Photo Caption: Lisa Zaynab Killinger (right) and Cynthia Wells engage in a small group discussion at a previous dialogue session. The 2012 dialogue opens Sept. 24 at a Moline mosque. MOLINE — “Under the Tent of Abraham” is the theme for this year’s Muslim-Jewish-Christian Women’s Dialogue in the Quad Cities. The Moline mosque, Masjid Al-Ihsan, […]
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Photo Caption: “New Life in Christ” will be the theme when nationally known youth speaker Mary Bielski visits St. John the Baptist Parish in Rapids City Sept. 29-30. RAPIDS CITY — Mary Bielski will return to the Diocese of Peoria Sept. 29-30 to speak at “Mission of Mercy,” a series of talks hosted by St. […]
Continue readingFamilies in Poverty’s Grip: The Causes, Consequences, and Potential Cures for Poverty in Our Community is the theme for a seminar planned for Saturday, Sept. 29, at St. Jude’s Church, 10811 N. Knoxville, in Peoria. Sponsored by Leaven, a social justice outreach at St. Jude’s, the day begins at 8 a.m. and will close at […]
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ROCK ISLAND — Sister Germaine Cupp, OSB, a longtime teacher, principal and pastoral associate in central Illinois, has died. She was 83. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Friday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of St. Mary Monastery here. Burial took place in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Sister Germaine died […]
Continue readingCHILLICOTHE — Spiritual gifts and forgiveness are two of the topics that will be addressed at a workshop on Saturday, Sept. 8, at St. Edward’s Church, 1216 N. Sixth St. Sponsored by the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the Diocese of Peoria, the workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. The speakers are Deacon […]
Continue readingThe Bloomington Circle of the Christ Child Society of Central Illinois will meet on Friday Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the home of Sharon Gerdes, 103 E. Gridley Road, Gridley, and Thursday, Sept. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church of Merna, 1001 N. Towanda Barnes Road. For […]
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PERU — After nearly four months of operating at reduced power, WSOG-FM Catholic radio is again broadcasting at full strength at 88.1 FM. The station’s former 4,000-watt transmitter was destroyed in a late April fire in the small building that housed it at the radio tower, located along I-39 near Cedar Point. A 200-watt transmitter […]
Continue readingForty days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion combined with peaceful vigils at abortion facilities and educational outreach are planned at three area locations as part of a nationwide campaign from Sept. 26 to Nov. 4, and now is the time to plan involvement. A kick-off rally for Peoria’s fifth “40 Days […]
Continue readingMailee Smith, staff counsel for Americans United for Life, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s gathering of parish pro-life coordinators next Saturday, Aug. 25. The day will begin with Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria at 9 a.m. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, will preside at the liturgy and Father Bill Miller, […]
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Photo Caption: Peoria-area parishes as well as OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington are seeking donations of gently used or new shoes in August. Catholic groups in the Peoria and Bloomington areas are seeking donations of gently used or new men’s, women’s, and children’s shoes. In Peoria, St. Ann’s Parish WATCH (We Are The […]
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