Tenebrae Service:  Karen M. Elliott, C.PP.S., Ph.D., will lead the Tenebrae. The Tenebrae is a somber fourth century service, a tradition in Catholic, Lutheran and Orthodox churches; typically done on Maundy Thursday or Good Friday.  It relives Holy Week’s events, the passion story, Jesus’ sufferings and death, the immense loss and spiritual darkness felt by…

Love one another:  Jesus' request that we "Love one another” will be this meeting's focus. 7 pm Wednesday, May 21, 2025               Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH  

Rev Irene Scaramazza, Columbus' own female Roman Catholic priest, will be presiding at our St. Mary Magdala Mass celebration in honor of the first apostle, Mary Magdala who was the apostle to the apostles.  Mary Magdala was one of two women disciples within Jesus' inner circle of disciples. One way to honor God's calling of…

Mary Hunt, PhD, the feminist theologian, will be our speaker.  Mary, an advocate on behalf of women and LGBT people, is the cofounder of the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER). 7 pm Wednesday, September 17, 2025          Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH