As part of “maintenance to mission,” the Into the Deep strategic planning initiative has resulted in organizing parishes and churches into pastorates and eventually new parishes in the Diocese of Madison.
Year: 2025
1,700 years of the Nicene Creed
As we observe this Jubilee Year and celebrate the recent election of Pope Leo XIV, the Church also marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, from which came the Nicene Creed, the profession of faith we proclaim every Sunday at Mass.
Finding purpose through service
During the summer months, teenagers haul mulch, pull weeds, clean yards, and laugh their way through service projects across the Diocese of Madison in the summer service program, Love Begins Here (LBH).
A project with purpose
When Cade Bailey set out to earn his Eagle Scout rank, he knew he wanted to take on a project that had a deeper purpose. It developed into a spiritual journey that would leave something to those who work at, live in, or visit Holy Name Heights in Madison – the former high school seminary turned diocesan offices and apartment building.
Parish merger announced 7-19-25
The Diocese of Madison has announced the merger of a new parish — St. Maximilian Kolbe — as of July 19.
Priest appointments 7-19-25
Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, announces the following clergy appointments, effective Saturday, July 19, 2025, and announced the same day, based on the merger of Blessed Trinity Parish in Dane and Lodi, St. John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee, and St. Mary of the Lake Parish in Westport, to become St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, as decreed by Most Rev. Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison:
La Parroquia Reina de los Mártires celebra a su nuevo párroco
“Gracias por su alegría” y “gracias por asumir esta responsabilidad”.
Estas fueron las palabras que el Obispo Donald J. Hying de Madison pronunció para expresar su agradecimiento el día que inauguró al Padre Bart Timmerman como párroco de la Parroquia Reina de los Mártires en Beloit y Clinton.
Right here, right now: Responding to the call to cultivate saints
My name is Nickolas (Nick) Wingerter. I am married to Christina, and father to Patricia, Poirier, Fulton, and Felix.
We moved to Wisconsin this summer from Montana to join Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison and the chancery staff as the associate director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis.
Queen of Martyrs Parish celebrates new pastor
“Thank you for your happiness” and “thank you for taking on this responsibility.”
Those were the words Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison used to show his appreciation on the day he installed Fr. Bart Timmerman as pastor of Queen of Martyrs Parish in Beloit and Clinton.
Unity as part of the Catholic Church
Unity is one of the four marks of the Church, which is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic.
This unity finds its source in Christ, who, during the Last Supper, prayed that His followers would always be united.