BARABOO — The Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Vigil for Life will host the seventh annual Respect Life Retreat at Durward’s Glen Retreat and Conference Center in Baraboo on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19 and 20.
They are inviting anyone who works and/or prays to build a culture of life and who recognizes that this effort is ultimately the Lord’s battle to save souls and protect innocent lives from conception until natural death. All people of good will are welcomed.
BARABOO — The staff and volunteers of Durward’s Glen invite you to join them at the “Gala for The Glen” event from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, at the Baraboo Arts Banquet Hall.
This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever, with fine food and wine, dancing to the Big Band sounds of the Hal Edwards Orchestra, door prizes, and a silent auction.
To the editor:
For everyone who came out to Durward’s Glen on Saturday, Oct. 27, for the Fall Harvest Festival, I would just like to say: THANK YOU! We had great vendors, perfect weather, and the wagon ride tours of the Glen went off without a “hitch.”
We were also blessed with the best volunteer staff I could ask for… THANK YOU all. We already have some great ideas for Fall Harvest Festival 2013, so mark your calendars for October 12.
BARABOO — Durward’s Glen will be holding its 99th Corpus Christi Outdoor Mass on Sunday, June 10.
The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. with a processional to its beautiful hilltop altar.
A dinner will be served in the Main Hall following the Mass and procession. All are welcome.
BARABOO — Book one of the new children’s Spring Pond Series, A Sunny Day at Spring Pond by Baraboo author Pamela R. Quinlan, is now available in paperback version.
BARABOO — If you got a Kindle for Christmas (especially the new Kindle Fire), you might want to consider buying a new book that appeals to the whole family.
A Sunny Day at Spring Pond is the first book in the Spring Pond Series by Baraboo author Pamela R. Quinlan. She developed the idea for her series of children’s books while volunteering as an outdoor tour guide at Durward’s Glen Retreat Center in Baraboo.
BARABOO — It was a joyful day at Durward’s Glen on Saturday, May 14, as the new local owners celebrated their purchase of the retreat and educational center.
DURWARD’S GLEN — “We’ve got it!” announced Director Mardell Krejchik at Durward’s Glen.
Effective April 28, 2011, the non-profit group Durward’s Glen Our Lady of the Rosary Group (OLRG) Ltd. owns and operates this 150-year-old Catholic retreat center and nature sanctuary.
Wisconsin glaciers formed the 35-acre valley in which Durward’s Glen is located in the beautiful Baraboo Bluffs near Devil’s Lake State Park. The valley has a natural spring creek and miniature canyon.
The area used to be owned by the Durward family, who came there in 1862. They have been described as a spiritual family of poets, priests, artists, builders, and writers.
The family erected a statue of Mary, called “Guardian of the Glen,” as well as the Hermitage and Glen Studio. Their historic home was accidentally burned to the ground in 1951.
It seems that Mary has continued to guard Durward’s Glen throughout the years. Mary Techla Durward, youngest living member of the Durward family at the time, gave the Glen to the Order of St. Camillus in September of 1932. She stipulated that it remain a Catholic institution.
Rev. Msgr. James Bartylla, Vicar General, announces the following appointments made by Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison:
