Service & Social Justice

St. Raphael’s Annual Christmas Sharing Program provides an opportunity for parishioners to help needy families and individuals in our community.

Hesed House provides services to poor and homeless people, including a food pantry, soup kitchen and an emergency overnight shelter.

This pantry began in a small closet at St. Raphael in 1984 and has now grown to become its own not-for-profit agency serving over 10,000 people monthly.

Members of this ministry work to preserve the dignity of every human life from conception to natural death and support pro-life activities.

Our parish assists families committed to working their way out of homelessness by providing temporary, rent-free, transitional housing.

St. Raphael partners with DuPage PADS to collect underwear, socks and other necessities in its annual Undy Sunday drive.

The St. Vincent de Paul Conference at St. Raphael oversees the disbursement of funds to individuals in need of assistance.