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1 V I N E L I N C O L N, N E B R A S K A ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Jesus and Blindness: On March 29 th, Pope Francis held the first official audience with the blind and deaf in the Vatican s Paul VI hall. It sounds like Jesus in our gospel this weekend, doesn t it? Jesus scandalized the Pharisees by eating with tax collectors and sinners as familiarly as with themselves. Against those among them who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others, Jesus affirmed: I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance (Lk 18:9; 5:32; cf. Jn 7:49; 9:34). He went further by proclaiming before the Pharisees that, since sin is universal, those who pretend not to need salvation are blind to themselves (Jn 8:33-36;9:40-41). Jesus performed acts, such as pardoning sins, that manifested him to be the Savior God himself (cf. Jn 5:16-18). Certain Jews, who did not recognize God-made-man (cr. Jn 1:14), saw in him only a man-who-madehimself-god (Jn 10:33), and judged him as a blasphemer. Jesus asked the religious authorities of Jerusalem to believe in him because of the Father s works which he accomplished (Jn 10:36-38). But such an act of faith must go through a mysterious death to self for a new birth from above (Jn 3:7;6:44) under the influence of divine grace. Such a demand for conversion in the face of so surprising a fulfillment of the promises (cf. Isaiah 53:1) allows one to understand the Sanhedrin s tragic misunderstanding of Jesus: they judged that he deserved the death sentence as a blasphemer. The members of the Sanhedrin were thus acting at the same time out of ignorance/blindness and the hardness of their unbelief (cf. Lk 23:34; Acts 3:17-18; Mk 3:5; Rom 11:25,20). Eucharist and Penance/Confession: Daily conversion and penance find their source and nourishment in the Eucharist, for in it is made present the sacrifice of Christ which has reconciled us with God. Through the Eucharist those who live from the life of Christ are fed and strengthened. It is a remedy to free us from our daily faults and to preserve us from mortal sins (blindness). (Council of Trent, 1551; DS 1638) (CCC, #1436) - Come home...this Lent! - Fr. Lyle M. Johnson and Fr. Adam M. Sughroue, St. John s priests PASTOR Associate Pastor PARISH DIRECTORY Parish Office: Rev. Lyle M. Johnson Rev. Adam M. Sughroue 7601 Vine FAX School: 7601 Vine Parish or School Web Site: Bulletin bulletin@stjohnlincoln.org MASS SCHEDULE Mon-Sat 8:15 am M, Tu, Th, F.6:30 am Wed..5:30 pm First Friday..6:30 & 8:15 am and 5:30 pm Saturday..4:00 pm Sunday...7:30 am/9:00 am/10:30 am/12 noon Holy Days (except Christmas & New Year s) Vigil Mass...5:30 pm Holy Days...6:00 am/9:00 am/12:10 pm/5:30 pm/7:00 pm CELEBRATION OF SACRAMENTS Baptism: Last Sunday each month at 1:00 pm. All parents are required to attend the Baptism instruction class if this is your first child to be baptized. The class meets on the Monday prior to Baptism Sunday in the Conference Room at 6:00 pm. Must be a registered and practicing Catholic for six months before the Baptism. Please contact the Parish Office for Baptism instruction arrangements. Confession: Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:50 pm and 5:00 to 5:30 pm. Vigil of First Fridays: 6:45 to 7:45 pm; Vigil of Holy Days 6:30-7:00 pm M A R C H 3 0, Holy Eucharist: For shut-ins and those recovering from illness, please contact the Rectory to arrange for home visit. Marriages: The Priests must be notified 6 months before the proposed marriage date. All couples must be registered and regularly attend Mass. ALL COUPLES are required to attend an Engaged Encounter weekend as part of their marriage preparation. Funeral Arrangements & Planning Information: (under Features - click downloads) PARISH REGISTRATION New Parishioners: Please register as soon as you move in by phoning the Parish Office. To register Kindergarten 8th students, please call St. John s school, For high school students, please call Pius X High School at For information about: Automatic Deductions... File