Witnessing to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and living the Sacramental life.

Easter Octave Monday April 5 6:40 AM Ray & Margaret Ruskamp† 8:00 AM Jerome Mazour Family— Living & Deceased 5:15 PM Edith Roth Family— Living & Deceased Tuesday April 6 6:40 AM Anna Ngoc Nguyen† 8:00 AM Dan Benes† 5:15 PM Joe & Debbie Brandl Family Wednesday April 7 6:40 AM Paul Jueneman 8:00 AM Gladys Kozisek† 5:15 PM Ken & Carole Prater Family— Living & Deceased Thursday April 8 6:40 AM Linh hôn Maria† 8:00 AM Martyrs School Parents 5:15 PM Isaac Krings Friday April 9 6:40 AM Anastasia Sousek† 8:00 AM Shari Pofahl† Saturday April 10 6:40 AM Mario Herrera Family— Living & Deceased Weekend Masses

Saturday April 10 6:00 PM John Lochner, Jr.† Sunday April 11 7:00 AM Steve Goodwater† 8:00 AM Dan Benes† 9:30 AM Rosemary Stoll† 11:00 AM Our Parish Family

Stewardship Received Last Week. Thank You!

Adult Tithe Envelopes (160 families) $23,532

Adult Electronic Tithe (321 families) $13,757

Plate $353 Youth $0 Total Tithe Received $37,642 Weekly Tithing Goal $30,599 Received to Date: July 1 - March 28 $1,307,676

Needed for Annual Budget $1,193,361 Annual Budget Overage to Date $114,315

Parish Calendar

North American Martyrs Church April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday

THE BIBLE & THE MASS class concludes on Mon. April 5th at 8:30 pm.

WELCOME COMMITTEE meets on Wed., April 7th at 7:30 pm.

LECTIO: SALVATION class meets on Thursday, April 8th at 7:00 pm.

CRUX class will meet on Thursday, April 8th at 8:30 pm.

CHURCH CLEANING is Saturday, April 10th at 7:00 am, led by the Jen-

nifer Wilson Team. Please join us!

TRIVIA NIGHT is Saturday, April 10th at 7:00 pm.

Eucharistic Adoration “This is not merely a passing devotional practice. It is founded on divinely re-

vealed truths”. (Pope Pius XII) April 7-9, Wednesday—Friday , 9:00 am—5:00 pm

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4AABAD22AA8-adoration

SCRIP may be ordered during the week and picked up in the school office. Please call 402-476-7373 for more information.

Today as we celebrate the feast of Easter we find the chal-

lenge of also seeing and believing the res-urrection that comes through our own lives of self-sacrifice which brings new life to others. As you place your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box, know that you are a sign of God’s love to those who are suffering and you give them Easter hope and joy.

The 9:00 am Mass on Saturday, April 10th has been moved to 6:40 am due to Deacon Sabata’s Ordination that morning.

Dear Father Connor and Parishioners, Thank you for participating in the 2021 Souper Bowl of Caring and the generous gift of $1,357.50. We are especially grateful for your partnership in this im-portant community effort this year as we know there are many needs out there and a lot of people, businesses, and churches are struggling. Like the Super Bowl, it takes a team effort to help defeat hunger and homeless-ness. Thanks for being on our team! Susanne M. Blue, Executive Director, Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach

Magnificat is a monthly publication containing daily prayers and medita-tions, as well as the Scripture readings for Masses and much more. The annual group subscription rate is $23.00/each. (Regular price of $47). If you would like to be a part of the group / bulk subscription, please turn in your payment to the Parish Office by April 9th.The group subscription runs from August 2021 – July 2022. Those in our group may also read Magnificat either online or on their iph-one or ipod.

The ministry of ushering is a vital part of our church ministry, especially in this time of social distancing. Ushers represent the church in a very visible way, and help set the tone in preparation for Mass. Call Fr. Connor or the Parish Office if you would like more information on volunteering as an usher.

Seeking a volunteer(s) to polish the candlesticks in the church about 4 times a year. Please call the Parish Office for more information.

Area Events

Baptism: We welcome those newly bap-tized. Please pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ. Reggie Joseph, son of Kurt & Jackie Urkoski and Kane Titus son of Ross & Ashley Oborny. Congratulations!

