HOUSE OF BREAD DELIVERANCE CHURCH, 1501 W. Second Ave., will hold its monthly food giveaway Saturday from 11 a.m. until all food boxes are gone. Proof of address must be at least the participant’s driver’s license, identification, or utility bills, according to a news release. Details: Saint Mary Harris, pastor/apostle of House of Bread, (870) 872-2196.
CITY WIDE MISSION will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at Stewart Memorial CME Church, 911 S. Maple St. The guest speaker will be La’Tonyalyn White of St. Peter’s Rock Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Fred Williams is pastor of Stewart Memorial.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, West Sixth Avenue and Laurel Street, will host the Knights of Columbus annual Lenten Fish Fry from 5-7 p.m. every Friday in March and the first two weeks of April. People can dine in for the all-you-can-eat dinner or get carry-out plates, according to a news release. Dinners for adults are $16 and $10 for children.
THE CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CONNECTION will host its luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 20 at the Pine Bluff Country Club. The special feature will be Timothy Wallace, an agent with the Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Service and spokesman with the Master Gardeners, according to a news release. The speaker will be Shellie Thill of Bella Vista. “In Shellie’s lovely, gentle way, she relates to her audience her interaction with her father in the last few months of his life,” according to the release. The luncheon costs $20. Everyone is invited to attend. For reservations or cancellations, call Jennifer Keahey at (870) 540-9302. All reservations must be made three days in advance and participants will be charged for reservations not kept.
EMPOWERING YOUTH TO EMBRACE TRUTH AND IDENTITY, a dialogue about Gender Identity Confusion will be presented via Zoom on March 20 at 7 p.m. and facilitated by Pashal Mabry of Hallelujah Temple of Park Forest, Ill. The Zoom program uses Meeting ID: 859-9072-3626, Passcode: 2025 or by telephone call in: 1-312-626-6799, according to a news release. Arkansas First Jurisdiction Churches of God in Christ is promoting the class, an auxiliary in the COGIC. The event is open to any youth 12-19. Mabry will share her experience of overcoming struggles with identity and finding freedom through faith. The event aligns with Psalm 139:13-14. The class teaches youth how to be pure, chaste, and holy in the home, school, neighborhood, and church, and offers a full complement of activities. Details: (870) 692-1127.
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