Downloads - Direct Payment Contribution Form Eucharistic Perpetual Adoration Cindy Kruml Alisha Klein Extended School Care School Office Godparent Teen Program Nikki Konz Grade School CCD Lucinda Murillo Prayer Line Requests: Pauline / Mary Ann Theresa..wilhelmtheresa@yahoo.com Pre-School Information Sherry Cederberg RCIA (Faith Instruction) Susan Carlson Rental of Gym/Social Hall St John s School Wedding Coordinator Eileen Perkins Present Parishioners: Please notify the Parish Office of any changes of address/phone number. BULLETIN NOTICES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE RECTORY IN WRITING BY 10:30 AM ON TUESDAY

2 ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Lincoln NE page 2 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK MONDAY, March 31 6:30 am Norman Kempkes 8:15 am Sophie O Donnell TUESDAY, April 1 6:30 am Adolph and Alice Furasek 8:15 am Intention of Joan Junkin WEDNESDAY, April 2 8:15 am Matthew (Peter) Tran 5:30 pm Louis Cecava THURSDAY, April 3 6:30 am Betty Christen All Souls Day Int. 8:15 am Patrick and Bette Jo Regan FRIDAY, April 4 6:30 am Connie McKee and the Poor Souls 8:15 am Margaret Langloss 5:30 pm Jeff Clausen SATURDAY, April 5 8:15 am Intention of Seminarian James Beran 4:00 pm George Hayek SUNDAY, April 6 7:30 am Roy Ashcraft 9:00 am For the Parishioners 10:30 am Don and Jean Wurtele 12:00 noon Henry Steinauer The Combined Collection Appeal is this weekend. It includes the collection for the Catholic Relief Services, the Catholic Home Missions Appeal, the Black and Indian Mission collection, funding for the Catholic University of America, Catholic Communications Campaign, the Retirement Fund for Religious, and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Preschool Teacher: St John s School is looking for a Preschool teacher for the upcoming school year. Please send a resume and cover letter to Dennis Martin, 7601 Vine Street, Lincoln, NE 68505, or him at: dennismartin@cdolinc.net. Questions? Please call Bed Making at the Retreat House March 31 is St. John s turn to make beds at the Retreat House at 9:00 am. Please call the Parish Office, for more information. ST. JOHN S ALL YOU CAN EAT FISH FRY Baked and Fried Fish potatoes, pasta, fruit, ice cream and more. Adults $8; 4 to 12 years $5, 3 & under free. $30 per Family, 4:15 to 7:00 pm every Friday during Lent thru April 11th. Drive thru and carry-out available. Plus if you donate a can of food for St Francis Food Pantry, you will get 2 pieces of shrimp added to your plate and they will be FREE! PLEASE NOTE: St. John s Altar Society will again need your DESSERTS for the April 4 Fish Fry. Proceeds from this Fish Fry will go to the GODTEENS Program of St. John s Parish. Please bring your desserts to the Social Hall anytime after 2:00 PM on Friday or to the Atrium prior to that. Classic favorites are cakes, bars and pies. We sincerely appreciate your support. ONE BOOK, ONE DIOCESE: the winter selection for the One Book, One Diocese program is The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic by Matthew Kelly. This easy-to-read book features six brief chapters on the fundamentals for becoming an engaged Catholic. Read and discuss it with family, friends or parish groups to bolster your spiritual life. Available at local Catholic bookstores or online. (Yes, Fr Sughroue you already recommended this to us at Mass one weekend!) oin Father Coulter for an Easter Monday Pilgrimage to J Conception and Clyde, MO on Monday, April 21st. Depart from St John s in Lincoln at 7 am and return by 6 pm. Cost is $40 for adults and $15 for a minor, which includes a charter bus and lunch. Deadline for registration is Sunday, April 13th. Trip may fill up before that date, so register early! goodcouonsel@cdolinc.net or call Need prayers? Call our Prayer Line at for Mary Ann. W E E K L Y S C H E D U L E 3/30 Fourth Sunday of Lent Combined Collection RCIA 2ND SCRUTINY for non-baptized, 10:30 AM Mass Children s Liturgy 10:30 AM Mass, call for information BAPTISMS 1:00 PM Adult Bible Study 7:00 PM in Family Room, call for information 3/31 Bed making at