STOUGHTON — The second annual Steve Bolser Joggin for the Noggin 5K Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m., at Lake Kegonsa State Park as a memorial to long-time Queen of Peace School Principal Steve Bolser, who died of a brain tumor in 2009.
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October: Month of the Rosary
Servers lead the procession of the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary through the streets of downtown Madison during the 70th annual International Rosary March held at Holy Redeemer Church on October 2, 2011.
40 Days for Life vigil campaign
The 40 Days for Life vigil kicked off with a meeting September 27 and talk by a local pro-lifer who was instrumental in the eventual defeat of the abortion plans at the Madison Surgery Center.
New St. Vincent de Paul Store opens in Verona
VERONA — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is grateful for the warm welcome the society’s new Verona store has received from the community since opening its doors at 513 W. Verona Ave. in mid-September.
Project Rachel provides healing and forgiveness
MADISON — “Draw close to my heart. There you will find the peace and happiness you seek.”
Jesus speaks these words to every human being, even those who have sinned or fallen short of what God expects of us.
Community garden helps Catholic Multicultural Center
MADISON — In its 65th year of service, lack of fresh, healthy produce in the food pantry is no longer a problem for the Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC).
An over one-acre community garden began providing produce for the center this spring. The garden, which has been in existence for 12 years, is one of three overseen by a local volunteer group, Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens.
Remembering miscarried, stillborn babies
PINE BLUFF — St. Mary Parish in Pine Bluff is set to host a ceremony for the naming and commendation of miscarried and stillborn babies on Friday, Oct. 14. The ceremony begins at 6 p.m. and will feature Mass, a naming ceremony in church, and a reception in the church narthex. The Knights of Divine Mercy Schola, directed by Aristotle Esguerra, will provide music for the liturgy.
Tabernacle survives 1871 Peshtigo fire
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| Notre Dame Sr. Helen Plum, parish director at St. Mary Parish in Peshtigo, stands next to the tabernacle that was rescued from the Great Peshtigo Fire by Fr. John Peter Pernin in 1871. (Rick Evans | For The Compass) |
GREEN BAY — This year marks the 140th anniversary of a fire that killed 1,500 to 2,500 people and destroyed 2,400 square miles of forest and farm land in northeast Wisconsin. The fire left behind at least one miraculously spared relic that — if the slightly murky history is correct — can still be seen today.
Not your ordinary fashion show
At first glance, the preparations didn’t look all that unusual. A fashion show was about to go on and it looked as if it were all about the runway, the latest fashions, and the glitz and glamour of debuting stars and stage.
Attacks threaten marriage, church-state relations
New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, told President Barack Obama in a September 20 letter that his administration’s fight against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will undermine marriage and create a serious breach of church-state relations. The law defines marriage as between one man and one woman. The text of his letter was released September 21 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.