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Reader’s Commentary: Intergenerational service in Batavia

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By Bonnie Burns,Batavia, Ill. Unity of Fox Valley Church, 230 Webster Street, Batavia, Sunday School will present its annual Intergenerational Service, Sunday, March 20, during the 10 a.m. service. This year’s theme will be the familiar catch phrase “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” and will be based on the parable...

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Love lightens every burden, offers strength, courage, joy!

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Valentine’s Day Quotes “Love is a mighty power, a great and complete good. Love alone lightens every burden, and makes rough places smooth. It bears every hardship as though it were nothing, and renders all bitterness sweet and acceptable. Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing stronger, higher, nothing more fulfilling...

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Crossway Chapel grand opening Jan. 23

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Crossway Chapel Aurora Church will be host to a grand opening worship service at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23. Crossway meets at Temple B’Nai Israel, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Pastor Brent Logan will preach on “Handling Life’s Sticky Situations.”...

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Aurora church to install minister Jan. 9

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Reverend Dr. Brandon Perrine will be installed as senior minister of New England Congregational Church in Aurora during the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday, Jan. 9. Members and friends are invited. Parking is free. The church is at 406 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. The Rev. Dr. Terrill Murff, acting...

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Luncheon celebrating Reverend Gary McCann’s 35-year ministry at New England Congregational Church in Aurora

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Judy McCann and the Reverend Gary McCann pose for a photo Sunday, Oct. 17, at Aurora's New England Congregational Church

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Aurora Temple B’nai Israel synagogue in-person services May 14

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Temple B’nai Israel synagogue, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will reopen for in-person worship services Friday, May 14. Rabbi Edward Friedman announced services for Friday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 15, at 9 a.m. (traditional service). Meetings will be held in the sanctuary. The chapel remains...

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Reverend Dr. Perrine new to New England Congregational Church in Aurora

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The Reverend Dr. Brandon Stewart Perrine has been called as the new senior minister at New England Congregational Church in Aurora. He will begin his ministry officially April 19. Dr. Brandon is replacing Rev. Gary McCann who retired from January 31 after 35 years of service. Similar to Rev. McCann,...

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Apostles spread Christian message throughout known world

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“Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Jesus to Mary Magdalene at his empty tomb. (John 20:15) The cave, east of Aix-en-Provence, is called Sainte-Baume. According to Roman Catholic tradition, Mary Magdalene spent the last 30 years of her life there. The surrounding forest leads to a small...

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A piece of the shattered vase should return to the rest

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By Marjorie Logman As a Christian I have been looking at Christianity in America. I see a vase representing Christianity that has fallen and shattered into pieces. Unfortunately, many of the pieces have decided they are the whole vase and it has brought division. The White Evangelical Movement piece that...

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Interfaith dialogues require improved vetting, harmony

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At the 2020 World Peace Day Interfaith Prayer Service January 5 held in Naperville, representatives of many faiths came together to celebrate multiple faith traditions. Representing Chicago’s large Muslim community was the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) executive director Abdullah Mitchell. CIOGC is the umbrella organization for...

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Old-English tradition Sunday, Dec. 29

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Lessons and carols, an old-English worship tradition, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission, parking, and refreshments, are free. Acclaimed Naperville harpist Nichole Luchs will provide music. Reverend John Bell, pastor, said...

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Pro-Life League in caroling tours

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With the Christmas season upon us again, we’re hearing once more about the so-called “War on Christmas.” But one pro-life leader is offering a different take on this annual controversy. “The real War on Christmas has nothing to do with slogans on coffee cups or the words retail workers use...

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Western freedoms at risk with Islamist candidates for political offices

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Abdelnasser Rashid, 30, announced his bid Sunday, Oct. 27 for Cook County Board of Review as an independent democrat in 2020. Rashid is the chief policy officer for Cook County assessor Fritz Kaegi. He ran for Cook County Commissioner office in 2018 and almost won. It was so close a...

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Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America’s motives in question

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The Muslim Educational Cultural Center of America (MECCA) claims its goals are “to guide young Muslims” and “build bridges of understanding with other cultures and faiths.” Yet, the Chicago area mosque’s willingness to promote hate preachers and anti-Semitic demagogues, reflects the continued influence of its Islamists founders and leaders. The...

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Aurora proclamation in honor of Ramadan & Eid Al-Fitr
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Proclamation in honor of Ramadan & Eid Al-Fitr

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Dr. Abbas Khawaja speaks at the podium Tuesday after Aurora mayor Richard Irvin presented a proclamation in honor of Ramadan & Eid Al-Fitr. Eid al-Fitr means “festival of breaking the fast” and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Jason Crane/The Voice...

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Holocaust survivor Nancy Apfelroth of Aurora, left, lights a candle with Dr. David Davis, Aurora; and Judy Jacobson
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Holocaust Remembrance Day:

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Holocaust survivor Nancy Apfelroth of Aurora, left, lights a candle with Dr. David Davis, Aurora; and Judy Jacobson, Aurora, during annual Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day observance at Temple B’nai Israel in Aurora Wednesday, May 1. Apfelroth, 93, is the sole Holocaust survivor at the Temple. During World War II,...

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Prayer in the Aurora City Council Chambers includes a focus with a leader, standing, center, Thursday, May 2
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National Day of Prayer:

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Prayer in the Aurora City Council Chambers includes a focus with a leader, standing, center, Thursday, May 2. Approximately 30 participants walked from Orchard Road and Galena Boulevard on the West Side through downtown to McCoy and Route 59 on the East Side. The sponsors of the annual event are...

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Wayside Cross in Aurora, with help, increases housing

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Thanks to Wayside Cross Ministries’ (WCM) partnership with First Presbyterian Church and the Dunham Fund, all based in Aurora WCM can offer a discipleship home to some of their graduates. For more than nine decades the church has been an integral part of the lives of the men, in the...

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