Month: April 2019

Faith news


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All Saints Catholic parish, 809 Vermont Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold the 35th annual Polski Day on Saturday, May 4. The event will include a parade at 11 a.m., a Polka Mass at 5 p.m., a festival from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Polish food and live musical entertainment. For more information, visit https://polskiday.com/.

Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd St., plans a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Knights of Columbus from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, April 28.

“Scripture Study and Reflection” will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The program is facilitated by Heather Neds.
The “Gospel Non-Violence” study group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
The Holy Women Series, “Everyday Holy Women,” will continue from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The program will be presented by Rachael Greene. To register, call 913-906-8990.
The Keeler Women’s Center is a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of Atchison, Kansas. All programs are free. To register, call 913-906-8990.

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will observe the third Sunday in the Easter season at 10 a.m. May 5.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th, Kansas City, Kansas, plans to recognize those who are graduating from high school, community college, college and trade school during the 10:15 a.m. worship service Sunday, May 5.

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Drive-by shooting reported

A drive-by shooting was reported Friday night in the 400 block of North 18th Street in Kansas City, Kansas.

According to a social media post by the police chief, a car stopped in the street and a female driver fired at a car that was backing out of a driveway.

While there was damage to the car, no one was injured, according to the police chief’s post. One of the victims believed the suspect was someone he knew.

New England visits Sporting KC tonight

Unbeaten in nine straight regular season home matches, Sporting Kansas City (2-2-3, 9 points) returns to Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday to play the New England Revolution (2-6-1, 7 points) at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for the match are available at SeatGeek.com, including a ticket package for Kansas City Night.

Saturday’s interconference battle will be televised live on FOX Sports Kansas City Plus and FOX Sports Midwest Plus, with three hours of coverage beginning at 7 p.m. CT. Listeners can catch the action on Sports Radio 810 WHB, SiriusXM FC and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM, while streamers within the FOX Sports Midwest footprint can watch live on FOX Sports GO. Elsewhere across the U.S., the match will stream on ESPN+.

The first 5,000 fans through the Children’s Mercy Park gates on Saturday will receive a free, reusable grocery tote bag. Supporters will also be treated to a variety of interactive Kansas City Night programming. It includes:
• #KC2026 activation, featuring fan photos with a replica World Cup trophy
• Recycle Your Game distribution bins at stadium entrances where fans can donate new or gently used soccer gear for underserved local youth
• Limited amounts of Sporting Cold Brew cans as fans exit the stadium after the match
• Kansas City Night videoboard graphics featuring iconic Kansas City imagery

Sporting hasn’t lost a regular season home fixture since July 2018, and manager Peter Vermes’ men will hope that streak continues Saturday with the club mired in a five-game winless skid across all competitions.

Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez scored the team’s lone goal in a 4-1 road loss to the San Jose Earthquakes last Saturday, which dropped Sporting to eighth place in the Western Conference.

To complicate matters for Sporting, the club announced earlier this week that captain Matt Besler (hamstring), veteran Roger Espinoza (knee) and defender Rodney Wallace (hip) will all miss significant time through injury, joining long-term absentees Erik Hurtado (knee), Jaylin Lindsey (knee) and Jimmy Medranda (knee) on the sidelines. Defender Andreu Fontas and midfielder Gedion Zelalem were listed as questionable last week and could be set to return on Saturday.

While Sporting has a full week to recover from their setback in San Jose, the Revolution will be just 72 hours removed from a disappointing 3-0 home defeat to the Montreal Impact on Wednesday. New England conceded three times in the final 11 minutes plus stoppage time, falling victim to a Shamit Shome strike and an Anthony Jackson-Hamel brace.

Led by head coach and former U.S. international goalkeeper Brad Friedel, the Revs have fallen to 10th place in the East and rank last in MLS in goals per game (0.67), shots on target per game (2.3) and shooting accuracy (29.6%). Among the club’s few bright spots has been MLS debutant Carles Gil, a talented Spaniard who has scored (three) or assisted (two) on five of New England’s six goals this season.

Aside from a 3-2 triumph in August 2014, the Revs haven’t exactly enjoyed their visits to Children’s Mercy Park. In eight all-time trips to the venue, New England are 1-5-2 with all five losses coming by at least two goals. These tribulations mirror the Revs’ woeful road form over the last four seasons, with the side going 5-34-15 away from Gillette Stadium since the start of 2016.

Friedel’s side will be more encouraged by the fact that New England have won five of the last seven meetings overall, including a 1-0 home triumph last year that saw Teal Bunbury bag the decisive winner against his former club. Bunbury, a veteran forward who spent 2010-2013 in Kansas City, has four goals in six career appearances versus Sporting.

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