Chesterton
Liberty Bible Church: 824 North Calumet Ave. — Liberty Bible Church has a women’s devotional on Mondays and Fridays. Faithful Fitness is an exercise class for women with two different classes – basic and modified. The cost is $2 per class. For more information, call 219-878-8700.
Crown Point
Cross Point Church: 214 S. Court St – CrossPoint will be holding a Candlelight Christmas Eve at 7pm on December 24th. Family and friends are invited to attend. For more information, visit https://www.crosspoint.family/events/crosspoint-christmas-eve-candlelight-service.
Gary
Cathedral of the Holy Angels: 640 Tyler Street – Join the Diocese of Gary in celebrating the conclusion of the Jubilee Year on January 4. Mass begins at 11 a.m., with Eucharistic adoration and confessions from 12 to 5 p.m., and solemn Vespers at 5 p.m.
Marquette Park United Methodist Church: 215 n. Grand Boulevard. – All are invited to worship at 11:15 a.m. Sundays at Marquette Park United Methodist Church. There will be refreshments afterwards in the Fellowship Hall.
Griffith
Griffith First Christian Church: 202 W. Pine St – Griffith First Christian Church will hold a Christmas Eve celebration on December 24th at 5pm and 6:30pm and the service will end with a candle lighting. To RSVP, visit https://shorturl.at/SSsmO.
Hammond
Faith United Church of Christ: 3030 175th Street – Faith United Church of Christ holds its worship service at 10 a.m. on Sundays, followed by fellowship and coffee.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church: 5304 Hohman Ave. — St. Joseph Catholic Church will hold “Donut Sunday” on the last Sunday of each month following a 9 a.m. mass. Free coffee and cake are provided in the church hall.
Highlands
St. James Church: 9640 Kennedy Ave. -Need a break from the holiday craziness? The church is hosting a day of reflection on December 20. A continental breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m., followed by a presentation for Father. Michael Surovka, OFM, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m
Merrillville
Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa: 5755 Pennsylvania Ave. — The catering team at the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa is accepting “to go” holiday dinner orders through December 22. Menu items, which are packed warm and can be reheated at home, include devolage (a Polish version of the classic chicken Kiev), peach-stuffed pork, beef, mashed potatoes, potato pancakes, sauerkraut, apple-beet salad, and broccoli-cauliflower salad. Pick up time will be from 10am to 2pm on December 25th at the Millennium Hall. Cost is $20 per serving, with a minimum order of $10 by December 22; For more information, call Zosia at 708-267-5603 or Stasia at 708-205-8324.
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs – South Campus: 8303 Taft Street – Join Bishop Robert J. McClory in celebrating Simbang Gabi at 4pm on December 20th. Simbanggabi is a Filipino Christmas tradition of nine days of mass during the Christmas season. The mass will be followed by a reception.
Gary Diocese Office: 9292 Broadway – The diocese will accept hats, scarves and gloves for donations to a hat drive for children at its Merrillville office during the month of January. The parish is helping the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Gary County Council, collect new or handmade hats, scarves and gloves. Checks can also be mailed to “Caps for Kids,” c/o St. Vincent de Paul, 2714 169th St., Hammond, IN 46323. For more information, call (219) 769-9292, ext. 88251.
Münster
St. Thomas More Church: 8501 Calumet Ave. — St. Thomas’s annual More Lessons and Carols program will be set from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 21. The hymns follow nine lessons from the Bible to tell the human story of God’s love for humanity, from creation to the birth of Jesus Christ.
Schererville
Saint George Greek Orthodox Church: 528 West 77th Ave. – St. George Greek Orthodox Church will hold its annual St. George Ladies Philoptochos Holiday meeting at noon on Jan. 11 for brunch at Toast & Jam in Schererville. Breakfast and brunch are $30 for members and $40 for non-members and include scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, savory pancakes, fried chicken, fresh veggies, dessert, coffee, hot and iced tea, and soda. Attendees are asked to bring a wrapped or boxed gift valued at $15 if they would like to participate in the White Elephant Gift Exchange. Send an urgent message to Georgia Karagan by January 5 at 219-743-4433 or pnkgk@sbcglobal.net.
Valparaiso
Living Hope Community Church: 1115 Calumet Ave – Living Hope Community Church will have a youth group from 6:30pm to 8pm on Wednesday nights for fun, conversation and Bible study. Students in grades 6-12 are welcome to come at any time for the event led by Youth Director Romeo Marcinkowski.
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