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Briefly

Mending Hearts conference scheduled

Women are invited to the "Mending Hearts" Women's Conference Aug. 24 and 25 at the Kentucky Dam Village State Park in Gilbertsville, Ky. Escape for a time of teaching, workshops, testimonies, share groups and ministering to personal needs. For information on registration and reservations, call Foundational Truths Ministries at (618) 378-9100, or e-mail cccole@hamiltoncom.net.

Rutter's Requiem marks chorale's anniversary

The Perry County Lutheran Chorale will perform John Rutter's Requiem at 4 p.m. April 29 in the sanctuary of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, under the direction of Tyson Wunderlich. Rutter wrote the composition in 1985. It borrows from the Catholic liturgy by combining texts from the Requiem Mass and the Book of Common Prayer. "Using cello, oboe and soprano solos by Alicia Bradt and Melissa Gibbar, we will use this performance of this requiem to mark our first anniversary with a big celebration of eternal life," Wunderlich said. "We cordially invite the community to this concert of sacred music as we continue in the afterglow of the Easter celebration of our Lord's resurrection from the dead."

WVA Christian Women's luncheon Monday

The WVA Christian Women's luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Gaslite Square restaurant, 2301 East Malone St. in Sikeston, Mo. Donna Taylor will speak about "The King's Treasury -- Christians and Money." Taylor has been married 41 years, is the mother of two, the grandmother of five and the great-grandmother of two. She is a church pianist, a Sunday school teacher of adult women and a children's worker. She works as an accredited financial counselor and holds a certification in family and consumer science and is a certified housing counselor. Taylor has been doing financial counseling for 11 years, as a private counselor and is an executive director of Financial Fitness Services. For reservations, call (573) 472-9673 or (800) 472-4674.

Calendar

Today

• The Gloryroad Travelers of Mounds, Ill., and Victory Way of Burna, Ky., in concert at 7 p.m., at Shiloh Baptist Church in Villa Ridge, Ill.
• Community Easter egg hunt, 10:30 a.m., Fruitland Community Church, 6040 U.S. 61 in Fruitland.
• St. Padre Pio Franciscan Fraternity will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the pastoral care conference room at Saint Francis Medical Center.
• First Church of God, 500 Emerald St., will have an Easter egg hunt at 1:30 p.m.
• Harmony Church of Bollinger County will have an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. at the church on Highway 34, six miles east of Marble Hill, Mo. Six thousand eggs will be hidden.

Easter Sunday

• Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, County Road 541 in Fruitland, sunrise service, 6:00 a.m. The Rev. Grant Gillard will bring the message. A time for fellowship of coffee and doughnuts will follow. Traditional Easter service will be at 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 206 E. Washington St., in Jackson.
• East Cape Baptist Church will present the musical "Lift Up The Cross" at 10:30 a.m. A nursery will be provided. For more information, call (618) 776-5993.
• Jackson General Baptist Church on Farmington Road will worship at 7 and 8:30 a.m. in the sanctuary with a traditional service, and at 10:45 a.m. with a contemporary service in the activity center. No Sunday school, but there will be a children's church during the 8:30 and 10:45 services.
• Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church will hold a 6 a.m. sunrise service; 8:30 a.m. prayer; 9 a.m. worship service.
• Bethlehem General Baptist Church of Crump will have a sunrise service at 6 a.m., followed by breakfast with a worship service at 9 a.m.
• First Presbyterian Church of Cape Girardeau will have sunrise service at the church at 6:30 a.m., breakfast in the fellowship hall at 8:30 a.m., an Easter egg hunt in the rose garden at 10 a.m., and worship service at 10:45 a.m.
• The Scott City Ministerial Alliance of Churches will have sunrise service at 6 a.m. at Father's Arms Fellowship, 1400 Main St. in Scott City, instead of the city park due to the cold weather. Father's Arms Fellowship Choir will lead the worship, and the Rev. Jack Owen will bring the message. Other community pastors will participate in the service. Coffee and doughnuts will follow.
• First Church of God, 500 Emerald St., sunrise service, 7 a.m.
• Hanover Lutheran Church, 2949 Perryville Road, sunrise service, 6:30 a.m. followed by a pancake breakfast at 7:30 a.m., an Easter egg hunt and Bible study class at 9 a.m., followed by a 10 a.m. worship service.
• Harmony Church in Bollinger County will hold a sunrise service at 6 a.m., followed by a continental breakfast at 7 a.m., Sunday school at 8:30 and worship service at 9:30 a.m. Harmony is six miles east of Marble Hill, Mo., on Highway 34.

Monday

• Christian Women's Club will meet at 11 a.m. at the Elks Lodge in Cape Girardeau. The meeting is open to women of all faiths. For reservations, call 243-1548.

Friday

• East Side Singles Reaching Out invites Catholic adult singles to River Nick's from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Meet on the family side for pizza, then stay for darts, pool and hoops. For information, call Kat at 243-4214, or e-mail katelfrink@yahoo.com.

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-- From staff reports