Month: September 2014

Faith news

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Blessed Sacrament Church, 2203 Parallel, will have a parish fiesta from after the 4 p.m. Mass to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. After a bilingual Mass at 4 p.m. there will be games, booths and entertainment.

A Community Blood Center blood drive will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, at Christ the King Catholic Church basement, 3024 N. 53rd. For information or to schedule an appointment, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Holy Family Catholic Church will celebrate Slovenefest from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, on the Monsignor Mejak Hall, gym and school grounds, 513 Ohio, Kansas City, Kan. The event is dedicated to the late Don Lipovac, accordionist, in recognition of his contributions to the community. Slovenefest begins with a Mass at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 274 Orchard St., Kansas City, Kan. The festival, after the Mass, includes games, souvenirs, a silent auction, and a Slovenian dinner.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, is preparing for its 50th year celebration on Sunday, Sept. 28. A potluck-fellowship is planned after the 10:30 a.m. service. A variety show also is planned as part of the celebration.

St. Martin Lutheran Church will sponsor its eighth annual German Fest from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the church, 13849 Hollingsworth Road (the corner of Highway 7 and Hollingsworth Road), Kansas City, Kan. The program features live music from the Grisnik Orchestra and the German Dance Group, “Blautaler Schuhplattler Dancers.” There will be face painting, inflatables, and children’s activities. The event includes a beer garden, silent auction for charities, tethered hot air balloon rides and hayrides, weather permitting. A dinner of roasted pork, brats, homemade sauerkraut, warm German potato salad, dessert and more is planned. There are hot dog meals available for children. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12.

A Ladies Tea is planned at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th, at the Cole Activity Center.

St. Patrick Catholic parish, 94th and State Avenue, plans an ice cream social at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. The event includes food, games, a car show and bingo.

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., attended the Northeast Convocation Meeting of the Diocese of Kansas at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Lawrence.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland, will hold a fall garage sale, bake sale and barbecue on Sept. 19 and 20. Food available for lunch includes hamburgers, hot dogs and brats. Homemade baked goods will be available. There will be a variety of items for sale.

Sporting KC earns emphatic 4-0 win at Chivas USA

Dom Dwyer

Sporting Kansas City earned an emphatic 4-0 road victory over Chivas USA on Friday at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.

Dom Dwyer set the club’s single-season scoring record with his 19th goal of the season before Benny Feilhaber, Graham Zusi and Claudio Bieler all added goals to move Sporting KC within two points of the Eastern Conference lead.

Dwyer twice came close to giving his side the 1-0 lead in the first half prior to his breakthrough moment. In the 27th minute, his header was directed wide of the target on a corner kick from Graham Zusi and just over a minute later he sent a left-footed shot on frame that was held by Dan Kennedy.

Making his first career appearance at StubHub Center, Dwyer scored his record-setting 19th goal of the season at the 39-minute mark on Friday. Zusi played the ball into his path with a perfectly-placed pass from just inside midfield and Dwyer did the rest, maneuvering beyond the reach of Kennedy and sending his first-time shot into the empty net.

The 24-year-old forward has now scored in each of his last three MLS matches and his 19 goals are second most in MLS, two shy of Golden Boot leader Bradley Wright-Phillips. Dwyer earned his sixth game-winning goal of the year, tying the club’s single-season record and moving into the league lead in the category.

Zusi picked up his team-best seventh assist of the season and the 38th of his MLS career on the play. Sixteen have come on game-winning goals, which ties him with Chris Klein for second most in team history.

Sporting KC goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum made his lone save of the match in the 44th minute, diving strong to his left to push away Felix Borja’s 25-yard effort. The Overland Park, Kansas native earned his first shutout since June 2013 and snapped the club’s 12-game stretch without a clean sheet.

Feilhaber doubled Sporting Kansas City’s lead in first-half stoppage time. Antonio Dovale’s attempt struck off the far post and rebounded into the goalmouth, where Feilhaber was first to react. His fourth goal of the regular season ties his MLS career high and is second most on the team in 2014.

The visitors — who have now won eight games away from home in 2014, most in MLS — continued the scoring spree to start the second half with Zusi striking for his fourth goal of the year in the 52nd minute. The World Cup veteran cut inside from the left side and buried his shot from the top of the penalty area. Both Dwyer and Zusi now have 21 goals in their MLS careers, moving the duo into a tie for ninth place on the club’s career scoring chart.

Dwyer, who already has five multi-goal games in 2014, was in search of his second goal of the night with two scoring chances in short succession. Kennedy was at his best in the 56th minute to deny Dwyer on a breakaway, then watched the Englishman’s shot skip inches outside the far post less than seven minutes later.

Sporting Kansas City ended the team’s four-game losing streak with a four-goal victory courtesy of Bieler’s finishing touch in the 87th minute. The designated player intercepted a back pass from Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, took a touch around Kennedy and buried his shot from a tight angle on the right side for his second goal of the season.

Sporting Kansas City will now shift the team’s attention to the 2014-2015 CONCACAF Champions League for a pair of decisive home matches over the next 10 days. Sporting KC will play host to Costa Rica’s Deportivo Saprissa at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, followed by a rematch with Nicaragua’s Real Esteli FC at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Tickets for both group stage matches at Sporting Park are available at Ticketmaster.com while supplies last.
– Story from Sporting KC

‘It’s Up to Us’ event planned Saturday

A voter registration initiative, “It’s Up 2 Us,” is planned at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, in the Performing Arts Center, Kansas City Kansas Community College, 7250 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

Those needing to register to vote may bring a valid U.S. passport or original or certified copy of birth certification. Guest artists are scheduled to perform.