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	News Briefs: Extraordinary Minister workshops MADISON -- The Extraordinary Minister of Communion Workshop that was scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, at St. Barnabas, Mazomanie, has been cancelled. The remaining spring workshops are as follows: • Wednesday, June 11 - St. Bernard, Middleton, 7 to 9 p.m. • Saturday, June, 14 - St. Andrew, Verona, 9 to 11 a.m. • Saturday, June 21 - St. Pius, Cambridge, 9 to 11 a.m. To register for one of these workshops, contact the diocesan Office of Worship at 608-821-3080 or e-mail at tmulvoy@straphael.org Staff member nominated for press association award TORONTO, Canada -- Pam Payne, associate editor for the Madison Catholic Herald, was among the three finalists for the St. Francis de Sales award, given annually by the Catholic Press Association. The award is considered one of the highest honors in Catholic press. The winner of the 2008 award, Chic Richards Davis, advertising director for the Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review and the Cathedral Foundation, was announced May 30 at the Catholic Media Convention in Toronto. Payne, who has worked at the Catholic Herald since 1974 in advertising, editorial, production, and circulation, has been a driving force for keeping the paper "ahead of the curve" technologically, both in print and on the Web. "Pam has always been eager to improve the paper's content and design," her nomination stated. "She has explored new ways of communicating the 'Good News' of our Catholic faith to our readers." Monona church hosts blood drive MONONA -- The Red Cross will conduct a blood drive Saturday, June 21, 8 a.m. to 12 noon, in Marion Hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, 4913 Schofield Dr. This life-saving gift is especially important during the summer, when donations are typically lower. To make an appointment, call 1-800-448-3542 or visit www.givelife.org Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 4586. Support Groups in Madison MADISON -- Peer support groups for those hurting from separation, divorce, or loss of a significant relationship will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at Our Lady Queen of Peace, 401 S. Owen Dr., and from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 12, and Thursday, June 26, at St. Dennis Parish Center, 413 Dempsey Rd. St. Coletta of Wisconsin hosts 2008 Prom at Meadow Springs Country Club JEFFERSON -- St. Coletta of Wisconsin will be hosting a prom on Sunday, June 22, for adults with developmental disabilities. The dance will be held at Meadow Springs Country Club located at 424 S. Sanborn Ave. in Jefferson from 6 to 8 p.m. There is a $7 fee that includes entry into the dance and a festive hors d'oeuvre buffet. For more information or to RSVP for the event, contact Bethany Wollheim at 920-674-8379 or bwollheim@stcolettawi.org Please note that space is limited. Founded in 1904 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi of Milwaukee, St. Coletta of Wisconsin is the leading service provider for adults with developmental disabilities helping people lead lives enriched by personal choice, inclusion, and opportunity. For more information on St. Coletta of Wisconsin, visit www.stcolettawi.org Silent directed retreat for women SINSINAWA -- Sinsinawa Mound will offer "If Today You Hear God's Voice," a silent directed retreat for women, June 22 to 28. The retreat provides an opportunity to meet daily with one's spiritual director and will host morning and evening gatherings. Participants are also welcome to join the community of Dominican Sisters for morning and evening prayer along with daily liturgy. In the beautiful surroundings of the Mound, participants will be guided by a team of Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters with a depth of experience in spiritual direction and retreats. Spiritual directors include Srs. Ellie Hoffmann, Mary Owen Haggerty, Ann Henkel, Alita Lisbeth, and Maureen McDonnell. The registration deadline is June 13. The fee, which includes meals, for an overnight guest is $395 and for a commuter is $195. Massages are available for an additional fee. For more information on this and other activities at the Mound, contact guest services at 608-748-4411 or visit www.sinsinawa.org Sinsinawa Mound, the Motherhouse for the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, is located in southwest Wisconsin on Cty. Rd. Z, off Hwy. 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. Retreat leads to healing, forgiveness SINSINAWA -- Inner peace is the goal of "God's Gift of Healing, Peace, and Forgiveness," a retreat at Sinsinawa Mound June 27 to 29. In a spirit of prayerful listening, participants will be invited to reflect about their lives and recognize the power of the goodness of God in healing experiences of hurt and unlove. Periods of silence and ministering prayer will accompany Sr. Helen Marie Raycraft's presentations on aspects of inner healing and forgiveness. Sister Helen Marie is a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa and a member of the Dominican Missionary Preaching Team in Austin, Texas. She has been involved in the healing ministry through evangelization for over 40 years. The registration deadline is June 20, and the fee, which includes meals, is $174 for an overnight guest and $109 for a commuter. To register or for more information on this and other activities at the Mound, contact guest services at 608-748-4411 or visit www.sinsinawa.org. Nominate someone for a profile Do you know a person to nominate for a profile? This could be someone in a paid or volunteer position in the Catholic Church. It could be someone working outside the Church who lives his or her faith in ordinary or extraordinary ways in daily life. Send nominations with information about the nominee to: Catholic Herald, 702 S. High Point Rd., Madison, WI 53719, or e-mail info@madisoncatholicherald.org

Anointed, sanctified, consecrated
Four men are ordained priests in sacred rite
for the Diocese of Madison

(See also front-page photo.)

MADISON -- On May 23, four men joined the order of the priesthood in the Diocese of Madison.

	Related articles: June 12, 2008 issue: • Bishop's column -- A summer of growth in the faith May 22, 2008 issue: • Ordination to Priesthood May 23 • Bishop's column -- Spiritual motherhood: Loving support for priests • Editorial -- Ordination to the priesthood

These four men, Fr. Brian Dulli, Fr. David Greenfield, Fr. Lance Schneider, and Fr. Patrick Wendler, committed their lives to the service of the Church and its people in the Rite of Ordination at St. Maria Goretti Parish in Madison, celebrated by Bishop Robert C. Morlino.

