MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
• St. Luke's Festival of the Senses will present Dustin Baylan, Becky Goins and Dallas Randall in a wide-ranging program of American standards, musical theater classics and original compositions at 6:45 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. The concert is free. (501) 412-3865.
• A gospel concert featuring Hallelujah Harmony will be at 6:30 p.m. April 1 at Westside Baptist Church, 417 Dupree Drive, Jacksonville. Admission is free. A collection will be taken. (870) 659-7774.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Alexander First Baptist Church, 15320 Alexander Road, Alexander, will have a fundraising auction at 5 p.m. today. A concession stand will be open. Proceeds will help pay for church programs. (501) 352-3223.
• The 41st session of the E.C. Morris Ministers' Institute will be held Sunday-Thursday. Pastor's Support Night will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, 2015 Main St., North Little Rock with speaker Kevin Kelly. Workshops for ministers, lay people and the School of Sacred Music will be offered. Rehearsal for the School of Sacred Music will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today at Arkansas Baptist College in the Old Main Auditorium with clinician Dello Thedford. Information is available by contacting Robert Willingham at (501) 312-1833.
• First Baptist Church Wrightsville, 16411 Arkansas 365 S., will celebrate Men and Women's Day at 10 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker Patricia Johnson. (501) 897-4978.
• First Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry, 623 W. Seventh St., will give away nonperishable food items 9:30-10:30 a.m. today. Call (501) 372-2705 to leave a message.
• Moody Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 5630 Mabelvale Pike, will have a "Rummage Sale and More" 6 a.m.-2 p.m. April 1 (rain or shine). Coffee and concessions will be available, as well as free regular low haircuts and lines for boys ages 6-16 from 8-10 a.m. Basketball "Skills and Drills" will be held 9-11 a.m. Contact Lucy Washington for more information at (501) 626-3084.
• Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 800 Page Mill Road, North Little Rock, will hold worship services, a building dedication and community activities, beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday with speaker Mike Cantrell. Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday with speaker Jameel Wesley and at 7 p.m. Friday with George Parks Jr. The building dedication and "Greater Fest" will be at 10 a.m. April 1. mtpleasantnlr.org or (501) 758-1190.
• New Beginning Baptist Church, 24325 Arkansas 365 S., Woodson, will celebrate its anniversary at 11 a.m. Sunday with speaker Greg Baker. The pastoral anniversary of Alvin and Vonda Pruitt will be observed at 3 p.m. with guest speaker James Murry. (501) 397-7173.
• Parkview Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 15108 Kanis Road, an "open and affirming congregation," will have an open house 2-4 p.m. April 8 with fellowship and refreshments. (501) 352-3892.
• Progressive Church, 9895 U.S. 165 W., Scott, will celebrate its 35th anniversary at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with speaker J. Barrington Minix. (501) 961-2058.
• St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 4600 Baseline Road, will conclude its Women's History Month celebration at 11 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders. (501) 562-1891.
• Theressa Hoover Memorial United Methodist Church, 4000 W. 13th St., will host a "Celebration of Life" memorial service for the late Felton Edwin May, former pastor of the church, at 11 am. today. (501) 663-9621.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will have a service to ordain William "Billy" Mills Hawkins and Robert "Bobby" Charles Brown to the sacred order of deacons at 11 a.m. April 1. A reception will follow. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.
• Warren Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 6304 Crystal Hill Road, North Little Rock, will have a service celebrating the church being at the same location for 150 years at 3 p.m. Sunday. (501) 771-0174.
• Word Aflame Church, 7800 Interstate 30, will celebrate 100 years of ministry at 10 a.m. Sunday with speaker Tim Gaddy and at 5:30 p.m. with Jerry Staten. (501) 565-8344.
LENTEN ACTIVITIES
• First Lutheran Church, 314 E. Eighth St., will have Lenten services at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. A meal will be served at 6. (501) 372-1023.
• Grace Lutheran Church, 5124 Hillcrest Ave., will have a midweek Lenten Evening Prayer Service at 7 p.m. Wednesday. A meal will be served at 5:30. gracelutheranlr.org or (501) 663-3631.
• Karen Akin is leading a Lenten Bible study at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the library at Grace Presbyterian Church, 9301 N. Rodney Parham Road. The focus will be on The Return of the Prodigal: A Story of Homecoming by Henri Nouwen. gracelr.org or (501) 225-3274.
• Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, 1003 N. Tyler St., will host a Lenten mission featuring musician and author John Michael Talbot at 6:30 p.m. Monday-Tuesday for evenings of "healing and hope through spoken word and sacred song." The events are free and tickets are not required. (501) 663-8632.
• Pulaski Heights Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 4724 Hillcrest Ave., is offering a series of Lenten and Easter season Sunday School classes using A Crucified Christ in Holy Week: Essays on the Four Gospel Passion Narratives, by Raymond Brown. Classes, moderated by Susan Miller, begin at 9:30 a.m. Sundays in Hunter Hall. phcc-lr.org or (501) 663-8149.
• The Hillcrest Lenten Service will be at noon Friday at Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church, 4724 Woodlawn Ave., with guest preacher Jay Clark. The 30-minute service will be followed by lunch in the fellowship hall. (501) 661-1129.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., is offering Lenten Sunday School classes -- "Five Marks of Love" curriculum and an adult book study of Breakfast With Buddha. Classes meet 9:15-10 a.m. Sundays. Wednesdays in Lent include Stations of the Cross at 5 p.m., Eucharist at 5:30 and a meal at 6. Following the meal, participants can choose from four 30-minute offerings -- guided meditations, a discussion of Ignatian spirituality, Listening for God book study and a class for families. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, will continue the Sunday School series, "24 Hours That Changed the World" at 9:50 a.m. Sundays through April 9 in Second Hall. The class will focus on the events that occurred during the last 24 hours of Jesus' life. secondpreslr.org or (501) 227-0000.
• Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 5900 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will have a midweek Lenten service at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. A light supper will be at 6. (501) 753-8134.
• Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, will continue a Lenten Bible study at 6 p.m. Wednesdays in Room 6. The study, taught by Jeff Price, will focus on the people Jesus interacted with during Holy Week and will be loosely based on the Stations of the Cross. Questions may be directed to Price at pastorjeffprice@gmail.com or by calling (501) 868-5848.
CLASSES AND CONFERENCES
• The adult Sunday School class at Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church, 4401 Woodlawn Drive, has begun a discussion series, "Christian Faith and Capital Punishment," led by Ruskin Falls. The class meets 9:30-10:15 a.m. Sundays. phpreslr.com or (501) 663-8361.
• The Bridge Builders study group at Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Kavanaugh Blvd., will present "An Exploration of Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance" 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through April 11. The class will be in the chapel, accessible off Pine Valley Drive and South Road. If interested, contact Liz Branch at erbranch@comcast.net. (501) 663-6383.
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Religion on 03/25/2017