RECTOR: Rev. Justin Wylie

IN RESIDENCE: Rev. Joseph Bernardo

Rev. Eric Clark

Email: church@crchrist-parish.org. All bulletin submissions must be received by 5pm on Tuesdays.

MASS INTENTIONS: NOTE: All Mass intentions will still be offered privately by the priests on the day they were scheduled.

MONDAY, May 4:

6:30- Poor Souls (MA) 8:15- † Rosie Coniglio 5:00- Fr. Joseph Bernardo TUESDAY, May 5: 6:30- † Dan Schmidt 8:15- Larry & Ethel Brouillette 5:00- † Elizabeth Maun WEDNESDAY, May 6: 6:30- † Patricia Carter 8:15- Emma Davis 5:00- † Gary Watkins THURSDAY, May 7: 6:30- Ken & Edie Fricke 8:15- † Joe Aguilar 5:00- † Millie Sedlacek FRIDAY, May 8: 6:30- † Angelo Manzitto 8:15- Charlie Oberg 5:00- Dan & Angela Waddle SATURDAY, May 9: 6:30- † Robert & † Kathryn Easley 8:15- † Brad Kistler 5:00- Rita Santana SUNDAY, May 10: 6:00- For the People 7:30- † Marcella Elizabeth Mulligan Schmitz 9:00- † Paul Reinsch 11:00- † Joanne Easley 6:00- † Jacki Collier

Readings for Sunday, May 3, 2020 1st Reading: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 2nd Reading: 1 Peter 2:20b-25 Alleluia: John 10:14 Gospel: John 10:1-10 *Check your e-mail or Facebook each weekend for Fr. Wylie’s Sunday homily!

Prayer Intentions - Bishop Conley - Martha, mother of Fr. Bernardo - Seminarian Scott Nicholas Schieuer, College 2 - All religious sisters - All those affected by the coronavirus - The recently baptized: Joleigh Grace Wilkins, daughter of Cody and Andrea

An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Sunday & Weekday Mass All Sunday and weekday Masses will be said privately on the day they were scheduled and are not open to the public. Watch Sunday Mass on KLKN-TV at 9am (Lincoln area-channel 8) and daily Mass if you have Spectrum Cable on channel 98 at 8:10am. Watch online at ewtn.org or wordonfire.org/daily-mass/. Access daily readings at usccb.org or visit magnificat.com/free for free digital access to the Magnificat through May 31.

Cathedral Prayer Line Call Barb (402-483-5105) or Mary (402-617-2233) to have Cathedral Prayer line members intercede for your intentions.

Prayer for Our Parish Family

Please pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, and 1 Glory Be daily for this intention: that the Cathedral parish family will grow toward greater perfection in unity, love, and holiness.

Stay Connected to Cathedral! This is a great time to update your contact information! Fr. Wylie has been calling parishioners on their birthdays so if you have not heard from him or if you are not receiving emails from the parish office, please provide us with your current phone numbers and/or email addresses. Make sure to like us on Facebook – click on the image to visit our Facebook page.

PARISH

ACTS Young Adults Group Our next meeting for Bible Study is Monday, May 4 at 7pm. Please watch the next session of “Who am I to Judge” by Dr. Ed Sri called “I Disagree Doesn’t Mean I Hate You” before we meet at 7pm – you will need to create your own account on www.formed.org. We will then use Zoom to discuss the video. For the Zoom meeting ID or with questions, contact Jessica at 402-429-3455, Adam at cathedralactsgroup@gmail.com, or on Facebook: “Cathedral ACTS”.

Baptisms Baptism prep classes are temporarily suspended but you can still schedule a baptism. Contact the parish office to schedule a baptism or with questions.

Bulletins

We will print a small number of bulletins to leave in the vestibule for those who do not have access to a computer. Please do not take one if you can access it on our website or your email. The bulletin will be posted by all entrances to the church and by the adoration sign-in book.

