WASHINGTON COUNTY
Temple Shalom of Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville, 699 N. Sang Ave., plans many activities to celebrate the High Holidays.
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, is Sept. 21-22. Activities include, Sept. 20 -- an evening service at 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 21 -- morning service, 10 a.m.; children's service, 11:15 a.m. to noon; potluck, noon; Tashlich and dessert, 2:30 p.m. at Wilson Park in Fayetteville; Sept. 22 -- morning service, 8:30 a.m.; Kiddush and refreshments, 11 a.m.; service continues, 11:30 a.m.; potluck, 2:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is Sept. 29-30. Activities include, Sept. 29 -- Kol Nidre, 7:30 p.m; Sept. 30 -- morning service, 10 a.m.; children's service, 11:15 to noon; afternoon service, 4 p.m.; Yitzkor service, 6:15 p.m.; concluding service, 6:45 p.m.; break-the-fast, 7:30 p.m.; evening service, 7:35 p.m.
Unless indicated, all activities are held at the temple. No tickets or membership are required.
Information: 973-2702, templeshalomnwa.org.
First Presbyterian Church in Springdale, 100 S. Gutensohn Road, offers a worship service at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday. Christian education classes for all ages resume at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 10.
Information: 751-2040, fpcspringdale.org.
First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, 695 E. Calvin St., offers a worship service with communion at 8:30 a.m. each Sunday and another worship service at 11 a.m.
Information: 442-4411, fupcfay.org.
Robinson Avenue Church of Christ in Springdale, 1506 W. Robinson Ave., offers several ministries.
• DivorceCare for Kids meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Wednesday, beginning this week. The 13-week ministry is designed to help children in first through sixth grades through a Bible-based lesson. A $15 donation is requested to cover materials.
• Single & Parenting meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Wednesday, beginning this week. The 13-week ministry is designed to help single parents handle the job of parenting alone. A $15 donation is requested to cover materials.
• Financial Peace University meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Wednesday, beginning this week. The nine-week ministry is designed to help families take charge of their financial situations. A $100 donation is requested to cover materials.
• DivorceCare meets from 4 to 5:30 p.m. each Sunday, beginning Sept. 10. The program is designed to help those divorced and going through divorce with their feelings and changing situations.
Scholarships are available, if needed. Babysitting is provided.
Information: 751-4887, racoc.net.
BENTON COUNTY
New Wine Ministries, 8030 La Croix Road, Decatur, 2262 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Saturday and 2 p.m. each Sunday in Bella Vista.
Patricia Xavier, a pastor, leads a study on spiritual warfare and deliverance at 7 p.m. each Thursday in Bella Visa. The study is based on her book, Deliverance: The Christian's Bill of Rights. A Bible study is held at 7 p.m. each Wednesday in Decatur.
The Women of Substance meet at 2:30 p.m. the first Sunday of each month, with a buffet luncheon and a personal testimony.
Information: (858) 864-8712, tabernacles2013@gmail.com.
Christ For The World Church in Rogers, 1221 E. New Hope Road, presents Aretha Wilson speaking at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Wilson is founder of R.A.W. International Ministries (Remnant Affecting the World for God's Glory) and host of a weekly show on the Word Network.
Information: 372-4504, bobbyhogan.org.
Unitarian Universalists of Benton County, 1400 W. Walnut, No. 113, Rogers, meets for brunch at 11 a.m. Sunday at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Reservations requested by emailing juliakjensen88@gmail.com.
The congregation gathers Sept. 10 at its new location in the Quarter Shopping Center. A worship service is offered at 11 a.m. each Sunday. The Sept. 10 service features an intergenerational "Water Ceremony" led by Teresa Honey Youngblood. Participants are asked to bring water that's special or represents the family.
Sunday school with a Montessori approach is available for children, based on a Unitarian Universalist adaptation of Jerome Berryman's book, Spirit Play.
A discussion group formed this summer holds the four-session "##UUWhiteSupremacyTeachIn," starting at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 10. Registration requested by calling 925-6275.
Information: 855-1485, uubcar.com.
Unity Church of the Ozarks in Bentonville, 12 McKissic Creek Road, Suite 1210, meets in a new location. The church offers a worship service at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday.
The church offers a new Sunday morning class beginning Sept. 10. The class is based on the book, Finding Yourself in Transition: Using Life's Changes for Spiritual Awakening by Robert Brummet.
Information: 721-2752, unityozarks.org.
New Life Christian Church in Bella Vista, 103 Riordan Road, offers worship services at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. every Sunday, with full programming for children from birth to sixth grade provided during all services. A sign interpreter for the deaf is available at every service. The church starts a Saturday night worship service at 5 p.m. Sept. 16.
The church offers "Collide Worship" for seventh- through 12th-graders from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The cafe opens at 5:30 p.m.
The adult singles ministry, for all ages, eats lunch at 12:45 a.m. Sept. 10 at Papa Mike's restaurant in Bella Vista.
A new women's Bible study begins at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 19, complemented by the book, Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make a Difference by Max Lucado.
Information: 855-1616, newlifenwa.com.
First Presbyterian Church in Rogers, 1901 S. 26th St., hosts an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 26 for the Bright Horizons Early Learning Center at the church. Enrollment is open for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old. The program operates from 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, beginning Oct. 2.
Information: 636-5542, 1st-church.net.
Highland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Bella Vista, 1500 Forest Hills Blvd., offers a worship service with communion at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday. Sunday school classes start at 9 a.m., with three adult studies and "Creative Worship" for youth.
The church offers a Bible study, led by Vivian Keller, at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Disciple Women "Celebration Saturday" at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 features Carlene Beam reading "Promise and Struggle in the Garden." The Men's Disciples group meets at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 16, with Danny Camarillo of the Salvation Army speaking.
