Entries for January 2016

  Men of St. John XXIII’s Parish: once again we extend a warm invitation for you to join us at the 2016 Columbus Catholic Men’s Conference on February 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Voinovich Building, Ohio Expo Center. This year’s theme is “Call for Discipleship” and will feature speakers David Karam, Father Larry Richards, Hector Molina and Bishop Fredrick Campbell. Doug Lessells will once again emcee our conference. (For more info and to register, http://www.plugincatholicmen.com). We will once again be blessed with at least 50 priests available to hear confessions and Holy Ma...

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  “Let the Church always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved, and forgiven” to quote Pope Francis. The theme of Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference is Mercy Changes Everything! The conference is February 20, 2016 ~ 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Ohio Expo Center in the Voinovich Building. The day begins with Mass followed by a day of inspiration. Hear the testimony of an atheist convert, Jennifer Fulwiler. Enjoy the beautiful music of Sarah Kroger. Fr. Cromley will inspire us all to evangelize our great catholic faith and Sonja Corbitt’s vivid speaking style will ...

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  WHAT IS THE PLATINUM CLUB? The Platinum Club is the ministry that parishioners age 55 and above can join to socialize, travel, or dine with their peers. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., or at 6:00 p.m. if a dinner is included. We schedule trips occasionally to a local restaurant or to an out-of-town destination. Periodically, we invite a speaker in to talk to us about a current topic of interest. We use the bulletin to announce these activities. If you might be interested in seeing what we are all about, plan to join us on Wednesday, March 16, at 5:30 p.m., at which time we will...

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  PLATINUM CLUB TRIP – On November 6-9, the Platinum Club is planning a trip to Amish country, specifically, Berlin, OH. We will be staying at the Berlin Resort. Cost per night will be about $113.00 for double occupancy. You can view the rooms at www.berlinresort.com. Besides shopping and touring various venues in the area, we will be attending a musical at the Carlisle Inn in Sugar Creek called “Josiah for President” on November 8. The cost for this play is $50.00, which includes dinner at the Dutch Restaurant on the property. Since this trip was announced at our Christmas potluck in December, tic...

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  Next week is the beginning of our parish collection for the Catholic Times weekly newspaper. This donation helps to provide Catholic Times to you and many of our parishioners. Donation envelopes for this collection are included in your February collection packet. For a minimum donation of $17.00 per year, readers receive a Catholic perspective on the world around us: local, national, worldwide, and Vatican news; diocesan, parish, and school stories; articles, regular columns, editorials, and events. As an evangelization tool, Bishop Campbell encourages every Catholic family to receive the Catholic Times.

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  RESPECT LIFE ANNOUNCEMENTS January 22 – Respect Life Mass. Bishop Campbell will celebrate the annual Respect Life Mass on Friday, January 22, 2016, 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 East Broad Street. On this anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision, we join all dioceses of the United States in observing a Day of Prayer for the legal protection of unborn children. All are invited. January 22 – Roe Remembrance at Ohio Statehouse. Greater Columbus Right to Life will sponsor the 43rd annual Roe v. Wade Remembrance event on Friday, January 22, outdoors at the Statehouse. The 1-hour p...

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  Saint John XXIII Parish is the community it is because of all our wonderful ministers. As a token of appreciation there is a Holy Year of Mercy Magnet with the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy for anyone who volunteers in any way in the parish. Please pick one up on the table in the Gathering Space. This will be a reminder each day of how important your ministry is to our parish.

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  Brother Irenaeus Dunlevy (son of Pat Dunlevy) is a Dominican Student Friar of the Province of St. Joseph. He is here this weekend with a newly released CD of chant, polyphony, and modern choral works to celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the Foundation of their Order. Learn about their life of preaching, fellowship, and devotion, while supporting a new generation of preachers of the Gospel! The CDs may be purchased for $15.00 from Br. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P., after all of the Masses on January 2/3, 2016, or through the brothers’ daily blog at dominicanajournal.org.

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