The beginning of each new school year is celebrated at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley with its traditional “Back to School Backpack Blessings” given by Senior Pastor Mark Boster ...

PARK SLOPE — STUDENT PARISHIONERS OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH on Park Slope’s Seventh Ave. will receive a special blessing on Sunday, Aug. 31, as they begin a new school year. Students at this Episcopal ...

The Rev. Kristofer Roberson of Living Grace Church in Urbana was smiling as he recited a blessing to a crowd of students of all ages and their families at the Natelli Family YMCA on Sunday morning.

Cross Community Church, 525 N. Abbe Road in Elyria, will host the Backpack Blessing to give away free bookbags, school supplies and more. Headed by the church’s M25 Outreach, the event, which takes ...

Celebrating back-to-school season, Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora will hold a blessing of the backpacks on Sunday, Aug. 17. The Rev. Tammy Scott, lead pastor, will bless students' backpacks ...

SHORTAGES IN THESE SUBJECTS FOR THE 20-22 TO 20-23 SCHOOL YEAR. TODAY IN ROGERS-- THE OAKLEY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH INVITED THE COMMUNITY TO THEIR "BLESSINGS OF THE BACKPACKS" EVENT. STUDENTS ...

When little A.J. Taylor goes into second grade Monday at Hempfield's Mountville Elementary School, he won't go alone. He will go with God. Slung over his shoulders will be a backpack that's been ...

Brethren High School's National Honor Society chapter is working to raise money for its Blessings in a Backpack program.