The Diocese of Columbus Catholic Schools Honor Choir will present its 14th concert at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 24 in the Matesich Theater of Ohio Dominican University (ODU), 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. The theme will be “Look at the World.”
This will be the first such concert since March 2, 2020 when it was held at Gahanna St. Matthew Church. The event was canceled in 2021 and 2022 because of COVID restrictions. This year’s concert will feature 160 singers from 11 grade schools, with a special performance by the ODU treble choir.
This event was developed by diocesan music teachers so their singers could perform challenging music in a large ensemble setting. Singers practice the music under the guidance of their music teachers and assemble for one afternoon rehearsal and evening performance led by Sheila Cafmeyer, choir director at ODU since 2012 and at Columbus Bishop Hartley High School from 2002 to 2010.
Ohio Dominican offering reduced-price summer courses
Ohio Dominican University (ODU) will offer dozens of undergraduate courses this summer at more than half off the usual cost. The 27 courses will be available for $410 per credit hour (including technology fee), which is significantly less than the current part-time student rate of $900 per credit hour.
The courses will be available to ODU students who wish to get ahead on coursework and save on tuition cost, as well as non-ODU students who wish to take the courses and transfer the credits to their home institution.
The courses will cover fields of study including art, science, business, English, sociology, philosophy and theology. Most also will be available online. A select number of courses will be available on ODU’s Columbus campus. Course sessions range from two to eight weeks in length with start dates in May and June.
To learn more, visit ohiodominican.edu/Summer or contact ODU’s admissions office at (614) 251-4500 or admission@ohiodominican.edu.
Catholic Youth Conference returns to Indianapolis
The 2023 National Catholic Youth Conference will take place from Thursday to Saturday, Nov. 16-18 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
The event, presented by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, draws thousands of Catholic young people from across the nation for three days of praise, worship, Eucharistic Adoration and faith sharing.
It began in 1991 and has taken place in Indianapolis for the past decade, usually on an every-other-year basis.
This year’s theme is “Fully Alive,” inspired by Genesis 1:23-27: “God created mankind in His image; in the image of God, He created them.”
Participants will engage in workshops and prayer experiences, along with an interactive thematic village that includes artistic and recreational activities and opportunities to connect with religious communities and Catholic colleges and universities.
Hosts for the program will be Sister Josephine Garrett, CSFN; Catholic speaker Mari Pablo; and others. Entertainment will include For King & Country. For more information, visit ncyc.us.
Christ Child Society seeks donations for layettes
The Christ Child Society of Columbus is providing an opportunity for interested individuals to send a needy newborn home from the hospital swaddled in love, comfort and caring with a layette provided by the group.
Christ Child Society members purchase and bundle the items for the layettes and deliver to local hospitals and agencies to little ones in need.
For a $50 donation, a personalized Mother’s Day card will be sent to your mother, grandmother or special honoree announcing the gift of giving in her honor.
All online and mail-in orders must be returned by Friday, April 21 to ensure delivery by Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14.
Visit www.christchildsociety.org and select the Mother’s Day Layette Fund tab for more information. Contact sdamop@gmail.com or bkistler@msn.com with any questions.
Serra Club to sponsor vocations essay contest
Beginning with the 2023-24 school year, the Downtown Columbus Serra Club will be sponsoring an essay contest for boys on the subject of vocations to the priesthood.
The contest will be open to eighth-grade students and will award 10 $1,000 tuition assistance grants to diocesan high schools as prizes. Prize winners will be announced in the spring of 2024. The club hopes to grow this contest in subsequent years and ultimately award $40,000 in grants to 10 students each in eighth to 11th grades.
The club said the mission of the program is to help Bishop Earl Fernandes achieve his goal of developing a culture of vocations. Its vision is to expand the number of scholarships by 10 and add one grade level each year through 2027, with scholarships totaling $40,000. By 2030, it hopes to have raised enough funds to have an endowment sufficient for awarding $40,000 in scholarships annually.