November 1, 2017

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.

Next World Youth Day 2019 Meeting: Saturday, June 16, 2018

October 3, 2017

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.

Youth Ministry Retreat Training

May 15, 2017

Date for 2017 Summer Youth Ministry Retreat Training have been set by Oscar Guzman, Diocesan Youth Director.

Servant Leadership Training

April 5, 2017

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.

Ministering As ONE For Children And Youth

September 14, 2016

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.

Youth Retreat Training Session Set

August 22, 2016

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

World Youth Day Closing Mass Draws More Than Three Million

August 19, 2013

by Chris Albracht

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.

Diocesan Youth Rally

March 4, 2013

by Chris Albracht

“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.

925 Attend Annual Diocesan Youth Rally

May 11, 2012

by Chris Albracht

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.

World Youth Day Reactions

August 31, 2011

by Chris Albracht

“One thing indicative from last month’s World Youth Day happened at the Vigil on Saturday night. In the middle of the Vigil, a storm blew through the area, which delayed Pope Benedict’s message by 10 to 20 minutes. So the announcer told the young people that Adoration would begin earlier than scheduled. It was incredible to watch 2 million young people enter into absolute silence at the request of the Holy Father.

53 To Represent Diocese Of Amarillo At WYD 2011

July 27, 2011

by Chris Albracht

Life these days is fast and furious for Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman. And for good reason. Guzman is taking care of the final few details for a diocesan delegation of 53 pilgrims who will be attending World Youth Day in Madrid next month. “I’m trying to make sure I get all these people to Madrid and safely back to Amarillo,” he said.

The God Squad: Bringing Teens Closer To God

May 2, 2011

by Chris Albracht

As the annual Diocesan Youth Rally wraps up, a group of teens have been active throughout the rally, leading their peers into a deeper relationship with God during the three-day Rally. “God Squad teens prepared for the Youth Rally to lead their peers into a deeper relationship with God at the Rally,” said Oscar Guzman, Youth Director for the Diocese of Amarillo.

How I Spent My Spring Break: In Rome

April 4, 2011

by Chris Albracht

April 3 - Eat at Rosas and Support the Youth

March 30, 2011

by Oscar Guzman

Sunday April 3 - Eat at Rosa's Cafe. This will help provide scholarships to our youth from the Diocesan Youth Office. The fund raiser is between 10:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., dine in or take out. MUST HAVE COUPON- Click link above to print. Bring your family and friends and help us raise money for our youth. The Diocese Youth Office will get 15% of all proceeds on this day. Thank you for your help and support.

Sometimes, One Retreat Isn’t Enough

February 10, 2011

by Chris Albracht

For the past five years, a number of young Catholics have taken part in Thematic Retreats, offered by the Diocesan Youth Office and Covenant Teen Young Adults. Many have attended one retreat that led to a second. Then there’s Antonio Tienda, a member of St. Ann’s Church in Bovina. Even two retreats weren’t enough for him and three might be too few as well.

The Dwelling At St. Thomas Receives Extreme Makeover

February 10, 2011

by Chris Albracht

There are times when a room or a home needs a fresh look, or an extreme makeover. The same goes for facilities at our Catholic Churches—sometimes the look needs to be freshened up. That’s exactly what has happened to the newly-named Dwelling, the youth and young adult facility in the basement of St. Thomas the Apostle Church. The new facility was reopened Feb. 2 when

Summer 2011 College Student SUMMIT

February 10, 2011

Core Member University (CMU) - Amarillo

January 3, 2011

by Youth Ministry

Mark calendars………………..Life Teen CMU is coming to St. Mary's Cathedral, Amarillo. Saturday September 17th, 2011! We are pumped to have this training in our own back yard!!!! Please plan to attend! More information coming soon!