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Bishop Patrick J. Zurek presented this homily Jan. 27 during the annual Respect Life Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Amarillo

Assignments for nine priests have been announced by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek.

The Diocese of Amarillo will celebrate the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2:30pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

A Retrouvaille Weekend will be offered in the Diocese of Amarillo Friday, Jan. 26 through Sunday, Jan. 28 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

The Community of Believers Was of One Heart and One Mind, from Acts 4:32 is the theme of the annual Respect Life Mass and Walk, set for Saturday, Jan. 27.

Two Kolbe Prison Retreats are scheduled early this year, and volunteers are needed, according to Deacon Jessie Guerrero, diocesan Prison Ministry Coordinator.

Holy Trinity Brother Loughlan Sofield, one of the keynote speakers at the 2015 Southwest Liturgical Conference Study Week in Amarillo, will make his first appearance in the Diocese of Amarillo since then at St. Anthony’s Church.

Tickets are being sold for the annual Auction and Steak Dinner to benefit the Catholic Student Center at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. The annual fundraiser is set for Saturday, Feb. 3 from 6:00pm to midnight at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter.

The Diocesan V Encuentro team will conduct a retreat Saturday, Jan. 13 from 8:30am to 5:00pm in Bishop Zurek Parish Hall at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2500 South Bolton.