2020 lentenACTIVITIES Churches throughout the Diocese of Columbus will be presenting a variety of Lenten programs focusing on prayer, penance and preparation for Easter from now through Easter Sunday, April 12. Most parishes will conduct penance services, either individually or in conjunction with other parishes in their deanery. Many also will offer the traditional Lenten devotion of Stations of the Cross. In addition to those activities, special seasonal events planned by parishes of the diocese include the following: Bremen St. Mary – Retreat Day tion Rice Bowl, after 6 p.m. Mass, Topics and speakers, March 2, with Eucharistic Adoration, con- Wednesdays, March 4 to April “A Theology of the Sacraments,” fessions and Benediction, Sun- 8. Parish mission led by Father Barb Finan; March 9, “History day, March 29. Thomas Blau, OP, with theme of and Significance of Our Church “Virtue, Vice and Grace,” Mon- Windows,” Maryellen O’Shaugh- Buckeye Lake Our Lady of Mount day to Wednesday, March 9 to nessy; March 16, “Holy Thursday Carmel – Exposition of the Bless- 11, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. (identical – Washing of Feet/Eucharist/ ed Sacrament, Sundays, March 1 programs). Service. Meaning,” Mark Huddy, to April 5, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. diocesan episcopal moderator Columbus St. Elizabeth – Parish Columbus Holy Spirit and St. for social concerns; March 23, mission led by Father Thomas Philip – “Luke’s Gospel: The “Good Friday – Cross/What It Blau, OP, with theme of “Under- Good News of God’s Mercy” Means to Take Up Our Cross,” standing God’s Mercy.” Monday Bible study, Tuesdays, March 3 Sister Joye Gros, OP; March to Thursday, March 16 to 19, 7 to 31, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Holy Spirit 30, “Exploring the Symbols of p.m., preceded by Reconciliation office. Lenten morning reflection, the Easter Vigil,” Mark Butler, at 6. Easter egg hunt, Saturday, Thursday, March 12, 9 a.m., St. director of founded ministries, April 4, 10 a.m. Therese’s retreat Center. Dominican Sisters of Peace; April Columbus St. Francis of Assi- 6, Stations, with parish members Columbus Our Lady of Victory – si – Soup suppers, Mondays, telling how each station relates Simple suppers benefiting Opera- March 2 to April 6, 6:30 to 8 p.m. to their lives. Columbus St. John Chrysostom of Our Daily Ritual” with Father to 9 p.m., Beitel Commons. “A Byzantine Catholic Church – Lit- Raymond Snyder, OP; March 5, Lenten Encounter with Mercy” urgy of the Presanctified Gifts, a “Challenges in Prayer: Spiritual faith formation series with Dea- Vespers service with holy Eucha- Reading, Meditation and Prayer” con Todd Tucky and parish adult rist, Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 p.m. with Father Michael Ciccone, OP; faith formation director Julie Lutz, (Eastern-rite Catholic churches March 12, “The Mass as Prayer” Wednesdays, March 4, third floor do not have a daily Divine Liturgy with Father Stephen Alcott, OP; of parish office, and March 11, 18, in Lent.) Liturgy includes reflec- March 19, “The Practice of Lectio 25 and April 1, Beitel Commons, tions Tuesdays on the Genesis Divina and the Four Senses of 6:30 to 8 p.m. Living Stations, story of Joseph and his brothers Scripture” with Father Stephen Friday, March 13, 7 p.m. Eucharis- and Fridays on the Suffering Dominic Hayes, OP. Sung Latin tic Adoration, Thursday, April 9, 8 Servant of Isaiah. Parish retreat Mass in the Dominican rite for p.m. to midnight. Walking Sta- led by Bishop Milan Lach, SJ, of the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, tions, Friday, April 10, 10:30 a.m. the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of followed by reception, Saturday, Interfaith Good Friday service, Parma, Friday to Sunday, March March 7, 11 a.m. Mass celebrat- Friday, April 10, noon. Blessing 13 to 15. ing Feast of St. Patrick, followed of Easter food baskets, Saturday, by torchlight procession with April 11, 11 a.m. Columbus St Joseph Cathedral – pipes and drums and Irish tea Sung Vespers with the cathedral reception with music by The Dover St. Joseph – Eucharistic choir, Sundays, March 1 to May Kells and Irish dancers, Monday, Adoration and confessions, Tues- 31, 4:45 p.m. Bimonthly healing March 16, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Parish days, March 3 to April 7, 5 p.m., Mass and service, Monday, mission led by Father Emmerich followed by Mass at 6 and adult March 16, 6:30 p.m. Walking Sta- Vogt, OP, with theme of “Spiritual faith formation at 7. Mass for the tions of the Cross, stopping at 14 Healing,” Monday, March 30 to Feast of St. Joseph, followed by sites around downtown, Friday, Thursday, April 