Diocesan Events Thursday, March 3, 2005 Parish Leadership Day Keynote speaker: Msgr. Kevin Irwin On "Models of Eucharist" Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison Contact: Office of Pastoral Services, 608-821-3083 Thursday, March 3, 2005 St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Curtis Martin Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison 7 p.m. Contact: Office of Pastoral Services, 608-821-3083 March 5, 2005 Catholic Boy Scout and Girl Scout celebration Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison Contact: Office of Religious Education, 608-821-3160 March 22, 2005 Chrism Mass St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison Evening April 1-3, 2005 Together Encountering Christ (TEC) #108 St. Joseph Parish, Baraboo April 16-17, 2005 World Day of Prayer For Vocations Weekend April 19, 2005 MDREO Day St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Madison May 19, 2005 Adult Faith Formation Spring Gathering Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison May 27, 2005 Priesthood Ordination St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison 7:30 p.m. June 10-12, 2005 Together Encountering Christ (TEC) #109 St. Rose of Lima Parish, Cuba City July 29-31, 2005 Together Encountering Christ (TEC) #110 St. Henry Parish, Watertown August 14-25, 2005 Pilgrimage to World Youth Day, Cologne, Germany Contact: Office of Religious Education, 608-821-3160

Around the Diocese

Fish fries

BARABOO - Fish fry, St. Joseph School gym, 310 Second St., Friday, Feb. 25, 5 to 7:30 p.m.; carryouts available.

BELOIT - Fish fry, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Center, 2222 Shopiere Rd., Friday, Feb. 25, 5 to 7 p.m.; carryouts available.

JANESVILLE - All you can eat fish fry, St. Patrick School cafeteria, 305 Lincoln St., Friday, Feb. 25, 5 to 7 p.m.; proceeds go to elevator fund.

PORTAGE - Fish fry, Knights of Columbus Hall, 918 Silver Lake Dr., Friday, Feb. 25, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.; carryouts available, call 608-742-7778.

Dinners

BELMONT - Ham dinner, St. Philomena Parish, 338 Chestnut St., Sunday, Feb. 27, 11:30 a.m.; sponsored by area Knights of Columbus.

LIME RIDGE - Chicken and biscuit dinner, St. Boniface Parish, 150 Church St., Sunday, Feb. 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; raffle.

Breakfasts

EAST BRISTOL - Family breakfast, St. Joseph Parish hall basement, 1935 Hwy. V., Sunday, Feb. 27, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

MARTINSVILLE - All you can eat country breakfast, St. Martin Parish, Sunday, Feb. 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; near Springfield Corners, take Hwy. 12, go south on Cty Hwy. P for one mile, west on Martinsville Rd. for half a mile; sponsored by Council of Catholic Women.

Card parties

EVANSVILLE - Euchre card party, St. Paul Parish basement, 35 Garfield Ave., Sunday, Feb. 27, 1 p.m.; lunch.

FENNIMORE - Card party, St. Mary Parish basement, 930 Jefferson St., go past chapel, turn left, follow hall to church basement; Sunday, Feb. 27, 1:15 p.m.; lunch; prizes; 500, euchre.

MARSHALL - Card party, St. Mary Parish hall, 112 S. Beebe St., Sunday, Feb. 27, 1 p.m.; sheepshead and euchre; prizes; lunch; sponsored by Catholic Foresters.

Irish luncheon

JANESVILLE - Irish luncheon, Kandu, 1741 Adel, Saturday, March 12, 11:30 a.m. social; 12:30 p.m. lunch; Trinity Irish dancers; sponsored by Catholic Women's Club of Janesville; guests welcome; adult meal, $15 and children's meal (12 and under) $8; send payment by March 4 to Charlotte Butters, 611 N. Grant Ave., Janesville, WI 53548.

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 Exposition and Prayer for Vocations, Monday through Friday, 9 to 11:45 a.m. (all welcome)

• Daily Mass, noon, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

• Friday, Feb. 25 - Madison Serra Club-meeting; Office of Worship-Liturgy with Catholics with Disabilities Planning

• Sunday, Feb. 27 - Camp Gray-Service Trip

• Monday, Feb. 28 - Catholic Charities-Program Service Committee

• Tuesday, March 1 - Office of Pastoral Services-Virtus Facilitator's Session

• Thursday, March 3 - Office of Catholic Schools-Diocesan Board of Education; Office of Pastoral Services- Parish Leadership Day, Diocesan Lecture Series

Camp Gray

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

• Feb. 25-27 - Boy Scout Troop #193, Schaumburg, Ill.

• Feb. 26-27 - St. Joseph Parish, Baraboo.

• Feb. 26 - St. Victor Parish, Monroe.

• March 3-4 - Our Lady of Assumption School, Beloit.

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.