Religion briefs 3/25/06

Briefly

Smith to present recital

Dr. Janet Bass Smith, former organist at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, will perform a solo piano recital at the church at 5 p.m. April 2. The program,"All Kinds of Birds," includes piano compositions that pay tribute to birds. Smith will show a photograph of a particular bird, play a recording of the bird's call, and then play a composition related to that species. Smith currently maintains an independent piano studio in Bowling Green, Ky. For more information, contact St. Andrew Lutheran Church.

Calendar

Today

Oasis Club for ages 55 and up will meet at 8:30 a.m. at The Landing Place restaurant. For more information, call 339-1811, extension 16.

Sunday

Monument Quartet of Nashville, Tenn., will sing at 8:30 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. Sunday at First General Baptist Church in Jackson. The church is at 1506 S. Farmington Road.

Ken Lee Ministries presents the Gospel in drama and music at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Jackson Free Will Baptist Church, 611 Blanche St. in Jackson.

Livingstone 124, a contemporary Christian music group, will perform at Grace United Methodist Church Sunday at 10:30 a.m. This group, which includes members from Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri, is the first in a series of six forms of emerging worship to be attempted once per month from March through August.

--From staff reports