Shawn Kenney, executive director of the Museum of Catholic Art and History in Columbus, will speak at the quarterly meeting of the Catholic Record Society at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20 in the museum, located in The Catholic Foundation building at 257 E. Broad St. His topic will be the museum’s past, present and future. The talk will be followed by a brief business meeting and a tour of the museum.
Parking is available in front of the museum and at parking meters on Broad Street (parking meters are free on Sunday on both sides of East Broad Street). Parking also is available behind St. Joseph Cathedral.
Kenney has been director of the museum since 2013. It was opened in 1998 in the former Columbus Holy Family School building as the Jubilee Museum in honor of the jubilee year celebrated by the Catholic Church in 2000. It reopened at its current location last year after structural problems caused its closing at its original site in 2019.
Mask wearing is optional and food will not be served. For more information, contact Mike Finn at (614) 268-4166 or FCoolavin@aol.com.
‘Times’ columnist to speak at Shrine
MaryBeth Eberhard, a columnist and contributing writer to The Catholic Times and CatholicMoms.com, will present a talk titled “Helpful tools for raising a Catholic family in every season” at a Women’s Lenten Retreat on Tuesday, March 15 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio.
Mass is at 6 p.m. in the Basilica. The talk and a light dinner in the Shrine cafeteria will follow.
There is no cost to attend. RSVP to the parish office at 419-396-7107.
Resurrection hosts retreat for Deaf
The New Albany Church of the Resurrection, 6300 E. Dublin Granville Road, will host a retreat for all Deaf people, interpreters for the Deaf, and hearing people who are fluent in sign language on Saturday, April 23.
Conducting the retreat will be Father Mike Depcik, OSFS, one of nine Deaf priests in the United States, who is director of Deaf ministry for the Archdiocese of Detroit. His theme will be “God’s Future Saints.”
The retreat at the parish’s ministry center will open at 10 a.m. and will include two talks, the Sacrament of Reconciliation from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and Mass at 5 p.m. celebrated by Father Depcik and Father Denis Kigozi, pastor of the parish. The Mass will be in American Sign Language with a voice interpreter for hearing people.
Registration is required. Go to www.cotrna.org to register. For more information, contact Kathy Hodges at signhodges@gmail.com or (614) 296-2994 voice or text.
Amazon, ODU form partnership
Amazon has selected Ohio Dominican University (ODU) as an education partner for its career choice program, which gives Amazon’s hourly employees the ability to enhance their educational credentials at no cost and an opportunity to learn new skills for career success and advancement at Amazon and elsewhere.
Amazon employees will be eligible to pursue any of ODU’s available undergraduate certificates, associate degrees or bachelor’s degrees. To view a complete list of ODU’s academic offerings, visit ohiodominican.edu/Academics.
Amazon provides educational opportunities including full college tuition, industry certifications designed to lead to in-demand jobs, and foundational skills such as English-language proficiency. It also allows participants to earn high-school or GED diplomas. It is available to Amazon hourly workers who have been employed for 90 days.
Amazon’s selection process for third-party partner educators chooses partners that are focused on helping employees through their education programs, assisting them with job placements and offering education that leads to career success.