Category: church
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local music world impact: concert for darfur
In less than a month Parkview Community Church will be the location for an intriguing concert. A bunch of students have organized a concert to benefit the Darfur region of Sudan. The event deserves your attention for a few reasons. First, its a chance to hear six local bands: Belladonna, Beou-er, Sleepy Sleepy Octopus, Stain…
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philippines team: departure
Occasionally a team of folks from PCC are sent on a short-term trip. These trips vary in nature and location. This summer some of our students spent a week helping with rebuilding efforts in New Orleans. What these trips share in common is a desire to participate in God’s mission in locations and cultures distinct…
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super (duper) tuesday
In case you’ve been living in a cave for the past few weeks, tomorrow is Super (Duper) Tuesday. 24 states, including Illinois, will be holding their primaries or caucuses with a bunch of delegates (41% for the GOP and 54% for the Democrats) up for grabs. Given the unpredictable and closely contested nature of this…
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praying for hard things
In our staff meeting on Monday we spent some time talking about different PCC folks who are going through some hard things these days. Serious illness, relational breakdown and divorce, job stuff. I’m helping with the funeral of a PCC person’s parent this weekend. Some heavy stuff. As we prayed for these things during our…
David W. Swanson 