The church was filled with family, friends, soon-to-be fellow priests, and other Catholics in the diocese to witness the ordination in an approximately three-hour rite and Mass.

The first priests ordained in this diocese since 2005 and the largest class since 2000, these four men join the other 133 priests currently active and retired in the Diocese of Madison.

"I pray every blessed day that young men will leave the seminary - in precisely the same way these four have left the seminary, and not in any other way. Thanks be to God," Bishop Morlino said to begin his homily at ordination.

Charge with intense density

In his homily, the bishop spoke about the nature of ordination and the responsibility of the priesthood.

Pope Benedict XVI, when he recently ordained new priests, described the experience of ordination as "being charged with an intense density by the Holy Spirit which makes you into the person of Christ the priest," the bishop recounted.

"You will never be the same again after the Holy Spirit comes upon you, making you into the person of Jesus Christ, charging you with that intense density," he said. "Don't ever, please, forget that."

In the ordination, by the order of the Holy Spirit, these priests are becoming the bishop's sons. "I'm caught up in the middle of it, and I couldn't be happier than to have four new sons in Christ," the bishop said. "And every father wants nothing more than for his son to be happy at all times."

Prayer of ordination

There are going to be days when you will think of things you do not have, Bishop Morlino told the ordinands: good health, friends close by, the appointment you would like.

"But you have to come back to tonight when you think that way," he said. "Because if you are charged with intense spiritual density by the power of the Holy Spirit, making you into the person of Christ the priest, if you have that, how could you be unhappy about something else you don't have?"

Pray daily, even a few lines of the prayer of ordination prayed over you tonight, he said, and when you begin to think of the things you don't have, "the joy of the Holy Spirit who gives you the priesthood of Christ will rush into your soul and remind you so powerfully of all that you have."

The majority of that prayer of ordination says that the priest is the one who accompanies and assists the bishop to carry out his responsibility of salvation of all people in his diocese.

"More than three-quarters of the prayer deals with who you are rather than what you do," Bishop Morlino said. "Because if, by the power of the Holy Spirit, you know who you are . . . you will behave in accord with who you are."

For the complete audio of the bishop's homily at the Ordination on May 23 at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison, as well as video, go to www.madisondiocese.org

Bishop to dedicate new St. John the Baptist Church in Waunakee

WAUNAKEE -- After more than a decade of planning, fundraising, and building, the new St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is scheduled for dedication at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, at 100 E. 3rd St. in Waunakee.

Bishop Robert C. Morlino will preside at the ceremonies. The bishop will gather with parishioners outside the church and lead them in procession to the church doors, when church representatives will hand over the new facility to the bishop.

Msgr. James Gunn, pastor, will then open the monumental church doors for all to enter. This begins the Mass at which the new altar will be anointed and the church will be dedicated for Christian worship.

John Laubmeier, president of the Village Board of Waunakee, sees the new church as a critical addition to the community. In a recent phone interview, Laubmeier said, "Village officials were delighted when St. John's decided to build a new church on the present site. This new church campus enhanced village efforts to revitalize the downtown. The Waunakee Village Center and church campus provide bookends to the renewal efforts in this area of the village."

The new church, with a seating capacity of 1,200, is witness to the continuing growth of a congregation that was established in 1874 with 19 families and now includes almost 1,800.

Many parishioners and local craftsmen were involved in fund-raising and working on the new church, said Monsignor Gunn. "It's overwhelming to see how many have participated," he said.

St. Jude Parish concludes centennial festivities

BELOIT -- One hundred years of Catholic faith and service has resulted in numerous events and activities planned over the past few months by St. Jude Parishioners.

After more than three years of planning and work by dozens of volunteers, the joyous celebration of St. Jude Parish Centennial will conclude on June 21 and June 22.

"We've had tremendous teamwork and that's what makes a parish bond," said Rita Macewicz, chair of the 100th Anniversary Steering Committee. Events to mark the celebrations include:

Open house at Brother Dutton School and historical pictorial exhibits featured on June 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. and June 22 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Visitors, parishioners, alumni, and the public are invited to visit classrooms and view the display of more than 140 standing exhibits. In addition, 322 individual Time Line panels will be on display depicting significant events that occurred during the 10 decades beginning in 1908.

On Saturday, June 21, there will be a Brother Dutton All Class, All School Reunion Family Day, celebrating the St. Jude Centennial and the 81st anniversary of Brother Dutton School. School alumni are invited to attend. A bus tour of Beloit takes place for alumni who have pre-registered. At noon, a roast pig luncheon will be served for school alumni and their families. Tickets - adults $10 and children $5 - must be reserved in advance by calling 608-365-9750. From 2 to 5 p.m. events taking place in the school gym and adjacent property include: games popular in olden days, craft demonstrations, cake walk, and square dancing. Alumni are encouraged to check the school computer room to meet their former teachers including several Sisters of St. Agnes who taught at the school. On Saturday and Sunday, the Marine Corps food wagon will be on site to serve food and refreshments.

Sunday, June 22, the reception and banquet are by invitation only. A few invitations to the Mass and banquet remain. Interested persons are urged to contact the parish office, 608-364-2820, or Macewicz, 608-362-9008, by Sunday, June 15, for ticket information. At 3 p.m., Bishop Robert C. Morlino will celebrate the celebratory Mass in St. Jude Church. Concelebrating will be St. Jude pastor, Fr. Steve Kortendick, and priest sons: Bishop John McNabb, Msgr. William DeBock, Fr. Monte Robinson, and Fr. Tom Gillespie. All priests who have served at St. Jude are also invited to concelebrate.