Religion
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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills firefighters raising money for kids’ coatsDec 04, 2013 12:19 pm - The firefighters in the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District invite you to help them secure new, American-made winter coats for needy, at-risk children. ...
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Focus on God’s perfect gift, instead of a perfect holidayDec 04, 2013 10:23 am - “ ... the gift of God is eternal life.” — Romans 6:23 (NIV) The fun of Christmas memories! Here’s one I’d like to share with you. For weeks I had been buried in the u...
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Vatican, Oxford put ancient manuscripts onlineDec 03, 2013 5:14 pm - VATICAN CITY — Access to the Gutenberg Bible and other ancient manuscripts has just gotten easier. The Vatican Library and Oxford University’s Bodleian Library put t...
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New coats warm hearts of Round Lake Beach studentsDec 03, 2013 2:22 pm - Raymond Ellis Elementary School children joyfully shuffled through new coats that were dropped off Tuesday at the Round Lake Beach School by members of a local church. P...
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Lake Villa church holds annual cookie walkDec 03, 2013 1:29 pm - Calvary Christian Center will host its 26th annual Christmas cookie walk and craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the center 134 W. Monaville Road, Lake...
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Arlington Heights approves St. Edna expansion plansDec 03, 2013 4:30 am - St. Edna Catholic Church in Arlington Heights plans to build a new parish center on its campus for athletics, concerts and other large events. The Arlington Heights vill...
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Ex-Holy Family pastor remembered as inspirational leaderDec 02, 2013 5:12 pm - The Rev. Patrick Brennan led Holy Family Parish in Inverness for 15 years, growing the congregation by more than 1,000 families and leading a building campaign that trip...
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Dozens gather to remember 1958 parish school fireDec 02, 2013 4:41 pm - About 150 people attended a special Mass in Chicago to mark the 55th anniversary of a school fire that killed 95 people. Survivors and relatives of people who died in th...
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Mormon bishop dresses as homeless man to teach lessonNov 28, 2013 5:56 pm - TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — Members of a Mormon congregation in a Salt Lake City suburb encountered someone they thought was a homeless man at church on Sunday. What they did n...
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Pope ramps up charity office to be near poor, sickNov 28, 2013 3:25 pm - VATICAN CITY — When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was known to sneak out at night and break bread with the homeless, sit with them literally on the str...