Religion
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St. Charles church to host Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols Dec. 3Nov 23, 2023 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Dec. 3, St. Charles Episcopal Church hosts the annual Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols, featuring the parish choir and instrumentalists. A beautiful res...
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China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities,...
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Christmas scene to come alive Dec. 23 at Elgin's Holy Trinity LutheranNov 20, 2023 10:00 pm - This year, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin will offer a Living Nativity display. Church members will take turns as actors. Walking visitors can view or walk throu...
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Geneva Unitarian Church is celebrating 40 years of cookie walksNov 19, 2023 10:00 pm - One of Geneva's oldest and sweetest holiday traditions celebrates its 40th anniversary, as the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva hosts its annual Cookie Walk on F...
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Welcoming Advent: Aurora church kicks off holiday season with hanging of greensNov 19, 2023 10:00 pm - Garlands, a giant wreath, and artificial yule trees decorated Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora on Sunday, Nov. 19, during a Hanging of the Greens celebration. A ...
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Midweek Advent study offered at Gary UMC in WheatonNov 19, 2023 10:00 pm - "An Unlikely Advent" at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton focuses on the experiences of four sets of often-overlooked characters in the Nativity story. Carey Will...
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Edward's SHARE group to host holiday Service of RemembranceNov 19, 2023 10:00 pm - The SHARE group of Edward Hospital in Naperville, which supports families who have experienced pregnancy or neonatal loss, will welcome families to an annual Service of ...
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St. Matthew UCC members continue mission of service in Biloxi, MississippiNov 18, 2023 10:00 pm - A team from St. Matthew United Church of Christ in Wheaton recently returned from the Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Mississippi, where they worked to restore and renovate ...
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Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist presents 'Servetus: The Radical Reformed Musical'Nov 15, 2023 10:00 pm - "Servetus: The Radical Reformed Musical" will be presented at Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist, 1025 N. Smith Road, Palatine, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. Do...
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Two local churches join for 'Appalachian Winter' Christmas cantataNov 15, 2023 10:00 pm - Come and experience an unforgettable musical presentation of "Appalachian Winter, A Christmas Cantata" by Joseph Martin. Accompanied by a full chamber orchestra, it wil...