St. Anthony Catholic Church, Lake Nebagamon, hosted a pork dinner on Sunday, Aug. 16.

The Secular Servites of Ladysmith completed 500 Mission Rosaries to be among more than 75,000 rosaries to be distributed Sept. 24 at the beatification ceremony of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in St. Louis.

Almost 20 young adults from around the Diocese of Superior traveled to Our Lady of Lourdes in Dobie for the annual Summer Send-off Retreat Aug. 7-8.

The Northern Lakes Catholic communities – St. Albert in Land O’ Lakes, St. Mary in Phelps, St. Kunegunda in Sugar Camp, St. Peter in Eagle River and St. Theresa in Three Lakes – held their annual Golfing ‘Fore!’ Our Youth event at Eagle River Golf Course on Aug. 3.

In late July, parish families gathered to participate in the blessing, dedication and inauguration of a new play structure at Woodruff’s Holy Family Parish. Afterwards, they celebrated with food and fellowship as the children played.

Evangelization, discipleship, USCCB guidelines themes

In recent years, the Diocese of Superior’s Director for the Office of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship Chris Hurtubise has perceived “an invitation from the Lord” to examine his daily life “most boldly,” in particular the distractions he finds himself turning to on a regular basis.

Despite a heat index of 100, St. Dominic Catholic Church in Frederic welcomed parishioners and neighbors for its 63rd annual Summer Festival the last weekend of July.

On July 15, 15 members of the St. Joseph and Assumption women’s group of Osceola traveled to Madeline Island for a pilgrimage at St. Joseph Catholic Church in La Pointe.

St. Ann Church in Cornucopia celebrated the Feast Day of St. Ann with Mass celebrated by Bishop James P. Powers.