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The First
Baptist Church of Pekin Cruise-In and Carnival will
be held on August 12th from 11:30am-3pm. The Back to School Cruise-In/Carnival is a free event for all
attendees. They will offer free hot dogs, chips, cookies, popcorn, water,
tea, and lemonade. While the event is free, they do accept donations
that will be used to support the Kids Hope program at the church. The
church is located at 700 S Capitol St in Pekin. For
more information, call 309-241-7185. Join
Peoria Rescue Ministries for their annual “Hope in Action” Golf Outing on
August 14th! This year's event will
include lunch & dessert, 18 holes of golf, a silent auction, awards &
giveaways, and words from their clients. All of the funds from the golf
outing go directly towards caring for the physical, emotional and spiritual
needs of men, women, and children in our community. The outing will be held
at Mt. Hawley Country Club. Registration begins at 11am and the entry fee is
$145 per person. Learn more and register at
www.peoriarescue.org. Chillicothe Christian Films will be hosting another free
film at the Chillicothe Town Theatre on August 20th at 6:30pm.
Join them for the film, “The Second Chance”. Doors open 6pm. The 2nd room, if
necessary, will start about 6:45pm. Starring Michael W. Smith, the film is
about two pastors, one from a wealthy parish in a predominantly white suburb,
the other, the head of an inner-city church, must learn to bridge the gap
between their different philosophies and their individual prejudices.
Together they look for common ground through faith and fight to save one's struggling urban church and the people it serves. For more
information, call 309-253-6947. The 44th Annual
Mayor’s Leadership Prayer Breakfast will be held on September 6th
at 6:30am at the Peoria Civic Center. This year’s featured speaker will be retired
amateur boxer and pro wrestler, Marc Mero. Tickets
are $35 each or $350 for a table of 10. Purchase tickets at
www.peoriamayorprayerevent.com or 685-1725. Community Bible
Study (CBS) invites men, women and children to a 30 week study of
Romans. The CBS mission is to make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in
our communities through caring, in-depth Bible study, available to all.
Come study Paul's letter to the Romans clearly presenting the many facets of
God’s amazing grace available to all, because all have sinned. Class
will meet on Thursdays at Woodland Baptist Church in Peoria September 6 -
May 9 from 7-8:30pm. Cost is $35 for adults and $10 for teens and below. To
find out more, visit peoriaeve.cbsclass.org. Go to
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