Religion calendar

MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 8500 Woodson Lateral Road, Woodson, will present a winter musical featuring choirs and soloists at 3 p.m. Sunday. (501) 397-2197.

• Jonathan Butler and the Art Porter Singers will perform at 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at St. John Baptist Church, 2501 Main St. The event is free. artporter.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• The "8:00 Choir" of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 600 N. Cedar St., North Little Rock, will host its annual Valentine Tea and Fashions at 3 p.m. Sunday. (501) 374-9948.

• A Dharma In Action: Engaged Buddhism Group will have its first meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Ecumenical Buddhist Society of Little Rock, 1516 W. Third St. The group will focus on dharma practice and social activism. Information is available by contacting Morgan Holladay at mholladay@compassionarkansas.org or by calling (501) 773-1495.

• The North Little Rock City Mission annual Black History Worship Service will be held at noon Monday at First Baptist Church, 811 Scipio A. Jones Drive, North Little Rock. Victor Moore will offer a prayer for the nation, soloist Lillian Miller will sing and Marvell Williams will deliver the sermon. (501) 374-9394.

Morning Star Baptist Church, 105 N. Smothers St., North Little Rock, will have an Ushers Celebration at 3 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Victor Moore. (501) 376-3575.

• The Women's Ministry of Paradise Baptist Church, 820 H St., North Little Rock, will host a Sister-2-Sister Prayer Brunch at 10 a.m. Feb. 18 with guest speaker Sharon Evans. (501) 945-3070.

Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 8520 Colonel Miller Road, will have a Family and Friends Day Celebration at 3 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Michael Leon Mitchell, 12th Episcopal District prelate. (501) 945-3844.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will have a Choral Evensong at 5 p.m. Sunday. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.

Samaritan Hill Baptist Church, 1001 E. 13th St., North Little Rock, will have a Friends and Family Day at 11 a.m. Feb. 19. (501) 376-3009.

Second Baptist Church, 820 Short St., England, will observe Black History Month at 11 a.m. Feb. 19 with speaker Jerome Green, president of Shorter College in North Little Rock. (501) 247-2291.

• Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson will speak at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., as part of its Insights series. A reception will follow in Morrison Hall. Cost is $25 for general seating or $100 for patron tickets, which include an invitation to a sponsors and patrons reception before the talk and reserved seating. Tickets are available online at trinitylittlerock.org. (501) 588-3663.

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, will have its annual Chili Cook-off at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19, with chefs of the church competing. The event is free. (501) 868-5848.

Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1301 Hanger St., will have a Founder's Day worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker LaShannon Spencer. (501) 372-6832.

CLASSES AND CONFERENCES

• A Worship Conference focused on deepening faith through music will be held Friday-Feb. 18 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1115 College Ave., Conway. The program, sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock through its Charismatic Renewal Department, is open to all Christians. Registration is available online at arkcc.org or by mailing the registration fee to: Worship Conference, Diocese of Little Rock, 2500 N. Tyler St., Little Rock, Ark. 72207. Cost is $35 for one person, $45 for married couples, $55 per family and $20 for students. Information is available by calling Lynn Pellegrino, conference chairman, at (501) 353-6984.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will continue three adult classes on Sunday -- a four-week study of the book Transforming Evangelism (available for $5 in the church office); a five-week video series, "Half Truths," which compares Christian cliches with the message and ministry of Jesus; and a four-week forum on Christian martyrs. Classes meet at 9:15 a.m. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.

The City of Grace, 4217 S. Shackleford Road, will continue its Family Matters series with "Parenting and Blended Families" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with Rhonda Mattox speaking. (501) 379-9939.

• The Dean's Class at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will discuss "Class Preview: Gay and Faithful" at 10:15 a.m. Sunday in Morrison Hall. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.

The deadline for religion calendar submissions is 5 p.m. 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 email the information to:

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Religion on 02/11/2017

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