Martyrs School News April 5-6 Easter Break

CCD News April 7 Class 6-7:30 pm

Praying for others helps us stay connected to God and to one another. Remember our sick: Mike Arnold, Shanakay Bauer, Deb Brandl, Ken Buresh, Jason Carver, Elliott Castillo, Cari Cobler, Bella Cox, Britt Douglas, Tisha Elder, Earl Franklin, Steve Frey, Jerry Givens, Brandy Goeschel, Tom & Patti Goodwater, Catia Guerrero, Rick Horne, Mark Katzer, Carol Koerner, Phyllis Kool, Sue Lammers, Jill Lee, Mikaya Leminyato, Clint Lochner, John Lochner, Mary McMichen, John Miller, Pam Nathan, Barbara Noll, LeAnn Obrecht, Jeanne Oborny, Marlys Parish, Candy Rueb, Derek Ruth, Alona Schmid, Shawn Schmid, Grady Simants, Rose Stehno, Ted Steinbach, Pat Steiner, Darlene Stephenson, Norman Sweitzer, Barb Sypal, Earl Taulborg & Lane Whitaker. Names will remain on the list for 3 months unless otherwise notified.

Join us for our fourth annual North American Martyrs Trivia Night Saturday, April 10th beginning at 7:30 pm. Tables of 6-8—$20 per person to play. Get your friends together or let us place you and make new friends! Bring your own food and beverages. Cash prizes. Registration forms available at the Parish Information Center or Registration Form. Forms can be returned to the School or Parish Office. Deadline has been extended. Sign up today! Contact Jen Trausch or the Parish Office with any questions.

K of C 9th Annual Golf Scramble Friday, July 16th, 9 am star t at Highlands Golf Course

Sign up a team or become a Sponsor on the Golf Status App Call Jeff for more information. 402-429-7827

The Knights of Columbus and the American Red Cross are sponsoring a Blood Drive at North American Martyrs Church on Monday, April 5th, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Register at 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter NorthAmericanMartyrsLincoln.

Lincoln Mothers on a Mission (MOMs) will be meeting April 10th at 9 am at the Newman Center for a painting social! Painting supplies, coffee, and breakfast snacks will be provided. Lincoln MOMs is a group of Catholic mothers searching for fellowship, hope, & joy in our ever-changing vo-cation. Monthly meetings are held at the Newman Center, St. Thomas Aquinas Church located at 320 N. 16th Street. Contact us at lincolnmomsgroup@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/lincolnmothersonamission. Divine Mercy Sunday Holy Hour: Join us on April 11th from 2:30-4:00pm at St. Peter Church, 4500 Duxhall Drive, for a Eucharistic Holy Hour with homilist Fr. Clark. Come pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, venerate the Divine Mercy Image, Con-fession will be available and Benediction. “Do not be absorbed in your misery – you are still too weak to speak of it – but, ra-ther, gaze on My heart filled with Goodness, and be imbued with My Sentiments.” (Diary of St Faustina, 1486)

You are invited to a Concert for Christ with Catholic Singer-Songwriter Jacob Rudd on Sunday, April 18th at 3:00 pm. Jacob is from Green Bay, Wisconsin. His wife, Calena, is from Omaha and they have three children. Jacob is going to share unique original music about Jesus, the Saints, and fami-ly life with finger-style guitar. Grace Volkmer from our par ish will be the opening act! Free will offering.

HELP WANTED: The GIFT committee is looking for a committee chair or co-chairs to lead the group of volunteers dedicated to planning and organizing the annual GIFT fund-raiser gala. The chair/co-chairs are responsible for overseeing all aspects of planning and coordinating meetings for the committee. No experience necessary; you will be trained by the previous chair! For more information, please contact Fr. Connor or the Parish Office at 402-476-8088.

Expectant Parent Blessing: We will offer a special expectant parent blessing to all those awaiting the birth or adoption of a child immediately following the 9:30 am Sunday Mass on a quarterly basis through the year. Our next blessing will be April 11th.

Martyrs Craft Fair will be Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 9 am-3 pm. Please contact Cindy Seidl, or the Parish Office at 402-476-8088 ext. 5 for more information on participating

as a vendor.

Reader Acolytes Servers Security Greeters

6:00 PM

Schepers Boesen Beying

Portsche (2) Brockhaus

Miller Maly

Angel Ybarra Family

7:00 AM

Braun Shonka Doty

Dondlinger2 Shonka

Morrow

8:00 AM

Becker Ketchmark Siegel (2) Becker

Kane Kevin Bousquet Family

9:30 AM

Bourek Bassinger Warday

Wiese Wiechman2

Wiese Hansen

Tom Geardino Family

11 AM

Lostroh Mazour Fortik

Bousquet2 Valish

Busboom2 Chris Yol

Family

Lay Ministry for April 10-11

Youth Ministry - all NAM parish youth 6-12th grade

Bowling at Lanes 'N Games (East Campus Student Union) Sunday, April 11th; 3:00 to 4:15 pm- 6-8th grade students and 4:45 to 6:00 pm- 9-12th grade stu-dents. Cost: $5.00 payable at the door. Space is limited. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B45ACAF29A2F49-namparish