The Serra Club of North Columbus will host its annual vocations luncheon for young women from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Jessing Center of the Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 N. High St., Columbus.
The featured speaker will be Sister Leonarda Zielinska, OP, religious education director of Columbus St. Patrick Church. The luncheon is for young women in eighth through 12th grade. They will have a chance to talk to all the religious sisters in attendance when the speaking program is attended.
Those wishing to attend are asked to contact their school by Saturday, Sept. 17. Schools will get in touch with Programs@SerraColumbus.org to list the number of students and adults attending.
Foundation to accept responsive grant applications in September
The Catholic Foundation will accept applications for its responsive grants from Thursday, Sept. 1 to Friday, Sept, 30.
The foundation awards grants annually to organizations within the Diocese of Columbus that embody the foundation’s four pillars of giving: parish life, Catholic education, social service and vocations. Last year, the foundation awarded a record $16 million in total granting, which included responsive grants.
To learn more about applying, visit the foundation’s responsive grant page at https://grants.catholic-foundation.org/responsive-grants. For complete details on grant eligibility, types of projects accepted by pillar, funding opportunities and application requirements, go to www.catholic-foundation.org/grants or contact Dan Kurth at (614) 443-8893, extension 109.
Father Toner to celebrate Healing Mass this month at St. Aloysius
Father Pat Toner will celebrate a Healing Mass at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 in Columbus St. Aloysius Church, 2165 W. Broad St.
The program will start with the rosary, followed by worship music and individual prayer with prayer teams. Mass will begin at 7 and will include the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. The Mass will be sponsored by the Columbus Catholic Renewal. For more details, go to www.ccrcolumbus.org or call Pat Shroyer at (614) 886-8266.
Our Lady of Peace planning fall festival on Oct. 8
Columbus Our Lady of Peace Church and School, 20 E. Dominion Blvd., will sponsor a fall festival from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. The day will include a chili cookoff, children’s games, pumpkin painting, the Greek Village On the Go food truck, a 50/50 raffle, a bake sale, a beer tent, bingo and more.
Father Sean Dooley, pastor, said the parish had a summer festival for years until COVID arrived in 2020. Since the school is undergoing a gym renovation, having a festival this summer was not feasible. He said the parish and school communities have used the time off to regroup and reorganize.
“We’re still discerning if we’ll return to a summer festival,” said parish evangelization director Anthony Rosselli. “In the meantime, we wanted to try something unique – something other churches aren’t doing. We thought a fall chili cookoff might be a great way to set our festival apart. We did a scaled-down version of a fall festival last year. It was a huge hit, so we decided to expand it. This year, it will be an all-day event with a lot more activities.”
Festival proceeds will go toward the purchase of a new exhaust system for the school cafeteria. The previous exhaust system had to be removed because it was not up to code. For more on the festival, and to learn how to enter your chili in the cookoff, visit www.olp-parish.org.
Woolard planning tour to San Antonio missions, other sites
Longtime Catholic tour planner Linda Woolard of Newark will be taking a maximum of 40 people next spring on a bus tour to the San Antonio, Texas area.
The tour will be highlighted by visits to the San Antonio Missions National Park, which includes the Mission San Jose, founded in 1720, to the Alamo, which is best-known for the battle there in 1836 between Texans and Mexicans but originally was a Catholic mission, and to the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio.
Tour dates are from Saturday, April 29 to Sunday, May 7. Tour participants will attend Saturday evening or Sunday Masses on the two weekends when they are traveling.
In San Antonio, the tour also will visit the King William District; El Mercado; the Institute of Texan Cultures; and the River Walk and take a river cruise. Other stops will include the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee; the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, including the LBJ Ranch; the Magnolia Market at the Silos in Waco, Texas and the William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The cost of the trip is $895 per person, based on double occupancy, with $75 due on making a reservation. For more information, contact Woolard at (740) 323-3105 or lindawoolard@windstream.net
Shepherd’s Corner to celebrate 30th anniversary
The Shepherd’s Corner Ecology Center, a ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, will be celebrating its 30th anniversary at its annual Shepherds Fest from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 24. Leading up to the event is an outline art auction which begins Friday, Sept. 9 and will conclude during the celebration.
The center is open to visitors most Fridays from now until mid-November. The sisters ask that anyone interested in visiting let them know by phone or email. Shepherd’s Corner may not be open on some Fridays. Those will be noted on its website, www.shepherdscorner.org. There is a suggested donation of $2 per person.
The center also hosts labyrinth walks once each month. Dates and themes through December are: Thursday, Sept. 15, Recognizing and Preparing for Change; Wednesday, Oct, 12, Connected; Tuesday, Nov. 8, Autumn Harvest; and Tuesday, Dec. 20, Winter Solstice. All the walks are scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. There is a $5 suggested donation and reservations are required.
Shepherd’s Corner invites people to join the sisters in experiencing the joys and responsibilities of caring for land, life and spirit, inspiring others to become shepherds of creation. For more information, go to its website or call (614) 866-4302.
Adoration scheduled at Our Lady of Peace
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be offered on the first Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7 p.m. at Columbus Our Lady of Peace Church, 20 E. Dominion Blvd.
Beginning in September, adoration also takes place at the parish every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.