This website uses parish-owned photographs, parish-provided building photographs, licensed supporting photography, and clearly identified temporary AI-generated artwork.
Parish-owned photographs
These are real photographs from the Tri-Parish Catholic Community—not stock photography or generated artwork.
- Baptism at St. Ann: Photograph by Amber Largent; parish-owned and used with permission.
- Air-conditioning installation at St. Ann Parish Hall: Shared by St. Ann Catholic Church on its official Facebook page; photographer unknown.
- Fr. D blesses the outdoor shrine on the Feast of St. Anne: Ericka Hullet via St. Ann's Facebook page.
- Fr. D sprinkles holy water on the congregation during the Feast of St. Anne blessing: Ericka Hullet via St. Ann's Facebook page.
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- Confirmation decorations at St. Ann Religious Education, May 10, 2025: Photograph by Amber Largent; parish-owned and used with permission.
Official parish photography
These are real photographs of our churches, interiors, sacred art, and parish life. They are used with parish permission.
- St. Ann Catholic Church, Elgin: Exterior, nave and baptismal font, stained glass, sacred art, and parish celebration photographs.
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Sterling: Exterior, nave and sanctuary, and stained-glass photographs.
- Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, Apache: Exterior, nave and sanctuary, and interior-detail photographs.
AI-generated page-header artwork
The header artwork on the New Here, Mass & Confession, Sacraments, Becoming Catholic, Bulletins, Catholic Resources, Contact, Events, Forms, Giving, and Parish Life pages was created with an AI image-generation tool for this website. These devotional images do not depict a Tri-Parish church building, parishioner, event, form, bulletin, or financial transaction.
Licensed supporting photography
The following images are general Catholic visual accents and do not depict a Tri-Parish church or parish event.
- Mary statue: Photo by JKalina on Unsplash.
- Rosary on Bible: Photo by Lennon Caranzo on Unsplash.
- Eucharist: Photo by Thays Orrico on Unsplash.
- Eucharistic Adoration: Photo by Thays Orrico on Unsplash.
- Sacred Heart statue: Photo by Saint John’s Seminary on Unsplash.