The more than 1,200 people who were on the grounds of St. John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee encountered the Eucharist, prayed before the Eucharist, learned about the Eucharist, talked about the Eucharist, processed with the Eucharist, and received the Eucharist.
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2021 MDCCW convention to be virtual
WAUNAKEE — Women of the diocese are asked to save the date of Saturday, June 12, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for an abbreviated virtual convention of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW).
In announcing the shortened virtual event to replace the annual convention, the planning committee said, “The West Dane Vicariate is looking forward to welcoming you to our 2021 conference this summer. We missed seeing you last June, but promise to make 2021 a conference to remember as we celebrate 100 years (actually 101 by now), safe from COVID-19, and thanking God for who we are and what we do.”
Online event
The online event “is geared to be uplifting and encouraging while celebrating all that women have done in the Madison diocese to make our world a better place,” said Rosa Ropers, president of the West Dane Vicariate CCW (Council of Catholic Women), this year’s host.Convention postponed until 2021 for women
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| MDCCW officers to be elected this year include, from left: Judy Lyons, president-elect, succeeds Bernadette Schaefer as MDCCW president; Katie Crosby continues as treasurer; and Linda Ripp is a candidate for president-elect. This year’s election will take place virtually as will the installation of officers by Msgr. Duane Moellenberndt, MDCCW spiritual advisor, left. (Jane Lepeska Grinde photo) |
MADISON — “Five years ago, at the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) Convention in Orlando, it became my dream to celebrate the 100th anniversary of NCCW at our diocesan convention in 2020,” said Bernadette Schaefer, Lancaster, who is in her final year as president of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW).
“Now, instead,” she wrote in the MDCCW newsletter, “I have to announce that our convention and celebration have been cancelled.”
With concerns about the health and safety of its members during this pandemic, the MDCCW board voted by email to cancel the annual convention scheduled for June 13 in Cross Plains. The board will meet virtually May 16 to elect officers and conduct other business which is allowed during times of crisis.
Much accomplished
The June convention was to be the 66th annual convention. During those 66 years, area Catholic women have participated in countless activities at their parish, vicariate, and diocesan levels.
Add 34 years to that for the 100 years of organized activities of the NCCW, and the result is countless charitable projects in this country and internationally, said Schaefer.
Applications being accepted for Diocesan Choir Youth Pastoral Musician Scholarship
MADISON — Materials for this year’s Madison Diocesan Choir’s Youth Pastoral Musician Scholarship have been posted at https://madisondiocese.org/scholarship
The scholarship award is designed to support youth participation in music ministries within the diocese and its parishes.
The $500 scholarship is intended to assist young musicians to attend a summer music clinic. It is the hope that the improvement of their musical skills will benefit the parish at this time as well as the universal Church in years to come.Lessons & Carols continues a tradition on Sunday, Dec. 22
MADISON — Continuing a tradition of 30-plus years, the Madison Diocesan Choir will present Lessons & Carols on Sunday, Dec. 22, at Holy Name Heights, accompanied by orchestra, harp, and organ in performing works of Fauré, Handel, and Mendelssohn, all celebrating the Savior’s birth.
Bishop Donald J. Hying will preside, his first Lessons & Carols as the new bishop of the Diocese of Madison. With Dr. Patrick Gorman directing the choir, the Advent service will begin at 4 p.m. in the Holy Name Oratory, 702 South High Point Rd.Lessons & Carols continues a tradition on Sunday, Dec. 22
MADISON — Continuing a tradition of 30-plus years, the Madison Diocesan Choir will present Lessons & Carols on Sunday, Dec. 22, at Holy Name Heights, accompanied by orchestra, harp, and organ in performing works of Fauré, Handel, and Mendelssohn, all celebrating the Savior’s birth.
Bishop Donald J. Hying will preside, his first Lessons & Carols as the new bishop of the Diocese of Madison. With Dr. Patrick Gorman directing the choir, the Advent service will begin at 4 p.m. in the Holy Name Oratory, 702 South High Point Rd.Choir awards scholarships
MADISON — The Madison Diocesan Choir awarded five Youth Pastoral Musician Scholarship Awards (YPMSA), at the choir’s spring concert on May 17 in the chapel at Holy Name Heights in Madison.
Linda Galang, the choir’s scholarship committee chair, introduced two of the five winners who were able to attend the concert.
The scholarship initiative is for middle and high school students who are active in their parish music ministries. A successful applicant can receive $500 to attend an approved summer music clinic.Diocesan Prayer for a New Bishop
Even as we are mourning the death of Bishop Robert C. Morlino, all in the Diocese of Madison must now turn toward the Lord and earnestly ask that he send us a successor who will lead us in the faith. Following are some suggestions that were sent in a memo to parishes:
Diocesan Choir to sing in Baraboo
BARABOO — The Madison Diocesan Choir will join with the St. Joseph Choir to provide the music ministry for Mass on Saturday evening, Oct. 27, at 4 p.m. The church is located at 300 2nd St. in Baraboo. All are invited.
The Diocesan Choir has more than 60 singers this year. The choir sings at parishes around the diocese and at many diocesan Masses (such as Chrism Mass and ordinations).Diocesan Choir presents its first Youth Pastoral Musician Scholarship Awards
MADISON — In the first year of a promising initiative, the Madison Diocesan Choir presented Youth Pastoral Musician Scholarship Awards to four students, double the number anticipated, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor.
The scholarship winners are Laura Hinterberg, St. Maria Goretti Parish, Madison; Mary Hsu, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Madison; Elizabeth TenBarge, St. Thomas Parish, Poynette, and Elizabeth White, St. Patrick Parish, Cottage Grove.