Bulletins
Sunday, July 26th, 2026
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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:
Sat. July 25 7:00 PM St. Patrick + All Souls (Our Parishes)
Sun. July 26 7:30 AM St. Patrick + Chad Houseknecht (Fr. Tom)
9:00 AM St. Mary + Royce Havlick (Dave & Maggie Mezera)
10:30 AM St. Philip Living & Deceased Members of my Parishes
Mon. July 27 St. Philip 11AM Funeral Mass for Wanda Mather
Tue. July 28 8:30 AM St. Philip + Walter & Marcella McCormick (Children & Grandchildren)
Wed. July 29 8:30 AM St. Patrick Special Intentions of Fr. Tom (Fr. Tom)
Thur. July 30 8:30 AM St. Mary Blessings for Fr. Tom and his Intentions (Ken & Peg Myers)
Fri, July 31 8:30 AM St. Patrick + All Souls (Our Parishes)
Sat. Aug. 01 7:00 PM St. Patrick + Glen Myers (Ken & Peg Myers)
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sun. Aug. 02 7:30 AM St. Patrick Ken & Peg Myers Godchildren & their Families (Ken & Peg Myers)
9:00 AM St. Mary Living & Deceased Members of our Parishes
10:30 AM St. Philip + Ruby Waldhauser (Kenneth & Margie Gawenda)
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
Bulletin Information Deadline: Mondays at 6:00 PM. Bulletin is posted on our website.
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.
There will be a signup sheet in the back of church for our 2026 Raffle Donations. Please sign up by July 26th.
Eternal Rest grant to Wanda Mather and peace and comfort to her family at this time of loss and sorrow.
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, August 2nd.
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.
Help Out Sheets are available at the rear of the Church, please put your completed sheets in the black box which is also at the rear of the Church. Thank you for supporting our parish!
Service hours for school or Confirmation can be gained by helping out at the 2026 St. Mary's AppleFest Food Stand at the fairgrounds with a taco bar and pie à la mode on Saturday, Sept. 26th and Sunday, Sept. 27th. Please email John Powell at johnpow09@gmail.com.
St. Patrick Announcements:
Dear St. Patrick Parishioners, Our church roof is getting quite rusted. Cost to repaint it would be $20,000.00. A generous person is willing to match donations for the roof up to $10,000.00. So, if parishioners of the parish can raise $10,000.00 over this coming year, we will be able to raise the money needed. A restricted Roof Painting Fund will be established. If you would like to donate to this restricted fund, please mail in or drop in the collection box the donation with an envelope marked: Roof Repainting Fund. Thank you for helping to keep St. Patrick's Parish in good shape!
Tri-Parish Announcements:
Eucharistic Adoration – Religious Freedom is one of our most sacred American rights. Let us pray and thank our Lord that He has blessed us with the freedom to be able to worship as we choose. Please join us at our Eucharistic Adoration on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at St. Mary’s from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Father Tom will hear confession at 2:30 followed by Benediction at 3:00 PM. Signup sheets are at the back of our churches. God Bless!
For Mass Intentions, if donating by check, please make all checks payable to: St. Mary Stipend Fund. To avoid errors, please print clearly the intention, who the intention is by, and if a specific date for Mass is requested. Thank You
Tri-Parish Adult Faith Study will be at St. Mary’s on Tuesday, July 21st at 7:00 PM.
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:
HEALING SERVICE, SACRED HEART CHURCH, CASHTON: Come and experience God’s supernatural love! Sunday, August 2, 2026. Mass at 10:00 AM, followed by Adoration. 12:15 PM Corporate Prayer for Healing, followed by Individual Prayer with Healing Teams at 12:30 PM. All are welcome. Sacred Heart Church, 1205 Front Street, Cashton, WI.
Father Eugene Wolf will be celebrating his 90th birthday this August. If you wish to send him a card his address is:
Fr. Eugene Wolf, PO Box 4004, LaCrosse, WI. 54602-4004.
DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL - Jesus said, “Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy. …Tell aching mankind to snuggle close to My merciful Heart, and I will fill it with peace.” (Diary, 300, 1074 ) St. Faustina writes: “Let every soul trust in the Passion of the Lord, and place its hope in His mercy. God will not deny His mercy to anyone. Heaven and earth may change, but God’s mercy will never be exhausted”. (Diary, 72 )
Income from Last Week:
St. Mary
Adults
478.00
Plate
103.00
Candles
132.5.00
Mission Coop
85.00
PCCW donations
10.00
Total
808.00
St. Philip
Adults
510.00
Plate
15300
Initial Offering
5.00
Raffle donation
300.00
Total
963.00
St. Patrick
Adults
406.00
Plate
93.00
Youth
5.00
Mission Coop
165.00
Roof Fund
350.00
Candles
20.00
Total
1,039.00
Tri-Parish Prayer List – We want to pray for the sick 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.
Betty Raha
Tyrone Beaty
Michael Monehen
Rosanne Feye
David Jacobsen
Steve Trussoni
Janice Coggins
Sequohay Dockry
Mary (Moran) Orvis
Marian Beall
Karen McCoy
Jenna Friar
Maria Camacho
Bob Wharton
Jeri Gorman
Loyde Beers
Lisa Glass
Greg Roth
Lynn Kane
Kiara Meier
Shirley Whitby
Shay Vought
Rick Boehm
Tom Gillette
Rita Helgerson
Jeff Croke
Joyce Fisher
Gary “Bucky” George
Marvin Hansen
Claudia Safley
Eve Trussoni
Rob Donohue
Larry Boehm
Todd Safley
John & Betty Lynch
Rhiana Morga
Joshua Ecklund
William Wright
Rob Tittle
Gene & Mary Murphy
Linda Cowan
Jerry Boehm
Phyllis Bell
Donnie Moran
Jess Zimple
Lea Whitby
Nicholas Currich
Alice Boehm
Alan Whitby
Jenna Peterson
Janet Black Yznaga
Jeanette Wallenhorst
Connor Murray
Wade Dull
Susan Monehen
Mason Evens
From the Priest’s Corner: Are we falling away from God and His Graces?
Solomon is remembered for the way he responded when the Lord appeared to him and asked him what he desired most of all. Amazingly, Solomon did not ask for wealth or a long life. Instead, he asked for understanding and wisdom to lead the nation entrusted to him. As a result, God said that He was pleased and promised to give Solomon not only an understanding heart, but wealth and honor as well.
And so, at a quick glance, it would be easy to idealize Solomon. We read about his wealth and accomplishments, including his major building projects and his collections of proverbs and reflections on the meaning of life, revealing the knowledge and wisdom God had imparted to him.
In spite of all this Solomon, ended up falling away from God and His blessings, giving into a sinful lifestyle. His preoccupations no longer included justice and righteousness in accordance with his God-given wisdom, but were instead pride, envy and greed. In self-indulgent ways, he multiplied personal wealth, wives, and sexual partners. Then, just about the time we might think he could do no worse, Solomon built shrines to the pagan gods of his wives on the hills surrounding Jerusalem. Solomon’s life shows us something very important. Wisdom from God helps us only if we use it.
Solomon’s turning away from God and His wisdom to pursue worldly pleasures and wealth was tragic. His failure to maintain faithfulness to the Lord led to the eventual rupture of his kingdom into two divided kingdoms, which led to ceaseless fighting and ultimately the exile of God's people into captivity.
This helps us understand what Jesus is saying in today's gospel. The parables of the treasure and the pearl does not focus on what the treasure-hunter or the merchant had to sacrifice. What is emphasized is the worth of the Kingdom, that is, the supreme good that comes from knowing, serving and loving our Lord and God, Jesus Christ. Once we recognize the spiritual wisdom and riches that Jesus brings, we should be willing give up all we own to possess Him and the salvation He offers us.
At the beginning of his reign, Solomon found joy in serving the Lord and following His wisdom. As he fell further away from the Lord and His wisdom, the more miserable he became. God also asks each one of us, “What do you desire above all else?” What will bring us lasting joy? A key phrase in the today's gospel which motivates the man in seeking his greatest good was happiness he experienced. For without joy, the man in the gospel would not have been willing to sell all he had for the field with its treasure. So, too, without joy it’s hard to be a faithful Christian. Without joy, a person's life can become a drudgery, filled with many empty and fleeting experiences, not worth living or dying for. Let us remember that we need the wisdom of Jesus and the graces He imparts, for both a peaceful mind and a joyful heart, in faithfully following His teachings and the teachings of His Church.
