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The Mass Schedule has been adjusted at St. Hyacinth Church, according to Father Jose Ricardo “Richard” Zanetti, JCL, pastor.

One of five Silver Roses making their way across North America will spend two weeks in the Diocese of Amarillo.

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the eighth annual Red Mass Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 6:30pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington. Professor William “Bill” Piatt of St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio will be the keynote speaker.

Volunteers are needed to assist in three Kolbe Prison Retreats scheduled this fall, according to Deacon Andy Gonzalez, assistant diocesan Prison Ministry Coordinator.

A Training Day for Evangelizing at the Tri-State Fair will be offered Saturday, Aug. 25 from 9:00am to 1:30pm in the Conference Center at the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 4512 NE 24th.

Christine Wanjura, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Lubbock and Head of School at Christ the King Cathedral School, Lubbock, is the new Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo.

Two parishes in the Diocese of Amarillo will be hosting Comprehensive Youth Ministry Training 101 during the month of August.

Parishes throughout the Diocese of Amarillo have announced Mass Schedules for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wednesday, Aug. 15, a HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION.

The 82nd annual Fall Convention for the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) will take place in two months and two deadlines for the convention has been set.

The seventh annual Fall Ball, to benefit Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle, will take place Saturday, Sept. 22 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter.

Amarillo—Monsignor Calvin D. Stalter, a third career vocation who served the Diocese of Amarillo as a priest for 24 years, passed away Aug. 6. He was 93 years old.

The next segment in the Faith Formation Basic Course, Sacraments of Initiation, will be offered in the Diocese of Amarillo in October and November, according to School Sister of Notre Dame Sister María Elena Ferrer, diocesan coordinator of Faith Formation.

The Diocese of Amarillo is in need of a receptionist.

Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle is beginning an English Language Learning (ELL) Program. And they need volunteers.

All Catechists, Youth Ministers, Catholic School teachers, RCIA teams, Liturgical Ministers, Priests, Deacons, Women Religious and all who see themselves as Missionary Disciples, including youth, are invited to attend a Ministry Conference Saturday, Aug. 11 from 9:00am to 3:45pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Summer dates for Retreat Ministry Training have been released by Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman.

Tickets remain available for the annual Capuchin Spiritual Alliance celebration Saturday, Aug. 11, at St. Lucien’s Chapel.

The 15th annual Shiraz for a Cause to benefit the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center is set for Friday, Aug. 17, beginning at 7:00pm in the BDRC courtyard at 2100 North Spring.

The second annual Calendar Party to benefit Holy Cross Catholic Academy is set for Friday, Aug. 24, beginning at 6:30pm in the gymnasium at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter.

Final preparations continue for an all-Secondary Schools reunion, which includes all alumni, former students, faculty and staff of Price Memorial College, St. Mary’s Academy, Alamo Catholic High School and Holy Cross Catholic Academy. The reunion will take place Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21, according to Bea Arreola-Owen, event chairperson.