Church of the Atonement Family Joe and Carla Woneymaker will be hosting the Church of the Atonement Fall Fest on the Woneymaker Farm on October 10, 2021. More information will be coming soon!

“Small things done with great love will change the world.” – Mother Teresa Coming to the aid of others through charitable actions is one of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Beginning September 1 and ending September 30, the Perry County Consortium of Catholic parishes will be collecting items for Christmas gift bags to be distributed to Consortium Homebound and the residents of SKLD. All items can be dropped off in the totes that are in the back of the churches. Thank you for your help!

COME ONE! COME ALL! St. Patrick’s would like to extend an invitation to all of the Perry County Consortium to the First Annual St. Patrick’s Fall Fest. The festival will take place October 9th, beginning at 5:00 p.m. There will be food, drinks, adult and kid games, and live music. We are currently looking for donations of water and Pepsi products. We will also be having a basket wheel. If anyone would be willing to donate a basket (or multiple), we would be happy to accept those donations and they can be dropped off at St. Patrick’s Church or the St. Rose Rectory. If you would prefer to make a monetary donation or if you need any of your donations picked up, please contact me, Kelcie Fisher (740-605-1256) or Amanda Davis (740-215-7274). If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to us. We will be starting a sign-up list soon! Thank you and have a blessed day

ALL PARISHIONERS: REAL PRESENCE, REAL FUTURE Fall Consultation Meetings I would like to ask parishioners of each parish to mark your calendar for a Parish Consultation meeting with the Diocese and Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI). While these were planned to be virtual "Zoom" meetings, we are looking into offering an "in-person" format, for parishioners with poor internet connectivity, etc. STAY TUNED!!! PLEASE PLAN FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DATES FOR YOUR SPECIFIC PARISH: Church of the Atonement: Saturday, November 13, 9:00-11:00 a.m. OR Saturday, November 20, 9:00-11:00 a.m. St. Bernard: Saturday, October 30, 9:00-11:00 a.m. OR Saturday, November 6, 9:00-11:00 a.m. St. Patrick: Tuesday, November 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. OR Thursday, November 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. St. Rose: Tuesday, November 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. OR Thursday, November 11, 6:30- 8:30 p.m.

Dear Parishioners, By the time you have this bulletin, the Consortium Office should now be in place in St. Rose School building. The office hours remain the same: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There may be some hiccups with our phone and internet service, but this should be worked out soon enough. The old rectory office space will be available for restrooms, weddings, and weekly collection counters. Having the Consortium office in the school will help provide security to the building.

A NOTE ABOUT CHANGES TO THE OFFERTORY INFORMATION LISTED IN THE BULLETIN: If you take a look at the “Needed to pay bills” section of the bulletin, you will see a bit of a change from previous weeks. At the July 20th meeting, the Finance Council recommended that the “Needed to pay bills” number be updated to more accurately reflect our expenses. This number is the Actual (real) expense from lastyear, divided among 52 weeks. Regarding St. Rose, most of the operating expenses of the school are not included in this number. The “needed to pay bills” for St. Patrick reflects the real costs of Catholic School Subsidy paid by the parish to support Catholic Schools where St. Patrick parish familiessend theirchildren (thissubsidy was formerly paid to St. Rose Church and School). Regarding income, you should note that gifts, bequests, and other fundraisers are not accounted as part of the weekly Offertory, but still help get us through the year. New budgets for the parishes of the Perry County Consortium are in the process of being finalized, and so, the numbers reflecting expenses may change in the future. We will strive to have greater transparency and use our resources to support the mission of the Gospel. Thank you

NEW AND RETURNING ALTAR SERVERS: Altar Serving is open to the youth of families registered in a Consortium parish, who have received their First Holy Communion and who regularly attend weekend Mass. Once we have an accurate count of new and returning Altar Servers, we will schedule training/retraining sessions and send parents a schedule for weekend Masses at our parishes. If your son/daughter is an Altar Server or would like to become one, please complete the blue form (available at all churches) and return it to the Consortium Office. If you have any questions, feel free to call or email the Consortium Office at (740) 342-1348 or strose@columbus.rr.com.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? If you are interested in learning more about Catholicism or have a desire to join the Catholic Church, please contact the parish office or Fr. Yakkel at cyakkel@ columbuscatholic.org. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) will be starting at the end of August and details regarding a schedule will be available soon. We look forward to hearing from you

CORONAVIRUS RELIEF GRANT: The Perry County Consortium of Catholic Parishes received a grant from the Catholic Foundation to give directly to needy families and individuals who have been financially impacted by the Coronavirus shut down. Some funds are still available. Please call the Rectory Office at 740- 342-1348. May God bless and protect those who have been generous in making this possible, and those who have been negatively affected by the shutdown due to the Coronavirus.

