A concert with a 22-piece chamber orchestra and Luces Stellarum (Latin for By Starlight), an eight-part mixed vocal ensemble, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. May 18 at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St.
The concert also will feature the cathedral choir and Dr. Richard Fitzgerald, cathedral music director. The program will include works by Arvo Part, Felix Mendelssohn and Ralph Vaughn Williams, along with Gabriel Faure’s Requiem. There will be a reception afterward in the cathedral undercroft.
Admission is free. The event is being underwritten with funds provided by the late Joseph G. Perko, a longtime supporter of the cathedral’s music program.
For more information, go to www.cathedralmusic.org.
Memorial Day services planned at cemeteries
Three diocesan cemeteries will have Memorial Day services on Monday, May 26.
Holy Cross Cemetery, 11539 National Road S.W., Pataskala, will host a flag ceremony at 10:30 a.m., followed by Mass at 11. There will be an 11 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Cemetery, 6440 S. High St., Columbus, with Mass at noon. A noon flag ceremony at Resurrection Cemetery, 9571 N. High St., Lewis Center, will be followed by Mass at 1 p.m.
If you have questions or need additional information, call the Resurrection Cemetery office at (614) 888-1805, or visit catholiccemeteriesofcolumbus.org.
Dementia workshops scheduled at St. Peter/St. Joan of Arc
Columbus St. Peter/Powell St. Joan of Arc Parish will host two workshops sponsored by the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging’s (COAAA) family caregiver support program.
Programs will cover dementia symptoms and challenging behaviors associated with it, as well as useful communication techniques that family, friends and caregivers can use to help people with dementia feel more comfortable. The presenter will be Paula M. Taliaferro, COAAA education coordinator.
Both programs will be presented on Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. “Understanding Symptoms of Dementia and Creatively Engaging People in Families and Communities” will be the topic on May 19 at Columbus St. Peter Catholic Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road.
A workshop on “Challenging Behaviors in Dementia and Ways to Create Home for People Who Are Experiencing Them” will take place on June 2 at Powell St. Joan of Arc Church, 10700 Liberty Road South.
COAAA offers education and resources to caregivers, professionals and the public in eight central Ohio counties while advocating for programs and policies that benefit older adults and individuals with disabilities.
For more information, send an email to PTaliaferro@coaaa.org.
Men’s luncheon club meeting scheduled for June 6
The final Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club meeting before the summer break will be held Friday, June 6 after the 11:45 a.m. Mass at Columbus St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave.
The speaker will be Cody Egner, director of Sacred Music at Our Lady Queen of Apostles Parish in Cincinnati and founder of St. Charles Catholic Pilgrimages. His talk is entitled “Explore the Sacred: Why Pilgrimage.”
The luncheon begins at approximately 12:10 p.m. and includes Egner’s presentation. Cost is $12 for the lunch and meeting. No reservations are necessary.
The June luncheon is sponsored by James E. Macklin, MD. If anyone is interested in sponsoring a future luncheon, contact Dave Kilanowski at dkilano@aol.com.
There will be no July or August luncheons. The next luncheon will be Friday, Sept. 5, featuring a talk by Father Jacques Kik, pastor of Columbus Our Lady of Victory Church and Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Mission.
Adoration at the Statehouse offered in June
The Catholic Conference of Ohio is hosting Adoration at the Statehouse on Tuesday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Governor Thomas Worthington Center.
All are invited to come spend time with Jesus in the state capitol building and pray for national and state government leaders.
For more information, directions and parking information, visit www.ohiocathconf.org/adoration.