Diocesan Events August 22, 2003 Summer Outing For Elderly and Disabled Sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped Tommy Bartlett Water Show Site Wisconsin Dells Contact: Msgr. Tom Campion Box 443, Monroe, WI 53566 September 11, 2003 Parish Leadership Day Bishop O'Connor Center Madison Contact: Office of Vicar General 608-821-3015 October 5-8, 2003 Presbyteral Assembly Nov. 6, 2003 St Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Bishop Robert C. Morlino 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

MARSHALL - St. Mary Parish festival, 112 S. Beebe St., Saturday to Sunday, Aug. 23-24: Saturday, Aug. 23: Catholic Order of Foresters beer, brats, and hot dog sale, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 24: Turkey Festival, turkey and ham dinner, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; bake sale; children's games; bingo; silent auction; raffle.

MONROE - St. Victor Parish Ice Cream Social, 1760 14th St., Saturday, Aug. 23, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., west lawn or Nilles Hall if rain: ice cream, homemade fruit pies, hot dogs, and brats; face painting; dessert walk; raffle; and music by Shades of Gray; proceeds benefit youth ministry program.

RIO - St. Joseph Parish Ice Cream Social, Sunday, Aug. 24, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on church lawn: barbecues, baked beans, hot dogs, ice cream, homemade pies, refreshments; sponsored by Catholic Women.

Craft fair

KINGSTON - Craft fair, St. Mary Parish, Saturday, Aug. 23, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: crafts; quilt raffle; bake sale; lunch.

Benefit fashion show

MADISON - Madison Catholic Woman's Club benefit dessert and fashion show "Fall Fashion Kickoff" presented by J.C. Penney Co., at St. Peter Church fellowship hall, Monday, Sept. 8, 11:30 a.m.: dessert, 12:15 p.m.; show, 1 p.m.; paid reservations must be received by Sept. 4 by Veronica Tisserand, 602 Sawyer Ter. #324, Madison, WI 53705; cost $5; guests welcome; facility handicapped accessible.

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, Aug. 23 - Office of Pastoral Services-Mass and Lunch for Seminarians

• Monday, Aug. 25 - Office of Family Ministry-NFP; Catholic Charities-Yellowstone Drive-Training for Adoptive Families

• Monday, Aug. 25-Tuesday, Aug. 26 - Verona Area High School Athletics Football Camp

• Tuesday, Aug. 26 - Office of the Vicar General-St. Raphael Board; Pleasant Company-Human Resources Meeting; Hospice Care, Inc.-Strategic Planning Conference

• Tuesday, Aug. 26-Saturday, Aug. 30 - UW Professional Development and Applied Studies Outreach Program-Chuo University Travel Study Service Tour

• Wednesday, Aug. 27 - Office for Justice and Peace-Public Discipleship Meeting; Office of the Vicar General-Building Commission Meeting; Our Lady Queen of Peace-St. Joseph Parishes-Pastoral Councils Retreat; Holy Family Home Schoolers-drama rehearsal

• Thursday, Aug. 28 - Office of Religious Education-Getting Started Program; Holy Family Home Schoolers-drama rehearsal; Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women-Board Meeting; Office of the Vicar General-Prayer for Vocations

Camp Gray

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

• Aug. 22-24 - Family gathering, Rockford, Ill.

• Aug. 23-24 - Girl Scout Council SCV, Eagan, Minn.

• Aug. 25 - Portage Volleyball-Girls Team, Portage.

• Aug. 28 - Edgewood High School, 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 the week of publication.