MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
• The male chorus Chanticleer will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 29 at Christ Episcopal Church, 509 Scott St. Tickets are $35 and $20 for students and can be bought by calling (501) 375-2342. Tickets will also be available the night of the performance. christchurchlr.org.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• All Souls Church -- Interdenominational, 4601 Walker Corner Road, Scott, will have a Blessing of the Animals service at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. allsouls-scott.org or (501) 961-9955.
• Asbury United Methodist Church, 1700 Napa Valley Drive, will have its second annual Hog on the Hill BBQ Cookoff and Dessert Bake-Off from 4-7 p.m. Sunday. Music, silent auction, petting zoo, inflatables, games and more. Friendly costumes welcome. (501) 225-9231.
• World Community Day for Church Women United Central Arkansas South will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 4 at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 815 W. 16th St. Registration and refreshments will be at 9:30. The speaker will be Mireya Reith, executive director of Arkansas United Community Coalition, a nonprofit working to empower immigrants. (501) 374-2891.
• Christway Missionary Baptist Church, 4324 Potter St., will observe its 16th anniversary at 10:15 a.m. Sunday with Nathaniel Palmer speaking and at 3 p.m. with Jameel Wesley. (501) 562-1023.
• The Ralph Bunche Community of Benton will have its fifth Sunday fellowship at 11 a.m. Oct. 30 at Elect Temple Church of God in Christ, 307 Johnson St., Benton, with Jefferson D. Walker Jr. as speaker. Participating churches include St. Paul Baptist, Elect Temple, Pleasant Hill African Methodist Episcopal and Mount Zion Baptist. (501) 837-0745.
• Faith United Methodist Church, 9820 W. Markham St., will have a Fall Festival 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. today featuring activities and food. Tickets will be available on site. (501) 225-4286.
• First Presbyterian Church, 1208 W. Main St., Jacksonville, will celebrate its 90th anniversary with worship services at 11 a.m. Nov. 6. A reception will be held 3-5 p.m. (501) 982-2876.
• Happy Valley Church, 4060 Arkansas 326, Russellville, will host its sixth annual Wild Beast Feast at 6 p.m. today. The free event will feature mounted displays, game photos, door prizes, hunting stories and a wild game meal. Guest speaker will be Brad Clay from Final Descent Outdoors on the Pursuit Channel. (479) 641-7895.
• Henderson United Methodist Church, 13000 W. Baseline Road, will have a free community meal at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Menu will include spaghetti, salad and dessert. The church will host a Fall Fest from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday with games, hay ride, silent auction and free food. (501) 455-2209.
• Gerald O. West will discuss "Becoming an Ally: The Role of White Christians in the Struggle Against South African Apartheid" at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Mills C in the Mills Social Sciences Center at Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Ave., Conway. The public lecture is free. [email protected] or (501) 450-4590.
• The Arts and Crafts Guild of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 7000 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will host its annual fundraiser, The Shoppes at IC, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Parish Center. Religious items, jewelry, wreaths, soaps, handmade items and more will be for sale. The event will feature raffle and door prizes, an all-you-can-eat Sizzlin' Soup tasting at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. for $6 and Hot Diggity Dog concessions 11 a.m.-3 p.m., as well as a Sweet Tooth booth. Homemade jams, jellies and pickles will also be available. Proceeds benefit the church capital campaign. Information and tickets are available by calling (501) 835-4323 or at iccnlr.org.
• Life Line Baptist Church, 7601 Baseline Road, will have Trunk or Treat at 6 p.m. Oct. 31 with more than 30 car trunks filled with candy. lifelinebaptist.org or (501) 568-5433.
• Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 1823 S. Cedar St., will celebrate Roosevelt Foote's Second Pastor's Anniversary at 11 a.m. Sunday with Ester Jackson speaking and at 4 p.m. with C.D. Edwards. (501) 663-1423.
• New Creation Baptist Church, 2220 Percy Machin Drive, North Little Rock, will have a Hallelujah Night, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 29 with free food and a biblical costume contest. Ticket and bake sale proceeds go to the mortgage burning ministry. (501) 758-3588.
• New Hope Baptist Church, 1851 Howard St., will commemorate 89 years of ministry on Sunday and will have a grief counseling session for members in response to the death of their pastor, Michael Perkins. The 9 a.m. service will be officiated by E.F. Ledbetter. (501) 376-2164.
• Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive, will host a Halloween Carnival, 3-5 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Great Hall. Free. Games, inflatables, prizes and food for sale. Costumes welcome. phumc.com or (501) 664-3600.
• "Chanting Contemplation and Inspiration" with Thupten Ngodup, the state oracle of Tibet, will be held 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today in Reves Recital Hall in Trieschmann Fine Arts Building at Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Ave., Conway. "The Power of Blessings and Mantra" will be 4-6:30 p.m. at the Ecumenical Buddhist Society of Little Rock, 1516 W. Third St. "Silence, Stillness and Interfaith Harmony" will be 1:30-3:30 pm. Sunday at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 20900 Chenal Parkway, with tours of the Arkansas House of Prayer available. interfaith.itssm.org.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will have its annual Trunk or Treat event Oct. 30, beginning with a Halloween-theme organ concert at 5:45 p.m., followed by games, a hay ride and treats handed out by parishioners from their trunks. Costumes are welcome. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2223 Durwood Road, will have a Trunk or Treat, 3-5 p.m. Oct. 30. Activities include a bounce house, games, dessert walk and trunk or treating. Refreshments will be on sale. Nonscary costumes welcome. The event will be held indoors if it rains. (501) 666-9429.
• The Male Chorus of Samaritan Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1001 E. 13th St., North Little Rock, will have an anniversary celebration at 7 p.m. today and Sunday. (501) 376-3009.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will have a Trunk or Treat 5-7 p.m. Oct. 30 with treats, games, food, crafts, a bounce house and music. Prizes will be awarded for best decorated car, best costumed child and adult. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.
CLASSES AND CONFERENCES
• Faith Builders Women's Bible study will be at 9 a.m. today at Faith Builders Little Rock, 10500 W. Markham St., Suite 110. Free. faithbuildersinternational.com or (501) 404-2344.
• Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive, will host a "Weekend With Shane Claiborne," Friday-Oct. 30. Claiborne's topic will be "Executing Grace" at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the church. A reception will follow. He will discuss "Another Way of Doing Life" with a luncheon to follow, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 29 at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 6401 W. 32nd St. He will preach during the 9 and 11 a.m. services Oct. 30 at Pulaski Heights UMC. All events are free but registration is needed for the Friday and Oct. 29 events and can be completed online at phumc.com/shane. Deadline is Monday. (501) 664-3600.
• St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 3518 W. Seventh St., will have its ninth annual Men's Conference from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 5. (501) 664-6056.
• A monthlong class, "The Present and Future of Public Education in Little Rock," will continue at 9:50 a.m. Sunday in the Great Hall of Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive. Baker Kurrus will talk about his year as superintendent. secondpreslr.org or (501) 227-0000.
• Don Campbell will lead a Sunday School class from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Sunday in the new chapel at Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Richard B. Hardie Drive. This week's topic will be "Massive Discontent and Riots 1962, 1968." (501) 663-6383. "Raising the Level of Conversation About Race, Racism and Privilege" will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 10 in the chapel. Information is available by contacting Liz Branch at [email protected] or (501) 944-9743.
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Religion on 10/22/2016