Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 5, 2006
You shall love the LORD, your God,
with all your heart,
and with all your soul,
and with all your strength.
— Deuteronomy 6:5

Kudos to UCC Volunteers! Missionaries Wanted

Jim Harrington tells me of the outstanding work members Spring Break Mission Trip to
of the University Catholic Center are doing on a weekly Arteaga, Mexico
basis at Micah 6 food pantry. Micah 6 would be seriously Come find out about the who,
understaffed on Saturday mornings if the folks from the what, when and where at an infor-
UCC weren’t there. This is making a powerful impression mation session!
on the regular volunteers and staff, speaking highly of our Thursday, November 9 at 8PM in the St. Francis Room and
faith community’s commitment to social justice and con- Sunday, November 12 at 9PM (following 8PM Mass) in
cern. – Father Dave. the St. Francis Room
Contact Christie at c.mechler@mail.utexas.edu for more
TAKE A WALK WITH FATHER information.
HECKER: Journey in the footsteps of
Paulist founder Father Isaac T. Hecker on READINGS FOR THE WEEK
one of the Hecker Walks in New York
City. The walks are a prequel to the Pau- Mon: Phil 2:1-4; Lk 14:12-14
lists' 150th Anniversary celebrations in Tues Phil 2:5-11; Lk 14:15-24
2008. Wed: Phil 2:12-18; Lk 14:25-33
Join the Paulist Fathers as they look forward to the Thurs: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17;
community's 150th anniversary on one of the Holy Spirit Jn 2:13-22
Retreats. You choose the destination - Los Angeles with Fri: Phil 3:17 — 4:1; Lk 16:1-8
Father Terry Ryan, C.S.P. Or Mount Paul in New Jersey Sat: Phil 4:10-19; Lk 16:9-15
with Father Bruce Nieli, C.S.P. Information and registra- Sun: 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146; Heb 9:24-28;
tion can be found at www.paulist.org (click on one of the Mk 12:38-44
150th Anniversary links.)

ON LINE…..Fr. Dave's homilies are now online!

Our Weekly Offerings to God
"Homilies with Fr. Dave", a new podcast from the UCC is
up and running. Instructions on how to hear them can be
found at http://www.utcatholic.org in the News section. $4,154

$3,649
ALL SOUL’S DAY - REMEMBERING
OUR DECEASED LOVED ONES: $3,149
Traditionally, the month of November has
$2,599 $2,588
been a special time for the Church to re-
$2,245
member its deceased loved ones. So that
we may keep your dear ones in prayer, we invite you to
write the names of your beloved dead in the Book of Re-
membrance. This book was blessed in a special Evening
Prayer service on Thursday, November 2 – All Soul’s Day.
We also invite you to bring pictures and mementos of your
loved ones for a special display near the Book of Remem-
brance. The Paschal Candle, symbol of Christ’s resurrec-
tion over death, will be lit near the book each time we cele- 9/24 10/01 10/9 10/15 10/22 10/29
brate the Eucharist during November.

