NOTES FROM THE DIOCESE

Margaret Maher Scholarship

The Margaret Maher Foundation will award a scholarship to a student attending a Catholic university in the fall. Contact Margaret Beauchamp at (806) 795-9415 or visit the Margaret Maher Scholarship website for information. Application deadline: April 15, 2022

Our Lady of Angels Retreats

Confirmation Retreats – April 23. Register through your parish.
RETREAT CHANGES:
Men’s Retreat postponed to April 2

Are you a Kinship Family?

Are you a grandparent or caregiver raising another family member’s child? Catholic Charities, Diocese of Lubbock is here to help. Advocacy, assistance, information or referrals. Visit Catholic Charities website for information.

Kaleidoscope of Faith – Families Celebrate

POSTPONED: June 25, 2022 at the Catholic Renewal Center in Lubbock. Check the website for more information.

Year 1 Confirmation Retreats

Our Lady of Angels Convent in Wolfforth 9AM – 4PM
February 12, 2022 or April 23, 2022. Lunch and snacks. One adult sponsor required for every 10 youth. Use the Diocesan “E” form for liability and medical release, and “C” for for adult sponsors. $20 per candidate and $5 per sponsor. Contact: Sister Martha Jane Venhaus (806) 863-4904, text (806) 787-1392 or email janevenhausosf@gmail.com

From Bishop Coerver

Read Bishop Coerver’s Proclamation on the Synod of Synodality on the Diocese of Lubbock web site.

Dispensation

As our Lenten journey progresses, I think it appropriate that we prepare to gather again as
communities of faith and celebrate the most sacred days of the Church Year as we approach Holy Week and our joyful celebration of Easter. And so, I am reinstating the obligation to participate in person at the celebration of the Eucharist, to attend Mass, on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation beginning the first weekend of April — April 2 and 3. Of course, if you are not feeling well – or have a medical condition that makes it dangerous for you to return to church and be physically present — by Church law, the obligation does not bind you.
Read the Bishop’s Letter

Online Safe Environment Training

Parish volunteers & staff remember you can take your safe environment training through the diocese’s website. Catholic Foundation guide The Catholic Estate & End-of-Life Planning Guide published by th

Diocese of Lubbock Vocations Office on Facebook

Like and follow the Diocese of Lubbock Office for Vocations on Facebook. Look for @CatholicLubbockVocations

Vaccination appeal

Vaccination appeal from Clergy, Pope Francis, and six Cardinals and Archbishops from the U.S. and Latin America on YouTube in support of COVID- 19 vaccines and access for all.

Catholic Charities

For assistance Apply for direct assistance programs online. Currently limiting the number of forms accepted each week to continue to respond in a timely manner. Form reopens each Monday by 9 a.m. Apply.