About Our Lady of Fatima · Macy, Nebraska
Our Lady of Fatima is a Roman Catholic mission church in the village of Macy, Nebraska, on the Omaha Reservation. It is a mission of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Walthill and one of four parishes that make up the Holy Apostles Parish Family, served together by the clergy of St. Augustine Indian Mission in neighboring Winnebago. The mission grew out of a community that originally gathered for Mass wherever space allowed — tribal chambers, an office waiting room, a nursing home — until its own worship center was built and dedicated in 2005. Today it serves the Native American Catholic community of the Macy area in close partnership with St. Augustine Indian Mission School.
- Patron
- Our Lady of Fatima
- Rector
- Rev. Mark T. Beran
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Omaha
Why belong here
Our Lady of Fatima is the Catholic mission home of the Macy community on the Omaha Reservation, part of the four-parish Holy Apostles Parish Family served by the priests and deacon of St. Augustine Indian Mission in Winnebago. Worshippers can celebrate the Eucharist alongside the Winnebago and Omaha Native American community that has worshipped here since the days of makeshift Masses in tribal chambers and office waiting rooms, and now gathers in its own 2005 worship center. It is a small, faithful community served by a dedicated pastor, senior associate, associate, and a Native American deacon — a place where the traditions of the Omaha people and the Catholic faith meet.
Mass times at Our Lady of Fatima
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Before and after Mass
About Our Lady of Fatima
Our Lady of Fatima is a Roman Catholic mission church in Macy, Nebraska, on the Omaha Reservation. It is a mission of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Walthill and a member of the four-parish Holy Apostles Parish Family that includes St. Augustine Parish in Winnebago, St. Cornelius Mission in Homer, and St. Joseph Parish in Walthill. Located just east of S. Maryott Street in Macy, the mission serves a Native American Catholic community whose roots run back to the days before the community had its own church building.
- Mission of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Walthill
- Member of the Holy Apostles Parish Family
- Located on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, NE
History of the Mission
For years the Macy community gathered for Mass wherever space could be found — tribal chambers, an office waiting room, a nursing home. Elders organized fundraising and petitioned the Black and Indian Mission Office in Washington, D.C., to help fund a dedicated worship center on land donated by a parish member. In 1998, Father Tom Gall, Associate Director of St. Augustine Indian Mission, took on Our Lady of Fatima alongside his other duties. Father Dave Korth succeeded him in 2003, broke ground in 2004, and oversaw construction of the new worship center, which Archbishop Eldon Curtiss blessed and dedicated on October 30, 2005.
- 1998: Father Tom Gall begins serving as pastor alongside St. Joseph's, Walthill
- 2003: Father Dave Korth succeeds Father Gall
- 2004: Ground broken for Our Lady of Fatima worship center on the Omaha Reservation
- October 30, 2005: Archbishop Eldon Curtiss blesses and dedicates the new worship center
- 2005: Father Pat McLaughlin joins to strengthen religious education
Leadership & Clergy
Our Lady of Fatima is served by the priests and deacon of St. Augustine Indian Mission in Winnebago. The current pastor is Rev. Mark T. Beran, Director of St. Augustine Indian Mission, who in 2023 was named pastor of eleven parishes in the cluster including Our Lady of Fatima. He is assisted by Senior Associate Rev. Kevin J. Joyce, Associate Pastor Rev. Mark M. Bridgman, and Deacon Donald Blackbird, Jr., a member of the Omaha Tribe who was the first Native American faculty member at St. Augustine Indian Mission (2001). Parish trustees listed on the parish page are Don Blackbird, Sr. and Leland Parker.
- Rev. Mark T. Beran — Pastor
- Rev. Kevin J. Joyce — Senior Associate
- Rev. Mark M. Bridgman — Associate Pastor
- Deacon Donald Blackbird, Jr.
- Trustees: Don Blackbird, Sr.; Leland Parker
Mass & Sacraments
Because Our Lady of Fatima shares its sacramental life with the wider Holy Apostles Parish Family, the community's principal Sunday Eucharist is currently celebrated alongside St. Augustine Catholic Church in Winnebago. Confessions are heard before and after Mass. The parish is part of the Archdiocese of Omaha's Rural Family E cluster.
- Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Winnebago
- Confessions: before and after Mass
- Part of Rural Family E in the Archdiocese of Omaha
Connection to St. Augustine Indian Mission
Our Lady of Fatima's pastoral care is shared with St. Augustine Indian Mission and School in Winnebago, the only Catholic institution in Nebraska directly founded by a canonized saint — St. Katharine Drexel, who established the Mission in 1909. St. Augustine serves Native American students, 95% of whom are from the Omaha and Winnebago tribes, and the school teaches both Winnebago and Omaha languages alongside the broader curriculum. The 2023 dedication of a new school building and the long-running presence of programs like the Kateri Warrior Drum Group connect the mission parishes of Macy and Walthill to a wider ministry of faith, language, and culture.
- St. Augustine Indian Mission founded 1909 by St. Katharine Drexel
- K-8 school serving Omaha and Winnebago students
- Kateri Warrior Drum Group founded 1993
- New school building dedicated 2023
Visiting & Contact
Our Lady of Fatima Mission is located at 462 Elk St (also referenced as 110 Elk St) in Macy, Nebraska 68039, on the Omaha Reservation. The parish phone line is (402) 846-5550. The mission is administered through the St. Augustine Indian Mission office and its website at staugustinemission.org. Visitors are encouraged to attend Sunday Mass at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Winnebago (11:00 a.m.) and to introduce themselves to the parish staff.
- Address: 462 Elk St, Macy, NE 68039
- Phone: (402) 846-5550
- Website: staugustinemission.org
- Archdiocese of Omaha — Rural Family E
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Father Tom Gall1998–2003
Associate Director of St. Augustine Indian Mission; began serving as Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Macy alongside St. Joseph's in Walthill.
- Father Dave Korth2003–c. 2005+
Succeeded Fr. Tom Gall as Associate Director; became Pastor of three reservation parishes; broke ground in 2004 and oversaw construction of the Our Lady of Fatima Worship Center on the Omaha Reservation.
- Father Mark T. Beran2023–
Named pastor of eleven parishes in the cluster including Our Lady of Fatima in Macy.