Month: December 2017

Faith news

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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2203 Parallel Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, has scheduled Sunday Masses at 6 p.m. Dec. 23 in Spanish, 8 a.m. Dec. 24 in English and 9:30 a.m. Dec. 24 in Spanish. Christmas Eve Masses at Blessed Sacrament are scheduled at 4 p.m. Dec. 24 in English and 6 p.m. Dec. 24 in Spanish.

Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas, has scheduled Sunday Masses at 4 p.m. Dec. 23 and 9:30 a.m. Dec. 24. Christmas Masses are scheduled at 7 p.m. Dec. 24 and at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 25.

Maywood Community Church, 11201 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, has scheduled a worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24. Sunday School is scheduled at 9 a.m.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, has scheduled an all-church Christmas celebration with a breakfast bar at 10 a.m. Dec. 24, and a Christmas service celebration from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 24.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 8th and Quindaro Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas, has scheduled Sunday Mass at 11 a.m. Dec. 24; and Christmas Eve Mass at 7 p.m. Dec. 24, preceded by songs before Mass at 6:30 p.m.

The Sanctuary Place, 3500 Dodson Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold traditional, informal Christmas worship services in December, followed by a light meal. The worship service this week will be at 4 p.m. Dec. 24, followed by a dinner at 5 p.m. The Sanctuary Place is a new congregation affiliated with the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. All are welcome.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, has scheduled a Christmas Eve service from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24. The service will include songs and a short message.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Sunday Masses at 5 p.m. Dec. 23, 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Dec. 24 in English, 12:45 p.m. Dec. 24 in Spanish, and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 24 in Burmese. The Christmas Masses will be held at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Dec. 24; and 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Dec. 25 in English, at noon Dec. 25 in Spanish and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 25 in Burmese.

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan., will observe the first Sunday after Christmas at 10 a.m. Dec. 31.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, has scheduled worship services at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24. A Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24. Wyandotte United Methodist Church also will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Fellowship Hall. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

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Community calendar

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Holiday schedule for Keeler Women’s Center
The Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., will be closed Friday, Dec. 22, through Jan. 1, 2018. The center will reopen Jan. 2.

KCK libraries will have holiday schedules
The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Libraries will be closed for the holidays from Sunday, Dec. 24, to Tuesday, Dec. 26, and from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, for the winter holidays. Additionally, the West Wyandotte Library will be closed Jan. 2 to 7 for renovations.

Program planned on Kansas fossils Dec. 27
A children’s educational program on Kansas fossils is planned from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, in Wyandotte County Lake Park, Kansas City, Kansas. This program will examine fossils found in Kansas and make replica fossils out of plaster of Paris. The program is for ages 7 and older. Seating is limited; for reservations visit http://kckpl.librarymarket.com/kansas-fossils or for information, call 913-295-8250, Ext. 2.

Animal track mystery program planned
A children’s nature program is planned on animal tracking from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, in Wyandotte County Lake Park, Kansas City, Kansas. Those attending will learn to identify the tracks of animals that can be found in neighborhoods and forests and learn the stories those tracks tell. They will use nature stamps to create their own track story to take home, and they may go outdoors to see if they can find real tracks in the park. For more information, call 913-295-8275.

Blood drive planned Dec. 28
Providence Medical Center, 8929 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, in the auditorium rooms. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Holiday toy tea party planned Dec. 28
A holiday toy tea party for children and teens is planned from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Main Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, 625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The event is for girls and boys ages 5 to 12. They are invited to dress in their best holiday outfit, bring their favorite doll, stuffed animal or toy and have afternoon tea served on real china. Finger sandwiches, tea and sweets will be served. The children will learn about etiquette and manners with a visit and stories. Registration is required to http://kckpl.librarymarket.com/holiday-toy-tea-party and for more information, call 913-295-8250.

Program offered about reptiles in winter
Reptiles in winter will be the topic of an educational nature program offered from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, in the Wyandotte County Lake Park, Kansas City, Kansas. The program is for all ages. Those attending will meet the snakes and turtles who live at the environmental library and learn about how they survive cold weather in the wild. There will be a live interactive animal presentation followed by a reptile-themed craft. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For information, call 913-295-8250, Ext. 2101.

