Pastor's Message: 
Dear Friends,
This will be our first Chirstmas together in our new church. The Lord has been most generous to us! As if the wonderful gifts we have already received haven't been enough to rejoice about we have been given a beautiful organ. It will be here in time for Christmas! We will be singing Christmas carols accompanied by Jean Matthew on our new organ. Isn't God amazing?
God has been so good to us, not only by providing for our needs and the desires of our hearts beyond any of our expectations, but most of all by giving us the Gift that keeps on giving - God's Son, Jesus the Christ! While we have been so blessed by God's generous Providence, we need to remember that it is all because of Christ that we are enjoying such favor from the Lord. I truly believe that because you have put Christ first and foremost in the mission of our parish and in your lives, our Heavenly Father is pouring out His glory on St. Raphael's by the Sea.
Now it is our turn to give back to Him who has not held back any good thing from us. Let us make this first Christmas a time that will be noted for the generous financial gifts for the ministry of our parish from parishioners and supporters alike. The Lord has already taken the first stepsto making our parish a shining light on this island for Him. Now it is our turn to meet Him with our gifts of thanks.
Please bring your special Christmas offering to either the Christ mas Eve service or the Christmas morning service. You can also contribute online or by mailing a check.Thank you in advance for your generous donations.
Christmas Schedule:
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Eucharist December 24th at 10pm
Christmas Lessons and Carols with Eucharist December 25th at 10am
Merry Christmas!
Pastor Alice+
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Richard W. Cavell Donates an Organ
to St. Raphael's by the Sea
 Through the efforts of his son, William Cavell, Richard presented Saint Raphael's by the Sea with his Lowery Celebratiion Deluxe Limited Edition organ on December 7, 2010. William writes in his note to us that the deal has been completed, "We are thankful the organ will help support your new church and we wish you much success and wonderful music." He goes on to state, "My next trip to Naples may be in April so I will keep you in mind to check in on your progress with new church."
The organ has been in storage in Naples for a short time and will be delivered to and installed in our worship space on Estero Blvd. on Decenber 15, 2010, just in time for the many Christmas services thart are scheduled around the celebration of the birth of our Savior Jesus the Christ.
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Welcome to St. Raphael's by the Sea! We are an orthodox Anglican parish in the Gulf Atlantic Diocese of the Anglican Church of North America. We seek to know Christ and to make Christ known. Our worship services are a blend of traditional hymns and contemporary praise and worship songs. There is no need for prayer books or hymnals as our service is projected on the screen for your convenience. So just relax and worship the Lord with us. There are no strangers here, only friends we haven't yet met..
Saint Raphael's by the Sea Church