Category: Around the Diocese

News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.

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Kevin Wondrash

Women invited to ‘A Day of Christian Renewal’

MADISON — The Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and Madison Catholic Woman’s Club jointly invite all women of the diocese and their guests to “A Day of Christian Renewal” on Monday, Oct. 15, at St. Maria Goretti Parish Hall, 5313 Flad Ave., Madison.

Leading the retreat will be June Wessa, parish ministry consultant and co-director of the Jesuit Retreat House in Oshkosh. She ties together Mr. Rogers, praying in color, and Women at the Well and explores these connections in her program, “Deep and Simple Faith.”

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Kevin Wondrash

Sauk City parish, school join with 40 Days for Life

SAUK CITY — St. Aloysius Church and School in Sauk City are joining with volunteer efforts in Madison and around the world by involving students and parishioners in various pro-life opportunities during 40 Days for Life this fall.

From September 25 to November 3, Madison and surrounding communities are uniting with the largest pro-life mobilization in history — the international 40 Days for Life campaign happening in a record number of 505 cities in all 50 states and 61 countries.

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By Rachel Dietzman and Amy Lachuk, Catholic Charities of Madison

Hope Haven prepares for new facility

MADISON — In February 2020, Catholic Charities will be opening a new, state-of-the-art Hope Haven facility on the former grounds of the Chris Farley House, a 15-bed facility once located on Olin Ave., off Park St.

This modern facility will allow Hope Haven to meet the demand for affordable, individualized residential treatment due to the opioid epidemic and increased alcohol consumption.

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