Photos from St. Mary Church and Parish, Griffith, Indiana

Above - Father Mens celebrated his March 4, 2011 birthday by bringing treats to all the school children. In return, students presented Father with gifts of appreciation. Pictured above is the Kindergarten class of Miss Carroll whose special gift was a touching prayer that the students composed themselves for Father.

More Photos:

Click HERE for photos of the May 8, 2011 crowning of the International Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima.

Click HERE for photos from Easter, 2011.

Click HERE for photos of the 2011 Garden Club members and photos of the St. Mary Church grounds and several flower gardens.

Click HERE for lots of photos from the St. Mary Parish Fair on March 20, 2011.

Click HERE for a photo collage from Shrove Tuesday on February 16, 2010 and March 8, 2011, and the burning of last year's palms to make ashes for services on Ash Wednesday.

Click HERE for photo collages from the January, 2008, January, 2009, January 2010, January 2011 and January, 2012 March for Life in Washington, D. C.

Click HERE for photos from Christmas, 2009.

Click HERE for photos from the October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2010 All Hallowes Eve Blessing of Trick or Treaters.

Click HERE for 2009 St. Mary Church beautification project photos.

Click HERE for photos from the 2007 and 2008 annual Pet Blessing.

Click HERE for photos from 2003 when St. Mary Parish celebrated its 75th anniversary.

Remember the Saint Mary Church bell tower? It was removed in 2002. Click HERE for some before and after photos.

Priesthood Sunday was October 25, 2009. Proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, it's a day to honor priests for their dedication and service to the Church and its people. St. Mary students honored Father Mens with a life sized cutout of himself holding a large recipe card. The students brought forward all the "ingredients" on flashcards that make up a parish priest and placed them on the receipe card: knowledge, compassion, prayerful, fun, sense of humor and agility (to keep up with the students). Put them all together and it serves 100's daily and was created and tested by St. Mary students.