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YOUnique and Gifted is the theme of the annual Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference (DCYC), open to all diocesan young adults in the seventh to twelfth grades, and set for Friday, June 7 to Sunday, June 9 in the Heritage Room of the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 South Buchanan.

The Regular Registration deadline for DCYC 2019 is Friday, May 10, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman.

Missionaries are being sought to assist with Retreat Ministry and being a part of a Missionary Team for the Diocese of Amarillo, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman.

Six winners have been announced in a drawing to benefit the 2019 Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference and participation in a pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi in 2020.

Immaculate Conception Church in Dimmitt will host the second of four Thematic Retreats in the Diocese of Amarillo in 2019, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman.

Two tickets to a Dallas Cowboys game in December is the grand prize in a drawing to benefit the 2019 Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference and participation in a pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi in 2020.

Two parishes in the Diocese of Amarillo will be hosting Comprehensive Youth Ministry Training 101 in the next several weeks.

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.

The next Formation Meeting for the diocesan delegation attending World Youth Day 2019 in Panama is Saturday, June 16 from 10:00am to 5:00pm in the Conference Center of the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 4512 NE 24th.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Spearman, will host the first Thematic Retreat of the 2017-18 school year Saturday, Dec. 30.

Tickets remain on sale for an opportunity to win a pair of tickets to the Seattle Seahawks/Dallas Cowboys football game Sunday, Dec. 24 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

All teens 16 years and older as well as older adults interested in attending World Youth Day 2019 in Panama are invited to attend the next Formation Meeting for the diocesan delegation Saturday, Dec. 16 from 10:00am to 5:00pm in the Conference Center of the Diocesan Pastoral Center at 4512 NE 24th.

Dates for Summer Youth Ministry Retreat Training have been set by Oscar Guzman, Diocesan Youth Director.

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.

The Diocesan Youth Office and the Office of Faith Formation has begun a series of meetings throughout the Diocese of Amarillo, which are designed to meet with parishioners who are evangelizing and catechizing children and youth.

Monday, Sept. 12 is the deadline to register for a day of training sponsored by the Diocesan Youth Office.

The 34-member delegation from the Diocese of Amarillo who participated in World Youth Day returned to the Texas Panhandle July 30. The delegation left Amarillo July 16, after a sendoff Mass at St. Laurence Church, presided by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek, who joined the delegation in Brazil on July 21.

“The Word: Get Plugged In,” is the theme of the annual Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference (DCYC) Youth Rally, set for Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7 at the Amarillo Civic Center.

A sea of purple shirts filled the Amarillo Civic Center and St. Thomas the Apostle Church April 13-15 for the annual Diocesan Youth Rally. Attendance for this year’s rally was 925, according to Oscar Guzman, Diocesan Youth Director.