Bulletins
Sunday, August 9th, 2026
19th 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. Aug. 08 7:00 PM St. Patrick Special Intentions of Larry & Sharee Severson (Larry & Sharee
Severson)
Sun. Aug. 09 7:30 AM St. Patrick Living & Deceased Members of our Parishes
9:00 AM St. Mary + Chad Houseknecht (Fr. Tom)
10:30 AM St. Philip + Marie & Leo Triggs (Family)
Mon. Aug. 10 8:30 AM St. Patrick Blessings for Fr. Tom (Bishop Gerard)
Tue. Aug. 11 8:30 AM St. Philip + All Souls
Wed. Aug. 12 8:30 AM St. Patrick + Bill Sprosty (Curtis & Jeanne Palmer)
Thur. Aug. 13 8:30 AM St. Mary Special Intentions of Mary Turner (Mary Turner)
Fri. Aug. 14 8:30 AM St. Patrick + All Souls
Sat. Aug. 15 8:30AM St. Philip Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
3:15PM St. Patrick Boland-Despins Marriage
7PM St. Patrick Cecilia Pettera (Larry & Sharee Severson)
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sun. Aug. 16 7:30 AM St. Patrick Good Health & Healing for Dan Kramer (Sue Knutson)
9:00 AM St. Mary Living & Deceased Members of our Parishes
10:30 AM St. Philip + All Souls
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 or email: secretary@ncc.diolcparish.org
Bulletin Information Deadline: Mondays at 6:00 PM. The Bulletin is posted on our website.
Upcoming Parish Events:
August 15th Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year as it falls on a Saturday. However, Monsignor Gorman will kindly offer Holy Mass at St. Philip's Parish on Saturday, August 15th at 8:30am for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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.
St. Mary Announcements:
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, September 6th.
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.
Rosary – 30 minutes before Mass
Food Pantry Donations can be left in the basket in the rear of the Church.
AppleFest Food Stand: Volunteers needed. 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. Mary's is looking for Religious Education Teachers for the upcoming year. Classes meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00. Classes start in mid-September and end by May. The religious education calendar follows the school calendar. Please contact Yvonne Hady at 485-2109 or email to hadyy@mwt.net as soon as possible if interested.
St. Patrick Announcements:
Dear St. Patrick Parishioners: Roof Painting Fund is 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! Received so far: $8,450.00 + $10,000 matching funds. Goal = $20k
Worker sign-up sheets for the fall bazaar are now available in the back of the church. Please consider signing up for more than one shift if you are able. Thank you!
Banns of Marriage for Delaney Boland and Matthew Despins: Delaney and Matthew will receive the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony at St. Patrick's Parish on Saturday, August 15th at 3:15pm.
Tri-Parish Announcements:
Mass Intentions for the three parishes: 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, August 11th 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
DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL - St. Faustina writes, “I saw the Blessed Virgin, unspeakably beautiful. She came down to my kneeler, held me close to herself and said to me, ‘I am Mother to you all, thanks to the unfathomable mercy of God.’” (Diary, 449 )
Income from Last Week:
St. Mary
Adults
859.00
Plate
111.00
Mission Coop
40.00
Fall Fundraiser
100.00
Total
1,110.00
St. Philip
Adults
792.00
Plate
120.00
Stonework Fund
20,000.00
Mission Coop
10.00
Total
20,922.00
St. Patrick
Adults
1,186.00
Plate
111.00
Youth
1.00
Mission Coop
40.00
Roof Fund
500.00
Candles
24.50
Total
1,862.50
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
Wade Dull
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
Alan Whitby
Jenna Peterson
Janet Black Yznaga
Jeanette Wallenhorst
Connor Murray
Ron McCormick
Susan Monehen
Mason Evens
Isaiah Caya & 107th Maintenance Co.
Dressing up for church is important
Dressing up for church is important. This includes Mass, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, baptisms, funerals and weddings. Whenever we go to church, we always encounter God. It is essential to give God our best. Even simple modest clothing can be made to look good. Our Lord is honored when we try to show respect for him and his house.
Sure, someone will object that we should “come as we are” to church because it’s what’s on the inside that counts, not the outside. It’s true that the inside is essential, that is, holiness, virtue, godliness and so forth. But the inside (the soul) never comes without an outside (the body). The human soul is important, but so is the human body. We are temples of the Holy Spirit, and that includes our bodies and souls.
The reason that dressing modestly and respectfully for church is important is that it is an external sign of what we believe interiorly. Dressing appropriately is a crucial way to show our respect for God and the sacraments, most especially the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The Mass and sacraments are sacred gifts from God, and the Eucharist is the very presence of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
From the Priest’s Corner: Jesus Calls Us to Walk to Him on the Water
To the ancient people the sea represented chaos. Fishermen and sailors know all too well the sudden turmoil caused by rough waters. Some of you may have seen the movie The Perfect Storm which dramatically and tragically shows why water is associated with chaos.
Take a ride on a ship when the ocean waves are a bit rough and you will be tossed around as can be seen on a number of YouTube videos. Once caught in a violent storm there is no escaping it’s violent thrashing; that is chaos. But Jesus walked on the water and then calmed the sea to show His power, not only over nature, but over chaos itself, which the storm on the sea represented.
Life can become chaotic and at times beyond our control. Just when all seems calm; a serious sickness strikes, a family crisis occurs, an unexpected financial difficulty occurs, or perhaps a loss of employment appears imminent. All of us have experienced something similar. Sometimes we ourselves may cause the chaos through bad decisions and sometimes it happens despite our best efforts for everything to go smoothly!
It makes no difference whether we caused the chaos or it happens out of the blue, Jesus is still the One to turn to, in order to bring peace to our hearts and to rise above the chaos. He calls those in chaos to call out to Him, as He did Peter, to strength them in their difficult moments in life.
But what if we fail? What if we falter and sink like Peter did? Don’t be afraid, Jesus is still there reaching out to lift us up through the chaos of life as He did with Peter. The Lord knows that most of us are not saints, not yet anyway. He knows that we have moments of weakness. He accepted Peter with all his faults and failings, and eventually Peter changed into the person he was meant to be and became a strength for others in the Church.
Jesus takes us as we are and asks us to take courage by placing our faith in Him, so as to continue walking towards Him, even if we fail at times. Where is the chaos in your life? Is it sickness or the death of a loved one? Is it some addiction? Is it your work or your marriage or your family? Jesus is always nearby to offer us the strength needed to continue walking towards Him, through the chaos of our life's journey.
Excerpt from Pope Leo XIV’s Letter on the 250th Anniversary of America’s Founding
I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all Americans on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This semiquincentennial marks that defining moment in the history of the United States of America, July 4, 1776, that gave enduring voice to the ideals of liberty, equality, the pursuit of happiness, justice and democratic self-government.
For two and a half centuries, generations of Americans have worked together to carry these principles forward — through sacrifice, service, innovation and civic participation. This anniversary stands as an invitation not only to celebrate the nation's remarkable journey, but also to reflect upon the responsibilities that the sons and daughters of this country bear to one another, and to the generations who will inherit the nation that is being shaped today.
May the spirit of 1776 continue to inspire hope and unity as the United States of America moves into the future. In assuring all of you of my prayers in your renewed efforts to strengthen the nation in the principles that guided its Founding Fathers, I entrust you to the intercession of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of this country, that she will continue to watch over America and protect all who dwell therein.
