Call to Action - Columbus

Cynthia Holder Rich & Mark Rich
2024-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
As our Church considers ordaining as least female deacons, please join us as Rev Cynthia Holder Rich and Rev. Mark Rich will share their perspective on female ordination in both the Presbyterian and Lutheran traditions.
7 pm Wednesday, at Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus

St Mary Magdala Mass celebration
2024-07-17 19:00 - 21:00
Rev Irene Scaramazza, a female Roman Catholic priest, will be presiding at our St. Mary Magdala Mass celebration in honor of the first apostle.
7 pm Wednesday, Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus
Because the 1964 Civil Rights Act exempted churches from its prohibitions of discrimination, all Christian churches are a battle ground in the struggles for women’s equality. Most Christian churches practice male superiority. All Catholic, all Orthodox and half of Protestant churches exclude women from ordained ministry. Protestant churches that ordain women continue to struggle with women’s discrimination. Irene and other members of Roman Catholic Women Priests (romancatholicwomenpriests.org) are participants in the equality struggles taking place in all Christian churches.
Equality is integral to Jesus’ request that we “Love one another.” Stand up for equality in our church. Participate in this Mass. You’ll be glad you did. Bring a friend.

Black Moses Rankin
2024-11-20 19:00 - 21:00
Black Moses Rankin, national Call To Action’s Executive Director, will be speaking. The topic will nominally be CTA’s Re/Generation Program for Catholics in their twenties and thirties.
Discussion will follow.
7 pm Wednesday, Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH

Christmas Mass
2024-12-18 16:00 - 18:00
THIS MEETING WILL BE AT 4 p.m.
For our December gathering, we are planning a special Christmas Mass.
The theme will be Creation Theology. We will be using Taize music. Tom Stricker from the Dayton area and the small faith community of Living Beatitudes will be our Presider. Tom is a Roman Catholic priest who is married.
Let us joyfully welcome Jesus together.
4 pm Wednesday, Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH
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Russ Petrus
2025-03-19 19:00 - 21:00
Russ Petrus, FutureChurch’s Executive Director will be our speaker.
FutureChurch is a leading voice in the efforts to the Catholic Church towards inclusiveness.
7 pm Wednesday, Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH

Tenebrae Service
2025-04-16 19:00 - 21:00
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 Jesus’ followers. A good preparation for the joy of Easter.
7 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH

Love one another
2025-05-21 19:00 - 21:00
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

St Mary Magdala celebration
2025-07-16 19:00 - 21:00
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 women to be priests, deacons and bishops is to participate in Mass with a female priests. Experience what Mass will be like once we allow women to answer God’s call.
7 pm Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH

Mary Hunt: Religious Citizens in a Time of Evil - Living the Contradictions
2025-09-17 19:00 - 21:00
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).
How do we respond to: Rampant evil? Efforts to destroy our democracy? Criminalization of immigrants? Genocide being condoned? Church moral leadership failure? Mary Hunt, an ethicist who ethicists listen to, will share with us.
7 pm Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH

Round Table Meeting
2025-10-15 19:00 - 21:00
Call to Action Columbus will be holding a round table meeting to discuss future speakers, events and matters of importance to you. All are welcome to join in the discussions.
7 pm Wednesday, at Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus.

Michelle Kriegel: Richard Rohr's Center for Action and Contemplation
2025-11-19 19:00 - 21:00
Michelle Kriegel will be sharing her experience of the CAC’s Living School program with us, including providing us with an overview of contemplative Christianity.
Michelle finished the Living School program at Richard Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC). Some of you may know Michelle since she led the St Phoebe service at the St Josephine Bakhita parish church. She led this service for women deacons in conjunction with the Discerning Deacons organization.
7 pm Wednesday, at Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus.

Christmas Mass has been cancelled
2025-12-17 19:00 - 21:00
Our special Christmas Mass event has been CANCELLED due to health issues of our presider, Fr Bill Wisniewski. Please pray for him!

Meeting
2026-01-21 19:00 - 21:00
Call to Action Columbus will be meeting to discuss religion and religious events.
7 pm Wednesday, at Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus.

Sr Gemma Doll: Rights of Immigrants
2026-02-18 19:00 - 21:00
Sr Gemma Doll is a local activist fighting for justice on behalf of the many immigrants who are being deliberately terrorized by our government. Come and listen to her. See how you can best help.
7 pm Wednesday, Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH

Social Justice and Upgrading Confirmation
2026-03-18 17:30 - 19:30
Should Call To Action Columbus start a campaign to upgrade the Sacrament of Confirmation?
This meeting is about social justice. If you want social justice, please attend this meeting so that your voice will be heard.
Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH

Dignity panel on LGBT rights and progress
2026-04-15 17:30 - 19:30
Panel participants will be Mark Matson, Joe Gentilini and Lynn Carter.
Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH

Future events meeting
2026-05-20 17:30 - 19:30
Call To Action Columbus hold a meeting to plan future events and activities. Tell us what you want CTA Columbus to be doing.

St Mary Magdala Mass celebration
2026-07-15 17:30 - 19:30
Rev Shanon Sterringer, an ordained Roman Catholic female 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, and who was also Jesus’ very first disciple. Shanon is the pastor of a church here in Ohio.
One way to honor God’s calling of women to be priests, deacons and bishops is to participate in Mass with a female priests. Come experience what Mass could be like once we allow women to answer God’s call.
7 pm Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Maple Grove UMC, 7 W Henderson Rd, Columbus, OH
