Kelli A. McCallister and Jason E. Gonzalez would like to announce their engagement and approaching marriage. The couple is planning a 2:30 P.M. Sept. 6, 2008 wedding at St. Roch Catholic Church in Indianapolis with Father Jim Wilmoth officiating.

The daughter of Mike and Anne McCallister of Arlington, the bride-elect is a 2002 graduate of Rushville Consolidated High School and a 2006 graduate of Ball State University with a Bachelor Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, Family and Child and a minor in Educational Psychology. She currently is employed with Northwest Family Services in Hammond.

The son of Elaine Velez and Rick Chavarria of East Chicago, the prospective groom is a 2001 graduate from Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond and a 2005 graduate from Ball State University with a degree in Criminal Justice. He currently is employed with the Hammond Police Department in Hammond.