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News Briefs:
Totus Tuus Consecration
to Mary: At St. Mary Parish
in Pine Bluff
PINE BLUFF -- On the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Monday, Jan. 1, 2007 at St. Mary Parish, Pine Bluff, there will be a special public celebration of the Totus Tuus Ritual Celebration of Consecration to Mary.
St. Mary Church is located at the intersection of Co. Rd. P and Co. Rd. S in Dane County.
This consecration will begin with 9 a.m. Mass, followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 9:45 a.m., ritual of consecration to Mary at 10 a.m., and benediction at 10:45 a.m.
Those who are seeking this consecration should prepare themselves by entering into a nine-day novena beginning on Saturday, Dec. 23, and ending on Sunday, Dec. 31.
Marytown Press has printed a booklet, "Total Consecration to Mary," that explains the theology and history of Marian Consecration, and includes a powerful nine-day novena within the book.
St. Mary Pastor Fr. Rick Heilman has several copies of this booklet or they may be ordered at marytown.com
Holiday blood drive: To be held at Divine Savior in Portage
PORTAGE -- Divine Savior Healthcare and BloodCenter of Wisconsin encourage people to give the gift of life - a donation of blood.
The holiday season can be a challenging time for blood collection as seasonal activities can take donors out of their normal donation routine. With one donation, individuals have the potential to save up to three lives.
Divine Savior Healthcare is hosting a community blood drive in partnership with BloodCenter of Wisconsin on Thursday, Dec. 28, from 1 to 6 p.m. in Suite 100, 2817 New Pinery Rd. To schedule an appointment, call 608-745-6405. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Anyone who is at least 17 years old, weighs a minimum of 110 pounds, and is in generally good health can donate blood. The entire process takes about an hour, and all blood types are needed. Donors should bring a photo ID.
For more information, visit www.bloodcenter.org or call 1-877-BE-A-HERO.
Seminarian caroling plans
MADISON -- Diocese of Madison seminarians are planning their 44th annual caroling tour. The group plans to go caroling at sites across the diocese December 22 and 23.
The carolers' tentative plan of places to visit includes:
Friday, Dec. 22
• 8:35 to 9 a.m. Bishop O'Connor Center, Madison
• 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. St. Dominic Villa, Sinsinawa
• 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Sinsinawa Mound, Sinsinawa
• 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Mendota Mental Health, Madison
• 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. Central Wisconsin Center, Madison
• 6:30 to 9 p.m. Cistercian Sisters, Valley of Our Lady Monastery, Prairie du Sac
Saturday, Dec. 23
• 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. All Saints Retirement Center, Madison
• 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Bloomfield Manor, Dodgeville
• 2 to 3 p.m. Greenway Manor and Greenway Terrace, Spring Green
• 3 to 4 p.m. St. Mary's Care Center, Verona
Living Nativity at St. Cecilia's
WISCONSIN DELLS -- St. Cecilia Parish will perform their annual Living Nativity from 4 to 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and then after Mass from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
The Nativity scene will be set up in front of the parish center, 604 Oak St., complete with stables and live animals. People from the parish will portray the parts of the Nativity story.
Downtown holiday Masses
Christmas season
at Sinsinawa
SINSINAWA -- The public is invited to pray and worship with the Sinsinawa Mound community this holiday season in Queen of the Rosary Chapel December 24, 25, and 31 and January 1.
Service times for the Christmas holiday season will be: Christmas Eve, Vigil of Carols and Readings at 7 p.m. and Eucharist at 7:30 p.m.; Christmas Day, Eucharist at 10:30 a.m.; New Year's Eve Evening Prayer at 4:45 p.m.; and New Year's Day Eucharist at 10:30 a.m.
As the Christmas season comes to a close, celebrate the Epiphany Sunday, Jan. 7. The Sinsinawa Mound Civic Chorus will sing at the Epiphany Prayer Service at 4 p.m. This reflective ceremony will include preaching, music, and a procession to the Christmas crèche.
For more information on these and other activities at the Mound, contact Guest Services at 608-748-4411 or visit www.sinsinawa.org
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Gran celebracion:
In honor of Our Lady
of Guadalupe
(en Español)
By Kathleen Bushman
CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF
MADISON -- St. Joseph Church was filled to overflowing December 9 for a Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe with song, flowers, and costumes.
