Dear Advocates,

The Nebraska Primary Election on May 12 is quickly approaching! And while we are all preoccupied with keeping our families safe and healthy, it remains our duty and honor as Catholics and citizens to participate in political life.

We know that casting a vote for candidates you don't know or haven't talked to can be daunting, so we have invited all federal legislative and state legislative candidates on the upcoming ballot to answer questions indicating their support or opposition on some important issues facing our state and nation.
 

You can now access your personal voter guide on NebraskaCatholicVoter.com. After clicking on "View Your Candidates", you'll be asked for your address to narrow down the races happening in your districts, which will include a candidate comparison. We also ask for your email address so that we can remind you about the upcoming primary and general elections. You can also see all candidates and search here.

Help us spread the word and pass along this voter guide to family, friends, and fellow Catholics. And remember to request your early voting ballot by May 1, and make your vote count on May 12!

In Christ,

Tom Venzor
Executive Director
Nebraska Catholic Conference
 

INVITE three friends to join our advocacy network. There will be several important bills this session, and we know there is great strength and power in numbers. If each of our advocates added three friends to the network, we would greatly increase our effectiveness. Let's make our voices heard! Send this link to your friends and family: http://necatholic.org/be-an-advocate/join-our-network.html

Dear Advocates,

This morning, 13 new senators will be sworn into office to join 36 other state senators for the 106th Legislative Session. The staff at Nebraska Catholic Conference has spent the last several months preparing to speak on behalf of the Catholic Church, defend human dignity, and advocate for the common good. Together with our three NebraskaBishops and you, our faithful advocates, we bear the light of Christ in the public square.

I write to ask you three things as we begin this 90-day legislative session:

1. PRAY for the staff at the Nebraska Catholic Conference and your elected officials. If you aren't sure who your elected officials are, visit this page and input your address. Please pray, also, for your official's staff, as they play an integral role in the lawmaking process.

2. INVITE three friends to join our advocacy network. There will be several important bills this session, and we know there is great strength and power in numbers. If each of our advocates added three friends to the network, we would greatly increase our effectiveness. Let's make our voices heard! Send this link to your friends and family: http://necatholic.org/be-an-advocate/join-our-network.html

3. ENGAGE in some of our upcoming advocacy opportunities. Save the date for our annual Pro-Life Mass on January 26 at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's in Downtown Lincoln. The Walk for Life sponsored by Nebraska Right to Life follows immediately at 10 a.m. beginning on the steps of the Nebraska State Capitol. Our annual advocacy day, Catholics at the Capitol, will be March 27. Stay tuned for more information!
Thank you for your prayers and your voice! Be sure to check your diocesan paper for my regular column about the happenings at the Legislature. Here is one about the upcoming session in the Southern Nebraska Register.

In Christ,


Tom Venzor
Executive Director
Nebraska Catholic Conference

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