Religion
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McHenry church to host next Compassion for Campers Dec. 22Dec 07, 2020 10:00 pm - Compassion for Campers, a program that provides supplies and gear for the McHenry County homeless who have no steady shelter, offers indoor distribution at three locatio...
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Barrington church earns state recognition for 150+ serviceDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois State Historical Society has recognized Barrington United Methodist Church as a sesquicentennial house of worship. Churches that have served their congregat...
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Lake Zurich church adapting popular Christmas pageant to pandemic-safe outdoor hikeDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - For more than 30 years, Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich has packed people in to see its annual Christmas pageant, which in recent years has featured a cast of...
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A unique recipe for healing: Bill Murray and a biblical text
Dec 06, 2020 6:00 am - Against the backdrop of a pandemic's blight and wounds from an acrimonious election, a group of acclaimed actors on Sunday staged an online reading of a religious text w...
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Church leaders further discourage gathering at shrine in Des PlainesDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the annual Catholic celebration that draws as many as a quarter of a million pilgrims to Des Plaines every December, was canceled las...
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Northbrook rabbi participates in huge remote gathering, helps set a record in the processDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - It wasn't just the world's longest-running Zoom meeting. It was more important than that. Rabbi Meir Moscowitz likened it to the essence of Hanukkah. In a normal year th...
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Aurora church to host food, toy giveaway Dec. 19Dec 01, 2020 10:00 pm - Divine Providence Ministries Missionary Baptist Church, 402 Sherman Ave. in Aurora, will give away food baskets and Christmas toys at noon on Saturday, Dec. 19. The pub...
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Faith is the greatest gift we possessDec 01, 2020 10:00 pm - "The righteous will live by faith." - Romans 1:17 (NIV) It's almost Christmas! Is your faith alive this Christmas? We can get so bogged down in the cares of this life ...
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Music at Bethel to host 'We Need a Little Christmas' livestream Dec. 6Dec 01, 2020 10:00 pm - Elmhurst's Bethel United Church of Christ continues its "Music at Bethel Concert Series" with a virtual musical extravaganza "We Need a Little Christmas" at 6:30 p.m. Su...
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Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic