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Kevin Wondrash

Catholic Multicultural Center ‘International Night’

MADISON — The Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) has scheduled “International Night,” a fundraiser and community event at its Fitchburg location, 5256 Verona Rd., on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

This family-friendly event will feature a diverse entertainment lineup, including stories of refugees and immigrants living in Madison, Mexican pop by Shelene, Russian singing by Anna Gubenkova, Middle Eastern dance, and a special area for child-focused activities, as well as delicious cuisine from a variety of countries.

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Kevin Wondrash

Catholic Multicultural Center ‘International Night’

MADISON — The Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) has scheduled “International Night,” a fundraiser and community event at its Fitchburg location, 5256 Verona Rd., on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

This family-friendly event will feature a diverse entertainment lineup, including stories of refugees and immigrants living in Madison, Mexican pop by Shelene, Russian singing by Anna Gubenkova, Middle Eastern dance, and a special area for child-focused activities, as well as delicious cuisine from a variety of countries.

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Catholic Multicultural Center plans ‘International Night’ on September 9

FITCHBURG — The Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) invites you to “International Night,” a fundraiser and community event at its Fitchburg location, 5256 Verona Rd., on Saturday Sept. 9, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

This family-friendly event will feature music and dance performances from around the world, delicious cuisine from a variety of countries, and arts and crafts for all ages, including Papel Picado and Chinese Lanterns.

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John Bohn, MD, For the Catholic Herald

Patient befriending and advocacy

Third in a series on the recent conference on “Dignity at the End of Life, from Suffering to Hope,” held in Fitchburg.

“Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” St. Teresa of Calcutta

An opportunity presents itself

We are frequently given opportunities to do “small things with great love” for others. Unfortunately, we often pass many of these up due to simple lack of awareness.

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John Bohn, MD, For the Catholic Herald

From grief and disability emerge hope and meaning

Second  in a series on the recent conference on “Dignity at the End of Life, from Suffering to Hope,” held in Fitchburg.

Did God vanish?

Imagine this: You are a healthy, 30-year-old husband, father, and accomplished musician — active, repeatedly successful, and comfortably employed.

Suddenly, you wake up one day to find you are numb to all sensation below your waist. More symptoms follow, resulting in weeks of tests and still more tests.

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Conference on end of life issues to be held March 4

FITCHBURG — The Pro-life Healthcare Alliance (a program of the Human Life Alliance) and the Wisconsin Catholic Medical Guilds are sponsoring a conference on “Dignity at the End of Life, from Suffering to Hope” to be held on Saturday, March 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 2969 Cahill Main in Fitchburg.

The conference will feature six presentations:

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Pregnancy Helpline hosts DiaperDash Run/Walk

MADISON — On Saturday, Sept. 24, Pregnancy Helpline, Inc. of Madison will host the second annual DiaperDash Run/Walk at McKee Farms Park.

The DiaperDash will kick off Diaper Need Awareness Week to encourage community-wide diaper drives and draw attention to the struggles that low-income families experience to keep their children in clean diapers.

Diaper Need Awareness Week will run September 26 through October 2.

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