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Dear Friends- These days of celebration/memory of the Lord's Passion are rich in symbolism. As we arrive at the Resurrection, we come to the richest symbol of all: NOTHINGNESS - the empty tomb, noted for what is there: NOTHING. We are told in John's Gospel that "the Disciple whom Jesus loved" peered into the tomb and saw the negative space. He saw who was there: NO ONE. It would take weeks, maybe even months for Jesus' closest followers to come to terms with the nothing that they saw there, but John saw the NOTHINGNESS, and believed. He grasped immediately the meaning of the nothingness: He is not there. HE IS RISEN. As the resurrected Lord began appearing to groups of his followers, the nothingness would give way to something: precisely, it would give way to FAITH, belief that Jesus, once dead was raised from the dead and that he was the awaited Messiah. 20 Centuries later, we are called to make that same transition. We are called to peer into the empty tomb, and like John, to believe. Like the disciples we are called to allow our experiences of Jesus to move us to a place of profound belief. ALLELUIA! HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED, ALLELUIA! This Easter Season is going to be quite busy for many of us in the Newman Community. I would like to request your prayers for 2 very special events coming up in the next 2 weeks. Next Weekend, 32 of our young undergraduate men and women will participate in the first ever, WILDCAT AWAKENING retreat. Last Summer, I accompanied 10 other members of our Newman Community to College Station, TX to participate in the AGGIE AWAKENING Retreat offered by the Catholic Community at Texas A&M University. Many campus ministries around the US have imported this intense retreat experience from the Catholic Aggies. During our first offering of the retreat, we will be supported by retreatants from Aggie Awakening and also from Lumberjack Awakening (offered by the NAU Newman Center). I ask your prayers for the Wildcat Awakening #1 Team and for those participating in the retreat. We look forward to the great fruit that will be produced by this great retreat program this year and in the Future. I will return from Wildcat Awakening on Sunday afternoon and then on Monday morning, April 8, will depart for an 11 day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I am blessed to be leading a small group of pilgrims, 11 from our own community and 3 friends from other places and ministries. Of course, while we are there, we will remember the Newman Community in our prayers. We ask the same from you, especially your prayers for our safety and well-being. I had such a remarkable time when I was able to spend the summer of 2009 studying and traveling in the Holy Land. Even though this is a much shorter trip, I anticipate it being as much a blessing. It will especially be wonderful to be in the Holy City during the Easter Season. Again please keep us in your prayers and we will be lifting you up there. On behalf of the staff and the Dominican Friars and Sisters, I wish you a very blessed Easter. Peace,
WILDCAT Catholic
March 30 & 31 Easter Sunday:
The Resurrection of The Lord
R.C.I.A . The Journey for those who would
become Disciples of Jesus
INQUIRY SESSIONS FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Every Tuesday night 7 PM in the classroom
Sunday, March 31 Masses: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:15 AM Monday, April 1 Center Closed Tuesday, April 2 7:00 PM - RCIA Inquiry - Library Wednesday, April 3 8:00 AM - Uniquely Luke - Classroom 7:30 PM - Student Centered Mass - Chapel 8:30 PM - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - Chapel Thursday, April 4 7:00 PM - Lector Scripture Study - Library 7:30 PM - St. Albert Science, Faith & Spirituality - Chapel Friday, April 5 3:00 PM - Dives in Misericordia - Library Sunday, April 7 9:00 AM - Religious Ed - Classroom 11:00 AM - RCIA Lunch - Patio 11:30 AM - RCIA - Classroom 3:00 PM - Renew leaders - Classroom
THIS WEEK AT NEWMAN
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Adult Initiations: If you are interested in becoming Catholic, please speak to one of the Pastoral staff about participating in the RCIA program.
Confirmation: Eight-week classes and the Sacrament of Confirmation are offered twice each year. Please contact the office for more information.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday & Sunday, 4:00 PM (or by appointment)
Marriage: Couples who would like to cele-brate this Sacrament should con-tact one of the priests at least six months prior to the proposed wedding date.
Infant Baptisms: Infant Baptisms are celebrated at Sunday Masses. Please call the office to schedule baptisms and preparation classes.
Anointing of the Sick: Please contact one of the priests if you would like to be anointed because of sickness, injury, or surgery
Sacramental Formation @ Newman
CONGRATULATIONS &
WELCOME!
Baptized Michael Chenoweth Underwood
Roman Anthony Romero
Professed & Confirmed Terri Mae Kresha
Kate McLaren Ian Scott Merrill
Mary Carmen Figueroa Christopher Leo DeSoto
At the Easter Vigil Mass we welcomed the 7 newest adult members to our Catholic faith community! Through prayerful preparation through the RCIA process, they became fully initiated members of our Catholic community. We are also deeply grateful to their sponsors and Godparents who have accompanied them.
SERVE AT CASA MARIA CATHOLIC WORKER HOUSE Mondays and Thursdays at 8:15 AM
Casa Maria is a Catholic Worker House that serves the poor and homeless in South Tucson. Only a few miles away, this community of workers provides members of the Newman Center with the opportunity to serve and grow in understanding of the mission of the Catholic Workers. If interested, meet us at the Newman Center at 8:15 AM on Mondays and Thursdays. If you have any questions, contact Sr. Angelica at [email protected] or Casey at [email protected].
ST. ALBERT SCIENCE, FAITH & SPRITUALITY SESSION Join us Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 PM in the Newman Center Chapel. This week we will have a discussion session focusing on issues involving Global Climate Change, the Environment, Catholic Social Teaching and our Christian Responsibility, the topic of our presentation on March 7. Professor Katie Hirschboeck, who gave that presentation, will lead the discussion. Later in the evening, of course, people are invited to raise other questions relating to faith, science and spirituality. Please come and join us for interesting and lively session.
