University Catholic Center
April 26th, 2009
Calling the class of 2009! May, August, and December graduates are invited to commemorate the ending of an era at the Senior's Last Supper. Come celebrate with your UCC community on Sunday, May 3 at 6:00pm in the library. For more information or to RSVP contact Vanessa Mena:
[email protected] Write to Congress Today! The Social Justice Team will be holding a Bread for the World Offering of Letters in the atrium after Mass. We write letters by hand to our representatives and senators to improve the conditions of the poor and hungry around the world. This year we will ask our representatives to revise the Foreign Aid Act to use money more efficiently and take a holistic treatment of foreign aid. Last year in our Offering of Letters, the UCC had the highest number of letters out of all Bread for the World letter campaigns in the nation! Please write a letter to advocate for the needy and maintain our status as number one advocates! For more information about the program, contact the Social Justice Team at
[email protected]
Thank you to all who donated flowers and palms for all the Holy Week, Triduum and Easter services. In a special way, we remember Joseph Paul Montiel. May he, and all our beloved departed, rest in the promise of new life with the Risen Lord. Do you want to be a KNIGHT ? We are seeking interested men to reactivate our Knight of Columbus Council. Just need to be 18 years old and Catholic. Interest? contact Fr. Ed Nowak at
[email protected] or Kraft at
[email protected] Servant of God Fr. Isaac Hecker, CSP, Founder of the Paulists, pray for us!
Visit www.paulist.org to learn more about the Paulist Fathers. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mon: Tues: Wed: Thurs: Fri: Sat: Sun:
Acts 6:8-15; Jn 6:22-29 Acts 7:51 — 8:1a; Jn 6:30-35 Acts 8:1b-8; Jn 6:35-40 Acts 8:26-40; Jn 6:44-51 Acts 9:1-20; Jn 6:52-59 Acts 9:31-42; Jn 6:60-69 Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18
Third Sunday of Easter
Congrats! Congratulations and Welcome to our new Catholic, Whitney Diane Douglas! Whitney made her profession of faith and was fully received into the Catholic Church at last Sunday's 11:30 Mass. She has been involved in the RCIA process here at the UCC since last fall. Also, congrats to those who were confirmed last Sunday at the 8 pm Mass: Matthew Abadie, Rachel Barajas, Adrian Barrera, Amanda Bullard, Allina Espinosa, Emily Flores, Adrian Garcia, Erika Glaser, Sarah Kelly, Courtney Ledbetter, Sandra Loudwig, Noelle Minor, Alyssa Montanaro, Marissa Morales, Vanessa Nguyen, Monica Ochoa, Amy Saenz, Alexandra “Mary of Magdala” Smith, Anais Ubaldo, Cynthia West.
Calcutta, Indian Have you ever considered stretching yourself for some very rewarding work? If you are interested in spending several weeks helping the Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa's order of nuns) in Calcutta, India, please contact Fr. Ed Koharchik for more information (
[email protected], 512-476-7351, ext. 12). A possible summer mission trip is in the works!
Carbos for Christ All are invited for food and fellowship at 12:30 pm on Wednesdays in the Atrium. $2.00 suggested donation. Come break bread with us at Mass then again at lunch! Save the Date! Theology on Tap on May 6th Join us on May 6th at 6:30 pm at Mother Egan’s Pub on West 6th Street for the next installment of Theology on Tap. Guest speaker this month will be Fr. Mike Sis on Jesus the Leader. New Parking for 8:00 pm! St. Austin’s is now allowing us to use their new garage at San Antonio and MLK for 8:00 p.m. Mass only! For all other Masses, the only lot for the University Catholic Center is the lot to our west between our building and Dobie Mall. If you are concerned about your own or a loved-one's harmful use of alcohol or drugs, call the diocese Alcohol and Drug Assistance Ministry (ADAM) toll free at 1-866-203-4087 for confidential help. University Graduate Students & Professionals- UGAP invites all grad students and recently gradated young adults to join us on Tuesdays at the UCC. For more info contact Nate at
[email protected]. We gather in the Atrium at 7 pm and move to the Mother Teresa room at 7:30 pm.
