August 2008

The UCCAA will sponsor burgers and hotdogs for the UCC Cookout on September 7. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Lap, our President, through email. As always, donations may be made out to the UCC Alumni Association and sent to our Treasurer, Jonathan Bengfort.

Lap Trinh, our President, returned safely from his pilgrimage Down Under, where he visited Auckland and Sydney as part of his World Youth Day experience. We are happy to have him back!

July 2008

Gabriel Gutierrez and Bernadette Hamre were united in matrimony on June 28 at St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Keller, TX. We wish Gabe and Bernie a long and happy married life together. Check out the pictures.

As Stephen rightly mentioned, Lap is currently in Australia participating in the World Youth Day. We wish him a blessed pilgrimage and a safe journey back home.

Kien Tran’s grandmother passed away on July 6. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family as they mourn their loss.

June 2008

Martin Garcia, brother of Ruben Garcia, was involved in a serious accident in Corpus Christi. Your prayers for his speedy recovery will be greatly appreciated.

Kerstin Collet is moving to Atlanta, Georgia on July 1. We would like to thank her for her services to both the UCC and the Alumni Association and wish her the very best in her future endeavors.

Bernie and Gabe will be married at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on Saturday, June 28 at 10:00 AM.

Pictures from cooking dinner at Ronald McDonald House in Fort Worth are viewable at the photo page.

Pictures from the UCC 2008 Graduation and year end celebration are viewable at the photo page.

May 2008

Pictures from cooking dinner at Ronald McDonald House in Fort Worth are viewable at the photo page.

Pictures from the UCC 2008 Graduation and year end celebration are viewable at the photo page.

The annual UCC Banquet held on Saturday, May 3, was a grand success. There were more than 20 attendees in all, which included the new UCC Campus minister, Lisa Campbell, the UCCAA President, Lap Trinh, and the Director of Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry for the Diocese of Fort Worth, Kevin Prevou. Dinner was prepared by Andrew Wulf and sponsored by the UCCAA. Chinh Ngo and Ana Gonzalez, both of whom graduated in May, were presented with their gifts and welcomed into the Alumni Association.

April 2008

The UCC Alumni fielded a team for the kickball tournament held earlier this month. Seven of our members participated and had a great time!

We will sponsor food for the UCC’s banquet to be held on Saturday, May 3, at 6.30pm. You are cordially invited to attend. Your contributions towards the banquet will be much appreciated. Checks may be made payable to the UCCAA.

March 2008

Alicia Mireles got married to Seth Juarez in Austin on March 23. Here’s wishing them many congratulations and a happily married life.

Erica Johnson got engaged to Ryan Dunning, a Ph.D. student in Math at Rice University. Also, Russell Redder got engaged to Anne Grissom. Erica, Anne and Russell are members of the UCCAA. We pray for blessings on them as they prepare to enter into the holy sacrament of matrimony.

Lisa Campbell has been appointed as the new Director of Campus Ministry at UTA. We welcome her!

February 2008

Alicia Mireles and Bernie Hamre are getting married in March and June, respectively. We congratulate them and wish them the best in the preparations leading up to their weddings.

January 2008

Preji Thomas took the opportunity to surprise us at our last alumni meeting. He revealed to us that he got married in December! We wish him well and pray for blessings on him and his newly married wife. Our next alumni meeting will be held on Friday, April 4, at the UCC. The Column is 2 years old! I would like to thank its contributors, Eric and Stephen, and the featured alumni, without whom this newsletter would be empty. Credit is also due to Lap, who works hard every month to get the content to me. You guys have been great! Thank you.