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Emmy winning actor:
To perform at Cross Plains parish

CROSS PLAINS -- Frank Runyeon, who has entertained millions on television and in film throughout the years, will be performing at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Cross Plains on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m.

Runyeon is known for starring opposite Meg Ryan on As the World Turns and has been a cast member on Santa Barbara for which he won two Emmys. In addition, he has starred on such shows as Another World, Falcon Crest, Melrose Place, General Hospital, and L.A. Law.

Runyeon will bring his talent to St. Francis in a performance of the Sermon on the Mount. He will act out a powerful drama of the famous sermon as told by the apostle Matthew to the church of Antioch, shortly after the Romans had burned Jerusalem to the ground.

The sermon will be followed by a discussion of "Hollywood vs. Faith." This will take a look at the values media instills in all of us, from both an informative and humorous perspective.

Tickets are limited and advanced reservations are strongly encouraged. Ticket prices are $5 and may be purchased through the St. Francis Xavier Parish at 608-798-0100 or 608-798-4824.

The production is being sponsored by the St. Francis Xavier Parish Generations of Faith program.

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Monday-Friday, 2:30 p.m., Inspiration Channel (cable) -- Catholic Mass.

Monday-Sunday, 7 a.m., 11:10 a.m., 6 p.m., 11 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Daily Mass. No 6 p.m. showing on Sunday.

Sunday, Feb. 15, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) -- Mass. Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped.

Sunday, Feb. 15, 8:30 p.m., WYOU (cable) -- Christopher Close-Up: "The Rynan Project." Actor Ryan Slattery discusses how the death of his father and the terrorist attacks on 9/11 inspired him to start a project that promotes the positive things people can do to change our world.

Monday, Feb. 16, 3:30 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Divine Word Missionaries with Fr. Mitch Pacwa. Fr. Mitch Pacwa in Bay St. Louis, Miss., looks into the history of the Society of the Divine Word, an order of priests and religious privileged to claim as its own the first African-American clergymen of the United States. Repeats 5 p.m. Feb. 16.