Diocesan Events 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

CROSS PLAINS - Parish picnic, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Saturday, July 17, to Sunday, July 18: Saturday: Old timers softball tournament, 1 p.m.; games, 6 p.m.; food; refreshments; dunk tank; music, Midlife Crisis, 7 to 11 p.m.; Sunday: Fun in Sun Run race, 8:15 a.m., age group prizes; homemade chicken and ham dinner, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., carryouts available; games; bingo; home craft and country stores; live entertainment, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.; jukebox, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.; boulder rock climbing; silent raffle.

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:

• Eucharistic Adoration for vocations, 11 a.m., followed by daily Mass, noon, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

• Friday, July 16 - Madison Serra Club-meeting

• Saturday, July 17 - Office of Pastoral Services-Bishop's Meeting with Candidates; Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Core

• Monday, July 19 - Office of Religious Education-LIMEX-group #3; Office of Pastoral Services-Parish Safe Environment Coordinators' Training

• Tuesday, July 20 - Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women-Board Meeting; Office for Justice and Peace-Intern Luncheon

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.