Mailing Address:

285 W. Water Street

Chillicothe, OH 45601

Office Telephone

740-774-1407

Office Hours

Mon-Thurs:

9:00-12:00

1:00-4:00

Fri:

9:00-12:00

St. Vincent DePaul

740-772-2812

Bishop Flaget School

740-774-2970

Mass Schedule

Saturday: 5:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am

11:30 am

Monday: 5:30 pm

Tuesday: 8:30 am

Wednesday: 8:30 am

Thursday: 5:30 am

Friday:

9:30 am

(at Bishop Flaget

during school year)

8:30 am

(summer in church)

Eucharistic

Adoration

In Chapel:

Tuesdays 6:00 a.m. to

Thursdays 5:00 p.m.

In Church

Thursdays 6:00—9:00 p.m.

Confessions

Mondays: 5:00-5:15 p.m.

Thursdays: 5:00-5:15 p.m.

Saturdays: 4:00-4:30 p.m.

Or by appointment by con-

tacting one of the priests

A Community founded on Adora-

tion and presence to the Poor

From the desk of Fr. Hahn

The Rock Newsletter of St. Peter Catholic Church

Chillicothe, Ohio

Summer-Fall 2019

“ . . . You are Peter, and upon this rock

I shall build my church, and the gates of the nether world shall not prevail

against it.” — Matthew 16:18

Convocation

As I shared at most of the Mass-es, the convocation was a very challeng-ing, blessed, and re-invigorating time. The Bishop shared the numbers with us

concerning priests, parishes, and finances. I shared most of those with you but sometime in the course of the year the diocese will send out something that we can print for us to continue our awareness of the challenges and opportunities at this time. The Bishop is inviting us all into the process of praying about and discerning the mission of the Church and how to be more effective instru-ments of the Lord in these changing times. More to come on that in the future…

Financials

In this newsletter, you will read about and see photos of a number of the events and activities of our parishioners and organizations over the summer and early Fall. This is also the edition in which we print the financials for the year. As you may remember, the Church’s fiscal year runs July-June. You will find the Statement of In-

come and Expenses for the fiscal year July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019.

You will note that we recorded an operational deficit of just under $6000. You will see that we have a Depreciation expense of $25,000 that is included in our expenses. Even though no current funds are used on depreciation, with a campus of this size we need to be putting that money in the capital improvement fund each year so that we have the means to keep up with the needed larger scale maintenance projects (examples include the recent concrete work in front of the rectory and convent and the upcoming project of replacing all of our pew kneelers with new oak kneelers). Our deficit is something we need to work on for the coming year. We can only do this by examining our expenses and seeing if there is anything else that can be cut back without hurting the mission of the parish, and through increased offertory giving. If you have not taken a look or increased your of-fertory in recent times, I invite you to prayerfully do so. Finally, thank you to all who help support our parish and those of you who support our sisters as Sister Guard-ians. Your generosity makes a difference!

Before entering seminary I was both the CEO and Executive Director of two non-profits. Both entities required a massive amount of thought and coordination to operate them on a high level. During my time in seminary, and my first four months being a priest, it has felt like a “retreat,” or even a “vacation.” I throughly love contemplating the things of God and sharing in the fruits of contemplation. I have tremendous joy being with God’s people. Being immersed in their blessings and challenges is rewarding. Fr. Hahn has been an exceptional role model, as well as a mentor. Fr. Lynch has offered me sub-stantial practical wisdom. Each day I look for-ward to serving our wonderful parish collabora-tive. The days go fast. It hardly seems like work. I love being a priest.

First Three Months By Fr. Brian Beal

Fr. Beal . . . Participating in the SVDP retreat?

