Tickets are now available for the annual TREAT Fundraiser at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, taking place Thursday, Sept. 8 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm in the Retreat Center courtyard at 2100 North Spring.

Catholic Radio and Television Host, Clinical Psychologist, Author and Speaker Dr, Ray Guarendi will be the keynote speaker for the 25th annual Respect Life Banquet, set for Sunday, Sept. 11 in the Heritage Room of the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 South Buchanan.

The annual fundraiser for St. Valentine Catholic Radio, RadioThon, will take place Monday, Sept. 12 through Friday, Sept. 16.

Assignments have been announced for four priests in the Diocese of Amarillo, according to Bishop Patrick J. Zurek.

Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle will note its 90th anniversary Saturday, Aug. 20 with an Anniversary Gala from 6:30pm to 11:30pm at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter.

Interested in sharing your Catholic Faith with others at the annual Tri-State Fair?

The 2022 Summer Totus Tuus Program continues in the Diocese of Amarillo.

The Catholic Historical Society will host A Night at the Museum on Thursday, July 14.

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Steve McFarland, a 1969 graduate of Alamo Catholic High School (now Holy Cross Catholic Academy) was inducted as the 194th member of the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame during a June 12 ceremony at the Amarillo Civic Center.

For the first time since COVID-19, Kolbe Prison Retreats are scheduled in the Diocese of Amarillo.

A new Head of School at Holy Cross Catholic Academy and new principals for St. Joseph’s School, Amarillo and St. Anthony’s School, Hereford, have been named by Christine Wanjura, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Amarillo and Lubbock.

For the 50th time, a German Sausage Festival will take place in Nazareth, with a full day of activities set for Saturday, July 9.

Four Knights of Columbus Councils in the Diocese of Amarillo will host golf tournaments in the next several months.

Catechists and all interested in learning more about the Sacraments of Initiation are encouraged to attend a Diocesan Catechetical Conference Saturday, Aug. 6 in the Monsignor Francis A. Smyer Activity Center at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.

Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo have released their summer office hours.

All young ladies in the Diocese of Amarillo are invited to attend and take part in an Authentic Femininity Mini-Retreat, scheduled Friday, July 15 to Sunday, July 17 at Sancta Maria Convent at 119 Franciscan Way, Panhandle.

The next meeting of the diocesan delegation attending World Youth Day 2023 is scheduled Saturday, July 9.

A Beginning Experience Weekend is scheduled Friday, Aug. 19 through Sunday, Aug. 21 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center, Amarillo. Here are some thoughts about the weekend from Michelle Barrentine, Executive Director of Beginning Experience International Ministry, Inc., based in San Antonio.

Summer has arrived in the Diocese of Amarillo, and the warmer weather means time away from the daily routine for families. One routine that needs to continue is your financial support to your parish and you are encouraged to continue your giving online throughout the summer on the diocesan website, amarillodiocese.org.