Longhorn Volume 10, Issue 1 • July 2014 Catholic University Catholic Center

Ministry Team Message from Our Director Summer blessings to all! I hope this is a Director time of peaceful rest and relaxation for Fr. Ed Nowak, CSP you, spent with family and friends. [email protected] We finished off a wonderful academic Associate Director year of ministry with our second Fr. Jamie Baca, CSP Eucharistic Procession on campus on the [email protected] Sunday night before finals. Before the procession began, I reminded everyone Campus Minister that, while we are processing with the Dorothy Harper Blessed Sacrament from the UCC to the [email protected] tower and back, this procession serves as a Director of Development reminder that each of us is called to bring Elizabeth Bertrand Jesus to all the corners of campus as we [email protected] live out our faith on a day to day basis. Now those who graduated and those students who are away for the summer are taking their faith well beyond the Development Associate 40 acres of UT. Carol Filip While the summer is not as busy as during the school year, our ministry [email protected] continues as we welcome incoming freshman during their UT orientation days and as we prepare for a new year of ministry in the fall. Even though Business Manager many students are gone and things are a little bit quieter around the UCC, Meghan Vail our staff salaries and maintenance expenses still remain while our general [email protected] income from our Sunday collections goes down by 50 percent. Administrative Assistant Your support of our ministry at this time not only enables the UCC to Matthew Anderson function effectively in the summer, but monthly giving during June and [email protected] July also allows our ministry to provide for improved programming and events in August upon the return of our students for the upcoming fall FOCUS Team semester. Please prayerfully consider a one-time gift for the summer or, www.focus.org/teams/texas even better, sign up for monthly giving if you have not already done so.

Spring Break Mission Trip This year’s spring break mission trip asked the question, “Who is our neighbor?” With the help of Bishop Michael Sis, seven students and two chaperones traveled to the Diocese of San Angelo to work with Habitat for Humanity. As next year’s plans are unfolding, the intent remains to keep the trip in Texas, possibly spending time with our brothers and sisters along the border. To learn more about next year’s trip, please contact Dorothy Harper at [email protected].

The Church which “goes forth” is a community of missionary disciples who take the first step, who are involved and supportive, who bear fruit and rejoice. -Pope Francis

Austin State Supported Living Center The relationship between the Paulist Fathers, UT students, and the Austin State Supported “I love volunteering at AuSSLC because it Living Center (AuSSLC) has existed for over renews my spirit and prepares me for the seventy years. Each Sunday, UCC students ac- company residents to a Catholic prayer service at week ahead. Through this experience, I the AuSSLC. Grace Fletcher (’13) is one of these have connected with so many caring people volunteers and she has been involved for almost who dedicate their Sunday mornings to five years. While Grace graduated over a year ago, serving others. I have met so many vibrant she attributes her continued service to a favorite quote by Mother Teresa: “Love has to be put into residents who love attending the chapel action, and that action is service.” service and truly look forward to it every Although the relationship has taken many week. Additionally, the simplified homilies forms over the years, the inspiration remains the at the AuSSLC chapel help me reflect on the same—to provide spiritual care to all participants. If you are interested in learning more about foundations of our faith.” this ministry, you may contact the coordinators ~ Grace directly at [email protected].

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The newest Paulist priest! Fr. Jimmy Hsu, CSP (’08) was recently ordained a priest of the Paulist Fathers on May 24th at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City. Fr. Jimmy grew up in Plano, TX, and met the Paulist Fathers while studying at UT. He was very involved at the UCC as a member of the STRONG retreat team, also serving as an RCIA dismissal catechist and liturgical minister, and staffing the Longhorn Awakening retreats. Fr. Jimmy says he found a passion for the faith and learned the importance of service at the UCC, and it was where he began to discern the priesthood. Drawn by the Fr. Jimmy with Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of the Diocese of Austin and sense of joy and mission exemplified by the Paulist priests at the Paulist Fathers’ students and novices at his ordination Mass. the UCC, Fr. Jimmy decided to join the community after graduation in 2008. As a Paulist seminarian, Fr. Jimmy attended the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, where he earned his Master of Divinity. During this time, Fr. Jimmy also had a chance to work in various parishes in DC, as well as Paulist parishes around the country. In September 2013, he made his final profession in the Paulist community. Fr. Jimmy will begin his first assignment as a priest at St. Paul the Apostle in Los Angeles starting this July. Congratulations, Fr. Jimmy, and may God bless your ministry abundantly!

