The following is a list of special events for Lent planned at parishes of the Diocese of Columbus, as supplied to The Catholic Times.
Ada Our Lady of Lourdes – Tenebrae service, designed to re-create the sense of betrayal, abandonment and agony related to Good Friday, Wednesday, April 5, 7 p.m.
Buckeye Lake Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Eucharistic Adoration, Sundays, Feb. 26 to April 2, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Canal Winchester St. John XXIII – “Metanoia: A Journey with Christ into Conversion” video series, Thursdays, Feb. 23 to April 27 (except April 6), 7 p.m.
Circleville St. Joseph – Penance service, Sunday, March 19, 4 p.m.; Seder meal, Wednesday, April 5, 6 p.m.
Columbus Holy Spirit – Video series on “Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues” with Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Sundays, Feb. 26 and March 12, 19 and 26, 6 to 7:30 p.m.; Penance service, Sunday, March 5, 4 p.m.
Columbus St. Agatha – Tenebrae service, Friday, April 7, 8 p.m.
Columbus Sts. Augustine and Gabriel – Eucharistic Adoration, Sunday, March 26, 1 to 4 p.m.
Columbus St. Cecilia – Father Kyle Tennant speaks on “Discovering the Mass,” Mondays, Feb. 27 and March 6, 20 and 27, 6 to 8 p.m.; parish mission, “The 1 Percent Challenge,” Tuesday, March 7, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Sunday, April 2, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus St. Francis of Assisi – Soup suppers with talks by parishioners, Mondays from Feb. 27 to March 27, 6 p.m. Topics: Feb. 27, “Liturgy”; March 6, “Church and Grounds Maintenance”; March 13, “Social Justice”; March 20, “Faith Formation”; March 27, Stations of the Cross, with parishioners speaking on how each station is reflected in their lives.
Columbus St. James the Less – Wisdom retreat with lunch, talks, confession, 4:30 Mass, Saturday, March 4, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., ministry center. Call Brother Tom Bohlman, CPPS, at (614) 262-1179 by Monday, Feb. 27 to sign up. $10 offering, limited seating
Columbus St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic – Liturgy of St. Gregory the Great, Mondays and Fridays, 7 p.m.; Byzantine Liturgy of the Hours with Old Testament and patristic readings, Wednesdays, 9 a.m.; parish retreat on the Holy Icons with Father Marek Visnovsky, iconographer for the Eparchy of Parma, Friday to Sunday, Feb. 24 to 26; book study on “Worshiping with the Church Fathers,“ Wednesdays, March 1 to 29 and April 12, 7 p.m.
Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral – Lenten Vespers, Sundays, Feb. 26 to April 2, 4:45 p.m.; Stations of the Cross with musical meditations by Dr. Richard K. Fitzgerald, cathedral organist and diocesan music director, Friday, March 31, 7 p.m.; Tenebrae service with the Cathedral Schola, featuring Thomas Tallis’ Lamentations of Jeremiah and Gregorio Allegre’s Miserere, Friday, April 7, 8 p.m.
Columbus St. Margaret of Cortona – Penance service, Monday, March 27, 7 p.m.; Eucharistic Adoration, Thursday, April 6, from end of 7 p.m. Mass to 11 p.m.; blessing of Easter food baskets, Saturday, April 8, 1 p.m.
Columbus St. Patrick – Parish mission with Father Patrick J. Briscoe, OP, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, Monday, Feb. 27 to March 1, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. (identical message at both daily sessions) Theme: “Sacred Banquet: St. Thomas and the Eucharist.” Topics: Monday, “Memorial”; Tuesday, “Present Grace”; Wednesday, “Pledge of Future Glory.” Reconciliation after each evening session.
Danville St. Luke and Mount Vernon St. Vincent de Paul – Combined parish mission with Father Pachomius Walker, OP, Monday, March 5 and Wednesday, March 7 (St. Vincent de Paul) and Tuesday, March 6 (St. Luke), 6:30 to 8 p.m.; penance services at both parishes, Thursday, March 8, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Grove City Our Lady of Perpetual Help – Parish mission with Justin Fatica and Hard As Nails Ministries, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 27 and 28; Shadow Stations of the Cross with Our Lady of Perpetual Help School students, Thursday, April 6, 9:30 and 1:30 p.m.; Walking Stations through downtown Grove City, Friday, April 7, 6 p.m.; Easter meal basket blessing, Saturday, April 8, noon
Lancaster St. Mark – Soup suppers, Wednesdays, March 1 to 29, following 6 p.m. Mass; parish retreat with Father James Walter. Topic: “Sacred to the Lord.” Begins with homilies at Masses at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 5 and 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 6 and continues from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 7 and 8. Tuesday program will be a penance service.
Marysville Our Lady of Lourdes – Stations Through the Eyes of Mary, Friday, April 7, 3 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Friday, April 7, 8 p.m.
Mattingly Settlement St. Mary – Retreat led by Father Stephen Dominic Hayes, OP, of Columbus St. Patrick Priory. Theme: “Passion of the Lord: Journey from Mortal Being to Eternal Glory,” Monday to Wednesday, April 3 to 5, 7 p.m.
Mount Vernon St. Vincent de Paul – Seminarian Kevin Girardi talks on “The Eucharistic Way: The Life-Transforming Power of the Real Presence,” followed by Eucharistic Adoration, Wednesdays, March 1, 15 and 29, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Living Stations with St. Vincent de Paul School students, Tuesday, March 28, 8:30 a.m.
New Philadelphia Sacred Heart – Mission for all Tuscarawas County parishes featuring speaker Mike Patin of Lafayette, Louisiana. Theme: “B-eing with Jesus in Lent,” Sunday to Tuesday, March 5 to 7, refreshments at 6:30 p.m. and presentation at 7. Topics: Sunday, “Burros (Palm Sunday)”; Monday, “Bread and Basins (Holy Thursday)”; Tuesday, “Bricks and Bouquets (Good Friday)”
Reynoldsburg St. Pius X – Parish mission with Catholic Times columnist MaryBeth Eberhard, Sunday to Tuesday, March 5 to 7, 7 p.m. Theme: “3 Days: A Lenten Walk”; soup suppers with videos on Divine Mercy, Pope St. John Paul II and St. Faustina Kowalska, Wednesdays, March 8 to 29, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Anointing of the Sick, Saturday, March 18 after 4:30 p.m. Mass; Tenebrae service, Wednesday, April 5, 7 p.m.; Stations and Eucharistic Adoration, Friday, April 7, 6 p.m.; Easter food basket blessing, Saturday, April 8, 1 p.m.
Sunbury St. John Neumann – Parish mission with Deacon Greg Kendra, retired senior writer for the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, former CBS News producer and creator of the blog “The Deacon’s Bench,” Monday and Tuesday, March 27 to 28, 7 p.m.; penance service, Wednesday, March 29, 7 p.m.
West Jefferson Sts. Simon and Jude – Parish mission with Father Victor Moratin from the Pontifical College Josephinum, Sunday to Tuesday, March 12 to 14. Topics: Sunday, “God, the Father of Mercies,” 7 p.m. with Eucharistic Adoration; Monday, “Life, Nourishment, Healing Encounters with Christ in the Sacraments,” beginning with Adoration at 6 p.m.; Tuesday, “Mary, Our Mother and the Church,” beginning with Adoration at 5 p.m. and Mass at 6; outdoor Stations, Friday, April 7, 3 p.m., weather permitting. Wear walking shoes.
