On Sunday, Jan. 17, 51 seminarians of the Pontifical North American College were instituted to the Ministry of Lector during a celebration of the Eucharist. Scott M. Jablonski of the Diocese of Madison, who is in his first year of theological studies, was among those seminarians instituted.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Knights of Columbus raise funds for ultrasound machines
At a recent Knights of Columbus meeting, members received information about a new Supreme Council program called the Ultrasound Initiative.
YOUTH 2000 is coming again to Madison
On Friday to Sunday, Feb. 26, 27, and 28, the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center will be host to a YOUTH 2000 retreat for high school and young adults, led by the Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Renewal.
Christopher West to speak in Madison
Christopher West, author of the bestselling books Good News About Sex & Marriage, Theology of the Body Explained, and Theology of the Body for Beginners, will speak in Madison Friday, Feb. 19, at the Bishop O’Connor Center, 702 S. High Point Rd., as part of the free St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Series.
Diocese in Ghana appreciates support
MADISON — People in Ghana are very grateful for the assistance they have received from people in the Diocese of Madison through the Global Solidarity Partnership, said the priest who coordinates the partnership in Ghana.
Marriage enrichment opportunities offered
Upcoming marriage enrichment opportunities in the Madison area:
Open house held at clinic Feb. 9
Our Lady of Hope Clinic, 6425 Odana Rd., holds an open house and tour of the clinic each second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
Parishes sell Divine Chocolate
Parishes throughout the Diocese of Madison will be selling Divine Chocolate the weekends of February 6 and 7 and February 13 and 14 (the weekend before Lent begins). However, parishes can sell Divine Chocolate at any time during the year.
Beloit nurse describes need for Haiti orphanage donations
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| Beloit nurse Pam Charles ministers to a child at the orphanage in Haiti where she was working as a volunteer when the earthquake struck. (Contributed photo) |
BELOIT — A call for action comes through in Pam Charles’ voice as she describes the urgent need for donations of money for an orphanage in Haiti where she was a volunteer when the January 12 earthquake hit the island nation.
Charles, a nurse, mother of four children, and member of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Beloit, was in Haiti with a group of six women serving as volunteers for Health Ministries for Haiti (HMH). The team was providing medical care at a mobile clinic and at an orphanage at Croix de Bouquet, a town near the capital city of Port-au-Prince and the international airport.
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Charles is making a determined effort for donations. “Our work now is to raise funds. I’ve seen the need in Haiti. I’m trying to help get the message out the best I can that money is needed so the children in the orphanage can have a better life.”
HMH is a non-profit Christian group founded by Madison nurse Jennifer Weitzel Blahnik. Her sister, Sarah Weitzel Cain, an imaging technician at Beloit Memorial Hospital, assists with the ministry. Both are Beloit natives. Also with the group was Mary Parry, Beloit, serving as a support person, and two nurses from Madison.
Evangelization and Catechesis: Helping others know Christ
One major mission of the Church is that of “teaching” (see Matt. 28:20 where Jesus gives “the Great Commission”), and a sizable portion of the Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) money goes to support diocesan activities related to this work.