Local notes

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville, 2901 E. Zion Road, Suite 17, plans the following Holy Week services: Palm Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday; Maundy Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday Tenebrae service, 6:30 p.m. Friday; Resurrection celebration services with communion, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. April 16. An Easter potluck brunch is served between the services April 16.

Information: 442-3040, elcnwa.org.

Mount Sequoyah Assembly in Fayetteville,

150 N. Skyline Drive, hosts its 94th annual Easter sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. April 16 at Vesper Point outdoor chapel. The Rev. Carl Palmer, associate pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, will deliver the message. Rebecca McBride and Arkoustic provide worship music. In case of bad weather, the service moves inside the Clapp Auditorium.

Mount Sequoyah will turn off the lights at the cross overlook beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, to mark Good Friday. The cross will be relighted early Easter morning for the sunrise service.

Information: (800) 7608126, mountsequoyah.org.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, 2925 N. Old Missouri Road, offers a Maundy Thursday service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, a Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. Friday and an Easter vigil at 6:30 p.m. April 15.

Easter services begin at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. April 16, with a potluck breakfast and Easter egg hunt between the services, at 10 a.m.

Information: 521-2113, gslcfayetteville.org.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, 224 N. East Ave., has two events planned in response to the state of Arkansas’ plan to execute eight men in 10 days. Participants in the recent “Prison Stories from Death Row” will offer their reflections and memories of the inmates they met during the project — three of whom are scheduled for execution — at 7 p.m. today in “Listening Through Their Silence.” The church also hosts a “Stations of the Cross Against the Death Penalty,” using liturgy that responds to the death penalty and art by a man currently on death row, at 4 p.m. Sunday.

The church offers the following Holy Week services: Palm Sunday worship, with Joshua Daniel, former chaplain of St. Martin’s Episcopal University Center, preaching and a procession with palms, 8:35 a.m. Sunday; Palm Sunday Evensong, followed by a soup supper and Lenten teachings, 5:30 p.m. Sunday; Ancient Roots, 6 p.m. Monday; Tenebrae, 7 p.m. Tuesday; Holy Eucharist, 10 a.m. Wednesday; foot washing for Community Meals, 11 a.m. Wednesday; worship, 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, with a meal at 5:15 p.m.; Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist, with the stripping of the altar and washing of feet, 7 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday labyrinth walk, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday; Good Friday Liturgy, 12:15 p.m. Friday; Confession, 3 p.m. Friday; youth Stations of the Cross, 5:30 p.m. Friday; Good Friday Liturgy with the choir, 7 p.m. Friday; Holy Saturday Liturgy, 9 a.m. April 15; Great Vigil of Easter with candles and incense, 8:15 p.m. April 15; Festive Breakfast, 10 p.m. April 15.

Easter services include: Holy Eucharist, incense free, 7:30 a.m. April 16; Holy Eucharist, 8:45 a.m. April 16 in the church, incense-free in the Parish Hall; Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. April 16.

An Easter egg hunt for children is planned for 10:45 a.m. April 16 in the church green space.

Information: 442-7373, stpaulsfay.org.

Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, 6 W. Dickson St., presents The Seven Last Words of Christ by Theodore DuBois at 7 p.m. Thursday in observance of Maundy Thursday. The free musical presentation features the sanctuary choir and orchestra, with soloists David Malis, Chris MacRae and Moon-Sook Park.

The church plans the following Easter services: classic worship services, 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. April 16 in the sanctuary; contemporary services, 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. April 16 in the church’s Great Hall; Genesis campus services, 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. April 16 at 205 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Associate pastor the Rev. Carl Palmer will deliver the message at the Mount Sequoyah Assembly’s outdoor chapel at 6:30 a.m. April 16.

Additionaly, Genesis church offers worship services at 12:05 p.m. Monday to Friday, with a light lunch at 12:35 p.m.

Information: 442-4237; centraltolife.com.

First Presbyterian Church in Springdale,

100 S. Gutensohn Road, plans the following Holy Week observances: Palm Sunday, with procession of the palms at 10:20 a.m. Sunday; Maundy Thursday, communion service, 7 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday, Tenebrae service, 6:30 p.m. Friday; Easter worship and flowering of the cross, 10:30 a.m. April 16.

