Calendar of Events

Prayer groups

Sundays: 7 p.m., Ss. Peter and Paul, Green Bay; Holy Hour in Reparation for Abortion, 2 p.m., Our Lady of Good Help Chapel, Robinsonville.

Mondays: 12:30 p.m., St. Mary Central High School chapel, Menasha; After 6 p.m. Mass, St. John, Oshkosh; Charismatic Prayer, 7 p.m., Holy Family Parish Hall, Wittenberg; Cross and Crown Prayer Group, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul, Combined Locks.

Tuesdays: 6:30 p.m., Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; 6:30 p.m., Ss. Peter and Paul, Green Bay; 9:15 a.m. or 7 p.m., St. Bernard, Green Bay; 7 p.m., St. Agnes, Green Bay; 7 p.m., St. Mary Home for the Aged, Manitowoc.

Wednesdays: 7 a.m., Our Lady of Lourdes, 406 Grant St., De Pere; 9 a.m., St. Patrick, Stephensville; 7 p.m., Holy Cross, Kaukauna.

Thursdays: 8 a.m., Ss. Peter and Paul, Green Bay; 7 p.m., St. Paul, Manitowoc.

Fridays: 8 a.m., Xavier High School, 1600 W. Prospect, Appleton.

Rosary: 12:30 p.m. daily, St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay; 6:30 p.m. followed by 8 p.m. Mass Thursdays, Holy Rosary, New Holstein; a 15-decade rosary for the USA is held on the 12th of each month from 1-2 p.m. at Holy Rosary; 3:40 p.m. (4 p.m. Mass) Saturdays, St. Andrew, Manitowoc; before 5 p.m. Mass Saturdays and after 8 a.m. Mass Sundays, Nativity of Our Lord, Green Bay; 1 p.m. Mondays at Silver Cliff chapel and 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at St. Mary Parish, Lakewood; 6:30 p.m. (8 p.m. Mass) Tuesdays, St. John the Baptist, St. John (fifth Thursdays at St. Ann, St. Anna); 4:40 p.m. Wednesdays, St. Bernard, Appleton; 20 minutes before each weekend Mass, Holy Martyrs of Gorcum, Green Bay.

Charismatic Prayer, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, St. Matthew, Green Bay, with Mass first Wednesdays

Cenacle of Prayer for Priests, with Eucharistic adoration and holy hour, 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, St. John, Oshkosh. Special Cenacle Mass at 2 p.m. as announced.

Maranatha Prayer Group, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Mt. Tabor Center, Menasha. Information: (920)722-8918.

Spiritual

The Life & Times of John Paul II, 6:30 a.m. April 29, St. Pius X, Appleton, Jim Hyde, presenter.

Adoration, both May 2, opening prayer 2:30 p.m., rosary and Benediction 6:30-7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Green Bay; from 3-6:30 p.m., concluding with 6:30 p.m. Mass, Holy Name of Mary, Maplewood.

Marian Prayer Group, 7-8 p.m. May 2, Ss. Peter & Paul, Hortonville.

Eucharistic Adoration,7:15-8:15 p.m. May 3, St. Norbert Abbey Church, De Pere.

Eucharistic Adoration, beginning with 7:30 a.m. Mass and ending with 7 p.m. Benediction May 4, Our Lady of Lourdes, De Pere.

Eucharistic Adoration, 2-7 p.m. May 5, ending with Benediction & Mass, St. Therese, Appleton.

Retreat for Members of AA & Al-Anon, May 20-22, Redemptorist Retreat Center, Oconomowoc, call 262-567-6900 for information.

Pilgrimage to the Great Catholic Shrines of Eastern Canada, June 18-25, call (920)757-5811 for information.

Vigil to Stop War in Iraq, 3-4 p.m. Sundays, Corner of Webster & Mason, Green Bay.

24 Hour Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Ss. Peter & Paul, Green Bay, contact Sharon VanOoyen, 465-1637, for information; Twin Cities Perpetual Adoration Chapel, St. Margaret Mary Church, Neenah, contact Dcn. Jim Asmuth, 722-8574, for information; St. Pius X, Appleton, contact Mary Reardon, 733-2652, for information.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays & 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays, St. Mary, Oshkosh; 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Holy Trinity, Casco

Morning Praise, 7 a.m. weekdays; 8 a.m. Saturdays; 9 a.m. Sundays; Vespers, 5:20 p.m. weekdays, 5 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays, St. Norbert Abbey Church, De Pere.