The church sponsors an indoor sale from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 21-22 and 7 a.m. to noon Sept. 23.
Information: 855-2780, highlandchristianchurchbv.org.
Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rogers, 2305 S. Dixieland Road, offers worship services at 10 a.m. each Sunday, with Sunday school and adult Bible classes at 8:30 a.m.
The church offers a monthly study on the Lutheran liturgy and a congregational Bible study Wednesday evenings.
Information: 755-4520, goodshepherdrogers.org.
The Neighborhood Church in Bentonville, 2003 S.W. Regional Airport Road, sponsors "Chicks With Beatitudes," a women's ministry, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bike Rack Brewing Co. in Bentonville.
The church plans a "Welcome Home" celebration with one worship service at 9 a.m. Sept. 10 at the church's property on S.W. I St. Food and games follow the service.
The church offers its youth group, "Warehouse 912," for ninth- through 12th-graders, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday.
Information: 464-5030, lifeintheneighborhood.com.
The United Lutheran Church of Bella Vista, 100 Cooper Road, sponsors a movie night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, with the film Hidden Figures.
The church plans "Rally Day" from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 10, with a golf tournament, classic car show, picnic, face painting, box-car derby and cake walk. The church sponsors a diaper drive for the H2O food pantry Sept. 10.
A Sunday morning education group will consider a three-part documentary, titled "Race: The Power of the Illision," starts Sept. 10.
The United Singles meet at 10 a.m. Friday at the Metfield pavilion for food and games; cost is $5. The Breakfast Club meets at 8 a.m. Sept. 11, with Barbara Roberts, a social worker in the Gravette school district speaking. The Bread for the World group meets at 9:15 a.m. Sept. 13. The Senior Circle meets at noon Sept. 26 for a program on arthritis. A new womens' group, "Sit and Chat," holds its first meeting at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 2.
The church offers a book study focusing on Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell. Discussions are planned for 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3.
The church hosts the Arkansas and Oklahoma Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 for the 30th Synodical Convention, "New Every Morning."
Information: 855-1325, unitedlutheranbv.org.
First United Methodist Church in Bella Vista, 20 Boyce Drive, offers traditional worship services at 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. and a contemporary service at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m.
Midweek Manna meets each Wednesday. A fellowship meal is served from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. for a suggested donation. Small group study classes meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fall classes include a women's Bible study, technology for seniors, elder care, "The Shack," an Old Testament Bible study, coloring for calm and bazaar crafts. Youth Life meets during this time, and Bible studies and homework time are offered for children in preschool through sixth grade. Childcare is available for infants and toddlers.
The church offers "When Mourning Dawns: A Journey Through Grief" from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday through Oct. 24.
The "Prayer Shawl" ministry meets from 10 to 11 a.m. each Tuesday. "Friends Plus," a healthy eating program, meets at 9 a.m. each Wednesday. Men's Emmaus meets at 1 p.m. each Wednesday. Bazaar craft workshops run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Thursday through Oct. 7. The church sponsors weekly meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous on Monday and Saturday.
Information: 855-1158, lovelearnlead.com.
Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., offers a traditional worship service at 8:30 a.m. and a blended service at 10:45 a.m. each Sunday. Sunday school and adult Bible classes begin at 9:45 a.m. The church offers a Bible study class, studying Martin Luther's Small Catechism.
The church offers a worship service for those unable to attend a regular service at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The church serves lunch after the service, and transportation is available.
The men's discipleship class meets at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. each Monday.
The Shepherd's Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday. Donation requests include sugar-free Jello, mashed potatoes and canned pumpkin for the holiday season.
Information: 855-0272, bvlutheran.com.
The Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd., offers a traditional worship service at 10 a.m. every Sunday, with Christian education classes for all ages at 8:30 a.m.
Members of the church gather at 2:30 p.m. Friday for a sing-along at Highlands Healthcare & Rehab in Bella Vista.
The Men's Fellowship sponsors a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 11.
Information: 855-2390, pcbv.org.
Village Bible Church in Bella Vista, 1591 Forest Hills Boulevard, offers a ministry fair, with information about each of the church's ministries, during the Sunday school time this week. A worship service with communion begins at 10:15 a.m. each Sunday. Sunday school for children begins at 9 a.m.
A new women's Bible study on Philippians, led by Joanne Morris, meets at 9 a.m. Sept. 12 and again at 7 p.m. Sept. 14.
The church offers singing, devotions and prayers at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday, with a potluck meal at 5:30 p.m.
A men's Bible study, titled The Nations in Prophecy, meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesday. The women's "KniTTogether" and White Cross ministries meet at 7 p.m. each Tuesday, completing projects for area people in need and for a hospital in the Congo.
The Oasis Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon each Wednesday.
Information: 876-5764, villagebibleefc.org.
Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., offers worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The pastors lead a weekly prayer service and worship from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday.
The men's Bible study reconvenes Sept. 12 with a new six-week video series Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul, considering the Bible's teachings on election and predestination. The men's Bible study meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday.
The women's Bible study starts a new study Sept. 21 on the book, Fight Back With Joy by Margaret Feinberg. The women's study meets at 9:30 a.m. each Thursday, with the class being taught a second time at 6 p.m. each Thursday. The book costs $15.
A prayer fellowship meets at 9:15 a.m. every Wednesday.
Parish nurses answer questions and provide blood-pressure checks from 9 a.m. to noon each Wednesday. A caregivers' support group meets at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Information: 855-1126, bvcc.org.
First Presbyterian Church in Bentonville, 901 N.E. J St., offers a traditional worship service at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday. The church operates a food pantry from 9 to 11 a.m. each Saturday.
Information: 273-5450, fpcbentonville.org.
NAN Religion on 09/02/2017