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The last Mass in the old church was celebrated on November 10, 1974. [15] It was sold to the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the US, Canada and Australia in 1979. [2]: 221 Past neglect of St. Raphael's Church necessitated three years of renovations. A celebratory parade, and a Mass led by Cardinal Cooke, marked their completion in July 1977.
Allouez celebrated Mass with a Native American tribe near present-day Oconto, Wisconsin in December 1669, the feast of St. Francis Xavier. He established the St. Francis Xavier Mission there. The mission moved to Red Banks for a short time in 1671, and then to De Pere , where it remained until 1687, when it was burned.
The Masini family, parish members of St. Raphael's, dedicated a stone statue and fountain of an angel playing a flute in 1996 in honor of their daughter, Toni Christine Masini, who died in 1992. The fountain was designed by two graduate students from North Carolina State University.
St. Raphael's undergoing de-construction in 2008. On March 14, 2005, a fire caused extensive damage to St. Raphael's Cathedral, affecting not only those who attended the church, but the entire diocesan community. [8] The fire caused the roof to collapse into the building, although the walls and steeple remained standing.
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Michaelmas (/ ˈ m ɪ k əl m ə s / MIK-əl-məs; also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is a Christian festival observed in many Western Christian liturgical calendars on 29 September, and on 8 November in the Eastern Christian traditions.
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St. Raphael's Parish traces its origin to July 1833 when the first group of settlers gathered for Mass in the home of Patrick Quigley. [4] Father Charles Felix Van Quickenborne, a Belgian Jesuit, organized them into a parish. [5] The parish did not have a regular church building yet, so the members met at various homes for mass.