News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
MADISON — Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) is a Montessori-based method of Catholic faith formation that allows the individual child, from age three to 12, to encounter God through a deep exploration of Scripture and liturgy.
Several families in the Madison area have been working this past year offering the program in their home parishes.
HIGHLAND — In honor of the Feast of St. Philip, Fr. Jim Murphy, pastor SS. Anthony and Philip Parish, has scheduled a Mass on Sunday, May 1, at 1 p.m. at St. Philip Church.
At this Mass, Msgr. Delbert Schmelzer, a pastor emeritus in the Diocese of Madison, will be recognized for the 60-year anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Monsignor Schmelzer celebrated his first Mass at St. Philip Church in May of 1956.
MADISON — As part of the ongoing repurposing of the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Center, electrical power to the building will be shut down from early morning Friday, April 22, through the evening of Sunday, April 24.
This will also shut down the diocesan IT equipment, including phone, web, and email servers.
FORT ATKINSON — St. Joe’s 55-PLUS Group will present James Athas in concert on Thursday, April 21, at St. Joseph Parish Hall when the group gathers for its semi-monthly potluck social.
In this concert, Athas will perform on the piano/hammered dulcimer, showcasing his varied talents.
The potluck luncheon begins at 1 p.m. with the Athas Concert scheduled at 1:45 p.m.
BELOIT — On Saturday, April 23, Our Lady of the Assumption School will hold its third annual Spring Fling at La Casa Grande Restaurant in Beloit. This is the major fund raiser for the school, replacing the walk-a-thon several years ago.
Tickets, which include an Italian and Mexican buffet, silent and live auctions, and entertainment by Dueling Pianos, are $45 each, two for $80, or a table of eight for $300.
To purchase tickets, go to the parish website (olabeloit.com) and click on the Spring Fling link or call the school at 608-365-4014.
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| Mary Nellis (right) and her husband, Bob (center), visit Betty Bormett (left) at Bormett’s home in Madison. The Nellises are part of the Parish Care Team through St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Madison and Catholic Charities Madison. Care Team members volunteer to help the homebound or those living alone to preserve a rich and independent lifestyle through home visits and other means. (Contributed photo) |
MADISON — “It’s a very personal ministry, taking care of people.”
For the past 10 years, Mary Nellis of Madison has been involved in that “personal ministry.”
She is one of two team leaders of the Parish Care Team at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Madison.
Nellis said the mission of the care team is “to be able to keep [those homebound or living alone] as independent as possible with a little bit of support from the parish and from fellow parishioners.”
Team members offer friendly visits and phone contacts; assistance with shopping, errands, and household tasks; along with emotional support, prayer, and home Communion visits.
“We will go in and bring the Eucharist to them and visit with them,” said Nellis, “and share something from the Mass the previous weekend, or just do a social visit with somebody who is lonely and who would appreciate somebody within the parish coming and just being a friend.”
The team also offers respite, relief, and support to family caregivers so they may rest and relax.
Catholic Charities Madison partners with the team to provide training and on-going consultation.
Nellis said she comes “from a long line of volunteers in my family,” and saw a need to get involved in the care team ministry as her own parents eventually needed respite care and realized some people don’t have anyone to come and check on them.
Her husband, Bob, got involved with the ministry first, and she soon followed.
One of her first partners was a wife suffering from dementia and nearing death.
MADISON — Sr. Kathleen Malone, OP, the president/principal of Edgewood Campus School (ECS), will retire at the end of the 2015 to 2016 school year.
Throughout her career, Sister Kathleen has taught every grade from one to eight. During her 35 years at ECS, she taught grades six, seven, and eight and served as principal/president twice, most recently since 2004.
MADISON — The […]
The Diocese of Madison received two great gifts on Friday of the Easter Octave.
Deacon Jared Holzhuter and Deacon Luke Syse were ordained to the transitional diaconate at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona.
MADISON — It was a change-of-pace start of the day for many supporters of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) in Madison.
The organization recently held its first Care Café community fundraising breakfast at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
It was a chance for SVdP to show the community the local work it does to help neighbors in need.
