Diocesan Events May 9, 2003 Parish Secretaries Day Bishop O'Connor Center Madison June 3, 2003 Clergy Inservice Day Bishop O'Connor Center Madison October 5-8, 2003 Presbyteral Assembly Nov. 6, 2003 St Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Fr. Bryan Massingale Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services 608-821-3083 November 9-13, 2003 Clergy Retreat Bishop O'Connor Center Madison Feb. 19, 2004 St Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Fr. Bryan Hehir Bishop O'Connor Center Madison 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services 608-821-3083

Around the Diocese

Fish fries

DANE - Family style fish fry, St. Michael Parish hall, Friday, May 2, 5 to 8:30 p.m.; carryouts available.

PLAIN - Family style fish fry, St. Luke Parish hall, Friday, May 2, 5 to 8:30 p.m.; carryouts available.

Dinners and festivals

BARABOO - St. Joseph Parish festival, Sauk County Fairgrounds, Sunday, May 4: Mass, 11 a.m., followed by barbecue chicken and roast pork dinner; music by Swing Crew, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.; mini and super single raffles; bingo, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; children's games; bake sale; country store with crafts; refreshments; $1,000 grand prize raffle drawing, 5 p.m.

MADISON - Spaghetti fundraiser dinner, St. Martin House, 1862 Beld St., Sunday, May 4, 4 to 6 p.m.; at new Catholic Multicultural Center.

Salad luncheon

MADISON - Salad luncheon, St. Bernard Parish Center, 2438 Atwood Ave., Friday, May 2, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; homemade salads and pies; carryouts available.

Bake sale

MADISON - Bake sale, St. Dennis Parish, May 3 and 4, following all Masses; Catholic Family Life Insurance will match up to $750 of profit donated to the EXCEL program in Okolona, Miss.

Catholic Woman's Club

MADISON - Madison Catholic Woman's Club spring luncheon, Blackhawk Country Club, 3806 Blackhawk Dr., Tuesday, May 6, 12 noon; reservations must be made by April 30 with Dorothy Bollant, 2905 Knottingham Way, Madison, WI 53713; cost $7; guests welcome; facility is barrier free.

Catholic Daughters

MADISON - Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Madison 1164, meeting at Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, 702 S. High Point Rd., Thursday, May 15: Day of Recollection, registration, 9 a.m.; Fr. Eric Nielsen, pastor of St. Paul Parish in Evansville, will give two talks on the Blessed Mother, one at 9:30 a.m. and the second at 1 p.m.; Rosary, 11 a.m., Mass, 11:30, luncheon, business meeting; guests welcome; cost $7; reservations and cancellations must be received before noon on May 12 by calling Mary at 608-831-6875.

Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center

MADISON - Scheduled events, Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, 702 S. High Point Rd., call 608-821-3130 for information:

• Daily Mass, noon, Monday through Friday.

• Friday, May 2 - Holy Family Home Schoolers-drama rehearsal; Madison Serra Club meeting; Office of Catholic Schools-All Principals' Meeting

• Saturday, May 3 - Catholic Charities-Aging Services Training

• Saturday, May 3-Sunday, May 4 - Office of Pastoral Services-Diocesan Institute for Lay and Diaconate Formation

• Monday, May 5 - Office of Religious Education-LIMEX-Course 10 and Group 3; Office of Family Ministry-Reclaiming Your Life After Separation, Divorce, and Breakup; Office of Pastoral Services-Diocesan Institute study group

• Monday, May 5-Friday, May 16 - Madison Metropolitan School District-Advance Placement Testing

• Tuesday, May 6 - American Cancer Society-meeting

• Wednesday, May 7 - Catholic Charities/HH-RU Ethics Committee

• Wednesday, May 7-Thursday, May 8 - Presbyteral Council-meeting

• Thursday, May 8 - Catholic Health Association of Wisconsin-Sponsorship Forum; Catholic Charities-Support Brokers

Camp Gray

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

• May 1-2 - St. Joseph School, Stratford.

• May 4 - St. Olaf Parish, De Forest.

• May 4 - Holy Angels School, West Bend.

• May 5-6 - Lincoln Elementary School, Madison.

• May 6-7 - St. Gregory the Great, Milwaukee.

• May 8-9 - Sacred Heart School, Reedsburg.

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.