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Saint Peter Church

Statement of Income & Expenses

BUDGETED ACTUAL

July 2018 - June 2019

July 2018-June 2019 VARIANCE

PARISH INCOME:

Offertory $ 455,000.00 $ 454,128.73 $ (871.27)

Gifts & Bequest 20,000.00 20,612.29 612.29

Improvement Fund 5,000.00 4,031.29 (968.71)

Other Parish Income 11,029.32 11,946.51 917.19

Parish Activity Income - Net - (3,435.79) (3,435.79)

$ 491,029.32 $ 487,283.03 $ (3,746.29)

PARISH EXPENDITURES:

PERSONNEL:

Salaries $ 150,481.88 $ 151,493.46 $ (1,011.58)

Benefits 66,136.68 80,745.88 $ (14,609.20)

$ 216,618.56 $ 232,239.34 $ (15,620.78)

SUPPLY & EXPENSE:

Rectory Household $ 5,000.00 $ 5,976.78 $ (976.78)

Office, Communication & Collection 15,500.00 12,621.20 2,878.80

Church Supplies & Administration 18,000.00 19,625.92 (1,625.92)

Cemetary Subsidy 4,800.00 4,800.00 -

Parish Charity 550.00 350.00 200.00

Catholic Times (net cost to parish) 200.00 (20.00) 220.00

Utilities (Rectory, Convent, & Church) 40,000.00 39,054.77 945.23

Maintenance (all buildings) 26,500.00 24,959.77 1,540.23

Insurance - Property & Liability 12,000.00 16,046.52 (4,046.52)

Property Taxes 6,000.00 4,670.98 1,329.02

Diocesan Assessment 36,000.00 31,947.10 4,052.90

Depreciation 25,000.00 24,999.96 0.04

$ 189,550.00 $ 185,033.00 $ 4,517.00

EDUCATION:

Adult Religious Ed & Evangelization $ 10,550.00 $ 10,426.03 $ 123.97

Jr & High School Youth Groups 5,700.00 3,028.29 2,671.71

P.S.R. Program (elementary grades) 2,900.00 703.03 2,196.97

Sacramental Prep 3,000.00 2,287.56 712.44

Bishop Flaget School 110,000.00 110,157.95 (157.95)

Salaries, Stipends & Benefits 14,333.76 14,836.75 (502.99)

$ 146,483.76 $ 141,439.61 $ 5,044.15

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 552,652.32 $ 558,711.95 $ (6,059.63)

SUMMARY:

Parish Income $ 487,283.03

Total Parish & Educational Expenditures $(558,711.95)

Sister Guardian Expenses $ 50,596.08

Evangelization Expenses $ 15,087.64

OPERATIONAL EXCESS/OR DEFICIT $ (5,745.20)

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By Deacon Hauser

The Dalmatic, the Cope and the Humeral Veil

In my previous article, I explained the background of priestly vestments used at Mass. For deacons, liturgical dress for Mass is similar – including a while alb (long white robe), cincture (the rope-like belt around the waist) and a stole of appropriate liturgical color (the narrow gar-ment, which deacons wear over the left shoulder and fas-tened over the right hip). However, instead of the chasuble worn by priests, a deacon wears a “Dalmatic”, a long gar-ment with wide sleeves which matches the chasuble of the priest.

The dalmatic was taken from Roman society. It came into common use in Rome probably during the sec-ond century. It was a secular garment which didn’t include the ornamental bands and other details which came later. The secular dalmatic was apparently worn by the upper class of Roman society and then later, it was adopted as a liturgical vestment.

The dalmatic was introduced as a liturgical gar-ment by Pope Sylvester I (314-35) and its use became cus-tomary in Roman liturgies. Back then, the deacons wore it as an outer vestment as well, but the pope also wore it - under his chasuble. In early Roman practice, bishops other than the pope and deacons other than Roman were not per-mitted to wear the dalmatic without permission of the pope. However, bishops of Milan probably wore the dalmatic as early as the fifth century, and ancient mosaics show that the dalmatic was worn by the archbishops of Ravenna (Italy – not Ohio!) and their deacons at least as early as the sixth century. In about the ninth century the dalmatic was adopt-ed almost universally for bishops and deacons in Western Europe, including Spain and Gaul (modern day France).

