News - April 2017

Erica Knox has been named the new Executive Director of the Amarillo Agency for Women. The appointment by the agency’s board was announced April 27.

Father Norbert Patrick Choong, who served the Diocese of Amarillo from 1984 to 1994, passed away April 21. He was 80 years old.

The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) is disappointed by the Texas House’s vote to pass SB 4, which will punish local police officers if they do not fully cooperate with detainer requests issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

A short, concise version of news in the Diocese of Amarillo.

Parishes in the Diocese of Amarillo have announced their schedules for the Triduum—Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday, Thursday, April 13 to Sunday, April 16.

Note: The incorrect time for the Saturday, April 22 Adult Confirmation Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral was published in the April 16 issue of The West Texas Catholic. The correct time is 10:00am. The Office of Communications regrets the error.

Priests, RCIA Teams, RCIA Leaders and Catechists are invited to a workshop at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1501 Center Drive, Cactus, on Saturday, May 6, from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

This is the second of two articles on Divine Mercy running in the April issues of The West Texas Catholic.

For Holy Cross Catholic Academy, it’s another state championship in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Class 1A Speech and Debate Tournament.

Why should you support the Bishop's Gala? The better question is: why would one not?

The Annual Diocesan Appeal, the United Catholic Appeal, kicks off in parishes the weekend of Saturday, April 29-Sunday, April 30.

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, will be the keynote speaker Friday, May 5 at the sixth annual Bishop’s Gala, which will take place at Amarillo Country Club, 4800 Bushland Blvd.

All First Degree Knights and First Degree candidates are encouraged to attend a First, Second and Third Degree Exemplification, sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council #16205 at St. Hyacinth Church, 4500 West Hill Trail. The exemplifications are set for Saturday, May 20, beginning at 8:30am.

Servant Leadership: A Call Beyond to Know, Love and Serve God, will be offered Saturday, May 6 from 10:00am to 8:00pm at the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 4512 NE 24th.

Editor’s Note: This is the first of two articles on Divine Mercy running in the April issues of The West Texas Catholic and on the diocesan website, www.amarillodiocese.org.

Monsignor James A. “Jim” Comiskey, who served in both the Diocese of Amarillo and the Diocese of Lubbock and one of the founders of the Southwest Liturgical Conference, passed away April 1. He was 95 years old.

Monsignor Lawrence J. “Larry” Stuebben, who coordinated the papal visit of Pope John Paul II to San Antonio in 1987—a landmark event in the history of the Archdiocese of San Antonio—and was a beloved pastor and archdiocesan administrative leader for many decades, died March 28 at the age of 84 in San Antonio.

Here are the list of Lenten Meals and Fish Fries taking place in the Diocese of Amarillo on Friday, April 7.