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First Sunday of Lent February 10, 2008 “The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.” — Matthew 4:10

University Catholic Center We, the UCC staff would like to

THANK YOU take the opportunity to thank

STRONG and all the UCC groups for the wonderful job they did for the Date auction. We most especially like to thank Adam Henry and Amy Fujarski for their leadership and hard work coordinating the night. We want to thank the committees, the cooks, the Emcees and all who worked so hard to make it a Mardi Gras night to remember with a wrestler, a princess and a marriage proposal. It was a magical night. STRONG would like to thank everyone who came out to the Date Auction last weekend! The evening was a wonderful success, bringing in a grand total of $5733.96 for the UCC! This money will be used to buy new furniture for the Atrium and to help pay the UCC electric bill. THANK YOU to all of the students, staff, and community members who contributed money to buy a date with our lovely contestants. Also, congratulations to our raffle winner, Kelli Sullivan, who will receive a Visa gift card worth $212.50!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK   

Mon:  Tues: Wed: Thurs: Fri: Sat: Sun:

Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Mt 25:31-46 Is 55:10-11; Mt 6:7-15 Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32 Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Mt 7:7-12 Ez 18:21-28; Mt 5:20-26 Dt 26:16-19; Mt 5:43-48 Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9

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Fr. Hecker Quote of the Week: Paradise is not lost, it still exists upon the earth. The lily is as sweet, the rose as beautiful and the sun as bright as they were before Adam sinned. The earth is still God’s earth and His creation is still very good, but man has lost the vision of Paradise by reason of sin. We have eyes and cannot see. Commit to Fair Trade this Lent The Social Justice Team will be selling fair trade coffee, chocolate, and flowers for Valentine's Day after all Masses today. Stop by to learn more about fair trade, Catholic Social Teaching, and to make a purchase for that special someone.

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 476-7351or [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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El Salvador Spring Break Trip Bake Sale at St. Austin The Spring Break delegates will have a bake sale and adopt-amissionary opportunity after all Masses at St. Austin today. If you missed the chance to give, please stop by, or drop off donations of any amount to the UCC front desk. Everyone is invited to the UCC Lenten Soup Suppers which will be 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].

35.5 million people in the United States, including 12.6 million children, live in households that experience hunger or the risk of hunger. Household Food Security in the United States, 2005

Want to learn more? Make a difference? Mark your calendar for: 2008 Hunger Banquet Sat., Feb. 16 6:30-8 pm St. Austin Catholic Parish, Hecker Hall For more info please contact Karen Ranus at 512.477.9471 or [email protected] 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. 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! Jesus was tempted three times. What are the three most-tempting things in your life? Catholicism 101 is back! The next session of 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 upstairs. For more info contact Kraft at [email protected] . 2

CLFL will be hosting it's second annual Prayer Vigil for Life on Saturday February 16th at the UCC. We will be meeting for mass at 7:00 am, then car pooling to Austin Women's Health Center where we will be peacefully gathering to pray the rosary for mothers considering abortion, their babies, as well as the abortion facility workers. Adoration will be offered at the UCC in place of praying at the facility for those who cannot come with us to the abortion facility following mass. Please come join us as we peacefully give witness to God's love and mercy for all affected by this tragic procedure. 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!

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; [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.

UCC FUNCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK

Week of February 10, 2008 PHONATHON 6-8:45 PM •Monday Feb. 11 ∗ 12:05 pm Mass ∗ 6:30 pm Social Justice ∗ 7 pm RCIA ∗ 7:30 pm CLFL

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

HSC MT SMk

Wednesday Feb. 13 ∗ 12:05 pm Mass ∗ 7 pm Men of Virtue (MOV) ∗ 7 pm STRONG Officers ∗ 8 pm STRONG

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Thursday Feb. 14 ∗ 12:30 pm Mass ∗ 7 pm Compass ∗ 7 pm LA-44 * 8 pm Adoration

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Friday Feb. 15 ∗ 12:05 pm Mass ∗ 5:30 pm Rosary * 6 pm Stations of the Cross * 6:30 pm Soup Supper

HSC HSC HSC ATRM; KT ∗ 7 pm LA-44 SMk, SF ∗ 7 pm SB Mission Trip Retreat STML, BSMT; HSC; ATRM Saturday Feb. 16 * 8 am CLFL Prayer Vigil HSC ∗ 8 am SJ/Mission Trip Retreat STML; BSMT; KT, ATRM Sunday Feb. 17 2nd Sunday of Lent * 9 am CIW Eggroll Fundraiser KT; ATRM ∗ 9 am RE Classes MT, SF SMt; SMk, BSMT; STML ∗ 4 pm Women of Grace MT * 7 pm RCIA Dismissal MT

University Graduate Students & Professionals UGAP is a group of postcollege age people. We share and live the love of Christ in community through worship, faith formation, social service, spiritual development and fellowship. We meet at 7 pm on Tuesdays in the Mother Teresa Room.