St. Mary's Catholic Church

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek with a Letter to the Church of Amarillo--SPANISH VERSION

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek shares this letter with the Church of Amarillo.

Christian music pioneer and Best-selling author John Michael Talbot will bring his Lifetime of Music and Ministry concert tour to Amarillo with a concert Saturday, March 9 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Life and Family supporters throughout the Texas Panhandle are encouraged to attend and take part in the annual Respect Life Mass and Walk Saturday, Jan. 26.

A conference on Jesus’ Leadership for Youth Leaders, Catechetical Leaders and other Parish and School Leaders, sponsored by Sadlier Religion, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Conference Center of the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 4512 NE 24th Ave.

Tickets are still available for the annual Auction and Steak Dinner to benefit the Catholic Student Center at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. The fundraiser will take place Saturday, Feb. 2 from 6:00pm to midnight at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter.

The first of eight scheduled opportunities to take the course on the Sacraments of Healing, will be offered Saturday, Feb. 2, according to Sister María Elena Ferrer, SSND, Coordinator of the Diocesan Office of Faith Formation.

Volunteers are needed for two Kolbe Prison Retreats scheduled in the first three months of the new year, according to Deacon Andy Gonzalez, diocesan Prison Ministry Coordinator.

Registration continues for the second Beginning Experience Weekend in the Diocese of Amarillo, taking place Friday, Feb. 8 through Sunday, Feb. 10 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

The seventh annual Boots and Bling fundraiser for the youth at St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. Mary’s Cathedral School is set for Saturday, March 2, beginning at 6:30pm in the Monsignor Francis A. Smyer Activity Center, 1200 South Washington.

Missionaries are being sought to assist with Retreat Ministry and being a part of a Missionary Team for the Diocese of Amarillo, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman.

A Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend is scheduled Friday, Feb. 22 through Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

The Catholic Historical Society will celebrate Candlemas with a display of the infant child Jesus and Christ-child statuary provided by priests of the Diocese of Amarillo.

Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle will offer an English Language Learning (ELL) Informational and Training Meeting Saturday, Feb. 2 from 9:00am to noon at the former Diocesan Archives and Museum building at 2200 North Spring, directly south of St. Laurence Church and west of the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center.

Immaculate Conception Church in Dimmitt will host the second of four Thematic Retreats in the Diocese of Amarillo in 2019, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guzman.