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Youth Musical

March 12, 13, and 14

Tickets are $10 for General Admission and $8 for children (under 12) and seniors (65+). Reserved tickets are $15.

The 29^th Annual Youth Musical will be Into the Woods. This fun show has a cast of 27 of our youth and engages about a dozen more in behind-the-scenes work! Please mark your calendar now for one of these performances and come support our youth!

Tickets are being sold on Sunday mornings in the narthex. General admission tickets may also purchased tickets in the church office or from any cast member. Tickets for reserved seating may be purchased by contacting Cathy Hall, cathleen.hall@arkansas.gov.

Easter Lilies

Easter is a time to remember the special people in our lives - those who have gone from us, and those who are still enriching our lives! Place an Easter lily in the sanctuary in their memory or in their honor. The cost per plant is $11. We will order enough lilies to line the steps up to the pulpit; extra funds will be included in "The One Great Hour of Sharing" offering. Checks may be made payable to the church and marked "Lily Fund." The deadline for ordering lilies to be listed in the bulletin Easter Sunday is Monday, March 29. To place an order online, please submit the form below.

Easter Lily Order Form

In honor of:

In memory of:

By:

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Palm/Passion Sunday

March 28

8:30 ♦ 9:00 ♦ 11:00 AM

These services will include the children processing with palms, and special Palm/Passion Sunday music by Adult Choir. Camille LeBron Powell will preach.

Maundy Thursday

April 1

6:30 PM ♦ Second Hall

This service will include a simple meal, communion, hymns, footwashing, and a sermon by Dr. Bill Galbraith, the new General Presbyter of Arkansas Presbytery. Since a meal is included in this service, Sage needs to know much much food to prepare. Click here to make your dinner reservations. Meal cost is $6/person. Childcare will be provided.

Good Friday

April 2

7:00 PM ♦ Sanctuary

The Adult Choir will be joined by several guest instrumentalists to present selections from Henry Purcell's Funeral Sentences including the beautiful anthem Thou Knowest Lord, the Secrets of Our Hearts. Interwoven into this Tenebrae service of readings and hymns, the congregation will hear, in both text and music, about the final days and hours of the life of Jesus. Soloist will be tenor Mr. Dustin Beam, instrumentalists Barry and Diane McVinney and Professor Charles Law and members of the UALR Percussion Ensemble. Childcare will be provided.

Three Services on Easter Sunday

April 4

8:30 ♦ 9:00 ♦ 11:00 AM

Easter morning is an occasion of great joy and renewal. The Easter Gospel will be proclaimed, the great Easter hymns will be sung, and the Lord's Supper will be celebrated at all three services. Steve Hancock will peach.

Music for the 8:30 and 11:00 AM services will be provided by the Adult Choir, Exultation Ringers, and Quapaw Brass Quintet and organist Adam Savacool. Joyful hymns and triumphant anthems will proclaim the resurrection of our savior Jesus Christ. These services will conclude with the full congregation singing with brass, organ and the Adult Choir, G. Handel's Hallelujah Chorus.

For itty-bitties to 5 year olds

Saturday, April 3

10:00 AM

Activities will include:

+Easter Parade

+Easter Egg Hunt

+Photo ops with the Easter Bunny

+Craft Activities and a snack!

To help us better prepare, please let us know how many will be attending, including the names & ages of children. Click here to register.

Easter Morning Catered Breakfast

Sunday, April 4

9:45 - 10:45 AM in the Great Hall

$6/person ♦ $24/family maximum

For reservations, please submit the form below. Reservations must be made for this meal by Wednesday, March 31.

Easter Morning Catered Breakfast

Reservation Form

Name: No. Attending:

Email Address:

Haiti Gifts and What They Are Doing

To this date the people of Second Presbyterian Church have been very generous in their gifts to the people of Haiti following the January earthquake. The current total is $14,226 with $2,000 given to the Haiti Foundation, a long-time benevolent recipient of our Presbyterian Women. The other $12,226 has been given to the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Ministry (PDA).

At this time PDA has helped to set up 15 food and water distribution stations in Haiti and has played a part in distributing over 20,000 tents. They have also given over $200,000 to the Holy Cross Hospital and Nursing School to help that much needed institution get back on its feet.

On top of that members from Second Presbyterian Church have joined other volunteers at Ferncliff Presbyterian Camp and Conference Center packing health kits that have gone to Haiti through the work of Church World Service. Ferncliff is the only CWS center west of the Mississippi River, and it has played a major role in responding to the needs of the Haitian people.

The people of Second Presbyterian Church should feel very proud of the role that they have played in ministering to the people of Haiti during this time of need.

Interfaith Hospitality Network . . .

An Opportunity for Hands-On Ministry

Please welcome Sam Byrd to the Interfaith Hospitality Network team. We are thrilled that he has committed to share coordinating with us.

It's time to start thinking about our next rotation, so maybe the

spirit of Lent will nudge you just enough to sign on as a volunteer. Remember, it takes all of us to grow our church deep and wide!

We have responsibilities available for all ages and abilities. We will be housing 4 families in our Bible Village Sunday School room starting Easter Sunday, April 4 and continuing through the 11th. We need folks to prepare evening meals, stay overnight, set up and breakdown, and to just play host to the IHN families. And as always, if your curious, we invite you to observe any evening during our host week to get a better idea of what we do. And please feel free to contact us for more information. Contact Cindy Feltus, cfeltus@sbcglobal.net, Mike Gavigan, mtgavigan@hotmail.com, or Sam Byrd, smbyrd@miner.mst.edu.

Young Adults to Help with Interfaith Hospitality Network

Sunday, April 4th (Easter Sunday) is the start of our next rotation hosting guests with the Interfaith Hospitality Network. The Young Adults will be preparing and serving dinner on the first night and hanging out with the families after dinner (Sunday, 5:30-8:30 PM). We are also looking for 2 young adults who are willing to stay overnight with out guests that night. If you are a young adult and are interested in helping out, please contact Camille Powell at the church, 227-0000 or camillepowell@secondpreslr.org.

Summer Music Opportunities for ALL Ages

Summer Ringers	Rehearsals 6-8 PM, June 7, 14, 28, July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 2, and 9. Concert at 3:00 PM on Sunday August 15th. Advanced ringing ensemble for Sr. High youth and adults. Click here to register or to request more information.

Vacation Bible School	June 14-27, 9-11:45 AM. 3 years old by October 1st '09 - completed 5th grade. Opportunities for youth and adults to help. Please contact Jeannie Ford for more information.

Montreat Worship & Music 2010	June 19-26. Classes for rising 4th grade - adult. Late registration due May 1st. Please contact Mary Ibis for more information.

Choir Camp	July 19-25, 9:00 AM-Noon. All children and youth in grades 2 -12 are invited to participate. Registration due by July 1st. Click here to register or for more information. Forms are also available by Mary's office.

Orff Camp	August 2-6, 9:00 AM - Noon, completed K - completed 5th grade. 14 spaces available, register early. Registration due by July 26. Click here to register or for more information. Forms are also available by Mary's office.

Greetings to Ferncliff Camper Parents!

We are pleased to announce that online registration is open for the 2010 camp season with a special $30 discount for those who register before February 1st. On these cold winter days, it is nice to think about your kids enjoying the great outdoors in the summer! This year's theme is "Be a Hero." We have some new camps including Cook Off, Muddy Buddy, and a Leaders in Training program. Visit the Ferncliff website for more information and sign up in January to get the maximum discount.