Assignments affecting 11 priests have been announced by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek.

All people of Christian Faith are invited to attend the annual Respect Life Mass Saturday morning at 10:00 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington, according to diocesan Family Life Director Adrian Johnson.

The Diocesan Pastoral Center will be closed on Friday.

Blessed Sacrament Church will host a Valentine Dinner and Dance Saturday, Feb. 8, beginning at 6:00pm at Bishop Zurek Parish Hall at 2500 South Bolton.

Cristo Redentor Church at 202 East Hwy 15 in Gruver in the North Deanery, will host the second of fthree scheduled Thematic Retreats in the 2024-2025 school year on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Franciscan Sister of Christ the Light Sister Mary Pia Benavidez passed away Dec. 3 at the age of 71.

The Central Deanery of the Diocese of Amarillo will offer a Day of Reconciliation today from 11:00am to 8:30pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington, Amarillo.

The public is invited and encouraged to take part in the 27th diocesan celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday, Dec. 8 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Deacon José Jesus "Joe" Gutierrez, a member of the second Diaconate Class for the Diocese of Amarillo, passed away Nov. 27 at the age of 79.

A Thrill of Hope is the theme of an Advent Mission Sunday, Dec. 1 and Monday, Dec. 2 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Sister Cecilia Bushnell of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ passed away Nov. 21. She was 74 years old.

For the 23rd time overall and the first time in three years, parishioners at Holy Family Church will present a Christmas Pageant.

The 15th Harvest of Blessings Gala to benefit the Franciscan Sisters of Christ the Light, is SOLD OUT.

The final opportunity to take the course on the Liturgy is Saturday, according to Sister María Elena Ferrer, SSND, Coordinator of the Diocesan Office of Faith Formation.

St. Mary’s Cathedral School is conducting a Quilt Drawing, with proceeds to benefit the Sister Amabilis Educational Trust Fund at the school, according to principal Kim Lackey.

Two activities are scheduled in December at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center.

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the 13th Red Mass tonight at 6:30 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Formation meetings begin Tuesday, Oct. 8 for the final Kolbe Prison Retreat of 2024, at the T.L. Roach Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Childress, according to Deacon Darryl Dixon.

All women throughout the Diocese of Amarillo are invited to attend a presentation by author and Sirius XM host Kathryn Whitaker Monday, Oct. 21.

On Sept. 18, Bishop Patrick J. Zurek announced that the Diocese of Amarillo is in full compliance with the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.