Church briefs News-Chronicle GREEN BAY Prayer and poetry evening to be held A delightful evening of prayer and poetry with author and St. Joseph Retreat's "Poet-in-Residence," Sister Irene Zimmerman O.S.F., will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at St. Jude Catholic Church, 1420 Division St. Sr. Irene recently finished her fourth collection of poetry entitled "Incarnation: New and Selected Poems for Spiritual Reflection," which are poems that make the Gospels come alive. There will be refreshments and a book signing with Sr. Irene at the conclusion of the program. DE PERE Short story discussion to be held The Norbertine Center for Spirituality, 1016 N. Broadway, De Pere, will host a discussion on fantasy short stories containing Christian themes from 7-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 20. All the stories are from Visions of Wonder by Boyer and Zahorski. The facilitator will be David Komatz, O. Praem. To register call 337-4315. Donation: $10. DE PERE Compassionate listening to be discussed How to listen compassionately from the heart, not the head, will be discussed at the Norbertine Center for Spirituality, 1016 N. Broadway, De Pere, from 9 a.m.-noon on Oct. 23. Facilitator LaVon Rader will discuss deep listening, not problemsolving. To register call 337-4315. Donation: $20.