Dear Students, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, and the wider UCC Community,

It’s my pleasure to welcome all of you to the UCC in the Fall Quarter! While we have been open for in-person mass since Lent, many of you haven’t had the opportunity to attend mass since the COVID-19 lockdowns began over a year ago. We’ve been hard at work continuing our ministry online for the past year, which has included livestreaming masses on Facebook, but look forward to seeing many old and new faces as we carefully return to in-person activity. Masks are still required at all times when indoors at the UCC, and we continue to follow the ADLA’s guidelines on the pandemic.

For those of you familiar with the UCC, you’ll notice we’re making a few changes. Most significantly, we’re offering mass at new times: on Sundays (starting 9/19) at 10:30AM, 5PM, and 7PM. Daily mass will be held at 5:15PM Monday – Thursday (starting 9/20.) We’re also making renovations to the building’s air conditioning units, as part of the necessary upkeep of a 20+-year-old building. You’ll notice we’re redesigning several of our community spaces, including the lobby, community center, and Student Leadership Team lounge. The staff and I continue to ask ourselves how we can make the UCC a more welcoming and inviting place to worship, pray, and engage in fellowship. We hope you’ll agree that our building improvements make your experience at the UCC more prayerful and enjoyable.

We are also adding a program to our student ministry called Why Catholic?, which provides a small-group setting to journey through the Catechism, helping us as Catholics build further on our faith and apply Catholic teachings to our everyday lives. The first part of the series is called “Believe: Profession of Faith,” where we will take a comprehensive look at the basic tenants of our faith, from the Holy Trinity and Paschal Mystery to the special role that Mary plays as the Mother of the Church.

Last year, we began using Breeze Church Management Software to help us keep in touch with our community members. That’s why we encourage you to register for the 2021-2022 school year via our online form: https://bit.ly/3tD7rR3.

We continue to watch the COVID-19 situation closely. We continue to pray for an end to this tragic pandemic but know that we all must do our part to ensure case numbers decrease. As UCLA has decided to continue some classes online, we will continue livestreaming mass on our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/uccatucla, each Sunday. While we expect to expand our in-person ministry offerings this fall, we will do what is most responsible to keep our community safe and healthy.

Welcome to Fall Quarter 2021 and welcome back to the UCC. We can’t wait to see you!

Yours in Christ,


Fr. Jamie Baca, CSP