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Monsignor Michael P. Colwell, JCL, Rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral, will note his Silver Jubilee with a Mass of Thanksgiving Sunday, May 26 at 9:15am at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Deacon Taylor Elzner and Deacon Victor Hugo Andrade, seminarians for the Diocese of Amarillo, will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek during a 10:30am Mass Saturday, June 1 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

The 39th annual Las Fiestas de Amarillo is set for Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1210 SE 11th.

Blessed Sacrament Church, 2500 S. Bolton, Amarillo, has teamed with Worldwide Marriage Encounter to offer a Non-residential Marriage Encounter Weekend to couples, priests, nuns and other religious, who want to return home at night.

YOUnique and Gifted is the theme of the annual Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference (DCYC), open to all diocesan young adults in the seventh to twelfth grades, and set for Friday, June 7 to Sunday, June 9 in the Heritage Room of the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 South Buchanan.

Build Your Business by Building Bridges is the subject of a conference for employers of immigrants, taking place Wednesday, June 5 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises for the Holy Cross Catholic Academy Class of 2019 have been scheduled, according to Angela Seidenberger, Head of School at Holy Cross. Baccalaureate Mass for the Class of 2019 is set for Wednesday, May 22 at 3:00pm at St. Joseph’s Church, 4122 South Bonham. Commencement Exercises will take place Friday, May 24 at 7:00pm, in Monsignor Tash Hall at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter.

Jennifer Carr Allmon, executive director of the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, offers this update on activities in the Texas Legislature.

The Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center and the School Sisters of St. Francis in Panhandle are teaming up to present Marriage: A Divine Plan, A Plan to be Lived, Friday, June 14 to Sunday, June 16 at the DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

Registration is underway for the next Beginning Experience Weekend in the Diocese of Amarillo, set for Friday, Aug. 9 through Sunday, Aug. 11 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

The Diocesan Pastoral Center will close at 3:00pm today (May 7) due to weather concerns.

The Regular Registration deadline for DCYC 2019 is Friday, May 10, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman.

The St. Mary’s Cathedral Choir has been invited to participate in a performance of the Music of Mary McDonald on the Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) Concert Series in New York City. The performance is set for Sunday, May 26 in Isaac Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall under the baton of DCINY Artistic Director Jonathan Griffith.

Parishes in the Diocese of Amarillo have announced their schedules for Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday, Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21.

They are here to serve the King of Kings. They are the King’s men.

The faithful are invited to attend and participate in the annual Chrism Mass on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:00pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Seating is limited and ticket sales have been brisk for the seventh Bishop’s Gala, taking place Friday, May 3 at Amarillo Country Club, 4800 Bushland Blvd.

The annual School-A-Thon to benefit St. Joseph School will take place Friday, May 17 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at Southlawn Park, 4417 Parker St, Amarillo.

The ninth annual St. Joseph’s Festival is set for Sunday, May 5 from noon to 7:00pm at the church, 4122 South Bonham, Amarillo.

St. Mary’s Church in Umbarger will host its seventh annual Frühlingsfest, or Spring Festival, Saturday, May 4 in the parish hall at 22830 Pondaseta Road.