Religion
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Holy Family to offer Ash Wednesday blessings at train stationFeb 27, 2017 10:00 pm - Representatives from Holy Family Parish in Inverness will distribute ashes during the morning commute at the Palatine Metra station. Fr. Terry Keehan, pastor, commented...
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Holy Cross Boy Scout Troop 21 to host 31st annual pancake breakfastFeb 27, 2017 10:00 pm - Holy Cross Boy Scout Troop 21 invites the community to its 31st annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 5, in the lower level of Holy Cro...
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Elgin church to host free Lenten Music SeriesFeb 27, 2017 10:00 pm - First Congregational Church of Elgin has announced its 2017 Lenten Music Series lineup. Now in its 40th year, this year's Lenten concerts will offer more diverse perfo...
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St. Charles Episcopal Church to offer 'Ashes to Go,' 'Drive-Thru Ashes'Feb 27, 2017 10:00 pm - March 1 is Ash Wednesday, and once again the clergy and parishioners of St. Charles Episcopal Church will be at the Geneva Metra train station offering "Ashes to Go" dur...
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Pope says he's studying possible trip to South Sudan
Feb 26, 2017 6:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis says he's studying the possibility of going to South Sudan, the East African nation suffering famine and civil war. Francis said while visiting ...
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Copy this: Vatican stakes out rights to Pope Francis' image
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500 years later, Lutherans, Catholics to talk about the splitFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church is sponsoring "From Conflict to Communion: Lutheran and Catholic Perspectives" from 9:30 ...
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Scholar to speak on Catholic Worker co-founderFeb 23, 2017 10:00 pm - Peace activist, oral historian and author Rosalie G. Riegle will discuss Catholic Worker movement co-founder Dorothy Day and the foundation of her Catholicism this week ...
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Join pizza feast to benefit Aurora preschoolFeb 23, 2017 10:00 pm - A pizza and pasta buffet fundraiser will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at Luigi's Pizza and Fun Center, 732 Prairie St., Aurora. The event will benefit ...
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Pope buys quake-zone produce to help farmers, donates food