Religion
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As Elgin church closes school, services still in questionMar 23, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County authorities are urging an Elgin-area church to suspend services and heed the governor's stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Northwest B...
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Buffalo Grove synagogue's bread sale helps those who have lost incomeMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - A little dough turned into a lot of bread in a fundraiser Friday hosted by Congregation Beth Am in Buffalo Grove. It is just one way the synagogue is maintaining the con...
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Archdiocese promotes church bell call to prayerMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - Cardinal Blase Cupich is asking Catholic parishes in Cook and Lake counties to ring their church bells five times a day, as a means of calling all to unite in prayer dur...
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Elgin church vows to remain open to faithfulMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - As religious congregations across the suburbs suspend gatherings to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, one Elgin church has decided to continue holding regularly s...
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Geneva United Methodist Church to worship online SundaysMar 17, 2020 11:00 pm - The United Methodist Church of Geneva will not be holding in-person worship this Sunday, March 22, but will be worshipping online, as they did last week. You are invited...
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Turn concern over coronavirus into silent prayerMar 17, 2020 11:00 pm - "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but power and love ..." - 2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV) I was shocked when my routine trip for groceries looked more like a Black Frid...
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Living Waters for the World: Geneva church tackles global health issueMar 17, 2020 11:00 pm - Worldwide, 785 million people lack access to safe drinking water. This leads to the death of millions, including children, annually. To address this global health issue,...
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More churches going online with worship services during pandemicMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - More Batavia-area churches are changing their worship plans this week to meet revised rules that further reduced the size of groups that can meet during the COVID-19 pan...
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West Dundee church cancels gatherings, will livestream Sunday worship servicesMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - A West Dundee church has suspended all gatherings - including in-person worship - to help slow the rate of transmission of the coronavirus, leaders announced Monday. Fir...
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Pope goes on Roman walkabout, prays for end to pandemic
Mar 15, 2020 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis left the Vatican to make a surprise visit Sunday to two churches in Rome to pray for the end of the coronavirus pandemic - a move that c...