Bulletins
Fraternal Correction is an Act of Charity
Sunday, September 13th, 2026
24th 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. Sept. 12 4:00 PM St. Mary + Mike Drake (Kenneth & Margie Gawanda) * Note time change
7:00 PM St. Patrick + Bill Sprosty (Ica Boylen)
Sun. Sept. 13 8:00 AM St. Philip + Fritz & Izzy Farrell on their Wedding Anniversary (Family) *
10:30 AM St. Patrick + Jim & Sandra Greene (Family) *
Mon. Sept. 14 8:30 AM St. Patrick Blessings for Fr. Tom (Bihop Gerard)
Tue. Sept. 15 8:30 AM St. Philip + All Souls
Wed. Sept. 16 8:30 AM St. Patrick Poor Souls in Purgatory (Sue Knutson)
Thur. Sept. 17 8:30 AM St. Mary + Robert Waldhauser (Kenneth & Margie Gawanda
Fri. Sept. 18 8:30 AM St. Patrick + All Souls
Sat. Sept. 19 7:00PM St. Patrick + Dianne Goodman (Owen & Dianne DuCharme)
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sun. Sept. 20 7:30 AM St. Patrick + Poor Souls in Purgatory ( Sue Knutson)
9:00 AM St. Mary + Samula Zeldin (Judy Gyer)
10:30 AM St. Philip + Mary Walter ( Pat Anderson)
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. Bulletin is posted on our website.
FROM OUR BISHOP: Yesterday as I was praying, an inspiration came to me and I was moved to ask St. Michael the Archangel, the Guardian Angel of this Diocese, my Guardian Angel and the Angelic Hosts to remove any obstacles that inhibit renewal in this Diocese.
I ask each of us to make this same prayer to the angels and patrons of your parish, including the patrons of the names you bear. For instance, I would also include the intercession of St. Gerard, St. William, St. Lawrence, as my patrons along with my Guardian Angel.
My brothers and sisters we need the aid God gives us and we must not neglect the powerful intercession of our allies, the angels and saints. I am filled with hope that renewal is what the Holy Spirit intends for the Diocese of La Crosse. Please join me in being fully engaged in this renewal effort. We do not repudiate what has gone before as we build on the foundation laid by others.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in helping me make this part of Wisconsin given to us, a garden of holiness and love in Jesus Christ. In the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Chaste Heart of St. Joseph, I am your bishop and brother. +Bishop Battersby
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS
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, October 4th.
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 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. Mary's Service Group is looking for workers to help run the Apple Fest food stand at the fairgrounds on September 26th and 27th. There is a sign-up sheet in the back of church with more details. If you are not able to help with the stand but want to donate baked goods, please see the signup sheet. Our next meeting is on Tuesday September 8th at 6:00PM. Questions-call John Powell at 608-521-0322
St. Philip Announcements:
Food Pantry Donations can be left in the basket in the rear of the Church.
St. Philip Candles: Contact Bonnie Murphy. The cost is $5 per candle.
Welcome back to school! Join us for root beer floats following 10:30 mass at St Philips September 20th.
The raffle tickets for the Annual St. Philip's Raffle are available at the back of the church. Please pick up your envelope with raffle tickets and a letter containing information about the upcoming
Fall Festival on October 4, 2026. (We cannot mail the raffle tickets to anyone.) Each envelope contains 10 books of tickets at a cost of $5.00 per book. If you need more tickets, please contact Bonnie Murphy, Peggy Schmitt, or Donna Bell. You can return your tickets anytime by placing the tickets in the box at the back of church and any money collected can be placed in the collection basket MARKED VERY CLEARLY TICKET SALES. It is very important to mark that TICKET SALE ON THE ENVELOPES or on the checks. You can also turn tickets and money into Bonnie, Peggy or Donna. Thank you and let's make this a GREAT raffle and Fall Festival!
St. Patrick Announcements:
St. Patrick’s Parish has a fund to provide gas cards to individuals in our community who are going through cancer treatments or other illnesses that require multiple medical visits. The initial funding for this endeavor began in 2024 in memory of Muriel Kramer by her family. Through generous donations this fund continues, and 18 individuals have received a total of $1030 in gas cards. If you know of someone dealing with ailments as described above, or have any other questions related to the program, contact any of the following program leaders: Jeanne Palmer (608)412-0325, Marilyn Palmer (608)306-3920 or Brenda Ostrander (608)306-0060. Donations will be accepted at any time to build upon this wonderful act of kindness for years to come. To donate, place an envelope in the collection marked “Gas Card Program” (checks can be made out to St. Patrick’s PCCW).
