University Catholic Center

May 25, 2008

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ

UCC SUMMER HOURS

We will be open during the summer
10 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday
starting May 27.
Daily Mass: 12:05 pm
in the Mother Teresa Room.
Sunday Masses: 10:30 am and 8:00 pm

Want to lose weight, get in shape, have fun, make new

friends?
Sound too good to be true? It has to be true if it’s in the
Parish Bulletin! The St. Austin’s Adult Volleyball would like
to invite UCC parishioners to join them any Thursday
evening at 7:30 pm in the Parish Center/Gym at 21st Street &
San Antonio. Anyone, 18 years or older, regardless of skill
level is welcome to join us for pick-up volleyball. You are
not joining a team – whoever shows, plays. Come late, leave
early, skip a month – but whenever you can, join this fun
loving community! For more information, contact Mark
Landers, 472-9663 or mark@landersstudio.com.
Austin May Prayer Vigil
The Austin May Prayer Vigil will begin at 7 am this Saturday
at St. William Parish in Round Rock. Mass, adoration, car
caravan to an abortion provider, rosary and benediction. All
are invited to attend.
Missionaries Travel to Slidell
Twenty student missionaries and three staff members
traveled to Slidell, LA last week to assist those who are
still homeless three years after Hurricane Katrina. Thank
you to all of our missionaries who shared their time and
talents for this cause and to our community for their
prayful support: Allison Owens, Amy Scholze, Ashley
Haustein, Bernice Medellin, Carlos Martinez, Chelsea
Griffo, Chris Babb, Eric Uniacke, Felicia Travieso,
Jaquelyn Sugianto, Jenna Saldana, Joshua Avelar, Keith
Epley, Laura Schultz, Leah Kolar, Ly Pham, Marianne
Santoso, Michelle Goodwin, Mancy Ngo, Nicholas
Jimenez, Rachel Horsch, Raul Guiterrez and Vidia
Paramita.
More pictures are online at utcatholic.org/pictures

This is a very peaceful way to speak out against a very violent

death. For more information, please see the flyer at the Front
Desk.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK 
 

Mon: 1 Pt 1:3-9; Mk 10:17-27

Tues: 1 Pt 1:10-16; Mk 10:28-31
Wed: 1 Pt 1:18-25; Mk 10:32-45
Thurs: 1 Pt 2:2-5, 9-12; Mk 10:46-52
Fri: Dt 7:6-11; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30
Sat: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Lk 1:39-56
Sun: Dt 11:18, 26-28, 32; Ps 31; Rom 3:21-25,
28; Mt 7:21-27 Only in Slidell for a few hours, everyone already hard at
work.
 Our Gifts to God UCC FUNCTIONS FOR THIS WEEK

$4,000 $3,553 The Numbers:

Week of May 26, 2008
$3,000 $2,473 10:30 am Mass:
$2,008 $2,187 Monday May 26
$2,000 UCC CLOSED for Memorial Day
$1,207
$1,000
8:00 pm Mass: Tuesday May 27
$0
∗ 12:05 pm—Mass Mother Teresa
4/27 5/4 5/11 5/18 $1,265.55 ∗ 7 pm — UGAP Mother Teresa

Wednesday May 28
St. Austin has openings for 2008-2009
∗ 12:05 pm—Mass Mother Teresa
St. Austin Catholic School has been sharing the Catholic faith
with the children of Austin for 90 years. Located in the heart
Thursday May 29
of Austin, our students reflect the diverse population of our
∗ 12:05 pm—Mass Mother Teresa
city. Our families represent nine area parishes and 41 ZIP
codes within the diocese. At St. Austin, the rigorous K-8 cur-
Friday May 30
riculum reflects the integration of our faith values in all con-
tent areas. We were the first private school in the Austin area ∗ 12:05 pm—Mass Mother Teresa
to be awarded the National Blue Ribbon Award and are
dually accredited by TCCED and SACS. For more informa- Saturday May 31
tion visit www.staustinschool.org or call Donna Woodard at
(512) 477-3751. Sunday June 1
∗ 10:30 am Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
∗ 8 pm RCIA Dismissal Mother Teresa
Give a Stimulus to the Economy — and the UCC!
∗ 8 pm Mass Holy Spirit Chapel
Over the next several weeks, many of us will be receiving
“Economic Stimulus” checks from the federal government.
Looking Ahead:
This “extra” money is an excellent opportunity to practice the
∗ UT’s Summer Classes start on June 5
discipline of good stewardship by using the money for pur-
poses beyond our own personal desires. Prayerfully consider ∗ We’ll return to four Mass Sundays on August 24
using all or part of the economic stimulus money for the ∗ Our Welcome Dinner is tentatively scheduled for Sept 12
benefit of others, as we should with everything we receive. View the master calendar online at utcatholic.org
All or a portion could be given as an extra gift back to God
through the Sunday collection, or to another charity. Each
time we place God first by sharing all that we have been Weekly Reflection Question:
given -- our time, talent and treasure -- we are taking another How does the Eucharist sustain you on your
step toward becoming a disciple of Christ and following in faith journey?
his footsteps. If you have any questions about this, please
contact Amber at amber@utcatholic.org or 476-7351 x13.
Micah 6 Food Pantry
UCC participates in the ecumenical Micah 6 food
UTPD Releases Video pantry. We donate food at Mass and UCC
The UT Police Department recently released an instructional members volunteer at the pantry on Thursday
video detailing what to do if you find yourself in an evenings and Saturday mornings. Many of the people we
emergency with someone firing shots. The video is for serve are homeless. Don’t forget our “neighbors” who have
students, staff and faculty only: nothing during the summer months. Please continue to bring
http://www.utexas.edu/police/shotsfired/ canned goods and packaged dry goods to Sunday Mass for
the baskets near the fountain. We ask that you continue to
support the Micah 6 Food Pantry with your generous
donations. Thanks to all for your help.
University Graduate Students & Professionals-
UGAP is a group of post-college age people who This Week with the Paulists:
share and live the love of Christ in community Tomorrow, the Paulists celebrate 96 years of
through worship, faith formation, social service, spiritual ministry in Portland, OR. To learn more about the
development and fellowship. We meet on Tuesdays at 7 pm in Paulists, ask Fr. Dave or Fr. Ed, or ask any Paulist
the Mother Teresa Room throughout the Summer. Associate.