The Columbus Community of Holy Rosary & St. John Church is hosting its annual Martin Luther King Day celebration on Monday, Jan. 17, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the church, 660 S. Ohio Ave.
Guest speaker will be Andrea C. Pannell, vice president of stewardship for The Catholic Foundation.
Before joining the Foundation, Pannell served as director of development and planning for the Columbus diocese. She also serves on the diocesan Ethnic Ministries Board and its Hope Task Force.
Vernon Hairston will be directing the Gospel choir during the celebration.
For more information, email hrsjevents@gmail.com or call (614) 252-5926, ext. 7.
Retreat for dating, married couples offered at Newark St. Francis de Sales
A retreat for singles discerning marriage, couples who are dating or engaged, and couples married for decades will be held Feb. 3-5 at Newark St. Francis de Sales Church, 40 Granville St.
The retreat, titled Unveiled: Discovering the Great Mystery in Your Marriage, aims to provide a vision for a mutually fulfilling and intimate marriage, based on Pope St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
The event will be led by Dr. Bob Schuchts of the John Paul II Healing Center in Tallahassee, Fla. Participants will learn about God’s design for marriage and the skills needed to build unity, passion, intimacy, healing and reconciliation in marriage.
The retreat is available in-person and livestreamed and is sponsored by St. Francis de Sales Church, the diocesan Marriage & Family Life Office and St. Gabriel Catholic Radio.
Box lunch is included on Saturday.
For more information, contact UnveiledNewarkOH@gmail.com.
To register, visit https://jpiihealingcenter.org/events/unveiled-discovering-the-great-mystery-in-your-marriage-newark-oh/.