Deacon Andres "Andy" Gonzalez, a former Diocesan Pastoral Center employee who was involved in Prison Ministry for many years after his ordination to the Permanent Diaconate, passed away Aug. 17. He was 67 years old.

The 27th annual Respect Life Banquet, taking place Sunday at the Amarillo Civic Center, is sold out, according to diocesan Family Life director Adrian Johnson.

Very Rev. Francisco Perez, JCL, the first priest ordained for the Diocese of Amarillo in the 21st Century and Vicar General for the past ten years, passed away Aug. 17. He was 61 years old.

It’s a duo celebration for parishioners at Our Lady of Vietnam Church on Sunday.

A Jamaica to benefit Sacred Heart Church, Canadian, takes place Saturday at Jones Pavillion, 1101 North 6th Street, beginning at 11:30am.

To Love and to Serve is the theme of a Young Adults Retreat Saturday, Aug. 24 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Amarillo.

Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle will host its fifth Monte Carlo Night fundraiser Saturday from 6:00 to 11:00 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter.

The 83rd annual Nazareth Labor Day Picnic and fundraiser to benefit Holy Family Church is set for Sunday, Sept. 1.

Volunteers are needed to work three-hour shifts each day in the Amarillo Right to Life Booth during the annual Tri-State Fair.

A Training Day for Evangelizing at the Tri-State Fair takes place Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9:00am to 11:30am in the Reception Room at the Monsignor Francis A. Smyer Activity Center at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

The annual Fall Carnival to benefit St. Mary's Cathedral School will take place Saturday, Oct. 5.

Did you miss the deadline to book a Thematic Retreat for the 2024-25 school year? If your parish missed that deadline, you have a reprieve.

The annual Parish Festival to benefit St. Laurence Church is scheduled Saturday, Aug. 10 and Sunday, Aug. 11 on the parish grounds at 2300 North Spring, Amarillo.

An opportunity to attend a Comprehensive Youth Ministry 101 training session will be offered Saturday, Aug. 10.

Blessed Sacrament Church, Amarillo, will host a Jamaica Sunday from noon to 10:00pm on the parish grounds at 4112 SE 25th Ave.

Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle needs your help in meeting a deadline for a matching grant from the Bivins Foundation.

A reflection from Bishop Patrick J. Zurek on the National Eucharistic Congress.

The Catholic Student Center at West Texas A&M University invites all college-age youth to attend and take part in Buff Awakening #29, the annual retreat for the CSC. This year’s retreat will begin Friday, Sept. 27 and wrap up the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 29.

Two Knights of Columbus Councils in the Diocese of Amarillo will host golf tournaments in August and September.

The Diocesan Youth Office is preparing to book Deanery Retreats for the 2024-25 school year, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman. The deadline to book retreats is Wednesday, July 31.