Gary and Vikki Stingley, seated back left and center, of St. Boniface Parish in Lime Ridge are shown here with their four-month-old quadruplets and a few of the volunteers who help out. (Catholic Herald photo by Julianne Nornberg)

Counting blessings:
Family with quadruplets grateful for faith, community

By Julianne Nornberg
CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF

LIME RIDGE -- Changing babies, feeding babies, playing with them, and rocking them to sleep - this is the life of a new parent, and for Vikki and Gary Stingley, it is all this times four.

In their house nestled among the rolling hills of the western part of the Diocese of Madison, the couple looks at each other and at their newly born quadruplets with such love and dedication.

This is what family is all about.

And it is faith in God that has seen them through, said Vikki.   Full Story ...

By Audrey Mettel Fixmer
CATHOLIC HERALD CORRESPONDENT

JEFFERSON -- "May all here today, and all those in days to come, who will celebrate your mysteries upon this altar be united at last in the holy city of your peace. Amen."

With these words Bishop William H. Bullock called down God's blessing upon the newly remodeled chapel of St. Coletta of Wisconsin. Anointing it with holy oils, he rededicated the altar, designed to comply with new liturgical guidelines, at a recent ceremony. It was the joyous culmination of a three-year project.

Renovation project

John Buscemi was the designer and liturgical consultant for the chapel. Steve Zwettler, St. Coletta director of mission effectiveness, chaired the committee which brought the project from the drawing board to the dedication ceremony.

The committee consisted of Bob Stearns, president and CEO; Andrea Speth, vice president of development; Fr. Tom Gillespie, chaplain; Sr. Johnice Flanagan, Sisters of St. Francis; Ted Hoffman, director of maintenance; and Andy Pohl, St. Coletta client.

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