Diocesan Events 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. 3, 2002 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series Fr. Randy Timmerman Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Cntr. Montello 6:30 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. Nov. 7, 2002 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series Dr. Jeffrey Davis Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Cntr. Montello 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5, 2002 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series Msgr. Paul Swain Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Cntr. Montello 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series Auxiliary Bishop Robert Morneau, Green Bay Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Cntr. Montello 6:30 p.m. Feb. 5, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series Fr. Kent Schmitt Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Cntr. Montello 6:30 p.m. March 6, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series Fr. Joseph Hogan Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Cntr. Montello 6:30 p.m. April 3, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series Bishop William H. Bullock Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Cntr. Montello 6:30 p.m.

Around the Diocese

Fish fries

DANE - Family-style fish fry, St. Michael Parish hall, Friday, Sept. 6, 5 to 8:30 p.m., carryouts available.

PLAIN - Family-style fish fry, St. Luke Church, Friday, Sept. 6, 5 to 8:30 p.m., carryouts available.

Dinners and festivals

BLOOMINGTON - Fall festival, St. Mary Parish, Saturday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 8: Saturday, Sept. 7: Mass, 8 p.m.; food; Crowley's Karaoke; start bidding on silent auction; cash raffle with $1,300 in prizes; Sunday, Sept. 8: Mass, 10 a.m.; BBQ chicken and ham dinner, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; bean bag tournament; bingo; cake walk; games; conclusion of silent auction of over 80 items, including Badger football tickets, Badger autographed football, baseball autographed by Chicago Cubs' Mark Prior, handmade quilted items, furniture, antiques, and Sept. 11 commemorative coin set.

FOOTVILLE - Fall festival, St. Augustine Parish, Sunday, Sept. 8: family style pork dinner, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; raffle, 2:30 p.m.; games; cake walk; homemade candy; bake sale; arts and crafts; live entertainment by Relativity.

HAZEL GREEN - Fall festival, St. Francis de Sales Parish, Sunday, Sept. 8: Mass, 11 a.m.; charcoal grilled chicken dinner served in air conditioned dining room, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; cash raffle totaling $3,000; also variety booth raffle drawing, 8 p.m.; need not be present to win; games; bingo; beer tent; hamburger and brat stand; dunk tank; silent auction; Christian rock group Arked Waters, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.; D.J. Quinton Rood, 3 to 9 p.m.

MADISON - Parish festival/fiesta, St. Joseph Parish, 1905 W. Beltline Hwy, Sunday, Sept. 8, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.: polka Mass, 10:30 a.m. with Gordon Hartman Band, also performing 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Ricardo Vasquez on xylophone, Hispanic dance group, and Bill Meicher on accordion entertainment; roast beef and chicken molay meal (hot dogs for kids), following Mass; carryouts available; bingo, noon to 3 p.m.; games, bake sale, and cake walk; big screen viewing of Green Bay Packers football game in church library; clowns, stage show, and face painting, 1 to 3 p.m.; raffle, top prize of $500.

MONROE - Festival and raffle, St. Victor Parish, Sunday, Sept. 8: hog roast, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; carryouts available; raffle, 1:30 p.m.; tickets available through parish members or by calling parish office, 608-325-9506.

REEDSBURG - Fall festival, Sacred Heart Parish, Sunday, Sept. 8: Mass, 8 and 10:30 a.m.; family-style swiss steak and ham dinner, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; carryouts available; Green Valley Band, 9 a.m., Denny Dean and the Cadillac Cowboyz, 11 a.m.; country market, gift booth, petting zoo, and games; auction, 1:30 p.m.; raffle, 2:30 p.m.

SUN PRAIRIE - Fall festival, Sacred Hearts Parish, Saturday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 8: Saturday, Sept. 7: live entertainment by Rhythm Method, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 8: polka Mass, 11 a.m., featuring The Goodtime Dutchmen, also performing 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.; all-you-can-eat chicken and ham dinner, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; $10,000 grand prize raffle, 6:30 p.m.; both days: games, rides, clowns, crafts, farmer's market, bake sale, and bingo.

Garage sale

MADISON - Multi-family garage sale, Schoenstatt Heights, 5901 Cottage Grove Rd., Thursday, Sept. 5, to Saturday, Sept. 7, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; for benefit of Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary; to donate items call 608-222-7208.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas

MADISON - Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Madison 1164, meeting Wednesday, Sept. 18, at St. Maria Goretti Church, 10 Maria Pl.: registration, 11:15 a.m.; Rosary, 11:30 a.m.; Mass, luncheon, and business meeting follow; program presented by Fr. Tait Schroeder, recently ordained priest; guests welcome; cost of luncheon, $7; reservations and cancellations must be received before noon Monday, Sept. 16, by calling Mary, 608-831-6875; cancellations made after due date require payment.

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.

• Friday, Sept. 6 - Madison Serra Club; Catholic Charities-Yellowstone Drive; Post Adoption quarterly meeting

• Saturday, Sept. 7 - Knights of Columbus Madison Diocese-Diocesan meeting; Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Writing Day

• Sunday, Sept. 8 - Office of Religious Education-World Youth Day Reunion; Office of Family Ministry-Marriage Encounter Team

• Monday, Sept. 9 - Office of Religious Education-LIMEX Course 8

• Tuesday, Sept. 10 - Office of Catholic Schools-Principals' Association Board; Office of Family Ministry-Divorced & Separated Planning Group; Diocesan Choir-rehearsal; Office of Religious Education-Westside Youth Ministers; Diocesan Choir Board; Holy Family Home Schoolers-drama and music rehearsals

• Wednesday, Sept. 11 - Madison Serra Club-board meeting; Office of Family Ministry-NFP Class; Office of the Vicar General-Diocesan Cabinet

• Thursday, Sept. 12 - Office of Catholic Schools-All Principals' Meeting; Parish Leadership Day; Office of Continuing Education of Priests-OCEP Board

Card party

MADISON - Card party, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 602 Everglade Dr., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., social hall: euchre, 500, bridge, with coffee and desserts at 12:30; newcomers welcome.

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