Our Gifts to God Due to technical issues, the normal graph of recent gifts is not available. Please find the graph online at http://s.utcatholic.org/moneygraph Matching Gift Sunday will be NEXT SUNDAY! We thank you in advance for your generosity to Catholic Campus Ministry at The University of Texas at Austin. Month of Mary — Next month is May, the month dedicated by the church to honor Mary, the Mother of God. As a united community, in celebration and recognition of Mary during this special month, we want to crown her "Mary, Mother of Good Counsel." Crowning images and statues of Mary is a Catholic tradition, dating centuries back, through which we can express reverence for Mary and implore for her intercession. We invite all to join in crowning Mary on Wed, May 13th, at the daily noon Mass. To prepare to crown our own statue of Mary, we want to honor her this month in three ways: * First, each day before Mass, a student will lead the Regina Coeli, the church's traditional Marian prayer during the Easter season. * Second, to learn more about our Mother and how she is relevant today, we invite you to hear a Mariology talk during the first week of May. For your convenience, there are four options for you. May 4th, 5th and 6th, the talk will be given from 7:45 to 8:15pm. May 7th, the talk will be given from 7:30 to 8:30pm, after which all are invited to an hour of Eucharistic Adoration. * Third, we want to honor our Mother Mary by entrusting her with our prayers and asking for her intercession. We invite you to write your personal intentions on our Prayer Mural, located in the atrium, in the alcove next to the stairs beneath the stain glass window of Mary. For more info, pick up a brochure in the atrium.
As Christ said, "Behold, your mother." Weekly Reflection Question: Jesus says, "Touch and see." The Eucharist allows us to see and even touch Jesus. How strong is your belief in the True Presence in the Eucharist? Vocations Corner If you are interested in talking more about a possible vocation to the priesthood, call Fr. Ed Nowak at 512-476-7351 x17 or Fr. Mike Sis, diocesan vocations director, at 512-949-2405. Paulist Vocations Retreat, May 8-10 in New York at the Paulist Motherhouse. Contact Fr. Ed Nowak for details. Oblate Vocations Retreat, May 22-24- Men, ages 18-37 are invited to visit the OMI Novitiate in Godfrey, IL. The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate are religious priests and brothers who have preached the Gospel to the poor since 1816. For more information, contact Father Charlie Banks
[email protected] or 210-348-1480.
Week of April 27
Monday Apr 27 — Easter Weekday * 12:05 pm — Daily Mass Holy Spirit Chapel * 12:30 pm — Reconciliation St. Paul Rec. Chapel * 5:30 pm — Student Leaders St. Thomas More Library * 6 pm — SJ “Toast” Mother Teresa Room * 6:30 pm — Social Justice Team Mother Teresa Room * 7 pm — RCIA Catacombs * 7 pm — CFC Youth St. Francis Room * 7 pm — LOA Softball IM Fields * 8 pm — CLFL Meeting Mother Teresa Room * LOA Active Week all this week Tuesday Apr 28 — Opt. Mem of St. Peter Chanel * 10 am — UIC Ministers Mtg SSB * 11 am — Faculty/Staff Lunch St. Thomas More Library * 12:30 pm — Daily Mass Holy Spirit Chapel * 1 pm — Reconciliation St. Paul Rec. Chapel * 2 pm — Staff Meeting Conference Room * 7 pm — UGAP—Mini-Golf Mother Teresa * 7:30 pm — CIW JAM St. Matthew Room * 8 pm — LOA Meeting St. Francis Room Wednesday Apr 29—Mem. of St. Catherine of Sienna * 12:05 pm — Daily Mass Holy Spirit Chapel Celebrated in memorial of Joseph Paul Montiel * 12:30 pm — Carbos for Christ Atrium * 1:30 pm — Budget Meeting Offsite * 7 pm — STRONG Officers St. Francis Room * 7 pm — Small Group Mtg St. Matthew Room * 8 pm — STRONG Meeting St. Francis Room Thursday Apr 30 — Opt. Mem of St. Pius V. * 12:30 pm — Daily Mass Holy Spirit Chapel * 7 pm — Compass Bible Study Mother Teresa Room * 8 pm — Adoration Holy Spirit Chapel Friday May 1 —Opt. Mem of St. Joseph the Worker * 12:05 pm — Daily Mass Holy Spirit Chapel * 4 pm — KACM Practice Mother Teresa * 5 pm — KACM Meeting Mother Teresa * 4 pm — Wedding Rehearsal Holy Spirit Chapel * 6 pm — UGAP Rosary Blessed Sacrament Chapel * 8 pm — MEO Formal Offsite Saturday May 2—Memorial of St. Athanasius * 3 pm — Wedding Prep Various Rooms * 8 pm — BYX Event Holy Spirit Chapel Sunday May 3 —Fourth Sunday of Easter
Masses at 9 am, 11:30 am, 5 pm and 8 pm
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9 am — Children’s Liturgy of the Word — Mother T 10 am — Children’s Religious Ed Entire Bldg 1 pm — Living Faith Lunch St. Thomas More Library 6 pm — Seniors’ Last Supper St. Thomas More Library 7 pm — Small Group Mtg St. Matthew Room 8 pm — RCIA Dismissal Mother Teresa