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Kevin Wondrash

Catholic Medical Association of Madison plans summer picnic

MADISON — The Catholic Medical Association (CMA) of Madison invites Catholic healthcare professionals to a summer picnic.

The picnic will be held on Sunday, Aug. 23, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Sheehan Park-West Shelter, 1115 Linnerud Dr., Sun Prairie. Any interested Catholic physicians or health care workers in and around the Madison area, along with family members and friends of all ages, are welcome to attend. Fun, family-friendly games, activities, and face-painting for the kids are planned. There is no cost to attend.

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Sue Barry, Catholic Herald Correspondent

Love Begins Here ministry is alive and growing in the diocese

MADISON — Have you ever dreamed of going on a mission trip where you could help other people in need, but thought it would be too expensive or too scary to be far away from home in an unfamiliar place?

Well, maybe you can dream again.

One dreamer with that deep desire to serve others in need made her wish come true right here in the Diocese of Madison.

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Mariana Nguyyen

Camp Gray benefit dinner April 18

REEDSBURG — Camp Gray’s annual benefit dinner is said to be the most exciting fundraising event this side of the Mississippi, and on Saturday, April 18, the sixth annual dinner will be held with the theme “Love It While You Can.”

Raising over $25,000 for the camper scholarship fund, this event helps make summer camp possible for families who could not otherwise afford to send their kids.

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Kevin Wondrash

Totus Tuus summer youth program

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

The 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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Kevin Wondrash

Summer skills workshop at St. Ambrose Academy

MADISON — Students in Catholic schools devote much effort to mastering the subjects they study, like math, history, and literature, but also worthy of attention is how those students study, according to St. Ambrose Academy history and science teacher Michael Kwas.

“Good students aren’t usually the smartest ones,” Kwas said. “Instead, they are the ones who have learned how to study and have developed the best work habits.”

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