BELLEVILLE — On a glorious fall day, with corn ready to be harvested in a field behind the church and pumpkins and fall flowers in front of the altar, Bishop Robert C. Morlino described St. Francis of Assisi Church as a marvelous place of light as he prepared for the Mass of Dedication with Fr. Mick Moon, pastor, on Sunday, Oct. 10, at the 11 a.m. Mass.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Catholic Multicultural Center celebrates expanding programs, 64 years of service
The Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) of Madison, now under the leadership of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, will be having an open house on Sunday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. to celebrate its expanding programs over the last year and 64 years of service.
Ceremony held to bless gardens, bid farewell
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| Sr. Priscilla Weber, far left, and Sr. Mary Ellen Lewis, far right, welcome people into the new Sisters’ Garden at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. They presented each person with a bookmark as they walked through under the arch that once marked the old hospital entrance. (Catholic Herald photo/Kat Wagner) |
MADISON — St. Mary’s Hospital held a blessing and dedication of two new gardens at the hospital campus October 8. The event, held 99 years to the day on which the first cornerstone was laid by the hospital’s founding Sisters, also was a farewell to the last two Franciscan Sisters of Mary to serve at the hospital, Sr. Priscilla Weber and Sr. Mary Ellen Lewis.
The ceremony was held in front of the garden gate, an archway that had once marked the entrance to the hospital. It had been painstakingly dismantled and then reconstructed to honor the 168 Sisters who have served at St. Mary’s Hospital over the past century. Sister Priscilla and Sister Mary Ellen completed the arch by inserting the final stone during the ceremony.
In addition to thanking the Sisters for their dedication and service, Bishop Robert C. Morlino said before blessing the new gardens the real significance of the gift is to honor the work of consecrated women.
Sisters leave St. Mary’s With a legacy of excellence and caring
MADISON — It is a bittersweet time for Srs. Mary Ellen Lewis and Priscilla Weber. The two Franciscan Sisters of Mary have spent many happy years working at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. They will be leaving Madison to live in a retirement community near St. Louis, Mo., joining other Sisters in their religious order.
Advance courses offered
The Office of Evangelization and Catechesis announces a host of new Seat of Wisdom “Advanced” courses in Catholic doctrine available to all adults in the Diocese of Madison.
Families gather for prayer, inspiration at Durward’s Glen
At 7:30 a.m. on September 25, the Carillon bells rang at Durward’s Glen Retreat Center in the Baraboo River Valley, greeting pilgrims as they arrived to attend this year’s annual Fall Faith and Family Marian Conference, “Do Whatever He Tells You.”
Monona parish celebrates 60 years
MONONA — Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Parish in Monona is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.
Urbanites and rural dwellers alike are invited to Rural Life Day in Loreto
LORETO — People from throughout the Diocese of Madison — those who live in rural and urban areas — are invited to attend a Rural Life Day to be held on Thursday, Oct. 28, at St. Patrick Church in Loreto.
Youth 2000 canceled for Nov. 2010
The Diocese of Madison has postponed the Youth 2000 Retreat initially scheduled for November.
Naming ceremony for miscarried infants
St. Mary Parish will host the second annual ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 10, for the naming and commendation of infants who have died before birth.