I LOVE YOU LORD MY
STRENGTH
Matching Gift Collection
“As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one an-
other as good stewards of God’s varied grace” (1 Pt 4:10).
Today, November 5th, the University Catholic Center’s
Sunday collection will be matched by a generous benefac-
tor. Please be generous!
Jesuit Volunteer Corps!
Are you thinking about what you are going to do after
graduation, ever considered volunteering? Do you value a
simple lifestyle, growing spiritually, working for justice,
and living with other volunteers? Then the Jesuit Volun-
teer Corps (JVC) is for you! Jesuit Volunteers have the
opportunity to dedicate a year or more of their lives to
serving the marginalized of our country and around the
world. A recruiter from JVC, Nicole, will be on campus
November 5th-7th. Please see Fr. Dave for more information
or contact Nicole at centralrecruiter@jesuitvolunteers.org.
st
Catholic Church in the 21 Century
Sr. Mary Ellen Sheehan, IHM, will deliver a lecture in the
continuing Bishop John McCarthy Series on the Catholic
Church in the 21st Century on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at St. Ed-
ward’s University in south Austin. Her topic will be
“Cosmic Consciousness & Christian Commitment: Some
Mutual Challenges”. Sr. Sheehan is Professor Emerita of
Theology at the University of St. Michael’s College of the
Toronto School of Theology. The lecture will be at 5:00
p.m. in the Ragsdale Center. Contact Deacon John De La
Garza at john@utcatholic.org if you wish to attend and ride
with him.
Looking for an American history class? Want to know
more about the Catholic Church in the United States?
UT is offering a U.S. Catholic Church History course that
counts for one of your required American history course
The course, HIS 365G, is unique number 39870 and meets
TTh 11-12:30 in BUR 136. From the course description:
"This course will examine the history of Catholics and Ca-
tholicism in the United States with an emphasis on the
twentieth century. We will examine relationships between
immigration, race, labor, politics, devotionalism and relig-
ion, with some focus on Mexican Americans and how they
have impacted the U.S. Catholic Church in the late twenti-
eth century." A number of other UCC students are plan-
ning on enrolling in this course so you have a guaranteed
study group!
Teachings of St Paul
2 If you would like to know more about the Paulist
Associates then you are cordially invited to a
meeting, Thursday November 9, 2006, 6:30 pm in
the Paulist Hall next to St Austin’s. The group follows the
teachings of St Paul and the Paulist Fathers. We meet on
the second Thursday of every month. Please feel welcome
to join to us!
Imagine the unthinkable –
The University of Texas and Texas
A&M as partners! Your eyes won’t
be deceiving you on November 24,
2006 when the Catholic Centers from the rival schools will
join as one in the celebration of the Eucharist. Join us two
hours before game time* for a Mass at the University
Catholic Center, followed by a reception for Longhorns
and Aggies!
*Game time is currently scheduled for 11:00 AM, so the
Mass will take place at 9:00 AM. If the game time
changes, Mass will be held two hours before kickoff.
Graduate Students & Professionals: UGAP
University Graduates and Professionals (UGAP) is a group
of post-college 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 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Mother Teresa Room.
Dear Resident Families:
It is the middle of October and we are rapidly
approaching the holidays. In years past, we
have had families graciously offer to share their
Thanksgiving meal with a college student who couldn’t go
home for the holidays.
If you and your family would be willing to sponsor one or
two college students for Thanksgiving could you please
sign up in the folder at the front desk? Thank you.
Calling all UCC alumni!
We have 5000 names in our database. We esti-
mate 100,000 UT Catholic alumni are out there
somewhere. Do you know who they are? Are
they on your Christmas card lists? Help me make
our circle of friends larger. Give me your friends’ names
and addresses so that I can tell these folks about the good
things happening here at the UCC. Take a few moments
and send me an email including names, addresses, phone
numbers, email addresses and any information about when
your friends graduated from UT. You can make a signifi-
cant contribution to the future growth of the UCC faith
2 community by sharing your addresses with me. My email
address is: frdave@utcatholic.org. God bless you!

