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Jan. 6 is called “The Epiphany of Our Lord,” which historically was an even bigger celebration in the church than Christmas Eve and Day.
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The City of Elgin is hosting a yearlong Sesquicentennial celebration in honor of the community’s founding in 1872.
Read moreWhile our secular calendar marks Jan. 1 as “New Year’s Day,” in the Christian Church, this day is the festival of “The Circumcision and Naming of Jesus,” since Jewish babies were circumcised on the eighth day after birth.
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A group of Elgin natives recently celebrated 75 years of friendship.
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The City of Elgin is hosting a yearlong Sesquicentennial celebration in honor of the community’s founding in 1872. This week's Sesquicentennial Story shares the Elgin Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6115 and the Auxiliary of VFW.
Read moreChristmas is about being given to.
Isaiah 9:6 sums up Christmas this way: “Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given.”
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The City of Elgin is hosting a yearlong Sesquicentennial celebration in honor of the community’s founding in 1872.
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Elgin’s high school and middle school choir groups delivered festive performances to the Elgin Courier last Thursday as part of downtown’s Sip, Shop & Stroll activities.
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