St. Patrick CCD is starting September 20th for this school year. The initial class session will be a meeting with parents and students. Parents, please attend with your child/children. Contact Susie Garfoot with any questions at 608-317-0515.
Tri-Parish Announcements:
Are you looking for a way to get volunteer hours to use for confirmation or high school graduation? You’re in luck! Life Guardians are hosting the Applefest Pancake Breakfast Saturday September 26th and Sunday September 27th. St. Mary’s is hosting a taco and pie with ice cream stand at the fair grounds during Apple fest on the same days. The Gays Mills Lions Club is looking for help at the fairgrounds working at the gate and parking cars. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Call Pat Dearth if you would like to volunteer a few hours at 608-279-2417.
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 Tuesday, September 15th at 6:00 PM at St. Mary Parish Hall.
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:
Life Guardians are selling Apple Pies Again! Sign up sheets are in the back of all three Churches, or you may call Pat Dearth at 608-279-2417 to place an order. A 9” pie is $12.00
Relief for Flood Victims in Nepal: Catholic Relief Services is responsible to those affected by the devastating flooding in Nepal. Information about the relief effort and opportunities to contribute are available at CRS.org.
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.
Ron McCormick
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
Isaiah Caya & 107th Maintenance Co.
Susan Monehen
Mason Evens
DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL - St. Faustina writes: “We come to confession to be healed. …When I leave the confessional, I shall rouse in my soul great gratitude to the Holy Trinity for this wonderful and inconceivable miracle of mercy that is wrought in my soul.” (Diary 1588, 377,225)
Income from Last Week:
St. Mary
Adults
365.00
Plate
378.00
Votive Candles
147.50
Total
960.50
St. Philip
Adults
618.00
Plate
114.00
Fuel Assistance
70.00
Fuel Assistance
30.00
Fall Dinner Donation
30.00
Landscape Donation
400.00
Raffle Prize Donation
300.00
Total
1,492.00
St. Patrick
Adults
991.00
Plate
238.75
Youth
1.00
Votive Candles
22.30
Total
1,253.05
From the Priest’s Corner: By Forgiving we Share in the Freedom of God
Jesus reveals to us a God who is intensely keen on forgiving. And so, when we forgive others, we live out in our own lives how God already relates to us. By forgiving others we come to share in God's transcendent freedom that manifests itself in unrestrained mercy and unbounded love.
The response of Jesus to Peter's question about how many times he is expected to forgive makes it clear that there is simply no limit to this, just as there is no limit to the number of times that God forgives us. And in the parable of the master and servants Jesus gives us a vivid picture of the sheer immensity of God's mercy and should encourage us to show mercy to others.
As Saint Thomas Aquinas states that where the servant goes wrong is his staggering ingratitude for the mercy shown to him. And this story is designed to make clear to us just how shameless this ingratitude is: the servant has only just been forgiven by the master, so it is not as if he has had time to forget. The servant was unwilling to forgive a debt amounting to a few weeks of income, which pales against the huge debt of many years of income forgiven him; his petty-minded hardness and cruelty against his fellow servants are opposite of the immediate mercy and kindness shown to him. Nonetheless, the servant who refuses to forgive can sadly be likened to all of us at times as we can find it very hard to forgive. People struggle to forgive once, let alone forgive a second time or a third time. Sooner or later, we come to the last straw, when enough is enough. We harbor grudges. We can easily nurse old wrongs. We feel that if we forgive, we will lose face and appear weak. Sometimes we might even seek revenge.
So, the parable that Jesus tells is meant to get us back on track. His words are meant to prevent us from behaving like the ungrateful servant. Fundamentally, Jesus is calling us to see the wider picture in the light of eternity; to reflect on the gratitude we should have in finding forgiveness and mercy and which should impel us to also show forgiveness and mercy to others. So, every time we realize that we have not forgiven or shown mercy to someone, we are brought face to face with a shortcoming in our faith in light of God's mercy and love for us.
Jesus makes it clear to us that if we do not forgive our fellow human beings, we cannot really expect God to forgive us. The First Reading says it well: “Could anyone nourish anger against another and expect healing from the LORD? Could anyone refuse mercy to another, and then seek pardon for his own sins?” By not forgiving others we bind ourselves more fully to a way of living that is opposed to that of God. It is we who hand ourselves over the 'jailors' mentioned at the end of the parable in the Gospel. Forgiving others is our way of sharing in the transcendent mercy and love of God. Forgiving others is our way of sharing in way God Himself lives. It may go against the grain for us to forgive. We may struggle with it. But if we find ourselves able to forgive others, it will make us similar to God and it will set us free as God Himself is free.
