University Catholic Center December 7th, 2008
Next Sunday, Masses will be at 10:30 am and 8:00 pm only! See below for full winter schedule.
Holy Day of Obligation—Immaculate Conception—Tomorrow!
Community Reconciliation Service and Potluck Dinner
Please join our First Communion class on Friday Dec 12th at
6pm for a community reconciliation service, this will be their
First Reconciliation. The service will be followed by a potluck
dinner to celebrate this special event. We hope you can join us!
For more information please contact Nick Jackson 837-3229.
Thank You!
Marriage Preparation Workshop Nov.’08 was a full-
house. Beginning in December, the 28 couples will marry in
Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Iowa, Georgia, New Mexico,
Michigan, Missouri, and in the Texas cities of Brownsville,
Palacios, Arlington, Corpus Christi, Lakeway, and Horseshoe
Bay—along with Austin and here at the UCC.
Thanks go to our UCC resident community and students for
food, hospitality, love letters, and, of course, awesome
presentations: UCC Director Fr. Ed Nowak, Betty & Ricardo
Flores, Deena & Denis Kohl, Cynthia & Kris Carter, Jessa &
Rodolfo Barniol Duran, Mary Lea McAnally & Brit Pasloske,
Caroline Johnston, Janice & Nick Jackson, Diana Gallia, Sara &
Tom Lucas, Aida & JP Regalado, Kathy & Sam Mihalik, Anne
& Steve Gilbert, Patricia Bauer-Slate & Dr. Joseph Slate, Jimmy
Rose, Cay An Cole, Maricar Reyes, Julie & Rusty Ulrich,
Michael & Amy Burkhart, Ann Phipps & Mike Cannatti, Elizete
& Jose Neto, Vanessa & Brandon Kraft, Sarah &
Pat Blankenship, Kathy & Bob Schneider, Thanh & Duc Tran,
Sydney & Bob Paver, and Dorothy & John De La Garza.
Thundercloud Subs (across from Deep Eddy on Lake Austin
Blvd.) and The Chippery (Dobie Mall) also helped with sub
sandwiches and cookies.
Our next Marriage Preparation Workshop will be held April
17-18 … stay tuned!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Mon: Gn 3:9-15,20; Eph 1:3-6,11-12; Lk 1:26-28
Tues: Is 40:1-11; Mt 18:12-14
Wed: Is 40:25-31; Mt 11:28-30
Thurs: Is 41:13-20; Mt 11:11-15
Fri: Zec 2:14-17; Lk 1:26-38
Sat: Sir 48:1-4,9-11; Mt 17:9a,10-13
Sun: Is 61:1-2a,10-11; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8,19-28
Second Sunday of Advent
Advent/Christmas Schedule at the UCC
* This week—Normal Schedule
* Sunday, December 14th—10:30 am and 8 pm Masses
* Monday, Tuesday, December 15-16—Normal Schedule
* Wednesday, December 17—UCC Closes for break. No daily
Mass until January 12th
* Sunday, December 21—10:30 am and 8 pm Masses
* Wednesday, December 24th:
6:00 pm — Family Christmas Eve Mass
9:00 pm — Blue Christmas Mass
* Thursday, December 25th: - No Mass at the UCC
* Sunday, December 28th—10:30 am Mass only
* Thursday, January 1st— No Mass at the UCC
* Sunday, January 4th — 10:30 am and 8 pm Masses
* Sunday, January 11th — 10:30 am and 8 pm Masses
* Monday, January 12th
Building Reopens (9 am to 5 pm)
Daily Mass resumes normal schedule
* Sunday, January 18 — Normal Sunday Mass schedule
* Monday, January 19 — UCC Closed for MLK, No Mass
Want to avoid the collection basket? Don’t want to worry about
not having cash for forgetting your checkbook? Heading out of
town but still want to give to the UCC collection? You can setup
automatic monthly giving online at utcatholic.org/donate.php
Want to be Confirmed?
Bishop Aymond will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation at
the UCC on Sunday, April 19 at the 8 p.m. Mass. Any students
wishing to be confirmed then should register for weekly classes
that will begin on January 27. Jim Harrington and Deacon John
will coordinate the gatherings. The on-line confirmation
registration form is found at www.utcatholic.org. There is a $30
fee, and all registrants will need to provide their baptismal
certificates. Contact Deacon John for any additional details.
Fr. Isaac Hecker, CSP, Founder of the Paulists, pray
for us!
If you are concerned about your own or a loved-one's harmful
use of alcohol or drugs call the Alcohol and Drug Assistance
Ministry (ADAM) toll free at 1-866-203-4087 for confidential
help.
