Bulletins
Sunday, August 2nd, 2026
18th 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. 01 7:00 PM St. Patrick + Glen Myers (Ken & Peg Myers)
Sun. Aug. 02 7:30 AM St. Patrick Ken & Peg Myers God Children & 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)
Mon. Aug. 03 8:30 AM St. Patrick Blessings for Fr. Tom (Bishop Gerard)
Tue. Aug. 04 8:30 AM St. Philip + All Souls
Wed. Aug. 05 8:30 AM St. Patrick Special Intentions of Fr. Tom (Fr. Tom)
Thur. Aug. 06 8:30 AM St. Mary + Royce Havlik (Family)
Fri. Aug. 07 8:30 AM St. Patrick + Donna Olson (Susan Starkey)
Sat. Aug. 08 7:00 PM St. Patrick Special Intentions of Larry & Sharee Severson (Larry & Sharee Severson)
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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)
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.
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS:
None at this time
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. Patrick Announcements:
Dear St. Patrick Parishioners: A restricted 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: $7,950.00 + $10,000 matching funds.
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, 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.
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.
Tri-Parish Announcements:
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, August 4th 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:
Dare to Follow; An Adventure in Faith: Young men entering grades 6-8 are invited to Dare to Follow, an overnight experience filled with activities, prayer, friendship and honest conversation about where God may be calling them.
Participants will spend time with Bishop Gerard W. Battersby; Father Stephen Weller, our diocesan vocations director; and priests from across the diocese while discovering what it means to become holy men of God.
The next session is Aug. 10-11, 2026, at the Holy Cross Diocesan Center in La Crosse. The cost is $30 and includes meals and lodging.
Register at this link: https://dioceseoflacrosse.regfox.com/official-vocations-event-registration
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!
ATTENTION MONEY COUNTERS: On any and all types of donation envelopes please include the check number and indicate on the envelope if cash was given. This will help Kevin accurately record such information properly. Thank you.
Income from Last Week:
St. Mary
Adults
475.00
Plate
292.00
Mission Coop
75.00
Candles
132.5.00
Total
842.00
St. Philip
Adults
757.00
Plate
103.00
Stonework Fund
1,000.00
Raffle donation
600.00
Mission Coop
485.00
Total
2,945.00
St. Patrick
Adults
306.00
Plate
273.00
Youth
6.00
Roof Fund
600.00
Candles
38.75
Mission Coop
645.00
Total
1,868.75
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
Isaiah Caya & 107th Maintenace Company
Susan Monehen
Mason Evens
DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL - St. Faustina writes, “I have come to know that, in order for God to act in a soul, it must give up acting on its own; otherwise, God will not carry out His will in it.” (Diary, 1790) “Commit your ways to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act.” (Psalm 37:5)
From the Priest’s Corner: Taking, Blessing, Breaking and Distributing
Jesus had withdrawn to a deserted place where He could be away from the crowds. Yet, the crowds found and followed Him. Jesus always compassionate healed those who were sick. As evening approached, the disciples wanted to send the crowds away so they could buy food. Jesus however feeds the crowd of over five thousand with only five loaves and two fish.
Those who deny miracles, try to suggest that Jesus persuaded those who had food to share with those had none. Such rationalistic explanation misses the whole drama of being in the wilderness with no food, just like during the Exodus of old. It also ignores the careful wording Saint Matthew uses in the story.
Saint Matthew says that Jesus, took the bread and fish, blessed them, broke them and distributed them to these hungry crowds. Taking, blessing, breaking and distributing. Later in the gospel Matthew will also use the exact same words describing what happened at the Last Supper when Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to the apostles to eat. These same words and same actions now occur at Holy Mass, where the priest, who acts in the person of Jesus, takes bread, blesses it, breaks it and distributes it to the people.
The multiplication of the loaves and fishes is a deeply symbolic story, a historic incident that points to the past in the manna of the Exodus and to the future in the Holy Eucharist. Let us also remember that the Mass is symbolic of the Wedding Feast of the Lamb to be experienced one day in heaven by the faithful.
Isaiah in our first reading has spoken of a time when God will invite the poor to obtain food without money or cost. Jesus lived out this prophecy as He fed the crowd with the loaves and fishes, and as He continues to live out this prophecy, as He feeds the faithful with His Sacred Body and Blood in the Holy Eucharist.
In ancient Rome, Catholics risked their homes and goods being confiscated, being put in jail and even death in the coliseum for attending Sunday Mass in order to receive Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. They did so because they believed in the real presence of Jesus in Holy Communion and in His words; “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day; for my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.”
For those who are able, let us continue to gather every weekend as a community of believers to receive the Sacred Body and Blood of Jesus in Holy Communion. It is an important part of a Catholic's spiritual life. For those who are legitimately unable to attend, remember to make frequent Spiritual Communions, inviting Jesus into your hearts and lives.
