The following is a list of special events for Lent planned in parishes of the Diocese of Columbus, as supplied to The Catholic Times:
Buckeye Lake Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Lenten Encounter with the Sisters of the Children of Mary, based in Newark, Sunday to Wednesday, March 30 to April 3, 6 to 8 p.m. Theme: “Anchored to Two Pillars: Setting Out into Deep Waters.” Topics: Sunday, “Understanding Grace and the Indwelling Trinity”; Monday, “Jesus Eucharistic: Lament of the Sacred Heart”; Tuesday: “The Blessed Virgin Mary – Spouse of the Holy Spirit, Mother of Jesus Eucharistic”; Wednesday, “At Home in Christ’s Church and Redemptive Suffering”
Chillicothe St. Mary – Confessions, Monday, April 14, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Eucharistic Adoration, Thursday, April 17, 8:30 p.m. to midnight (Evening Prayer 11:45 p.m.), church office
Circleville St. Joseph – Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner, Tuesday, March 4. 6 p.m.; simple suppers, Fridays, March 7, 14, 21 and 28 and April 4 and 11, 6 p.m.; penance service, Sunday, March 16, 3 p.m.; Adoration, Wednesday, March 19, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; parish mission on the Eucharist with the Dominican Sisters of Peace, Thursday to Saturday, March 20 to 22, 7 p.m.
Columbus Immaculate Conception — 40 Days of Adoration, Wednesday, March 12, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; ADORE — Lenten Evening of Adoration, Wednesday, April 2, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Columbus Our Lady of Victory – Adoration, Wednesday, March 5, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus St. Cecilia — “School of Prayer” series with Father Bernard Mulcahy of the Pontifical College Josephinum, Tuesdays, March 11, 18 and 25 and April 1, 7 to 9 p.m.
Columbus St. Christopher – Young Catholic Professionals evening of Adoration and confession, Thursday, March 20, 7 to 8 p.m.
Columbus St. James the Less – Day of recollection in English, Saturday, April 5, noon to 5:30 p.m., retreat in Spanish, Saturday, April 12, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Living Stations of the Cross outdoors, Friday, April 18, 3 p.m.
Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral – Stations with improvised meditations by Dr. Richard Fitzgerald, cathedral organist and music director, Sunday, March 23, 3 p.m.; Tenebrae service with the Cathedral Schola, designed to re-create the sense of betrayal, abandonment and agony related to Good Friday, featuring Thomas Tallis’ Lamentations of Jeremiah and Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere, Friday, April 18, 8 p.m.
Columbus St. Mary German Village – Adoration, Benediction and confessions, Tuesdays, March 11, 18 and 25 and April 1, 8 and 15, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Columbus St. Mary Magdalene and St. Aloysius – Mary’s Way of the Cross, led by women of both parishes, Friday, April 18, 3 p.m., St. Mary Magdalene Church
Columbus St. Patrick – Release of a new “Lenten Light” video series on YouTube and Facebook, with a short reflection for the week by a Dominican friar, Monday mornings, March 10, 17, 24 and 31 and April 7 and 14; parish mission with Father James Sullivan, OP and Fr. Christopher Daniel, OP, Tuesday to Thursday, March 18 to 20. Subject: “Lent Matters: Growing in Faith, Hope and Charity.” Each day begins with 11:45 a.m. Mass, followed by confessions and all-day Adoration, Rosary at 6:30 p.m., talk at 7 and additional time for confessions, concluding with Benediction at 9 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Friday, April 18, 7 p.m.
Columbus St. Peter and Powell St. Joan of Arc – Penance service, Monday, March 18, 7 p.m., St. Joan of Arc. English- and Spanish-speaking priests available for confession.
Danville St. Luke – Penance service, Wednesday, April 2, 6:30 p.m.
Delaware St. Mary – Women’s Lent By Candlelight dinner, Wednesday, March 19, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare – “Sisters in Christ: A Lent to Remember” series, Wednesdays, March 5 and 19 and April 2 and 9, 1:15 p.m.; “Eternal Rest: The Art of Dying Well” series, Wednesdays, March 5 and 19 and April 2 and 9, 7 p.m. or Thursdays, March 6 and 20 and April 3 and 10, 10:30 a.m.; Parish Rosary, Sundays, March 9, 16, 23 and 30 and April 6 and 13, 8:30 a.m.; Evening Prayer, Sundays, March 9, 16, 23 and 30 and April 6 and 13, 5 p.m.; soup suppers, Tuesdays, March 11, 18 and 25 and April 1 and 8, 6 p.m.; “Mom to Mom: The Sorrowful Mysteries” series, Wednesdays, March 19 and April 2, 9 and 16, 9:45 a.m.; Taize prayer service, Thursday, March 20, 7 p.m.; Penance service and Vespers, Sunday, April 13, 5 p.m.; blessing of Easter food, Saturday, April 19, noon; Easter egg hunt, Saturday, April 19, 1 p.m.
