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.
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St. Vincent de Paul hosts first Care Café
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.
Dr. Ralph Martin to give St. Thérèse Lecture Series
MADISON — Dr. Ralph Martin will present the next St. Thérèse Lecture on Wednesday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bishop O’Connor Center. His topic will be “Mercy and Mission: Living as a Catholic in Challenging Times.”
This special lecture during the Year of Mercy will help all the faithful enter more deeply into their understanding of mercy and their call to mission and to bring mercy into their daily lives.
Spring Green parish celebrates 150th anniversary
SPRING GREEN — St. John the Evangelist Parish in Spring Green is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year with a Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday, April 17, at 10:30 a.m.
A reception will follow in the parish center.
Significant dates
Significant dates in the parish’s 150 year history include:
Chrism Mass is night of blessings and promises
Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison thanked people from throughout the Diocese of Madison for coming to the annual “holy night” of the Chrism Mass held at St. Maria Goretti Church on March 22.
Two to be ordained deacons on April 1
MONONA — Bishop Robert C. Morlino will ordain Jared Holzhuter and Luke Syse, seminarians for the Diocese of Madison, as transitional deacons on Friday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona.
A transitional deacon is a man who has completed his third year of theology studies and intends to be ordained as a priest in the Catholic Church.
Holzhuter is the son of Tammie and John Holzhuter, members of St. John Vianney Parish in Janesville. Syse is the son of Patty and Jim Syse of St. Isidore Parish in Blanchardville.
St. Paul’s Spring Wine Fest: Toasting new era of campus ministry
MADISON — If anyone has taken a stroll down State St. in the past two months, one will notice a vast difference at 723 State St. The old St. Paul University Catholic Center has been dismantled to make way for the construction of the larger, new St. Paul’s Church and Student Center!
While each year has brought changes and new faces to the primarily student-based center, the heart of the mission remains consistent: providing frequent sacraments and many programs designed to engage the hearts and minds of students, build authentic community, and foster a friendship with Christ that provides a foundation for a lifetime of discipleship.
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