Religion
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Winter coat drive:Nov 14, 2013 3:40 pm - The St. Patrick School student council is sponsoring the third annual winter coat drive to benefit the Holy Family Food Pantry in Waukegan. Students are collecting gentl...
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Still going strong after 50 yearsNov 14, 2013 2:01 pm - Immanuel Lutheran Church of East Dundee is holding a celebration this weekend to honor the Rev. Bruce Meissner, who is celebrating 50 years as a pastor within the Luther...
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Gurnee church hosts ‘packing party’ for needy childrenNov 14, 2013 8:34 am - Volunteers held a “packing party” Saturday to prepare boxes of toys, toiletries, clothes and candy to ship to needy children in other countries. Operation Christmas Chi...
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Relic with vial of pope’s blood heading to PeoriaNov 13, 2013 2:42 pm - PEORIA — A vial of Pope John Paul II’s blood will be on display in Peoria next week. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports the vial is encased in a gold Book of the Gospels ...
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Find something to give thanks for every dayNov 13, 2013 12:32 pm - “And God saw that it was good.” — Genesis 1:18 (NIV) The Thanksgiving holiday is quickly approaching. The month of November is a great time for brushing up our skills ...
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Grateful for help with GEM projectNov 11, 2013 4:00 am - “It takes a village” for Southminster Presbyterian Church’s biennial God Energizing Mission (GEM) project to be successful. In early November, several local businesses, ...
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Atheist ‘mega-churches’ take root across US, worldNov 10, 2013 5:33 pm - LOS ANGELES — It looked like a typical Sunday morning at any mega-church. Hundreds packed in for more than an hour of rousing music, an inspirational sermon, a reading a...
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Remembering our veteransNov 08, 2013 8:59 am - It turns out Saturday, Nov. 9, will be another opportunity when we can honor our veterans. St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in West Dundee will honor past and pres...
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Traveling Chassidim to perform in Buffalo GroveNov 07, 2013 2:40 pm - The Traveling Chassidim are coming to Buffalo Grove for their second annual Saturday night “Havdalah” service 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Ivy Hall Elementary School, 1072 Ivy Ha...
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Cultivate a thankful heart this monthNov 06, 2013 12:49 pm - “Let us come before him with thanksgiving.” — Psalm 95:2 (NIV) The small brown acorn and the shapely red leaf caught my attention when I spotted them nestled within th...