News - October 2011

Andres “Andy” Gonzalez of St. Laurence Church was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek during a Mass Sept. 30 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Deacon Gonzalez was the 16th man ordained to the Permanent Diaconate by Bishop Zurek for the Diocese of Amarillo this year. On June 4, also at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Bishop Zurek ordained 15 to the Permanent Diaconate:

The Development and Stewardship Office of the Diocese of Amarillo is encouraging all diocesan entities and Catholic businesses to purchase religious calendars from the Catholic Church Extension Society for 2012. “Every year, supporters of the Catholic Church Extension Society Parish Calendar provide funds to mission dioceses in under-resourced and isolated communities all across America,” said Extension president Father Jack Wall.

The Diocese of Amarillo will begin a new section on our web site. We will FLASHBACK to our history and remember some of the great times, photos, and stories in our diocese. With the help of Susan Garner, diocesan archivist, this new section will give us some insight into our past. Here is our first FLASHBACK: Can you identify the young men in this picture?

“It is important to give families in a community the option of a Christian based education. No two students are alike, so their education should be varied in order to reach them. Each student has a passion and a style of learning that works best for them. My job is to figure out what the student cares about and then how to incorporate that into their learning so they are motivated to learn.”

It started with inspiration from Mass on a Sunday morning. Which led to a sketch. That led to a bowling alley conversation. That finished with a Cross that is the centerpiece of the fall season for RENEW at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Our story begins with parishioner Craig Stidham, who is the unofficial photographer at St. Francis.