Aurora District Lay Academy

Location: Channahon UMC 24751 W. Eames Channahon, IL

Join us in a joyful, deeper commitment to Christ!

Lenten Season, Five Sundays, 2-5 p.m. – March 10, 17, 24, 31 & April 7,2019

Cost: $40.00 Registration Fee by March 1, 2019

Mail check payable to “Aurora Lay Academy” to 717 N. Washington St., Wheaton, IL 60187 Phone: 630.709.3953, mary.mecker@gmail.com

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