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May 19, 2005 Edition   •   Volume 135, No. 19   •   Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

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photo of Sydney Rabata placing flower in vase at foot of Blessed Virgin Mary statue during Mass at St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo

Crowning Mary

May is observed as a special month of celebration, reverence, and observance for the mother of Jesus in Catholic tradition. During this month dedicated to Mary, many parishes and schools in the Diocese of Madison have had May crowning ceremonies. At left, Sydney Rabata places a flower in a vase at the foot of the Blessed Virgin Mary statue during a Mass at St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo. Rabata and 20 other second graders who recently celebrated their First Communion each put a flower in the vase as part of the annual May crowning ceremony. Fr. Larry Bakke, pastor, then set the crown of flowers on the statue's head. (Photo by Tom Michele, Baraboo News Republic)


Clergy changes: New assignments of priests in parishes throughout the Diocese of Madison effective noon, June 15, 2005 are listed here (5/5 edition).


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News & Features:

Graduation/Vocations:
Special section

Dead Theologians Society:
Looking to saints as role models

Mother Marianne Cope:
Beatified at Vatican liturgy

Catholics, Anglicans:
Reach agreement on Mary's role

Columns:

• Question Corner
by Fr. John Dietzen -- Questions:
First pope to change name;
prophecies of St. Malachy

• The Pope Speaks
by Pope Benedict XVI --
Canticle: Celebrates Christ's victory

• TV Eye by Mark Pattison --
Generation gap: In media usage, understanding can be bridged

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Cathedral parish: Maintaining connectedness

MADISON -- Approximately 130 members of St. Raphael Cathedral Parish here gathered for meetings held May 3 and 4 at Meriter Hospital.

Prayer on loss of St. Raphael Cathedral

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The meetings were a chance for parishioners to pray together and discuss what they can do to preserve parish identity since the March 14 fire that damaged the cathedral. A question-and-answer session with Msgr. Paul Swain, cathedral rector, was also included in the meetings.

The parishioner meetings were brought together by pastoral council members and members involved in Dane County United efforts, explained Mary Lestina, pastoral associate, who helped facilitate the meetings. Those on the committee facilitating the meetings include: Lestina, Charles and Ann Scott, Margaret Bomber, Robin Day Laporte, Julia Johnson, Dan Gibbons, and Mary Wrzesinski.

The committee met twice together and once with Monsignor Swain to discuss efforts in helping St. Raphael Cathedral parishioners stay connected.

What we're doing in these meetings is getting together and saying how can we deal with this difficult situation - how can we stay together as family, Monsignor Swain told Relevant Radio.

Positive experience

At the May 3 and 4 parishioner meetings, to see that people wanted to reconnect as a parish was a deeply moving experience, said Lestina.

People have suffered, but the meetings were a positive experience, said Lestina. It showed people coming together, wishing to be connected, bringing positive out of a negative situation.

One parishioner mentioned that even though they no longer have a building, God has given them a chance to form community, Lestina said.   Full story ...



Catholic Herald summer publication schedule

During the summer months, The Catholic Herald will continue to be published weekly except for four issues. Issues to be skipped include: June 2 and 16, July 7, and Aug. 11. At right are deadlines for the issues prior to the weeks skipped:

Issue Weeks covered Deadline Issue skipped
May 26 first two weeks of June May 18 June 2
June 9 third/fourth week of June June 1 June 16
June 30 first two weeks of July June 22 July 7
Aug. 4 first two weeks of Aug. July 27 Aug. 11


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