University Catholic Center September 28th, 2008 26th Sunday of OT

Marriage Preparation Workshop Census Card Raffle Winner!

November 14-15, 2008, Friday evening and all day Saturday at Congrats to Christine
the UCC. Engaged couples and couples considering marriage Hong for winning our
are welcome. Registration form is on the UCC website UCC Census Card
(utcatholic.org). Click on “marriage prep” and follow the Raffle! Christine
instructions. Questions? Contact Deacon John at 771.6627 received a Fujifilm
(cell) or at john@utcatholic.org. Finepix 7.2MP Digital
Camera. Thank you to
everyone who filled out a
census card!
Now is the time to join the Living Faith Society!
The Living Faith Society is a generous group of individuals and
families who contribute monthly to the UCC. We rely on this
committed income to fund this ministry on a daily basis. We've Diocesan Red Mass
recently experienced about a 10% decline in monthly giving Are you interested in a legal or political career? Do you love
through the Living Faith Society, which represents about $1,000 experiencing time-honored traditions of the Catholic Church?
a month. Are you passionate about seeking justice for all? If so, come to
We need your monthly support now more than ever! Now is the the Red Mass! Bishop Aymond will celebrate the Annual Red
time to join the Living Faith Society! You can do so by visiting Mass on Wednesday at 5:30 pm at St. Mary Cathedral (203 E
utcatholic.org/donate.php or by filling out a form that can be 10th St). The Red Mass marks the beginning of the judicial year;
found next to the bulletins and placing it in the collection basket. this tradition began in 1245 in Paris. The Mass requests guidance
If you have questions about monthly giving, please contact from the Holy Spirit for all who seek justice. A reception will
Amber Fogarty at amber@utcatholic.org or 476-7351 x13. follow. We will meet in the UCC atrium at 5:00 pm to carpool to
the Cathedral. Please email amber@utcatholic.org by Monday to
Our 100th Anniversary Weekend Celebration! RSVP.
The 100th Anniversary Weekend is quickly approaching! The
UCC will be celebrating 100 years of Paulist ministry with a RE Classes Start October 5
weekend of events on Saturday, Nov. 1st and Sunday, Nov. If you haven't yet registered for RE, the time is now! The
2nd. Included in this special weekend will be 2 Masses of registration form is available at our website:
Thanksgiving (5:00 pm, Sat. celebrated by Cardinal Daniel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catholiccenter-religious-ed/
DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and Bishop Greg Aymond of To join the group, send an email to Michael Burkhart at
Austin; and 10:30 am on Sun. celebrated by Bishop Emeritus tarazan_fox@yahoo.com or Anne Gilbert at
John McCarthy), a Cocktail Reception and Gala on Nov. 1st, and annemgilbert@hotmail.com Classes for all ages PreK through
a family-friendly picnic on Nov. 2nd! It's going to be a very grade 12 start next Sunday October 5 immediately following the
special weekend in the UCC's history! Flyers with more 9:00 am Mass.
information can be found at the Front Desk. For more
information, please call or email Amber Fogarty at 476-7351 x13 Wedding Bells are a-ringing!
or amber@utcatholic.org.
Our own Campus Ministry Intern Brandon Kraft and community
member Vanessa Gonzalez will be married this Saturday,
Have you bought your Gala table or tickets yet? Act soon, as the
October 4th. Everyone is invited to join them for the wedding at
tables and tickets are selling quickly! You can buy tickets or
RSVP for the picnic online at http://utcatholic.org/ or by placing 2 pm at St. Austin’s. While the reception is invite-only, they will
a check in the collection basket (!!!write Gala tickets in the be at Mass on Sunday—be sure to wish them well!
memo line!!!). Tickets are $150 each, and tables of eight are
$2,000. Only 22 tables remain. Don't miss your chance! Korean-American Catholic Organization,
KACM wants to invite you to our weekly Friday meetings at
READINGS FOR THE WEEK  5:00 pm in Mother Theresa Room. Our organization was newly
 

