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— MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 4807 W. Sixth Ave., Pine Bluff, will host a Gospel Explosion at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 29, featuring Galilee Choir, True Vessel, Voices of Harmony, Kindling Star Choir and other groups. (870) 643-4974.

Lakewood United Methodist Church, 1922 Topf Road, North Little Rock, will present a hand bell performance, The Bells of Christmas, at 11 a.m. Sunday. (501) 753-6186 or expandingthelight.org.

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Asbury United Methodist Church, 1700 Napa Valley Drive, will offer Carols, Candles and Communion at 4, 6 and 11 p.m. Monday. Child care is available for services at 4 and 6 p.m. (501) 225-9231 or asbury-lr.org.

Evangelistic Baptist Church, 902 Atkinson St., North Little Rock, will have a Christmas breakfast at 9 a.m. Sunday and a service at 11. (501) 952-1313.

FaithSpring United Methodist Church, 501 S. Bowman Road, will have a family service at 5:30 p.m. and a candlelight Communion service at 11 p.m. Monday. (501) 223-3300.

First Baptist Church, 811 S.A. Jones Drive, North Little Rock, will have a Joy to the World celebration at 8 and 11 a.m. Sunday. (501) 374-9394.

First Baptist Church Maumelle, 100 Valencia Drive, will have one service at 9 a.m. Sunday. There will be no evening service. (501) 851-3547 or fbcmaumelle.org.

First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Market St., Benton, will have a Service of Light in the Midst of Darkness, a quiet, meditative time, at 7 p.m. today. (501) 778-3601.

Grace Lutheran Church, 5124 Hillcrest Ave., will have a candlelight service at 7 p.m. Monday. Worship with Holy Communion will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday. (501) 663-3631 or gracelutheranlr.org.

Grace Presbyterian Church, 9301 N. Rodney Parham Road, will have a Communion and Candles service at 6 p.m. Monday. (501) 225-3274 or littlerockgrace.org.

Highway Baptist Church, 5845 Roundtop Drive, Sherwood, will light the candle of peace in the service at 10:55 a.m. Sunday. (501) 945-2687.

Lakewood United Methodist Church, 1922 Topf Road, North Little Rock, will have Communion and prayer at 3 p.m. Monday and services at 6, 10 and 11:30 p.m. (501) 753-6186 or expandingthelight.org.

Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1215 S. Schiller St., will have its second annual Day of Sharing offering free toys, clothes and haircuts at 1 p.m. Sunday. A hot meal will be provided. (501) 374-8060.

Living Word Praise and Worship Center, 1220 Westpark Drive, Suite A, will host the Let Go and Let God apostolic deliverance service at 7 p.m. Friday. (501) 398-6557.

Park Hill Christian Church, 4400 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will have a candlelight Communion service at 5:30 p.m.

Monday. (501) 753-1131.

Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will have worship with Communion, music and candle lighting at 5:30 p.m. Monday. (501) 753-9533.

Pulaski Heights Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 4724 Hillcrest Ave., will have a worship service at 5:30 p.m. Monday. (501) 663-8149 or phcc-lr.org.

Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church, 4401 Woodlawn Drive, will celebrate with a candlelight Communion service at 5 p.m. Monday. (501) 663-8361.

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 8300 Kanis Road, will have Joel Pugh preaching at the 8:45 and 11 a.m. services Sunday and will have a children’s service at 5:30 p.m. Monday and a traditional candlelight service at 8. (501) 614-6061 or saclr.org.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will have a family service and Christmas pageant at 5 p.m. Monday and Lessons and Carols at 11. Worship will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday. (501) 753-4281.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will offer a family Holy Eucharist at 5 p.m. Monday, with the Choristers singing and a children’s Christmas pageant. The Parish Choir will sing at 10 and Festal Holy Eucharist with incense, chanting and candles will be at 10:30. st-marks.com.

Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, will have a service with a children’s presentation, “The Friendly Beasts,” at 5 p.m. Monday. Traditional candlelight Communion services at 7:30 and 11 p.m. (501) 227-0000 or secondpreslr.org.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will have a family service at 5 p.m. Monday and a choral and instrumental prelude at 10:30 with traditional Christmas High Mass at 11. There will be a Christmas Day service at 10 a.m. Tuesday. (501) 372-0294.

Trinity United Methodist Church, 1101 N. Mississippi St., will have candlelight worship services at 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. (501) 666-2813.

The deadline for Religion Calendar submissions is noon Monday for Saturday publication. Addresses are in Little Rock unless otherwise indicated. Items must have an address and a phone number and be open to the public. To submit a news release, fax (501) 372-4765 or e-mail the information to

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QUOTE OF THE DAY Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine;

Love was born at Christmas;

Star and angels gave the sign.

  • CHRISTINA ROSSETTI

(1830-1894), English poet

Religion, Pages 13 on 12/22/2012

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