Diocesan Events July 31, 2003 Vespers Service and Canonical     Possession Ceremony Bishop Robert C. Morlino St. Raphael Cathedral Madison 6 p.m. Aug. 1, 2003 Eucharist and Installation Bishop Robert C. Morlino St. Raphael Cathedral Madison 2 p.m. October 5-8, 2003 Presbyteral Assembly Nov. 6, 2003 St Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Fr. Bryan Massingale Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services 608-821-3083 November 9-13, 2003 Clergy Retreat Bishop O'Connor Center Madison Feb. 19, 2004 St Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Fr. Bryan Hehir Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services 608-821-3083

Around the Diocese

Dinners and festivals

KIELER - Family style chicken and ham dinner, Immaculate Conception Parish, Friday, July 4; free bus service from Dubuque, Iowa: from Jaeger Hardware, 10th and Central Sts.; departures: 11 a.m. 1, 3, 5, 7 p.m.; return trips: 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 6:30 p.m.

MONROE - St. Victor Parish festival, Green County Fairgrounds, Saturday, June 28, 5:15 to 10:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 29, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; polka Mass; chicken barbecue; The Greg Anderson Band; laser tag; beer garden; silent auction; creampuff stand; games.

RIDGEWAY - St. Bridget Parish picnic and polka Mass, St. Bridget Parish, Sunday, June 29; polka Mass, 10:30 a.m.; The Polka Mass-ters, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; barbecue pork and roast beef sandwich luncheon, 1 to 3 p.m.; live country rock music; refreshments and games.

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.

• Saturday, June 28 - Enterprise People (Catholic Campaign for Human Development)-annual retreat; Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Post Session

• Sunday, June 29-Monday, June 30 - Emmaus Retreat

• Monday, June 30 - Office of Family Ministry-Reclaiming Your Life After Separation, Divorce, and Breakup; Catholic Charities-Hope Haven-Rebos United Advisory Board

• Tuesday, July 1- Office of Family Ministry-NFP Class

• Wednesday, July 2 - The Christine Center-Board of Directors meeting

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.