A Busy Person’s Lenten Retreat, sponsored by the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, will take place Tuesday, March 26 at the center, 2100 North Spring.

The Diocese of Amarillo will celebrate the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion Sunday, March 10 at 2:30pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

The Diocese of Amarillo is offering adults who have not received the Sacrament of Confirmation the opportunity to prepare for the reception of the Sacrament, according to Sister María Elena Ferrer, SSND, director of the Diocesan Office of Faith Formation.

The third and fourth of eight scheduled opportunities to take the course on The Sacraments of Healing, will be offered Saturday, Feb. 16, according to Sister María Elena Ferrer, SSND, Coordinator of the Diocesan Office of Faith Formation.

The Diocese of Amarillo, as part of its ongoing commitment to transparency, accountability and pastoral care, is publishing the names of 30 former priests who served in the diocese who have been accused of sexually abusing a minor.

Como parte de su compromiso continuo a obrar de manera transparente, responsable y pastoral, la Diócesis de Amarillo publica aquí los nombres de 30 exsacerdotes que sirvieron en la diócesis y que de manera creíble han sido acusados de abuso a un menor de edad.

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek with a Letter to the Church of Amarillo--SPANISH VERSION

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek shares this letter with the Church of Amarillo.

Christian music pioneer and Best-selling author John Michael Talbot will bring his Lifetime of Music and Ministry concert tour to Amarillo with a concert Saturday, March 9 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

A conference on Jesus’ Leadership for Youth Leaders, Catechetical Leaders and other Parish and School Leaders, sponsored by Sadlier Religion, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Conference Center of the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 4512 NE 24th Ave.

Tickets are still available for the annual Auction and Steak Dinner to benefit the Catholic Student Center at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. The fundraiser will take place Saturday, Feb. 2 from 6:00pm to midnight at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter.

Volunteers are needed for two Kolbe Prison Retreats scheduled in the first three months of the new year, according to Deacon Andy Gonzalez, diocesan Prison Ministry Coordinator.

Registration continues for the second Beginning Experience Weekend in the Diocese of Amarillo, taking place Friday, Feb. 8 through Sunday, Feb. 10 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

The seventh annual Boots and Bling fundraiser for the youth at St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. Mary’s Cathedral School is set for Saturday, March 2, beginning at 6:30pm in the Monsignor Francis A. Smyer Activity Center, 1200 South Washington.

Parishes in the Diocese of Amarillo have announced Mass Schedules for Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 25 and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Monday, Dec. 31 and Tuesday, Jan. 1.

Missionaries are being sought to assist with Retreat Ministry and being a part of a Missionary Team for the Diocese of Amarillo, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman.

Six winners have been announced in a drawing to benefit the 2019 Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference and participation in a pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi in 2020.

Parishes throughout the Diocese of Amarillo have announced Mass Schedules for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, on Wednesday, Dec. 12.

The registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 28 for an Intentional Living Mini-Retreat Friday, Jan. 11 and Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

The Catholic Historical Society will celebrate Candlemas with a display of the infant child Jesus and Christ-child statuary provided by priests of the Diocese of Amarillo.