Diocesan Events May 21-22, 2004 The University of Notre Dame Folk Choir St. Peter Parish, Madison Friday Evening Prayer, Saturday workshop, Mass at 5:15 p.m. Concert at 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Worship 608-821-3080 May 27, 2004 Adult Education Gathering Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Contact: Office of Religious Education 608-821-3160 May 27-June 3, 2004 Diocesan Ad Limina Pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi Rome, Italy Contact: Office of Worship 608-821-3080 June 11-13, 2004 Diocesan Institute for Lay & Diaconate Formation Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison Contact: Office of Pastoral Services, 608-821-3083 June 18-20, 2004 Together Encountering Christ Immaculate Conception Parish, Kieler Contact: Office of Religious Education, 608-821-3160 June 25-30, 2004 Diocesan Institute for Lay & Diaconate Formation Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison Contact: Office of Pastoral Services, 608-821-3083 July 23, 2004 Ordination to Permanent Diaconate St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison 7 p.m. August 27, 2004 Ordination to Transitional Diaconate Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison 7:30 p.m. September 26-29, 2004 Presbyteral Assembly Diocese of Madison Chula Vista Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells November 11, 2004 St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan Archbishop of Milwaukee Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services, 608-821-3083

Around the Diocese

Dinners and festivals

HIGHLAND - Porkfest, SS. Anthony and Philip Parish, Sunday, May 23, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: pork dinner; games; kickball; craft and bake sale; Fr. Ken's Ultra-Lite Ride.

PORTAGE - St. Mary's Best Fest, St. Mary Parish, 309 W. Cook St., Friday, May 21, through Sunday, May 23: All three days: food; bingo; mini-raffles; carnival; crafts; books; bake sale; games; Friday: carnival grounds open, 4 p.m.; Catholic Women's barbecue supper, 5 p.m.; live music, 5 to 11 p.m.; Saturday: 5K run/1 mile walk, 8:30 a.m.; grounds open, 11:30 a.m.; variety show, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Millennium Choir, 4 p.m.; music, 5 p.m.; pie throwing contest, 9:30 p.m.; Sunday: pancake breakfast, 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon; grounds open, 10:30; carnival wrist band day, 12 noon; St. Mary's Celebration Choir, 1 p.m.; grand prize raffle drawing, 3 p.m., for $5,000 cash or two-year lease on 2004 Ford Ranger extended cab.

SULLIVAN - Benefit cookout for Kent Hoffman and family, St. Mary Help of Christians Parish, Hwy. 18, Saturday, May 22, 5:30 p.m.: food; raffles; cake walk; games; silent auction; bake sale.

Raffle

BELOIT - Harley raffle drawing, Suds O'Hanahan's Irish Pub, Saturday, May 29, 7 p.m.: first prize, FXD/FXDI Dyna Super Glide or $10,000 cash; second prize, $500; third prize, $300; proceeds benefit Our Lady of the Assumption building fund.

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.

• Saturday, May 22 - Valley of Our Lady Monastery-Dane County Fund Raiser Kick-off Meeting; Office of Pastoral Services-Diaconate Scrutinies; Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Post Session

• Monday, May 24 - Office of Pastoral Services-Diocesan Institute Liturgy Planning; Catholic Charities-Franklin St.-Project FACE Fall Facilitator's Luncheon; Office of Religious Education-LIMEX - Course 5

• Tuesday, May 25 - Catholic Charities-Support Broker Meeting

• Wednesday, May 26 -Office of Catholic Schools-WRISA Review Committee

• Thursday, May 27 - Office of Religious Education-Annual Parish Adult Ed. Gathering

Camp Gray

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

• May 25 - St. Joseph Parish, Baraboo.

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.