Cathedral 500 Club The 500 Club March winners were Karen Johnson, Paul Keating, Nancy Jarchow, Joyce Schlautman, Helen Pugh, Cathy Haden, Marian Petersen, Laura Brouillette, Pat Ketterer, and John Matulis. The April winners were Mary Parker, Joan Johnston, Nancy Hilt, Laura Brouillette, Martin Ciecior, Anita Conway, Donna Forsberg, Joe Swatek, Bob Sealock, and Tom Thorpe. The 500 Club needs you to join – the more members, the more winnings and support for Cathedral School! The next drawing is Wednesday, May 20. To enter, provide your name, phone number, email, two or three numbers between 1 and 500, and include money ($5/month) for the number of months you want. Place in an envelope marked “500 Club” and mail to the parish office. You can join for 1, 2, 6, or 12 months. Make checks payable to Cathedral 500 Club. Questions, call Todd or Nancy Jarchow: 402-432-9702.

Cemetery Plots

A former parishioner who moved out of Lincoln no longer needs four cemetery plots that were purchased at Lincoln Memorial. If you are looking to purchase a plot, please contact the parish office.

Charity & Stewardship Appeal 2020

The Charity and Stewardship Appeal has begun! Our parish goal is $116,080. To date, our parish has pledged $38,599.00 with 86 pledge cards returned (6.5% of our parish). If you received your pledge card in the mail, please use the return envelope to mail your pledge. If you did not receive your pledge card, please look for your card on the CSA table in the vestibule. You may then place your pledge in the receptacle or mail it to the parish office. Please visit www.lincolndiocese.org/diocese/charity-and-stewardship-appeal if you prefer to give online. Thank you for your support!

CSS Clothing Drive

CSS is collecting gently used clothing items. Please enter the side door of the CSS trailer parked in the church parking lot and put clothes all the way to the back. Visit www.cssisus.org/ for other ways to help those in need!

Drive-Through Confessions Confessions will be heard in the north west corner of the church parking lot. Confession times are Mondays: 7:40am-8:10am, Wednesdays: 4pm-5pm, and Saturdays: 11:30am-1pm and 4pm-5pm.

From the Parish Office Lancaster County is presently experiencing a significant rise in COVID-19 cases, and has extended the Directed Health Measures (DHM) through May 10, 2020. See this site for details on the DHM: https://lincoln.ne.gov/city/mayor/media/2020/042920b.htm Mass at Cathedral will still remain private until further notice. Please watch your email or Facebook for updates. All ministries, parish events, and meetings are still suspended. The Cathedral School is closed for the remainder of the school year and the parish office is closed to the public until further notice. Our parish staff will be working from home during normal office hours of 8am-5pm Monday-Friday and will be available to answer emails. If you call, please leave a voicemail and we will return your call in a timely manner or reply by email. Reminder: no more than 10 persons are permitted in the church at one time. You are welcome to make your visits to the church to light a candle or to pray but please be conscious of others already present. Holy water is available in a dispenser near the communion rail.

Knights Mowing Schedule 2020

The Knights have volunteered to maintain the Church grounds again this summer. Questions or to volunteer, please contact Dave Brady at 402-525-0480 or at burroak53@gmail.com. May 9 group: David Brouillette, Justin Brown, Christopher Burton, Kent Kuta, and Richard Campos.

Liturgy of the Hours

While we are unable to meet in person on Monday evenings, you can still pray the Liturgy of the Hours on your own. Simply download the ibreviary app or visit

www.ibreviary.com/m2/breviario.php.

Meet our Strategic Planning Team!

Thank you to everyone who applied to be a part of the Cathedral Strategic Planning Team. The team is as follows: Carl Bilotta, Laura Brouillette, Justin Brown, Jenny Bykerk, Jeremy Ekeler, Kelley Garay, Sarah Kauffman, Samantha Kavan, Ryan Kearney, Patricia Korensky, Keith May, Tony Ojeda, Caitlin Riordan, Adam Schlautman, Michael Smith, Vicky Sohl, Bud Synhorst, Erin Trummer, Mike Villa, Rose Walsh, Eva Fujan and Fr. Wylie.

