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Kevin Wondrash

Iconography Workshop to be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Monona

MONONA — An Iconography Workshop will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 5101 Schofield St., Monona, from Friday, March 6, to Sunday, March 8.

People are invited to come and paint their own icon. This hands-on painting workshop (taught in the Byzantine style) is open to adults and teens (age 12 and older).

Instructor will be Drazen Dupor, an iconographer who has been painting icons since 1986. He has a studio in Middleton and frequently leads workshops at retreat centers, schools, and churches.

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Office of Worship, Diocese of Madison

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is holy day of obligation

MADISON — This year the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Second Sunday of Advent fall on successive days: Saturday, Dec. 8, and Sunday, Dec. 9.

Since the solemnity remains a holy day of obligation, there is sometimes confusion regarding when and how often people need to participate in Mass. There are several scenarios that could take place that weekend. The Diocesan Office of Worship suggests the following:

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

New school year, new playgrounds

MONONA/DARLINGTON — Students at Catholic schools in Monona and Darlington will have more to look forward to as the school year starts than just seeing their friends again and learning new lessons.

Both Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Monona and Holy Rosary School in Darlington have just completed building their new playgrounds, fully ready for recess times.

A common goal

The new playground at IHM was the culmination of a two-year process.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Immaculate Heart of Mary School to start all-year early childhood program

MONONA — “They’re going to get a whole lot of Jesus, and that’s a good thing,” said Callie Meiller, principal of Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Monona.

She spoke on the new all-year round, full-time early childhood program starting at the school this fall.

It will be open to children ages three to five.

A new opportunity

The program is taking the place of the preschool program, which previously ran only two-day and three-day programs during the school year.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Monona students performing 10,000 acts of kindness

MONONA — Immaculate Heart of Mary School is teaching more than reading, writing, and arithmetic — it is teaching love.

The school recently launched its “Teach Love” campaign.

Principal Callie Meiller said Teach Love is a “showcase for students . . . not only preparing them academically; we want them to go out into the world and be ready, not only smarts wise, but ready mind, body, and spirit to take on the world.”

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Monona school becomes first LabLearner school in state

MONONA — Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Monona, this school year, became the first LabLearner school in the state of Wisconsin.

What is LabLearner?

LabLearner is a 100 percent research-based, comprehensive, hands-on science education system.

It aims to promote interaction and experimentation in a laboratory setting to encourage diverse learning and thinking strategies, fostering a community atmosphere of learning.

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Kevin Wondrash

Backyard Family Games and Bean Bag Tourney

MONONA — Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Athletic Committee will host its first Back to School Backyard Family Games and a Bean Bag Tournament on the IHM School grounds on Saturday, Sept. 16. All proceeds of both events benefit IHM Athletics.

For the Backyard Family Games, cost is $20/family of four and $2 for each additional family member OR $5/person. The fee includes food/drink ticket for a brat or hot dog, chips, and soda, water, or lemonade. Additional food and drink will be available for purchase.

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Kevin Wondrash

Backyard Family Games and Bean Bag Tourney

MONONA — Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Athletic Committee will host its first Back to School Backyard Family Games and a Bean Bag Tournament on the IHM School grounds on Saturday, Sept. 16. All proceeds of both events benefit IHM Athletics.

For the Backyard Family Games, cost is $20/family of four and $2 for each additional family member OR $5/person. The fee includes food/drink ticket for a brat or hot dog, chips, and soda, water, or lemonade. Additional food and drink will be available for purchase.

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