Caregivers' support group tackles guilt
Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock offers a support group for caregivers of loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer's disease. The group meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month to listen to one another and offer support.
The next meeting will be at noon Thursday in the church library and will feature a "Lunch and Learn" opportunity on the topic of guilt. Newcomers are welcome.
Before the regular monthly support group meeting, participants can take a "brown bag" lunch to the library for the session on feelings of guilt some caregivers experience while caring for a family member or other loved one with dementia or Alzheimer's. The support group meeting will follow from 1-2 p.m.
Information is available online at secondpreslr.org or by calling (501) 227-0000. The church is at 600 Pleasant Valley Drive.
-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Musician-author Talbot at Holy Souls
Christian musician and author John Michael Talbot will be featured during a two-night program March 27-28 at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, 1003 N. Tyler St., Little Rock. The Lenten mission program will begin at 6:30 p.m. each evening and is open to all ages and denominations. No tickets are required.
The program will offer "healing and hope through spoken word and sacred song."
Talbot is the founder and spiritual leader of the Little Portion Hermitage in Berryville and also ministers from St. Clare Monastery in Houston as the founder and minister general of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity. An offering will be collected to benefit Talbot's ministries and the Brothers and Sisters of Charity.
Talbot is on tour to promote his 55th album, The Inner Room. In addition to his music, Talbot is also an author. His latest book, his 29th, is Monk Dynasty. For three years, he was also the host of the TV series All Things Are Possible.
Information is available by calling the church at (501) 663-8632. Information on Talbot is available online at johnmichaeltalbot.com.
-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
St. Scholastica offers Triduum retreat
St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith will offer a Triduum retreat April 13-16. Participants will join the Benedictine nuns of the monastery as they celebrate the Triduum during Holy Week. The Triduum marks the period from Holy Thursday through the celebration of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
The retreat will begin with orientation at 2 p.m. on Holy Thursday, April 13. Participants will worship with the sisters as they follow Jesus on his path to the crucifixion and celebrate his resurrection.
Cost of the retreat is $115 and includes lodging and meals. Deadline to register is March 30. Registration is available online at stscho.org/retreats. Information is available by calling (479) 783-1135.
Retreats in May include "Walking on Water: Healing the Peter Within Us," May 5-7 with Matthew Linn and "A Mother's Day of Recollection" on May 11 with Sister Macrina Wiederkehr. June retreats include "Lord, When Did We See You?" June 2-4 with Alice Nahas and "Let Your Heart Speak: Stories from the Deep" June 23-25 with Cindy Shaw.
In July, Wiederkehr will also present "The Song of the Seed: A Monastic Way of Tending the Soul." The retreat will be held July 16-22 and will include instruction on lectio divina.
-- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Religion on 03/11/2017