Blues Sunday service honors mourning
Blues Sunday at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third St., is a Lenten service acknowledging sadness.
Carla Brownlee will be on tenor sax, and Danny Krieger, on guitar, will both sing and lead the seven-piece band at the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, Feb. 28, according to press materials.
For information, visit stmarksaz.org or call 325-1001.
Organ concerts this weekend
Organist Guy Whatley and Tucson’s True Concord will present “The King of Instruments” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave.; 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at Catalina United Methodist Church, 2700 E. Speedway; and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3738 Old Sabino Canyon Road, according to press materials. General seating costs $25. Call 401-2651.
The Catalina Organ Festival at Catalina United Methodist Church will also bring the Chenaults, an organ duo, to Tucson from Georgia for a concert 7 p.m. Friday, March 4. To see this show, premiering a duet of “O Thou My Fair Evening Star” by Richard Wagner, tickets cost $15 from the church, according to press materials.
The Arizona Choral Society will also present at the church 3:30 p.m. Sunday March 6. Tickets cost $15 at azchoral.org.
Community prayer for 24 straight hours
Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene, 500 W. Calle Concordia in Oro Valley, will pray for the community for 24 hours, starting 6 p.m. Friday, March 4.
Participants will meet at the church and can sign up to pray during a specific hour at the church website ovcn.org, although signing up is not necessary. The event will conclude at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 5.
The church is also accepting prayer requests for the 24-hour period. A different topic will also be emphasized during each hour of prayer, said young adult pastor Jimmy Miller.
For more information, visit ovcn.org or call 297-8297.
‘Faith matters’ talk at Tanque Verde Lutheran
Tanque Verde Lutheran Church, 8625 E. Tanque Verde Road, will host the Rev. Mark Reitan for a study called “Faith Matters,” which will explore how Christian faith impacts daily life.
The event runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 5, and costs $20. For more information or to register, visit tvlc.org or call 749-1606.
