Third Sunday of Lent 

February 24, 2008 
 
While we were still sinners Christ died for us.  
— Romans 5:8
University Catholic Center

Where’s Father Dave this week? READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

He’s in Jarrell, Texas with the retreatants and staff of  

Awakening #44. Please keep these beautiful students Mon: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Lk 4:24-30
in your prayers as they seek to deepen their Tues: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Mt. 18:21-35
relationship with Jesus Christ. Wed: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Mt 5:17-19
Thurs: Jer 7:23-28; Lk 11:14-23
We've been having so much fun, we're going Fri: Hos 14:2-10; Mk 12:28-34
to extend the phonathon a few more nights. Sat: Hos 6:1-6; Lk 18:9-14
We need your help! Are YOU available? If Sun: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23; Eph 5:8-14;
you personally would like to work a shift or Jn 9:1-41
would like to volunteer your group for a shift,
please e-mail Adam Henry at adam@utcatholic.org Our Gifts to God
The additional nights of calling will be the week after Awak-
ening. Calling begins at 6 pm.
Monday, February 25 $4,000
Tuesday, February 26 $3,502
Wednesday, February 27. $3,500
$3,051
An incentive, a parking spot for the Fall semester, will be $3,000 ASH
raffled off. Each shift you work, you'll have your name entered WEDNESDAY
$2,473
to win. As an added bonus, the spot may be yours on game $2,500 $2,318
$2,166
days as well. We're confirming the details with Central Park-
$2,000 $1,811
ing now and I'll give you an update as soon as I know more.
As student leaders, you each individually give so much to the $1,500
UCC, ask your members to consider giving back through the
phonathon as well. $1,000

$500
The Scrutinies
This weekend, the Church celebrates the first of three scruti- $0
nies with the Elect - those who are preparing for Baptism, 1/20 1/27 2/3 2/6 2/10 2/17
Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. We pray for
our Elect: Aliya Baig, Chi Elliott, Jaime Fink, Andrew Hui,
Nancy Ngo, Femi Olasupo, Adam Shendelman, Vivian Xue. Fr. Hecker Quote of the Week:
These prayers are to assist them in their preparation for the We do not know what God has in store for us, not
Easter Sacraments and make them firm their commitment as even what He has already given. How many joys
they enter the Church. Please keep them, as well as our Can- and rich blessings are waiting to enter our hearts
didates for Full Communion, Juan Camarillo and Nicholas but prevented by our disobedience?
Chu, in your prayers.
By means of the three scrutinies, first of all, the elect are in-
Everyone is invited to the UCC Lenten Soup Suppers
structed gradually about the mystery of sin, from which the
which are held from 6:30-7:30 pm Fridays during
whole world and every person longs to be delivered and thus
Lent. Come join us for a simple meal, a social justice
saved from its present and future consequences. Second, their
message and wonderful fellowship. Please bring a bowl and a
spirit is filled with Christ the Redeemer, who is the living wa-
spoon, and some bread to share. We are in need of 3 or 4 cooks
ter, . . .the light of the world, . . . the resurrection and the life. .
each week to make a meatless soup, to serve about 20-30. If
. . From the first to the final scrutiny the elect should progress
you are interested in preparing a soup for one of the Fridays,
in their perception of sin and their desire for salvation.
—Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, no. please contact Michael Burkhart at tarazan_fox@yahoo.com.
 It's CROP Walk time UCC Marriage UCC FUNCTIONS FOR
again. This year's
CROP Walk will be held
Prep Workshop THIS WEEK

