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By: The Catholic Post - August 9, 2014 -
Local News Brief
CAMBRIDGE — Celebrate summer and faith this Sunday when St. John Vianney Parish hosts its annual ice cream social from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the church, 313 S. West St. A barbecue sandwich meal will be served for $4, while a hot dog meal is $2. Homemade pie, cake, and ice cream will be […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 9, 2014 -
Local News Brief
TOLONO — Persons age 55 and over are invited to a luncheon potluck at 11:30 a.m. on on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at St. Patrick Parish Center in Tolono. The gathering is sponsored by Good Samaritan Senior Outreach Services of Catholic Charities, Champaign-Piatt counties. Fried chicken will be served and attendees are asked to bring a […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 9, 2014 -
Local News Brief
PEKIN — Sacred Heart Cemetery will benefit from a Knights of Columbus Night at Dozer Field in Peoria on Saturday, Aug. 23. The game between the Peoria Chiefs and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $11, with $5 from every ticket going to the cemetery. The evening features a tennis ball […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 4, 2014 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Ada Oetgen, a graduate of and former teacher at Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria, died in February at the age of 89. Not only was Ada Oetgen a graduate of the Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria, but she taught there for many years. Now a […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 31, 2014 -
News Article
BLOOMINGTON — Home Sweet Home Ministries will benefit from a shoe drive planned for Aug. 8-17 by OSF St. Joseph Medical Center and Dr. Todd Snoeyink, DPM, of OSF Medical Group. New and gently used men’s, women’s and children’s shoes may be dropped off at the Bloomington medical center, Eastland Medical Plaza I by the […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - July 31, 2014 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Denise Henderson, who got the WaterStep shoe drive going at The Iona Group and St. Ann’s WATCH, is pictured with Iona Group and WaterStep leaders. By: By Jennifer Willems MORTON — Anyone who has a pair of shoes they don’t wear anymore can do something to provide cleaning drinking water for people who […]
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By: Tom Dermody - July 31, 2014 -
News Article
By: By Tom Dermody Editor’s Note: Following is just a sampling of mission trip activities that young people from around the Diocese of Peoria took part in during the summer. An album of group and action photos will be posted on The Catholic Post’s Facebook page. —– 51 PEORIA NOTRE DAME STUDENTS CONDUCT SUMMER CAMP […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - July 31, 2014 -
News Article
Photo Caption: Enjoying family time at home in LaSalle are Mike and Maria Rosploch with their daughters Lily (left) and Mya. By: By Jennifer Willems LASALLE — Lily Rosploch may be only 5 years old, but she knows the way to St. Bede Abbey Church in Peru so well that when her father, Mike, decided […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - July 31, 2014 -
News Article
By: By Jennifer Willems Get out your passport. Members of the Bishop’s Commission on Women in the Church and in Society are charting a new course and they’re inviting people around the Diocese of Peoria to come with them. Among the journeys on the horizon is a “Pilgrimage to the Shrines and Saints of Spain […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 31, 2014 -
Movie Review
Photo Caption: Max Deacon, Richard Armitage and Nathan Kress star in a scene from the movie “Into the Storm.” Rating: By Catholic News Service The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film and Broadcasting. For full reviews of these films, […]
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