Crown Point
St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church: 101 W Burrell Drive — Mothers, grandmothers, godmothers and stepmothers are invited to an Eat, Pray, Mom event from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 18. The event will have free babysitting. Please call the Parish Office at 219-663-2201 to reserve a spot. The church will have NFL Sunday Watch parties from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The parish invested in the NFL package to watch football games as a group. For more information, visit https://www.stmatthiasparish.net/
Gary
God First Church: 1119 Grant St — God First Church will have “A New Sound,” featuring LaVonne Jarrett in concert live. The event will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and admission is free though attendees are asked to bring canned goods to bless seniors of Indiana and Illinois. For more information call 773-667-5200.
Marquette Park: 1 N Grand Blvd — The Washington Street Church of God will have its annual family fun walk/run and health fair from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sept. 14. It will include a 5-mile run/walk, a 2.5-mile run/walk, a 1.25-mile run/walk and more. For more information and to register, visit https://runscore.runsignup.com/Race/IN/Gary/WSCOGFamilyFunWalkrunHealthFair.
Diocese of Gary: 9292 Broadway — Back to Mass Weekend at Diocese of Gary will be Sept. 14 and Sept. 15. Back to Mass Weekend is an initiative scheduled as part of the diocesan “Summer of Eucharistic Revival” with hopes to capitalize on the enthusiasm generated by local events and the five days of inspirational speeches, Masses, adoration and fellowship with other Catholics from around the country during the recent National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. For more information, visit https://dcgary.org/news/catholics-urged-share-their-joy-eucharist-family-and-friends.
Marquette Park United Methodist Church: 215 N Grand Blvd. — The church wouuld like to welcome all to worship at 11:15am. on Sundays. The service is followed by refreshments in the Fellowship Hall.
Temple Israel: 601 N. Montgomery St. — The Sisterhood will be selling Corned Beef sandwiches, chips and homemade cookies as a fundraiser. Email TempleIsraelMiller@gmail.com to order. The cost is $20, and pickup will be from Noon to 2 p.m. on Oct. 20.
Portage
St. Peter Lutheran Church: 6540 Central Ave. — St. Peter Lutheran Church will have Sunday School at 9 a.m. and church services at 10 a.m. every Sunday, Wednesday Bible studies at 10 a.m., and an American Red Cross blood drive Sept. 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 219-762-2673.
To submit a worship brief, email cnance@post-trib.com.