Mon: Dn 7:9-10,13-14; Jn 1:47-51 established to bring together both Korean and Korean-American
Tues: Jb 3:1-3,11-17,20-23; Lk 9:51-16 Catholic students on campus and foster faiths through diverse
Wed: Jb 9:1-12,14-16; Lk 9:57-62 activities. We have praise & worship, discuss catechisms, share
Thurs: Jb 19:21-27; Mt 18:1-5,10 faiths, involve in volunteer activities, make rosaries, pray
Fri: Jb 38:1,12-21,40:3-5; Lk 10:13-16 together, and bible study! Come join us, if you are willing to
Sat: Jb 42:1-3,5-6,12-17; Lk 10:17-24 meet friends who share the same values. For more information,
Sun: Is 5:1-7; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43 check out our website: http://kacm.synthasite.com/index.php or
contact us at utkacm@gmail.com.
 Our Gifts to God Week of September 29th
Monday Sep 29 — Mem: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael
The Numbers: * 12:05 pm—Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
$4,000 $3,562 9 am Mass: * 12:30 pm—Reconciliation St. Paul Rec. Chapel
$3,312
$3,500 $2,962 * 5:30 pm — Student Leaders St. Thomas More Library
$958
$3,000
$2,379 11:30 am Mass: * 6 pm — SJ Council Mtg Mother Teresa Room
$2,500
$708 * 6:30 pm — Social Justice Mtg Mother Teresa Room
$2,000
5 pm Mass: * 7 pm — 100th Ann Cmte Mtg St. Thomas More Library
$1,500
$1,000 $428 * 7 pm — RCIA Catacombs
$500 8 pm Mass: * 7 pm — CFC Youth Mtg St. Francis Room
$0 * 8 pm — Longhorns for Life Mother Teresa Room
$867.97
8/31 9/7 9/14 9/21 Other Income:
Tuesday Sep 30—Memorial of St. Jerome
$2007
* 12:30 pm—Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
Thank you for your generosity with the special Black Bag * 1 pm—Reconciliation St. Paul Rec. Chapel
collection supporting those impacted by Hurricane Ike. Your * 2 pm — Staff Meeting Conference Room
contributions, $2,739.28, will directly support those most * 7 pm — LOA Pledge Mtg St. Francis Room
impacted by the recent storm. * 7 pm — LOA Cmte Mtg Catacombs
* 7 pm — UGAP Mtg Mother Teresa Room
Next Sunday, our usual Black Bag will be taken up. We will hear * 7 pm — CIW Meeting St. Matthew Room
from a missionary priest discussing Catholicism in Pakistan and * 8 pm — LOA Active Mtg St. Francis Room
support those efforts. * 9 pm — Night Prayer by LOA Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Wednesday Oct 1—Memorial of Therese of Child Jesus

JustFaith Course ∗ 12:05 pm—Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
JustFaith course at St. Albert's Parish: Have you ever wanted to * 12:30 pm — Carbos for Christ Atrium
explore Catholic social teachings in a deliberate and engaging
* 2 pm — UT Project Mtg St. Thomas More Library
way? St. Albert's parish invites you to participate in Just Faith--
an educational experience, formation process and spiritual * 6:30 pm — Theology on Tap Mother Egan’s on W 6th
journey. It's a 30 week course that includes weekly classes, * 7 pm — STRONG Officers St. Francis Room
retreats and immersion experiences. If you're interested, contact * 8 pm — STRONG Meeting St. Francis Room
Catarina Hasdorff (837-7195 or cmhasdorff@austin.rr.com.
Classes start October 1. Thursday Oct 2—Memorial of Guardian Angels
∗ 12:30 pm—Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
Make Someone’s Day * 7 pm — Compass Bible Study Mother Teresa Room
Come join a group of volunteers who make people happy! On * 8 pm — Adoration Holy Spirit Chapel
Sunday mornings we carpool to our sister community at the
Austin State School for the Mentally Retarded. We accompany Friday Oct 3 —Weekday of the 26th Week of OT
residents to a Catholic prayer service we hold in the * Afternoon—STRONG Retreat
Chapel. Many of these folks are in wheelchairs and could not
∗ 12:05 pm—Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
come to church without us. For more information, please sign
up at the front counter; call Kathy Hackett, 512.928.1776: or ∗ 5 pm — Korean ACM Mtg Mother Teresa Room
email stateschool@utcatholic.org ∗ 6 pm — Rosary by UGAP Blessed Sacrament Chapel
* 7 pm — LA 45 Mtg Multiple Rooms
* 9 pm — MEO Pledge Retreat Multiple Rooms
Weekly Reflection Question:
Which son in this Gospel story are you most like?
Why? Saturday Oct 4—Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi
* 2 pm — The Kraft Wedding St. Austin’s

Sunday Oct 5—26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Micah 6 Food Pantry
UCC participates in the ecumenical Micah 6 food Masses at 9 am, 11:30 am, 5 pm and 8 pm
pantry through donation and volunteering on * 6:15 pm—MEO Meeting St. Francis Room
Thursdays and Saturdays. Many of the people we * 7 pm — Small Group St. Matthew Room
serve are homeless. Don’t forget our “neighbors” who have * 8 pm — RCIA Dismissal Mother Teresa Room
nothing during the fall. Please bring canned goods and packaged
dry goods to Sunday Mass for the baskets near the fountain. We View the master calendar online at utcatholic.org
ask that you continue to support the Micah 6 Food Pantry with Upcoming: On November 2nd, we’ll have only ONE
your generous donations. Contact Jim Harrington at morning Mass at 10:30 am as part of our 100th
jch@mail.utexas.edu for more information. Anniversary Celebration.
The UCC uses Microsoft Publisher to prepare the bulletin. The program has caused me to mumble under my breath more times than I know. If anyone knows of a
good converter to take Publisher files to a format that can be read by Pagemaker or something similar, please let me know. :-)