Diocesan Events 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

Dinners and festivals

MUSCODA - Spring event during Mushroom Festival, St. John the Baptist Parish, Saturday to Sunday, May 16-17: mini-mall of shops: greenhouse, country store, bakery, and library, hosted by Council of Catholic Women; Saturday, May 16: lunch 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; bat habitat demo, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sunday, May 17, pancake/quiche/fruit breakfast in gym, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

PLATTEVILLE - Spring festival, St. Augustine Parish, Saturday, May 17: barbeque chicken dinner at 5 p.m. following 4 p.m. Mass; silent auction; $1,000 grand prize raffle; street dance; children's games; rides.

PORTAGE - Parish festival, St. Mary Parish parking lot, Friday to Sunday, May 16-18: Friday, May 16: festival hours and barbecue dinner, 5 to 11 p.m.; music, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 17: 5K run/walk, 8:30 a.m.; 11 a.m.: carnival rides, bake sale, cake walk, book and craft sale; food stands; kids' games and adult bingo, 12 noon to 4 p.m.; raffles; music, 12 noon; pie throwing contest, 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 18: opens 10:30 a.m.; wristband day, bingo, music, 12 noon; grand prize raffle, 3 p.m.

Garage sale

MAZOMANIE - Garage sale, St. Barnabas Parish, Hwy. 14, Friday, May 16, 1 to 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 17, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.: furniture, household and sewing items, kitchenware, clothing, decorative pieces; proceeds go to parish building fund.

Salad luncheon

CLINTON - Salad luncheon, St. Stephen Parish, Wednesday, May 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at St. Stephen's Family Center, Shu-Lar Ln.; also featuring bake sale.

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 16 - Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Core; Catholic Charities-Yellowstone Dr.-International Adoption Seminar; American Cancer Society-Relay for Life

• Friday, May 16-Sunday, May 18 - Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Weekend

• Saturday, May 17 - Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Writing Day; Dane County Youth Football-Coaches Football Clinic

• Sunday, May 18 - Holy Family Home Schoolers-Exhibition

• Monday, May 19 - Office of Religious Education-LIMEX-Course 10, Group 3; Office of Family Ministry-Reclaiming Your Life After Separation, Divorce, and Breakup; Office of Religious Education; CESA #5-Reflective Practices Training Series

• Tuesday, May 20 - Office of the Bishop-St. Raphael Board; Office of Religious Education-Westside Youth Ministers; Office of Catholic Schools-WCRIS; Catholic Herald Advisory Committee

• Tuesday, May 20-Wednesday, May 21 - Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project-meeting

• Wednesday, May 21- Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services-Div. of Supportive Living Strategic Plan Retreat

• Thursday, May 22 - Catholic Charities-Hope Haven-Rebos United Management Team; Madison Serra Club-Board meeting

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 15-16 - Sacred Hearts School, Sun Prairie.

• May 16-18 - Schoenstatt Family Retreat, Madison.

• May 19-20 - St. Patrick School, Sparta.

• May 21-23 - San Miguel School, Chicago, Ill.

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.