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.

Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle will offer an English Language Learning (ELL) Informational and Training Meeting Saturday, Feb. 2 from 9:00am to noon at the former Diocesan Archives and Museum building at 2200 North Spring, directly south of St. Laurence Church and west of the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center.

Immaculate Conception Church in Dimmitt will host the second of four Thematic Retreats in the Diocese of Amarillo in 2019, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman.

With Christmas approaching, there might be that “hard to buy for” person on your Christmas list.

Alumni from Price College, Alamo Catholic High School, St. Mary’s Academy and Holy Cross Catholic Academy are invited to attend and take part in the annual Holy Cross Catholic Academy Alumni Game Thursday, Dec. 20 at Alamo North Gym, 1901 North Spring.

Knights of Columbus councils throughout the Diocese of Amarillo are invited and encouraged to participate in the Marian Icon Prayer Program.

Seventeen deacon candidates for the Diocese of Amarillo were installed to the Ministry of Lector during a Nov. 18 Mass, celebrated by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Victor Hugo Andrade, a seminarian studying for the priesthood for the Diocese of Amarillo, will be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek Saturday, Dec. 8 during a 10:30am Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Away in a Manger is the theme of the annual Christmas Luncheon, taking place Friday, Nov. 30 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

The 22nd annual Diocesan Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe will take place Sunday, Dec. 2.

Parishes throughout the Diocese of Amarillo have announced Mass Schedules for Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22. A number of parishes are celebrating Thanksgiving Day Mass on Wednesday, Nov. 21.

The final Kolbe Prison Retreat this year is taking place in Childress Thursday, Nov. 29 through Saturday, Dec. 1 at the T.L. Roach Unit and several items for the retreat are still needed, according to Deacon Andy Gonzalez, diocesan Prison Ministry Coordinator.