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Catholic Longhorns for Life members Rachel Soorholtz
and Maria Frederick visited the Annunciation Maternity
Home's March for Mothers this weekend. The girls met
with volunteers, mothers, and staff, in addition to giving
the Home our August back black donation.
Students from Catholic Longhorns for Life and the Social
Justice Team showed their pro-life spirit last Saturday at
the March Against Executions. They began with a prayer
vigil at the Catholic Center and then marched from the
Governor's Mansion to the City Hall
3 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love!
Help needed with Micah 6 Food Pantry
UCC participates in the
ecumenical Micah 6
food pantry. We donate
food at Mass.
Volunteers are needed
to pick up and deliver
the collected food to
University Baptist
Church on Thursday
afternoons and to assist
at the pantry on
Saturday mornings.
Many of the people we
serve are homeless. Please continue to bring canned goods
and packaged dry goods to Sunday Mass, for the baskets
near the fountain. If you would like to volunteer, please
contact Jim Harrington at jch@mail.utexas.edu to assist on
Saturday and Beth Boren at frontdesk@utcatholic.org or
call 476-7351 to assist with the pick-up. Thanks to all for
your help.
Micah 6 is comprised of a dozen churches around the
University of Texas that have joined together to strengthen
their community ties and ministries to the poor and those in
need. We have to apply the words of Chapter 6 of the Book
of Micah in our neighborhood: "do justice, love kindness,
and walk humbly with God."
Special Request for our kids
If anyone has some nice wooden puzzles that are no longer
being used at home, we could use your help! We need puz-
zles for the 3, 4, and 5-year old children attending the pre-
school religious education class. Please bring them to Amy
Burkhart or Anne Gilbert at the 9:00 a.m. Sunday liturgy,
or leave at the front desk, marked for RE. Thanks for your
generosity.
Men's Vocation Discernment Group
Single Catholic men (ages 18 and older) who are in-
terested in discerning their vocation in life are invited
to a discernment group on the first Sunday of each
month at 5 pm at the Borromeo House of Study in
Austin. Topics discussed include vocations, the priest-
hood, seminary life and discernment in general. Din-
ner will be served. There is no cost for this event. For
more info, contact Father Mike Sis, diocesan vocation
director, at fr-mike-sis@austindiocese.org or (512)
697-2005.
The Paradoxical Commandments
4 UCC FUNCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK
by Dr. Kent M. Keith
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Week of November 5, 2006
Love them anyway.
Monday Nov.6
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior
• 12:05 pm Mass HSC
motives.
• 7 pm RCIA SF
Do good anyway.
• 7: pm CFC Youth SMk
If you are successful, you win false friends and true ene- • 7 pm CLFL MT
mies. • 9 pm Night Prayer BSC
Succeed anyway.
Tuesday Nov. 7
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. • 12:30 pm Mass HSC
Do good anyway. • 6 pm LOA ECB SF
• 7 pm UGAP MT
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
• 7 pm LOA Pledge SF
Be honest and frank anyway.
• 7 pm CSA BSMT
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be • 7 pm CIW SMt
shot down by the smallest men and women with the small- • 8 pm LOA Active SF
est minds. • 9 pm Night Prayer BSC
Think big anyway.
Wednesday Nov. 8
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. • 12:05 pm Mass HSC
Fight for a few underdogs anyway. • 12:30 Carbos for Christ ATRM
What you spend years building may be destroyed over- • 7 pm STRONG SMk
night. • 8 pm STRONG MT
Build anyway. • 9 pm Night Prayer BSC

People really need help but may attack you if you do help Thursday Nov. 9
them. • 6 pm CFC Youth Choir HSC
Help people anyway. • 7 pm Compass MT
• 7 pm MET SMt
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in • 7:30 pm ICC SMk
the teeth. • 8 pm Mission Trip Info SF
Give the world the best you have anyway. • 9 pm Night Prayer BSC
© Copyright Kent M. Keith 1968, renewed 2001
Friday Nov. 10
• 12:05 pm Mass HSC
Compass Bible Study! • 3 pm STRONG Retreat SF
Meeting on Thursday nights from 7-8 pm in the • 4 pm STRONG Retreat SF; ATRM; KT;
Mother Teresa Room, Compass is a fun and laid- SMk; SMt
back way to read scripture and get a little more • 5 pm Korean Group Mass MT
out of Mass. Every week we spend an hour discussing the • 7 pm LA-41 4th Day BSMT
next Sunday’s readings and sharing our faith. We are stu- • 9 pm STRONG Retreat BSMT
dent run, student led, and totally low time commitment, so
drop by whenever you can. Come hang out with us this Saturday Nov. 11 Veterans Day
Thursday! STRONG Retreat BSMT;
SF; KT; ATRM;
SMk; SMt; MT
@KANSAS STATE
Sunday Nov. 12
• CFCY FUND RAISER ATRM; KT
Wednesday Carbos for Christ
• 1 pm CFC Youth Band BSMT
Lambda Omega Alpha Fraternity invites all for
• 5 pm MET Pledge MT
food and fellowship at 12:30 pm on
• 6 pm MET SF
Wednesdays in the Atrium. $3.00 suggested donation.
Please contact Adam at schonsa@hotmail.com if you can 4 • 7 RCIA Dismissal MT
• 9 pm Mission Trip Info MT
help with set-up or clean-up.