Presentation planned on native plant gardens Jan. 11
A presentation on native plant gardens will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Sunflower Room, Wyandotte County Extension Office, 1208 N. 79th St., Kansas City, Kansas. “Go Native! Using Native Plants in Your Landscape” will be presented by Lenora Larson, a Marais des Cygnes, Kan., Extension Master Gardener and member of local chapters of the Idalia Butterfly Society and Kansas Native Plant Society. Her presentation will dispel myths about native plant gardens and will focus on how to install or convert to a native landscape that pleases the plants, the gardener and the neighbors. The presentation is sponsored by the Wyandotte County Extension Master Gardeners. Those attending may bring their lunch. The fee for the program is $5. There is no fee for active certified Extension Master Gardeners. Registration is not required. For more information, call 913-299-9300.

King Day celebration to be Jan. 15
“Continuing through Love and Peace in Times Like These” will be the theme of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration Monday, Jan. 15, at the Reardon Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Pre-service events start at 10:45 a.m. with the formal program beginning at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III of New York, N.Y., is the featured speaker. He is the pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. He and his church are active in civil rights, social justice and economic development. Since 1999 he has served as president of the State University of New York at Old Westbury. The event Jan. 15 will begin with a Motorcade for Hunger at 9 a.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church parking lot, 4th and Richmond, leaving at 10 a.m. and arriving at the Reardon Center. Persons are encouraged to donate canned goods. Scholarships will be awarded at the event. For information on choir rehearsals dates and times contact Alicia Saunders at [email protected].

Eagle Days to be Jan. 20-21
The 17th annual Eagle Days will be held Jan. 20 and 21 at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, in Wyandotte County Lake Park, 91st and Leavenworth Road. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 20 and noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 21. The event is free and open to the public. It is for all ages. The event will take place simultaneously at the Davis Hall at Wyandotte County Lake, as well as the Schlagle Library. The American bald eagle and birds of prey will be on exhibit at the event. Operation Wildlife will give presentations on live birds of prey at both locations. There will be a children’s craft area at the library, a binocular checkout and a spotting scope station to view migrating birds that visit Wyandotte County Lake in the winter. For more information, visit http://kckpl.librarymarket.com/17th-annual-eagle-days-0.

Wyandotte County Museum
For information about the Wyandotte County Museum, 631 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, call 913-573-5002 or visit https://www.facebook.com/wycomuseum/.

Strawberry Hill Museum
For information about The Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas, call 913-371-3264 or visit www.strawberryhillmuseum.org.

Grinter Place Museum
The Grinter Place State Historic Site, 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kan., is one of the oldest homes in the area, built in 1857. For more information about hours and days it is open, call 913-299-0373 or visit http://www.kshs.org/p/grinter-place-plan-your-visit/15857.

Old Quindaro Museum
The Old Quindaro Museum is at 3432 N. 29th St., Kansas City, Kan. For more information about the museum, call 816-820-3615 or visit https://www.facebook.com/ccoqmuseum/.

Light snow likely Saturday night into Sunday morning

Possible snow amounts. (National Weather Service graphic)

Timing of snow. (National Weather Service graphic)

Holiday weekend temperatures. (National Weather Service graphic)

About 1 to 2 inches of snow are possible along the I-70 corridor on Saturday night into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A trace to less than 1 inch is likely south of I-70.

The quick-moving weather system will see higher snowfall amounts to the north, including St. Joseph, Mo., with lighter amounts to the south, the weather service said. Wyandotte County appears to be on the line between the moderate to light snowfall areas.

The forecast calls for light snow to begin possibly around 3 a.m. Sunday in the Wyandotte County area and it could last to about 9 a.m. Sunday, according to the weather service. The storm may be moving from west to the east, and also from the north to the south, forecasters believe.

Visibility may be limited during periods of light to moderate snow, according to the weather service. Roads will be slick where snow accumulates.

Today, the high will be near 33 with partly sunny skies and a north wind of 6 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, the low will be around 21 with an 80 percent chance of snow showers, mostly after midnight, according to the weather service. There will be a northeast wind of 5 to 8 mph. A new snow accumulation of around an inch is possible.

Sunday, there is a 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9 a.m., the weather service said. The skies will gradually clear and there will be a high near 32, with a north wind of 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 19, according to the weather service. There will be a west southwest wind of 5 to 7 mph.

Monday, Christmas Day, it will be partly sunny with a high near 33 and a light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said.

Monday night, the low will be around 14 with mostly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 21, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, the low will be around 10 with mostly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, the high will be near 26 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, the low will be around 18 with mostly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Thursday, the high will be near 32 with mostly cloudy skies, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 18, according to the weather service.

Friday, the high will be near 29 with partly sunny skies, the weather service said.

For more weather information, visit www.weather.gov or listen to a weather radio.

Next week’s temperatures. (National Weather Service graphic)