twice, once on Saturday, The Spring UCC Marriage Preparation

March 1 and again on
Sunday, March 2. If you would like a
packet, contact Jim Shay at 451-3291
or jrshay01@yahoo.com. If you are
not walking, please welcome walkers
who are seeking your support.
Be a part of UCC history! Help us
capture the rich history of the UCC
through the restoration of the UCC
archives in the anniversary scrapbook
project. We need volunteers to help us
document, organize, and create
scrapbooks of the history of the UCC.
Please contact Vanessa Mena at
vanessa@utcatholic.org or 512-476-
7351 x. 23 by March 1 to be a part of
this team.
A Simple House of Sts. Francis and
Alphonsus is visiting the Catholic
Center this weekend. Clark Massey, the
director, will be meeting people
after every mass with information
about volunteer opportunities. A
Simple House is an all-volunteer
Catholic ministry that evangelizes and
serves the poor of Washington, DC.
Volunteers pray together, attend
daily mass, and visit the poor in their
homes. The ministry work includes
running a food pantry, delivering food,
holding bible studies, and helping
people with their unique struggles.
There are fellowships available for
graduating students who want to make
a ten-month commitment. Please talk
to Clark after mass or call Ryan
Hehman the volunteer director, at 202-
232-0005, or visit the web site at
www.asimplehouse.org for more info.
Carbos for Christ
All are invited for food and
fellowship at 12:30 pm on
Wednesdays in the Atrium. $3.00 sug-
gested donation. This is such a wonder-
ful meal, it was written up in the Daily
Texan! You don’t want to miss out.
Workshop will be held March 28-29. Week of February 24, 2008
Volunteers are needed for hospitality PHONATHON 6-8:45 PM
and food preparation (lasagnas, salad •Monday Feb. 25
and bread for Friday evening dinner ∗ 12:05 pm Mass HSC
and continental breakfast items, along ∗ 5 pm SL Dinner BSMT
with juice and fruit for Saturday ∗ 6:30 pm Social Justice MT
morning). A sign-up sheet can be ∗ 7 pm RCIA BSMT
found at the front desk. Welcoming ∗ 7:30 pm CLFL MT
letters for the participating couples
from “established” married couples are Tuesday Feb. 26
also needed. To assist, please contact ∗ 12:30 pm Mass HSC
Dorothy and Deacon John De La ∗ 7 pm UGAP MT
Garza at john@utcatholic.org. ∗ 7 pm Catholicism 101 SMk
∗ 8 pm SB Mission Trip SF
Wednesday Feb. 27
For what do you thirst in
∗ 12:05 pm Mass HSC
your life? How can Jesus
∗ 7 pm Men of Virtue (MOV) SMt
satisfy your thirst?
∗ 7 pm STRONG Officers SMk
∗ 8 pm STRONG SF
Celebrate with the Paulist Thursday Feb. 28
Fathers! ∗ 12:30 pm Mass HSC
The Paulists invite you to join ∗ 7 pm Compass MT
them as they celebrate 150 ∗ 8 pm Adoration HSC
years of ministry June 19-21 in Wash- Friday Feb. 29
ington, D.C. The Paulist 150th Anniver- ∗ 12:05 pm Mass HSC
sary Convocation will feature exciting ∗ 4:30 pm ICC SMk
guest speakers, the 150th Anniversary ∗ 5:30 pm Rosary HSC
liturgy at the Basilica of the National * 6 pm Stations of the Cross HSC
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception * 6:30 pm Soup Supper ATRM;
and a gala dinner. Don’t miss it! To KT
register, log on to www.paulist.org/ Saturday March 1
convocation or call 202-269-2512. ∗
Sunday March 2 4th Sunday of Lent
∗ MET Taco Fund Raiser KT,
Catholicism 101!
ATRM
Catholicism 101 meets to study the
∗ 9 am RE Classes MT, SF
sacraments and how we celebrate our
SMt; SMk, BSMT; STML
Catholic faith. Everyone is welcome to
∗ 4 pm Women of Grace MT
join us on Tuesday nights at 7 pm in
* 7 pm RCIA Dismissal MT
the St. Mark's Room. For more info
contact Kraft at kraft@utcatholic.org .
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 University Graduate
Virtue on Wednesdays at 7 pm in the Students & Professionals
St Matthew Room. As Men of Virtue, UGAP is a group of post-
we're called not just to do the "right college age people who share and live
thing" but to really develop an attitude the love of Christ in community
of the Gospels. What? You're not through worship, faith formation, social
perfect yet? Good. Come and work out service, spiritual development and
with us. Men of Virtue, Wednesdays, 7 fellowship. We meet on Tuesdays at 7
pm St. Matthew Room. pm in the Mother Teresa Room.