December Events

Frassati Planning Meeting

6:30pm Tuesday, December 2nd

Grandview Heights Public Library Conference Room A (1685 W. 1st Ave., Columbus, OH 43212)

Have an idea for an activity involving service/fellowship/prayer/study/love of the outdoors? Share it at our planning meeting.  No commitment to join the planning team necessary.  Or sit in and share input on existing plans. Can’t make the meeting? Feel free to email your ideas to columbusfrassatisociety@gmail.com. Can’t make it right at 6:30? No problem, we have the room reserved until 8:00.

Christmas Concert  

2:30pm Sunday, December 7th

Westerville Central High School (7118 Mt. Royal Ave., Westerville, OH 43082)

Free! RSVP Here (appreciated, not necessary)

Let’s meet up at Westerville Central High School at around 2:30 to find seats together before the concert starts at 3pm.  Afterward, we can get dinner together nearby.  Concert Details:  “December Memories for the Ages” a concert celebrating the 250th year of the USA. From Pearl Harbor to Bethlehem…Iconic Events we Hold Close to Our Hearts. Performed by the Westerville Concert Band.

Christ in the City

7pm Thursday, December 11th

St. Patrick Church (280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215)

Compline found here 

Come for Eucharistic adoration, confessions and Dominican Compline (night prayer) followed by fellowship at a nearby restaurant.  Please be sure to enter the building through the back doors by the Saint Patrick parking lot.

Service Event: Food Forest Gardening

Saturday, December 13th 8am-12pm 

First Baptist Church in Gahanna (520 Havens Corners Rd, Columbus, OH 43230)

Help friends of our group, Matt and Jessie Hoenig, grow food for the less fortunate. This is their annual Honeysuckle Pop Party! Please join us to work in the garden clearing invasive honeysuckle plants, and afterward Matt and Jessie are serving lunch!

Dinner and Compline

6:30pm Dinner, 8pm Compline Sunday, December 21st

Matt and Tony’s (340 E. Gay St. Columbus, OH 43215) / St. Joseph Cathedral(212 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215)

Let’s meet up for a quick dinner at Matt and Tony’s before heading over to St. Joseph Cathedral for Compline at 8pm.  

Volunteer Opportunity: Worthington Christian Village is looking for help transporting patients to their appointments on weekdays.  If you feel like you could help out, please contact Rene Lanam: volunteer@wcv.org

Saturday, January 10th Saturday with the sisters for women ages 18+: Mass, Meals, Fun, Fellowship at their house at 2575 E. Livingston. RSVP to Saturdayswithsisters@gmail.com

Saturday, March 21st Saturday with the sisters for women ages 18+: Mass, Meals, Fun, Fellowship at their house at 2575 E. Livingston. RSVP to Saturdayswithsisters@gmail.com

Book Club  Discussion 7:10pm Wednesdays at Chocolate Cafe. More info on Discord.

The Columbus Frassati Society follows in the footsteps of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati through our emphasis on adoration, study, community, charitable activity, and love of the outdoors.  Do you have an idea for an outing we could take on in the future? Please let us know! Plan the details out yourself, or give us a starting point, and we can coordinate from there.