Gahanna St. Matthew — “Restored” parish mission with John Edwards of “Just a Guy in the Pew” podcast. Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15. Friday, Stations, 6:30 p.m., Edwards’ conversion story, 7; reception, 8. Saturday, Mass, 8:30 a.m., talks on “Restoring Your Identity” and “The Most Important Thing,” 9 a.m. to noon with break between talks; Tenebrae service with Ensemble Una Voce vocal group, Wednesday, April 16, 8 p.m.
Johnstown Church of the Ascension – Vespers, Sundays, March 9, 16, 23 and 30 and April 6 and 13, 4 p.m.
Lancaster Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption – Evening Prayer, Sundays, March 9, 16, 23 and 30 and April 6, 4 p.m.; soup suppers and Psalms, Wednesdays, March 12, 19 and 26 and April 2 and 9, after 6 p.m. Mass; penance service, Thursday, April 3, 6:30 p.m.; Adoration, Sunday, April 6, 11:30 a.m., ending with Vespers at 4 p.m.; Living Stations, Friday, April 11, 7 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Sunday, April 13, 7 p.m.; Morning Prayer, Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19, 9 a.m.
Marysville Our Lady of Lourdes – “A Biblical Walk Through Christ’s Passion” study, Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27 and April 3, 7 to 8:30 p.m. or Wednesdays, March 12, 19 and 26 and April 2 and 9, 9 to 10:30 a.m.; Evening Prayer and Vespers, Sundays, March 9, 16, 23 and 30 and April 6 and 13, 5:30 p.m.; musical presentation of Bach’s full St. John Passion, Sunday, March 16, 3 p.m. Stations Through the Eyes of Mary, Friday, April 18, 3 p.m.; Tenebrae service, Friday, April 18, 8 p.m.
Mount Vernon St. Vincent de Paul – Talk series on “The Desert and the Lantern Waste” with parish faith formation director Jacob McCarthy, Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3 and 10, 6 p.m.; penance service, Tuesday April 1, 6:30 p.m.
New Albany Church of the Resurrection – Lenten evening of reflection with texts from Scripture, theologians and poets, together with music by Dan Schutte, Craig Courtney, Dan Forrest and Ola Gjeilo, Friday, March 14, 7 p.m.
New Philadelphia Sacred Heart – Evening Prayer and Benediction, Mondays, March 10, 17, 24 and 31 and April 7 and 14, 6 p.m., followed by Stations at 6:45
Newark Blessed Sacrament – Evening Prayer, Tuesdays, March 11, 18 and 25 and April 1, 8 and 15, 7 p.m.; Divine Mercy Novena and Chaplet, Friday to Sunday, April 18 to 27, 2 p.m.
Plain City St. Joseph – Soup suppers, Tuesdays, March 11, 18 and 25 and April 1, 8 and 15, 6 to 7:30p.m., activity center; celebration of the Feast of St. Joseph, Wednesday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. Mass at church followed by dessert reception at activity center
St. John Paul II Scioto Catholic Community – Confessions, Monday, April 14, 4 to 7 p.m., Portsmouth Holy Redeemer Church; Walking Stations, Friday, April 18, 1:30 p.m., Holy Redeemer to Portsmouth St. Mary Church; Our Lady of Sorrows procession, Friday, April 18, 5:30 p.m., St. Mary
St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus – Seven Sorrows Rosary, Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Friday, April 11, noon
Somerset Holy Trinity-St. Joseph – Series on history of the Catholic Church with Father Andre-Joseph LaCasse, OP. Thursdays March 6, 13, 20 and 27, 7 p.m., St. Joseph parish hall; Eucharistic Adoration, Tuesdays, March 11, 18 and 25 and April 1 and 8, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., followed by Holy Hour and Benediction from 6 to 7, Holy Trinity
Sunbury St. John Neumann – Shroud of Turin exhibit, Friday, March 7, 4 to 7 p.m.; Saturday to Friday, March 8 to 13, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Reconciliation service, Wednesday, April 9, 6:30 p.m.
Washington Court House St. Colman of Cloyne – Parish mission with Father Joseph Tuscan, OFM Cap, national director of the Archconfraternity of Christian Mothers, Sunday to Tuesday, Feb. 23 to 25, 7 p.m. Talk subjects: Sunday, “The Greatest Threat to Holiness”; Monday, “Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry” (on raising faithful Catholics and encouraging the return of those who left the Church); Tuesday, “The Solution: Forgiveness and the Church.” Masses 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Confessions after Sunday and Monday talks. Reception, 8 p.m. Tuesday.
West Jefferson Sts. Simon and Jude – Miracles of the Eucharist traveling exhibit, Saturday March 15 after 4 p.m. Mass and Sunday, March 16 after 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Masses; Lenten Night of Mercy with Adoration and confessions, Tuesday, March 18, 5 to 6 p.m.; Ukrainian Easter egg making workshop, Sunday, March 30, noon to 3 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.; Shadow Stations presented by parish youth, Friday, April 11, 6 p.m.; Good Friday outdoor stations, Friday, April 18, 3 p.m., weather permitting