The Newman Center will be closed Monday, April 1. There will not be a 5:15 PM Mass.
Uniquely Luke
Wednesday Mornings 8:00 AM NEWMAN CENTER CLASSROOM
Some of our most beloved Bible stories appear only in Luke’s Gospel. This includes both details about Jesus’ life (the Annunciation to Mary, the Visitation, the encounter with Zaccheus) and some of his best known teaching stories (the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan). Additionally, Luke focuses on different details in the stories he shares with the other Gospel writers. In Liturgical Year C, the year of Luke, we will explore some of these uniquely Lucan tests to see what they tell us about Luke’s unique take on the Good News of Jesus Christ. Each Session will stand on its own, so even if you cannot make all the sessions, you are welcome to those you can make.
2013 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Countless lives are touched by every contribution to the 2013 Annual C a t h o l i c A p p e a l . E v e r y neighborhood, every community, every parish in all eleven vicariates that make up the diocese is impacted by your gift. Your gift helps parents
seeking education for their children, families who are hungry, couples preparing for marriage, teens learning about their faith, priests in retirement, seminarians in formation, and so many more. Thank you for pledging to help meet our parish goal. Increasing participation in each parish assures the continuation of these efforts.
"JESUS OF NAZARETH" STUDY Fridays at 11:00 AM
We invite all undergrads to join Fr. Bart in a study of Pope Benedict XVI's book, "Jesus of Nazareth," which is a study that uses scripture to answer the question of who is Jesus, so that we can come to know him more!
SCHOLARSHIPS The Newman Foundation at The University of Arizona will award several scholarships for the 2013-2014 Fall Semester to UofA students affiliated with the St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center. If you are interested in applying, send an email to the following address to request application information:newman_foundation @yahoo.com.
THANK YOU RCIA LUNCH HOSTS FOR MARCH 24 Thanks go out to Veronica Young and Dustin Groff for feeding the "soon-to-be Catholic" RCIA group, sponsors and team last Sunday. We enjoyed the lasagna, garlic bread, salad, sliced fruit and cookies. Blessings for your kindness.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
MONDAY—FRIDAY Morning Prayer: 7:30 AM Evening Prayer: 5:00 PM
Daily Mass 5:15 PM
SATURDAY VIGIL MASS 5:15 PM
SUNDAY MASSES
8 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:15 AM and 5 & 7 PM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT STUDENT MASS 7:30 PM
Followed by Food & Fellowship
RECONCILIATION
Saturday 4:00-5:00 PM Sunday 4:00-4:45 PM
(or by appointment with a priest)
NEWMAN CENTER STAFF This Community is served by the Friars of the Western Dominican
Province and the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose
Fr. Bartholomew Hutcherson, OP, Pastor ([email protected])
Fr. Donald Bramble, OP, Associate Pastor ([email protected])
Fr. Jacek Buda, OP, Associate Pastor ([email protected])
Sr. Elizabeth O’Donnell, OP, Past. Assoc.([email protected])
Sr. Angelica Velez, OP, Past. Assoc . ([email protected])
David Mares, Campus Minister ([email protected])
Jane Furet, Religious Ed Coordinator
Susan Balistreri, Operations Manager ([email protected])
Matthew Ellis, Bookkeeper ([email protected])
Walter Tearne & Johnny Granillo, Building & Maintenance
Student Receptionists, ([email protected])
In Residence: Fr. Robert Burns, OP
ST. THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC NEWMAN CENTER 1615 East 2nd Street Tucson, AZ 85719 Phone: 520.327.4665 Fax: 520.327.6559
Email: [email protected] Web: www.UACatholic.org
SPRING FORMAL — CANDY WONDERLAND SATURDAY, APRIL 20 - 8:00 PM
MORE INFORMATION TO COME!
KINO BORDER INITIATIVE It's that time of the month again. Do you like volunteering? Do you want to participate in a social justice event at Newman? Do you love God and want to help his sons and daughters? If you answered yes to any of the above questions then I urge you to join the Kino Initiative here at the Newman Center. Every two weeks we prepare food and go down to Mexico and serve breakfast to our brothers and sisters who have just been deported. Don't look at it politically, because we don't. We do it for humanitarian reasons. Join us (ANYONE) Friday, April 5 at 5:30 PM, at Newman to prep the food. If you have a valid passport, then email me at [email protected] to sign up to go to Mexico. Hurry only 4 spots left. This is a life changing experience which will only bring you closer to God and will allow you to serve your brothers and sisters!
March 31: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or Lk 24:13-35 8:00 AM Pro Populo 9:30 AM No Intention 11:15 AM No Intention
April 1 Acts 2:14, 22-33; Mt 28:8-15 No Mass Today
April 2 Acts 2:36-41; Jn 20:11-18 5:15 PM Departed Dominican Sisters of MSJ +
April 3 Acts 3:1-10; Lk 24:13-35 5:15 PM Emma Jean Lopez + 7:30 PM Student Intentions
April 4 Acts 3:11-26; Lk 24:35-48 5:15 PM No Intention
April 5 Acts 4:1-12; Jn 21:1-14 5:15 PM No Intention
April 6 Acts 4:13-21; Mk 16:9-15 5:15 PM No Intention
April 7: Second Sunday of Easter Acts 5:12-16; Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31 8:00 AM No Intention 9:30 AM Pro Populo 11:15 AM Gilbert & Irene Fimbres 5:00 PM No Intention 7:00 PM No Intention
THIS WEEK’S SCRIPTURE READINGS & MASS INTENTIONS
