Diocesan Events September 4, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series St. John the Baptist Parish Junction of Hwy. 22 and 23 east Montello Speaker: Sr. Francis Clare "Thirsting for the God of Awesome Glory" 6:30 p.m. Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish 608-297-7423 September 11, 2003 Parish Leadership Day Bishop O'Connor Center Madison Contact: Office of Vicar General 608-821-3015 October 5-8, 2003 Presbyteral Assembly Nov. 6, 2003 St Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Bishop Robert C. Morlino 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, Sept. 5, 5 to 8:30 p.m.; carryouts available.

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

Dinners and festivals

JANESVILLE - Block party, St. Mary Parish, 313 E. Wall St., Sunday, Sept. 7, 12 noon to 3 p.m.: games; picnic food; raffle, $3,000 grand prize; cakewalk; dunk tank; train rides; square dancing; music.

REEDSBURG - Fall festival, Sacred Heart Parish, 624 N. Willow St., Sunday, Sept. 7: Mass, 8 and 10:30 a.m.; family style swiss steak and ham dinner, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; starting at 9 a.m.: classic car show, health fair, country market, gift booth, petting zoo, kids games; auction, 1:30 p.m.; entertainment; raffle drawing, 2:30 p.m.

SUN PRAIRIE - Fall festival, Sacred Hearts Parish, 315 Columbus St., Friday, Sept. 5, to Sunday, Sept. 7; Friday: sixth grade fun night, 6 to 8 p.m.; seventh to ninth grade dance, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5K Race/2 Mile walk, 8 a.m. (register at 608-825-2989 or from 7 to 7:45 a.m. Saturday); grounds open, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; bingo, 6 to 10 p.m.; Rhythm Method, 8 p.m.; Sunday: grounds open, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; polka Mass, 11 a.m.; family barbecue picnic, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; bingo, 12 noon to 7 p.m.; raffle drawing, 6:30 p.m.; both Saturday and Sunday: climbing wall; golf "hole-in-win"; inflatable rides; pony rides; farmer's market; bake and candy sale; crafts; food court; refreshment tent; grilled chicken and corn; co-ed softball tourney.

Card party

MADISON - Card party, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish social hall, 602 Everglade Dr. Tuesday, Sept. 9, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.; euchre, 500, and bridge; coffee and desserts.

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, Sept. 5 - Madison Serra Club-meeting; Holy Family Home Schoolers-drama rehearsal

• Friday, Sept. 5-Sunday, Sept. 7 - Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Formation Weekend

• Saturday, Sept. 6 - Office of Religious Education-Youth Congress on Scripture

• Monday, Sept. 8 - Clergy Golf Outing-dinner; Office of Catholic Schools-Principals' Association Board

• Tuesday, Sept. 9 - Catholic Charities-Yellowstone Drive-Adoption Meeting

• Tuesday, Sept. 9-Wednesday, Sept. 10 - Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project-meeting

• Wednesday, Sept. 10 - Office of the Bishop-Diocesan Cabinet; St. Andrew Parish-Back-to-School Orientation; Holy Family Home Schoolers-drama rehearsal; Office of Continuing Education of Priests-OCEP Board

• Thursday, Sept. 11 - Office of the Vicar General-Parish Leadership Day

Camp Gray

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

• Sept. 6-7 - St. Gregory the Great, Milwaukee;

• Sept. 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 the week of publication.