Enjoy these photos from the Black Tie White Collar Gala.
The proceeds from the Gala are used to support the culture of vocations to religious life in the Diocese of Gary.
- Seminarian Declan McNicholas speaks to faithful gathered for the second annual Black Tie White Collar event to support vocations to the priesthood, at St. Patrick in Chesterton on Nov. 11. At the fundraiser gala, McNicholas shared his story of reluctance to seriously consider a religious vocation to a ‘pull’ toward pursuing the priestly life. (Anthony D. Alonzo photo)
- Father Roque Meraz, associate pastor at St. Francis Xavier, holds an autographed Chicago Blackhawks hockey stick as Father Nathaniel Edquist, associate pastor of St. Patrick in Chesterton, speaks to bidders about the item, at the second annual Black Tie White Collar event to support vocations to the priesthood, at St. Patrick on Nov. 11. At the fundraiser gala, seminarians also shared their stories of discernment and commitment to pursue the priestly life. (Anthony D. Alonzo photo)