Perpetual Adoration Open Hours are MON 1AM and FRI 5PM. Many share hours available. Subs also needed. Call Rita: 421-2918 (daytime) or Cassie: 310-7799 (evening) to sign up. Adoration will temporarily revert to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of the main church. Please enter through the doors with the combination lock and sign in at the Adoration sign in book.

Reach Cathedral If you know of someone who is elderly and/or homebound and needs help with grocery shopping or simply needs to be checked on, contact Reach Cathedral at reachcathedralteam@gmail.com.

SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT

Online Reflection with Fr. Gallagher Join renowned author and speaker, Fr. Timothy Gallagher, on Saturday, May 9 from 9am-3pm for a day of reflection on the topic of “Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement”. A free-will offering is asked for the live-streamed talks and handout. Sponsored by Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House in Waverly. Questions, please contact goodcounsel@cdolinc.net or 402-786-2705 or visit www.goodcounselretreat.com.

YOUTH ~ FAMILY ~ SCHOOL

Arroyo Roofing If your house was damaged from the recent hail storm, consider Arroyo Roofing. Not only

are they a parish family business, but they will donate 5% of each roof repair to the Cathedral School. Contact them at 402-484-8140 and mention “Eagles-Cathedral”.

Elizabeth Ann Seton Used Book Sale

Cathedral School is accepting used books for the Elizabeth Ann Seton used book sale (date to be determined). Proceeds support the Cathedral scholarship fund. Contact crcusedbooksale@yahoo.com or Mary: 327-1389 to arrange for drop-off or to help.

Give to Lincoln Day Times have changed and the Cathedral School needs you now more than ever! Every donation that is made from May 1 to May 28 in support of Give to Lincoln Day helps Cathedral School provide scholarships to families who could not otherwise afford to receive the Christ-centered education that the school provides. We invite you to make a BIG impact on the life of a student by donating to Cathedral of the Risen Christ School at: https://givetolincoln.com/nonprofits/cathedral-of-the-risen-christ-school. Please help make a DIFFERENCE in the life of a student.

OTHER

IHM Counseling Center The Immaculate Heart of Mary Counseling Center (IHMCC) offices have transitioned to "virtual" due to COVID-19. The social distancing we're all experiencing comes with a unique set of mental health challenges including isolation. However, know that you are not alone. Our trained clinicians are here for you via our telehealth counseling services. For more details and to reach out to us, visit immaculateheartcounseling.org/. We are here for you!

Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline: Notify DHHS at

1-800-652-1999 or local Law Enforcement of any child abuse or neglect.

Misconduct Hotline: Notify the diocese of any

misconduct at 1-844-527-0596.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 3, 2020

NOTE: This chart does not reflect the IRA tithing contributions.

Adult, Plate,

E-Tithe

4-26-20

On-line

Giving

4-19-20

On-line Giving

Emergency

Fund – Total

raised to date

Adult, Plate,

E-Tithe

4-19-20

On-line

Giving

4-26-20

STEWARDSHIP TIME ~ TALENT ~ TREASURE: Stewardship gift from April 26: Adult: $12,590.00 Plate: $919.00 E-tithe Weekly: $744.00 Online Giving: $10,840.68 Weekly budgetary need: $26,938.00 Total: $25,093.68 Emergency Fund to date: $11,260.00

Ways to give:

Mail your tithe to the parish office, drop it in the SVDP poor box by the Adoration sign-in book, or you can sign up for online giving at giving.parishsoft.com/App/Giving/cath3500268. Thank you to those who made extra gifts or increased

their tithing to the parish. We are truly grateful for your continued support of our parish family!

