Catholic Churches of NCC includes: Saint Patrick Parish Seneca WI; Saint Philip Parish Rolling Ground WI; Saint Mary Parish Gays Mills WI; St James Cemetery Rising Sun WI; Kneeland Cemetery Seneca WI catholicchurchesofncc.com

Sunday, April 5^th, 2026               Easter Sunday

St. Mary, St. Patrick, St. Philip Parishes

Mailing address for all three parishes:  PO Box 35, Seneca WI 54654

Website:  https://www.catholicchurchesofncc.com

Confessions: Normally, 30 minutes before every Mass

and by appointment.

Normal Monthly Eucharistic Adoration:

St. Patrick: First Friday after the 8:30 AM Mass

St. Philip: First Sunday after the 10:30 AM Mass

Mass Intentions This Week

Pastor: Fr. Tom Huff – Rectory 608-734-3252 email: frtomhuff@gmail.com

Bookkeeper, Bulletin, Mass Intentions, Membership: Kevin Murray 608-391-0434 or 608-734-3931

email: secretary@ncc.diolcparish.org

New Bulletin Information Deadline: Mondays at 6:00 PM. Bulletin is posted on our website.

UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS

Tri-Parish Adult Faith Study

Adult Faith Sessions will resume on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at St. Mary’s at 7:00 PM.

St. Philip Announcements:

St. Philip Candles: Contact Bonnie Murphy. The cost is $5 per candle.

Food Pantry items are needed. Please leave any gift at the rear of the Church.

The St. Philip’s Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser will be Sunday April 12^th, serving from 8 am – 11 am, Mass will be at 9 am. All are welcome

St. Mary Announcements:

Rosary – 30 minutes before Mass

First Sunday Potluck Brunch after Mass each first Sunday of the month. All are welcome, dish to share is appreciated, but not required. Next potluck is Sunday, May 2^nd.

Saint Mary’s is open 7:00am – 7:00pm daily. Please feel free to come and pray and light a candle if you would like.

Food Pantry Donations can be left in the basket in the rear of the Church.

St. Mary's Service Group will meet on Tue., Apr. 14 at 5:00 PM in the church basement. Agenda items include a cleaning workday/week, planning for upcoming events such as Corpus Christi, election of positions, church needs, review of Stations of the Cross and Soup Suppers, and how we are doing as a parish. All men and women of the parish are welcome and encouraged to attend.

St. Patrick Announcements:

The St Patrick's PCCW will be participating in Rummage on the River, Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16 - 8 am - 4 pm each day. Start organizing your donations and bring them to the hall beginning in May (after CCD is finished). We will request free will donations for items purchased. Please sign up to work during setup and throughout the days of the sale (forms are located in the back of church). Contact Susie Garfoot at 608-317-0515 with any questions or suggestions.

PCCW Meeting will be held in St. Patrick's Hall, Wednesday, April 8, at 7 pm to discuss plans for Rummage on the River, Bazaar, Officers and any other topics

Tri-Parish Announcements:

The Weekly Bulletin is available on our parishes website, this is the link to the bulletin page, updated every Friday: https://www.catholicchurchesofncc.com/bulletins

Other Announcements:

Spaghetti Dinner: The St. Mary’s of Coon Valley Men’s Club is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on Sat., April 11, 2026. Serving from 4-7 PM. Adults $12, kids under 12 $5, children under 3 free. Serving spaghetti/pasta (gluten free option available), sauce, meatballs, garlic bread, salad, beverage, and ice cream with toppings. Beer and wine available for purchase. Carry outs available. All are welcome! For more information contact Amy Stefslien at 608-452-3841

ANNUAL APPEAL REMINDER: One of the sacrifices we are asked to make during our Lenten Season is that of almsgiving. Jesus has given us this call to serve, especially the poor. The Catholic Charities House of Mercy, which offers shelter, safety and hope for the homeless, mostly women and children, is one of the many beneficiaries of the Annual Appeal and your pledge dollars. Please consider making this Lenten almsgiving pledge to our Annual Appeal. The pledge cards are at the back of the church. Our Lord asks for your generosity but, no matter how large or small, it will please Him! God Bless!