An Easter egg hunt, followed by lunch on the church grounds, begins at 10 a.m. April 15. An Easter breakfast is served at 9:30 a.m. April 16 in the fellowship hall.

Information: 751-2040, fpcspringdale.org.

First United Methodist Church in Springdale, 206 W. Johnson Ave., presents Amber C. Haines, a Fayetteville writer and poet, as its “local artist for Lent.” She will present spoken word reflections during Lenten worship services at 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday. The church’s local arts initiative exists “to enliven the Christian imagination by creating opportunities for engagement with the arts and supporting local artists in Northwest Arkansas.” Haines’ work can be seen at amberchaines.com.

Information: 751-4610, firstchurchspringdale.org.

First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Fayetteville, 1755 E. Rolling Hills Dr., presents Chet Manchester speaking on “Infinite Possibilities for Healing” at

6 p.m. April 21 at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, 4703 Crossover Road in Fayetteville. Manchester is a New York-based Christian Science lecturer who works to help people find spiritual solutions to their problems through prayer. His onehour talk is based on the book Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science.

Information: 466-3054, practicalprayer.org.

The Dharmata Foundation presents Anam Thubten teaching about meditation and Buddhist wisdom on working with thoughts and emotions from 7 to 9 p.m. April 20 at

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, 224 N. East Ave. From an early age, he has practiced the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and is founder and spiritual adviser for the Dharmata Foundation. A donation of $10 is suggested.

Information: (501) 9409244.

Sequoyah United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, 1910 N. Old Wire Road, presents “Navigating the Path to Retirement.” The four-part series includes sessions with Todd Whatley, an elder-care attorney, speaking on legal protections on April 17; Bill Tenison speaking on Medicare and supplementary insurance, April 24; Don Baker with First Financial Services, speaking on financial security, May 1; and Sara Bartlett, a senior care consultant, speaking on housing stability, May 8. There is no charge, but reservations are requested. Childcare is available.

Information: 442-8677, sequoyahmethodist.org.

BENTON COUNTY

Oakley Chapel United Methodist Church in Rogers, 203 S. Promenade Blvd., presents a Tenebrae service of prayer, scripture, song and candles for Good Friday at 7 p.m. Friday. The service features a combined choir with members from Oakley Chapel and Grace United Methodist Church in Rogers. Information: 636-4110.

St. Theodore’s Episcopal Church in Bella Vista, 1001 Kingsland Road, marks Holy Week with the following services:

Palm Sunday — Holy Eucharist Rite I, 8 a.m. Sunday; Holy Eucharist Rite II, 1 0:30 a.m. Sunday; Holy Monday — morning prayer, 8:30 a.m. Monday; Holy Tuesday — morning prayer, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday; Holy Wednesday — morning prayer, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday; Maundy Thursday — Holy Eucharist, foot washing and stripping of the altar, 6:30 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday — Stations of the Cross, 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday; Holy Eucharist, noon and 6:30 p.m. Friday; Easter — Holy Eucharist Rite I, 7 a.m. April 16; Easter brunch, 8:30 a.m. April 16; Holy Eucharist Rite II, 10:30 a.m. April 16; Easter egg hunt, 11:45 a.m. April 16.

Information: 855-2715, sainttheodores.com.

First United Methodist Church in Rogers, 307 W. Elm St., presents The Seven Last Words of Christ by Franz Joseph Haydin in observance of Good Friday at 7 p.m. Friday in the sanctuary. The musical presentation will feature string faculty from the University of Arkansas and projected photographs of early 20th-century American artist F. Holland Day. The church’s Stephen Ministers, a caring ministry of lay people, will offer reflections on each of the seven “words.”

The church sponsors a community Easter egg hunt from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. April 15. Bethany Kasper, Miss Arkansas River, will cut the ribbon to begin the hunt, and the Easter story will be shared in the chapel.

Information: 631-7997, fumcrogers.org.

First Presbyterian Church in Bentonville,

901 N.E. J St., offers a Palm Sunday service with a palm procession and special music at 10:15 a.m. Sunday. The church marks Maundy Thursday with a soup supper at 6 p.m. Thursday in the church welcome hall, followed by worship in the sanctuary.