Who else do you know who has a vocation from UT? Let Fr. Jimmy receives Bishop Vásquez’s blessing us know by emailing Fr. Ed at [email protected] during the Rite of Ordination.

UT Discernment Retreat Students gathered this spring at the UCC for a discernment retreat hosted by UT Campus-Based Students for Life. The two-day long retreat featured talks from priests, religious, seminarians, aspirants, and married people.

“I was humbled and blessed to be part of the SFL Voca- tions Panel. It was wonderful to see how the participants were open to learn more about the priesthood and religious life. I pray that more brothers and sisters may open their hearts to God’s call and be not afraid to follow.” ~ Krystle Cagandahan (‘13) www.utcatholic.org AlumniStay Connected News & Vocations

Alumni News

Nikki (Hogan, ‘14) and Casey Hight were married at Enrique Sada (’14) will be entering Holy Trinity Seminary for the Annunciation Catholic Church on June 14, 2014 in Houston, TX. Diocese of Austin this fall. Stay connected with fellow Longhorn Catholics by forwarding your news to [email protected]!

News from the Development Office After serving three years as the Director of Development, Elizabeth Lange is leaving the UCC to pursue a MBA this summer. Elizabeth Bertrand joined our staff this June as the new Director of Development and we are excited to welcome her. Elizabeth recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in public relations and is looking forward to meeting and getting to know the UCC’s wonderful alumni and parishioners. We are also looking forward to working more with Carol Filip, the former part-time Development Associate, as she begins work as a full-time staff member. We are grateful for all of Elizabeth Lange’s contributions to our ministry here at the UCC and welcome the growth of our UCC family! Elizabeth Bertrand and Carol Filip

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Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults This past Easter Vigil six students were baptized, two Protestants came into the Faith, and two Catholics completed their Sacraments of Initiation. Looking forward to the new academic year, the RCIA program is continuing to grow. After student feedback, the UCC is now hosting RCIA meetings after the 11:30 am Sunday Mass to accommodate student’s busy schedules instead of having RCIA on Monday nights. “I’m thrilled because I already have several phone calls and emails about students wanting to become Catholic,” says Dorothy, “and can’t wait for this program to be even better this year.”

Partners in Ministry Over 35 students attended the FOCUS Student Leadership Summit in Dallas January 3-7, 2014 and 5 alumni from the Class of 2014 will be serving as missionaries throughout the U.S. this next year. “The Catholic Center and FOCUS played a huge role in my spiritual development. The UCC was my spiritual home and FOCUS was my spiritual family. Without them, I know I wouldn’t know Jesus like I do today and definitely wouldn’t have received the courage to be a missionary.” ~Dorian Arellano (‘14) New Adoration Eucharistic Procession Tabernacle UCC students kicked off Through the generosity of 48 hours of adoration leading the Scanlan Foundation and up to finals with the second our alumni, we now have a annual Eucharistic procession new Adoration tabernacle through campus after the 8pm in our Blessed Sacrament Mass on May 4th. Over 100 Chapel. Opportunities for people participated in the Adoration are offered every procession which culminated day, and more and more with benediction on the students are spending time steps of the Tower. You can with our Lord! Thank you find more pictures from the to everyone who helped procession on our Facebook make this possible. page. 5 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Longhorn PAID Austin, Texas Catholic Permit No. 311

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Save the date for Saturday, November 8th for the annual UCC Tailgate! Join UCC alumni and students in the UCC parking lot and enjoy free food and beverages before the Longhorns take on the West Virginia Mountaineers in Memorial Stadium! Be sure to follow the UCC on Facebook and Twitter for more updates. To volunteer your grill master skills or help out, contact Elizabeth Bertrand at [email protected].

Hook ‘em Horns!