New Votive Candles at St. Rose In honor of the month of May being dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, as well as May 1, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, we will have new votive candles in St. Rose Church. They are due to be in place near the front of Church, directly under the statues of Mary and Joseph. The glass holders for the candles are blue and gold, respectively (which so happens to be the colors of our school). These candle stands were given at no cost to the parish. The votive candles near St. Aloysius statue will remain. The suggested donation for lighting a votive candle is $3.00. Votive candles are a sacramental, used as an outward material sign of our prayer and love for God. “The consuming of the candle symbolizes the oblation (offering) of something of value to God: our time, our praise, our resources and so forth. The lingering quality of the candle symbolizes the fact that our prayers, praise and concerns continue in our heart even when we must leave the church. The flickering light also seems to say ‘Remember me, Lord, remember my prayer and those for whom I pray.’ (Msgr. Charles Pope, ‘Why Are Votive Candles Used?’)

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 11, 2021 Real Presence, Real Future reflections: The Heart of Christian Vocation, Pamela Harris, Resurrection Parish and RPRF Commission member In this week’s Gospel, the apostles are chosen to participate in the salvific mission of Christ. They were given authority to preach and heal in His name across the land, to invite others to accept and believe in the Gospel. Our Christian vocation calls us into a contemplative life in Christ and living the teachings of the Gospel by our words and deeds. We are united in the Mystical Body of Christ through the Sacrament of the Eucharist. As each day passes, let us continue to strive to live a life of holiness and continue the mission of Christ, to be missionary disciples. For more about how we are growing together in the life of faith and discipleship in the Diocese of Columbus

The dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation granted by Bishop Brennan, which was to last at least through Sunday, September 13, 2020, has been extended indefinitely. This is in keeping with the indefinite dispensation throughout the rest of the Ohio Catholic Conference. Those who are in the high risk categories are encouraged to remain home. Those who are not feeling well or who are exhibiting Coronavirus type symptoms are expected to remain home. It remains in effect to observe safe social distancing by marking off pews, to wear masks in church, and to make use of sanitization procedures.

REGARDING FIRST HOLY COMMUNION FOR CHILDREN: This is for the parents of all our second graders doing Religious Education from home this year and who will be making their First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion later this May. So far you have been receiving “Gospel Weeklies” which connects each weekend’s Mass readings with the lessons to be learned that week. These “Gospel Weeklies” will continue to be passed out for you to go through with your kids each week as part of this year’s “at-home” Sunday school. On January 10th, parents are asked to attend a meeting with Fr. Yakkel at 11:45 a.m. in St. Rose Church. At this meeting, we will discuss the program to be used specifically for sacramental preparation and a schedule will be handed out. The sacramental preparation will involve watching a series of videos with your kids each week leading up to First Reconciliation (Date TBA) and leading up to First Holy Communion (May 9, 2021). In addition to watching the videos at home with students each week, parents and students will be required to attend a few in-person meetings with Fr. Yakkel, all of which will be held Sundays at 11:45 a.m. in St. Rose Church. More information on all of this will be covered at the meeting on January 10th.

Low Gluten Host: If you have Celiac Disease or a gluten allergy and would prefer to receive low-gluten host, please let us know by signing the form in the back of all churches or calling the Rectory Office 740-342-1348

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Come and join us for the Holy Rosary which is offered every Sunday at the Church of the Atonement at 7:30pm. Each Rosary invites the person to meditate on the mysteries surrounding the birth, life, and death of Jesus.

Catholic Men's Meeting is held every 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month, from 7:30am - 9:00am at the lower level of the PCC. We are looking for Catholic men of the consortium to join us as we go over the readings of scripture for the week along with fellowship.

PERRY COUNTY WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING is pleased to begin accepting materials at the Drop-off containers located at the top of the drive above PerCo., 2235 State Route 13, New Lexington. Materials must be deposited in the containers. This site is under video surveillance; anyone leaving materials on the ground or depositing garbage into the bins will be cited for littering. Please, if the bins are full, call 740-342-7881. DO NOT LEAVE MATERIALS ON THE GROUND OR AT THE CENTER. Two more locations have been added: Shawnee, Main St and Thornport at TC Market! Thank you!

Please don't forget your parish offering during these challenging times. Mass offering can be made via online on this website, just click on your parish under Mass offering, or you can mail it to Perry County Consortium 309 N. Main St. New Lexington, OH 43764.

We are updating our prayer chains at our parishes. Judy Kunkler is the contact for St. Patrick (740) 342-3967 and Mae and Katie Sabatino are the contacts for St. Rose, St. Bernard, and Church of the Atonement (740) 342-2675. In order to have a parishioner who is in need of prayers or if you yourself would like to be a part of the prayer chain, call one of them. If you have a person in need of prayers to be added to the list, call one of them, and also indicate if the person would like his or her name read at Mass during the Universal Prayer (Petitions). We will rotate 2-3 names each week.