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The Diocesan Pastoral Center is closed on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The Diocesan Pastoral Center will be closed Tuesday, Oct. 27. The Diocesan Pastoral Center will reopen at 9:00am on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

October is shaping up to be a busy month at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center at 2100 North Spring.

For the Andi and Bobby Cochran family, Sept. 12 marked a major day for the family, as they watched their fourth son, Patrick, work on his Eagle Scout Project. As with his three older brothers, the Eagle Scout Project involved St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Diocesan youth are selling tickets for a drawing to benefit the 2021 Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference (DCYC) and the World Youth Day 2023 delegation representing the Diocese of Amarillo.

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek has declared October 2020 as Safe Environment Month.

Total enrollment at all five Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo is 525 students, according to diocesan Superintendent of Schools Christine Wanjura.

The annual Holiday Basket Appeal for the InterFaith Hunger Project at Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle is underway, according to CCTXP executive director Jeff Gulde.

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek is pleased to announce that the diocese is seeking inquirers for entry into the Deacon Formation Class of 2025.

There will be a German Sausage Dinner this year to benefit St. Mary’s Church. Due to COVID-19, it will be different. There will not be a meal served.

DCCW 84 Years: Still Envisioning the Future is the theme of the 84th annual Fall Convention of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) Convention, tentatively scheduled Saturday, Oct. 17 at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 810 West 23rd Street.

The Youth Group at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Dalhart, presents the ninth annual Brawt Trot Saturday, Oct. 17, starting at 9:00am.