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Fall 2023 Prairie Central District Lay Academy

Location: Our Redeemer's UMC, 1600 W Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg, IL

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November 4 and 11, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Our Redeemer's UMC, 1600 W Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg, IL

Cost: $40 (includes materials and lunch)

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Classes offered:
1. Conflict Resolution
2. United Methodist Heritage
3. Loving People and Planet in the Name of God

More information to come

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For more information contact: Rae Kipper at (630) 917-3076 or
Mary Mecker at (630) 709-3953

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