The following is a list of special events for Lent planned at parishes of the Diocese of Columbus, as supplied to The Catholic Times:
Buckeye Lake Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Stations of the Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, Friday, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 7 p.m.; Eucharistic Adoration, Sundays, Feb. 18 and 25 and March 3, 10, 17 and 24, 9:15 to 10:45 a.m.
Canal Winchester St. John XXIII – “Jesus and the Eucharist” video series, Wednesdays, Feb. 21 and 28 and March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3, 7 to 9 p.m.
Chillicothe St. Peter – Special evening of confessions, Tuesday, March 5, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Circleville St. Joseph – Simple supper and Stations, Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 6 p.m.; Stations, Sunday, March 24, 2 p.m.; simple supper, Friday, March 29, 6 p.m., followed by Tenebrae service designed to re-create the sense of betrayal, abandonment and agony related to Good Friday, 7:30
Columbus Immaculate Conception – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Our Lady of Peace – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 7 p.m.; talk with Sister Zephrina Mary Gracykutty, FIH, diocesan missions director, Thursday, March 7, 6 p.m.; penance service, Wednesday, March 13, 7 p.m.
Columbus Our Lady of Victory – Soup supper and Bible Study, Wednesdays, Feb. 21 and 28 and March 6, 13, 20 and 27, 6 to 7:30 p.m., parish life center; Eucharistic Adoration, Wednesday, March 6, following noon Mass to 6 p.m.
Columbus St. Agatha – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 7 p.m.; “Jesus and the Eucharist” study, Wednesdays, Feb. 21 and 28 and March 6 and 13, 7 p.m.; penance service, Sunday, March 3, 3 p.m.; parish mission with Father Thomas Blau, OP, Monday to Wednesday, March 18 to 20, 7 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.
Columbus St. Catharine – “Discovering the Mass in the Bible” series, with soup suppers, Thursdays, Feb. 15, 22 and 29, March 7, 14 and 21 and April 4, 6 p.m.; Stations, Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 7:30 p.m.; Working Challenges retreat for men, Wednesdays, Feb. 21 and 28, March 6, 20, 27 and April 3, 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.; Tenebrae service, Wednesday, March 27, 8 p.m.
Columbus St. Cecilia – Series on “The Eucharist in the Early Church” led by Father Thomas Buffer, Thursdays, Feb. 15, 22 and 29 and March 7, 6:30 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Sunday, March 24, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus St. Francis of Assisi – Stations, Wednesday, Feb. 14, noon; parish mission on “Our Lenten Journey to Eucharist,” Monday to Wednesday, Feb. 19 to 21, 7 to 8:15 p.m.; soup suppers with talks on “The Eucharist as Mass and Blessing,” Mondays, Feb. 26 and March 4, 11 and 18, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Columbus St. James the Less – Reflection and discussion on “The Sorrowful Mysteries: Saved by the Blood,” Mondays, Feb. 19 and 26 and March 4, 11 and 18 (English), Wednesdays, Feb. 21 and 28 and March 6, 13 and 20 (Spanish), 6 to 7 p.m.; Living Stations in Spanish (outdoors, weather permitting), Friday, March 29, 5 p.m.
Columbus St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic – Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, Mondays, Feb. 19 and 26 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 7 p.m. book study on the Eucharist, Wednesdays, Feb. 21 and 28 and March 6, 13 and 20, 6 p.m.
Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral – Stations with musical meditations by Dr. Richard Fitzgerald, cathedral organist and music director, Sunday, March 17, 3 p.m.; Tenebrae service with the Cathedral Schola, featuring Thomas Tallis’ Lamentations of Jeremiah and Gregorio Allegre’s Miserere, Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.
Columbus St. Margaret of Cortona – Shrove Tuesday dinner, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 5 to 6:30 p.m.; Eucharistic Adoration, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Stations, Vespers and Benediction, Thursdays, Feb. 15, 22 and 29 and March 7, 14 and 21, 7 p.m.; penance service, Monday, March 18, 7 p.m.; blessing of Easter food baskets, Saturday, March 30, 1 p.m.
Columbus St. Mary German Village – Eucharistic Adoration, Tuesdays, Feb. 20 and 27 and March 5, 12, 19 and 26, 5 to 6:15 p.m.
Columbus St. Mary Magdalene – Mary’s Way of the Cross, led by women of the parish, Friday, March 29, 3 p.m.
