Diocesan Events Aug. 23, 2002 Ordinations to the Diaconate Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m. Sept. 12, 2002 Parish Leadership Day Bishop O'Connor Center Madison Sept. 29, 2002 Bishop William H. Bullock's 50th Anniversary and Appreciation Mass St. Raphael Cathedral Madison 3 p.m. Oct. 6-9, 2002 Presbyteral Assembly Chula Vista Wisconsin Dells Oct. 17, 2002 St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Series Dr. Zeni Fox Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m.

Around the Diocese

Dinners and festivals

KIELER - family style chicken and ham dinner, Immaculate Conception Parish, Thursday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; free bus service from Dubuque, (from Jaeger Hardware, 10th and Central) departures: 11 a.m., 1, 3, 5, and 7 p.m.; return trips: 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 6:30, and 8 p.m.

Run/walk

MADISON - Saint Dennis ninth annual Festival 5k run/walk, Saturday, July 27, 9 a.m., St. Dennis Church, 505 Dempsey Rd., rain or shine; with shirt: until July 17, $11, after July 17, $13; participants with members of immediate family, the first two pay $11 each, additional members pay $9 per person; special rates not available after July 17; without shirt: until July 17, $8 per person; after $9 per person; registration on race day is 8-8:50 a.m.; free child care available, call Sally Sweeny at 608-222-1809 by July 25; for information call Jim at 608-249-5966/evenings or Chris Weber 414-933-7881/evenings or e-mail weblgrdn@yahoo.com

Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center

MADISON -- Scheduled events, Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, 3577 High Point Rd., call 608-821-3130 for information:

• Daily Mass, noon, Monday through Friday.

• Thursday, June 27-July 1 - Servants of Mary-Chapter meeting

• Friday, June 28 - American Cancer Society-Relay for Life

• Saturday, June 29 - Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Writing Day

• Monday, July 1 - Office of Family Ministry-Rebuilding After Separation, Divorce or Breakup

• Wednesday, July 3 - Office of Communications-Technology Committee

Camp Gray

REEDSBURG - Camp Gray, scheduled events; for rent reservation, summer camp program, or rock climbing school information, call Chris Baumgart 800-711-4729:

• June 28-30 - Family Gathering, Madison; Father/Son Weekend, Elm Grove

• July 5-7 - Lutheran Home Association, Reedsburg

• July 7-10 - Boy Scout Venture Crew #271, Warsaw, Ind.

• July 8-12 - Camp Whitcomb Mason, Hartland

Send announcements of parish and diocesan organizations' activities to: The Catholic Herald, P.O. Box 44985, Madison, WI 53744-4985; fax: 608-821-3071; e-mail: info@madisoncatholicherald.org. Deadline is the Wednesday preceding week of publication.