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Houston students thank Janesville students for donations, share stories of hurricane

JANESVILLE — Students and staff at St. John Vianney (SJV) School in Janesville recently got a chance to hear stories of the recent storm damage in the southern U.S. and how their donations helped out other schoolchildren there.

Eleven students from Houston recently came to Janesville to run in the Midwest Invitational Cross Country Meet.

During that time, those students visited the school and shared with SJV students and staff firsthand what it was like in Houston during, and after, Hurricane Harvey.

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Woman’s Club opens hearts to children in need

MADISON — The Madison Catholic Woman’s Club (MCWC) opens their hearts to children at their annual Christmas luncheon by bringing gifts of toys and clothing to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Little Drummer program.

This year’s luncheon is at Rex’s Innkeeper, 301 Century Ave., Waunakee, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 12 noon.

Al Anderson, retired music educator, professional trombonist, and music historian will present “Sounds of the Season: Holiday Songs Like You’ve Never Heard Them.”

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St. Ann Parish shares ‘Our Faith Stories’

STOUGHTON — “Our Faith Stories” at St. Ann Parish will feature Bruce Teague and Kate Schieldt sharing their faith stories on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in Healy Hall.

Bruce Teague is a witness for how inspiring and uplifting it is for someone who is battling an illness to know that others are praying and will share a special encounter with one of God’s messengers.

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Monona school becomes first LabLearner school in state

MONONA — Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Monona, this school year, became the first LabLearner school in the state of Wisconsin.

What is LabLearner?

LabLearner is a 100 percent research-based, comprehensive, hands-on science education system.

It aims to promote interaction and experimentation in a laboratory setting to encourage diverse learning and thinking strategies, fostering a community atmosphere of learning.

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Grant funding available for solar systems for churches

MADISON — There is $125,000 of grant funding available by Renew Wisconsin for mission-based organizations and houses of worship.

RENEW Wisconsin’s Solar for Good initiative fosters the expansion of solar power among mission-based nonprofits and houses of worship in Wisconsin.

RENEW Wisconsin will award a total of $125,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations to assist them in installing solar PV.

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Veterans to be honored at national shrine in Champion

CHAMPION — Veterans Day at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion will include a special honor for those who have served our country in the armed forces.

“We want to pay tribute to veterans and say thank you for what they’ve done for all of us,” said Corrie Campbell, events and communications coordinator at the shrine. “We know that many soldiers have deep wounds, and not all of those wounds are physical. It’s important to continue to reach out to veterans and show them our support.”

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Church invites all to encounter Jesus Christ

By now you’ve seen or heard a great deal about me and what I’m supposed to have done most recently. It’s been in the papers, online, and on TV and radio news. You’ve been told by your friends, and talked about it over coffee. To some of you, what you’ve heard simply confirms the judgements you’ve already made long ago. For others, what you’ve heard left you sad and scratching your heads.

In truth, I find myself in that latter group.

The observations and reactions that have been made simply do not account for the total context. And what has grown from there is a flurry of opportunity for people to jump to every sort of negative conclusion and to air those negative judgements freely and widely. All of this has occurred very much absent the reality of the situation.

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