2, 10:30 to 11:30 family dinner, Thursday, March April 10, 8 to 11 a.m., starting at a.m. or 7 to 8 p.m. 19, 6 p.m. Walking stations in cathedral. Tenebrae service, Spanish, Friday, April 10, 8 p.m. designed to recreate the sense of Columbus St. Peter – Living Sta- betrayal, abandonment and ago- tions in Spanish, Friday, April 10, Dresden St. Ann – Eucharistic ny related to Good Friday, fea- 4:30 p.m. Adoration, Mondays, March 2 to turing the Cathedral Schola and April 6, 7 to 8 p.m. Delaware St. Mary – Talks by including Tallis’ Lamentations of Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare – Jeremiah, Friday, April 10, 8 p.m. Cy Kellett, one of the hosts of EWTN Radio’s Catholic Answers “Journey to Jerusalem,” a look Columbus St. Margaret of Corto- Live, Subjects: “Truly Human at Jesus’ journey to the cross na – Sung Vespers and Benedic- Lives,” after 4:30 p.m. Mass through the eyes of different peo- tion, Thursdays, Feb. 27 to April 2, on Saturday, Feb. 29; “What- ple each week, Thursday, Feb. 27 approximately 7:30 p.m., following ever Happened to the Modern and Wednesdays, March 4, 11, Stations during weekly Eucharis- World?” after 11:30 a.m. Mass 18, 25 and April 1, 7 to 8:15 p.m., tic Adoration program. Eucharis- on Sunday, March 1; “The Cycle Hendricks Hall; soup suppers, tic Adoration, Thursday, April 9, of Christian Life,” after 5:30 p,m, followed by Stations, Tuesdays, end of 7 p.m. Mass to 11 p.m. Mass on March 1. Annual “Lent March 3 to 31, 6 p.m., Hendricks By Candlelight” dinner program Hall. Columbus St. Patrick – “Soup for women, with Jessica Schmitt and spirit” meals with talks on Granville St. Edward – Soup sup- and Lynn Hartings speaking on prayer, Thursdays, 12:30 and 7 pers with speakers, Tuesdays, “A Sacred Journey Through Grief p.m., Aquinas Hall. Topics: Feb. March 3 to 31, 7 p.m. Topics: and Joy,” Tuesday, March 3, 5:30 27, “Making Mental Prayer a Part March 3, St. Vincent de Paul Society; March 10, Knights of Co- Tennant. Parish mission led by versity and the parish, Wednes- lumbus Helping Hands ministry; Father Joseph Tuscan, OFM Cap, day, March 11, 7:30 p.m. March 17, The Catholic founda- with theme “Repent and Be- tion; March 24, Hospice; March lieve,” Sunday to Tuesday, March Portsmouth area Catholic 31, Grief Share. 8 to 10, 6:30 p.m. Topics: March churches – Solemn Vespers, 8, “The Greatest Threats to Sundays, March 1 and 29 at Heath St. Leonard – Women’s Holiness Today”; March 9, “The Wheelersburg St. Peter in Chains, book study of Walk in Her San- Real Roots of Sin”; March 10, March 8 at New Boston St. Mon- dals: Experiencing Christ’s Pas- “Following the Law or Following ica, March 15 at Portsmouth Holy sion Through the Eyes of Women, a Person?” preceded by Mass. Redeemer and March 22 at Ports- Saturdays, Feb. 29 to April 4, 11 Living Stations, Friday, March 20, mouth St. Mary, all at 6:30 p.m. a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Morning of reflection for Night of Adoration, Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m., St. Mary. Con- Lancaster St. Bernadette – Forty all extraordinary ministers of the cert with The Vigil Project, featur- Hours Devotion, beginning with Eucharist, focusing on the Last ing live music, authentic prayer Stations and ending with Bene- Supper, Saturday, March 28, 10 and dynamic speaking, Saturday, diction, 7 p.m. Thursday, March a.m. to noon. March 7, with Vigil Mass, 4 p.m., 27 to 11 a.m. Sunday, March 29. Martin de Porres Center, Colum- Holy Redeemer; dinner, 5:30 Lancaster St. Mary – Parish mis- bus – Concert with an ensemble p.m., St. Mary; and concert, 7 sion led by Deacon Greg Kandra, from the Columbus International p.m., St. Mary. Tenebrae service, former CBS television journalist, Children’s Choir, Sunday, March Wednesday, April 8, St. Peter in with theme of “Living the Good 8, 4 p.m. Retreat led by Sister Car- Chains. Eucharistic Adoration, 8 News,” Monday to Wednesday, ol Ann Spencer, OP, with theme p.m. to midnight, Thursday, April March 16 to 18, 7 p.m. Tenebrae of “Desert Time,” Wednesday, 9, St. Peter in Chains. service, Sunday, April 5, 7 p.m. March 18, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Reynoldsburg St. Pius X – Soup Marion St. Mary – Morning of Mattingly Settlement St. Mary – suppers, followed by The Wild reflection for all lectors, focus- Eucharistic Adoration, Thursdays, Goose video series on the Holy ing on the beauty, power and Feb. 27 to April 9, 7 to 8 p.m. Spirit with Father Dave Pivonka, activity of the Word of God when OSF, president of Franciscan New Albany Church of the Resur- proclaimed, Saturday, Feb. 29, 10 University of Steubenville, Thurs- rection – 33 hours of Eucharistic a.m.