An Easter egg hunt for children through grade 4 begins in the sanctuary with a reading of the Easter story at 10 a.m. April 15.

Easter Sunday worship with communion and special music — including brass, hand bells, organ and choir — begins at 10:15 a.m. April 16.

Information: 273-5450, fpcbentonville.org.

Brightwater Memorial United Methodist Church, 14108 E. Highway 62 in Rogers, and Pea Ridge United Methodist Church, 1205 N. Davis St., begin their Easter celebration with an Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. today at Brightwater. A Palm Sunday service features a joint choir from both churches at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Brightwater and 11 a.m. Sunday at Pea Ridge.

A Maundy Thursday service is at 7 p.m. Thursday at Pea Ridge, and a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Friday at Brightwater. An Easter sunrise service is set for 6:30 a.m. April 16 at Buttram Cemetery on Lee Town Road in Pea Ridge. Breakfast will be served at Brightwater, followed by a regular worship service at 9:30 a.m.

Information: 451-8161, 4511616, bit.ly/bmumc.

Village Bible Church in Bella Vista, 1591 Forest Hills Blvd., offers a Good Friday worship service with communion at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The church meets for worship at 10:15 a.m. each Sunday.

Information: 876-5764, villagebibleefc.org.

Bella Vista Church of the Nazarene, 760 W. Lancashire Blvd., presents the Wrights ministering in music and word at 5 p.m. today and during the morning worship service Sunday. Information: 876-6028. The Neighborhood Church in Bentonville, 2003 S.W. Regional Airport Road, plans open house events after the 10:40 a.m. worship service Sunday. Those looking for a church will learn the history of the church, meet staff and team leaders and learn about the vision to plant churches.

Theology and Pizza, a men’s ministry, meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Bike Rack Brewing Co. in Bentonville.

The church plans the following services for Holy Week: Palm Sunday, 9 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. Sunday; Good Friday, 6:30 p.m. Friday; Easter sunrise service, 7 p.m. April 16 at the new church site; Easter worship, 9 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. April 16.

Information: 464-5030, lifeintheneighborhood.com.

Unity Church of the Ozarks, 902 S.W. Second St., Suite E, Bentonville, sponsors its Standing in Peace group at 12:15 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary.

Information: 721-2752, unityozarks.org.

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Rogers, 824 W. Oak St., plans special services for Holy Week.

Two services are planned for Palm Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, beginning with the Liturgy of the Palms in the columbarium garden and a procession with palms to the church.

The church celebrates Maundy Thursday with a service at 6 p.m. Thursday. The service includes communion, foot washing and stripping the altar in preparation for the solemn Good Friday liturgy.

The church marks Good Friday with the Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament with services at noon and 6 p.m. Friday.

Festal services with communion are planned for Easter Sunday at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. April 16. An Easter egg hunt follows the 10 a.m. service. Information: 636-4042. Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., observes Holy Week with a Maundy Thursday service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday; a Good Friday service at 11:45 a.m. Friday; and Easter Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m. April 16.

The church plans a gospel sing-along for 6:30 p.m. Friday in the sanctuary.

Information: 855-1126, bvcc.net.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Rogers, 1101 W. Hudson Road, plans the following services for Holy Week: Palm Sunday with procession of palms, 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday; Maundy Thursday with communion, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday Tenebrae service of darkness, 7 p.m. Friday; Easter sunrise service, with Thamburaj Samuel, a church deacon, speaking at 7 a.m. April 16; Easter communion service, 10:45 a.m. April 16.

The youth of the church serve an Easter breakfast at 8:15 a.m. April 16, and an Easter egg hunt is planned as part of Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. April 16.

Information: 636-1135, holytrin.org.

The United Lutheran Church of Bella Vista,

100 Cooper Road, holds a Palm Sunday worship service with communion at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

A Maundy Thursday service starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, and a Good Friday service at 7 p.m Friday.

Information: 855-1325, unitedlutheranbv.org.

Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., plans just one worship service on Palm Sunday, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, with three young adults affirming their faith with the rite of confirmation.