The 17th annual Diocesan Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration, sponsored by the Office of Justice and Pastoral Outreach, honors the Patroness of the Americas and unborn children, whose feast day is December 12.
The Mass was presided over by Bishop Robert C. Morlino and concelebrated by seven other priests. The Diocesan Hispanic Choir, directed by María Antonia Kellor and accompanied by Beatriz Aguilar, provided the festive music for the occasion.
At the beginning of the Mass, many children, dressed in their countries' traditional outfits, approached the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe bearing roses to lay at her feet. The roses symbolize her appearance to St. Juan Diego in Mexico in 1531, which led to the Christian conversion of more than nine million indigenous people in 10 years.
During his homily, Bishop Morlino spoke of the first reading of the day, which told the people of Israel to rejoice and take courage, for Jerusalem was going to be exalted.
"The journey the people had to make back to Jerusalem," said the bishop, "is a symbol of the journey the Blessed Mother had to make and a symbol of the journey we, our church, have to make."
Our Lady, who was taken body and soul into heaven, was the perfect disciple, he said.
And that is why we must seek a devotion to her, the devotion that is expressed this day to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
"In the American culture, our feelings and emotions don't always go along with our faith," he said. "But when we see these little children bring the flowers up, we see a very human, emotional, and passionate love, in the best sense, for our Blessed Mother.
"You, our Hispanic brothers and sisters, have to teach us to be emotional and human and passionate in our love for the Blessed Mother . . . and the church," Bishop Morlino said. "We need you very much in the church in the United States; we have a lot to learn from you."
Andy Galvin: Named coordinator of diocesan Marriage Preparation Program
By Mary C. Uhler
CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF
(See also front-page photo.)
MADISON -- Andy Galvin has been named diocesan coordinator of the Marriage Preparation Program. He replaces Beverly Hartberg, who retired recently.
Galvin will be working in the diocesan Office of Evangelization and Catechesis. Eric Schiedermayer, who heads that office, is excited to have Galvin on the staff. "There is great truth in the statement, 'As goes the family, so goes the world,'" said Schiedermayer. "Our
work to build a culture of life founded upon the truth of Jesus Christ must begin with fostering strong marriages and families. God has revealed himself as a loving, life-giving communion of persons, and we most closely image this in the covenant of marriage."
"Marriage is foundational not only for our faith as a sacrament but also for our society," said Galvin. "I am excited to take this position to increase the awareness of the importance of marriage and support those couples that are responding to their vocational call. I'm
looking forward to continuing the tradition of a strong Marriage Preparation Program that exists in the diocese."
Galvin has an undergraduate degree in urban planning and a master's degree in natural resource planning from the University of Michigan. For the last eight years he has worked for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, primarily protecting rare species.
He said his experience and skills include coordination of state-wide training programs, policy development, and project management. "These skills will be very applicable to my new position with the diocese," he noted.
He and his wife, Chris, have five children: four boys ages four to nine and one girl who is seven months old. They homeschool their children.
They have also been involved in a variety of family and marriage-related volunteer activities. The Galvins have been a FOCCUS marriage preparation couple at St. James Parish in Madison. They are now members of St. Raphael Parish.
They are also both members of Regnum Christi, a lay apostolate movement that provides formation for members to go out to build the Kingdom of God in the world. The Galvins have led family-life teams for Regnum Christi.
Andy has also been president for the past three years of the ConQuest Boys Club in the Madison area. ConQuest is a national network of leadership clubs for boys ages five to 16.
Andy and Chris have both studied Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body. They have been promoting it to various groups within the diocese and will be starting a Theology of the Body program for teens this January.
"I hope we can integrate it into marriage preparation, not only for engaged couples but for other young people and married couples as well," said Galvin.
He will also be coordinating the diocesan Marriage Preparation Program, which offers marriage preparation days in parishes, as well as the FOCCUS marriage preparation program in which married couples mentor engaged couples in parishes.
He can be reached at the Bishop O'Connor Center at 608-821-3177 or by e-mail at agalvin@straphael.org
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