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Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd St., plans a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Knights of Columbus on July 21.

The Keeler Women’s Center reopened July 1 at a new location, 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100-B, Kansas City, Kansas.
The Gospel Non-Violence Study Group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100-B, Kansas City, Kansas.
Scripture Study and Reflection will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100-B, Kansas City, Kansas.
To register for classes, call 913-906-8990. The Keeler Women’s Center is a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters. For more information, visit www.keelerwomenscenter.org.

Sacred Heart Catholic parish, 2646 S. 34th St., Kansas City, Kansas, is planning bingo night at 7 p.m. July 13. The Knights of Columbus at Sacred Heart are the hosts of the event.

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 94th and State Avenue, plans a picnic from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 14, to welcome new priests to the church.

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will observe the fifth Sunday after Pentecost at 10 a.m. July 14.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon July 11 and 12 for children in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Registration information is at https://vbspro.events/p/events/stonypointchristianchurch.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, is collecting school supplies through July 28 for students at a nearby public elementary school.

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Watch party to be Sunday for U.S. Women’s Team

One of the biggest watch parties in the Kansas City area for the U.S. Women’s World Cup Final match will be held Sunday at the Kansas City Power and Light District in Kansas City, Missouri.

The watch party will take place at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 7, at KC Live, a 25,000-square-foot entertainment block in the Power and Light District, 1330 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri.

The match will be shown on a large screen. There is no admission charge. The event will open at 9:30 a.m.

Another fireworks injury reported

Another fireworks injury has been reported by the Burnett Burn Center at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.

In a report this afternoon, KU Hospital stated that there were eight total patients seen for fireworks-related injuries from 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, through 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6.

That is one more patient from the number reported on Friday afternoon. There were five males and three females in all treated for fireworks injuries, with the patients ranging in age from 2 to 38 years old.

The fireworks injuries common locations included hands, eyes and chest. Mortars and sparklers caused the injuries, according to the report.

Five persons have been admitted to the hospital because of fireworks injuries, according to the report. Because of privacy concerns, the conditions of the patients and their cities of residence are not available.

Fireworks were legal only from July 2 to July 4 in Kansas City, Kansas.