Holy Rosary & St. John Church

07/16/2025

Just a reminder...

You can find out about St. John Community Center events, such as our Back to School Giveaway (and more), at:

stjohncommunitycenter.wordpress.com

For an overview of all the programs and organizations in the St. John Community Center (640 S. Ohio Ave., Columbus), including links to the St. John Food Pantry, St. John Learning Center, Community Kitchen, Inc., and Order of Malta Center of Care (health and dental clinics), go to:

stjohncommunitycenter.wordpress.com/organizations

For St. John Learning Center (adult education) classes and events, please go to:

stjohnlearning.wordpress.com

You can also subscribe to those Wordpress sites for ongoing updates.

For Mass times and other parish related information and for information about Cecil's Cafe and other programs at the St. Dominic Parish Hall (455 N. 20th St., Columbus), please go to:

stdominic-church.org

Holy Rosary-St. John Church and St. Dominic Church have now merged, but the St. John Community Center and all its services are still active at the South Ohio site. Please go to/follow the above websites for information about everything that is taking place at both sites now managed by St. Dominic parish.

Thanks and God bless!

05/20/2025

Keep up with what's going on in the St. John Community Center by subscribing to the Wordpress website/blog at:

stjohncommunitycenter.wordpress.com/

You can also sign up for information from the organizations and programs that reside in the St. John Community Center by going to the organizations page and following the links:

stjohncommunitycenter.wordpress.com/organizations/

Feel free to download our flyer available on the organizations page.

05/08/2025

We welcome Pope Leo XIV...

A native of Chicago and Augustinian missionary who worked for years in Peru, the new Pope Leo XIV had been working at the Vatican as prefect of the Dicastery...

05/08/2025

St. John Learning Center
Job Fair

Thursday, May 15, 2025
10 am to 2 pm

St. John Community Center
640 South Ohio Ave.
Columbus, OH 43205
[Entrance and parking in back of building.]

For more details, including the regularly updated list of employers that will be there, go to:

stjohnlearning.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/st-john-learning-center-job-fair/

For St. John Learning Center updates, go to:

stjohnlearning.wordpress.com

For St. John Community Center updates, go to:

stjohncommunitycenter.wordpress.com

04/21/2025

With great gratitude for the life and faithful service of Pope Francis...

Bishop Fernandes prays for Pope Francis upon his death

catholictimescolumbus.org/news/earl-fernandes/bishop-fernandes-prays-for-pope-francis-upon-his-death

St. Joseph Cathedral to hold special evening mass to honor Pope Francis

dispatch.com/story/news/local/2025/04/21/st-joseph-cathedral-columbus-mass-honor-pope-francis-catholic-church-requiem/83192198007/

02/25/2025

The St. John Community Center now has its own website/blog. We will now be doing updates about St. John Community Center activities at:

stjohncommunitycenter.wordpress.com

Go to the organizations link for details about all the programs/organizations in the St. John Community Center:

stjohncommunitycenter.wordpress.com/organizations

Subscribe to the St. John Community Center blog for continued updates.

And be sure to follow the websites and social media of the individual organizations within the St. John Community Center for updated information as well.

02/12/2025

The St. John Learning Center is offering a wide range of classes for 2025: the Start Your Own Business series, credit/financial literacy workshops, a mental health series, G.E.D. classes, E.S.O.L. classes, and more. Many of the classes are offered on Zoom.

A job and resource fair will also be announced soon.

St. John Learning Center is one of the many social services offered in the St. John Community Center (640 S. Ohio Ave., Columbus, Ohio).

For more information on all that the St. John Learning Center offers, go to:

stjohnlearning.wordpress.com

Go to the registration page at the St. John Learning Center website/blog to register for classes or call (614) 547-2171 for more information.

12/06/2024

Thanks so much to the Catholic Times for their article about all the great work that goes on in the St. John Community Center (including the St. John Food Pantry, St. John Learning Center, Community Kitchen, Inc., and Order of Malta Center of Care health and dental clinics), at the St. Dominic Parish Hall (including Cecil's Cafe), and at St Dominic Catholic Church:

Six months after the closing of Holy Rosary-St. John Church next door, the St. John Center (also known as the St. John Community Center) on Columbus’ south side continues to thrive as a community...

12/03/2024

The funds we receive through our year-end appeal play a major role in keeping our social service ministries active. Please read our year-end letter and consider a donation today:

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. – Hebrews 13:8 Greetings to all of our brothers and sisters in Christ, Change is an important aspect of the Christian story. The Advent…

10/17/2024

Just a reminder that all the social services in the St. John Community Center are still active. The St. John Food Pantry, St. John Learning Center, Community Kitchen, and Order of Malta health and dental clinics are all still providing services.

On Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 10 am to 3 pm, the St. John Learning Center is hosting a resource fair in the St. John Community Center, 640 S. Ohio Ave. Everyone is welcome! See details on flyer (below).

07/29/2024

St. John Community Center
Back to School Giveaway

Backpacks and School Supplies

Thursday, August 15, 2024
5 pm

St. John Community Center
640 S. Ohio Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43205

Parking and entrance at the back of the building.

First come, first served while supplies last.

05/14/2024

The final Mass may have been celebrated at Holy Rosary-St. John, but it is important to let everyone know that ALL THE SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE ST. JOHN COMMUNITY CENTER WILL CONTINUE!

Thank you to the Catholic Times for helping us spread the word about all the great work that goes on in the St. John Community Center, including the St. John Food Pantry, St. John Learning Center (adult education), Community Kitchen, Inc., and Order of Malta Center of Care (health and dental clinics).

Please read the wonderful article in the Catholic Times that talks about all these services and the fact that they will remain:

catholictimescolumbus.org/news/tim-puet-2b021ee3-0b76-4300-945e-465c85be8474/st-john-center-to-continue-community-services

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