Religion
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Algonquin church hosts photo race fundraiserOct 12, 2012 11:00 am - An Algonquin church is organizing a sort of “Amazing Race” for photo bugs in an effort to raise funds creatively. The Congregational Church of Algonquin is hosting a “Ph...
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Pope marks 50th anniversary of Vatican IIOct 11, 2012 9:12 am - VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council — the church meetings he attended as a young priest that brought t...
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Superior of troubled Legion of Christ steps asideOct 11, 2012 9:04 am - VATICAN CITY — The superior general of the troubled Legion of Christ religious order has stepped aside unexpectedly, saying he simply doesn’t have the energy to oversee ...
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Inverness church to hold Fall Festival, Oktoberfest on Oct. 20Oct 10, 2012 3:32 pm - Holy Family Catholic Community will hold its first Fall Festival and Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the parish, 2515 Palatine Road, Inverness. The Fall Festival be...
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Maristella fundraisers:Oct 08, 2012 4:10 pm - The public is invited to fundraisers this week for Maristella Ministry for Homeless Women and Children, a Libertyville-based organization celebrating its 14th anniversar...
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Lake Villa school hosts farmers marketOct 08, 2012 2:26 pm - Calvary Christian Academy will host a farmers market from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the school, 134 W. Monaville Road, Lake Villa. The market will run the same ...
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New Oakton Jewish studies program recalls KindertransportOct 07, 2012 11:02 am - For nearly a year before World War II began, the Kindertransport (children’s transport) saved nearly 10,000 predominantly Jewish children from the growing Nazi threat. ...
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France boosts security at religious sitesOct 07, 2012 10:45 am - PARIS — France is boosting security at Jewish and other religious sites after blanks were fired at a synagogue west of Paris amid renewed concerns about anti-Semitism ar...
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Mormon church lowers age limit for missionariesOct 06, 2012 4:01 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — Mormon church president Thomas S. Monson says that the faith will lower its minimum age requirement for missionaries from 19 to 18 for men and from 21 t...
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Lots going on at the West Dundee VFWOct 05, 2012 5:00 am - It's getting to be quite busy at the West Dundee VFW. The Tri-City Evergreen Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2298, invites you to stuff your face at its fish fry from 5 to...