La enseñanza y predicación de nuestra fe
March 28, 2026
7 p.m.
St. Margaret Mary, Hammond, IN 46327
Formación para quienes enseñan, comparten o predican la fe en cualquier nivel. Revisaremos principios bíblicos, pedagógicos y pastorales para comunicar el Evangelio con profundidad, sencillez y autenticidad. Incluye herramientas para preparar charlas, acompañar grupos y anunciar la fe con mayor impacto.
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Walking with Families through Miscarriage - Rights, Options, and Healing
April 13, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Pastoral Center, Merrillville, IN 46410
Open to all who wish to know more about navigating the experience of miscarriage, whether for themselves, family, friends, or for support in their parish. Learn about miscarriage kits, new Indiana laws, cemetery options, and support in healing.
Guest speakers include Jill McNamara and Rosanne Kouris.
Evangelizing Reality: Science & the Culture of Life
April 15, 2026
6 p.m.
Learn How FEMM is Influencing Modern Medicine. $10 registration includes Hors d'Oeuvre and a cash bar. Guest Speakers include Sr. Emmanuel Kurtzweg, RN. For more information, contact: Sister.Emmanuel@franciscanalliance.org
Small Groups, Big Impact: Parish Renewal Through Relationships
April 18, 2026
8:30 a.m.
Join us for Formation Saturdays—they are dynamic mornings of practical leadership training, spiritual enrichment, and meaningful connection for priests, deacons, parish leaders, and volunteers throughout the Diocese of Gary.
Light Breakfast will be offered.
Únanse a nosotros para los Sábados de Formación—son mañanas dinámicas de capacitación práctica en liderazgo, fe y conexión para todos los sacerdotes, diáconos, líderes parroquiales y voluntarios de toda la Diócesis de Gary.
Se ofrecerá un desayuno ligero.
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Catholic Social Teaching and Young People
April 28, 2026
6 p.m.
Live Online Webinar. Register here for the webinar.
Webinar recording will be available after the event.
Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is a call to live our faith through justice, service, and love of neighbor. But how do we help young people move from understanding these teachings to actually living them? This session will introduce the core principles of CST in a clear and practical way, while inviting young people to reflect on their own gifts and how they are called to use them. Using the design model from NFCYM's Drexel Project, we will explore how young people can work alongside older generations to identify real needs in their communities and respond with meaningful action. Participants will leave with a vision and practical tools for empowering young people to turn faith into action and make a real difference.
Past Event Recordings
Understanding Gen Z & Gen Alpha: Who Are We Ministering To? A Deep Dive Into Today’s Young Church
February 24, 2026
6-8 p.m.
Live online webinar.
Explore the real motivations, challenges, and spiritual longings of the generations we serve. Cut through stereotypes and learn what research tells us about teens and emerging adults today. Open to anyone who walks with young people: youth ministers, young adult ministry leaders, pastors, deacons, parish staff, teachers, hospitality ministers, parishioners, employers, and more. Light refreshments will be served. No payment.
Participants Will Learn:
- What Gen Z and Gen Alpha value
- How they communicate and connect spiritually
- Why belonging matters more than programs
Roundtable on Hospitality During Lent
February 6, 2026
12:30 p.m. Live Online Webinar. Register Here.
Webinar recording will be available after the event.
Mental Health Basics for Ministry
February 24, 2026
6-8 p.m.
Pastoral Center, 9292 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
Accompaniment 101 (Listen, Teach, Send)
March 24, 2026
6-8 p.m.
Live Online Webinar.
"Walking With Young People Like Jesus Did"
What does authentic accomplishment look like in ministry today? Rooted in the model of Listen, Teach, Send, this session explores how to walk with young people intentionally: building trust, speaking truth with love and helping them discern their next steps. Learn how Jesus' approach to relationships can shape our ministry today. Featuring special guest Fr. Nate Edquist, Vocations Director for the Diocese of Gary, who will share insights from his work accompanying young people in discernment.