The Shepherd’s Corner Ecology Center, 987 N. Waggoner Road, Blacklick, an outreach of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, is sponsoring several events this summer. The sisters invite others to join them in experiencing the joys and responsibilities of caring for land, life and spirit, inspiring others to become shepherds of creation in their own corners of the world.
Registration is required for all programs. To register, call (614) 866-4302 or visit www.shepherdscorner.org/calendar.
Labyrinth walks are scheduled monthly from June through August. Dates and topics are: Wednesday, June 21, “First Day of Summer or Midsummer?”; Wednesday, July 26, “First Fruits”; and Tuesday, Aug. 1, “High Summer.” Each program runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and has a suggested donation of $5.
The 17th annual Farm Fresh 5-Kilometer Fun Run/Walk will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 10. A program titled “Mary Not Quite Contrary” about cultivating culinary and medicinal tea herbs and led by Mary Rodney of Seeds Well Sown, will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, July 14.
Sister Anne Lythgoe, OP, will lead a program titled “A Morning Reflection on the Hidden Life of Trees” from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 19. There will be a $5 charge for this event.
The sisters’ annual Shepherds Fest will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 and will give those in attendance a chance to walk the trails of one of eastern Franklin County’s few farms in an area surrounded by suburban housing and to meet and feed the farm’s sheep and other animals.
Shepherd’s Corner is open to the public on most Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Exceptions are noted on the farm’s website, www.shepherdscorner.org. Rather than asking for a donation of $2 per visitor on public days as they have in the past, the sisters request that visitors bring shelf- stable food that will be donated to the food pantries receiving produce from the farm. The site also is open on demand to small groups.
Vocations camp will take place in July
The annual Quo Vadis vocations discernment camp sponsored by the diocesan Office of Vocations is scheduled for Sunday to Wednesday, July 23 to 26 at the Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 N. High St., Columbus.
The camp, for young men entering grades nine through 12, is led by priests and seminarians of the Diocese of Columbus and is a camp/retreat experience that provides participants with the opportunity to explore the Lord’s call in their lives. It offers a mix of prayer, talks, discussions, sports, fun and fraternity.
The cost is $50, and scholarships are available. The registration deadline is Friday, July 14.
To register or for more information, go to https://www.vocationscolumbus.org/quovadis or contact Zack Goodchild at columbusquovadis@gmail.com.
St. Catharine to host Senior Citizens Day
The annual diocesan Senior Citizens Day program will take place Tuesday, June 27 at Columbus St. Catharine Church, 500 S. Gould Road.
Bishop Earl Fernandes will celebrate Mass at 10:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon and opportunity for fellowship.
Registration is $20. To register, send a check payable to the Office for Social Concerns, to Catholic Diocese of Columbus, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus, OH 43215. For online registration, visit https://dioceseofcolumbus.org/social-concerns-online-payments.
For more information, call (614) 241-2540 or email socmailbox@columbuscatholic.org. Registrations are requested by Tuesday, June 20.
Museum presents exhibit of Marian ethnic expressions
An exhibit displaying images of the Virgin Mary that reflect her closeness to people of various ethnic expressions is on display through May at the Museum of Catholic Art and History, 257 E. Broad St., Columbus.
The exhibit, titled “Hyperdulia: The Ethnic Expression and Veneration of the Blessed Mother,” is sponsored by the Ethnic Ministries Board of the diocesan Office for Ethic Ministries.
The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (614) 618-4030 to confirm hours of operation for the exhibit. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and children ages 4-18, $5 for seniors age 65 and over, and $30 for a family of four or more.
Father Streitenberger to speak to luncheon club
Father Adam Streitenberger, diocesan vicar for evangelization and executive director at the Columbus St. Thomas More Newman Center, will speak about activities at the center and how it is serving the Ohio State University community that surrounds it at the next meeting of the Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club.
The club will meet on Friday, June 2 in Patrick Hall of Columbus St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., following the church’s 11:45 a.m. Mass. Able Printing will sponsor the meeting.
Free parking will be available in the Columbus State Community College Grant Avenue parking lot (25-S), across the street from the church. No reservations are necessary. A $12 donation for the lunch and meeting is suggested.