Liturgy of the Hours, 7:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. daily; 9 a.m. Sunday, St. Joseph Church at St. Norbert College, DePere.

Holy Hour, 2 p.m. Sundays, Chapel at Robinsonville.

Eucharistic Adoration & Novena, 3:15 p.m. Wednesdays, National Shrine of St. Joseph, followed by Mass upstairs, St. Norbert Abbey Church, De Pere.

Marian Devotions, 5:30 p.m. rosary, 6:30 p.m. Mass Mondays, St. Therese, Appleton; 6:30 p.m. rosary, 7:30 p.m. confessions, 8 p.m. Mass, Thursdays, Holy Rosary, New Holstein.

Widows of Prayer, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 1-2:30 p.m., followed by Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours especially for priests and others in church ministry and for an increase in religious vocations, Tuesdays, St. Pius X, Appleton.

Area Cenacle of Prayer for Priests, with Eucharistic Adoration and Holy Hour, 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, St. John, Oshkosh; special Cenacle Mass at 2 p.m. as announced.

Youth Fellowship, high school age and older, 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, Mount Tabor Center, Menasha.

Marian Prayer Cenacle, after 8 a.m. Mass Thursdays, St. Francis and St. Mary, Brussels.

Mass & Sorrowful Mother Devotion, 12:05 Fridays, St. Willebrord, Green Bay.

Special Masses

Spanish Mass, 2 p.m. May 1, St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay.

Hmong Mass, 1 p.m. May 1, St. Jude, Green Bay.

TV Mass, 5:30 a.m. May 1, WBAY, channel 2, Fr. Robert Rhyner, presider.

Live Sunday Radio Masses: 9 a.m., St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, on WJOK (1050 AM); 8 a.m., St. Raphael, Oshkosh, on WOSH (1490 AM); 10 a.m., Holy Innocents, Manitowoc, on WCUB (980 AM); 10:30 a.m., Most Precious Blood, New London, on WJMQ (92.3 FM); 10:30 a.m., Ss. Peter & Paul, Kiel, on WMBE (1530AM).

Eucharist, 4:30 p.m. weekdays, 8:15 a.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. Sundays, St. Norbert Abbey Church, De Pere.

Spanish Masses, 6 p.m. Saturdays, 10:45 a.m. (blended),12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sundays, St. Willebrord, Green Bay; 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, 11:30 a.m. Sundays, St. Therese, Appleton; 10 a.m. (bilingual) Sundays, St. Mary, Omro; 12:30 p.m. Sundays, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh & St. Philip, Green Bay; 1 p.m. Sundays, St. Thomas the Apostle, Newton; 3 p.m. Sundays, St. Joseph, Wautoma.

Interpreted Mass for the Deaf/HH, 8:30 a.m. 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Green Bay

Signed Masses for the Deaf/HH, 4:15 p.m., 3rd Saturday, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Green Bay; 4:30 p.m. 1st Saturday, Holy Innocents, Manitowoc.

Family Prayer Masses, 5:30 p.m. Mondays, St. John, Oshkosh; 7 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Agnes, Green Bay; 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Ss. Peter & Paul, Green Bay.

Entertainment

"Better Days Ahead" Band, 7:30 p.m. April 30, Cup O' Joy Christian Coffeehouse, Green Bay.

Appleton Boy Choir Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m. April 30, Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton.

Concert of Gregorian Chant, 2:30 p.m. May 1, St. Norbert Abbey, De Pere.

Open Gym, 7-11 p.m. Saturdays for high school youth, games, food, music, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; 6-8 p.m. Sundays, St. Margaret Mary, Neenah, (920)434-2145.

Bingo -- 6:15 p.m. Early Birds, 7 p.m. Regular Bingo, 1st & 3rd Mondays of the month, 5 p.m. homemade supper, Nativity, Green Bay; 7 p.m. Monday, Holy Spirit, Darboy site (doors open at 6 p.m.); 1 p.m. first Tuesday of every month, St. Frances Cabrini School, Oshkosh; 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Community Service Center, Green Bay; 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; 5 p.m. Thursdays, Columbus Club, Oshkosh

Card Parties

Both May 1: 1 p.m., Holy Trinity, Oconto; 7 p.m., Holy Cross, Lena.

