Chesterton Liberty Bible Church: 824 North Calumet Ave. — Liberty Bible Church has Faithful Fitness for women on Mondays and Fridays. Faithful Fitness is an exercise class for women with two different classes offered — basic and modified. The cost is $2 per class. For more information, call 219- 878-8700. Crown Point CrossPoint Church: 214 S. Court St — CrossPoint will have a candlelight Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24. 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 St. — Cathedral of the Holy Angels will have “Hope in the City” with a 7 a.m. Mass and a 6:45 p.m. Vespers on Jan. 2. The event happens on the first Friday of the month, and there will be adoration and confessions all day. For more information, call 219-882-6079. Join the Diocese of Gary in celebrating the Closing of The Year of Jubilee on Jan. 4. Mass begins at 11 a.m., with Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions from 12-5 p.m., and Solemn Vespers at 5 p.m. Marquette Park United Methodist Church: 215 N. Grand Blvd. — All are welcome to worship at 11:15 a.m. Sundays at Marquette Park United Methodist Church. There will be refreshments afterward in the Fellowship Hall. Griffith Griffith First Christian Church: 202 W. Pine St. — Griffith First Christian Church will have a Christmas Eve celebration Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The service will end with a candle lighting. To RSVP, visit https://shorturl.at/SSsmO. Hammond Faith United Church of Christ: 3030 175th St. — Faith United Church of Christ holds its worship service at 10 a.m. on Sundays, followed by fellowship and coffee. Saint Joseph Catholic Church: 5304 Hohman Ave. — Saint Joseph Catholic Church will have “Donut Sunday” on the last Sunday of every month after the 9 a.m. Mass. Free coffee and donuts are provided at the church hall. Highland St. James Church: 9640 Kennedy Ave. — Need a break from the Holiday madness? The church is hosting a Day of Reflection on Dec. 20 A continental breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m., followed by a presentation by Fr. Michael Surufka, OFM, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Merrillville Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine: 5755 Pennsylvania St. — The Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine’s catering team is accepting orders for holiday “to-go” dinners until Dec. 22. Menu items, which are packaged warm and can be reheated at home, include Devolaj (a Polish version of the classic Chicken Kiev), pork loins stuffed with prunes, Beef Roulades, mashed potatoes, potato dumplings, sauerkraut, apple-beet salad, and broccoli-cauliflower salad. Order pick-up time will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Dec. 25 in Millennium Hall. Cost is $20 per meal, with a minimum order of 10 required by Dec. 22nd; for more information, call Zosia at 708-267-5603 or Stasia at 708-205-8324. Our Lady of Queen of Martyrs – South Campus: 8303 Taft St. — Join Bishop Robert J. McClory in celebrating Simbang Gabi at 4 p.m. on December 20. Simbang Gabi is a Filipino Christmas tradition of nine days of Masses during the Christmas season. A reception will follow the Mass. Diocese of Gary Office: 9292 Broadway — The Diocese will be accepting donations hats, scarves and gloves for the Caps for Kids campaign at its Merrillville office through January. The Diocese is assisting the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, District Council of Gary, to 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. Munster St. Thomas More Church: 8501 Calumet Ave. — The annual St. Thomas More Lessons and Carols program is set for 6-8 p.m. on Dec. 21. Nine lessons from Scripture are followed by carols to tell the human story of God’s love for humanity, from creation to the birth of Jesus Christ. Schererville St. George Greek Orthodox Church: 528 West 77th Ave. — St. George Greek Orthodox Church will have its annual St. George Ladies Philoptochos Holiday Gathering at noon on Jan. 11 for brunch at Toast Jam in Schererville. The brunch is $30 for members and $40 for non-members, and includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, gourmet waffles, fried chicken, fresh veggies, dessert, coffee, hot and iced tea and soda. Attendees are asked to bring a wrapped or bagged $15 gift if they wish to participate in a white elephant gift exchange. RSVP to Georgia Karagan by January 5 at 219-743-4433 or [email protected]. Valparaiso Liberty Bible Church: 1155 Sturdy Rd. — Liberty Bible Church will have “InterGen Sunday” from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Dec. 21. “InterGen” or Intergenerational Sundays allow parents and children to worship together. Children’s ministry for those in kindergarten through fifth grade will be suspended on InterGen Sundays, so kids are able to join their parents in worship. Childcare is provided for ages 0-5. For more information, visit https://www.findliberty.net/events-1/2025/intergen-sunday-nov30. Living Hope Community Church: 1115 Calumet Ave. — Living Hope Community Church will have a Youth Group from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday nights for fun, conversations and Bible study. Students from grades 6 to 12 are welcome to drop in anytime for the event led by youth director Romeo Marcinkowski. To submit worship news, email [email protected]. ...read more read less