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News Briefs:
Grand opening of new store April 9
MADISON -- The St. Vincent de Paul thrift store at 6301 Odana Rd. in Madison will celebrate its grand opening Wednesday, April 9. From 9 a.m. until 7:45 p.m., the public is invited to tour and shop the new store and enjoy refreshments to mark the occasion.
The store offers a wide array of clothing, jewelry, furniture, small appliances, electronics, books, housewares, and other goods. Those attending the grand opening may enter a drawing for a $100 store gift card. The winner need not be present at the drawing.
The store is located in the former Forbes-Meagher Music Center. It replaces the store the society had operated on the Beltline's south frontage road.
To serve both shoppers and donors, the Odana Rd. store operates seven days a week. It is open from 9 a.m. through 7:45 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. through 5:45 p.m. on Sunday. The store began operations February 25.
Birth parent support group
MADISON -- A birth parent support group will meet Tuesday, April 8, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 5 Odana Ct. Sponsors are Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services. This ongoing support group is for people who have placed their child/ren for adoption and is free, safe, and confidential.
For registration, contact Alice at 608-270-6635 or apearson@lsswis.org or Trish at 608-833-4800, ext. 109, or trish.grant@tds.net
Catholic women plan
deanery meetings
Lafayette Deanery
ARGYLE -- "Come Follow Me" is the theme for the Lafayette Deanery spring meeting Thursday, April 10, at St. Joseph Church here.
Registration is at 5 p.m. followed by the business meeting at 5:15. A concelebrated Mass will be offered at 6 with Msgr. Duane Moellenberndt as homilist.
After the 7 p.m. dinner, Sr. Marcia Vinje, associate diocesan director of vocations, will speak on what parishes and women can do to support vocations.
Reservations are due April 5 to Judy Zurfluh, 405 Oak St., Argyle, WI 53504. Cost is $6.
Marquette/Green Lake Deanery
MONTELLO -- Thursday, April 17, is the date for the spring meeting of the Marquette/Green Lake Deanery at St. John the Baptist church here. The theme is "I Know Those Whom I Have Chosen."
Registration is at 3:15 p.m. with business meeting to follow at 3:45. A concelebrated Mass will be offered at 5 with Fr. Loren Bowens as homilist. Dinner is at 6 with the program, "Recycled Teenagers," at 6:45.
Reservations are due April 7 to Sandra Beahm, N 3392 14th Dr., Montello, WI 53949. Cost is $8. Those attending are asked to bring a $15 raffle gift for the MDCCW convention in June.
Madison Deanery
MADISON -- The Madison Deanery Council of Catholic Women's spring meeting with the theme, "Bearers of Light," will be held Tuesday, April 15, at Edgewood College's Regina Hall.
The women will honor Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli and the Dominican Sisters who serve in the Madison area. Speaker will be Sr. Mary Paynter on "Mazzuchelli - Light Bearer of Dominic." Registration is at 5 p.m. followed by Mass, dinner, meeting, and program.
To register send name(s) and a check for $15 per person made payable to Madison Council of Catholic Women to: Donna Hellenbrand, 5750 Enchanted View Ln., Waunakee, WI 53597. For more information, call her at 608-850-5750. Deadline is April 8.
Adoption orientation
MADISON -- Those interested in adopting are invited to learn about Catholic Charities' domestic and international adoption program on Monday, April 7, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Catholic Charities, 426 S. Yellowstone Dr., Suite 100, in Madison.
Registration is required. Call 608-833-4800 to register. For more information, contact Jerilyn Robinson at 608-833-4800, ext. 104, or jrobinson2@tds.net
Faith, Food,
and Earth Day event
MADISON -- An interdenominational group of ministers and lay leaders is organizing a special "Faith, Food, and Earth Day" event featuring local food, faith exhibits, workshops, and a keynote presentation by Dr. Cal DeWitt, scientist, speaker, writer, and conservationist.
This free event will be held Sunday, April 13, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd. Call 608-824-1760 for more information.
A special local food dinner, prepared by Barbara Wright of the Dardanelles, will also be available. Dinner seating is limited; cost is $8 for advance reservations, $12 at the door. For more information or to make reservations, e-mail harvestofhope@tds.net or call 608-824-1761.
Three workshops will be available at the event:
• "Social Action: Markets, Meals, and Churches" - A 25-minute "Shared Values" film, followed by a panel, will discuss a three-state project involving churches and farmers markets.
• "Sacred Soil" - Permaculture and sharing the delight experienced by gardening with youth.
• "Heart and Soul - A Congregational Effort to Eat Local" - Speakers talk about how to eat locally and how they spearheaded a congregation-wide initiative to "eat local and eat well."
Professor to keynote
diabetes seminar
BARABOO -- Dr. Melissa Meredith, associate professor of medicine, UW Medical School, Madison, will present the latest medical information on diabetes management on Saturday, April 5, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Clare Hospital.
