Religion Calendar

MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive, will be hosting Unstoppable Love, a collaborative performance by New Creation Dance Company and Petra Ballet at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free; donations are encouraged. (501) 664-3600.

Cross Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1223 S. Cross St., will feature the Art Porter Singers performing hymns, spirituals and patriotic songs in concert at 5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 920-3828.

Washington Methodist Church, 124 Arkansas 195 South, will be hosting a harp singing from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. No previous singing experience is required; songbooks will be provided. (870) 703-8256 or washingtonmethodistchurch@gmail.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 6700 Arkansas 365, Sweet Home, will be hosting its annual Women’s Day at 11 a.m. Sunday with speaker Sylvia Tyler. (501) 490-2288.

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 600 N. Cedar St., North Little Rock, will host a prayer brunch at 10 a.m. today. The church will celebrate its Women’s Day at 8 a.m. with speaker Amie Watkins and at 11 a.m. with speaker Karen Lovelace. The theme of its Women’s Day will be “A Nation of Women Warriors: Growing in the Power of Prayer.” (501) 374-9948.

Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, 1316 Brown St., will be hosting its pastor’s 19th anniversary celebration Sunday at 10 a.m. with speaker Dave Williams IV and at 2:30 p.m. with David Featherstone. (501) 666-2974.

Christian Science practitioner and educator John Tyler will be speaking at Argenta Branch Public Library, 420 Main St., North Little Rock, at 10:30 a.m. today. His topic will be “Conflict Resolution: A Spiritual Approach.”

(501) 791-0664.

Christway Missionary Baptist Church, 4324 Potter St., will host Men’s Day at 10:15 a.m. Sunday with speaker C.J. Duvall. (501) 562-1023.

River Valley Mindfulness Sangha is hosting Day of Mindfulness 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today with registration beginning at 8 a.m. in the main mediation hall of the Ecumenical Buddhist Society, 1516 W. Third St. The day will be one of meditation led by the monks and nuns of Magnolia Grove Meditation Practice Center and a vegan lunch. No previous meditation experience is required. The cost to register is $55. Registration is nonrefundable, but unused registrations can be used to make a tax-deductible gift to the society. Contact Doug Bartin, douglaskbarton@gmail.com or

(501) 376-7056, for scholarships.www.ebslr.org.

Evangel Temple Assembly of God, 1110 S. 12th St., Fort Smith, will be hosting Old Fort Sunday. Services are at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday with speakers Kane Riggs and Victor Sweet; afterward there will be pony rides, a petting zoo, rope-trick demonstrations and the opportunity for children to have their pictures taken with horses. (479) 782-9121.

First Christian Church, 1500 N. Mississippi St., will be having a Family and Friends Day after its 10:30 a.m. service Sunday with food, games, arts and crafts and a catered barbecue and catfish meal.

(501) 225-5656.

First Missionary Baptist Church, 623 W. Seventh St., will be giving away nonperishable food items from 9:30-10:30 a.m. May 27. (501) 372-2705.

Marble Missionary Church, 2331 Beaudry Circle, Jessieville, is hosting a homecoming at 10 a.m. May 28. (501) 915-2685.

The Little Rock branch of the National Association of University Women will be honoring its 2017 women trailblazers at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 1440 14th St., at 11:30 a.m. today. Tickets are $10 and are available at lrnauw@att.net, (501) 658-8068 or (501) 838-5199.

New Beginnings Church Ministries, Inc., 515 Sherwood Ave., Sherwood, will be celebrating the church’s 10th anniversary at 2:30 p.m. June 11 with speaker Gerry Young of New Establishment Word of Faith Ministries Church. (501) 256-3155 or (501) 231-1852.

Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church No. 3, 3801 Springer Blvd., will be celebrating the church’s 122nd anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday with speakers William Robinson and S.A. Jones. (501) 568-0734.

Pleasant Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 3204 E. 38th St., College Station, will be celebrating its 90th anniversary from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Kenneth Robinson will deliver the 3 p.m. sermon. (501) 490-2267.

Samaritan Hill Baptist Church, 1001 E. 13th St., North Little Rock, will be observing its annual Mass Choir Day at 11 a.m. Sunday. (501) 376-3009.

Second Baptist Church, 820 Short St., England, will be celebrating its pastor’s 16th anniversary at 7 p.m. June 1 with speaker Leonard Burgest; at 7 p.m. June 2 with speaker Clifton Hayes; and at 11 a.m. June 4 with speaker Jerome Green. Lunch will be served. (501) 842-2267 or (501) 247-2291.

Bishop Larry Benfield will speak at a forum at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 100 N. Mississippi Ave, at 9:15 a.m., and will celebrate the sacrament of confirmation with the church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. A potluck picnic will be held in the parish hall after the service. The church will also hold a 12-step Eucharist at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. (501) 225-4203 or st-marks.com.

St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 3518 W. Seventh St., will be celebrating its 107th anniversary at 3 p.m. May 28. (501) 664-6056.

St. Stephen Baptist Church, 6000 Lynch Drive, North Little Rock, will be celebrating its pastor’s 28th anniversary at 2 p.m. Sunday with speaker Clifton Hays. Robert Craig will lead the service. (501) 350-9187.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will host speaker and author Rachel Held Evans at 6:30 p.m. June 3. Tickets are $25 for general seating and $100 for reserved seating and admittance to a sponsors and patrons reception, and can be reserved at trinitylittlerock.org/insights. (501) 372-0294.

CLASSES, CAMPS 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.

Alice Nahas will present a retreat at St. Scholastica Retreat Center, 1205 S. Albert Pike, Fort Smith, titled “Lord, When Did We See You?” from June 2-4. The cost is $195 for residents and $150 for commuters. A $50 nonrefundable, nontransferable deposit is required at the time of registration. Register at stscho.org/retreat-registration or by calling

(479) 783-1135.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will be holding The Great Escape, a camp based on biblical events for children entering pre-K through fifth grade, from 9 a.m.-noon June 12-16. Youths are also needed to help out. Register at trinitylittlerock.org. (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:

religion@arkansasonline.com

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