Waverly Retreat House, 9:00 AM RCIA/Adult Education 7:00-8:30 PM, Social Hall; TOPIC: Living Catholicism, Spiritual & Corporal Works of Mercy, Beatitudes and Ten Commandments 4/1 Ladies Bible Study 9:00-11:00 AM in St. John s Family Room 4/2 That Man is You, 6:15-7:15 AM, Social Hall GRADE SCHOOL CCD 6:30-8:00 PM GODTEEN MEETINGS AS SCHEDULED. Lenten Series 6:30-8:00 PM Pink Sisters Benediction and Night Prayer 8:00 PM 4/3 CONFESSIONS and HOLY HOUR 6:45-7:45 PM Praise Choir practice 7:00 PM 4/4 Day of abstinence from meat First Friday Masses 6:30 and 8:15 AM and 5:30 PM Stations of the Cross 2:45 and 6:00 PM Fish Fry 4:15-7:00 PM in Social Hall 4/5 $CRIP sold 8:45-10:00 AM, Church Office Mass/Rosary Crusade 8:15 AM CHURCH CLEANING 8:45 AM. CONFESSIONS 3:00-3:50 AND 5:00-5:30 PM 4/6 Fifth Sunday of Lent. Blood Pressures taken after 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 AM Masses in Family Room Children s Liturgy 10:30 AM Mass RCIA 3rd Scrutiny for non-baptized 10:30 AM Mass Adult Bible Study 7:00 PM, Family Room

3 Fourth Sunday of Lent March 30, 2014 page 3 That Man is You Join us this Wednesday, April 2, for That Man is You. This week we will see that God dwells within us through our union with Christ in the Eucharist, and how we must allow God the Father to exercise his fatherhood through us and to allow Christ to be merciful through us. TMIY includes a 30-minute video presentation followed by small group discussion. Please join us every Wednesday from 6:15 AM-7:15 AM in St. John s Social Hall. All Catholic Women are invited to join the Catholic Business Women Lincoln Chapter for our April 1st meeting. It will be held at Blessed John XXIII, 3700 Sheridan Blvd. Park in the north parking lot & come in the northeast doors. Meeting starts at 11:45 am. Speaker is Ian Butler, a counselor at CSS. His topic will be Parenting. All newcomers welcome! Come bring a friend & your lunch and be inspired to put your faith into action! If you have questions or would like to RSVP, contact Denise at nise.deter@ gmail.com or text/call A MOTHER-DAUGHTER PROGRAM to promote respect for human sexuality and chastity will be presented on Sunday, March 30th from 2:00 to 4:30 pm at Blessed John XXIII Diocesan Center, 3700 Sheridan Blvd. Girls 10 to 13 years old and their mothers are invited. Cost is $10 per family. The program is presented by the Family Life Office and the Lincoln Fertility Care Center. Next CALIX Meeting for those concerned with Alcoholism will be Sunday, March 30, at Madonna Ryan Memorial Chapel, 5401 South Street. Mass begins at 5:00 pm and a covered dish meal to follow. For more information, call Craig at Days for Life Lincoln Lenten Edition St John s has been assigned the hours of 2 to 10:00 pm on Sundays during Lent. Folks have been asked to sign up for one hour of prayer (each week if possible) for the end to abortion in our city and country. Sign-up sheets are located in the atrium. Please consider involving your Godteens, fellow Knights of Columbus, rosary groups, Bible study groups, etc. For more information, please contact Patricia Bucknor at pattyndrew@hotmail.com. Church Cleaning for April 5, 2014 at 8:45 AM. Families responsible for church cleaning this Saturday are listed below. At least one member of each family should be present. If someone from each family comes, it should take no more than one hour. If you are unable to clean on your Saturday, please call and trade with someone else whose name is on the list that came with your monthly mailing from St. John s. Thank you. Todd/Teresa Ingram Zane/Deborah Janousek N/A Amaechi Izeogu James/Kim Jansen Mirwyn Jackson II LeRoy/Judy Janssen Mary Jacob Nicole Janssen James/Joyce Jaixen Paul Janssen Andy /Jamie Jakub Jean Jasnoch Steve/Sonia Jambor Tressa Jewell PLEASE NOTE: ALL Parishioners are asked to assist in the Parish GENERAL CHURCH CLEANING, April 12th to get ready for EASTER!!! Thank you. QUEST is a weekend retreat for Freshmen and Sophomores in High School. The retreat is designed to help young people know and love themselves, others and Jesus Christ. The experience of the