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Kevin Wondrash

Services to immigrants topic of program

MADISON — “I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me,” a program on the Immigration Legal Services Program at the Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC), will be held Saturday, Feb. 15, at 10 a.m. at St. Dennis Parish, 505 Dempsey Rd., Madison.

Janice Beers, the CMC’s immigration services coordinator, will speak on assistance provided to low- and no-income immigrants unable to afford an attorney, and Steve Maurice, assistant director at the center, will discuss the Catholic social teaching behind these services.

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Kevin Wondrash

Bible study offered at Blessed Sacrament Parish

MADISON — Blessed Sacrament Parish will be offering a five-session Bible study, No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ’s Passion, from Ascension Press this Lent. Filmed in the Holy Land, the study features Dr. Edward Sri, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jeff Cavins, Teresa Tomeo, Jennifer Fulwiler, Fr. Josh Johnson, and Curtis Martin. Learn how every word, every action in the Passion narratives is written by the Gospel writers to make a specific point.

The sessions will be held on five Mondays: March 2, 16, 23, 30, and April 6 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. or 7 to 8:30 p.m. Pick your time!

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Kevin Wondrash

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.

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Kevin Wondrash

Lifting up contribution of Catholic education

We celebrate Catholic Schools Week in this last week of January with special Masses, fun activities, and service events in all of our schools.

This week lifts up the invaluable contribution of Catholic education to the lives of our young people and children, as they are formed to know Jesus, love Him, and serve Him as Catholic disciples of the Gospel.

I profoundly thank Dr. Michael Lancaster and everyone in our diocesan Schools Office, our principals, teachers, staff, students, and parents for the dedication, generosity, leadership, and service they offer to help our schools flourish and our children to realize their full potential as beloved children of God.

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Erin Kerns, For the Catholic Herald

New fund to offer tuition assistance to parish grade schools

MADISON — The Catholic Diocese of Madison Foundation, Inc. (CDMF) is excited to announce a new fund that will provide tuition assistance to families seeking a Catholic education at a Diocese of Madison parish grade school (K-8).

The Hathaway Family Tuition Assistance Endowment was established in December of 2018 by a generous gift from Steve and Elaine Hathaway and their families.

When determining how the Hathaways would leave their legacy, Elaine recalled her parents, who made it a priority to have their seven children attend Catholic grade school, only made possible by receiving tuition assistance from their parish.

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Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison

Spreading the Gospel of life is our mission

This week, we once again commemorate the sad anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision in 1973 which legalized abortion throughout our country.

Since then, millions and millions of human lives have been legally snuffed out in the very beginning of their existence without the chance of making their contribution to the world or knowing the wonder of our human experience.

Last year globally, 41 million abortions occurred. These numbers are staggering when we compare them to any other human tragedy which destroys lives.

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Kevin Wondrash

Catholic Woman’s Club holds baby shower luncheon

MADISON — All women of the diocese are invited to join Madison Catholic Woman’s Club members at a baby shower luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 2015 Parmenter St., Middleton.

Rosary and Mass begin at 10:40 a.m. followed by a 12 noon luncheon and program. Michael Lancaster, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Madison, will be the featured speaker.

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Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Bishop Hying will lead pilgrimage to France

Lourdes Pilgrimage
Caregivers push pilgrims in wheelchairs at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southwestern France. Lourdes is one of the places to be visited on a pilgrimage to France led by Bishop Donald Hying October 5 to 15, 2020. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

MADISON — Bishop Donald J. Hying will be leading a pilgrimage to France October 5 to 15, 2020.

He invited people to join him on the 11-day pilgrimage.

“I joyfully invite everyone to join me on a pilgrimage to France this October. A sacred journey to discover the treasures of the French saints, this trip will unfold the lives and sanctity of Saints Bernadette, John Vianney, Francis de Sales, Jane Frances de Chantal, Margaret Mary, Joan of Arc, Thérèse of Lisieux, Vincent de Paul, Catherine Laboure, and Louise de Marillac.

“We will visit Lourdes, Paris, and the Normandy beaches. We will see the glory of cathedrals, the beauty of the French countryside, and the treasures of our Catholic Faith. We will celebrate Mass every day, pray the Rosary on the bus, enjoy impeccable food and lodgings.”

Highlights of the pilgrimage include a visit to the small town of Ars to see the incorrupt St. John Vianney, patron of parish priests. Pilgrims will visit the Basilica of Ars, the former home of the Curé, the underground church, and the St. John Vianney Wax Museum.

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