Religion
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McHenry church to offer 'Effective Activism With the ACLU' April 26Apr 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Edwin C. Yonhka, communications director of the Illinois American Civil Liberties Union, will present a program and lead discussion at an open meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m...
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Learn how Corrie ten Boom, author of 'The Hiding Place,' helped Jews escape Nazi GermanyApr 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Grace Lutheran Church of Lily Lake invites the community to a spring luncheon featuring a program on Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch Christian Holocaust survivor, on Saturday, ...
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Help a grieving friend by listening to their painApr 18, 2017 11:00 pm - "Sympathize with him and comfort him." - Job 2:11 (NIV) The past few years, three of my friends have become widowed. I've tried to offer love and understanding to them...
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Dipped, Decorated and Done!Apr 18, 2017 11:00 pm - What fun! 50 girls and boys from toddlers to teens celebrated Easter with a party on April 15 at the First United Methodist church in Des Plaines. There wasn't a moment ...
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Benedict XVI has beer, party for 90th birthday at Vatican
Apr 17, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff in 2013, has celebrated his 90th birthday with a mug of beer and the company of visitors from his native Bavari...
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How a St. Charles church's free dinner inspired othersApr 17, 2017 5:30 am - On the last Sunday of the month for the past eight years, the parish hall at St. Charles Episcopal Church has been transformed into an Italian restaurant. Community memb...
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St. Catherine of Siena to host Spring Fling Dinner and Dance May 6Apr 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Put on your green and celebrate spring with a few things Irish in-between at the "Spring Fling Dinner and Dance" from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the St. Catherine ...
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AP PHOTOS: Christians celebrate Easter around the world
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After attacks, Egypt's Pope curbs Easter celebrations
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Pope speaks of humanity's "shame" in Good Friday procession