St. Laurence 

Victor Hugo Andrade, a seminarian studying for the priesthood for the Diocese of Amarillo, will be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek Saturday, Dec. 8 during a 10:30am Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Away in a Manger is the theme of the annual Christmas Luncheon, taking place Friday, Nov. 30 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, 2100 North Spring.

The 22nd annual Diocesan Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe will take place Sunday, Dec. 2.

Parishes throughout the Diocese of Amarillo have announced Mass Schedules for Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22. A number of parishes are celebrating Thanksgiving Day Mass on Wednesday, Nov. 21.

The final Kolbe Prison Retreat this year is taking place in Childress Thursday, Nov. 29 through Saturday, Dec. 1 at the T.L. Roach Unit and several items for the retreat are still needed, according to Deacon Andy Gonzalez, diocesan Prison Ministry Coordinator.

Diócesis católicas de Texas anuncian plan para divulgar nombres de clérigos con acusaciones verosímiles de abuso sexual a menores Las listas de clérigos cubrirán por lo menos de 1950 a 2018

The 15 Catholic dioceses in Texas and the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter made the decision on Sept. 30 to release names of clergy who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor, going back at least to 1950.

Two tickets to a Dallas Cowboys game in December is the grand prize in a drawing to benefit the 2019 Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference and participation in a pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi in 2020.

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek asked that this statement be posted on the diocesan website in both English and Spanish.