SPECIAL EVENTS
• Bethlehem Methodist Church, 2540 Bethlehem Road, Lonoke, will hold a candlelight service at 7 p.m. Monday. (501) 438-2272 or (501) 454-0183.
• Asbury United Methodist Church, 1700 Napa Valley Drive, will have "Carols, Candles and Communion" at 4, 7 and 11 p.m. Monday with instrumental preludes starting 10 minutes before each service. asburylr.org or (501) 225-9231.
• Christ Episcopal Church, 509 Scott St., will explore The Song of Simeon for its Sunday forum series "The Songs of Luke" at 9:15 a.m. Sunday in the parlor. The church will also have a children's Lessons and Carols service (child care available) at 4:30 p.m., Holy Eucharist at 5 p.m., Christmas Lessons and Carols at 10 p.m. (child care available) and Holy Eucharist at 10:30 p.m. Monday; and will have Holy Eucharist at 3 p.m. Tuesday with Larry Benfield, bishop of Arkansas. (501) 375-2342.
• FaithSpring Church, 1515 Market St., will hold a Christmas Cantata at 10 a.m. Sunday with music, and a Christmas Eve candlelight and Communion service at 6 p.m. Monday. (501) 223-3300.
• First Baptist Church, 901 Calhoun St., will host a "Watch Meeting Service" at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 31 with speaker Virgil Taylor. (501) 374-5882.
• First United Methodist Church, 723 Center St., will have Candlelight and Communion services at noon, 6 and 11 p.m. Monday. fumclr.org or (501) 372-2256.
• Grace Lutheran Church, 5124 Hillcrest Ave., will have a Candlelight service at 7 p.m. Monday and a service with Holy Communion at 9 a.m. Tuesday. gracelutheranlr.org or (501) 663-3631.
• Henderson United Methodist Church, 13000 W. Baseline Road, will have a Candlelight service at 5 p.m. Monday. (501) 455-2209.
• Northpoint Church of Christ, 914 Eighth St., North Little Rock, is still collecting donations for individual children through Salvation Army's Angel Tree program. More information at (501) 258-8167 or (501) 945-1091.
• Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., will hold a Blue Christmas service at 11 a.m. Sunday with musicians Christina Littlejohn, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra CEO; and Jess Anthony. The church will also hold a Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. Monday. Childcare available for children 5 and under. (501) 753-9533.
• Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church, 4401 Woodlawn Drive, will have a candlelight Communion service at 5 p.m. Monday. phprpreslr.com (501) 663-8361.
• The labyrinth inside Wesley Hall at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodland Drive, will be open and candlelit for a free "New Year's Candlelight Walk" from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. (501) 664-3600.
• Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 8520 Colonel Miller Road, will celebrate its Women's Missionary Society Day at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 29 with guest Erma Armstrong. (501) 455-3844.
• River City Reformed Church, 8300 Kanis Road, will have "An Evening of Lessons and Carols" at 5 p.m. Sunday. rivercityarp@gmail.com or (479) 970-1384.
• Romans 1:16 Ministries, 1 Hogan Drive, and The Shack are partnering to create a warming center in southwest Little Rock where the needy can find meals and a place to sleep and wash their clothing. The ministries are seeking microwaves, paper products, bottled water, first-aid and cleaning supplies, cots and sleeping bags. To donate items or volunteer, contact Brian Haskins at (501) 346-8129.
• Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will have a Christmas Eve service with a children's Christmas pageant at 5 p.m. and a Festal Choral Eucharist with incense at 10 p.m. Monday. The church will not hold services Tuesday and will be closed Tuesday-Wednesday. lovesaintmarks.org or (501) 225-4203.
• Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, will host "Breakfast in Bethlehem" with a continental breakfast, games and crafts from 9:50-10:50 a.m. Sunday. RSVP for the free event to karinhowze@secondpreslr.org or (501) 227-0000. The church's children's choir will perform "Jesus Lights the World" at 5 p.m.; and a traditional candlelight Communion service will be held at 7:30 and 11 p.m. Dec. 24.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will hold a Lessons and Carols service at 4 p.m. Sunday. The church will also have a prelude at 10 a.m., the choir and members of the Arkansas Symphony will play in a choral Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. and children will perform at Holy Eucharist at 4 p.m. Monday; a Christmas service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday; and a Madrigal Feaste from 6-9 p.m. Friday. Feast tickets are $50/person or $500/table of eight at bit.ly/2Ll3hY9. (501) 372-0294.
• Mary Ann Robinson, Beth Wheeler and David Glaze will perform Christmas music at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, at 5 p.m. Sunday, with a reception afterward. The church will also hold a Carols, Candlelight and Communion service at 5 p.m. Monday. (501) 868-5848.
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Religion on 12/22/2018