Religion
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Start the new year with a prayerJan 03, 2020 5:00 am - " ... use not vain repetitions ..." - Matthew 6:7 (KJV) How many new years have you encountered? I recall being a child filled with the anticipation and excitement of a...
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Law enforcement agencies to host forum about religious hate crimesJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Days after spray-painted swastikas were discovered at a suburban school, the Lake County state's attorney's office announced it will co-host a forum about religious hate...
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Sign up a team for 'Dodgin' 4 Dough' tournament in NapervilleJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville will host "Dodgin' 4 Dough" on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The 13th annual dodgeball event brings together elem...
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Pope: Sorry I lost patience with hand-shaker who yanked me
Jan 01, 2020 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has apologized for hitting the hand of a well-wisher who grabbed him and yanked him toward her. In his new year's wishes to the public ...
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Foundation official says 'nothing at all sinister' about removal of Smyth statue at MaryvilleDec 30, 2019 12:00 am - Citing necessary repairs, an official for a charitable foundation started by the Rev. John P. Smyth says the organization removed a statue of the late priest from Maryvi...
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Elgin's First Congregational Church begins new year with focus on healing and transitionsDec 29, 2019 10:00 pm - First Congregational Church of Elgin begins 2020 with a look at what it takes for both ourselves and the church to have healthy and healing lives. "Both people and inst...
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Hanukkah event in Vernon Hills brings light in wake of dark momentDec 29, 2019 12:00 am - The message of Hanukkah, of hope and light triumphing over darkness and despair, burned brightly Sunday at the Chabad Jewish Center of Vernon Hills. A day after five peo...
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Second Baptist to host New Year's Eve Watch Service Dec. 31Dec 25, 2019 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Dec. 29, the Rev. Nathaniel L. Edmond will deliver both 8 and 10:30 a.m. services at Second Baptist Church, 1280 Summit St. in Elgin. The Male Chorus will ren...
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Second Baptist to host New Year's Eve Watch Service Dec. 31Dec 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Second Baptist Church, 1280 Summit St., Elgin, invites the community to the New Year's Eve Watch Service celebration at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31. This celebration of Wa...
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Journalist quits website as Christianity Today editorial fallout spreadsDec 25, 2019 5:00 am - The decision by Christianity Today to publish an editorial describing President Donald Trump as "immoral" and calling for his removal drew immediate rebuke from the pres...