Religion
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC to host Aug. 19 blood drive amid critical summer shortageAug 10, 2026 10:41 pm - Blood donations have dropped 11% since Memorial Day, with July being the lowest collection month in four years across Illinois and Northwest Indiana, leaving Versiti nearly 15,000 appointments short of patient care needs in June and July.
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Elgin church launches $20k fundraising challenge for PADSAug 10, 2026 11:18 am - Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Elgin launches fundraising campaign with $20,000 goal to support PADS homeless shelter, adding one blanket to a cradle for every $1,000 raised.
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Alleluia! Lutheran Church shares ‘A Ton of Love’ with Loaves & FishesAug 06, 2026 10:36 pm - Alleluia! Lutheran Church in Naperville topped their ambitious summer goal of collecting one ton of food and household goods for Loaves & Fishes Community Services, ultimately gathering 2,535 pounds of donations over five weeks, surpassing their target by more than 25%.
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Gary UMC in Wheaton offers ‘Backpack Blessing’Aug 04, 2026 5:53 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton invites students of all ages to bring backpacks for blessing during 9 a.m. worship on Aug. 9.
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Honesty truly is the best policyAug 04, 2026 5:11 pm - Annettee Budzban says we should be honest with ourselves and others.
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Lombard church invites area Methodists to Aug. 29 concert and picnicAug 04, 2026 1:19 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 29, Faith United Methodist Church in Lombard is hosting a community concert and picnic, and all Salt Creek Cluster churches of the United Methodist Church's Northern Illinois Conference are invited to participate.
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Inverness church’s campaign inspires acts of kindness around the worldAug 04, 2026 11:42 am - Holy Family Catholic Community in Inverness launched a kindness challenge that spread to 48 states, nearly 40 countries, and six continents, with over 30,000 acts of kindness recorded through an online tracking system.
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Harvest Bible Chapel plans to move Elgin campus to West Dundee
Jul 31, 2026 6:46 am - Harvest Bible Chapel is moving its campus on Randall Road in Elgin to the Route 72 strip mall building currently occupied by LifeZone 360 and Adrenaline Monkey Indoor Adventure Park in West Dundee, church officials have announced.
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Pope Leo hopes to visit United States soonJul 30, 2026 7:49 pm - ROME — After months of tensions between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump, the pontiff has announced that he hopes to make his first papal visit to the United State...
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Naperville’s Little Blessings Preschool celebrating 30th anniversary this fallJul 28, 2026 5:16 pm - Little Blessings Preschool in Naperville is celebrating its 30th anniversary this fall. Its deep roots in the community – and the long tenure of many of the school’s teachers – have been a major draw for families, said preschool director Shannon Webb.