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St. Joseph, defender of life, pray for us! is the theme of the annual Respect Life Mass and Walk, taking place Saturday, Jan. 22.

Time is running out to purchase tickets for the 15th annual Catholic Schools Sweepstakes, sponsored by Catholic Life Insurance.

Here’s the latest happenings at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center:

Additional stories on activities in the Diocese of Amarillo.

Parishes throughout the Diocese of Amarillo have announced Mass Schedules for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation, observed this year on Wedneday, Dec. 8. Parishes have also announced schedules for events for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday, Dec. 12.

In conjunction with an Advent Mission Sunday, Dec. 12 through Tuesday, Dec. 14, St. Mary’s Cathedral will host a Day of Reconciliation Wednesday, Dec. 15 from 9:00am to 9:00pm at 1200 South Washington.

Archbishop Sócrates Villegas of the Philippines will be the featured speaker at an Advent Mission Sunday, Dec. 12 through Tuesday, Dec. 14 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington./El Arzobispo Sócrates Villegas de las Filipinas dará la presentación principal en la Misión de Adviento que será del domingo, 12 al martes, 14 de diciembre en la Catedral de Santa María, calle Washington 1200 Sur.

Knights of Columbus Council #4621 is sponsoring a Free Throw Championship Saturday, Jan. 15, beginning at 8:00am at the Holy Cross Catholic Academy Event Center at 4102 South Bonham.

The latest news from Amarillo’s only Catholic Secondary School

Legacy Hall in the JBK Student Center on the campus of West Texas A&M University will be the location for the annual fundraiser to benefit the Catholic Student Center on Saturday, Feb. 19 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm.

Elizabeth “Libby” Pacheco, a 1994 graduate of Alamo Catholic High School (now Holy Cross Catholic Academy) has been named Chief Operating Officer of the Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation.

Dennis Ice of St. Mary's Cathedral, Amarillo, pens a Guest Column about the Equestrian Order Of The Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

The second of four Thematic Retreats being offered in the 2021-22 school year is set for Saturday, Dec. 18 at Immaculate Conception Church, Perryton, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman.

Parishes throughout the Diocese of Amarillo have announced Mass Schedules for Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25.

Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo will present Advent/Christmas programs in the next several weeks, according to Christine Wanjura, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo.

The public is invited and encouraged to take part in the 24th diocesan celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday, Dec. 5.

This guest column originally ran in the Nov. 7 issue of The West Texas Catholic.

Shelia Ann Weld, 88, longtime Curator for the Diocese of Amarillo, passed away Nov. 3.

Monetary donations are being accepted for the Holiday Basket Appeal for the InterFaith Hunger Project at Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle, according to CCTXP executive director Jeff Gulde.

St. Anthony School will host Walk Through Bethlehem, a Christmas Bazaar, in conjunction with a Children’s Interactive Market and Posadas Sunday, Dec. 5 at the school at 120 West Park Ave.