Quest retreat will help them to have confidence in the love of God, the Christian Community and the truth of God s personal love for us. The next retreat is April 5-6 in Plattsmouth, NE. To register, go to or for more information call Jeff or Sarah at Attention High School Students: Enter Lincoln Right to Life/Lincoln Lutherans for Life 7th annual speech Contest for a chance to win up to $400! Earn some cash and support the pro-life movement! The competition is Saturday, April 12th at Lincoln Lutheran High School. Registration is at 9:30 with speeches beginning at 10 am. The public is invited to come and support Lincoln s finest. Entry deadline is April 5th. Russ Barger at russbarger@windstream.net for information and contest guidelines. For more info, go to All are invited to a Solemn Vespers (sung Evening Prayer) and Benediction, each Sunday of Lent, 5:00 pm at Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House. $CRIP News: We will no longer carry Taco John s or Grisanti s $CRIP. We have added Pizza Ranch $10 and Whole Foods in $25 and $100 increments. Sunday, March 23, 2014 COLLECTION REPORT Adult Envelopes $14, Plate 1, Children s Envelopes Total $15, **Our Budgeted Goal is $20,300 Per Week** Direct Withdrawals for February 2014 $14, (not included in the Sunday Adult Envelopes above) $crip Update for March 10-16, 2014 Amount Exchanged $ 21, Profit $ $crip Update for March 17-23, 2014 Amount Exchanged $24, Profit $ Gratitude Renewed Update thru February 2014 Payments Received $1,193, Pledges $1,283, Raise the Roof Donations through Feb 2014 $ 159, Less: Project Expenses through February 154, Donation Balance $ 5, School Endowment Donations for Feb 2014 $ 1, Church Endowment Donations for Feb 2014 $ 0.00

4 ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Lincoln, NE Page 4 EVENTS OF INTEREST TO ST JOHN S YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES Readings for the Week of March 30, 2014 Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, Monday: Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Ez 37:12-14/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 Liturgical Publications Inc Rent-a-Teen Consider helping out our St. John s pilgrims who will be attending World Youth Day Poland 2016! If you have an odd job, babysitting, church cleaning, pet walking/sitting, house or garage cleaning, garden tilling or yard work, or errands to be done, please call Lori at to schedule your help. Barnes, Baumert, Berke, Cecava, Goeden, Lyons, Milburn, McClellen,Soden and Weskamp teens will be at your service! ear St. John Parishioners: Catholic Social Services St, D Francis Food Pantry thanks you for your generous gift of $1, We will keep your parish and intentions in our prayers as we routinely pray for our benefactors every morning at 8:30. Totus Tuus is a summer Catholic catechetical program dedicated to youth in order to evangelize and teach the faith of the Church. The program will be at St. John s June 1st- 6th. Grades 1-8 attend M-F from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. High School students attend Sun-Thur from 8-10 p.m. Tuition is $15/student or $40/family. Watch the bulletin and the May monthly mailing for more info or contact Melissa Carpenter at melissa@ieselectricinc.com Bill Avey Mike Bailey Alice Barry Ron Barzydlo Justice Bennett Paul Bruckner Mary Burianek Rita Butler George Chick Robert Darnnell Leonard Deschene Harold Dorty Sheila Dvorak-Becker Samuel Ely Jack English Caleb Fetch Lillian Fish Jack Helmick Jan Garbacz Amy Genrich Please Remember in Your Prayers Shannon Gocke Gladys Graham Brianna Grundy Sally Hakel Tom Hall Gary Hatfield Dan Hicks Denise Hoffman Joyce Howard Joyce Kempkes Kate Knopik Toyin Kottich Donna & Bob Kruml Fritz Kruml Michael Marsh Family Tonya Nelson Mai Nguyen John Noble Steven Poynter Genna Rathke Marsha Reiter Larry Rice Lou Rice Dennis Rogers Kim Short Decland Siedenburg Bernice Selko Carolyn Stanislav Stacia Steckly Harold Stephens Pam Svoboda Margaret Sykora Mary Tally Michelle Uerling Avery Vaska Virginia Wageman Carrol Wilson May they be strengthened and