Columbus St. Mary, Mother of God Church in the German Village area will begin a weekly Sonset Mass, an inspirational and dynamic worship experience combining the beauty of classical Catholic liturgy with the power of contemporary worship music, at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4.
Sonset refers to worshiping the Son of God as the sun sets on Sunday evenings. The Mass fulfills the weekly Sunday obligation.
For more information about the celebration of the Eucharist at the parish, visit www.southcolscatholic.org.
Foundation’s responsive grants application period opens Sept. 1
The Catholic Foundation’s responsive grants application will open Sept. 1 and run through Sept. 30.
The Catholic Foundation awards grants annually within the 23-county Diocese of Columbus to organizations that embody the Foundation’s four pillars of giving: Parish Life, Catholic Education, Social Service and Vocations.
Last year, The Catholic Foundation awarded a record $16 million, which included responsive grants.
To learn more about applying, please, visit the Catholic Foundation’s Responsive Grant page at https://grants.catholic-foundation.org/responsive-grants/.
For complete details on responsive grant eligibility, types of projects accepted by pillar, funding opportunities and application requirements, please visit www.catholic-foundation.org/grants or contact Dan Kurth at 614-443-8893 x109.
Men’s luncheon club meetings resume
The Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club will return from its summer break on Friday, Sept. 2, resuming its monthly meetings with a talk by Columbus police officer Mark Hauenstein on the challenges and graces of being a Catholic police officer.
The meeting will take place after the 11:45 a.m. Mass on Friday, Sept. 2 at Columbus St. Patrick Church, 280 S. Grant Ave.
Parking will be available in the Columbus State College Grant Avenue parking lot (25-S) across the street from the church. No reservations are necessary. A suggested $12 donation covers the lunch and meeting.
The October luncheon will be on Friday, Oct. 7 at the same time and place and feature Father Paul Marich, OP, a newly ordained Dominican priest and parochial vicar at St. Patrick Church.
The September luncheon will be sponsored by Mission Control, LLC, a Columbus business consulting and IT infrastructure services company.
If you are interested in sponsoring a luncheon, contact Jim Gernetzke at jimgernetzke@noslumine.com.
Blue Mass to take place Sept. 9 at St. Timothy
The annual Blue Mass honoring active and retired law enforcement, firefighters and emergency medical personnel will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 at Columbus St. Timothy Church, 1088 Thomas Lane.
Bishop Earl Fernandes will be the celebrant and homilist.
The Blue Mass honors all active, retired, and deceased law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services – and remembers the 2,973 who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
Young Adult Conference set for Oct. 16
The fourth annual Columbus Catholic Young Adult Conference for all Catholics ages 18 to 35 will take place Saturday, Oct. 15 at Sunbury St. John Neumann Churh, 9633 State Route 37 East.
Featured speakers will be Father Michael Fulton of Columbus Christ the King Church and Kim Zember, founder of Overcome Ministries for once LGBTQ+-identifying adults.
The event is designed to empower young adults to transform their communities through their identity in Christ.
Besides the talks, it will include multiple breakout sessions on topics including prayer, mission and the Theology of the Body; large- and small-group discussions; Eucharistic Adoration; and lunch. The day will conclude with Mass at 4 p.m. celebrated by Bishop Earl Fernandes and an optional dinner.
Admission is $35 per person. To register and for more information, go to www.ccyac.org
Father Tomson to speak to record society
Father Ty Tomson, pastor of Lancaster St. Bernadette and Bremen St. Mary churches and chaplain and teacher at Lancaster Fisher Catholic High School, will be the featured speaker for the Catholic Record Society’s quarterly meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Lang Room of the Catholic Foundation building, 257 E. Broad St., Columbus. His topic will be “The Coexistence of the 1570 and 1970 Roman Missals Today.”
The program will be followed by a short business meeting and a silent auction of duplicate books from the society’s collection.
Parking is available in front of the building and at parking meters on Broad Street, which are free on Sunday, as well as in the lot behind Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral.
Holy Family alumni group plans September reunion
The Columbus Holy Family Alumni Association will hold its annual homecoming on Saturday, Sept. 10.
A 4 p.m. alumni vigil Mass will be held at Holy Family Church, 584 W. West Broad St., followed by refreshments in the undercroft and a raffle.
The church and undercroft are accessible by an elevator at the east entrance.
For more details, contact Genny (Welker) Temple at vttemple@gmail.com or (614) 539-4815.
Dublin Singers need voices
Dublin Singers are looking for singers in the Dublin area, including Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare, Hilliard St. Brendan, Powell St. Joan of Arc, Plain City St. Joseph and Columbus St. Margaret of Cortona to join the group.
Practice starts at 7 p.m. Sept. 1 at 6477 Eiterman Road in Dublin and runs until 9 p.m.
The group will perform Sunday, Oct. 9 during the Columbus Italian Festival.
For more information, contact Molly Newberry at 614-203-6621.