Diocesan Events July 23, 2004 Ordination to Permanent Diaconate St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison 7 p.m. August 27, 2004 Ordination to Transitional Diaconate Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison 7:30 p.m. September 26-29, 2004 Presbyteral Assembly Diocese of Madison Chula Vista Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells November 11, 2004 St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan Archbishop of Milwaukee Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services, 608-821-3083

Around the Diocese

Dinners and festivals

MADISON - Parish festival, St. Dennis Parish, 409 Dempsey Rd., Friday, July 23, to Sunday, July, 25: Friday: grounds open, 6 p.m.; bingo, 6 to 9 p.m.; games, 6 to 8 p.m.; Juke Box Bandstand, 8 p.m. to midnight; Saturday: festival hours, 12 noon to midnight; volleyball tournament, 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 5K Run/Walk, 9 a.m.; bingo, 3 to 5:50 and 6 to 9 p.m.; live entertainment, 6 to 8 p.m.; climbing wall, 3 to 8 p.m.; pony rides, 12 noon to 5 p.m.; Juke Box Bandstand, 8 p.m. to midnight; flea market and book tent, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday: festival hours, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; family-style beef dinner, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; bingo, 1 to 2:50 and 3 to 6 p.m.; live entertainment, 1 to 4:30 p.m.; flea market, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Juke Box Bandstand, 3 to 7 p.m.; games, 11 a .m. to 6 p.m.; juggler, 1 to 6 p.m.; Schuster's Barnyard train, 1 to 4 p.m.; all three days: Sweet Tooth Booth and raffles.

Rummage sales

BERLIN - Rummage-o-rama, St. Michael Church hall, S.W. Franklin St., one block south of McDonalds, Saturday, July 24, 8 a.m.; sponsored by All Saints Parish.

SULLIVAN - Rummage and bake sale, St. Mary Help of Christians Parish, corner of Hwy. F and 18, Thursday, July 29, and Friday, July 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, July 31, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, bargain day.

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:

• Eucharistic Adoration for vocations, 11 a.m., followed by daily Mass, noon, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

• Sunday, July 25-Monday July 26 - Emmaus Retreat

• Tuesday, July 27 - O'Connor Center Administration-Sports Turf Managers Building and Grounds Tour

• Thursday, July 29 - Catholic Charities-Continuous Quality Improvement

Camp Gray

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

• July 23-24 - Creative Womanhood, Middleton.

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