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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.

A Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend is scheduled Friday, Feb. 22 through Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

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.

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.

Tickets continue to be sold 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.

The first of eight scheduled opportunities to take the course on the Sacraments of Healing, will be offered Saturday, Feb. 2, according to Sister María Elena Ferrer, SSND, Coordinator of the Diocesan Office of Faith Formation.

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.

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.

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

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.