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Kevin Wondrash

Talk on Catholic response to global warming

MADISON — Pope Francis’ universal prayer intention for the month of April this year is “That people may learn to respect creation and care for it as a gift of God.”

This summer the pope is expected to issue an encyclical on ecology.

In synch with the pope’s prayer intention and in anticipation of his encyclical, Steve Coleman, a parishioner of St. Dennis Parish in Madison and a retired mechanical engineer, will present “A Catholic Response to Global Warming” on Thursday, April 16, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 602 Everglade Dr.

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Parish sponsors grief support series

MADISON — Those suffering grief from the loss of a loved one are invited to attend a four-week video series entitled “No One Cries the Wrong Way” on Wednesdays from Oct. 1 through 22 with a group reunion on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

The series will be held at St. Dennis Church, 505 Dempsey Rd., and will be facilitated by members of the St. Dennis grief ministry team. There will be prayer service, group discussion, and refreshments.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

St. Dennis student to dance in world championships in London

MADISON — On Friday, April 11, 13-year-old Bridget Thompson and her family will be leaving for London as the seventh grader from St. Dennis School in Madison gets ready to take part in the World Championships of Irish Dance.

Bridget earned her spot in the championships at the 2013 Mid-America Oireachtas (pronounced “oh-rock-toose”) competition in Grand Rapids, Mich., this past December. She placed 15th out of more than 130 girls.

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Kevin Wondrash

St. Dennis School food drive

MADISON — St. Dennis School in Madison recently held its annual food drive to benefit St. Vincent de Paul.

This year, donations were also collected for victims of the typhoon in the Philippines (several school families have relatives there), including food, clothing, flashlights, toiletries, batteries, and soap.

Principal Matt Beisser set a goal of 4,000 items to be donated during the two-week drive.

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