If you are in a position to donate any of these items even if it's 1 sleeping bag and 5 band aid packs- any donation will go along way to helping us reach our goals. Thank you