The following is a list of special events for Lent planned in parishes of the Diocese of
Columbus, as supplied to The Catholic Times:
Columbus Christ the King and St. Thomas the Apostle – Bilingual retreat for young adults, Saturday, March 7, Christ the King convent; parish mission with Franciscan Father Manuel Aviles, OFM Cap, Friday, March 20 (Spanish) 7 p.m., Saturday, March 21, 2:30 p.m. (English) and 7:30 p.m., (Spanish), all at Christ the King; Lenten retreat in Spanish, Saturday, March 28, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Thomas; Reconciliation service, Monday, March 30, 6 to 8 p.m., both churches; Living Stations of the Cross in Spanish, Friday, April 3, noon, Christ the King, 5 p.m., St. Thomas
Columbus Our Lady of Peace – Parish mission with Father Victor Moratin, CPM, of the Fathers of Mercy. Theme: “Return to the Merciful Father,” Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3, 6 p.m. Topics: Monday, “Jesus the Face of Mercy” with Holy Hour at 7; Tuesday, “God the Father of Mercies” with penance service at 7
Columbus St. Christopher – Eucharistic Adoration, Thursday, Feb.19, 7 to 8 p.m.
Columbus St. Francis of Assisi – Soup suppers, Mondays, 6 p.m. Topics, Feb. 23, architecture of the church building, with Dr. John Davis, Ohio State University assistant professor of landscape architecture; March 2, parish organ, with Laurel Marazita and Paula Vasey; March 9, tour of the sacristy and other areas of the church, with Renee Morkassel; March 16, history and symbolism of the church’s stained-glass windows, with Maryellen O’Shaughnessy; March 23, praying of the Stations of the Cross, with individual parishioners speaking on how the stations are reflected in their lives
Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral – Stations with improvised meditations by Dr. Richard Fitzgerald, cathedral organist and music director, Sunday, March 22, 3 p.m.; Tenebrae service with the Cathedral Schola, designed to re-create the sense of betrayal, abandonment and agony related to Good Friday, Friday, April 3, 8 p.m.
Columbus St. Josephine Bakhita Parish at St. Elizabeth Church – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 27, March 6, 13, 20 and 27, 7 p.m., led by East African Swahili community Feb. 27 and Filipino community March 6 and 20; parish mission with Father John Judie of Louisville, Kentucky. Theme, “Our New Vision,” Monday to Wednesday, March 9 to 11; penance service, Thursday, March 12, 5 p.m. with confessions from 5:30 to 7; Stations, Friday, April 3, 3 p.m.
Columbus St. Mary German Village – Adoration and confessions, Tuesdays, Feb. 24 and March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, 5 to 6:15 p.m.; Stations, Fridays, Feb. 27 and March 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2 p.m. (with children), 6 p.m. (Spanish), 7 p.m. (English); Living Stations, Wednesday, April 1, 1:30 p.m.
Columbus/Powell St. Peter St. Joan of Arc – Veneration of relic of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Monday, March 2 after 8:30 a.m. Mass, St. Joan of Arc; penance service, Monday, March 9, 7 to 9:30 p.m., St. Joan of Arc
Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare – Vespers, Sundays, Feb. 22 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 5 to 6 p.m.; One Step Forward family event, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 4:30 and 6 p.m.; soup suppers, Tuesdays, Feb. 24 and March 3, 10, 17 and 24, 6 p.m., followed by Stations at 7; Taize prayer service, Thursday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m.; Lenten prayer service and Vespers, Sunday, March 29, 5 to 7:30 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Friday, April 3, 7:30 p.m.; Easter food blessing, Saturday, April 4, noon; Easter egg hunt, Saturday, April 4, 1 p.m.
Marysville Our Lady of Lourdes – Prayer service, Sundays, Feb. 22 and March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 5:30 p.m.; Bible study on St. Peter’s life, Sundays, Feb. 22 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 6 to 7:30 p.m.; prayer service, Saturday, March 28, 7 p.m.; Stations Through Mary’s Eyes, Friday, April 3, 3 p.m.; Tenebrae service. Friday, April 3, 8 p.m.
New Albany Church of the Resurrection – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 20 and 27 and March 13, 20 and 27, 7 p.m.; Children’s Stations, Friday, March 6, 4:30 p.m.; parish mission on “Building a Culture of Prayer,” Sunday, March 8, 6:30 p.m. (youth night), Monday to Wednesday, March 9 to 11, 7 p.m.; “Last Call” Reconciliation service, Wednesday, April 1, 4 p.m.; “Passion of the Christ” movie, Thursday, April 2, 9 p.m., followed by Night Prayer and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 11:30; Living Stations, Friday, April 3, noon; Easter family program, Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m.; food basket blessing, Saturday, April 4, 11:30 a.m.
New Philadelphia Sacred Heart – Adoration and confessions, Mondays, Feb. 23 and March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 5 p.m., followed by Evening Prayer, Stations of the Cross and Benediction from 6 to 7
Newark St. Francis de Sales – Mardi Gras dinner with talk by Father Thomas Blau, OP, on “What Are You Actually Hungry For?” Tuesday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m.; Living Stations, Sunday, March 29, 7 p.m.
Plain City St. Joseph – Soup supper with book discussion (book to be determined), Tuesdays, Feb. 24 and March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 6 p.m., parish center
Resurrection Cemetery, 9571 N. High St., Lewis Center – Outdoor Stations, Friday, April 3, 10 a.m.
Reynoldsburg St. Pius X – Soup suppers, Mondays, Feb. 23 and March 2, 16, 23 and 30, 6 to 8 p.m.; parish mission with Fr. Giles Maria Barrie, CFR, of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, Sunday to Tuesday, March 8 to 10, 6 to 8 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Wednesday, April 1, 7 p.m.; Living Stations, Friday, April 3, 6 p.m.; Easter egg hunt, Sunday, April 5, 11 a.m.
St. Joseph Cemetery, 6440 S. High St., Columbus – Stations, Friday, March 27, 10 a.m., Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel
Somerset Holy Trinity and St. Joseph – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 20 and March 6 and 20 at Holy Trinity and Feb. 27 and March 13 and 27 at St. Joseph, 7 p.m.; Eucharistic Adoration, Tuesdays, Feb. 24 and March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with Holy Hour at 6 and “No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ’s Passion” video series at 7, Holy Trinity; Novena to St. Joseph, Wednesday to Thursday, March 11 to 19 before all Masses at both churches
Sunbury St. John Neumann – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 20 and March 6, 13, 20 and 27, 6:30 p.m.; parish mission with Marco Casanova of Hallow ministries, Sunday to Tuesday, March 8 to 10, following 6 p.m. Mass; penance service, Wednesday, March 11, 6:30 p.m.; confessions, Wednesday, April 1, 5 to 7 p.m. and Thursday and Friday, April 2 and 3, 10 a.m. to noon; Outdoor Stations, Friday, April 3, 11 a.m.
Westerville St. Paul the Apostle – Talks by Father Kevin Girardi, parochial vicar, on applying St. Paul’s teachings to daily life, Sundays, Feb. 22 and March 1, 8 and15, 6:30 p.m.; penance services, Wednesdays, March 18 and 25, 7 p.m.; parish mission with Father Joseph Tuscan, OFM Cap, director general of the Archconfraternity of Christian Mothers, Sunday to Tuesday, March 22 and 24 with confessions, rosary and veneration of relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina and Blessed Solanus Casey at 6:30 p.m. and talk at 7. Topics: Sunday, “The Greatest Threat to Holiness Today”; Monday, “Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry”; Tuesday, “The Solution.”