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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

St. Bernard Child Care serves kids of all ages

St. Bernard Child Care
Ethanael, a student at St. Bernard Parish’s Catholic Preschool and Child Care Center in Madison, spends a moment in a classroom prayer corner during free time. The parish is starting a “Summer Camp” program for school-aged children this year. (Catholic Herald photo/Kevin Wondrash)

MADISON — For more than 30 years, St. Bernard Parish has been serving the east side of Madison, and surrounding community, through its preschool program.

In the past year, that dedication has grown to more opportunities to serve local youth.

Last fall, the parish expanded its preschool to a full child care program.

Starting this summer, school-age children can take advantage of a summer camp-style program.

Building enrollment

With area schools adding programs for children under five, “we had to think of different ways to build our enrollment,” said Geri Nehls, interim director of child care at the parish.

Through both lowering the age of children accepted to 2.5 years old, and responding to Pastor Fr. Michael Radowicz’s ,call for an all-day daycare program, the expanded opportunities were initiated.

“We looked into the Church’s teaching about equity and fairness and equality and how we outreach to the community,” said Nehls.

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Kevin Wondrash

Summer camp opportunities for youth offered

Summer at the EDGE shines warmly

MADISON — Last year, Edgewood High School in Madison revived its summer camps program for elementary and middle school children.

This year, there are even more interesting and unique “academic” and “life skills” camps, including topics as varied as 3D printing and Arduino electronics, to photography and art, to cooking and baking, to crafts, languages, and outdoor skills, most designed for students in grades five to nine.

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Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, Diocese of Madison

Plans underway for Totus Tuus 2017

MADISON — Totus Tuus is a summer Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through evangelization, catechesis, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship.

Our week-long Parish Summer Catechetical Program and Summer Camps assist parents and parishes in the evangelizing and catechizing of their youth by supplementing the work they are already doing.

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Julianne Nornberg

Maintaining a spiritual life during summer

Everyday Faith column by Julianne Nornberg

I sat down in the midst of my children today and did Morning Prayer aloud.

Never mind that it was already 10:30 a.m. Never mind that the two little ones were giggling and grabbing markers from each other at the kitchen table.

Never mind that the older ones still needed to empty the dishwasher and take out the recycling and I still needed to start the laundry.

Never mind that we needed to pack a lunch for our day of running errands and playing at the park.

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