Religion
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Pope on prisons: No inmate should ever be deprived of hope
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis issued a plea on behalf of prison inmates Wednesday, saying they should never be deprived of hope and always be given the opportunity to...
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Aurora food pantry sets women-only giveaway Jan. 20Jan 19, 2022 12:00 am - Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will hold its third monthly Women's Empowerment Mobile Pantry, a distribution of free food and household items for women only, on Thur...
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Prayer can aid in stress reliefJan 18, 2022 10:00 pm - "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden and overburdened and I will cause you to rest." - Mathew 11:28 (AMP) As the post-holiday blues mount and we're back to...
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Aurora church to hold grand opening worship Jan. 23Jan 18, 2022 10:00 pm - Crossway Chapel Aurora Church will host its grand opening at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23. Crossway meets at Temple B'nai Israel, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. The communi...
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A cactus' lesson: It's never too late to grow and reachJan 18, 2022 10:00 pm - A few years ago I attended a clergy retreat nestled up against the entrance to Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. It was the first time I had ever experienced th...
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Elgin's Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church wraps up its 150th anniversary celebrationJan 18, 2022 10:00 pm - Throughout 2021, the members of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin have been celebrating a special anniversary. The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Ch...
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Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity invites future homeowners to online orientationJan 18, 2022 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity will hold three online orientation meetings for persons interested in becoming Habitat homeowners. The meetings will be in English via Z...
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Aurora food pantry sets women-only giveaway Jan. 20; pet pantry WednesdayJan 18, 2022 10:00 pm - Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will hold its third monthly Women's Empowerment Mobile Pantry, a distribution of free food and household items for women only, on Thur...
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Suburban pastor recalls how MLK inspired churches to actionJan 17, 2022 4:30 am - James Shannon was 7 years old when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. first came to Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Dexter Avenue was among the more pr...
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Batavia Chamber joins celebration of Bethany Lutheran's 150th anniversaryJan 16, 2022 10:00 pm - The Batavia Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate the 150-year anniversary of Bethany Lutheran Church on Sunday, Jan. 16. Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St. in Bat...