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Hosted at the Dick and Mary Jo Hruby Family Farm on June 23, 2019, with Mass at 1:30 pm. Lunch will follow the Mass. There will be entertainment and activities for the whole family! Please join us in celebrating farmers and our rural community. Click the title for complete details.

There are many people that may need a pastoral visit (hospitalized, homebound , nursing home, tragedy, illness or injury, financial concerns, mental health issues, and others). We would love to help! We are not always in the know about people in need; HIPPA Laws and people "being afraid to ask for help" can prevent us from being our church community presence to those in need. Please, if you or someone you know might be in need of a visit or phone call, let us know.

If you had your photo taken by Lifetouch or submitted a photo for the directory, you may pick up your directory at the St. Wenceslaus Parish Office (old rectory). Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:00 pm weekdays. If you wish to purchase a directory, they are being sold for $15, also in the Parish Office.

Click the title to be linked to the letter from the Archbishop regarding an agreement that has been reached for the resolution of the bankruptcy claims and also a Q & A sheet regarding the settlement.

Mickey Redfearn is assisting and preaching the homily at the 8:30 am and 10:30 am Masses this weekend as a newly ordained Deacon for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. There will be coffee and donuts served after the Sunday Masses as a community reception for Deacon Redfearn. We are grateful and proud to host this special event in the New Prague Area Catholic Community and congratulate Mickey, his wife Michelle, and their children on answering this special call. In addition to his diaconal duties, Mickey works and ministers at the Church of St. Bonaventure in Bloomington.

Fr. Kevin and his prairie were featured in an article in the The Catholic Spirit. Click the title to view the full article.

The rain stopped on Sunday, September 25th long enough for our new parking lot to be dedicated.

SWS teachers receiving special training in STEM have created a special interactive map of the St. Wenceslaus Church and School Site.

St. John the Evangelist was founded 150 years ago. A special mass honoring the life of that community was held in October. Bishop Andrew Cozzens celebrated mass.