Originally, the dalmatic was made of linen or wool, but silk became more common as silk became less expensive. Until after the tenth century the dalmatic was always white. Colored dalmatics were eventually devel-oped in about 1200, when the liturgical regulation of the colors began – including colors of chasubles. At times there were various combinations of colored bands and fringe. In France and Germany, the preference was to decorate the two sides of the dalmatic with broad embroidered bands which were united on the breast and back by cross-bands. This design is in common use today. So, during Mass the celebrant wears a chasuble, and the deacon wears a match-ing dalmatic. Otherwise you might see a deacon assisting at Mass wearing just an alb, a cincture and a stole.

Speaking of liturgical vestments, you might also have seen the clergy wearing something different from ei-ther the chasuble or the dalmatic – the “Cope”. The cope is a vestment worn in celebrations which take place outside of Mass or outside of the church itself - in processions, Eucha-rist benedictions, vespers and many other occasions. A cope is a large cloak – generally semi-circular - which al-most reaches the feet and is open at the front. It is held to-gether on the chest by a clip or clasp. Like the dalmatic, its origin is secular – a cope was originally a raincoat.

At one time, the only difference between a cope and early chasubles was that for a chasuble, the straight edges of a cope could be sewn together in front - in the cope the straight edges remained open. Primitive chasubles and copes also both had simple hoods on the back which covered the head during proces-sions. Today the “hood” on a cope is more ornamental than useful – it’s a piece of cloth which may be enlarged and embroidered and stiffened and deco-rated with various materials. As a gar-ment intended for solemn occasions, the cope is always decorated with rich em-broidery and is embellished with hems and precious ornaments.

On certain occasions, another vestment is used in sol-emn processions, ceremonies and rituals - the “Humeral Veil”. It’s a piece of cloth, normally of silk or other fine fabric about 8-9 feet long and 2-3 feet wide, draped over the shoulders and down the front. For example, the humeral veil is used during Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. When priests or deacons bless the people with the monstrance, they cover their hands with the ends of the veil so that their hands do not touch the monstrance. This is an act of reverence for the monstrance as a sacred vessel - and as an indication that it is Jesus present in the Eucharistic species who blesses the people - not the minister.

No one knows for sure when the humeral veil first appeared, but in the Imperial Roman court, a similar veil, or sudarium, was used by attendants approaching the Emperor to cover their hands. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the humeral veil was already in use prior to the Protestant Refor-mation.

In conclusion, when we see ministers wearing these special items of liturgical clothing, it’s good to remember that vestments are a sacramental - they are set apart and blessed by

the Church to increase devotion in those who see and those who use them. Liturgical vestments are a reminder that the one

who wears them is not acting in his own person – but in the person of Christ.

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Newsletter of St. Peter Catholic Church

St. Vincent de Paul Society—Mary Elsass, SVDP President

A Community founded on Adoration and presence to the Poor

Infant of Prague Adoration Chapel

Open to the public:

Tuesdays-Thursdays

7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Entrance at other times

by Access Code.

Call the parish office for current code.

Have you signed up to spend an hour with our Lord in the Adoration Chapel? We now have an online system for tracking this and it has the ability to send you a reminder either by text, email, or telephone call.

Sign up at: stpeter.weadorehim.com Passcode ROCK

How do parishioners / adorers feel about the chapel and spending an hour in adoration?

Adoration will sustain you in unexpected ways. I often take work materials or even my grocery and meal plan-ning tasks with me and offer up the task to the guidance and direction at the feet of Jesus...Adoration works grace into the little things...but Adoration sustains us for the big things when we are in the habit of bringing the ins and outs of our daily details at the feet of Jesus in the Eucharist.

The profound sense of peace I find at Eucharistic Ad-oration has changed my life. I find myself longing to come and sit in His presence because all cares and worries fall away when I am here with Him and He restores my faith telling me that all will be well if I just keep coming to Him!

