Religion Notes

MUSIC

A performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s "St. Matthew Passion" will be presented by the Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society at 3 p.m. Sunday at Artemus Ham Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. General admission is $15; $10 for seniors, disabled and military (895-2787).

Green Valley Presbyterian Church, 1798 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson, will present a concert by the UNLV Choral Ensembles at 4 p.m. April 17. Admission is free. A goodwill offering will be accepted (454-8484).

EVENTS

South Hills Church Community, 9220 Manhattan Road, Henderson, will have its annual student ministries garage sale 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today (616-6700).

Temple Sinai, 9001 Hillpointe Road, will have a family Seder and service for the first night of Passover on April 18. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The service led by Rabbi Malcolm Cohen will be at 6 p.m. and the catered dinner will begin at 7 p.m. Adult fees are $55 for members and $75 for nonmembers. Children fees for ages 6-12 are $25 for members and $45 for nonmembers. Children younger than 5 are admitted free. The deadline for reservations is Monday. For more information, and to make reservations, call 254-5110.

Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave., continues its "The Heart of Christ" series with "Life" at noon Wednesday. A soup lunch will follow (732-2052).

The Rev. Joseph Duggan, doctor of postcolonial ecclesiology at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, will be the guest speaker for a program Friday and April 16 at The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 9041 S. Pecos Road, Henderson. "The Many Roads that Lead to the Episcopal Church: Faith Histories, Questions and Commitments After Rome" will begin 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, when Duggan describes his 16-year journey from Jesuit to Episcopal priest. On April 16, the Episcopal and Catholic churches will be compared and contrasted 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Lunch will be served, and reservations are requested. Donations will be accepted to cover costs. Call 693-4100 for further details.

Valley Outreach Synagogue — P’nai Tikvah will host its Potluck Passover Seder at 6 p.m. April 19 at the Community Function Room of the Three Square Food Bank, 4220 N. Pecos Road. General admission tickets are $25; $15 for children younger than 13; and free for ages 4 and younger ($70 maximum charge per family). To reserve tickets, call 436-4900.

Shadow Hills Baptist Church Music & Drama Ministries present the Easter production "Run To The Cross" at 7 p.m. April 20-22 at 7811 Vegas Drive. Admission is free, and child care will be provided for children 4 and younger (880-7811).

South Hills Church Community, 9220 Manhattan Road, Henderson, will have an Easter Eggstravanza featuring an egg hunt, egg dyeing, games, jump houses, the Resurrection Story and more, 6-8 p.m. April 20. For the egg hunt, participants are asked to bring at least 24 candy-filled eggs per child, and to bring their own hard-boiled eggs for the egg dyeing (616-6700).

SERVICES

The Church at South Las Vegas will have an Easter service with Pastor Benny Perez at 10:30 a.m. April 24 at the Thomas & Mack Center located at Tropicana Avenue and Swenson Street. The church and Three Square will have a canned food drive. Each person who donates 10 cans of food will be entered into drawings for prizes. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Children will receive a free gift bag of Easter eggs, candy and activity book (361-1579).

MEETINGS

The Sathya Sai Baba Devotional Singing Group meets at 5 p.m. Sundays at 1128 Triumph Court (461-8655).

The Secular Franciscans of St. Margaret of Cortona fraternity meets at 12:30 p.m. the fourth Sunday of the month at Pace E Bene offices, 1420 W. Bartlett Ave. (453-2417).

CLASSES

Carolyn Craven will present "The Powerful Mind-Body-Bliss Workshop" 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the Center for Spiritual Living Greater Las Vegas, 1420 E. Harmon Ave. A $20 donation is suggested. Call 739-8200 for further details.

Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave., offers English as a Second Language classes at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays (541-1952 or 732-2052).

The Las Vegas Diamond Way Buddhist Group offers guided meditation and dharma talks at 7:45 p.m. Thursdays (260-4426).

Govinda’s Center of Vedic India, 6380 S. Eastern Ave., offers Mantra Meditation, a presentation of Indian Vedic Wisdom, vegetarian snacks and literature at 6 p.m. Sundays (434-8332).

Community Baptist Church, 245 E. Foster Ave., Henderson, offers a free reading program for all ages 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays (565-0071).

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