The church plans a Maundy Thursday service with communion at 6 p.m. Thursday and a Good Friday service of darkness at

6 p.m. Friday. Easter Sunday worship begins at 9:30 a.m. April 16.

The church gives away “Balancing Eagles,” which tie into the Easter story, during an Easter egg hunt at 4 p.m. April 15.

The Celebration Choir presents a spring concert at 4 p.m. April 23. The Risen Christ will be performed, with orchestra accompaniment.

The church plans dinner and a movie at 5:30 p.m. April 19 for parents and children age 3 to sixth grade.

Motorcycle enthusiasts have a new opportunity through the “Sonday Riders,” which meets at 2 p.m. the second and fourth Sunday of each month (weather permitting).

The Shepherd’s Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday. The pantry needs donations of toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissues and $5 coupons for Dollar General.

Information: 855-0272, bvlutheran.com.

The Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd., continues its Lenten study at 2 p.m. Thursday, with the church pastors leading the study of Aging Matters: Finding Your Calling for the Rest of Your Life by R. Paul Stevens.

The church plans Holy Week services, including a Palm Sunday worship at 10 a.m. Sunday; Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. Thursday; Good Friday worship at 7 p.m. Friday. Easter will be celebrated with a traditional worship service at 10 a.m. April 16, featuring the church’s Chancel Choir in the Easter cantata Lamb of God by Lloyd Larson. Communion will be served at all services.

Information: 855-2390, pcbv.org.

New Life Christian Church in Bella Vista,

103 Riordan Road, plans four Easter celebration services at 5 p.m. April 15 and 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. April 16. New Life Kids programming for children through the sixth grade is planned for all services.

The church begins a new series of Bible study April 23. The study is based on The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People by Max Lucado and Randy Frazee. Each person who attends the series will receive a free, hardcover copy of the book, beginning Sunday.

Information: 855-1616, newlifenwa.com.

Highland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Bella Vista,

1500 Forest Hills Blvd., offers a Maundy Thursday service at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The church offers Easter services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. April 16, with members of Forrest Hills Church in Bella Vista joining the 8:30 a.m. service.

The Disciples Men’s Fellowship meets at 8:30 a.m. April 15 for breakfast. Barbara Aguirre from Operation Reboot will speak.

The church plans a “Happening Place” event with bluegrass and barbecue at 5:15 p.m. April 28. Ron Pennington and the Lonesome Road band provide music.

Information: 855-2780, highlandchristianchurchbv.org.

First United Methodist Church in Bella Vista,

20 Boyce Drive, offers a Lenten service at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, followed by lunch.

The church serves a community pancake breakfast with Easter egg hunts from 8:30 to 10 a.m. today. Maundy Thursday worship service is planned for 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the sanctuary, and a Good Friday worship service at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the sanctuary. The church participates in an Easter sunrise service for the community at 7 a.m. April 16 at the Metfield Clubhouse, 3 Euston Road in Bella Vista.

The church hosts at community gospel concert at 6 p.m. Sunday, featuring University of Arkansas music students with the Barbara Mashburn Scholarship Foundation.

Information: 855-1158, lovelearnlead.com.

Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rogers, 2305 S. Dixieland Road, offers a traditional Palm Sunday service at 10 a.m. Sunday. The church also plans a Maundy Thursday service with communion at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and a Good Friday service at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Information: 233-0662, goodshepherdrogers.org.

Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville presents an interfaith symposium at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Becky Paneitz Student Center, Room 108. Representatives of Buddhism, Hinduism, Wicca, Sikhism and Islam will present their faiths’ main beliefs and some of the incorrect stereotypes they encounter. Speakers will include Hameed Naseem, Umashankar Balaraman, Karen Braich, DeLani Bartlette and Geshe Thupten Dorjee.

Students Kaitlyn Cook, Kaitlyn Gentry, Connor Lockaby, Nicole Plummer and Gray Rogers arranged the event as part of a service learning project.

Information: chuggard@nwacc.edu.

REGION

Osage Baptist Church in Alpena, 16475 Arkansas 103 South, presents a “Walk With Jesus” program from 4 to 6 p.m. April 15, focusing on the last hours of Jesus’ life prior to his death on the cross.

Information: (870) 5532434.