Diocesan Events February 8, 2003 RCIA Team Pre-lenten Day of Reflection Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. February 22, 2003 Morning of Reflection for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 9:30-11:30 a.m. Contact: Office of Worship 608-821-3080 February 23, 2003 Middle School Youth Rally Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: Office of Religious Education 608-821-3160 February 27, 2003 Parish Staff Day Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services 608-821-3083 March 6, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series Fr. Joseph Hogan Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Cntr. Montello 6:30 p.m. March 9, 2003 Rite of Election St. Albert the Great Parish Sun Prairie 2:30 p.m. March 12, 2003 St Thérèse Lisieux Lecture Fr. Donald Senior Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services 608-821-3083 March 14-16, 2003 Diocesan Institute for Lay & Diaconate Formation Bishop O'Connor Center Madison Contact: Office of Pastoral Services 608-821-3083 April 3, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series Bishop William H. Bullock Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Cntr. Montello 6:30 p.m. May 9, 2003 Parish Secretaries Day Bishop O'Connor Center Madison June 3, 2003 Clergy Inservice Day Bishop O'Connor Center Madison October 5-8, 2003 Presbyteral Assembly November 9-13, 2003 Clergy Retreat Bishop O'Connor Center Madison

Around the Diocese

Fish fries

BELOIT - All you can eat fish fry, Our Lady of Assumption Parish center, 2222 Shopiere Rd., Friday, Feb. 7, 5 to 7 p.m.; carryouts available.

DANE - Family style fish fry, St. Michael Parish hall, Friday, Feb. 7, 5 to 8:30 p.m.; carryouts available.

MONONA - Family style fish fry, Immaculate Heart of Mary School, 4913 Schofield St., Friday, Feb. 7, 5 to 8 p.m.; carryouts begin at 4:30.

MONTFORT - Fish fry, St. Thomas Parish, Friday, Feb. 7, 5 to 7:30 p.m.; carryouts available.

PLAIN - Fish fry, St. Luke Parish, Friday, Feb. 7, 5 to 8:30 p.m.; carryouts available; church hall handicap accessible.

Dinners

FORT ATKINSON - Spaghetti dinner, St. Joseph Parish hall, Saturday, Feb. 8, 4 to 7 p.m.; tickets available at door; sponsored by Knights of Columbus; carryouts available, call parish at 920-563-7993.

MADISON - Candlelit Italian dinner, St. Dennis Parish, Friday, Feb. 28: social 5 p.m., dinner 5:45 to 7 p.m., show 7:30 p.m.; entertainment by Cheney and Mills; games for kids; tickets limited and may be obtained in advance by calling Joel Anderson at 608-244-0634 or Jim Gillitzer at 608-222-8854.

Breakfast

DE FOREST - Breakfast, St. Olaf Parish, Sunday, Feb. 9, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.; sponsored by Knights of Columbus; "Sweetheart Special" - wives and mothers eat free.

Card party

EAST BRISTOL - Card party, St. Joseph Parish hall, Sunday, Feb. 9, 1 p.m.: euchre and sheepshead; door prizes; lunch served.

Bingo

POYNETTE - Bingo, St. Thomas Parish hall, Sunday, Feb. 9, 1 to 4 p.m.: cash and hourly prizes; refreshments; sponsored by Knights of Columbus.

Auction dinner/dance

SUN PRAIRIE - Mardi Gras Gala, sponsored by Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary School, Crowne Plaza Hotel, east side Madison, Saturday, March 1, 5:30 p.m. to midnight: live and silent auctions; raffle; dinner and dance; tickets, $50; raffle tickets, $5 or five for $20; for tickets and information contact Trula Hensler at 608-825-2989.

Poultry party

PINE BLUFF - Poultry party, St. Mary Parish gymnasium, Sunday, Feb. 9, 6 to 10 p.m.: bingo; turkey wheel; door prizes; complimentary sandwiches and snacks; tickets available at door.

Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center

MADISON - Scheduled events, Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, 702 S. High Point Rd., call 608-821-3130 for information:

• Daily Mass, noon, Monday through Friday.

• Friday, Feb. 7-Saturday, Feb. 8 - Charismatic Renewal-Life in the Spirit Seminar; St. Victor Parish-NET Retreat

• Friday, Feb. 7 - Madison Serra Club meeting

• Saturday, Feb. 8 - Office of Worship-Pre-Lenten Retreat for RCIA Teams/Sponsors; Good Shepherd Lutheran Church-retreat

• Monday, Feb. 10 - Office of Family Ministry-Rachel's Vineyard Team; Verona Area School District Sugar Creek-Elementary meeting; Office of Family Ministry-Reclaiming Your Life After Separation, Divorce, and Break-up; Office of Religious Education-LIMEX-Course 9; Office of the Vicar General-Catholic Charities Catholic Identity meeting

• Tuesday, Feb. 11 - Office of Catholic Schools-Mentoring Program; Office of Religious Education-Westside Youth Ministers; Office of Worship-Diocesan Choir Board

• Wednesday, Feb. 12 - Office of the Vicar General-Diocesan Cabinet; Edgewood High School-sophomore retreat; Wisconsin Catholic Conference-Bishops' meeting; Holy Family Home Schoolers-drama and music rehearsals; Holy Mother of Consolation Parish-religious education class

• Thursday, Feb. 13 - Catholic Charities-Yellowstone Drive-Special Needs Adoption meeting; Office of Religious Education-LIMEX

Camp Gray

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

• Feb. 6-7 - NET Team, Reedsburg

• Feb. 7-8 - Edgewood High School, Madison

• Feb. 7-9 - St. Paul Catholic Center, Madison

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.