When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.”  -John 21:15-17

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Letter to Donors from the Capital Campaign Committee

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Build a Kitchen at St Raphael!

Although the Capital Campaign is over and we have met our goal, we are still accepting donations! Thank you all for your generosity.

Why is this important?
With a kitchen in our building, our parish will be able to:

• Expand our food ministry by offering free cooking classes to food pantry patrons, UI students, and members of the community
• Feed our neighbors by offering additional free hot meals to the public
• Grow as a community through classes on baking holy bread and preparing koliva for memorials
• Offer ethnic cooking classes so our diverse members can share their cuisines
• Expand the culinary possibilities of Sunday coffee hour
• Make our fellowship hall more welcoming and useful for small group meetings, wedding receptions, baby showers, baptismal parties, and more. 

Can you help us with a donation or a pledge today? Donate using the DonorBox widget on this page, email a pledge form to treasurerraphael@gmail.com, drop your clearly designated donation or pledge form in a donation box at church. Our goal is to have the total amount pledged by April 30, 2023, in time for Bishop Anthony’s planned visit, and you will have until March 4, 2024 to fulfill your pledge.

Download the Pledge form (PDF)

What needs to be done?

We have marked out an underutilized section of the utility space in the lower level that is suitable to be outfitted as a residential kitchen (a commercial kitchen is significantly more expensive and requires venting through the roof of the building. Iowa City allows churches to have residential-grade kitchens as long as the food prepared will be given freely, not sold). This project will require us to hire a contractor or contractors to obtain required permits and to complete all plumbing, electrical, HVAC, drywall/painting, appliance installation, and finishing. Fortunately, we have already received in-kind donations of many of the needed items - refrigerator, stove, sinks, dishwasher, work tables, light fixtures, pots and pans, and some dishes, and we have handy parishioners willing to donate labor toward non-credentialed tasks, such as hanging drywall, installing flooring, and painting.