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Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Healing Mass and Holy Hour at Blessed Sacrament Church
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Day Festival to be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Monona
MONONA — On Memorial Day weekend, Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Catholic Church and School in Monona will be hosting a “Backyard Bash,” a community celebration to help kick off summer.
The event will be held behind IHM School, located three blocks west of the Monona Golf Course at 4913 Schofield St. The festival begins on Sunday, May 28, and continues on Monday, May 29, following the Monona Memorial Day parade.
Home Health United holds children’s grief camps
MADISON — In order to help children in the community who may be grieving, Home Health United developed Camp GLOW, a grief support day camp for children ages six to 14 and the grown-ups who love them.
The first of four 2017 camps will be held in Waunakee on Saturday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. John the Baptist School, 114 E. Third St. Other camps are planned for Baraboo, Janesville, and Verona.
Name chosen for homeless day resource center
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| Partners in the homeless day resource center project gather to announce its name as “The Beacon” during a press conference on May 2 in Madison. Pictured from left are: Dane County Executive Joe Parisi, Catholic Charities of Madison President and CEO Jackson Fonder, President and CEO of United Way of Dane County Renee Moe, president of J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. Dave Beck-Engel, and Madison Deputy Mayor Katie Crawley. (Catholic Herald photo/Kevin Wondrash) |
MADISON — “The homeless day resource center will be known as . . . The Beacon.”
The words of Catholic Charities of Madison President and CEO Jackson Fonder marked the next step in the project to open said resource center near downtown Madison.
The name was announced at a May 2 press conference at the United Way of Dane County in Madison.
The announcement came after more than 400 people submitted naming ideas online and more than 400 people voted on the name finalists, which were: The Beacon, The Net, The Opportunity Place, and The Turning Point Center.
At the press conference, Fonder said “The Beacon” was submitted first by former Catholic Charities board member Diane Ballweg. Other people also submitted the name as an idea later in the process.
Working together
Joining Fonder at the press conference was Renee Moe, CEO of United Way of Madison.
New Catholic Charities Adult Day Center blessed
MADISON — A new era in caring for those with special needs and their caregivers has begun.
On April 26, staff members of the Catholic Charities Adult Day Center, Catholic Charities of Madison, and other guests were on hand as the new center was blessed and officially opened with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.
Coach Gard: Step up to help those in need
MADISON — Using a baseball analogy, University of Wisconsin Head Basketball Coach Greg Gard said, “We need to step up to the plate and help those around us.”
He gave this advice during a talk at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Care Café, a community fundraising breakfast held May 5 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
Gala for the Glen to be held May 19
BARABOO — Durward’s Glen Retreat Center will hold its 2017 Gala for the Glen on Friday, May 19, at the center’s Main Hall in rural Baraboo.
This year’s theme is “Tradition: Celebrating Our Heritage.” The night will include a special display of Bernard Durward’s “Mater Dolorosa” (Our Lady of Sorrows) painting.
The Gala for the Glen is one of the major fundraisers for Durward’s Glen. The Friends Group that purchased the property in 2011 to preserve these 37+ acres of natural and historic beauty has been working steadily to make improvements to the grounds and expand the programs offered for Catholic faith development and renewal, cultural arts, and environmental stewardship.
Our Lady of Fatima to be honored in Roxbury
ROXBURY — St. Norbert Parish in Roxbury will honor Mary, the Mother of all children, under her title of Our Lady of Fatima, on Sunday, May 14.
At 11 a.m., there will be an outdoor procession (weather-permitting) with a statue of Our Lady of Fatima to a recently restored Fatima grotto on the church grounds.
Mary’s Rosary Garden celebrates Fatima
MINERAL POINT — Mary’s Rosary Garden located on the Wiesbrook Farm near Mineral Point will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mary’s appearance at Fatima with a Mass on Saturday, May 13, at 1 p.m.
The Rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13; Thursday, July 13; Sunday, Aug. 13; Wednesday, Sept. 13; and Friday, Oct. 13. Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 1 p.m.