ST. VINCENT DE PAUL NEWS: Due to the pandemic, the St. Vincent de Paul Center remains closed for clothing distribution. We request that no clothing be left at the Center or in the back of the churches. When we can safely reopen, we will again accept clothing. We continue to distribute food EVERY TUESDAY at the Center from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ALL residents of Perry County are welcome to receive food. There is no income eligibility. We currently have each car drive to the back of the Center on Tuesdays for our food distribution. If you do not have transportation to the Center, the Perry County Transit is offering FREE RIDES for self-pay residents to food pantries. The phone number to schedule a ride with Transit is 740-342-2810. A 24 hour notice is usually required. We would also like to thank all the parishioners of the Consortium for their continued support during these trying times. We are truly blessed with the kindness and generosity of everyone.

WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: St. Rose will be hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, noon to 6:00 p.m. in the PCC. This is our annual summer blood drive and a chance to receive a ticket to a Cedar Fair theme park of your choice, while supply lasts. To schedule an appointment call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org, sponsor code: StRose

ATTENTION: All Catholic young men entering 9th-12th grade. Do you know where your life is going? The Lord Jesus has a great plan for you! You are invited to attend the Quo Vadis Retreat, spending time with other young men discerning God’s call. Quo Vadis is led by priests and seminarians of the Diocese of Columbus and is supported by the Diocesan Office of Vocations. Quo Vadis will be held July 26th-July 29th. The cost of the retreat is $40.00. For more information or to register, go to https://faceforwardcolumbus.com/quo-vadis/ or contact Michael Haemmerle at columbusquovadis@gmail.com.

REMINDERS: 1) If you take a missalette to use during Mass, take it home with you. DO NOT return it to the stack. 2) If you take a bulletin before Mass, DO NOT leave it in your pew after Mass, and DO NOT return it to the stack of bulletins. We have more than enough. This will assist our ushers in tidying up after Mass, and will minimize their risk of exposure. 3) Since we are dispensed from our Sunday Mass obligation this summer, please consider assisting at a daily Mass instead. This is a consideration especially in our smaller capacity churches of St. Patrick and Church of the Atonement. 4. DO be considerate of others! May the Gifts of the Holy Spirit be renewed and strengthened in each one of us on this Solemnity of Pentecost! In Christ Jesus, Fr. Hartge

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.

By signing up on Amazon Smile and Kroger Community Rewards. How to do this: (1) Visit smile.amazon.com (2) sign in with your Amazon.com credentials (3) Choose Saint Rose School to receive donations (4) Add a bookmark for smile.amazon.com to make it easier to return and start shopping at AmazonSmile. Kroger Community Rewards makes fund-raising easy by donating to Saint Rose School based on the shopping you do everyday. A digital account is needed to participate in Kroger Community Rewards. Please note, a plus card is required to be linked to your account so that your transactions apply toward St. Rose School. (1) Sign into your digital account at Kroger.com (2) Under the account click Community Rewards (3) Enter St. Rose School or our organization number FB144. Any transactions moving forward using your Kroger plus card will be applied to the program.

ST. VINCENT de PAUL: The St. Vincent de Paul Center is in need of paper goods and toiletries to replenish our stock at the Center. We are in need of such items as paper towels, bathroom tissue, cleaning products, shampoo, conditioner, hand soap, and laundry detergent. Items can be left in the bins provided in the back of each church in the Consortium. Thank you in advance for your support and contributions!

Fr. Daniel Swartz Command Chaplain 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines 1st Marine Division Box 555442 Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5442

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) will begin on Tuesday, September 10 and run until April 28, 2020. The classes will be held on Tuesdays, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Lower Level of the PCC. Anyone who is interested in becoming Catholic is highly encouraged to attend to at least see what it’s all about. We’ll be using the Credo series again from St. Benedict Press, which was well received by last year’s class. Please call the Consortium office (740) 342-1348 to sign up or for any questions