Religion
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Annual prayer breakfast Nov. 20 in GurneeNov 16, 2012 11:35 am - Lake County Exchange Clubs will host the annual “One Nation Under God” Prayer Breakfast Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Village Church of Gurnee, 1319 Hunt ...
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Dinner theater comes to Rolling Meadows churchNov 15, 2012 2:39 pm - Back by popular demand is The Community Church of Rolling Meadows’ remedy for the “hustle and bustle” frustration that many experience at this time of year — the fourth ...
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Gurnee church packs shoe boxes with gifts for kids in needNov 15, 2012 8:59 am - Lake County families joined in a worldwide effort to bring Christmas cheer to children in need as they packed shoe boxes full of gifts Saturday at Immanuel Church in Gur...
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Church, restaurant join forces to serve Thankgiving dinner to needyNov 14, 2012 1:14 pm - With the help of local donations, an East Dundee restaurateur is teaming up with an Elgin church to bring free Thanksgiving meals to the northern Fox Valley. Beverardo S...
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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...