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Madison Catholic Woman’s Club holds Day of Christian Renewal

MADISON — The Madison Catholic Woman’s Club (MCWC) invites all women of the Diocese of Madison and their guests to join in a Day of Christian Renewal on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at St. Maria Goretti Church Parish Hall, 5313 Flad Ave., Madison.

Shirley Kelter, Catholic chaplain at UW Health University Hospital, will be the featured speaker. In her role as chaplain, she has become a listener, a comforter, a connection to the sacred, and mostly a caring presence in many people’s lives.

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Evening offered for married couples

DANE — Married couples are invited to an evening of fun and romance designed to celebrate their relationship by reminiscing about the early stages of their romance.

Couples will be served a full course romantic candlelight dinner for two. In between courses, the evening’s host and hostess will lead couples on their personal journey down memory lane.

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Austin Steffen to be ordained in Rome

Austin Steffen
Austin Steffen

ROME, Italy — Austin Steffen, a Diocese of Madison seminarian, will be ordained as a transitional deacon on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

The son of Colette and Tim Steffen of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Cuba City, he attended St. Rose Catholic Grade School and Cuba City High School in Cuba City; the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Platteville; Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary, Winona, Minn., where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy; the North American College and the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.

He was involved as an altar server throughout grade school and went on mission trips through the Catholic Heart Work Camp in high school. He attended daily Mass throughout the summers off from school and while in college. He also helped with a youth group in Platteville while he was a student there.

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Island Church Foundation to honor St. Wenceslaus

WATERLOO — The Island Church Foundation invites the public to visit the historic St. Wenceslaus Church, commonly known to as the Island Church, for the annual St. Wenceslaus Day celebration on Sunday, Sept. 23.

The celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include a Catholic Mass in the church at 2 p.m.

Featured events include a historic tractor display presented by neighbors of the church, and local historian Edward Langer will be on-hand to share ancestral history from his trips to Lanskroun.

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40 Days for Life leader brings message to Madison

MADISON — Dr. Haywood Robinson, former abortion provider and board director of the peaceful, prayerful, effective 40 Days for Life project, will tell the story of this groundbreaking effort in Madison on Saturday, Sept. 29.

Robinson will speak at the Madison 40 Days for Life Kick Off event, which is set for 11 a.m. on the sidewalks surrounding Planned Parenthood, 3706 Orin Rd., Madison.

“People in Madison and the surrounding area have made extraordinary sacrifices to expose the abortion industry and to protect pre-born children and their mothers from abortion,” Robinson said.

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Changes in Office of Safe Environment announced

MADISON — Some new developments within the Office of Safe Environment in the Diocese of Madison have been announced.

Cheryl Splinter Bartoszek will be transitioning to a more focused role as the Victim Assistance Coordinator.

“This will allow us to provide better care and support for victims in a timely manner when they reach out to our offices in need,” she said.

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