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CS Lay Academy

Location: Online

Saturday, March 6, 9 am to 12:30 pm
Wednesday, March 10, 10 am to 1:30 pm

Thursday,
March 11, 10 am to 1 pm

Chicago Southern District Lay Academy 

Lord, Teach Us to Pray

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Instructor:  
Dawn Shires (CLS)
Co-Lay Leader, Chicago Southern District
Member, Tinley Park UMC

Registration by phone or email only. Please contact one of the following: 

Samuel Graham: 773-995-7337 or graham4979@sbcglobal.net
Rose Faulkner: 773-288-5433 or rosefaulkner@sbcglobal.net
Irma Clark: 773-239-0704 or irmklarc@aol.com

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