The club will take its annual summer break in July and August. Its next meeting will be on Friday, Sept. 1 and will feature a presentation by attorney Don Brey and Dr. Michael Parker about the proposed constitutional amendment to expand abortion access in Ohio.
Turban Project in search of new location for its work
The Turban Project is looking for a new home.
The program, which was started 11 years ago by women of Knights of Columbus Council 10820 in Dresden, has grown more than 750 percent in the past three years. It has donated about 200,000 items of handmade headwear blessed by a priest to people who have lost their hair because of a medical condition, usually from cancer treatment.
It now has volunteers in every state and 13 other nations. For many years, it met in the former Sts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center in Newark. It has outgrown its current space in the Newark Commerce Center and needs an area of 2,000 to 2,500 square feet in the Newark area that would be available two or three days a week. Most of the ministry’s volunteers are senior citizens, so the area needs to be elderly friendly.
The ministry runs 100 percent on donations and 100 percent on volunteers. It has no regular income. All Turban Project items are free for the recipient. Besides the gift of time, donations of gift cards to Joann Fabrics or Hobby Lobby, novelty fabric and monetary donations are appreciated. It is a federal 501(c)(3) organization, so donations are tax-deductible.
For more information, contact Kathy Braidich at (740) 504-6133, email turbanproject@outlook.com, visit www.turbanproject.com or mail The Turban Project at 7871 Ridge Road, Frazeysburg, OH 43822.
Rosecrans biographer to speak to record society
Donald Schlegel, the biographer of Bishop Sylvester Rosecrans, the first bishop of Columbus, will speak at the quarterly meeting of the Catholic Record Society on Sunday, June 4 at The Catholic Foundation, 257 E. Broad St., Columbus.
The gathering will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the foundation’s second floor conference room, with lunch at noon and the talk at 1 p.m.
The bishop’s brother, Union Army Gen. William Rosecrans, is known for his role in Civil War battles in Tennessee. Schlegel, the author of the 2018 book Devotion to Truth: The Life of Rt. Rev. Sylvester H. Rosecrans, D.D., will speak about battles the general’s brother fought on the religious front – a “tightrope walk” during the Civil War, a contest of wills with Cincinnati Archbishop John Purcell regarding a convent in Newark, and personnel issues with the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs.
There will be a short business meeting after the luncheon. The talk and the meeting are free, but those wishing to attend the luncheon are asked to send a check for $28 per person, made payable to the Diocese of Columbus, to Catholic Record Society, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus, OH 43215 by Friday, May 26.
Parking will be available in front of the foundation building and at parking meters on Broad Street, which are free on Sundays. Overflow parking will be available behind St. Joseph Cathedral.
For more information and reservations, contact Mike Finn at (614) 268-4166 or FCoolavin@aol.com.
At its last meeting, the society elected officers including Mark Gideon, chairman; Ed Quickert, vice chairman; Pat Hardesty, treasurer; and Schlegel, secretary. Finn, who had been chairman for the past 12 years, was voted to become a life member of the society in recognition of his efforts.
Pentecost Vigil Mass planned at Columbus St. Patrick
Columbus St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., will be the site of a special Mass at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 27. This Mass will be the extended Vigil Mass for the Feast of Pentecost, with a longer Liturgy of the Word.
The church’s regular Saturday Vigil Mass will be celebrated at 5 p.m. on that date.
Retirement party planned for Father Coleman
Father James Coleman is retiring on Tuesday, July 11 after 15 years as pastor of Columbus Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, eight years previously as its associate pastor and 53 years in the priesthood.
Parishioners will honor him with a retirement party on Thursday, June 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the parish’s Don Ross Hall and will present him with a new car.
Anyone wishing to contribute to the gift may send a check to the church at 5225 Refugee Road, Columbus, OH 43232. Checks should be made out to Father James Coleman (not to the parish), with “car” noted on the memo line. The closing date for contributions is Sunday, June 11.
To RSVP to attend the party, call the parish office at (614) 861-1242 by Saturday, June 3.