Columbus St. Patrick – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8 and 22, 7 p.m.; parish mission with Father Stepen Dominic Hayes, OP, Monday to Wednesday, Feb. 19, 20 and 21, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. with Eucharistic Adoration and confessions after 7 p.m. talk; adult education opportunity with Father Paul Marich, OP, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m.; talk on the Eucharist with Father Reginald Lynch, OP, Tuesday, March 12, 7 p.m.
Delaware St. Mary – Stations and confessions, Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 (Living Stations) and 22, 4 p.m.
Dennison Immaculate Conception – Stations, 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 20 and 27 and March 5, 12, 19 and 26
Grove City Our Lady of Perpetual Help – “The Pondering” study for young women of Pope St. John Paul’s letter to women, Saturdays, Feb. 17 and 24 and March 2 and 9, 9 to 10:30 a.m.; True Presence Night with The Vigil Project, Wednesday, March 6, 7 p.m.; Shadow Stations of the Cross featuring parish school students, Thursday, March 28, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; Walking Stations through downtown Grove City, Friday, March 29, 6 p.m.; Easter meal basket blessing, Saturday, March 30, noon.
Groveport St. Mary - “Jesus and the Eucharist” video series, Wednesdays, Feb. 21 and 28, March 6, 13, 20 and 27 and April 3, 9:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Hilliard St. Brendan the Navigator – Adoration, Mondays, Feb. 19 and 26 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 6 to 10 p.m., in addition to regular times during the week; parish mission with theme “Listen-Adore-Learn,” Monday to Wednesday. March 4 to 6, 7 p.m., with Msgr. Frank Lane speaking on “The Eucharist as Thanksgiving” Monday, True Presence Night with The Vigil Project Tuesday and a teaching Mass Wednesday
Lancaster Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption – Evening Prayer, Sundays, Feb. 18 and 25 and March 3, 10 and 17, 4 p.m.; Living Stations, Friday, March 22, 7 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Sunday, March 24, 7 p.m.; Morning Prayer, Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, 9 a.m.
Lancaster St. Mark -- Soup suppers and Psalms, benefiting Operation Rice Bowl and sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 15447, Wednesdays, Feb. 14, 21 and 28 and March 6, 13 and 20, after 6 p.m. Mass
Marysville Our Lady of Lourdes – Deacon Dave Bezusko leads book study of “RETURN: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church,” by Brandon Vogt, Mondays, Feb. 19 and 26 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 7 to 8 p.m., parish life center; Stations Through the Eyes of Mary, Friday, March 29, 3 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.
New Albany Church of the Resurrection – Eucharistic Adoration, Thursdays, Feb. 15, 22 and 29 and March 7, 14 and 21, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
New Philadelphia Sacred Heart – Evening Prayer and Benediction, Mondays, Feb. 19 and 26 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 6 p.m., followed by Stations at 6:45; mission for teens and adults with Dr. James Pauley, professor of theology and catechetics at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Sunday and Monday, Feb. 18 and 19, 7 p.m., parish center
Plain City St. Joseph – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 7 p.m., church; soup supper with Scripture study on Eucharistic revival, Wednesdays, Feb. 21 and 28 and March 6, 13 and 20, 6 to 8 p.m., activity center; penance service, Thursday, March 21, 6:30 to 8 p.m., activity center
Reynoldsburg St. Pius X – Stations, Thursdays, Feb. 15, 22 and 29 and March 7, 14 and 21, after 8:30 a.m. Mass and Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 18, 15 and 22, 6 p.m.; parish mission, Sunday, Feb. 25 to Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Somerset Holy Trinity – Stations, Friday, Feb. 16, March 1 and March 15, 7 p.m.; Adoration, Tuesdays, Feb. 20 and 27 and March 5, 12 and 19, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., followed by Holy Hour from 6 to 7 p.m.
Somerset St. Joseph – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 23 and March 8 and 22, 7 p.m.
Sunbury St. John Neumann – Stations, Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 6:30 p.m.; Adoration with praise and worship music and Reconciliation, Wednesdays, Feb. 21 and 28 and March 6 and 13, 6:30 p.m.; program on whether miracles can stand up to the test of science, Monday and Tuesday. March 18 and 19, 6:30 to 9 p.m. (same program both nights}; penance service, Wednesday, March 20, 6:30 p.m.
West Jefferson Sts. Simon and Jude – “Jesus and the Eucharist” study, Sundays, Feb. 11, 18 and 25 and March 3, 10 and 17, 10 to 11:15 a.m., parish hall, and Tuesdays, Feb. 13, 20 and 27 and March 5, 12 and 19, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Room; Stations, Fridays, Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22, 6 p.m.
