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By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2019 -
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Tom Brewer is shown in last year's walk to support the OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois. (Photo from Tom's Walk4CHOI Facebook page)
TREMONT — A year ago, Tom Brewer walked 128 miles from Rockford to Peoria to raise funds and awareness for OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois. On Saturday, April 27, the Tremont resident begins a second walk to Peoria, with this one starting in Danville. Brewer’s nine-day, 132-mile trek starts at 8 a.m. that day […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 25, 2019 -
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dormitories, Father Julius, School, Uganda
Construction on dormitories for girls and boys at St. Patrick Nursery and Primary School in Isingiro District, Uganda, can begin thanks to a successful matching grant from The Meehan Family Legacy Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The school, founded by Father Julius Turyatoranwa, is supported by Building Hope in Kids-Uganda (BHIK-U), which was offered […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - April 25, 2019 -
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Cynthia Edmondson, Galesburg, Kate Larson, RCIA
Kate Larson, left, and Cindy Edmonson are stepping down from their RCIA ministry for the Galesburg Catholic community after 22 and 35 years, respectively. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
GALESBURG — “We can’t stop smiling.” Kate Larson stole a glance at Cynthia Edmonson as she said this, standing side by side in a pew at St. Patrick Church as the Easter Vigil began, and it only made their smiles that much bigger. One wouldn’t have blamed them for crying, since this was their last […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 25, 2019 -
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Marian Halfacre, mother of Msgr. Philip Halfacre, dies MUNSTER, Indiana — A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Thursday, April 25, at St. Thomas More Church here for Marian Louise (Parker) Halfacre, 83, the mother of Msgr. Philip Halfacre, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Streator and Sts. Peter and Paul Parish […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 11, 2019 -
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Danville Polyclinic, OSF HealthCare
A view of the lobby at Danville Polyclinic on April 4 as OSF HealthCare welcomed its providers and staff during a private blessing and dedication ceremony. (Provided photo/OSF HealthCare)
DANVILLE — Nearly 100 people witnessed blessing and dedication ceremonies on April 4 to welcome Danville Polyclinic offices, providers and staff as part of OSF HealthCare Ministry. The private ceremonies took place at the physician offices located at 707 N. Logan Ave. The integration was finalized on Sunday, April 7. Patients will continue to see […]
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By: Tom Dermody - April 11, 2019 -
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administration building, Catholic Charities, fire, West Peoria
Firefighters work to put down a blaze that destroyed the former administration building of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria on the agency's West Peoria campus off Heading Avenue on March 30. The building has only been used for storage in recent years. (The Catholic Post/Tom Dermody)
WEST PEORIA — A 29-year-old building that originally served as the administrative base for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria was destroyed by fire on March 30. The cause of the early morning blaze at the structure, located at the West Peoria campus of Catholic Charities at 2900 W. Heading Ave., was still being […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 10, 2019 -
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Bartonville, Kickapoo, Little Mermaid, musical, Proctor Home, St. Mary
St. Mary School in Kickapoo invites students from Bartonville Grade School and residents from Proctor Home in Peoria to be their guests at dress rehearsal each year. Here, Ariel (Ella Rolig) visits with audience members at a reception after the preview. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
KICKAPOO — To find the students at St. Mary School on March 15, you had to look “Under the Sea” as they presented their dress rehearsal of “The Little Mermaid Jr.” for residents from Proctor Home in Peoria and students with special needs from Bartonville Grade School. It was their first time performing the show […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 10, 2019 -
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The dome of the Edicule, the traditional site of Jesus' burial and resurrection, is seen after restoration work at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem March 23, 2017. (CNS/Debbie Hill)
Saying “the Christian community in the Holy Land is urgently in need of our help,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has asked for generous donations to a collection to be received during Good Friday liturgies in parishes across the diocese on April 19. “This collection is absolutely vital,” said the bishop in a letter describing […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 28, 2019 -
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Lynne Kelch, left, co-chair of the 50th Anniversary Committee of St. Anthony Parish in Bartonville, and committe member Cindy Barnett display "Bags of Easter Gladness" ready to be filled for residents of the Farmington Country Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as well as area shut-ins. (Provided photo)
BARTONVILLE — Taking a cue from the “Box of Joy” effort to provide Christmas gifts to children in developing countries, members of St. Anthony Parish here are filling “Bags of Easter Gladness” to share the joy of the Resurrection with people closer to home. The bags — filled with items such as jigsaw puzzles, socks […]
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By: Jennifer Willems - March 28, 2019 -
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art, pilgrimage, St. Philomena School, Taryn Watkins
Artist Taryn Watkins, seen here with a favorite piece, likes to work in egg tempera, acrylic and oil, as well as water color. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)
Taryn Watkins has made some long and arduous pilgrimages in her young life, traveling 500 miles through France and Spain on the Camino de Santiago, and 1,200 miles from Canterbury, England, to Rome along the Via Francigena. There have been shorter pilgrimages, too, such as the mile she used to walk intentionally from where she […]
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