Diocesan Events Aug. 23, 2002 Ordinations to the Diaconate Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m. Sept. 12, 2002 Parish Leadership Day Bishop O'Connor Center Madison Sept. 29, 2002 Bishop William H. Bullock's 50th Anniversary and Appreciation Mass St. Raphael Cathedral Madison 3 p.m. Oct. 6-9, 2002 Presbyteral Assembly Chula Vista Wisconsin Dells Oct. 17, 2002 St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Series Dr. Zeni Fox Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m.

Around the Diocese

Dinners and festivals

MADISON - Parish festival, St. Dennis Parish, 409 Dempsey Rd., Friday to Sunday, July 26-28: Friday, July 26: festival hours, 6 p.m. to midnight; bingo, 6 p.m.; dunk tank, games, and beer tent with DJ and food stands; Saturday, July 27: festival hours 12 noon to midnight; flea market and used book sale, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 5K run/walk, 9 a.m.; bingo, 3 to 9 p.m.; volleyball tournament; live music by Swing Shift, 6-8 p.m.; Sunday, July 28: festival hours, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; flea market, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; family style beef dinner served from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in school's air conditioned gym; bingo, 1 to 6 p.m.; Swing Shift, 1 to 3 p.m.; Wonderfully Wacky Comedy and Juggling, 2:30 p.m.; also included are sale of Mound Bread, pony rides, youth tent with music and climbing wall; raffle with cash prizes, grand prize $10,000; for more information call 608-246-5124.

Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center

MADISON -- Scheduled events, Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, 3577 High Point Rd., call 608-821-3130 for information:

• Daily Mass, noon, Monday through Friday.

• Monday, July 29 - Office of Religious Education-LIMEX-Focus Course 2

• Monday, July 29-Aug.17 - University of Wisconsin Badger Football-training camp

• Tuesday, July 30 - Office of Family Ministry-NFP class

• Wednesday, July 31 - Office of Religious Education-Theology on Tap Planning

• Wednesday, July 31 - Office of Communications-Technology Committee

Camp Gray

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

• July 26-28 - Family reunion, LaCrosse

• July 30-Aug 1 - Camp Alice Chester, 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 week of publication.