Diocesan Events August 27, 2004 Ordination to Transitional Diaconate Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison 7:30 p.m. September 23, 2004 Parish Leadership Day Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison Contact: Office of Pastoral Services, 608-821-3083 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

MINERAL POINT - Autumn festival and raffle, Soldiers Memorial Park, sponsored by St. Mary-St. Paul Parish, Saturday, Aug. 21: barbecue chicken dinner, 11 a.m. until gone; food stand; family ball tournament; children's activities.

MARSHALL - Turkey festival, St. Mary Parish, 112 S. Beebe St., Saturday, Aug. 21, to Sunday, Aug. 22: Saturday: beer, brats, and fun, 12 noon to 8 p.m. in church parking lot; Sunday: turkey and ham dinner, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., carryouts available; bingo; games; bake sale; silent auction; refreshment tent; raffle drawing, 5 p.m.

Singles potluck

MADISON - Singles potluck sponsored by St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, at Lake Kegonsa State Park, Saturday, Sept. 18, 3 p.m.; meet at campsites 47/48; camp if interested; contact Tim Kunz at 608-712-8728 for information.

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:

• Eucharistic Adoration for vocations, 11 a.m., followed by daily Mass, noon, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

• Monday, Aug. 23 - Office of Catholic Schools-Mentor Orientation; Office of Religious Education-LIMEX Makeup Session

Camp Gray

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

• Aug. 23-26 - Joining Forces for Families, Madison;

• Aug. 27-29 - Family reunion, Monona.

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.