Diocesan Events May 27, 2004 Adult Education Gathering Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Contact: Office of Religious Education 608-821-3160 May 27-June 3, 2004 Diocesan Ad Limina Pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi Rome, Italy Contact: Office of Worship 608-821-3080 June 11-13, 2004 Diocesan Institute for Lay & Diaconate Formation Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison Contact: Office of Pastoral Services, 608-821-3083 June 18-20, 2004 Together Encountering Christ Immaculate Conception Parish, Kieler Contact: Office of Religious Education, 608-821-3160 June 25-30, 2004 Diocesan Institute for Lay & Diaconate Formation Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison Contact: Office of Pastoral Services, 608-821-3083 July 23, 2004 Ordination to Permanent Diaconate St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison 7 p.m. August 27, 2004 Ordination to Transitional Diaconate Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison 7:30 p.m. September 26-29, 2004 Presbyteral Assembly Diocese of Madison Chula Vista Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells November 11, 2004 St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan Archbishop of Milwaukee Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral 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 6, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.: barbecued chicken dinner, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; softball tournaments; children's games; concessions; raffle.

MADISON - Parish festival, St. Maria Goretti Parish, 5405 Flad Ave., Sunday, June 6, 12 noon to 5 p.m.: 1 1/2 and 3 mile run/walk, 10 a.m.; Rupena's chicken dinners; children's games; crafts; bingo; volleyball; pie sale; biergarten; $3,000 first prize raffle.

MONONA - Parish festival, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 5101 Schofield St., Monday, May 31, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: raffle; bingo; children's games; 3 on 3 basketball tournament for grades six to eight; bake sale; white sale, opens 9 a.m.; food; live entertainment.

POTOSI - Memorial Day chicken barbecue, SS. Andrew-Thomas School, Monday, May 31, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; carryouts available.

Luncheon

MADISON - Salad luncheon, St. Raphael Cathedral, 222 W. Main St., Wednesday, June 9, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the undercroft.

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, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

• Saturday, May 29 - Charismatic Renewal-Pentecost Vigil

• Monday, May 31-Tuesday, June 1 - Emmaus Retreat

• Tuesday, June 1 - St. Ann Parish-Sixth grade retreat; Office of Catholic Schools-Madison Diocese Mentorship Program

• Thursday, June 3 - Office of Religious Education-MDREO Executive Board Meeting

• Friday, June 4 - Madison Serra Club-annual Serra planning meeting

• Saturday, June 5 - Office of Family Ministry-Singles Retreat

• Monday, June 7 - Office of Religious Education-LIMEX - Course 5

• Tuesday, June 8-Wednesday, June 9 - Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women-Convention-50th Anniversary

• Thursday, June 10 -Office of Continuing Education of Priests-Clergy In-service

Camp Gray

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

• May 28-31 - Family gathering, Oregon.

• May 28-30 - Family gathering, Sun Prairie.

• June 3-4 - Roving Retreat Eco Tours, White Bear Lake, Minn.

• June 4-6 - St. Adalbert's School, Milwaukee.

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 the week of publication.