As we appreciate the cool, crisp weather of autumn, we begin preparing for the chills and hazards of winter. Most of us will be changing to warmer clothing and bed-ding, checking the heating and insulation of our homes and cars, and planning for possible weather emergencies. But for those who seek our help, these seasonal changes will only increase their needs and inevitable risks to their well-being,

Most vulnerable are the homeless, whose numbers are growing and overwhelming our community’s available resources, including emergency shelter, low-income hous-ing, and jobs that will allow them to become self-sufficient. These are some of our neighbors who are grateful for your generous support.

For all who ask, we provide food up to six times in 12 months. We can give vouchers for clothing and house-hold goods - with your support in donating these items - to Goodwill and the Thrift Store. To prevent utility shut-offs, we can pay, once a year, for all or a portion of their past-due bills. We will give city bus tickets or gas vouchers for verified medical appointments or job-related interviews and temporary employment transportation. For men and women in prison release or addiction rehab programs, along with

others in need, we will give vouchers to obtain a birth cer-tificate, state ID or driver’s license to begin job searching.

Along with staffing the food pantry, our Vincen-tian volunteers share their time and talents in organizing food drives, seeking donated items from local businesses, and preparing and delivering evening meals every Thurs-day to the Men’s Emergency Homeless Shelter. We part-ner with the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Mary’s Church and the Chivaho Credit Union to administer the Microloan program funded by our diocesan SVDP council to help qualified recipients with personal financial men-tors and low-interest loans for emergency home or auto repairs, medical and educational expenses, and repayment of exorbitant “payday loan” debts.

We are grateful to our St. Peter Parish family for their extremely generous gifts and thankful for other churches and agencies that work together in our mission to be a “presence to the poor.” And we ask you to join us in praying for God’s blessings for our many neighbors in need of His love and our help.

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New mailing address for Fr. Dooley & Fr. Thomas: Fr. Sean Dooley Our Lady of Peace Parish 20 E. Dominion Blvd. Columbus, OH 43214 Fr. Thomas Herge

5750 N High St

Worthington OH 43085

To keep in contact with Summer Seminarian Jacob Stinnett and to send encouraging cards and letters, they can be sent to:

Jacob Stinnett c/o Pontifical College Josephinum 7625 N. High Street Columbus, OH 43235

Sisters say farewell to Summer Seminarian Jacob Stinnett. Eucharistic Procession 2019

Vacation Bible School &

Totus Tuus 2019

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FEAST DAY MASS—JUNE 29, 2019

Parishioners visiting the Fair Booth PSR started back up for the year on September 8. Each class spends time with Jesus in

Adoration during the class time on Sundays.

All School Mass at Bishop Flaget School Blessing Pets on the Feast of St. Francis

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Sisters process into Church with Roses for our Lady

The number of priests present for the Mass and reception was a beautiful sight!

Bishop Brennan was the main celebrant and homilist

The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock!

Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation.

—2Samuel 22:47

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Sister Zephrina renews her vows of poverty, chastity,

and obedience with the bishop

For the offertory procession, the sisters asked members of the parish to bring up their gifts to the SVDP food pantry

Bishop Brennan does the final blessing at the reception

To close the reception, the FIH Sisters in attendance sing the National Anthem of India in their native language.

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St. Vincent de Paul Society members had Mass and a retreat in honor of St. Vincent

de Paul’s feast day in September

Rosary Procession

October 6, 2019

Some of the donations for the St. Francis Gift Food Collection—to be held the weekend each year closest to the Feast Day of St. Francis—October 4.

