Religion
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Aurora church celebrates community fall festivalSep 11, 2024 12:41 pm - New England Congregational Church in Aurora celebrated the fall season with an outdoor community fall festival after worship services on Sunday, Sept. 8.
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Looking back, ahead: Geneva Methodists celebrate 185 yearsSep 11, 2024 12:32 pm - United Methodist Church of Geneva kicked off its 185th anniversary celebration on Sept. 8. The Rev. Rob Hamilton delivered "Where Two or Three are Gathered," his first sermon in a four-installment "Happy Anniversary" series.
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Jordan Seng speaks at Elgin Vineyard conferenceSep 11, 2024 12:23 pm - From the Hawaiian islands to downtown Elgin, renowned speaker Jordan Seng will be featured at this year’s Holy Spirit Conference at Vineyard Church of Elgin on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14.
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Cajun Fiddler returns to Elgin Coffeehouse Sept. 13Sep 11, 2024 12:08 am - An Elgin congregation will welcome Southern folk music in the person of Gina Forsythe to Highland Avenue Coffeehouse stage on Friday, Sept. 13.
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Model train show returning to Wheaton church Oct. 5-6Sep 10, 2024 8:32 pm - St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wheaton is partnering with the Train Collectors Association Midwest Division Modular Group for the second annual model train show on Oct. 5-6.
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JD Vance’s Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers
Sep 06, 2024 9:41 am - Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s religious conversion has put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement, viewed by some critics as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings, that has been little known to the American public until Vance’s rise to the national stage.
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Lombard’s Faith UMC to host free concert and picnic on the lawnSep 03, 2024 11:29 pm - Faith United Methodist Church in Lombard invites the community to a picnic on the lawn with a free lunch, as well as a concert by Pastor Dave and the Trustees band, on Saturday, Sept. 14.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC to host ‘Becoming an Interfaith Friend’ classSep 03, 2024 9:02 pm - Starting Sept. 8, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will offer the class, “Becoming an Interfaith Friend.“
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Huntley church to host bingo fundraiser for Artist SeriesSep 03, 2024 8:36 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 14, Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley will host a fundraising bingo event to support the Artist Series, the church’s outreach ministry.
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Taking Creation Care to the next level: United Methodist Church of Geneva goes native — and geothermalSep 03, 2024 7:21 pm - This year, United Methodist Church of Geneva completed its greatest “Creation Care” project yet, transforming their old, traditional HVAC system into a geothermal one and upgrading the surrounding landscaping to be more environmentally friendly.