The Maruszczak family - (left to right) Doug, Charlotte, 8, and Jeni - sit in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament in the St. John the Evangelist Adoration Chapel at the St. John parish on July 15. Housed within the circa 1844 log cabin that served as the worship space of...

  Dahlia Rios (second from right) learns how to assemble a saxophone from Dave Little, Catholic Youth Organization band director, during an introductory lesson on July 25 at Our Lady of Grace School in Highland. Watching are (from left) her mom, Silvia Oviedo, her sister Jazmine Rios, and high school bandsman...

  Ann Bakondi (left) and Geraldine Tumidalsky, both of Crown Point, chat at the St. Anne Feast Day Luncheon hosted by the Helen Kocan District of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association on July 26 at the Croatian Center in Merrillville. More than 60 members and guests attended the annual event,...

Susan Gryfakis (center), president of the Serra Club of Northwest Indiana, welcomes guest to a "Sisters Picnic" hosted by the club on July 24 at St. Bridget in Hobart, where club meetings are also held. Waiting to offer grace before the bountiful meal is Father Dominic Bertino (left of Gryfakis),...

  Anna Tyburczy (left) and Margaret Blachut field questions from parents during a July 9 meeting introducing the new St. Margaret Ann Polish School that will open this September at Our Lady of Consolation in Merrillville. Blachut is the president of the nonprofit school operated by a volunteer board, while Tyburczy...