BERLIN — Students at All Saints Catholic School, Berlin, collected socks and basic need items for Father Carr’s Place 2B in Oshkosh during Catholic Schools Week.
The campaign was called Socks of Love. The fourth, fifth, and seventh grade classes filled the socks with items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, soaps, deodorant, and more.
MADISON — After more than 300 words, defending champion, Martius Bautista, a fifth grader at Edgewood Campus School, Madison, won the 2015 All-City Spelling Bee by outspelling 46 other spellers.
The event was held at the Mitby Theater on the Madison College campus.
The first word in the final round was “abhorrently,” which Bautista spelled correctly, and he went on to win the All-City Spelling Bee by spelling “lipogram.”
FENNIMORE — “To enrich the faith of the user.”
That’s part of the mission statement of the Embrace the Cross pillows.
Company owner Vince Lease said, “In times of rest, users feel the spiritual, emotional, and physical love for God by embracing the cross pillow.”
MADISON — Pregnancy […]
This is the time of year when Catholics throughout the Diocese of Madison are hearing and reading about the Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA).
Members of parishes have received a letter and pledge form from Bishop Robert C. Morlino. In addition, there have been prayers and announcements about the ACA at Masses each weekend.
There was an insert about the appeal distributed last weekend in parishes; it is also included in this week’s Catholic Herald. Next weekend, we will watch a video message from our bishop.
REEDSBURG — To support local growers and educate the public about sustainably-grown and locally produced foods, the Justice and Peace Commission of diocesan cluster 350 is holding its fifth annual Food Fair and Farmers’ Market on Saturday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart School gym, 624 N. Willow St. in Reedsburg.
There will be vendors with everything from beef, chicken, pork, lamb, and fish to vegetables, mushrooms, seeds, preserves, cheese, bakery goods, maple syrup, honey, chocolates, and much more.
MADISON — Ann Walsh was selected as the Irish Person of the Year by the Dane County Shamrock Club. She will be honored at the club’s Irish flag ceremony in the Capitol rotunda, 2 E. Main St., at 12 noon on Sunday, March 15; at the St. Patrick’s Day parade following the flag ceremony; and again at the club’s St. Patrick’s Day dinner on March 22. These events are open to the public.
MCFARLAND — Mary’s Rosary Assemblers at Christ the King Parish in McFarland is hosting Rosary sales after the Masses on selected weekends.
This Lent, the Rosary Assemblers invite all to Christ the King Parish on Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8 and 14 and 15, to their Lenten Rosary Sale.
EDGERTON — A Mass of Christian Burial for Fr. George William Fox will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church, 590 St. Joseph Circle, Edgerton, on Friday, March 6, 2015 at 11 a.m.