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Military Ministry By Jenny French

The St. Peter’s Military Ministry are busy this fall and winter. November 3 was the annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner. Lt. Col (retired) Bridget Rourke was the guest speaker at the event. Rourke attended Bishop Flaget High School and West Point Military Academy. This Christmas we have several of our soldiers who are deployed out of the country and will not be home for the holidays. We are sending them care pack-ages to let them know they are not forgotten during this joyous season and to thank them for their service. A fly-er was in the bulletin, if you did not see it or keep it, visit the parish website at www.stpeterchillicothe.com and go to the military ministry page. If you would like to do-nate items to send to them, donations will be accepted at the Veterans day dinner or at the parish office. Dona-tions need to be received by November 15. Monetary donations for the project can be sent to Jenny French and the committee will do the shopping for you!

December 14 is the date for this year’s Wreaths Across America ceremony at St. Margaret’s Cemetery. Contact Cecilia Althouse to purchase wreaths at 740-947-1339. Wreaths are $15 each and need to be pur-chased by November 30. All are invited to attend the prayer service and laying of wreaths at the cemetery at noon on December 14.

Miryante Orphans Home By Diane Corcoran

Miryante Orphans’ Home in Western Uganda is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year! In 2009 the project opened with 10 children, and has since grown to now provide food, water, shelter, clothing, education, and an environment that allows for spiritual growth to over 156 children ages 5 - 18 (unofficially 4 - 21). A vocational school was built in 2013 to provide training in areas such as brick laying, sewing, hair dressing, com-puters, and mechanics, so that those who graduate will have the skills they need to work in a business and sup-port themselves. A church was built on the campus a couple years ago, and support from the last mission trip helped to provide some of its furnishings. St. Peter Parish has been supporting the orphan-age for a number of years, and has had two mission trips there. The next mission trip to Miryante Orphans’ Home is being planned for the fall of 2020. The purpose of the trip is to allow the people from St. Peter to see the fruits of their generosity and observe how the funds are being used. Because the mission team will be staying on the campus of Miryante, there will be lots of time to meet/interact with the children and staff. Depending on the interests of the group, there will also be various opportu-nities to experience the culture of Western Uganda, such as going on a safari. More information about Miryante Orphans’ Home can be found on their website: https://miryanteorphanage.org An informational meeting was held after the 11:30 Mass on Sunday, October 20, in the Holy Family Library. Monthly meetings will be held starting in Janu-ary to prepare for the trip and to plan the activities we will do as part of our mission. Watch the bulletin more further information. Questions? Call Diane Corcoran at 740-703-2196. Hope you can join us!

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Back to school at Bishop Flaget has been very exciting this year! First of all, this is the first year where we have an administrative team working to lead the school. Mrs. Terrina Albright has joined Mrs. Laura Corcoran in the principal’s office as the assistant principal. Together they are working to keep Bishop Flaget at the forefront of educational excellence and faith learning in Ross County. In addition to their ad-ministrative duties, both Mrs. Corcoran and Mrs. Fahnestock are both working in the classroom as well. Mrs. Corcoran teaches 8th grade religion and 7th and 8th grade language arts while Mrs. Fahnestock teaches 7th and 8th grade math and Algebra. The administra-tive team is currently working on continued develop-ment of the STEM program and STEM pedagogy at the school by leading the staff in a book study on prob-lem-solving and also encouraging development of problem-based learning practices (PBL). Several staff members were trained in PBL last summer, and more will be trained next summer.

Bishop Flaget has also added Spanish to grades K-7 this year. Now, students will have the opportunity to learn Spanish throughout the elementary years, and they will also continue to have the opportunity to take Spanish I for high school credit in the 8th grade. Cur-rently, interested 8th graders can take Spanish I through the video conferencing equipment with Senor Dean Tower at Bishop Ready High School in Colum-bus. The students can then enter high school with Spanish I under their belts.

Did you know that Bishop Flaget was awarded the Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in Youth Science Opportunities by the Ohio Academy of Science for the 14th year in a row!!

Both the volleyball and cross country teams have had a great year. Our volleyball team, which con-sists of four 8th graders and several 5th graders cur-rently has a winning record over several middle school teams! In addition, our boys’ cross country team has won several meets this year over much bigger teams and schools. Our girls’ cross country team is also doing well individually, but we are one girl short of compet-ing as a team. Special kudos go to 8th grader Ryan Blum, 7th grader Daniel Hurff, and 8th graders Molly Prochaska and Meredith Hirsch on their excellent showings in all the meets this year!

