Diocesan Events October 2, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Spiritual Healing" Speaker: Rev. Bobbie McKay 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 October 5-8, 2003 Presbyteral Assembly November 6, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Abundant Life" Speaker: Janis Miller 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 November 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 December 4, 2003 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Fatherly Care" Speaker: Mary Lestina 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 January 8, 2004 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Freeing Truth" Speaker: Bishop Robert C. Morlino 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 February 5, 2004 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Purifying Holiness" Speaker: Fr. Randy Timmerman 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 February 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 March 5, 2004 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Radical Grace" Speaker: Dr. Bernard J. Klamecki 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423 April 1, 2004 Fr. Marquette Lecture Series "Thirsting for the God of Burning Love" Speaker: Fr. Richard Heilman 6:30 p.m. Fr. Marquette Spiritual Life Center at St. John the Baptist Church Montello Free will offering of $5 Childcare available with pre-registration Contact: St. John the Baptist Parish Office 608-297-7423

Around the Diocese

Breakfast

BELOIT - Pancake breakfast, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Sunday, Oct. 5, 8 a.m. to 12 noon; auction, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; $1,000 raffle drawing, 1 p.m.

Dinners and festivals

BELLEVILLE - Dinner, St. Mary of Lourdes Parish, Sunday, Oct. 5: Mass, 10:30 a.m.; family style roast pork and chicken, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; carryouts available; raffle.

DEFOREST - Fall festival, St. Olaf Parish, Sunday, Oct. 5: chicken and ham family style dinner, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., carryouts available; baked goods; crafts; bingo; games; refreshments; $1,000 grand prize raffle.

DURWARD'S GLEN - Fall festival, St. Camillus Parish, Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: roast pork dinner until 1 p.m.; baked goods; crafts; auctions; raffle drawing, 1:30 p.m.

GRATIOT - Roast beef dinner, St. Joseph Parish, Sunday, Oct. 5, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: country store; baked goods; cash raffle drawing, 2 p.m.

HOLLANDALE - Fall festival, St. Patrick Parish, Sunday, Oct. 5: barbecue chicken dinner, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; country store; games; raffle; rummage sale; cake walk; chance booth; auction, 1:45 p.m.

JANESVILLE - Fall festival, St. John Vianney Parish, Saturday, Oct. 4 to Sunday, Oct. 5, Saturday: grounds open 6:30 to 11 p.m.;silent auction, 6:30 p.m.; music, 7 p.m.; loud auction, 9 p.m. Sunday: grounds open 10:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; games; food court; Packers v. Seahawks tailgate party; $1,500 grand prize raffle; bingo, 12 noon to 3 p.m.; rummage, parish pantry, pie, and craft rooms.

JEFFERSON - Fall festival and ethnic food fair, St. John the Baptist Parish, Sunday, Oct. 5, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Italian, American, Mexican, German food; bakery; produce; crafts; games; $1,000 raffle drawing, 3:30 p.m.

MADISON - Fall festival and fiesta, St. Joseph Parish, Sunday, Oct. 5, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Mass, 10:30 a.m.; food; live entertainment; bingo; crafts; games; rummage sale; clown; piņatas; Packesr game on big screen; $1,000 cash raffle and prizes.

MAZOMANIE - Harvest dinner sponsored by St. John the Baptist Parish in Mill Creek, held at Holy Family Hall at St. Barnabas Parish, Sunday, Oct. 5: turkey dinner, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

MUSCODA - Fall festival, St. John Parish, Saturday, Oct. 4: activities, 12 noon to 4 p.m.; hay rides; bakery; country store; cake walk; haunted house; games; pumpkin decorating; barbecue beef and pork dinner, 4 to 8 p.m.; polka Mass, 5 p.m.; raffle drawing, 10 p.m.; beer garden, 12 noon to 10 p.m.; polka band, 7 to 10 p.m.

PARDEEVILLE - Roast beef dinner, St. Mary Parish, Sunday, Oct. 5, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Fish fries

DANE - Fish fry, St. Michael Parish Hall, Friday, Oct. 3, 5 to 8:30 p.m.; carryouts available.

MONONA - Fish fry, Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Friday, Oct. 3, 5 to 7:30 p.m.; carryouts available, 4:30 p.m.

MONTFORT - Fish fry, St. Thomas Parish, Friday, Oct. 3, 5 to 7:30 p.m.; carryouts available.

PLAIN - Fish fry, St. Luke Parish, Friday, Oct. 3, 5 to 8:30 p.m.; carryouts available.

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, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

• Friday, Oct. 3-Saturday, Oct. 4 - Charismatic Renewal-Spiritual Feast; John Knox Presbytery-Leadership Retreat

• Friday, Oct. 3-Sunday, Oct. 5 - Office of Family Ministry-Marriage Encounter Recovery Weekend

• Friday, Oct. 3 - Madison Serra Club meeting; Office of Catholic Schools-All Principals' Meeting

• Saturday, Oct. 4 - Office of Catholic Schools-Parish Education Commission Workshop; Office of Family Ministry-Retrouvaille Post Session

• Sunday, Oct. 5 - St. Maria Goretti Parish Youth Choir-retreat

• Monday, Oct. 6 - Catholic Charities-Executive and Finance Committee

• Tuesday, Oct. 7 - Office of Catholic Schools-Madison Diocese Mentorship Program

• Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Office of Family Ministry-Reclaiming Your Life After Separation, Divorce, and Breakup

• Thursday, Oct. 9 - Catholic Charities-Hope Haven-Rebos United Advisory Board

Camp Gray

REEDSBURG - Camp Gray, scheduled events; for rent reservation or summer camp program, call Chris Baumgart, 800-711-4729.

• Oct. 7- Baraboo Junior High Teen Institute, Baraboo.

• Oct. 8-9 - St. Henry School, Watertown.

• Oct. 9-10 - St. Joseph Parish, Madison

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.