Tim Glemkowski, executive director of the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress, will speak on “The New Evangelization” at Columbus St. Andrew Church, 1899 McCoy Road, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 in the parish hall. 

Glemkowski will share his insights on the three-year National Eucharistic Revival initiated by the U.S. bishops in June 2022 on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that will culminate in July 2024 with the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, the first event of its kind in the U.S. in almost 50 years. 

The bishops have called for the National Eucharistic Revival as a grassroots effort to restore devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus. 

Glemkowski, a Franciscan University of Steubenville graduate, has served as director of strategy for the Archdiocese of Denver and is the founder and former president of L’Alto Catholic Institute and Revive Parishes, an apostolate dedicated to helping parishes form disciples. A speaker and author, Glemkowski also has worked as a high school theology teacher and as a director of youth and young adult ministry and of evangelization and catechesis. 

Light refreshments and desserts will be available. For more information, contact Emily Jaminet, St. Andrew Church director of RCIA and adult faith formation, at [email protected]. 

 

Ohio Dominican hosting instant admission night

Central Ohio high school students can begin and complete their college search during instant admission night at Ohio Dominican University (ODU) on Thursday, Nov. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Bishop James A. Griffin Student Center, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. 

Students can complete a free application to ODU, receive an on-the-spot admission decision, file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and submit a deposit to secure their spot in an upcoming entering class. They also can take a campus tour and speak with students, faculty and staff about the university’s academic programs and student life. 

This event is for high school and transfer students interested in enrolling for either the spring or fall 2023 semesters. To register, go to ohiodominican.edu/visit. 


Josephinum opens lecture series

The Pontifical College Josephinum will open its 2022-2023 “Building Spiritual Bridges to the Community” lecture series with Dr. Timothy O’Malley, director of education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life and academic director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy. 

He will speak on “Eucharistic Amazement: Healing the Human Heart in Our Age” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the college’s Jessing Center, 7625 N. High St., Columbus. The lecture and parking are free; reservations are not required. For more information, visit pcj.edu or call (614) 985-2274. 


Vietnam POW to speak to men’s luncheon club

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward J. Mechenbier, who was held captive in North Vietnam from 1967 to 1973, will present an illustrated talk titled “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to a Vietnamese Prison” to the Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club on Friday, Nov. 4. 

The meeting will follow the 11:45 a.m. Mass at Columbus St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave. Free parking is available in the Columbus State Community College Grant Avenue parking lot (25-S), across the street from the church. No reservations are necessary. A $12 donation for the lunch and meeting is suggested.  

In 1967, Mechenbier was shot down on his 113th combat mission, his 80th over North Vietnam. On his return to the United States, he was awarded the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster for his resistance to demands by the North Vietnamese for information, confessions and propaganda material. He also received a Bronze Star with “V” device for his efforts to conduct himself strictly in accordance with the code of conduct for war prisoners. 

The club’s December lunch on Friday, Dec. 2 will feature a talk by Columbus Bishop Earl Fernandes. 

The November luncheon will be sponsored by the diocesan Catholic cemeteries. Contact Jim Gernetzke at [email protected] if you are interested in sponsoring a future luncheon. 


St. Colman to present Mozart’s ‘Requiem’

The annual Concerts in a Country Church series at Washington Court House St. Colman of Cloyne Church will begin with a performance of Mozart’s “Requiem,” with choir, soloists and chamber orchestra, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. Admission is $20 at the door. 

Parking is free and available in the church and parish center lots and on nearby streets. For reservations, write to St. Colman Concerts, 219 S. North St., Washington Court House, Ohio 43160 or call David Jaynes at (937) 675-7055. 


St. Joseph Cathedral adds weekday morning Mass

Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., has added a 7:30 a.m. Mass to its schedule on Mondays through Fridays beginning Monday, Oct. 17. It will continue to have a 12:05 p.m. Mass on those days, with confessions available from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. There will be Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, with confessions, from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

The 5:15 p.m. Wednesday Mass, Holy Hour and confession have been eliminated. The last of those Masses was Oct. 12. 

Weekend Masses will remain the same: 5:15 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 8 and 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sundays. 


Ohio Dominican announces saints lecture series dates  

Ohio Dominican University (ODU) again will present three lectures on Dominican saints during the 2022-23 academic year in its Sister Mary Andrew Matesich, OP, Theatre, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. 

Each talk will be presented by a Dominican Sister of Peace, representing ODU’s founding congregation. The presentations are free; registration is not required. 

The St. Albert the Great Lecture on “Caring for Our Common Home: A Dominican Response” will be presented by Sister Sharon Zayac, OP, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16. 

“Thomas Aquinas and the Call to Justice” will be the title of the St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture, presented by Sister Marcelline Koch, OP at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. 

Sister Joan Wolf, OP, will be the presenter for the St. Catherine of Siena Lecture on “Catherine, the Voice for Justice and Peace” at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 19.