The deadline for nominations for the diocese’s annual St. Mother Teresa awards has been extended to Sunday, July 7.
The awards are presented to Catholic women of the diocese for their examples of charity, compassion and service. There is no set number of recipients.
Nomination forms are available at columbuscatholic.org/teresanom. Nominations may be made online or by mail and must include biographical information on the nominee and a short description of her spirituality and how she lives the life of Mother Teresa in the home, the parish and the community.
The awards program will take place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 in the parish hall of Columbus St. Agatha Church, 1860 Northam Road. The program is sponsored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW), the Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference and the Daughters of Isabella. If you have questions, email [email protected].
Registration for family and friends is $32, includes a catered luncheon and is due by Wednesday, July 31. Nominees receive complimentary registration. Space is limited and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have questions, email [email protected].
Bottoms Up collects more than a million diapers
The Bottoms Up Diaper Bank, based in Lancaster, set an ambitious goal of collecting one million diapers in May and surpassed it, saying it still was counting diapers at the end of the month.
Bottoms Up co-founder Jo Welsh said the diapers came in slowly at first, but by the end of the month, the contributions were “more like an avalanche,”
“The experience served to prove to me once again something that I already knew: charity is alive and well and when good people are given the chance to help their neighbor, they will rise up and do exactly that,” she said.
Welsh said the diapers were contributed by 77 churches, schools or businesses and many individuals, some from as far away as Defiance in northwest Ohio.
Bottoms Up is a nonprofit organization founded in 2018 by Welsh and her husband, Tim, to provide clean, dry diapers to families in need. Since its inception, it has delivered more than four million diapers to more than 70 food pantries and child care facilities in 21 counties, ensuring that families have access to diapers they need to keep their children clean, dry and healthy.
Design competition for Indian Lake statue is open
A statewide design competition to design a new statue for the Our Lady of Fatima statue at Indian Lake has opened, with a deadline of Thursday, Aug. 15.
The winning design will replace a 20-foot statue, built in 1964, that was destroyed when an EF3 tornado hit the Indian Lake region on Thursday, March 14.
The American Society of Ephesus (ASE), which owns the statue, and ArtSpace/Lima are conducting the contest, which will award prizes at six age levels: 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under, 18 and under, and over 18.
Artists must be Ohio residents. Prizes will be $1,000 at each of the first five levels and a maximum of $5,000 for the adult-level winner. Entries may be submitted by a design team as long as all members of the team meet age and residency requirements.
A five-person jury will review and judge the designs. There will be one winner in each of the younger age categories and three finalists in the older group. Those three will have a chance to refine their designs and resubmit them for a final ranking by the jury.
ASE will acquire the rights to all winning designs in all categories and can use ideas from any of them for the ultimate design for the new shrine. The winning design entries will be displayed at ArtSpace/Lima and posted to the websites for both sponsors of the competition.
The rebuilding project’s $1.2 million budget includes up-front costs such as architectural and engineering fees, surveys and soil borings. It will also cover the final statue, landscaping, foundation, lighting, construction and installation costs with a goal of completing the project by Aug. 15, 2026.
Entry forms and rules for the competition are available at www.ase-gbqfoundation.org or www.artspacelima.com.
Christ the King class plans 65th anniversary reunion
The Columbus Christ the King School Class of 1959 will have a 65th anniversary reunion on Tuesday, Aug. 6 in Blacklick. The deadline for responses is Tuesday, July 23.
To respond or request more information, contact Nancy Neel Boesch at [email protected] or call or text her at (614) 595-9083.
St. Michael to host 40 Hours of adoration devotion in July
Worthington St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., will have 40 hours of Eucharistic Adoration from 9 a.m. Saturday, July 20 to 6 a.m. Monday, July 22.
Everyone unable to attend the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis is invited to visit the parish to unite with those at the congress in prayer for an increased awareness of the true presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
To sign up for an hour of Adoration, go to https://stmichaelchurchwor.flocknote.com/signup/170632.
