First Sunday of Advent
December 2, 2007
“You . . . must be prepared, for at an hour you do not
expect, the Son of Man will come.”
— Matthew 24:44
University Catholic Center
UCC Holiday Schedule Holy Day of Obligation - Immaculate Conception
This Saturday, December 8, is the Solemnity of the
Sun.- 12/16: Masses at 10:30am and 8pm Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation. A
Sun.- 12/23: Mass at 10:30am only Vigil Mass will be celebrated at the UCC on Friday,
December 7, at 5:00 p.m. All are welcome!
Mon.- 12/24: Christmas Eve Family Mass at 6pm Very generous benefactors have commissioned a
beautiful statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for our Holy
Tue.- 12/25: No Mass
Spirit Chapel. This statue will be blessed at the Vigil Mass . A
Sun.- 12/30: Mass at 10:30am only very special thank you to these gracious donors for helping us
honor the Mother of God!
Sun.- 01/06: Masses at 10:30am and 8pm
Sun.- 01/13: Masses at 9am, 11:30am, 5pm and 8pm
Black Bag Today
UCC offices closed M-F, 12/19 - 01/04 Please be generous
Mary House Catholic Worker of Austin was founded in
1991 in the tradition of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin. The
house feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, houses the home-
less, welcomes the stranger, visits the prisoner, and com-
UCC Raffle — Last Chance!!! forts the sick. Guests are the men and women who live on
The UCC wants to put you into a new car or Austin's streets and seek work at labor halls, and recent im-
give you a $15,000 scholarship! On December migrants who live near Mary House. Ex-offenders, immi-
6th, one lucky winner will receive their choice grants, people with mental illnesses and addicts in the initial
of a new 2008 Volkswagen Beetle or a $15,000 stages of recovery are also welcomed. Volunteers are al-
scholarship usable at any post-high school educational institu- ways need, to help please call 512-693-8246.
tion, student loans, college savings for you or anyone you'd
like to help. Tickets are on sale 24 hours a day at ut-
[Link]/raffle or at the Front Desk during the week or
after Mass. Deadline to purchase tickets: December 6th at Our Gifts to God
Without cost you have received; Without cost you are to give."
noon. Don’t wait till the last minute!!! Matthew 10:8
Fr. Hecker Quote of the Week: $18,000
$15,940
There are many who think we are in “the last $16,000
days of the world.” This is a misapprehension; Matching
$14,000
we are not in the last days of the world, but of an Sunday
epoch and the opening of a new one. $12,000
$10,000
READINGS FOR THE WEEK $8,000
Mon: Is 4:2-6; Mt 8:5-11 $6,000
Tues: Is 11:1-10; Lk 10:21-24 $3,545
$4,000 $2,739 $2,333
Wed: Is 25:6-10a; Mt 15:29-37 $2,222
$1,664
Thurs: Is 26:1-6; Mt 7:21, 24-27 $2,000
Fri: Is 29:17-24; Mt 9:27-31
$0
Sat: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38
10/21 10/28 11/04 11/11 11/18 11/25
Sun: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12
You’re invited
...to a St. Nicholas' Party on Thursday, December UCC FUNCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK
6th at 7:00 PM at the UCC. Please bring a dessert
to share, and there will be plenty of hot cocoa and Week of December 2, 2007
coffee for everyone. We'll be drawing the raffle winner at the
party, so be there to find out who will walk away with a new Monday Dec. 3
car or a $15,000.00 scholarship! All are welcome to join in • 12:05 pm Mass HSC
the Advent fun!! • 7 pm RCIA SF
• 7 pm CFC Youth BSMT
The Busy Student's Retreat. • 7:30 pm CLFL MT
We have an antidote for the end of the semester blues. The Tuesday Dec. 4
UCC is hosting a Busy Student's Retreat. In this retreat,
designed to be done within the rhythms of your daily life, you • 12:30 pm Mass HSC
are asked to commit yourself to pray, to meet with a spiritual • 7 pm UGAP MT
director and to come to daily Mass. You don't need a sleeping • 7 pm Catholicism 101 SMk
bag; you don't have to travel and you don't even have to pay a • 7:30 pm CIW Victory SMt
fee. It's free. Put life into the "dead days" of the semester. Wednesday Dec. 5
The retreat will be Sunday, December 9 through Tuesday • 12:05 pm Mass HSC
11th with a Mass of celebration on Wednesday. There are • 7 pm STRONG SMk
information sheets and registration forms at the front desk. • 8 pm STRONG SF
Thursday Dec. 6
RCIA Rite of Acceptance and Welcome
We are happy to welcome fifteen individuals • 12:30 pm Mass HSC
who celebrated the Rite of Acceptance and • 7 pm St Nicholas Party ATRM
Welcome this past week: catechumens - • 7 pm Compass MT
those preparing for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist - • 8 pm Adoration BSC
Thomas Bevilaqua, Jessica Kaizer, Megan McSwain, Ducela Friday Dec. 7
Phan, Zack Poindexter, Scott Vanderpohl, and Annahita • 12:05 pm Mass HSC
Varahami; and candidates - those seeking full communion in • 5 pm Vigil Mass Immaculate Conception HSC
the Catholic Church - Andrea Chipinski, Arlina Garcia- • 6 pm UGAP Rosary BSC
Bravo, Richard Jeffrey, Haley Hiers, Ryan Nassif, Levi • 6:30 pm ICC SMk
Stanford, Debbe Velasquez, and Jennifer Watz. We pray that • 7 pm Sigma Phi Lambda HSC
they grow closer to Christ during their period of formation • 7 pm Korean Mass MT
and see in us reasons to be Catholic Christians. • 7 pm LA-43 BSMT
Saturday Dec. 8 Immaculate Conception - Holy Day
Confirmation
Our adult (18+) Confirmation program will begin Sunday Dec. 9
Monday, January 22, 2008, at 7pm. This program is • 6 pm MET SF
for Catholic adults who were baptized Catholic, re- • 7 pm RCIA Dismissal MT
ceived First Communion, had some Catholic religious educa-
tion, but are not confirmed. There is no pre-registration, but it
is very important to be at the first meeting. The meeting room University Graduate Students & Professionals
is in the Catacombs at the UCC. Confirmation will be cele- UGAP is a group of post-college age people. We
brated by Bishop Aymond at the UCC on Monday, May 5. share and live the love of Christ in community
The fee for the program is $20. Any questions, contact Jim through worship, faith formation, social service, spiritual
Harrington, Program Facilitator, at jch@[Link]. development and fellowship. We meet at 7pm on Tuesdays in
the Mother Teresa Room.
Reflection Question
• If the Son of Man were to return today, would Join the Paulists for Hecker Week in Rome!
you be taken or left? The Paulist Fathers Office for the 150th Anniversary
is proud to offer you Hecker Week in Rome March 1-
7, 2008. This land-only package ($1,499 per person,
Micah 6 Food Pantry double) includes attending 150th anniversary celebrations at
Please don’t forget our neighbors during this Holi- Santa Susanna, the Paulist-run American church in Rome, a
day Season. Please continue to support the Micah papal audience and more. Walk where Father Hecker walked;
6 Food Pantry with your generous donations so pray where he prayed during his trip to Rome! For more
that all may have a wonderful Holiday! information, log on to [Link] or call 202-269-2521.