Diocesan Events November 6, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Abundant Life" Speaker: Janis Miller 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 November 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 December 4, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Fatherly Care" Speaker: Mary Lestina 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 January 8, 2004 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Freeing Truth" Speaker: Bishop Robert C. Morlino 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 February 5, 2004 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Purifying Holiness" Speaker: Fr. Randy Timmerman 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 February 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 March 5, 2004 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Radical Grace" Speaker: Dr. Bernard J. Klamecki 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 April 1, 2004 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Burning Love" Speaker: Fr. Richard Heilman 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423

Around the Diocese

Fish fry

BARABOO - Fish fry, St. Joseph Parish, Friday, Oct. 17, 5 to 7:30 p.m.; carryouts.

Dinners and festivals

CAMBRIDGE - Fall dinner, St. Pius X Parish, 701 W. Water St., Sunday, Oct. 19: roast turkey dinner, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; carryouts until 2 p.m; craft, bake sale.

MILTON - Harvest Time Bazaar, St. Mary Parish, 837 Parkview Dr., Sunday, Oct. 19: pork roast dinner, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; children's games; country store; bake sale; handicrafts; raffles; silent auction of sports memorabilia.

POTOSI - Steak feed dinner, SS. Andrew-Thomas School cafeteria, Saturday, Oct. 18, 4 to 8 p.m.; sponsored by Potosi-Tennyson Knights of Columbus.

SINSINAWA - Fall festival and mulligan, St. Joseph Parish, Sunday, Oct. 19, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; food; country store; games; auctions; raffle drawing for $4,000 in prizes, 6 p.m.

SPRING GREEN - Turkey and ham dinner, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Daley St., Sunday, Oct. 19, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Polka Mass, 10 a.m.; music until 1 p.m.; raffle.

WATERTOWN - Turkey dinner and Sweet Shop, St. Bernard Parish, 111 S. Montgomery St., Sunday, Oct. 19, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WESTPORT - Country fair, St. Mary of the Lake Parish, 5460 Mary Lake Rd., Sunday, Oct. 19, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: roast beef dinner, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; fruitcakes; resale; country store; book nook; crafts; Kids Korner; euchre, 1 p.m.; raffles.

Dance

MONTELLO - Harvest Moon Dance, St. John the Baptist Parish, Fr. Marquette Center, Friday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m. to midnight; semi-formal dress requested.

Rummage sale

WISCONSIN DELLS - Rummage sale, St. Cecilia Parish, Saturday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 19, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Breakfasts

DICKEYVILLE - Family breakfast, Holy Ghost Parish gym, Sunday, Oct. 19, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

LIME RIDGE - Breakfast, St. Boniface Parish, Sunday, Oct. 19, 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

MADISON - More than a pancake breakfast, St. Bernard Parish gym, Sunday, Oct. 19, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; sponsored by Knights of Columbus.

MIDDLETON - Pancake breakfast, St. Bernard Parish center, Sunday, Oct. 19, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; sponsored by Knights of Columbus; proceeds to mission work in Nicaragua.

Auction

CASTLE ROCK RIDGE - Silent auction, St. John Nepomucene Parish, Sunday, Oct. 19: bidding from 12 noon to 1 p.m.; raffle, 12:45; lunch.

Card party

MIDDLETON - Card party, St. Bernard Parish, Saturday, Oct. 18, 1 p.m.: euchre, 500, bridge, and solo; prizes; lunch.

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, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

• Friday, Oct. 17 - Madison Serra Club-meeting; John Paul II Youth theater group-drama rehearsal

• Saturday, Oct. 18 - Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Core and Post Session

• Monday, Oct. 20 - Office of Religious Education-LIMEX Group #3; Catholic Charities-Board of Directors

• Tuesday, Oct. 21 - Madison Catholic Woman's Club-Day of Spiritual Renewal; Office of Stewardship and Development-AdHoc Stewardship board meeting

• Wednesday, Oct. 22 - Catholic Charities-All Staff Day; Office of Family Ministry-Reclaiming Your Life After Separation, Divorce, and Breakup; Camp Gray-Campaign Steering Committee; Office for Justice and Peace-Global Solidarity Meeting

• Thursday, Oct. 23 - Office of Family Ministry-FOCCUS Training; Horizon Development Group LLC-managers' meeting; Office of Religious Education-Getting Started Program

Camp Gray

REEDSBURG - Camp Gray, scheduled events; for rent reservation or summer camp program, call Chris Baumgart, 800-711-4729:

• Oct. 18-19 - St. John the Baptist Parish, Jefferson; Family Gathering, Cleveland;

• Oct. 19 - St. Joseph Parish, Waterloo;

• Oct. 20-22 - San Miguel School, Chicago, Ill.;

• Oct. 23-26 - Family Gathering, Palatine, Ill.

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