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Jane Lepeska Grinde, Catholic Herald Correspondent

Priest given ‘another chance’ to complete mission in life

FORT ATKINSON — Fr. John Tourangeau, O. Praem, began his keynote speech to the women at the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW) convention held at St. Joseph Parish in Fort Atkinson, June 14, with a request to join him in reciting The Hail Mary.

“We humbly ask blessings from the Blessed Virgin Mary on our gathering,” prayed the Norbertine priest who spoke on “Heaven: Is it for Real?” He is the co-author with Travis Vanden Heuvel of To Heaven and Back: The Journey of a Roman Catholic Priest.

 

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Summer youth programs underway in diocese

MADISON — Youth of all ages in the Diocese of Madison are busy spending time with old friends and new friends and growing in faith and fun.

Two programs now underway for the year, Love Begins Here — in its ninth year in the diocese– and Totus Tuus — in its fourth year — both promise to help grow kids’ hearts for Christ.

Love Begins Here

Love Begins Here (LBH) is an apostolate of the Diocese of Madison Office of Evangelization and Catechesis.

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Kevin Wondrash

Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary meets monthly

MADISON — The Blessed Sacrament chapter of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary meets every First Friday at 7 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church in Madison.

The July 7 prayer gathering will include a talk by Fr. Andy McAlpin, OP, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish. He will speak on his recent retreat at Medjugorje.

The Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary is an international association of the Catholic faithful established in the 1470s “to praise and honor the Blessed Virgin Mary and to secure her patronage by the recitation of the Rosary.”

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Kevin Wondrash

Watertown Catholic Festival July 15-16 to feature world-renowned guitarist

WATERTOWN — The 2017 Watertown Catholic Festival takes place July 15-16 at Riverside Park. Watertown Catholic welcomes world-renowned guitarist Daryl Stuermer and his band performing Phil Collins and Genesis hits on Saturday at 8 p.m., the “Fifth Quarter” UW-Madison Marching Band on Sunday at 3:30 p.m., and Cold Sweat and the Brew City Horns on Saturday at 12 noon.

In addition to free admission, there will be over $10,000 in cash raffle prizes, a Bucky Badger prize package, silent auction and raffle items, bingo, bean bag tournaments, children’s carnival games, and an array of food and beverage items, including the famous chicken dinner on Sunday. No carry-ins of food and beverage is allowed.

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Kevin Wondrash

St. Mary School in Platteville will open in fall

PLATTEVILLE — St. Mary School in Platteville will open with grades 4K and kindergarten this fall. The current plan is to open one grade per year to grade eight.

St. Mary School will provide a faith-based education dedicated to helping children become the best versions of themselves. The school is open to both Catholic and non-Catholic students.

The principal will be Fr. John Blewett, who will become the new pastor of St. Mary Parish in July. Father Blewett is currently serving as pastor in Sauk City, where he has played an integral part in the success of St. Aloysius School there.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Area veteran takes part in Badger Honor Flight

Since its inception in 2010, the Badger Honor Flight has flown more than 2,000 veterans to Washington, D.C., on what is called the “trip of a lifetime.”

Badger Honor Flight is a regional affiliate of the national Honor Flight Network.

The purpose of the network is to ensure that World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and terminally ill veterans from any war have the opportunity to see the memorials that have been erected in their honor in the nation’s capital.

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Dorothy Bollant, 81, recently got her chance at said “trip of a lifetime.”

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