Diocesan Events 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

Fish fry

ASHTON - Family style fish fry, St. Peter School hall, Cty. Hwy. K, Friday, Sept. 17, 5 to 8 p.m.; carryouts available.

Dinners and festivals

CASSVILLE - Fall festival, St. Charles Parish, 605 E. Dewey St., Sunday, Sept. 19: grounds open, 10:30 a.m.; barbecue chicken dinner, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., carryouts available; craft room; cake walk; produce room; beer garden; silent auction; afternoon bingo; games; raffle, top prize $1,000; evening bingo, 5:30.

EAST BRISTOL - Fall festival, St. Joseph Parish, 1935 Hwy. V., Sun Prairie, Sunday, Sept. 19: Sunday Mass, 10:45 a.m. only; family-style baked chicken and ham dinner, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., carryouts available; country store; cake walk; baked goods; crafts; refreshments; bingo, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; live entertainment.

EDGERTON - Prime rib or chicken cordon bleu dinner, St. Joseph Parish, 590 S. St. Joseph Cir., Sunday, Sept. 19, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; raffle drawing 2 p.m.

LA VALLE - Chicken and biscuit supper, Holy Family Parish, 310 Bluff St., Tuesday, Sept. 21, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.; bake sale; country market, raffle drawing 7 p.m.

LORETO - Open pit barbecued beef and ham, St. Patrick Parish, halfway between Plain and Loganville, take GG off Hwy. 23, Sunday, Sept. 19, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; refreshments; entertainment; prizes.

STOUGHTON - St. Ann Parish fall festival, 320 N. Harrison St., Sunday, Sept. 19, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: buffet style grilled chicken and ham dinner, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., carryouts available; country store, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring crafts, baked goods, garden produce; bingo; cake walk; games; concessions; rides in vintage car; musical entertainment, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; karate demonstrations; games; pie bake-off; auction, 2 p.m., main tent; silent auction in school, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; $2,000 grand prize raffle and 25 prizes totaling $5,000, 4:30 p.m.

Breakfast

WATERLOO - All you can eat breakfast, St. Joseph School, 387 S. Monroe St., Sunday, Sept. 19, 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; sponsored by Knights of Columbus.

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 Exposition and Prayer for Vocations every weekday, Monday through Friday, from 9 to 11:45 a.m. (all welcome)

• Daily Mass, noon, Monday, Tuesday,Thursday, and Friday.

• Friday, Sept. 17 - Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Weekend, Retrouvaille Core; Madison Serra Club-meeting

• Monday, Sept. 20 - Office of Religious Education-LIMEX-Catholic Charities Executive Committee Meeting, Westside Youth Ministers; Office of Pastoral Services-Virtus Training for Facilitators; Catholic Charities-Finance Committee meeting

• Tuesday, Sept. 21 - Office for Justice and Peace-Catholic Social Action Officers, WACSAO meeting; Office of the Bishop-Corporate Board

• Wednesday, Sept. 22 - Catholic Charities-Support Broker Training

• Thursday, Sept. 23 - Diocesan Tribunal-Tribunal Advocate Training

Camp Gray

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

• Sept. 16-17 - St. Maria Goretti Parish, Madison.

• Sept. 17-19 - Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.

• Sept. 18-19 - St. Ignatius Parish, Mt. Horeb.

• Sept. 18-20 - Coady Getaway, Waunakee.

• Sept. 22-23 - Holy Angels School, West Bend.

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.