Tag: fall

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Jane Lepeska Grinde, Catholic Herald Correspondent

Council of Catholic Women invites women to fall events

The Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW) invites women of the diocese to gather for prayer, inspiration, and socializing at fall meetings scheduled as noted below. The vicariate sponsoring the meeting is noted followed by date and location.

Vicariate Council of Catholic Women (CCW) presidents will conduct the meetings with MDCCW President Rosa Ropers, Waunakee, participating. Mass will be offered at each meeting with either Msgr. Duane Moellenberndt, Sun Prairie, or Fr. Lorin Bowens, Lime Ridge, concelebrating with attending priests. Both are spiritual advisors to MDCCW.

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Kevin Wondrash

Catholic Library Association holds conference

WISCONSIN DELLS — The Wisconsin Chapter of Catholic Library Association (WCLA) will hold its annual fall conference on Friday, Oct. 18, in Wisconsin Dells.

The chapter was originally formed in Milwaukee to encourage development in the fields of Catholic literature and Catholic library work and has grown in size to include school librarians, technology directors, paraprofessionals, educators, principals, religious education directors, parish librarians, and volunteers interested in media related to education, library, and technology from all parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois as members.

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Jane Lepeska Grinde, For the Catholic Herald

Meetings offer women learning and service opportunities

MADISON — Women of the Diocese of Madison are invited to fall vicariate meetings scheduled at parishes in Spring Green, Jefferson, Berlin, Bloomington, and Pine Bluff.

Rosa Roper, president of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW), encourages women to take advantage of these meetings to connect with other Catholic women in their area.

The half-day meetings offer prayer, socializing, and service and fit into her theme as president: “Live, Learn, Love, and Share Our Catholic Faith.”

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Kevin Wondrash

St. Ambrose Academy offers three pro-life scholarships

MADISON — Three pro-life volunteers in need of financial assistance will be awarded partial scholarships to study at St. Ambrose Academy this fall, the school announced.

In his first encyclical, Evangelli Gaudium, Pope Francis observed that the “defense of unborn life is closely linked to the defense of each and every other human right. It involves the conviction that a human being is always sacred and inviolable, in any situation and at every stage of development.”

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Kevin Wondrash

Fall 2013 Confirmation schedule

Sunday, Sept. 15, 4 p.m., at Nativity of Mary Church, 313 E. Wall St., Janesville
Nativity of Mary Parish, Janesville,
St. John Vianney Parish, Janesville
St. Patrick Parish, Janesville

Saturday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m., at All Saints Church, N8566 State Rd. 49, Berlin
All Saints Parish, Berlin
Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Green Lake

Sunday, Oct. 20, 4 p.m., at St. John the Baptist Church, 209 South St., Waunakee
St. John the Baptist Parish, Waunakee
Blessed Trinity Parish, Lodi
St. Mary Parish, Portage

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Bishop William H. Bullock

Thanksgiving and autumn harvest reflections

guest columnAs nature decorates the hillsides with the beautiful autumn leaves, our thoughts turn to the harvest.

No mere artist can model the natural hillside of trees in arrangement and color, nor the bounty that feeds all creatures.

God is revealing himself to people and gives us abundant reason in which to see, honor, and be grateful for the order in nature.

As we behold this autumn of 2010, let us stop to praise God not only for the beauty we see in nature but also for his providential care through crops — corn, soybeans, squash, pumpkins, and all — each of which has a color, form, and purpose.

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Fr. Donald Lange

Autumn reminds us of St. Francis

Seeing with Jesus' eyes, by Fr. Donald LangeWe celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4. This is appropriate because Francis loved God’s creation.

During autumn, God creatively works through nature to convert fall’s leaves to a beautiful scarlet and gold. This change reminds us that God changed Francis from a carefree green youth into a committed Christ-like saint. His conversion invites us to ask God to also change us.

Through the ages, Catholics, non-Catholics, and non-Christians have loved Francis. He has influenced millions by his pure Christ-like goodness, love of creation, and joy.

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