The Office of Worship of the Diocese of Madison is holding Workshops for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Rock County ADRC to host night for caregivers
The Rock County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) and Council on Aging will host a caregiver pizza party and sharing night on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m.
Retreat to be held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish
To prepare to enter the holy season of Lent, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish is hosting a mini-retreat for adults, “The Mass, Welcoming the Presence of Christ,” on Saturday, March 2, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Mass commemorates death of Venerable Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP
The annual Mass to commemorate the death of Venerable Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP, will be held at St. Patrick Church, Benton, at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24.
Catholic parishes host ninth annual Food Fair & Farmers’ Market
In an effort to support local growers, to offer locally grown foods for sale, and to educate the public about sustainably-grown and locally produced foods, the joint Justice & Peace Commission of three Sauk County parishes (Sacred Heart-Reedsburg, Holy Family-LaValle, and St. Boniface- Lime Ridge) is holding its ninth annual Food Fair & Farmers’ Market.
Dane County Jail Apostolate team reaches out to share the love of God with inmates
“I ask myself, if I had been raised by a poor single mother, by illegal immigrants living in the shadows, or abused as a child, would I be in prison today?”
Sr. Lauretana Gorman, OP, retires after life of service and pastoral ministry
After more than six decades in active Religious Life and almost a quarter century in pastoral ministry at St. John Vianney (SJV) Parish in Janesville, Sr. Lauretana Gorman, OP, has retired, and is moving on to the next chapter in her life.
Rite of Election to be held on Sunday, March 10, at St. John the Baptist Church in Waunakee
The Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion will be celebrated as usual in the Diocese of Madison on the First Sunday of Lent, March 10, at 3 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church in Waunakee. Msgr. James Bartylla, diocesan administrator, will preside.
Relics of popes available for veneration at Valley of Our Lady Monastery
Simon Peter holds the first place in the college of the [apostles]. . . . Because of the faith he confessed, Peter will remain the unshakeable rock of the Church. His mission will be to keep this faith from every lapse and to strengthen his brothers in it. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 552)
The Pope, Bishop of Rome and Peter’s successor, “is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 882; quotation from LG 23)
PRAIRIE DU SAC — During these difficult days in the Church, perhaps our friends the saints can help us and provide a guiding light. We celebrate the feast of the Chair of St. Peter on February 22, so it seems fitting to highlight the role of the papacy and the many popes who have been canonized.
Night of Worship at St. Peter Parish
MADISON — St. […]