January 2021
January is Poverty Awareness Month. For resources about what Catholics can do to address poverty in the United States, visit USCCB’s Poverty USA website at www.povertyusa.org.
January 1, 2021
World Day of Peace. Pope Francis will deliver the annual World Day of Peace Message on January 1. The message will be posted along with a bulletin insert at www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/war-and-peace/world-day-of-peace.cfm.
January 18, 2021
Martin Luther King Day Celebration Online. Holy Rosary & St. John Catholic Church invite you to their annual Martin Luther King Day, held online this year. Father Reynaldo S. Taylor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will offer the message. Music minister, Vernon Hairston will share musical selections. Members of the parish will contribute words of wisdom from Scripture and from Dr. King. CLICK HERE.
January 21-29, 2021
9 Days for Life will take place Thursday, January 21 - Friday, January 29. 9 Days for Life is a multi-faceted novena for the respect and protection of human life. Each day, a different intention is accompanied by a short reflection, suggested actions, and related information. Sign up to receive the novena by email, text, message, or an app at www.9daysforlife.com. For a leaders resource which includes the printed novena, CLICK HERE. Additional resources to observe the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children are available here.
January 22, 2021
Respect Life Mass. The annual Respect Life Mass will be Friday, January 22, 2021, 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral. Bishop Robert J. Brennan will be the main celebrant. On this day of the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, our diocese will join all dioceses of the United States in observing a Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. The Mass will be livestreamed on the Diocese of Columbus YouTube Channel and on St. Gabriel Catholic Radio, www.stgabrielradio.com. For more information contact the diocesan Office for Social Concerns at socmailbox@columbuscatholic.org or 614-241-2540.
January 22, 2021
Roe Remembrance - Greater Columbus Right to Life will sponsor this annual event on Friday, January 22, 2021, from Noon to 1 p.m., following the 10:30 a.m. Respect Life Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral. The Roe Remembrance will be held outside on the Ohio Statehouse lawn. It also will be livestreamed. For updates, visit www.gcrtl.org/roe.
January 28-29, 2021
National Prayer Vigil for Life. Livestream January 28-29, 2021, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC. Also televised by EWTN. https://www.usccb.org/prolife/national-prayer-vigil-life-schedule
January 29, 2021
Youth Rally and Mass for Life. Livestream from Washington, D.C. on January 29, 2021, begins at 8:30 a.m. Visit https://youthrallyandmassforlife.org.
January 29, 2021
March for Life. The annual March for Life on the National Mall in Washington, DC, will be livestreamed. The rally takes place from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m., with the pre-rally concert beginning at 11:00 a.m. To sign up for the livestream, visit https://p2a.co/BIa5nXt.
National Migration Week 2021 Is Moving! September 20th - 26th, 2021
For nearly forty years, National Migration Week (NMW) has been celebrated the week after the Epiphany in January. One of the primary reasons for the selection of these dates was due to the timing of the Pope’s migration Day message, which was celebrated in mid-January.
In 2019, Pope Francis announced that that the World Day of Migrants and Refugees would henceforth be celebrated on the last Sunday of September. To maintain the custom of aligning NMW with the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the Catholic Bishops of the United States recently decided to move National Migration Week to the last week in September. Given that we have already celebrated NMW 2020 in January of this year, the next National Migration Week that we will celebrate will be September 20 - 26, 2021, with the Vatican’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees taking place on Sunday the 26 th. More information about the celebration, next year’s National Migration theme, and resources will be made available on our Justice for Immigrants website in the spring of 2021.
February 2021
September 2021
Suicide Prevention Month. September is National Suicide Prevention Month and the Diocese of Columbus is encouraging people to join the #BeThe1To movement from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. How can you #BeThe1To make a difference in the life of someone feeling isolated, alone, and in pain? Making a difference begins with you, and these five steps from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be an effective way for you to take action in your parish or school community and make an impact in someone’s life. CLICK HERE FOR RESOURCES.December 2021
Christmas Catholic Charities Collection. This annual collection allows the diocese to meet a variety of basic needs directly and through diocesan agencies and organizations including J.O.I.N. (Joint Organization for Inner-City Needs), St. Stephen’s Community House, Catholic Social Services, St. Francis Center, St. Lawrence Haven, St. Vincent Family Center, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. You can help share in this important work by generously supporting the Catholic Charities collection this year.