The following is a list of planned Advent activities and Christmas Mass times throughout the Diocese of Columbus, as supplied by parishes to The Catholic Times. A complete list of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses for all diocesan parishes will be published in the newspaper’s Dec. 19 edition.
Ada Our Lady of Lourdes – Christmas Masses: 5:30 p.m. and midnight Dec. 24; 10 a.m. Dec. 25
Buckeye Lake Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Eucharistic Adoration, Sundays, Dec. 5, 12 and 19, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Parish Giving Tree benefits families in Buckeye Lake, Hebron, Millersport and Thornville.
Canal Winchester St. John XXIII – Lessons and carols, Sunday, Dec. 19, 3 p.m. Christmas Masses: 4, 6 and 10 p.m. Dec. 24; 10 a.m. Dec. 25. Giving Tree benefits area families in need.
Chillicothe St. Peter and St. Mary – Inaugural Chillicothe Christmas church walk, beginning at St. Peter Church and continuing to Walnut Street United Methodist, First Baptist, First Wesleyan and St. Mary churches, with a short program at each stop, Saturday, Dec. 4, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets $10, proceeds benefit Adena Health Foundation Women’s & Children’s Fund.
Columbus Christ the King – Christmas Masses: 4 p.m. (English), 6 p.m. (Spanish) Dec. 24; 10 a.m. (English), 12:30 p.m. (Spanish) Dec. 25
Columbus Holy Spirit – Christmas Masses: 6 and 9 p.m. Dec. 24; 11 a.m. Dec. 25. Parish Giving Tree benefits Whitehall Kids Christmas program.
Columbus Ss. Augustine & Gabriel – Christmas Masses: 7 p.m. Dec. 24; 11 a.m. Dec. 25
Columbus St. Cecilia – Parish St. Vincent de Paul Society assembles Christmas baskets, Friday, Dec. 10, distributing them the following day. Giving Tree benefits needy parish families, Catholic Social Services and Columbus Healthcare Center, with gifts distributed the week of Monday, Dec. 13. Christmas Masses: 5 and 8 p.m. and midnight (Office of Readings, 11:15 p.m.) Dec. 24; 9:30 a.m. Dec. 25
Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral – Lessons and carols, Sunday, Dec. 5, 3 p.m. Christmas Masses: 4 and 6 p.m. and midnight (concert begins at 11 p.m.) Dec. 24; 10:30 a.m. Dec. 25
Columbus St. Margaret of Cortona – Weekly Eucharistic Adoration concludes with sung Vespers and Benediction, Thursdays, Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 7 p.m.
Columbus St. Mary, Mother of God – Concert featuring Columbus Maennerchor German choir and parish handbell choir, Sunday, Dec. 5, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration and confession, Tuesdays, Dec. 7, 14 and 21, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Columbus St. Patrick – Solemn Advent Vespers, Sundays, Dec. 5 and 19, 7 p.m. Lessons and carols, Sunday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m. Christmas Masses: 4 p.m. (incense-free), 6:30 p.m. and midnight Dec. 24; 7 and 10 a.m. (both incense-free) and noon Dec. 25
Columbus St. Peter – Christmas Masses: 4, 6 and 10 p.m. (English) and 8 p.m. (Spanish) Dec. 24; 9 a.m. (English), 11 a.m. (Spanish) and 1 p.m. (Swahili) Dec. 25
Columbus St. Philip – Christmas Masses: 4 p.m. Dec. 24; 9 a.m. Dec. 25. Parish food pantry is collecting laundry detergent, fabric softener, dish soap and dishwasher detergent for those in need.
Columbus St. Thomas the Apostle – Christmas Masses: 4 p.m. Dec. 24, 11 a.m. Dec. 25
Columbus St. Timothy – Christmas Masses: 4 p.m. (church and gym) and 8 p.m. Dec. 24; 9 a.m. Dec. 25
Dover St. Joseph – Eucharistic Festival of Praise, Sunday, Dec. 12, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Advent prayer service with music, Sunday, Dec. 19, 3 p.m.
Grove City Our Lady of Perpetual Help – 24 Hours of Adoration, 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. Parish’s Giving Tree and women’s association hat and mitten tree benefit community residents.
Kenton Immaculate Conception – Christmas Masses: 6 and 8 p.m. Dec. 24; 9 a.m. Dec. 25
Lancaster St. Mark – Christmas Masses: 5 p.m. Dec. 24; 10:30 a.m. Dec. 25
Lancaster St. Mary – Church is final stop for Fairfield County Heritage Association’s 42nd annual candlelight tour of six downtown churches, with 15-minute choral programs at each site, Saturday, Dec. 11, 6 to approximately 9:30 p.m. Tickets $10 adults, $12 day of tour, $4 children. Lessons and carols, Sunday, Dec. 19, 3 p.m.
Marysville Our Lady of Lourdes – Christmas Masses: 4 and 7 p.m. and midnight Dec. 24; 10 a.m. Dec. 25
New Philadelphia Sacred Heart – Eucharistic Adoration and Evening Prayer, Mondays, Dec. 6, 13 and 20, 5 p.m.
Pond Creek Holy Trinity – Christmas Mass: 5 p.m. Dec. 24.
Portsmouth Holy Redeemer and St. Mary – Parishes, Pickerington St. Elizabeth Seton Parish and Catholic Social Services distribute holiday food baskets, Friday to Sunday, Dec, 17 to 19, Holy Redeemer activity center. Christmas Masses: 4 p.m. (St. Mary), 6:30 p.m. (Holy Redeemer) and midnight (St. Mary) Dec. 24; 9 a.m. (Holy Redeemer) Dec. 25
Powell St. Joan of Arc – Lessons and carols with parish choir and chamber orchestra, Sunday, Dec. 12, 3:30 p.m.
Reynoldsburg St. Pius X – Anointing of the Sick, Sunday, Dec. 12, after 10 a.m. Mass. Parish’s 43rd annual Adopt-A-Child program collects toys and clothes for the Bish Foundation, CHOICES domestic violence shelter and Catholic Social Services Our Lady of Guadalupe Center. Christmas Masses: 4, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Dec. 24; 10 a.m. Dec. 25
Sugar Grove St. Joseph – 29th annual “Silent Night in Sugar Grove” program, with stops at St. Joseoh, Sugar Grove United Methodist and St. Matthew Lutheran churches, Sunday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.
Sunbury St. John Neumann – “Hallelujah! It’s Christmas!” concert with the Grace Notes choral ensemble, featuring vocalists and musicians from across central Ohio and the parish children’s choir, Sunday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m. Giving Tree sponsored by parish youth ministry program benefits families of Columbus Holy Rosary-St. John Church. Gift deadline is Sunday, Dec. 12. Christmas Masses: 4 and 6:30 p.m. and midnight Dec. 24; 10 a.m. Dec. 25. Music before all Masses
West Jefferson Ss. Simon & Jude – Youth group live Nativity scene, Sunday, Dec. 19, social hall. Family Nativity scenes, with the stories behind them, will be displayed in the hall. Parish School of Religion and Knights of Columbus will put together blessing bags with nonperishable items to be distributed to those in need during Advent.
Wheelersburg St. Peter in Chains – Christmas Masses: 4 p.m. Dec. 24
Zanesville St. Thomas Aquinas – Christmas Masses: 5 and 10 p.m. (carols 9:30) Dec.; 24; 10 a.m. Dec. 25. All Masses in parish activity center because of church construction.
