Religion
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Commuters receive ashes-to-go at Des Plaines stationMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - Some commuters hustling and bustling to get to their trains in Des Plaines Wednesday morning stopped for a moment to pause and pray, while receiving "ashes to go." The R...
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Ashes mark Christians for beginning of LentMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - Christians across the area and around the world marked the beginning of Lent by attending Ash Wednesday services to receive a visible reminder of their human mortality i...
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St. Charles church provides 'Ashes to Go' at Metra stationMar 05, 2014 12:00 am - For the fourth year in a row St. Charles Episcopal Church offered “Ashes to Go” to busy commuters at the Geneva Metra station on Ash Wednesday. Rev. Bill Nesbit and chur...
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Get ready for St. Paddy's DayMar 04, 2014 10:00 pm - It's almost time to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in East Dundee. The annual Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patrick's Day Parade will step off at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 15, at...
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Sudden changes make waiting worth the whileMar 04, 2014 10:00 pm - "Suddenly, a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting." - Acts 2:2 (NIV) Are you still waiting day...
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Seminar to address Christianity's most-asked questionsMar 04, 2014 10:00 pm - Who is Jesus Christ, and why does it matter? First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights will host a free six-week seminar series on the most-asked questions about C...
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Elgin's St. Laurence students take part in ceremonyMar 04, 2014 12:01 am - It was hard for students at St. Laurence Catholic School to keep silent Tuesday morning as smoke from burning palm leaves swirled around them in the parking lot of the E...
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St. Bede students help prepare for Ash WednesdayMar 04, 2014 12:01 am - St. Bede Catholic School students watched palm leaves burn during a ceremony Tuesday in preparation for the start of the season of Lent. About 200 students from kinderga...
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Northbrook rabbi who headed Lubavitch-Chabad of Illinois diesMar 04, 2014 12:00 am - Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz, the regional director of Lubavitch-Chabad of Illinois who helped to spur the growth of dozens of Chabad-Lubavitch centers in 21 cities across the...
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Proposed Wheeling senior housing would share garden with synagogueMar 04, 2014 12:00 am - A senior residence proposed on Dundee Road across from the Wheeling village hall will feature new concepts in programming, the developer says, including a garden built i...