Other speakers include nurse practitioners Kate Collins, Dells Clinic; Judy Ellington, Lake Delton Clinic; Mary Hamburg, Medical Associates; and Trudy Mara, Baraboo Internal Medicine. Vendor displays, lunch, and refreshments are included in the $5 registration fee.
Contact Melanie Mielke, St. Clare diabetes educator, 608-356-1510, for registration information.
Church Women United forum April 4
MADISON -- University of Wisconsin professor Emily Auerbach will speak at the Church Women United forum on Friday, April 4. She is director of The Odyssey Project, a course in the humanities for adults facing economic barriers to higher education.
The forum will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1905 W. Beltline Hwy., with coffee at 9 a.m., welcome and announcements at 9:30, and the program at 10 a.m.
All members of the community are welcome. For more information, call 608-238-7903 or 608-233-3581. |
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Archbishop Migliore
to visit Madison
Permanent observer to United Nations
to speak on May 12
MADISON -- It has recently been confirmed that Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United Nations, will be coming to the Diocese of Madison to give an address at the Capitol Theater at the Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St., on Monday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m.
Through the Apostolic Nuncio, the Holy See enjoys, among other things, the right to participate in the general debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations; the right of reply; the right to have its communications issued and circulated directly as official documents of the Assembly; and the right to co-sponsor draft resolutions and decisions that make reference to the Holy See.
Two of the most influential areas where Archbishop Migliore and his office have voiced the Holy See's observations and strong opinions are those debates having to do with issues of war and peace in our world, as well as on issues regarding the dignity, rights, and treatment of women throughout the world. The exact topic of the archbishop's address on May 12 is yet to be determined, by his office, and promises to be stimulating.
More information regarding the availability of tickets to the general public will be published in future issues of the Catholic Herald and posted on the diocesan Web site www.madisondiocese.org
More information about the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, including Archbishop Migliore's biography, and statements made by the nuncio and his delegation can be found by visiting www.holyseemission.org
Regional meetings
on parish cemeteries
By Grant Emmel
Vice-Chancellor, Diocese of Madison
The transition, from the sorrow of Christ's Passion to the joy of His Resurrection on Easter, is the reason par excellence for the emphasis the Catholic Church has placed, throughout 2,000 years of history, upon the places of rest for our deceased brethren.
From the catacombs of early martyrs to the diocesan and parish cemeteries of the present day, these places are a great symbol of hope and should remind us of God's great promise to humankind, the resurrection to eternal glory of our temporal bodies, and the unification of that body to our soul at the end of time.
The Diocese of Madison is continuing this long Catholic tradition of our sacred parish cemeteries with a long-term program for support and assistance as part of the diocesan-wide strategic planning and implementation going on with Trusting in the Spirit.
In July of 2006, the diocese contracted with Joseph B. Sankovich and Associates to conduct a comprehensive survey of all 117 parish cemeteries in the diocese. That survey was followed up by regional meetings to discuss the results of the survey, to outline the course of action over the next months and years, and to explain the diocesan policies and procedures.
The third set of six regional meetings are being held April 8, 9, and 10 to discuss parish rules and regulations. (See ad this page -- print edition only.) This workshop on rules and regulations will give guidance to pastors and sextons for and about the operation of cemeteries under their care, especially those that affect persons who both use and visit parish cemeteries.
If you have any questions about the regional meetings, the survey, the results, or future plans regarding parish cemeteries, contact Grant Emmel (608-821-3010; grant.emmel@straphael.org) or Tom Hanlon (608-238-5561; tom.hanlon@straphael.org).
St. Vincent de Paul Society marks 175th anniversary with talk
Talk looks at founders as models
for modern lay Catholics
MADISON -- The inspiration a group of 19th century French college students can provide for lay Catholics today will be the focus of a talk on Saturday, April 5, at 9 a.m. at the Catholic Multicultural Center, 1862 Beld St.
Members and friends of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will observe the society's 175th anniversary with a presentation about its founders.
Ralph Middlecamp, executive director of the society's District Council of Madison, will present a talk titled, "Frederic Ozanam and the Founders of the Society - Models for Modern Catholic Lay Involvement."
Middlecamp has frequently offered presentations about Vincentian spirituality to national audiences and has often directed retreats drawing on the insights and examples of the society's founders. His April 5 presentation will focus on the spiritual formation and charitable action of these first members of an organization that grew rapidly into a global mission of helping neighbors in need.
All interested persons are invited to attend the free event.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a lay Catholic organization in which members seek to grow spiritually through direct, person-to-person service to people who are poor, suffering, or forgotten.
The society was founded by six college students - with help from key mentors - in Paris on April 23, 1833. One of those students, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, is regarded as the primary founder of the society and is now a candidate for canonization by the Church. One of the young society's mentors, Blessed Sister Rosalie Rendu, is also a candidate for sainthood.
No pre-registration is required for the two-hour presentation.
After the talk, advanced member-training sessions on various topics will be offered for Vincentians, members of the society, through 3 p.m.
Those with questions may call 608-442-9878, ext. 2.
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