Income from Last Week

From the Priest’s Corner:  From a Sermon by Saint Maximus  (Bishop of Turin 398-423)

Christ is risen! He has burst open the gates of hell and has let the dead go free; He has renewed the earth through the members of His Church now born again in baptism, and has made it blossom afresh with men and women brought back to life. His Holy Spirit has unlocked the doors of heaven, which stand wide open to receive those who rise up from the earth. There is an upward movement in the whole of creation, each element raising itself to something higher. We see limbo of the saints restoring its victims to the upper regions, earth sending its buried dead to the throne of judgment, and those worthy of heaven being presented to the Lord. In one and the same movement, our Savior's passion and death raises humanity from the depths, lifts them up from the earth, and sets them in the heights. Christ is risen! His rising brings life to the dead, forgiveness to sinners, and glory to the saints.

The light of Christ is an endless day that knows no night. Christ is this day, says the Apostle; such is the meaning of his words: Night is almost over; day is at hand. He tells us that night is almost over, not that it is about to fall. By this we are meant to understand that the coming of Christ’s light puts Satan’s darkness to flight, leaving no place for any shadow of sin. His everlasting radiance dispels the dark clouds of the past and checks the hidden growth of vice. The light of Christ is eternally glowing with luminous radiance and can never be extinguished by the darkness of sin.

And so, my brothers and sisters, each of us ought surely to rejoice this Easter. Let no one, conscious of his or her sinfulness, withdraw from our common weekly celebration, nor let anyone be kept away by the burden of his or her guilt. Sinner they may indeed be, but they must not despair of pardon during this holy season of Easter which is so highly privileged; for if a thief could receive the grace of paradise, how could a Christian be refused forgiveness? A blessed and joyful Easter to all!

DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL - From the Cross and from the Divine Mercy Image, “blood and water gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us.” Through Your suffering for us and Your Resurrection, You have set us free and given us a share in your Divine Life. Do you hear Him cry, “I thirst” for your Love?

Tri-Parish Prayer List – We want to pray for the ill and others in our parishes who need ongoing prayer. To be placed on or to place someone on our prayer list, please call: Sue Peterson 608-735-4865, Bonnie Murphy 608-386-4954, or Ica Boylen 608-734-3287.

Fulton J. Sheen Prayer Request

Eternal Father, You alone grant us every blessing in Heaven and on earth, through the redemptive mission of Your Divine Son, Jesus Christ, and by the working of the Holy Spirit.

If it be according to Your Will, glorify Your servant, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, by granting the favor I now request through his prayerful intercession:

The miraculous healing of Connor Murray

I make this prayer confidently through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

Imprimatur: +Most Reverend Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., Bishop of Peoria

Easter Homily by St. John Chrysostom:

Come you all: enter into the joy of your Lord. You the first and you the last, receive alike your reward; you rich and you poor, dance together; you sober and you weaklings, celebrate the day; you who have kept the fast and you who have not, rejoice today. The table is richly loaded: enjoy its royal banquet. The calf is a fatted one: let no one go away hungry. All of you enjoy the banquet of faith; all of you receive the riches of his goodness.

Let no one grieve over his poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed; let no one weep over his sins, for pardon has shone from the grave; let no one fear death, for the death of our Saviour has set us free: He has destroyed it by enduring it, He has despoiled Hades by going down into its kingdom, He has angered it by allowing it to taste of his flesh.

O death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? Christ is risen and you are abolished. Christ is risen and the demons are cast down. Christ is risen and the angels rejoice. Christ is risen and life is freed. Christ is risen and the tomb is emptied of the dead: for Christ, being risen from the dead, has become the Leader and Reviver of those who had fallen asleep. To Him be glory and power for ever and ever. Amen.