MUSIC, ART AND ENTERTAINMENT
• The University of Central Arkansas Chamber Singers will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, 1003 N. Tyler St. (501) 450-5757.
• St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2223 Durwood Road, will present Fridays at the Organ at 12:15 p.m. Friday , as well as on Dec. 11 and 18. At 7 p.m. Friday, the second annual Sounds of Christmas concert be held, featuring organist Lisa Hester and vocalists Anna Grace Estes and Michael Hulsey. stpaulumclr.org or (501) 666-9429.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Christway Missionary Baptist Church, 4324 Potter St., will observe Mission Emphasis Sunday at 10:15 a.m. Sunday with speaker Linda Moses. (501) 562-1023.
• First Baptist Church, 811 Scipio A. Jones Drive, North Little Rock, will welcome Marvell Williams as guest speaker at 8 a.m. Sunday. Worship will also be at 11. fbcnlr.com or (501) 374-9394.
• First Missionary Baptist Church, 701 S. Gaines St., will celebrate Mission Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday with speaker Pamela Gray Harris. (501) 372-2705.
• First Presbyterian Church, 800 Scott St., will host its 93rd annual Time and Talent Fair and Luncheon 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday featuring homemade jams, jellies and relishes, candy, breads and crafts. Admission to the fair is free. A holiday luncheon will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost for lunch is $10. (501) 372-1804.
• Grace Lutheran Church, 5124 Hillcrest Ave., will offer a midweek Advent prayer service at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Dec. 9 and 16. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. gracelutheranlr.org or (501) 663-3631.
• Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will begin the Advent season with the annual Hanging of the Greens during the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday with music by the Handbell and Chancel Choirs. parkhillpres.org or (501) 753-9533.
• Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive, will host a free luncheon, "Dealing With Grief: Hope and Joy for the Holidays," at noon Sunday with speaker Greg Adams, director of the Center for Good Mourning at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Call (501) 664-3600 or visit phumc.com/griefluncheon for reservations.
• A re-enactment of the 1930 debate on immortality between Rabbi Ira Sanders and Clarence Darrow will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., as part of the Central Arkansas Library System's 2015 Sanders Distinguished Lecture and in conjunction with the sesquicentennial anniversary of Congregation B'nai Israel. Jason Thompson will portray Sanders and Mark Johnson will portray Darrow. Free. Reception to follow. Reservations are requested by visiting cals.org. For information call (501) 918-3000.
• Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, will host "That All May Worship: A Ministry of Presence and a Celebration of Faith for Those Who Live With Memory Loss," 1-2 p.m. Tuesday. RSVP to Karen Akin at (501) 227-0000 or at karenakin@secondpreslr.org.
• Christoph Keller III will be installed as the 20th dean and rector of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., at 4 p.m. Dec. 6. Kurt Dunkle, dean and president of the General Theological Seminary in New York, will deliver the sermon. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.
CLASSES AND CONFERENCES
• A retreat for those grieving the death of a loved one will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 5 at Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. The retreat is presented by the church and the Pastoral Care Ministry of Second Presbyterian Church of Little Rock. Cost is $15 per person and includes lunch, snacks and programming. To attend, contact Karen Akin at (501) 227-0000 or karenakin@secondpreslr.org.
• Pulaski Heights Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 4724 Hillcrest Ave., will continue a series of Sunday School classes on the meaning of Advent at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Hunter Hall. Led by Susan Miller. phcc-lr.org or (501) 663-8149.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will serve a hot breakfast at 8:45 a.m. Sunday. $5 for adults and $3 for children. A four-part, weekly Advent lecture series on angels in Scripture, art, music and contemporary culture, will begin 9:15 in the Parish Hall. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will have a new Dean's Class, His and Hers: Questions From a Young Couple, at 10 a.m. Sunday in Morrison Hall. Led by Christoph Keller III. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.
• Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Richard B. Hardie Drive, will offer an adult Sunday School class during Advent that will include videos featuring biblical scholar Kenneth Bailey followed by discussion on what happened at the first Christmas. Class is 9:15-10 a.m. Sundays in December in the New Chapel. (501) 663-6383.
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Religion on 11/28/2015