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Pouring the foundation for the exterior Memorial Walls of glass blocks … October 20, 2017

Kiner Trucking working on the parking area near the chapel … July 26, 2017

Painting is Proceeding … February 5, 2010

Installation of the Cross near the Chapel of the Holy Innocents by Dennis Venhaus, Ken Stryk, and Roland Kalina … November 26, 2012

Dennis Kallus Working behind the Mural Wall … December 31, 2009

Rising Water … May 24, 2009

A View of the Cross from Inside the Chapel of the Holy Innocents … November 26, 2012

Billy Chandler, of Taylor, is shown constructing one of two storage closets for the Monument … June 14, 2018

New Highway Sign - pictured are welder Jose Guajardo and sign makers Paul and Rose Gillaspia … May 17, 2014

Dennis Kallus Trenching for Upcoming Road Work … November 24, 2010

Pouring the Foundation for the Entrance Cross - TMR Construction … May 25, 2012

Pouring and Finishing of Concrete Retaining Wall by Natividad Arrendondo and crew … October 23, 2013

BMTech clearing brush for an exit way to Old Waelder Road … September 25, 2016

Brandon and Francisco Torres Installing a Bat House for Our Wildlife Management Plan … December 21, 2013

Surfacing the Prayer Portico … April 27, 2012

Theut Glass of Columbus, TX, working on the enclosure for the Pool of Mercy … March 4, 2016

Construction of the Entrance Cross - Dennis Venghaus … September 20, 2012

The first of 20 pews to be built by Ken Andrews … July 13, 2015

Sun Shining through a Cupola Window … April 29, 2011

Monument Construction

Feast of Holy Innocents … December 28, 2019

National Honor Society tours Raphael's Refuge

Visitors Diane and Veronica from Ganado, Texas … October 2, 2016

Two Flatonia ladies blessed us with a visit. Thanks Teresa and Claudia! … November 25, 2019

Overflow attendance at the Mass for the Feast of the Archangels. … September 29, 2016

Visitors Mike and Allen from Austin, Texas … December 7, 2019

Year of Mercy Pilgrims from Victoria, Tx (Rosemary Kahamek, Wendy Hrncir, Elizabeth Migura, and Lou Gumm) … February 24, 2016

Visitors Donna and Elaine from Victoria, TX … September 29, 2019

Special visitors from Katy, Texas … June 19, 2019

Visitors Hector Montoya and Kelly Shupak … April 16, 2018

Sam and Carmen visiting from Austin, Texas … October 1, 2017

Visitors from Schulenburg, Spring Branch, and La Grange, Texas … May 20, 2019

Visitors from Kemah, TX and San Antonio, TX … March 19, 2017

Feast Day of the Holy Innocents … December 28, 2016

Austinite Elizabeth Leading Prayers … September 29, 2019

Visitors from Schulenburg and Austwell, Texas … December 28, 2016

Dr. Joe Pojman, Executive Director of Texas Alliance for Life … April 19, 2019

Jay and Roberta Mendoza from San Antonio, TX … July 13, 2018

Carol, visiting from San Antonio, and her sister, Linda, visiting from California … July 29, 2018

Austin visitors, sisters Jennifer and Linda … August 26, 2018

The Rodriquez family, from San Antonio, TX … July 17, 201

Events & Visitors

Flatonia Baptist students Tanner Tipton, Patrick Kellar, Nikki Crysel, Jacob Mason, Summer Intern Camille Mica, and Thayne Tipton volunteer as part of their summer missionary work … July2, 2013

Volunteers from CHSRT (High School Republicans) Cleaning the Monument's Chapel … September 22, 2019

Tanner Tipton, Nikki Crysel, Jacob Mason, Tristan Wendt, and Camille Mica cleaning the Monument … July2, 2013

Thayne Tipton, Jacob Mason, Youth and Children's Minister Natalie Foreman, and Tristan Wendt painting benches and cleaning glass walls … July2, 2013

Mrs. James (Helen) Mica of East Bernard has donated a beautiful Bible for use in our Chapel … August 17, 2013

ACTS Men, Elias Flores, Rigoberto Cruz, Ruben Cedillo, Pedro Villegas, and Julio Villegas, After Donating Hours of Grounds Keeping Work at Raphael's Refuge. … June 30, 2012

Danny Vyvjala has again blessed the Refuge with hours of shredding in preparation of our December 28 celebration … December 14, 2019

15 HS girls and the Director from Camp Avanti (an Opus Dei leadership camp) came to work cleaning in and around the Refuge … June 29, 2014

Phyllis Venghaus, Lillian Hilscher, and Bernadette Gillings presented a donation from CDA St. Rose Court 1597 of Schulenburg, Texas … June 20, 2014

J. Bishop Affixing Scrollwork Letters to the Mural. … May 5, 2012

15 HS girls and the Director from Camp Avanti (an Opus Dei leadership camp) came to work cleaning in and around the Refuge … June 29, 2014

Volunteer visitors from San Angelo, TX, Jim and Sharla Ynostrosa … September 23, 2016

Danny Vyvjala Shredding at the Monument for the Annual December 28 Celebration … December 19, 2013

Oak Table Built and Donated by Buddy Borel … December, 2015

Volunteer Danny Vyvjala moving RV to its new concrete pad … October 7, 2014

Volunteer Richard Miller Mowing at the Refuge … March 16, 2016

Six more oak pews, hand-crafted by Ken Andrews and finished by Joe Gajdos, were delivered … May 18, 2016

The Flatonia KJZT No. 83 has made a $100 donation to Raphael's Refuge. Pictured (L to R) are members Evelyn Miller, Ann Bratton, Jeanette Zouzalik, director of the Refuge, Midge Elam, and member Doris Garbade … August 6, 2013

Concrete Repair Work, done as a donation from Michael and Barabara Branecky … August 9, 2014

Donors & Volunteers

2715 W U.S. Highway 90

Flatonia, TX 78941

CONTACT US

361-258-1514 (Office)

830-788-7327 (Lupe, Para Español)

April - September
8:30AM - 7:30PM

October - March
8:30AM - 5:00PM

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