Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Bulletin date:
Sunday, January 29, 2012 _______________________________________________________________
UH CATHOLIC NEWMAN CENTER
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 29, 2012
4805 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77004-2611 Office # (713) 748 - 2529
Catholic Newman Center E-Mail: catholic [at] uh [dot] edu
Catholic Newman Center Website: http://uhcatholic.org
Serving the University of Houston, Main Campus
Supported by the Archdiocese of Galveston – Houston Diocesan Services Fund
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CONTENTS:
1. TET CELEBRATION POTLUCK DINNER
2. ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES
3. R.C.I.A. RITE OF ELECTION
4. ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES
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1. TET CELEBRATION POTLUCK DINNER
The UH Catholic Newman Center will celebrate the Asian New Year on Thursday, February 9th. Our celebration will begin at 6:30 PM and we will have a potluck dinner. Please come and join this annual celebration at the UH Catholic Newman Center. Do not forget to bring a dish to share for the potluck dinner.
2. ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES
Ash Wednesday this year is on February 22nd. This day marks the beginning of the Lenten season. The imposition of ashes is an ancient penitential practice symbolizing our dependence upon God's mercy and forgiveness. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence in the Catholic Church. The following is the schedule of Masses with distribution of ashes at the A D Bruce Religion Center in the Main Chapel: 7:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Use UH entrance # 13 to get to the A D Bruce Religion Center.
3. R.C.I.A. RITE OF ELECTION
The UH Catholic Community Congratulates the R.C.I.A. Class. Natassia Bindon and Luisa Hermes are our Catechumens this year. They will receive the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) at the Easter Vigil. Landon Lill will be received into Full Communion of the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. All of these Catechumens and Candidate will go to the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Downtown Houston on Sunday, February 26th at 3:00 PM to participate in the Rite of Election. Please keep them in your prayers during this Lenten Season and their final preparation to be received into the Catholic faith.
4. ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES
Classes are forming for students who are practicing their Catholic faith but who have not received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please e-mail Giovan Cuchapin at fcuchapin [at] uh [dot] edu to enroll or if you have any questions. The Confirmation classes will meet for 8 weeks. Classes will be held every Thursdays from 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM at the UH Catholic Newman Center. Our first class will be on March 1, 2012. The participants for this Adult Confirmation classes will be confirmed by the Bishop on Sunday, May 27, 2012.
Classes are forming for students who are practicing their Catholic faith but who have not received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please e-mail Giovan Cuchapin at fcuchapin [at] uh [dot] edu to enroll or if you have any questions. The Confirmation classes will meet for 8 weeks. Classes will be held every Thursdays from 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM at the UH Catholic Newman Center. Our first class will be on March 1, 2012. The participants for this Adult Confirmation classes will be confirmed by the Bishop on Sunday, May 27, 2012.
MINISTRY TEAM & STAFF:
Fr. Joseph Lam Nguyen, C.S.Sp. - Director josephnguyen777 [at] gmail [dot] com
Fr. Joseph Lam Nguyen, C.S.Sp. - Director josephnguyen777 [at] gmail [dot] com
Giovan Cuchapin - Campus Minister fcuchapin [at] uh [dot] edu (fcuchapin [at] uh [dot] edu)
Dolores Perez - Office Manager dperez7 [at] uh [dot] edu (dperez7 [at] uh [dot] edu)
Bryan Bilocura - Choir Director bjbilocura [at] uh [dot] edu (bjbilocura [at] uh [dot] edu)
(Revised 01-27-12)
