Diocesan Events June 3, 2003 Clergy Inservice Day Bishop O'Connor Center Madison October 5-8, 2003 Presbyteral Assembly Nov. 6, 2003 St Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Fr. Bryan Massingale Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services 608-821-3083 November 9-13, 2003 Clergy Retreat Bishop O'Connor Center Madison Feb. 19, 2004 St Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Fr. Bryan Hehir Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services 608-821-3083

Around the Diocese

Dinners and festivals

DANE - St. Michael Parish picnic, Bert Deans Village Park, Sunday, June 1,11 a.m. to 9 p.m.: barbecued chicken dinner, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; softball tournament; children's games; concessions.

MADISON - Neighborhood Block Party, St. Patrick Parish, Sunday, June 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: food; games; music by The Thomas Stone Band.

PLAIN - Parish festival, St. Luke Parish, Sunday, June 8: Polka Mass featuring Polka Mass-ters, 10:30 a.m.; roasted chicken/ham dinner, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; kids' games; bingo; fish and dunk tank; food and refreshments; pie auction; country store; euchre tournament, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; volleyball; kickball; girl's softball; raffle, grand prize choice of golf cart, boat/motor/trailer, or $5,000, drawing Sunday, June 22, at 6 p.m.

WAUNAKEE - Parish festival, St. John Parish, school grounds, 114 E. Third St., Friday to Sunday, June 6-8: Friday, June 6: golf outing (The Meadows of Six Mile Creek); 3 on 3 basketball tournament, 6 p.m.; picnic social, 6 to 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 7: outdoor Mass, 5 p.m.; 3 on 3 basketball and volleyball tournaments; concessions; music by Mid-Life Crisis, 8 to 11:30 p.m. Sunday, June 8: outdoor Polka Mass, 11 a.m., chicken/ham dinner, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; homemade pies; bingo, 12 noon; games and music 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; bake sale.

Salad luncheon

PLATTEVILLE - Salad luncheon, St. Mary Parish, 130 W. Cedar St., Tuesday, June 10, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: hot casseroles, salads, bars, rolls.

Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center

MADISON - Scheduled events, Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, 702 S. High Point Rd., call 608-821-3130 for information:

• Daily Mass, noon, Monday through Friday.

• Friday, May 30-Saturday, May 31 - American Cancer Society-Relay for Life

• Saturday, May 31 - St. Joseph-Fort Atkinson, retreat; Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Post Session

• Monday, June 2 - Office of Family Ministry-Reclaiming Your Life After Separation, Divorce, and Breakup; Office of Religious Education-LIMEX-group 3

• Tuesday, June 3 - Office of Continuing Education of Priests-OCEP Board, Clergy In-service

• Wednesday, June 4 - Vocations Office-Vocations Screening Committee; WI Dept. of Health and Family Services-Children and Youth Mental Health Committee Meeting; St. Andrew Parish-Team Building

• Thursday, June 5 - Catholic Charities-Support Broker Share Fair, Diversity Training; Office of Catholic Schools-Diocesan Board of Education; Office of the Bishop-Bishop's Luncheon for Camp Gray

• Friday, June 6 - Office of the Bishop-Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre Mass; St. Ann Parish-sixth grade Retreat; Madison Serra Club-meeting

• Saturday, June 7-Sunday, June 8 - Office of Pastoral Services-Diocesan Institute for Lay and Diaconate Formation

• Saturday, June 7 - Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Post Session; Charismatic Renewal-Pentecost Vigil

• Sunday, June 8 - Catholic Charities-Yellowstone Drive-Volunteer Appreciation Picnic

• Monday, June 9 - Office of Religious Education-LIMEX-Course 10; Wisconsin Catholic Conference-Special meeting; Office of Family Ministry-Reclaiming Your Life After Separation, Divorce, and Breakup; Office of Pastoral Services-Diocesan Institute study group

• Tuesday, June 10-Wednesday, June 11 - Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Convention

• Tuesday, June 10 - Covenant Presbyterian Church-staff retreat

• Wednesday, June 11 - Office of Pastoral Services-Training for Councils and Commissions; Office of the Vicar General-Diocesan Cabinet

Camp Gray

REEDSBURG - Camp Gray, scheduled events; for rent reservation, summer camp program, or rock climbing school information, call Chris Baumgart, 800-711-4729.

• May 30-June 1 - St. Adalbert School, Milwaukee.

• June 13-15 - Tuesday Night New Beginnings, South Elgin, Ill.

Send announcements of parish and diocesan organizations' activities to: The Catholic Herald, P.O. Box 44985, Madison, WI 53744-4985; fax: 608-821-3071; e-mail: info@madisoncatholicherald.org. Deadline is the Wednesday preceding week of publication.