 Our Gifts to God Week of December 8
Monday Dec 8 — Immaculate Conception of Mary
The Numbers: Holy Day of Obligation!
$4,000 9 am Mass: Dead Day
$3,011 $235 Busy Person’s Retreat
$3,000
$2,151 $2,373 11:30 am Mass: * Midnight to Midnight—Adoration-- Holy Spirit Chapel
$1,580 $482 * 12:05 pm—Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
$2,000
5 pm Mass: * 12:30 pm—Reconciliation St. Paul Rec. Chapel
$1,000 $367 * 5:30 pm — Evening Prayer Holy Spirit Chapel
8 pm Mass: * 5:45 pm — Retreat Dinner St. Thomas More Library
$0 * 6 pm — SJ Council Mtg Mother Teresa Room
$496
11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30 * 6:30 pm — Social Justice Mtg Mother Teresa Room
Other Income:
* 7 pm — RCIA Catacombs
$1299
* 7 pm — Paulist Associates St. Austin’s Paulist Hall
Today’s Black Bag Sunday is for Mary House Catholic Worker. * 8 pm — Longhorns for Life Mother Teresa Room
“The Numbers” for the weekend of November 23rd were 9 am-
$495; 11:30 am—$404; 5 pm—$1336; 8 pm-$776. Other: $2137 Tuesday Dec 9 — Opt. Mem of St. Juan Diego
Dead Day
Connect-Share-Grow: Holy Cross Associates Program Busy Person’s Retreat
Orientation Session! * 12:30 pm—Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
The Sisters of the Holy Cross are on a mission to reinvigorate * 1 pm—Reconciliation St. Paul Rec. Chapel
their Holy Cross Associates Program in Central Texas! * 2 pm — Staff Meeting St. Julia Conference Room
If you have a current or past affiliation with the Sisters of the * 5:30 pm — Evening Prayer Holy Spirit Chapel
Holy Cross and want to help advance their overall vision, please * 5:45 pm — Retreat Dinner St. Thomas More Library
consider attending the upcoming orientation session: Saturday, * 7 pm — UGAP Mtg Mother Teresa Room
December 13, from 10:00am to noon at St. Ignatius, Martyr * 8 pm — LOA ECB Mtg Offsite
Annex Bldg, 2305 Euclid Ave, Austin, TX 78704.
Wednesday Dec 10—Weekday of Advent
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Sr. M.
Finals Begin — Good Luck!
Adelaide Cannon, C.S.C. at (512) 441-2927 or via email at
* 12:05 pm—Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
acannon@st-ignatius.org
Thursday Dec 11 — Opt Mem of Pope Damasus
Prayer Request for Zach
Zach Rodriguez is a 9 year old from Pflugerville. Please pray for Finals
Zach as he battles leukemia. Due to complications including * 12:30 pm — Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
brain surgery, in just 4 months his family’s insurance is about to * 8 pm — Adoration Holy Spirit Chapel
reach it’s lifetime limit. He still has three years of chemotherapy
to go. Please extend Zach and his family a helping hand by pray- Friday Dec 12 —Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
ing for him & if possible donating a monetary gift to the Zach Finals
Gift Fund. Any size donation would be appreciated. For more * 12:05 pm — Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
information, visit : www.zachgiftfund.com We encourage you * 6 pm — Rosary Blessed Sacrament Chapel
to pray often for his full recovery and easing of his pain as he * 6 pm — Communal Penance Service
undergoes treatment.
Saturday Dec 13—Memorial of St. Lucy
Weekly Reflection Question: Finals
In what ways do you “prepare the paths of the
Lord?” Sunday Dec 14 —Third Sunday of Advent
Masses at 10:30 am and 8 pm
* 2 pm — Piano Recital Holy Spirit Chapel
St. Theresa Parish Presents Amahl and the Night Visitors * 7 pm — Small Group St. Matthew Room
St. Theresa Catholic Church is pleased to present the family * 8 pm — RCIA Dismissal Mother Teresa Room
Christmas classic Amahl and the Night Visitors at 7:30 p.m. on
December 12 and 13. The popular American one-act opera
Note: Next Sunday begins our “Two Mass
based on the Adoration of the Magi is a tender, heartwarming
story about a poor crippled shepherd boy, his devoted mother and Sundays” (10:30a and 8 pm)
a knock on the door which changed their lives forever.
View the master calendar online at utcatholic.org
For more information visit www.sttaustin.org., email
amahl@sttaustin.org, or call 275-7249.