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Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Diocesan Choir celebrates Year of St. Paul
In song and Scripture, Dr. Patrick Gorman and the Madison Diocesan Choir will celebrate the Year of St. Paul, honoring the apostle with a free spring concert this Saturday, May 2, at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center.
Rogan receives Veteran Lifetime Award
In a ceremony during the April 17 meeting of the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs at the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Madison, Col. John (“Jack”) Rogan, U.S. Army (Retired), a member of St. Bernard Parish in Middleton and a long-time volunteer in Church organizations, was presented the Veteran Lifetime Achievement Award.
Confirmation proposal topic of regional gatherings
Regional gatherings of parish catechetical leaders in the Diocese of Madison will continue in May with a focus on the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Catholics gather to learn about legislation and advocacy issues
Nearly 400 people attended this year’s Catholics at the Capitol, a biennial legislative conference organized by the Wisconsin Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the state’s bishops.
Parishes prepare for Annual Catholic Appeal
Parishes throughout the Diocese of Madison are preparing for the launch of the 2009 Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA). Through support of the Appeal and the generosity of our people, the Diocese of Madison hopes to raise $3.7 million dollars to support the ministries essential to our diocese.
Parishes get involved in prison ministry
OREGON/STOUGHTON — As we know the Holy Spirit works in mysterious and incredible ways — pulling together diverse people and places with various opportunities and resources to accomplish God’s will.
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Prayer service, potluck planned in Watertown
Watertown GIFT will be sponsoring an “Easter Prayer Service for Peace and Families” and potluck supper on Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m., at St. Bernard Parish, 114 Church St., Watertown.
Celebrating the sacraments as a universal Church
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| Bishop Robert C. Morlino distributes the sacred oils to priests and parish representatives from around the Diocese of Madison during the Chrism Mass April 7, held at St. Maria Goretti, Madison. (Catholic Herald photo/Kat Wagner) For more photos click here. |
MADISON — The events of Holy Week, particularly the Triduum — what Pope Benedict XVI called “the heart of the entire liturgical year” — offer Catholics an opportunity “to immerse themselves in the central events of our redemption,” the pope said during his weekly audience April 8.
Throughout the world, Catholics recalled the events of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection through the celebration of the Triduum. The liturgies in this heart of the Church’s year focus on and commemorate the fundamentals of the Church and its sacraments.