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St. Matthew hosts Columbine speaker
The Peace and Justice Committee and Youth Ministry of St. Matthew
Parish, 1001 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, will host a speaker
from Columbine High School at 7 p.m. April 1. Heidi Johnson was
in the the school library at the time of the shooting. She will
share her experience and answer questions from area teens.
Follow the path of Jesus in Oak Forest
Members of the Oak Forest Council of Churches, including St. Damian
Parish, invite area Christians to follow the path Jesus walked
the last week of his life. The service begins at 2 p.m. on Palm
Sunday, April 8, at Oak Forest United Methodist Church, 159th
Street and Laurel Avenue, and moves on to the other churches.
There will be a dramatic reading and music at each stop. A bus
will be available to transport some people; those with vans are
encouraged to drive and invite people to ride along. For information,
call the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection at (708) 687-2170.
Pathways offers youth leadership prizes
Pathways Awareness Foundation is offering young people up to $1,000
in prizes for showing how their parishes are demonstrating leadership
in including persons with disabilities in their youth communities.
Called Junior Open Hearts, the awards are similar to the groups
landmark efforts to honor houses of worship that display such
openness to those with disabilities. Deadline for entries is April
6. For information, call (800) 955-2445.
New K of C council for firefighters
The Knights of Columbus is starting its first Firefighter and
Paramedic Council in its 119-year history, and invites all Catholic,
male firefighters to consider joining. Father Thomas A. Mulcrone
will serve as chaplain. Firefighters or paramedics who wish to
join or are already members of other Knights of Columbus councils
can attend meetings at 7 p.m. April 19 and 20 at the Chicago Fire
Academy, 558 W. Dekovan in Chicago. For information, call John
Muldoon at (708) 349-8926 or Bill Kugelman at (773) 267-5839.
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