Downers Grove Lifestyle
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Hope for the holidays: ‘Season of Sharing’ aids local, global missionsNov 08, 2024 10:36 pm - Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Naperville is helping to support seven local and global missions this November through the church’s annual Season of Sharing.
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How Northern Illinois Food Bank aims to give 50,000 families a holiday mealNov 08, 2024 3:38 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank is marking 25 years of its Holiday Meal Box program, providing 50,000 meal boxes to neighbors facing hunger across 13 counties in rural and suburban Northern Illinois.
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Brave the elements and bike in all types of weatherNov 07, 2024 6:35 am - Inevitable inclement weather doesn’t necessarily mean hanging up your wheels until spring. Sunday mornings through March finds various bike club members and guests in their third season of “Braver Than the Elements” at Lisle’s Morton Arboretum.
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The Apostle of the Impossible to begin an extended tour of the U.S.Nov 06, 2024 4:11 pm - “Apostle of the Impossible: The Tour of the Relics of St. Jude the Apostle,” a major event for U.S. Catholics, is coming to Saints Peter and Paul Church in Naperville on Friday, Nov. 15
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2024 Veterans Day ceremonies, concerts across the suburbsNov 04, 2024 9:08 am - Communities across the suburbs will observe Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, with ceremonies and concerts. Here are some of the events planned in the suburbs in honor of the men and women who have served in the United States armed forces:
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Faith in Place presents tree grant opportunity for underserved communities across Illinois, Indiana and WisconsinNov 01, 2024 11:23 pm - Faith in Place, a multifaith-led environmental nonprofit organization, recently announced a significant funding opportunity for community organizations and houses of worship located in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
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A canvas of fall colors stretches across the suburbsNov 01, 2024 2:14 pm - The fall colors in northern Illinois have been extraordinarily vibrant and picturesque this year.
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St. Thomas the Apostle Church offers program on handling grief at the holiday seasonOct 22, 2024 9:20 pm - Are the holidays a painful and difficult time for you? Come to the program “Handling Grief During the 2024 Holidays” on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Naperville.
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St. Thomas the Apostle Church to host mental health first aid course Nov. 17Oct 22, 2024 9:09 pm - Wanted: Good Samaritans desiring to help anyone they may witness struggling with an emotional or mental health issue or a substance abuse disorder.
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Downers Grove church to show ‘The Philadelphia Eleven’ about the first 11 women priestsOct 22, 2024 8:08 pm - Women in many parts of the Christian church continue a struggle for full inclusion in the sacraments and leadership of the church, a struggle that some women started 50 years ago.