Martin de Porres Center
2330 Airport Drive
Columbus, OH, 43219
614.416.1910
Fax: 614.416.1084
Director: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), PhD, OPA
The Martin de Porres Center, housed in recently renovated space at St. Mary of the Springs in Columbus, is a ministry outreach center dedicated to providing for the education, spirituality, and hospitality needs to our neighbors in the surrounding area and to others in need.
The Center is named after the Dominican saint Martin de Porres, Peruvian-born son of a freed African slave and a Spanish nobleman. Known for his compassion and service to the poor, Martin’s example provides the spirit for the Center. Dedicated to serving others through collaboration and mutuality, the Martin de Porres Center partners with local agencies, churches, and organizations that respond to educational and spiritual needs in this area, particularly those of women and youth.
The Center serves as a satellite of the Dominican Learning Center in Columbus, providing adult literacy training, and also provides space for spiritual direction. The conference rooms welcome various speakers, group meetings, retreat days, and cultural events throughout the year.
We hope you’ll join us in this exciting venture in whatever way you are able. We are grateful for all that has been given to us to make this Center possible. We know, too, that much is expected of us as we open ourselves to serve and to be enriched by all those who will share the space with us.
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Upcoming Events
Special Events
Saturday, July 31 – Expressing Your Spirituality Through the Arts
Saturday, August 14 – Tour of the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Dublin, Ohio
Saturday, September 25 – Before Their Time: The World of Child Labor
Thursday, October 14 – Henri Nouwen: His Pastoral Words of Compassion Continue to Speak to Us
Sunday, October 24 – St. Martin de Porres Feast Day Celebration: The Spirituality of Justice
Saturday, November 13 – “I Will Always Be With You”
Sunday, December 5 – Special Holiday Offering: Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light
Spiritual Gerontology Courses
July 12-14, 2010 – “Well in Body, Wise in Mind and Whole in Spirit: Optimal Spirituality and Health for Maturing Adults”
July 14-16, 2010 – “The Ten Spiritual Developmental Tasks of the Illumination Years: Aging Gracefully and Strengthening Spirituality in the Decades beyond Midlife (65+)”
• For additional information on both courses, click here.
• For online registration, click here.
• For a printable mail-in registration form, click here.
For more information on any program or to register online, click here or call 614.416.1910.
Art Exhibits
Evolution of the Girl Child
Artwork by African American women artists from the SistaZ Arts Collective
July 8 - August 28, 2010
Reception July 8, 6:00-8:00pm
Before Their Time: The World of Child Labor
Black and white photographs by David L. Parker, MD
Program by the photographer on September 25, 10:00am - noon
Journey of a Soul
The art of Evangelia Philippidis
October 24 - December 17, 2010
Reception October 24, 1:00-2:00pm
Ongoing Programs
Second Wednesday - Turning Leaves and Tea Leaves (book club)
Directions
• From the North
• From the South
• From the East
• From the West
• From Downtown/Convention Center
From the North
• Take I-71 South to I-270 East (toward Wheeling)
• Take I-670 West (toward the airport)
• Follow exit for Airport / Cassady Ave
• Proceed straight at the light at Cassady intersection (Turkey Hill station and McDonald’s on corners); the road becomes Airport Drive
• At the next light turn right into St. Mary of the Springs/Dominican Sisters of Peace property
From the South
• Take I-71 North to I-670 East
• Exit 5th Avenue and turn left at light at the top of the ramp
• Turn right at 2nd light onto Nelson Road (BP, Wendy’s, Lumber Yard on corners)
• Proceed on Nelson across RR tracks to the T intersection (light) of Airport Drive
• Cross Airport Drive into St. Mary of the Springs/Dominican Sisters of Peace property
From the East
• Take I-70 West to I-270 North
• Take I-270 to I-670 West
• Follow exit for Airport / Cassady Ave.
• Stay in right lane and proceed straight at the light crossing Cassady Ave. (Turkey Hill station and McDonald’s on corners); the road becomes Airport Drive
• At the next light turn right into St. Mary of the Springs/Dominican Sisters of Peace property
From the West
• Take I-70 East to I-270 East
• Take I-270 to I-670 East
• Exit 5th Avenue and turn left at light at the top of the ramp
• Turn right at 2nd light on to Nelson Road (BP, Wendy’s, Lumber Yard on corners)
• Proceed on Nelson across RR tracks to the T intersection (light) of Airport Drive
• Cross Airport Drive into St. Mary of the Springs/Dominican Sisters of Peace property
From Downtown
• Take I-670 East (toward the airport)
• Exit 5th Avenue and turn left at light at the top of the ramp
• Turn right at 2nd light onto Nelson Road (BP, Wendy’s, Lumber Yard on corners)
• Proceed on Nelson across RR tracks to the T intersection (light) of Airport Drive
• Cross Airport Drive into St. Mary of the Springs/Dominican Sisters of Peace property
Once you arrive to the Dominican Sisters of Peace property, proceed on the entrance drive around to the stop sign, then turn right. The Martin de Porres Center is the second building on the right. There is a gated parking lot passed the next building which can be accessed by approaching the gate, pressing the button in the small white box and announcing your arrival to the receptionist.
Tutoring
For information about tutoring services at the Martin de Porres Center, or about becoming a volunteer tutor, please contact Sr. Shawn Fitzpatrick by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or phone at 614.444.7330.
Contact Us
For more information about the Martin de Porres Center, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call the Center at 614.416.1910.