Four tickets for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Dallas Cowboys game on Sunday, Dec. 22 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington is the top prize in a drawing to benefit the 2025 Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference (DCYC) and the World Youth Day 2027 delegation representing the Diocese of Amarillo.

Holy Cross Catholic Academy will conduct its second annual Golf Tournament Thursday, Oct. 24 on the Tascosa Course of Tascosa Country Club at 4502 Fairway Drive.

St. Mary’s Church in Umbarger will host its 73rd annual German Sausage Dinner Sunday, Nov. 10 from 11:00am to 3:00pm in the St. Mary’s Parish Hall at 22830 Pondaseta Road.

Holy Cross Catholic Academy will present its annual Remembrance Day Program Monday, Nov. 11 at 10:00am in the HCCA Event Center at 4102 South Bonham.

Thursday, Nov. 14 is the deadline to submit dates for the latest 12-month Diocesan Calendar, covering the period of Wednesday, Jan. 1 to Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. The calendar will be published in the Sunday, Dec. 1 issue of The West Texas Catholic.

October is Safe Environment Month in the Diocese of Amarillo. Deacon Blaine Westlake reflects on the month in both English and Spanish.

Total enrollment at all five Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo is 506 students, according to diocesan Superintendent of Schools Christine Wanjura.

The inaugural Fairway of Hope Golf Scramble to benefit Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle is set for Thursday, Oct. 10 on the Mustang Course at Ross Rogers Golf Course, 722 NW 24th Ave.

A reflection by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek on Abortion.

Called to an Encounter with Jesus is the theme of the 88th annual Fall Convention of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) Friday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12 at Immaculate Conception Church, just north of the intersection of I-40 and Highway 385.

The 13th annual Knights of Columbus 5K Freedom Run/Walk is scheduled Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10:00am Saturday, Nov. 9 at Thompson Park, Pavilion 17, northwest of Wonderland Park.

The Youth Group at St. Anthony of Padua Church will host the 13th annual Brawt Trot 5K and One Mile Fun Run Saturday, Oct. 19, beginning at 9:00am in the south parking lot of People’s Church at 1929 Apache Drive.

Tickets are still available for the annual TREAT fundraiser to benefit the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center on Friday night.

St. Anthony’s School in Hereford will host Dancing With The Stars Saturday, Oct. 5 in the school gym at 120 West Park Avenue.

Longtime educator Kim Lackey has been named principal at St. Mary’s Cathedral School, according to Father Anthony C. “Tony” Neusch, rector, and Christine Wanjura, superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Amarillo.

Sister María Elena Ferrer originally composed this column for the Nov. 3, 2019 issue of The West Texas Catholic. With the focus of the Saturday, Sept. 7 Catechetical Event at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Amarillo, on the Mass, we asked her to freshen up her original composition and this is the result.

Learn more about your Faith through a deeper understanding of the Mass Saturday, Sept. 7 from 9:00am to 12:30pm in the Monsignor Francis A. Smyer Activity Center at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

The Sisters of Prayer Town are in need of volunteers to help process the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ Mailing Project, set for Thursday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 20.

Saint Joseph’s School invites everyone to attend its annual School Carnival on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 11:00am to 7:00pm on the school grounds at 4118 South Bonham.

The 43rd annual Oktoberfest to benefit St. Anthony of Padua School is set for Sunday, Oct. 20 from 11:00am to 2:00pm at the Rita Blanca Coliseum, 1219 West FM 281.