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Second Sunday of Lent February 17, 2008 Christ Jesus . . . destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. — 2 Timothy 1:10b

University Catholic Center Where’s Father Dave? He’s in Chicago this weekend celebrating the 175th Anniversary of Old St. Mary Catholic Church, the oldest Catholic faith community in Chicago, served by the Paulist Fathers since 1903. Barring any blizzards, he’ll be back in time to preside at the 8 pm Mass on Sunday.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK   

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Dn 9:4b-10; Lk 6:36-38 Is 1:10, 16-20; Mt 23:1-12 Jer 18:18-20; Mt 20:17-28 Jer 17:5-10; Lk 16:19-31 1 Pt 5:1-4; Mt 16:13-19 Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42

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Our prayers are with the eight members of the RCIA process who celebrated the Rite of Sending at the 11:30 am Mass last Sunday, and the Rite of Election with Bishop Aymond last Sunday afternoon. Now known as the Elect, Aliya Baig, Chi Elliott, Jaime Fink, Andrew Hui, Nancy, Ngo, Femi Olasupo, Adam Shendelman and Vivian Xue will celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation - Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, at the Easter Vigil on March 22. Also celebrating last Sunday in their recognition by Bishop Aymond were candidates Juan Camarillo and Nicholas Chu. Already baptized, they will be celebrating their full communion in the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil through the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. The Social Justice Team would like to thank everyone for their generosity in the Fair Trade chocolate and coffee sale. You contributed $288.05. To learn more about fair trade products, visit Catholic Relief Services at crsfairtrade.org.

HELP! Volunteer Receptionists are needed to greet people at the UCC, weeknights from 5-7 and 7- 9 pm. If you can help with one of these twohour shifts, please contact Beth at 476-7351 or [email protected]. This is a great way to meet your fellow students, study and see what goes on at the UCC in the evenings.

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Fr. Hecker Quote of the Week: Keep your heart free for God and let Him have unbounded freedom within it. Everyone is invited to the UCC Lenten Soup Suppers which are held from 6:30-7:30 pm Fridays during Lent. Come join us for a simple meal, a social justice message and wonderful fellowship. Please bring a bowl and a spoon, and some bread to share. We are in need of 3 or 4 cooks each week to make a meatless soup, to serve about 20-30. If you are interested in preparing a soup for one of the Fridays, please contact Michael Burkhart at [email protected].

Thanks to Fr. Paul Robichaud, CSP and his informative and comfortable lecture style, the Renewal Retreat was very well attended. Fr. Paul did a wonderful job of giving history as well as informing us about Fr. Hecker and the founding of the Paulist Fathers Religious Order. All in all it was a very good retreat! Thanks to Michael and Amy Burkhart on Friday night for getting all the food and tables going and to JP and Aida Regalado for the great food on Saturday; thanks to Michelle Goodwin for ALL the details she handled. To Fr. Dave for the many behind the scenes things he did (and great mop work!) To Rachel Gardner and Rodolfo Barniol Duran for helping me with registration and being so supportive and thoughtful. Special thanks to Beth Boren who handled all the money and helped out in many, many ways! Kathy Hackett

Lord, let your mercy be upon us, as we place our trust in you. LA-44! Join us for a weekend retreat filled with fellowship, faith, and good times. Awakening, which will be on February 22-24, is open to all students, and costs $35 for the entire weekend. Applications are available now at the UCC front desk, and will be due on Monday February 18 at 5 pm in the folder labeled Longhorn Awakening. E-mail Co-Coordinators Anthony (Bacon) Ortiz or Felicia Ramos at [email protected] for more information. Hope to see you there! Catholicism 101 is back! Catholicism 101 meets to study the sacraments and how we celebrate our Catholic faith. Everyone is welcome to join us on Tuesday nights at 7 pm in the St. Mark's Room. For more info contact Kraft at [email protected] . Carbos for Christ All are invited for food and fellowship at 12:30 pm on Wednesdays in the Atrium. $3.00 suggested donation. This is such a wonderful meal, it was written up in the Daily Texan! You don’t want to miss out. 2

Celebrate with the Paulist Fathers! The Paulists invite you to join them as they celebrate 150 years of ministry June 19-21 in Washington, D.C. The Paulist 150th Anniversary Convocation will feature exciting guest speakers, the 150th Anniversary liturgy at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and a gala dinner. Don’t miss it! To register, log on to www.paulist.org/ convocation or call 202-269-2512.

UCC Marriage Prep Workshop The Spring UCC Marriage Preparation Workshop will be held March 28-29. Volunteers are needed for hospitality and food preparation (lasagnas, salad and bread for Friday evening dinner and continental breakfast items, along with juice and fruit for Saturday morning). A sign-up sheet can be found at the front desk. Welcoming letters for the participating couples from “established” married couples are also needed. To assist, please contact Dorothy and Deacon John De La Garza at [email protected]. Compass Bible Study! Meeting on Thursday nights from 7-8 pm in the Mother Teresa Room, Compass is a fun and laid-back way to read scripture and get a little more out of Mass. Every week we spend an hour discussing the next Sunday’s readings and sharing our faith. We are student run, student led, and totally low time commitment, so drop by whenever you can. Come hang out with us this Thursday! Guys--you want to exercise your spiritual muscle? All men are invited to join us as we look at what it means to be Men of Virtue on Wednesdays at 7 pm in the St Matthew Room. As Men of Virtue, we're called not just to do the "right thing" but to really develop an attitude of the Gospels. What? You're not perfect yet? Good. Come and work out with us. Men of Virtue, Wednesdays, 7 pm St. Matthew Room.

UCC FUNCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK

Week of February 17, 2008 PHONATHON 6-8:45 PM •Monday Feb. 18 ∗ 12:05 pm Mass ∗ 6:30 pm Social Justice ∗ 7 pm RCIA ∗ 7:30 pm CLFL

HSC MT BSMT MT

Tuesday Feb. 19 ∗ 12:30 pm Mass ∗ 7 pm Confirmation ∗ 7 pm UGAP ∗ 7 pm Catholicism 101

HSC BSMT MT SMk

Wednesday Feb. 20 ∗ 12:05 pm Mass ∗ 7 pm Men of Virtue (MOV) ∗ 7 pm STRONG Officers ∗ 8 pm STRONG

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Thursday Feb. 21 ∗ 12:30 pm Mass ∗ 7 pm Compass ∗ 7 pm LA-44 * 7:30 pm LA-44 ∗ 8 pm Adoration

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Friday Feb. 22 ∗ 12:05 pm Mass ∗ 5:30 pm Rosary * 6 pm Stations of the Cross * 6:30 pm Soup Supper

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Saturday Feb. 23 * 11 am RCIA - St Austin’s HSC, BSMT, RECON. , STML Sunday Feb. 24 3rd Sunday of Lent ∗ 9 am RE Classes MT, SF SMt; SMk, BSMT; STML ∗ 4 pm Women of Grace MT * 7 pm RCIA Dismissal MT

To see Christ transfigured was to see the glory of God. When have you glimpsed God's glory? University Graduate Students & Professionals UGAP is a group of postcollege age people who share and live the love of Christ in community through worship, faith formation, social service, spiritual development and fellowship. We meet on Tuesdays at 7 pm in the Mother Teresa Room.