A Lenten Message from His Eminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Apostolic Administrator, sede vacante, Diocese of Amarillo (in English and Spanish)

The final opportunities to take part in the Faith Formation Basic Course on the Holy Trinity will be offered Saturday, according to School Sister of Notre Dame Sister María Elena Ferrer, diocesan Coordinator of the Diocesan Office of Faith Formation.

It’s time to celebrate the state champion Holy Cross Catholic Academy Mustangs basketball team.

The Diocese of Amarillo will celebrate the Rite of Election of Catechumens and of Calling the Candidates to Continuing Conversion TODAY at 2:30pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Parishes in the Diocese of Amarillo have announced Mass Schedules for today, Ash Wednesday.

A reminder about the Lenten Norms in the Diocese of Amarillo.

Monsignor Rex Nicholl, the senior priest of the Diocese of Amarillo, passed away Feb. 11. He was 89 years old.

An important announcement from the Diocese of Amarillo

The annual fundraiser to benefit the Catholic Student Center at West Texas A&M University is set for TONIGHT from 6:00 to 11:00 in the parish hall at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter.

Two events scheduled at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, Amarillo.

Additional events for the celebration of the Centennial of the Diocese of Amarillo have been announced by Father Lawrence John, JCL, Vicar General.

Deacon Mauricio Valadez, a seminarian for the Diocese of Amarillo, will be ordained to the Priesthood by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek during a 10:30 Mass Saturday morning at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Cheers to Change, a fundraiser to benefit the InterFaith Hunger Project at Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle, is set for Friday, Feb. 20, beginning at 6:00pm in the Amarillo Club, 600 South Tyler, Ste. 3000.

Saturday evening and Sunday Masses in the Diocese of Amarillo are cancelled this weekend.

Saturday's Respect Life Mass has been postponed, as has an event in Nazareth.

Three items from the Diocesan Youth Office

Advent and Christmas programs are scheduled in the five Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo, according to Christine Wanjura, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo.

The public is invited and encouraged to take part in the 28th diocesan celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Tickets remain for the 16th Harvest of Blessings Gala to benefit the Franciscan Sisters of Christ the Light Friday night from 6:00 to 11:00 at Chateau Event and Wedding Venue, 22001 South Eastern, near Palo Duro Canyon.

The eighth annual Monte Carlo Gala to benefit Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle takes place Friday night at Arts in the Sunset, 3701 Plains Blvd.