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Madonna to host virtual candlelight prayer vigil: Hour of Power During the COVID-19 pandemic, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals is asking for community participation in silent prayer during an Hour of Power on Sunday, May 3, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Please join us, from the safety of your home, anytime during the unified prayer vigil. The virtual candlelight prayer vigil is being coordinated by Madonna’s mission services team, who will surround both Madonna’s Lincoln and Omaha Campuses in solidarity for patients, front line nurses and clinical providers across the world. Windows of patient rooms will also shine bright with electric candles. We believe in the power in prayer and appreciate your support during these challenging times. COVID-19: A PRAYER OF SOLIDARITY For all who have contracted coronavirus, We pray for care and healing. For those who are particularly vulnerable, We pray for safety and protection. For all who experience fear or anxiety, We pray for peace of mind and spirit. For affected families who are facing difficult decisions between food on the table or public safety, We pray for policies that recognize their plight. For those who do not have adequate health insurance, We pray that no family will face financial burdens alone. For those who are afraid to access care due to immigration status, We pray for recognition of the God-given dignity of all. For our brothers and sisters around the world, We pray for shared solidarity. For public officials and decision-makers, We pray for wisdom and guidance. Father, during this time may your Church be a sign of hope, comfort and love to all. Grant peace. Grant comfort. Grant healing. Be with us, Lord. Amen. Copyright © 2020, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. All rights reserved. This text may be reproduced in whole or in part without alteration for nonprofit educational use, provided such reprints are not sold and include this notice. Lincoln Campus | 5401 South Street | Omaha, NE 68506 | 800.676.5448 Omaha Campus | 17500 Burke Street | Omaha, NE 68118 | 402.401.3000 Madonna.org

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“We are proud that Nebraska will be the 12th state to host this

important apostolate. I am happy to give my whole-hearted support and

endorsement to this new initiative.”

-Most Reverend James D. Conley

Today is Good Shepherd Sunday. One of the favourite passages of Scripture, for most people, is

Psalm 22, “The Lord is my Shepherd” – many people choose it for the day of their funerals. What

does it mean for me to say that the Lord is my Shepherd? Evidently, the image resounds deeply

with many. On the front of my favorite chasuble is embroidered an image of the “Pastor bonus”

(the Good Shepherd), an image so beloved of our Christian faith that it emerged as one of the first

themes depicted in the earliest catacomb art – and which gives its name both to your priest (pastor)

and the work of the Church (pastoral). In English, we have retained its root in in the word

‘pasture’. Those of the European agricultural tradition, however, picture a pasture as a verdant

enclosure, where the shepherd drives his sheep from behind through coercion (using dogs or

cracking the whip). Unfortunately, much of the power of the Gospel’s imagery is lost when the

context of this Sunday’s Gospel is thus transposed. We should, rather picture this scene: An oasis in a desert, vultures soaring overhead, a couple of

camels reclining in the shade of a palm tree beside a lone watering-hole, some Arabic looking

men in loose-fitting robes, squatting on their haunches. Mixed together around the oasis, their

flocks: scores of sheep, competing around its muddy perimeter for a precious sip of

water. Nothing else for miles around but baking sand under a blistering sun. Some thorny shrubs

and dangerous ravines. After nightfall, wolves and other predators. All of a sudden, one of the

men stands up, utters a few sounds in an incomprehensible language, and on cue, some of the

sheep respond, separating themselves from the others and setting out after him into the daunting

desert. This is the familiar pastoral scene of Middle Eastern shepherds. They’re nomadic, so their

sheep can’t be contained within neat paddocks, but must always remain on the move. Resources

are scarce, so it isn’t feasible to segregate the flocks at watering holes. To keep his sheep together

as a flock, the shepherd can’t make use of wire or other constraints but has to make sure he knows

his sheep and they know his voice. He doesn’t drive them from the back, as we do, with horses

and hounds yapping at their heels; rather, he must call out to them and they must follow him. He

leads them from the front. Not through coercion, but rather: affection and trust. To the early Christians and to those writing our Scriptures, there was much in this scene to

recommend itself as a metaphor for our lives as Christians in the world: concerning how we relate

to God, how we relate to each other, how we interact with other communities, other flocks. Let

