MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
• The Quapaw Brass Quintet will perform during Thanksgiving worship services at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday in the sanctuary at Asbury United Methodist Church, 1700 Napa Valley Drive. (501) 225-9231.
• Highland Valley United Methodist Church, 15524 Chenal Parkway, will present "Praise and Thanksgiving" by the Concert Choir and soloists at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary. Larry Rudiger will be the guest director and Stella Rabb Pradeau will be the guest pianist. (501) 224-6047.
• Naoki Hakutani, associate professor of piano at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will perform a concert of piano music at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St. Some of Hakutani's students will also perform. Admission is free. A reception will follow. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Bullock Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 1513 S. Park St., will celebrate its 115th anniversary at 9:30 a.m. Sunday with speaker Freeman McKindra. bullock_temple@sbcglobal.net or (501) 375-1581.
• Christian Mission Church, 1423 Moss St., North Little Rock, will offer a free Thanksgiving meal to the homeless and hungry from noon-3 p.m. Thursday. (501) 244-0208.
• Eastern Star Baptist Church, 2701 E. Second St., North Little Rock, will celebrate its 116th anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Roderick McCollum. Karen Campbell will be guest psalmist. (501) 945-7949.
• First Missionary Baptist Church, 701 S. Gaines St., will celebrate Homecoming/Harvest Day at 11 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker Joe Adams. The church's food pantry, 623 W. Seventh St., will give away nonperishable food items from 9:30-10:30 a.m. today. ( 501) 372-2705.
• Karen Akin will be installed as pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, 9301 N. Rodney Parham Road, at 3 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary. An offering will be collected to benefit the ministry of Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center. gracelr.org or (501) 225-3274.
• Greater Second Baptist Church, 5615 Geyer Springs Road, will celebrate its 92nd anniversary at 10:45 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker D.L. Richardson. (501) 569-9988.
• Henderson United Methodist Church, 13000 W. Baseline Road, will offer a free community meal at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The menu will include turkey, dressing and all the trimmings. (501) 455-2209.
• New Calvary Temple Church of God in Christ, 1120 Bishop Lindsey Ave., North Little Rock, will have its third annual Pastor's Appreciation Service honoring Timothy and Marilyn Hopson at 3 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Robert G. Rudolph Jr. (501) 960-9578.
• New Dora Baptist Church, 317 Jamison Ave., North Little Rock, will celebrate Friends and Family Day at 11 a.m. Sunday. (501) 945-3062.
• New Establishment Word of Faith Ministries, 3620 Baseline Road, will host a free Thanksgiving meal for the homeless and hungry from noon-2:30 p.m. today. Prayer and counseling will be available on request. (501) 766-6941.
• New Hope Baptist Church, 1851 Howard St., will have an appreciation service for its musicians (music minister Lewis Thomas, lead guitarist Levi Mackey, bass guitarist Zoey Crutcher and drummers Mark Davis and Dylan Jenkins) at 3 p.m. Sunday with M.D. Payne as guest. (501) 376-0079.
• The churches of Hillcrest will host a service of Thanksgiving at 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, 1003 N. Tyler St. with John Marconi preaching. A combined children's choir from Holy Souls and Pulaski Heights Baptist Church will sing. An offering will be collected to benefit Family Promise and nonperishable items will be donated to Helping Hand. (501) 661-1129 or (501) 663-8632.
• Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church No. 4, 5100 Frazier Pike, College Station, will have a prayer breakfast at 8 a.m. today. (501) 490-0123.
• Pleasant Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 3804 E. 38th St., College Station, will observe Women's Day at 11 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker Beverly White and music by the Women's Day Choir. Refreshments will be served. (501) 490-2267.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will host an all-ages program in preparation for Advent at 9:15 a.m. Sunday in the Parish Hall. Candles and wreath supplies will be available and speakers will share ideas on how to observe Advent at home. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 5900 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will have a Thanksgiving worship service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a pie/dessert fellowship. (501) 753-8134.
• The West Little Rock Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Temple B'nai Israel, 3700 Rodney Parham Road. (501) 225-9700.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will host its annual Alternative Market from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, featuring gifts from nonprofit organizations. The cathedral's annual Thanksgiving Day Eucharist will be at 10 a.m. Thursday. The service will include Thanksgiving hymns and music by the Trinity Cathedral Choir and the Pinnacle Brass Quartet. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.
• "Hope for the Holidays," a service for those who have suffered losses or are depressed during the holidays, will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1101 N. Mississippi St. (501) 666-2813.
• Union African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1825 S. Pulaski St., will celebrate its 110th anniversary at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 27 with guest speaker Randy Martin. (501) 551-0059.
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Religion on 11/19/2016