Bishop Flaget currently has 195 students en-rolled in preschool through 8th grade. Our numbers are down slightly from last year, but we look for our ranks to continue to grow as the year progresses and into next

year. The EdChoice program has provided an addition-al source of tuition assistance to families who could not previously afford tuition as well as families who live in school districts which the state has determined to be academically wanting. This year, Chillicothe Primary, Chillicothe Intermediate, Zane Trace Elementary, Unioto Elementary, and Southeastern Elementary were all designated as EdChoice-eligible schools. What this means is that if your child is attending one of these schools, your child is eligible for a $4650 scholarship to attend Bishop Flaget School next year. For a Catho-lic family, that means full-tuition! Our non-Catholic families who receive this scholarship only have to pay $1150 (first child tuition). The EdChoice Expansion Program is open to families in any district whose household income falls below 200% of the poverty level. The scholarship application period is February 1st-April 30th. For more information, please contact Mrs. Corcoran at 740-774-2970.

In addition to the EdChoice scholarship pro-gram, Bishop Flaget is also a Jon Peterson Scholarship Provider. This program allows us to accept some stu-dents with special needs. The Jon Peterson Scholarship helps to pay for necessary services that we were unable to provide to students before which limited our ability to reach out to the special needs students in our parish-es and community. In order to qualify for a Jon Peter-son Scholarship, a student must have been identified through a district evaluation as having a disability which adversely affects his/her education and have an IEP (individualized education plan) which delineates the appropriate interventions which are necessary for their educational success. For more information on this program, please contact Mrs. Corcoran.

HVAC Update -We are in the midst of work-ing to raise $450,000 in order to repair our aging boiler system and install air conditioning throughout the building. Currently, we have collected over 35% of our goal!! Our hope is to have the new system up and run-ning before cold, winter temperatures move in. In the words of an alumnus and donor “While Bishop Flaget represents the oldest school building in Ross County. . .it remains forever young.” Please help us keep our school building “forever young” by bringing it up to par with the new buildings other Ross County schools have to offer. Our hope is that all of you reading this will prayerfully consider making a donation to this Capital Campaign. Thank you for your continued sup-port.

Please feel free to join us at any time for school Masses, activities, or fun events. You can find our updated calendar on our website at www.bishopflaget.org. You can also follow us on Fa-cebook at www.facebook.com/BishopFlaget/.

Bishop Flaget School By Laura Corcoran, Principal

Marriage preparation and pre-Cana classes are required. Thus, the engaged couple must make initial arrangements by con-tacting the parish at least six months prior to the desired mar-riage date. You or your fiancee should be a registered parishion-er for at least eight months before beginning preparation.

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Baptism

Marriage Preparation

Pre-Baptism instruction for parents who have not previously attended, and for parents for which it has been 4 years or longer since the Baptism of their last child, is required. Please call the office to make arrangements for classes. Baptisms are held by appointment only.

Communion to the Sick

Because the sick and homebound are prevented from cele-brating the Eucharist with the rest of the community, the visits during which they receive Holy Communion are very important. In receiving the Body and Blood of Christ, the sick are united sacramentally to the Lord and are reunited with the Eucharistic community. If you or another parishioner you know is unable to attend Mass, please contact the office so that the Body of Christ can be brought to him or her.

Bethesda Healing Ministry

We are a group of mothers and fathers who have suffered the experience of abortion. We gather twice a month to share, heal, and grow. We are now experiencing the gift of God’s healing love. We’ve been there: We Understand. Contact us at

We’re on the Web! See us at: www.stpeterchillicothe.com

PREGNANT & NEED HELP? Call Option Line at 1-800-395-HELP.

Confidential, caring assistance is available. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are also on Facebook! Like our Page!

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