Meals

Take-Out Booyah, 4:30 p.m. April 30, St. Kilian, New Franken.

Pancake & Porkie Breakfasts, both May 1, 8 p.m.-12 p.m., St. Mary, Clarks Mills; 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., All Saints, Denmark.

Fund-raisers

Rummage Sale, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. April 29, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. April 30, Sacred Heart, Shawano.

Auction, 4:30 p.m. April 30, St. Anthony, Oconto Falls.

La Fete D'Ete, 7:30 p.m. April 30, PI, 116 S. Adams, Green Bay, sponsored by St. Norbert College.

Bake Sale, after Masses April 30 & May 1, St. Joseph, Wautoma.

International Food Fair, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. May 1, Xavier High School, Appleton.

Geranium Sale, now through May 10, Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh.

Special Groups

Bereavement Support Group for Adults, 7 p.m. May 2, St. Raphael, Oshkosh. No registration required.

Women with Disabilities Support Group, 6:30 p.m. May 3, Curative Rehabilitation Center, Green Bay. Information (920)468-1161.

Attention Deficit Disorder Support Group, 7 p.m. May 3, Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Reed Avenue, Manitowoc.

Caregivers Support Group, noon May 3, Thompson Community Center, 829 W. College Ave., Appleton.

Support Meeting for Anorexics, Bulimics, Families and Friends, 7 p.m. May 4, Fox Valley Technical College, Rm. B120.

Grief Support Group, 7 p.m. May 4, St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan. Information: Oncology, (920)459-8300.

Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency, Mental Health Topic, 7 p.m. May 5, CASI Programs, 217 Badger, Appleton. Information: (920)749-2380.

Cancer Support Group, 10 a.m. May 5, St. Mary's Hospital, Green Bay.

Grief Support Groups, 6:30-8 p.m. May 5, St. Matthew, Green Bay; 7-8:30 p.m. St. Josaphat, Oshkosh.

Weight Management Support Group, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Mondays, 413 Charles St., De Pere. Information: Marge Newman RN 337-0669.

Developmentally Disabled Adults Meeting, 7 p.m. Mondays, Catholic Central School, Appleton. (920)734-2194.

Problem Gambling Therapy Group, 5 p.m. Mondays, Bellin Psychiatric Center, Green Bay. Registration required: (920)433-3563.

Sexual Abuse Support Group, 6 p.m. Mondays, Bellin Psychiatric Center, Green Bay. Register: (920)433-3630.

Recovery Inc., Self-help for Nervous Symptoms and Fears, 7:30 p.m. Mondays, First United Church of Christ, 509 S. Webster, Green Bay. Call (920)336-6432.

AODA Treatment Group for Adults, 9 a.m. or 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Ongoing, and individual meets for six weeks plus aftercare, Family Service Association, Green Bay. Call (920)436-6800.

Eating Disorders Support Group, 4:30 p.m., Bellin Psychiatric Center, Green Bay. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, anorexics and bulimics; 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, compulsive overeaters. Call (920)433-3630.

Postpartum Depression Mothers Support Group, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Bellin Psychiatric Center, Green Bay. Registration: (920)433-3630 or 497-3626.

Health

St. Francis Community Free Clinic for the uninsured or underinsured, 1965 Oshkosh Ave. Hours: General doctors Mon. & Thurs. 5:30 p.m., Tues. & Wed. 2 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.; Pediatrician 2nd Thurs. of each month 2:30-5 p.m.; Orthopedic morning of 4th Fri. of the month; Chiropractor Tues.-Thurs. 10 a.m. and Friday noon; Gynecologist Tues.-Thurs. 10 a.m.

Maternal Motions, exercise class for pregnant women and new moms, 9 a.m. or 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Appleton Medical Center. Information: (920)830-6877.

"My Mommy and Me," for new moms and infants, 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh. Information: (920)236-2356.

Blood Drive, Red Cross Center, Deckner Ave., Green Bay. 2-6 p.m. Tuesdays, noon-4 p.m. Thursdays, by appointment Saturdays. (920)468-8535.