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MONONA — Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School, 5913 Schofield St., is hosting the second annual Hispanic Festival on Saturday, May 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. The festival celebrates the heritage of the Hispanic community at IHM and in the Diocese of Madison.

Children at IHM School have participated in a Hispanic dance group all year. They will be performing the traditional dances they have learned and be dressed in authentic costumes. Entertainment will also be provided by other Hispanic dance groups from the area. A dinner of homemade traditional foods, such as tamales and salsa, will be provided along with drinks.

On May 1, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

First Saturday at Durward’s Glen observed May 3

BARABOO — On December 10, 1925, Our Blessed Mother appeared to Lucia at Pentevedra, Spain.

She said, “I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation all those who, in order to make reparation to me, on the first Saturday of five successive months, go to Confession, receive Holy Communion, say five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for a quarter of an hour, meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary.”

On May 1, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

Feast of St. Philip the Apostle to be celebrated at Highland church

HIGHLAND — The Feast of St. Philip the Apostle will be celebrated with a Mass on Sunday, May 4, at 1 p.m. at St. Philip Church.

Through the efforts of many supporters, St. Philip Church — built in 1888 — has been well preserved. It is a significant part of the SS. Anthony and Philip Parish community and the Highland community as a whole.

On April 24, 2014October 25, 2022

Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Bishop blesses oils, priests renew commitment at Chrism Mass

In a sign that Easter was only a few days away, St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison was filled with people the evening of April 15 for the annual Chrism Mass.

On April 24, 2014

Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

CRS director Woo gives St. Thérèse lecture

MADISON — “This is your work. We do this work in your name.”

Dr. Carolyn Woo, CEO and president of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), emphasized those words as she began her talk on Friday, April 11, at the Bishop O’Connor Center in Madison.

Her presentation was the first of 2014’s two lectures in the St. Thérèse series in the Diocese of Madison.

On April 24, 2014

Cathy Lins, For the Catholic Herald

Feed My Sheep meets its 2014 goals

MADISON — The pack event for this year’s Feed My Sheep Lenten Project was held April 5 at the Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) in Madison.

Sarah Ramthun, executive director for 6:8, the organization coordinating the project, reported that 552 volunteers packed 100,008 meals.

On April 24, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

Fr. Marquette Living Faith Series

MONTELLO — The next Fr. Marquette Living Faith Series will be held on Wednesday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Parish in Montello.

Speakers will be John and Sarah Ramthun, founders of the non profit organization 6:8 from Sauk Prairie. 6:8 is local non– profit organization that strives to transform communities by making service personal through intentional community. 6:8 is supported by the four pillars of: Experience (Micah 6:8), Education (Mark 6:8), Exhortation (Isaiah 6:8), and Embodiment (1 Timothy 6:8)

On April 24, 2014

Susanna D. Herro President, St. Thomas More Society

Catholic attorneys impact hunger here and abroad

MADISON — The St. Thomas More Society of Catholic attorneys in the Diocese of Madison challenged themselves to live Lent by making a difference in world and local hunger issues.

In March, approximately 30 attendees were inspired by an ethics lecture based on the life of Abraham Lincoln. They were further inspired to give $300 to the Rice Bowl project of Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

Mobile Food Pantry locations in diocese

The hard work and dedication of volunteers at these participating parishes help relieve hunger: Corpus Christi in Boscobel, St. Joseph in Fort Atkinson, SS. Anthony and Phillip in Highland, St. John Vianney in Janesville, St. Clare Parish and St. Vincent de Paul in Monroe, St. Mary in Palmyra, St. Mary of the Most Holy Rosary in Pardeeville, St. John in Patch Grove, St. Mary in Platteville, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish and St. Vincent de Paul in Portage, and Sacred Heart in Reedsburg.

On April 24, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

Blessed Sacrament Parish hosts evening prayer and lecture

MADISON — Blessed Sacrament Parish will host evening prayer and a lecture to commemorate the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena on Sunday, May 4, at 7 p.m.

The lecture, “The Joy of the Gospel and the Baptismal Vocation: The Witness of Catherine of Siena,” will be presented by Sr. Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame.