Religion
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'Understand each other': How the holy month of Ramadan works, as seen at Lake in the Hills mosque
Mar 30, 2023 1:00 am - After the sun goes down and the call to prayer sounds, the food comes out. First, by tradition, Muslims take a drink of water and eat dates to break the daily Ramadan fa...
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Graceland or Grazeland: Exploring the world of grace during Holy WeekMar 29, 2023 11:00 pm - Where were you when you learned of Elvis' death? I was at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center near Juneau, Alaska escorting a group of senior adults. Like JFK's assa...
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Reflections on the joy of Palm SundayMar 28, 2023 11:00 pm - "They took palm branches and went out to meet him shouting 'Hosanna.'" - John 12:13 (NIV) While cleaning out a closet I came across an item that was like finding a burie...
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St. Catherine of Siena in West Dundee sets Easter scheduleMar 26, 2023 11:00 pm - St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in West Dundee has set its Easter schedule for Palm Sunday, Holy Week services, and Easter Mass. Stations of the Cross will be hel...
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Protecting potential targets: State gives security grants to suburban synagogues, mosques and women's clinicsMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - Numerous suburban groups are among the 116 recipients of a state grant aimed at helping nonprofit organizations enhance protections against security threats. Recipients ...
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Mental health first aid course to be offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic ChurchMar 22, 2023 11:00 pm - The stresses and strains of today's world are having their effects in mental health crises and substance use disorders that seem to occur more and more frequently. What...
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Bethany Covenant, the 'Donut Church,' opens Easter at Dimples Donuts in St. CharlesMar 22, 2023 11:00 pm - On Easter Sunday April 9, Bethany Covenant Church, affectionately known by its members as "the donut church," will celebrate its grand opening in a space it shares with ...
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Local P.E.O. women's group aids church in clothes driveMar 22, 2023 11:00 pm - A community-based women's organization is assisting a Hoffman Estates church in its efforts to clothe the needy. Members of the local chapter P-LK of P.E.O. (Philanthrop...
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JCC to hold Passover activities for families, young adults in NorthbrookMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - JCC Chicago has a pair of Passover activities scheduled in Northbrook for families and young adults. A pre-Passover Party for people in their 20s and 30s is scheduled Ma...
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Ramadan begins as Muslims flock to suburban mosques for nightly prayers and observe daily fastingMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - Muslims across the suburbs and globe will come together for their yearly rituals of prayer, fasting and charity during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which began Wed...