us focus our attentions, for a moment, then, on this pastoral imagery of the shepherd and his sheep

to better appreciate how it is that Jesus is given to us to save us. Let’s start with the shepherd, himself. What distinguishes the true shepherd from a mere hireling

is a quality implied by the word itself: a hireling does it for hire, for money – like a mercenary,

as some translations have it, who is distinguished from the true soldier in that the former does it

for filthy lucre, not for love. The key quality being identified here is love. Sacrificial love: a love

willing to give itself up for the other. The true shepherd stays with his flock and defends it from

the rapacious wolves, letting them rip at his own flesh rather than allow a single one of the sheep

to be touched. This is what Christ, the Good Shepherd, par excellence, is doing on the Cross. A true shepherd loves the sheep entrusted to him. Those of us (we priests) who are entrusted at

this time and in this place with a share in Christ’s pastoral role, must make sure that we make

love the measure of our pastoral vocation. Also, those of you who participate in some way in

Christ’s shepherding role in society – be it as parents, teachers, police, the military, health and

social services – even if a labourer may earn his just wages – make sure you do it in the first place

for love. To love his sheep, in the first place, the shepherd must know his sheep. It should really

be a cause for amazement and wonder in us to pause and consider that the Lord God knows each

of His sheep personally, intimately, by name … and that He loves each one of us sufficiently to

leave the rest of the flock in search of us – that what He carried on His shoulders, that day up

Calvary, was actually the lost sheep, who is me. The shepherd must know his sheep: certainly,

this is his fundamental duty. And where better does the priest learn the true weight and measure of

their real condition – their strengths, their weaknesses, their needs – than in the confessional? But there is a corresponding obligation, then, also, on the sheep: to know the voice of their

shepherd. Middle Eastern shepherds lead from the front not the back, not by coercion but by

bonds of affection (our will, after all, is moved by love). We, His flock, must make sure that we

know how to discern Christ’s voice, because there are also other shepherds and other flocks in

the deserts of this world, where we necessarily congregate together at its watering holes. There

are also other voices beckoning us: often, wolves in sheep’s clothing. It is the same in the world

today. We do not have a pristine sheepfold uniquely for our flock: in our neighbourhoods, at our

workplaces (even in our families) – there are no Catholic “ghettos.” Perforce, we mingle like

sheep of many flocks (and those who belong to no flocks). Are our ears attuned to listening for

the voice of our true Shepherd? Do we spend enough time in daily prayer refining our inner ear

(our consciences) to the unique cadences of the voice of our true Shepherd? Can we discern it

from other voices, which may even mimic His, but which lead us to our ruin? It is the shepherd

who unites the flock: will we distinguish His voice (gathering us into unity) from the cacophony

of other voices which draw us apart in other, disparate directions? We cannot call Christ our

Shepherd if we have not learned to know, to trust and to love His voice – which is acquired only

through time spent with Him in prayer, listening. In many dioceses, vocation Sunday is observed today and the Faithful pray especially for new

vocations to the priesthood (as well as for those in priestly formation). It is on Good Shepherd

Sunday that the pope ordains new priests for the Diocese of Rome. The pastoral connection is

obvious – to impress on new priests the deeper meaning of the word “pastor”. I will give you

shepherds (pastores dabo vobis), the Lord promises Jeremiah of old. The Lord appoints

shepherds to tend His flock, not functionaries or hirelings. In this diocese, our new deacons and

priests will be ordained in this cathedral in just a few weeks. Please, pray for them. And pray that

the Lord sends more laborers to reap the harvest! The Church holds up for our reflection the very model and pattern of leadership in the Church:

the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd is recognizable because He is the one who sacrifices His

life for the sake of His sheep, and much else besides. As Jesus discloses to His disciples: all that

the Father has entrusted to Him, He keeps safe. With Him and close to Him, not one of us ever

needs to be lost; if only we be willing to follow and grow accustomed to hearing and responding

to the call of His voice with instinctive trust and generosity. May the Good Shepherd protect,

unite and guide us all!

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