Religion
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Feed My Starving Children opens center in LibertyvilleNov 14, 2012 12:27 pm - Hair nets were in vogue — as was a sense of camaraderie and fulfillment — as scores of volunteers Wednesday packed food for starving children at the opening of a major r...
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‘Holy Light’ choir concert in Barrington Dec. 9Nov 14, 2012 11:30 am - The choirs of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Barrington will present its free annual Christmas concert “Holy Light,” a candlelight service of carols and readings of the ...
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Hundreds celebrate Diwali at Bartlett temple, other locationsNov 14, 2012 8:44 am - The Indian festival of Diwali this week marks the beginning of the new year for several of the world’s religions. It is celebrated annually in the fall by followers of ...
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Wheeling pastor, Family Fest leader, dies at 82Nov 13, 2012 12:50 pm - A former Wheeling pastor, who guided the growth of Family Fest from a parish picnic into one of the Northwest suburbs’ largest summer festivals, has died. The Rev. James...
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Thanksgiving Day dinner at St. MatthewNov 12, 2012 9:40 am - Members of the community are invited to attend St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s 6th Annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 22. The church is located at 24500 N. O...
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Oakton program looks at Jesus as a JewNov 11, 2012 10:04 am - For centuries, studies of Jesus downplayed or ignored his Jewish historical context — and many studies still address his Jewish background only as a steppingstone to his...
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Vatican digs in after gay marriage advancesNov 10, 2012 5:36 pm - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is digging in after gay marriage initiatives scored big wins this week in the U.S. and Europe, vowing to never stop insisting that marriage ca...
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Vatican computer tech convicted in leaks scandalNov 10, 2012 5:31 pm - VATICAN CITY — A Vatican court on Saturday convicted a Holy See computer technician of helping the former papal butler in the embarrassing leak of confidential papal doc...
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Elgin church closed after vehicle crashes into itNov 10, 2012 3:00 pm - The New Hope Baptist Church in Elgin won’t be holding Sunday school or services after a man crashed his vehicle into the building. The accident occurred at about 2:30 p....
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Former Arlington Heights priest dies in BoliviaNov 09, 2012 4:02 pm - A priest who got his start in Arlington Heights and went on to become a missionary in Bolivia has died. The Rev. Raymond Cowell, a Chicago native who served at Our Lady ...