healed IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON ANYONE LISTED ABOVE THAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CALLING THE PARISH OFFICE AT THANK YOU. Cheerleading Tryouts for If you are interested in trying out for cheerleading for the school year, there will be an informational meeting for 8th grade and new students and their parents on March 30th at 4 pm in the Pius X Commons. Tryouts will be the week of April Sacred Heart Catholic School is seeking qualified applicants for teaching positions for the school year. Positions are available in middle school science and in the primary grades. Applicants should hold an education degree and valid Nebraska teaching certificate. Please cover letter, résumé, and statement of educational philosophy to Principal Laura Knaus at lauraknaus@cdolinc.net HELP WANTED: Blessed Sacrament School is currently accepting applications for a full time Elementary Classroom Teacher and a full time Middle Level Language Arts Teacher. Please send a cover letter and resume to Danielle Miller at the school office, 1725 Lake St, Lincoln, NE 68502, or send electronically to: Daniellemiller@cdolinc.net. St. Peter Catholic School is accepting applications for a full time 7 th Homeroom/Mathematics position for the school year. Preference will be given to those with a math endorsement and who have a strong faith life. Please submit: 1. Cover letter and resume. 2. Official Transcript or Transcripts, and 3. Copy of Nebraska Teaching Certificate (if possible) to office@stpeterslincoln.com. by April 15 th. Blessed Sacrament School Seeking Vendors for Upcoming Spring Bazaar Vendors will have the opportunity to sell their wares at this new event on Saturday, May 31st from 8 am to 4 pm. The committee is seeking all types of vendors including commercial food vendors, handcrafted items and commercial booths. Spaces are 10X10 each and can be customized as necessary for each vendor s needs. The event will also host activities for children including face painting and entertainment. More information and a Vendor Application form can be found on the Blessed Sacrament School website: TRY SOMETHING NEW for a Friday Lenten Meal a Baked Potato Bar!! Numerous toppings to choose from. Choice of dessert and coffee or punch. Friday April 11 at Sacred Heart School gym, 31st & T Street, 4:30-7:30 PM. Free will offering. Proceeds go to Sacred Heart Building Fund. Call Laura, for information. CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS Grounds Clean-up April 12, 2014 General Church Cleaning April 12, 2014 Passover Meal 6:15 PM April 16, 2014 First Communion 3:00 PM April 27, 2014 Prayer Shawl Blessing April St. John s Golf Classic May 2, 2014 Altar Society Luncheon May 3, 2014 Garage Sale June 20 and 21, 2014 Craft Fair November 8, 2014

5 Fourth Sunday of Lent March 30, 2014 page 5 GROUND WORK DAY ON APRIL 12! Come and join us after the 8:15 AM Mass to get our grounds spruced up for Easter and the new season that we all are anxious to see. Lots of territory to cover and ALL hands are appreciated...stay as long as you can. Families and groups are welcome. Mark any tools with your name so they return to the rightful owner. Refreshments will be served. Pilgrimage to Poland and the Czech Republic June 1-11, 2014 with Fr. Rand Langhorst. Roundtrip airfare from Omaha with 9 nights accommodation, breakfast and dinner daily, professional guides, all gratuities (tips) paid, entrance fees, transfer and transportation by private motor coach, Daily Mass. Cost per person/double occupancy $3, additional amount for those wishing single rooms. Brochures available by calling Fr. Rand Langhorst at , ing fr.randlanghorst@gmail.com or mail to: St. Leo s Church, 330 West 8th, Palmyra, NE SACRED ART SHOW 2014 will be held April 4 and 5 WHO: 20 artists from 8 states showing and selling their original Catholic artwork: Painters, Iconographers, Sculptors, Jewelers, Photographers, Wood Workers, and a Potter! WHAT: Sacred Art Show: Catholic Art by Catholic Artists WHEN: Friday, April 4, 5:30 to 9 pm with Wine Tasting by James Arthur Vineyards (small fee for wine tasting) and Hors d Oeuvres; Saturday, April 5th from 9 am to 5 pm. WHERE: Blessed John XXIII Diocesan Center, 3700 Sheridan Blvd in Lincoln. SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST: The Most Reverend James D. Conley, Bishop of Lincoln, will collaborate on an original painting with Lincoln artist, Sue Kouma Johnson! The painting will be sold by silent auction running both days of the show. Proceeds from the painting and 10% of artists sales will be donated to Saint Gianna Women s Home. Children welcome both days! PIUS X BOLT lottery tickets will be sold after ALL the Masses next weekend. Tickets are $100 each and the cash prizes are $10,000, $2,500, $1,500 and $1000. Please contact Tom and Lynne Albin at for more information or to purchase a ticket. LENTEN ADULT EDUCATION SERIES. St Teresa s Church basement, 735 So 36th St, Lincoln, Mondays in Lent 7:30-8:30 pm. Free. March 24, The Family as the Domestic Church by Fr. Nicholas Kipper. Mass is now being offered weekly for the faithful departed on Fridays at 12:15 PM in the Mausoleum at Calvary Catholic Cemetery. RCIA/Adult Education for March 30: Living Catholicism, Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy, The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments. THE ALTAR SOCIETY spring luncheon is scheduled for May 3. Father John Zastrow will be our speaker and will also be celebrating his 90th Birthday the day before. A Spiritual Bouquet will be a wonderful gift for him, and we invite ALL ladies of the Altar Society to participate. You can offer anything up a rosary, Way of the Cross, Mass, novena or any spiritual gift. Please your offering for the bouquet to candycev@aol.com or place your intention in an envelope and put it in the collection basket at Mass. We will present the Spiritual Bouquet at the luncheon, and we hope to see you there. M AGNIFICAT Quarterly prayer meal will take place on Sunday, April 27, 6:00 PM, at North American Martyrs Parish Hall, 1101 Isaac Dr., Lincoln NE. The special guest speaker will be Sr. Mary Gianna, DLJC, a survivor of the shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton CO. Register soon by sending $20.00 payable to Magnificat to Annette Wemhoff, 931 W. Harvest Dr., Lincoln NE Student price $ Deadline is April 18. For more information call Rhonda at , or Barb at FAMILY MOVIE coming to PIUS LPAC THEATER!!! UNCONDITIONAL, a movie about journeying toward forgiveness is coming to Pius High School s LPAC Theater! April 9-11 starting at 6:30 PM each night! Call Emily Jorgensen at to pre-order your tickets for $5.00. Pay $7.00 at the door. Concessions available! For more information, including a parental review of the movie, check our Holy Family Movies on Facebook!!! ONGRATULATIONS to Stephany Brewster, Fourth C Grade Teacher at St. John s School. Mrs. Brewster was awarded the $ Catholic Creative Teacher Grant from Service Call LLC One Call Does It All and the Catholic Business Connection. Dan Young, a St. John s parishioner, and his partner Rob Tewes do property maintenance and home repair with their business Service Call LLC. Gary Tunnison is the editor of the Catholic Business Connection publication. The grant was used to purchase an ipad for the classroom. The ipad has finally hit the door and it is being used by the 4th Grade students. Thank you for supporting our school! Please support those businesses that support our school. E aster Flowers in Memory of Loved Ones: Easter Sunday is the Mass of the Resurrection of New Life of Jesus victory over death. This is a good time to celebrate the new life of our loved ones. All who would like to donate to the Easter Flower Fund in memory of their loved ones may do so by submitting their names and a donation. For men and women experiencing shame after participating in an abortion: May they have the courage to receive the Lord s forgiveness, healing and freedom; We pray to the Lord..AMEN The entire Language of Love letter by Bishop James D. Conley, a letter to the Catholic families and healthcare providers of the Diocese of Lincoln is available at