Rosary hikes take place at 11:30 a.m. every Sunday at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, 21281 Chardon Road, Euclid. All are welcome to participate in the approximately 30-minute hikes, which take place year round. If the weather is too inclement, the rosary will be prayed in the shrine chapel.

Isaiah, St. Paschal Baylon Parish’s Women’s Bible Study, meets 9:30-11 a.m. every Tuesday in the Sister Dorothy Kazel Room at the parish, 5384 Wilson Mills Road, Highland Heights. For more information, call 440.382.3694 or email [email protected].

St. Ambrose Women’s Guild’s Christmas Boutique will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 14 and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 15 in Hilkert Hall, 929 Pearl Road, Brunswick. Admission is free. The holiday craft sale will feature homemade items by local artists, homemade food, candy, Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Always our Children, the support group for parents, families and friends of LGBTQ+ loved ones within the context of the Catholic faith, will meet 1:30-3 p.m. Nov. 15 and then on the second Sunday of each month at St. Joseph Parish Hall, 32929 Lake Road, Avon Lake. For more information, call the parish office, 440.933.3152.

Warm Up America meets at 1 p.m. the third Monday of each month except July and December in the basement of the St. Columbkille Rectory, 6740 Broadview Road, Parma. The group makes blankets, hats and scarves with donated yarn, fleece and flannel to donate to nonprofit groups. Work at home at your leisure to create the items. Donations of materials for the items are welcome. Call Anna at 216.524.2869 for more information.

Theology on Tap invites young adults ages 18-39 for an evening of faith, reflection and community 7-9 p.m. Nov. 18 at Pizzaz on the Circle, 20680 John Carroll Blvd., University Heights. Andrej Lah, director of the Catholic Cemeteries Association, will speak on “Remember Your Death: Living the Catholic Practice of Memento Mori.” Doors open at 7 p.m. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the door. No cash will be accepted at the door.

R&R (Receive & Remain) sessions are offered monthly by the diocesan Vocation Office beginning with adoration, praise and worship at 6:45 p.m., followed by Mass at 7:30 p.m. and a pizza social. The next sessions are Nov. 19 and Jan. 21, 2027, in Mary, Mother of the Good Shepherd Chapel at the Center for Pastoral Leadership, 28700 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe.

The Candy Cane Junction craft show will take place 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 21 in Dowd Hall (the lower church hall) at Visitation of Mary Parish, 55 E. Broad St., Akron. Admission and parking are free. There will be homemade crafts, basket raffles, grab bags and lunch, including cabbage rolls and homemade soup. Katie Russell, the “angel artist,” will be a special guest. Call 330.535.4141 or 330.805.0856 for more information.

The Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Cleveland Diocese invites all to join them for Eucharistic devotions beginning with 11:30 a.m. Mass on Nov. 22 at the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, 3649 E. 65th St., in Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood, followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for adoration. Solemn vespers, a procession and benediction will be at 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit sacredheartcleveland.weebly.com and click on “Events.”

The annual Global Celebration of Young People takes place on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 21, beginning with 5 p.m. Mass at Holy Family Parish, 3179 Kent Road, Stow, followed by a Friendsgiving Dinner. Young adults ages 18-39, ministries and young adult groups from across the diocese are invited for an evening of faith, fellowship, gratitude and good food. This year’s theme is “Take Courage!” Reservations are requested. Cost is $5 per person, no charge for clergy and religious. For more information, contact Megan Bolin, [email protected].

The First Friday Club of Cleveland will have a discussion by a roundtable of lay persons at its lunchtime meeting on Dec. 3 at the Center for Pastoral Leadership, 28700 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., with a buffet lunch and the program at noon. Cost is $35. For reservations or more information, visit FirstFridayClubCleveland.org or email [email protected].

The First Friday Club of Greater Akron will hear Sir Jeff Abood, an Equestrian Knight of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, speak on “Hope Does not Disappoint: The Living Experience of Catholics in the Holy Land,” at its lunchtime meeting on Dec. 4 at Our Lady of the Cedars, 507 S. Cleveland Massillon Road, Fairlawn. Doors open at 11 a.m., with a buffet lunch followed by the program at noon. Cost is $25. Call 330.204.4746 or 330.535.7668 or visit firstfridayclubofgreaterakron.org for more information or reservations.

The Friars’ Table, a collaboration of the Cleveland Capuchin Ministries, Playhouse Square and EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute, will celebrate its second anniversary with a St. Nicholas Day brunch and a special guest 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 5 at the restaurant, 1305 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Brunch will be inspired by the historical legacy of St. Nicholas, the bishop of Myra. There will be activities for children, including Christmas crafts and traditional tableside treats of candy canes and gold coin bags. Guests are asked to bring donations of new winter essentials, including socks, gloves, or hats, that will be delivered to St. Malachi Oratory to support neighbors in need this season. For more information or reservations, visit thefriarstable.org or call 216.230.2017.

Nativity of the Lord Jesus Parish’s annual Bethlehem Marketplace will be at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 5 at the parish, 2425 Myersville Road, Akron. Cost is $3 per person, free for children younger than 2. Participants can experience a replica of the cave where Jesus was born, go on a scavenger hunt to find Nativities from different countries, explore stalls where costumed shopkeepers will help attendees fashion items that might have been found during the time of Jesus, grind herbs, weave a mat, make jewelry, sample foods common to the Holy Land and more. Visit nativityofthelord.org or call 330.699.5086 for more information.

Duc in Altum, a come and see event at Borromeo and Saint Mary seminaries allows men interested in discerning a possible priestly vocation to experience life at the seminary. Sessions are offered Dec. 5-6, Jan. 30-31, 2027 and March 20-21, 2027. Call 440-943.7631 or visit CLEpriesthood.org for more information or to register.

Theology on Tap invites young adults ages 18-39 to gather for an evening of faith, reflection and community 7-9 p.m. Dec. 16 at Pizzazz on the Circle, 20680 John Carroll Blvd., University Heights. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the program at 7:30. Miguel Chavez, senior vice president of mission and ministry for the Sisters of Charity Health System, will speak on “Less of Me, More of Him: The Evangelical Counsels of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience.” There also will be an ugly sweater contest. Cost is $5 in advance or $7 at the door. 
No cash will be accepted at the door. Contact Megan Bolin, [email protected], for more information or reservation.

The Jesuit Retreat Center, 5629 State Road, Parma, will have a Journey to Bethlehem Advent Retreat the weekend of Dec. 18-20. It begins at 5 p.m. Dec. 18 and ends at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 20. The retreat will feature presentations, an introduction to Ignatian Imaginative Contemplation, time for silence and personal prayer, small group sharing and Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Registration is required. Contact Ken Fortuna at [email protected], call 440.884.9300, or visit jesuitretreatcenter.org.

The First Friday Forum of Lorain County will hear Maureen Kyle, former television anchor/communications strategist, speak on “Anchored in Faith: Navigating Life, Career and the Media” at its Feb. 26, 2027, lunch meeting at the Spitzer Conference Center, Lorain County Community College, 1005 Abbe Road, Elyria. Doors open at 10:45 a.m., with a lunch buffet at 11:30 a.m. and the program at noon. Cost is $25. Call 440.320.3272 or email [email protected] for reservations or more information.

Father Michael Petkosek, parochial vicar at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Medina, will lead a pilgrimage to Spain and Lourdes April 28 to May 10, 2027. For more information, call him at 330.725.4968 or email [email protected].