UCC Bulletin 11-29-2015

University

Catholic

Center

November 29, 2015 | 1st Sunday of Advent

“And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud

with power and great glory. ”—Luke 21:27

Office Hours

Monday - Friday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday Mass

Daily Mass

MWF 12:05 pm • TTh 12:30 pm

In the Holy Spirit Chapel

� For alternative Mass times at St. Austin’s see page 3 �

Reconciliation

Monday 12:30 pm • Tuesday 1:00 pm

Or by appointment

Adoration

Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

In the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

_________________________________

Other sacraments

Baptism or Marriage

Fr. Ed | frednowak@utcatholic.org

Fr. Jamie | frjamie@utcatholic.org

Confirmation

Marti Salas | marti@utcatholic.org

Becoming Catholic

Marti Salas | marti@utcatholic.org

Marriage Prep Workshop

Brandon Kraft | public@brandonkraft.com

Religious Education

Julie Ulrich | re@utcatholic.org

9:00 am 11:30 am

5:00 pm 8:00 pm

Carol Filip

Development Associate

carol@utcatholic.org

Fr. Ed Nowak, CSP

Director

frednowak@utcatholic.org

Fr. Jamie Baca, CSP

Associate Director

frjamie@utcatholic.org

Marti Salas

Campus Minister

marti@utcatholic.org

Your Ministry Team

A ministry of the Paulist Fathers

Close to Campus, Close to Christ

2010 University Ave. | Austin, TX 78705

Phone: 512.476.7351 | Fax: 512.476.7377

www.utcatholic.org

Monthly e-newsletter

Danielle Castillo

Business Manager

danielle@utcatholic.org

Matthew Anderson

Administrative Assistant

matthewa@utcatholic.org

In fellowship with

Erin Scanlan

Missionary

erin@utcatholic.org

David Driskill

Missionary

david@utcatholic.org

Joseph Gonzales

Sunday Sacristan

joseph@utcatholic.org

Our mission is to provide pastoral care to the Roman Catholic community at The University of Texas at Austin

and to advance the spiritual, intellectual, and social life of the students, faculty, staff, and administration.

Elizabeth Bertrand

Director of Development

elizabethb@utcatholic.org

Margaret Beasley

Missionary

margaret@utcatholic.org

Josh Parker

Sunday Sacristan

jmparker3@utexas.edu

Christina Sanchez

Team Leader

tina@utcatholic.org

Geoffrey Calvert

Missionary

geoffrey@utcatholic.org

Natalie Ross

Sunday Sacristan

natalie@utcatholic.org

Br. Rob Clark, FMS

Campus Minister

brrob@utcatholic.org

November 29, 2015 • 1st Sunday of Advent

UCC News and Events Reflection & Weekly Readings

Our Gi(s to God

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Rom 10:9-18; Mt 4:18-22

Is 11:1-10; Lk 10:21-24

Is 25:6-10a; Mt 15:29-37

Is 26:1-6; Mt 7:21,24-27

Is 29:17-24; Mt 9:27-31

Is 30:19-21,23-26;

Mt 9:35—10:1,5a,6-8

Bar 5:1-9; Phil 1:4-6,8-11;

Lk 3:1-6

Readings for the week

COLLECTION TOTALS

Sunday, November 15: $1,800.61

SEPTEMBER ONLINE GIVING

Living Faith Society: $8.215.00

$20 for $20k: $840.00

Weekly Expenses approx. $11,000;

Building Debt: $49,528.35

In what concrete ways are you living your faith

through service to others?

During Advent, the Lord asks us to reflect on where our attention

lies. Our society says we are to strive to have everything now.

More is considered better. The struggle for more and new things

creates chaos in our lives and turns us in on ourselves. Today,

Jesus calls us to be vigilant keeping our focus on Christ so that we

recognize him and run to meet him, both in our daily lives and at

his final coming. How can I be more aware of Christ's presence in

my life (family, friends, co-workers, etc.)?

Busted Halo

Check out the Busted Halo Show, M-F,

6-9 pm on Sirius XM channel 129. Also

check out bustedhalo.com!

New online giving platform!

Online giving is now available

for community members with

WeShare. Donating is simple,

safe, and completely secure. You

can set up a recurring weekly or monthly transaction using your

checking, savings, or credit card account. You can decide how

much to give to any collection and make changes any time, day or

night. Plus, you can leave your checkbook at home on Sundays.

To update your online giving profile, or to enroll, please visit

www.utcatholic.org/give. If you have any questions or concerns

about the program, or if you would like help setting up your

account, please call Carol at 512-476-7351.

UCC’s Wish List

Want to contribute to a specific need?

Please take a look at our wish list!

Second TV monitor for Atrium ads ($700)

50 New Monthly Donors ($50/month)

New Carpet & Installation ($11,500)

Carbos for Christ weekly spaghetti lunch ($100)

Semester of ministry activities for one student ($250)

Speaker Series event ($500)

Any gift you make to our ministry will help us bring the light of

Christ to more students at the University of Texas. Want to

make a difference? Contact Elizabeth Bertrand at:

elizabethb@utcatholic.org Thank you!

ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE • Dec. 1, 7:00 pm

Join us in preparing for the coming of Our

Lord at our Advent Reconciliation Service on

Tuesday, December 1st, at 7:00 pm in the

Holy Spirit Chapel. There will be opportunities

for individual reconciliation.

Switch to 2-Mass Sundays December 20

th

2-Mass Sundays (10:30am, 8pm) Dec. 20 - Jan. 10.

4-Mass Sundays will resume again beginning January

17, 2016.

Adult confirmation prep • Spring 2016

If you are a baptized Catholic who has received first

communion and would like to be confirmed in the

spring of 2016, please contact our Campus Minister,

Marti Salas, at marti@utcatholic.org. Classes will

begin in mid-January 2016.

World youth Day sign-up • Mon, Nov 30, 7 pm

If you are interested in attending World Youth Day with other

members of the UCC, please come to our sign-up meeting

TOMORROW, Monday, November 30th at 7:00 pm in the

Mother Teresa Room at the UCC. World Youth Day will be

held in Krakow, Poland from July 24—August 1, 2016. For more

information, contact Kay Coleman at kay.coleman@gmail.com

St. Austin Parish

November 29, 2015 • 1st Sunday of Advent

Mass Times

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am | 9:00 am | 11:30 am| 5:30 pm

Daily Mon–Fri 8:00 am | Mon-Thu 5:20 pm

Reconciliation

Saturday 3:30-4:30 pm or by appointment

2026 Guadalupe St. • Austin, TX 78705 • 512.477.9471

Week At A Glance

Monday, Nov 30 | Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle

12:05 pm Mass Holy Spirit Chapel

12:35 pm Reconciliation St. Paul Reconciliation Chapel

7:00 pm WYD Meeting Mother Teresa Room

8:30 pm Praise and Worship Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Tuesday, Dec 1 | Tuesday of the 1st Week of Advent

12:30 pm Mass Holy Spirit Chapel

1:00 pm Reconciliation St. Paul Reconciliation Chapel

5:00 pm LCC Dinner Catacombs

7:00 pm Reconciliation Service Holy Spirit Chapel

Wednesday, Dec 2 | Wednesday of the 1st Week of Advent

12:05 pm Mass Holy Spirit Chapel

Thursday, Dec 3 | Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, Priest

12:30 pm Mass Holy Spirit Chapel

8:00 pm Adoration Holy Spirit Chapel

Friday, Dec 4 | Friday of the 1st Week of Advent

12:05 pm Mass Holy Spirit Chapel

Please pray for:

• Pope Francis & Bishop Joe

• Fr. Ed Nowak

• Ann Byrd

• Bishop Joe’s father

• Terry Long

• Olga Milk

• Fr. Pat Hensy, CSP

• Diane Key

• Denali Huff

Prayer intentions can be submitted

at: bulletin@utcatholic.org.

Please note if you would like to

remain anonymous.

Prayer Intentions

Masculine Spirituality • Tuesdays, 7:30 pm

An ongoing weekly opportunity to talk with

other men in an attempt to balance a spiritual

identity with the demands and rewards of work

and home. The starting point is a reading shared

at the beginning of the session. The group meets

year-round and men join in when they can.

Meets Tuesdays at 7:30 pm in the Sts. Joan &

Raymond room at St. Austin. To learn more,

email Joe Gieselman: joegieselman@gmail.com

Other Featured News and Events

Upcoming retreats at Cedarbrake

For more detailed descriptions of the retreats and

events listed below, including prices and updates,

and to register, please visit:

www.austindiocese.org/cedarbrake

Dec. 3: Advent Dinner with Bishop Danny Garcia

Dec. 4-6: Silent Advent Retreat

Invitation To St. Mary's academy alumnae

All St. Mary’s Academy alumnae are

invited to attend the annual Christmas

Reunion Luncheon to be held on

Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the

beautiful Hyatt Regency Hotel, 208

Barton Springs Road, 11:00 am - 2:00

pm. Cost of the event is $23. For additional information and to

RSVP as soon as possible, please contact Nancy Stevens Hrin at

TNEJS@aol.com or 512-837-3658.

A Word from Our Ministry Team

What is advent?

The word ‘Advent’ comes from the Latin

‘adventus’ which means ‘coming’. Advent is

the beginning of a new liturgical year (in the

Western Churches), and encompasses the

span of time from the fourth Sunday before

Christmas until the celebration of the

Nativity of Our Lord. The first Sunday of

Advent is the Sunday nearest the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle

(which is November 30th), and so it will always fall somewhere

between November 27th at the earliest and December 3rd at the

latest. The liturgical color for this season is purple (usually a deep

purple as opposed to the lighter, red-violet shade of purple

associated with Lent).

Like Lent, Advent is a preparatory season. It has significance

because it is a season looking forward and waiting for something

greater; both for the annual celebration of the event of Christ’s

birth, and for the time when Christ will come again.

During Advent, the faithful are asked:

� to prepare themselves worthily to celebrate the anniversary of

the Lord’s coming into the world as the incarnate God of love,

� and thus to make their souls fitting abodes for the Redeemer

coming in Holy Communion and through grace.

Fr. Jamie Baca, CSP

Associate Director