Get Involved

Help Support Our Mission

We appreciate your prayers and your prayerful participation. We welcome your time, talent and treasure, in any capacity, to help us continue to move forward to make St. John’s Hermitage a reality. If you are handy and like working outdoors, moving wood and stones, clearing land, operating construction equipment, getting dirty and having fun working toward a goal together, we’d love to have your assistance. Organizations are more than welcome to assist us. If you have other skills and gifts, such as: parish communication, public relations, fundraising, nonprofit planning, construction, landscaping experience or business ownership, we value your experience and input.

To get involved, or for more information, please contact:

Deacon Lou Griffith
St. John’s Hermitage
lgriffith@columbuscatholic.org

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A dirt country road flanked by green grass and flowering bushes with purple and white flowers on both sides, surrounded by dense green trees, under a bright sky.

Project Status

Planning to reimagine the garage not as a utilitarian structure, but as a sacred place set apart for prayer, worship, and reflection. The conversion would emphasize simplicity, warmth, and reverence.

SOCIETY OF ST. JOHN THE BELOVED

The Society of St. John the Beloved (aka Friends of St. John’s Hermitage), was established by the Board of Directors to provide ongoing, practical, hands-on assistance to the Board and at the Hermitage site.

Members of the Society bring a variety of talents, skills and expertise to the Hermitage project:

  • Administrative support

  • Recruiting and organizing volunteers

  • Assistance with fundraising activities

  • Procuring religious art

  • Publicity and communication

  • Special projects and events to support the mission

    For more information or to join the Society, contact:

    Mr. Leonard Barbe
    lwbarbe@aol.com

A dirt pathway winding through a lush green countryside with flowering plants and trees on either side.
Pink and white wildflowers growing beside a dirt path on a sunny day.
Old rusty railroad bridge with wooden planks and green trees on both sides, viewed from the ground level.

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