Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

CALENDAR

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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) 7038256 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) 8385199.

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) 5680734.

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) 8422267 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) 2254203 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) 3509187.

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.

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