Faith news

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The Keeler Women’s Center is located at 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100-B, Kansas City, Kansas.
Scripture Study and Reflection facilitated by Heather Neds 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.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Reardon Civic Center, 5th and Minnesota, Kansas City, Kansas. The theme will be “Injustice Anywhere Is a Threat to Justice Everywhere.” The guest speaker will be Monsignor Stuart Swetland, president of Donnelly College, Kansas City, Kansas. The event is open to the public.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will meet for Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 15. Sunday school is at 9 a.m.

Christmas in Kolograd Dance, held by St. John Catholic Club, will be held after the 5:15 p.m. Mass on Saturday, Dec. 14. The dance will be at St. John the Baptist auditorium, 414 Barnett, Kansas City, Kansas. Music will be by Orchestra Barca. Tickets will be $10, adults; and free for children 12 and younger. The admission price includes dessert featuring povitica from MeMa’s Bakery and Strawberry Hill Povitica. Cobanac, sausage sandwiches, beer and soda will be available for purchase.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will observe the fourth Sunday in Advent at 10 a.m. Dec. 22. The vestry, the official governing board of the parish, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19. Christmas Eve services will begin with special Christmas music including carols at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24. Christmas Day services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Sunday School at 9 a.m. and a worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. A congregational meeting is planned after the Dec. 15 service. The church is planning a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6 p.m. Dec. 24.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will meet for worship services on Dec. 15 at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and the youth group at 1:30 p.m.

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Police notes

Aggravated burglary and sexual battery reported

Police responded to a report of aggravated burglary and sexual battery at 4:19 a.m. Dec. 14, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The victims were sleeping when the unknown suspect entered their residence, according to the report. The suspect entered a room where two victims were sleeping, the report stated. The suspect began touching a victim in a sexual manner, according to the report.

The other victim awakened and turned on a light, the report stated. The suspect fled. The victims had no physical injuries, according to police.

At Santa’s Express

Children visited with Santa Claus this morning at Santa’s Express Country Christmas at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. The event runs through 4 p.m. Saturday and continues from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Activities include a ride on a train around Farm Town; children’s choirs; hot chocolate and cookies; hay rides; pictures with Santa; and a Christmas tree lane. Admission is $5 per car. For more information, see https://www.aghalloffame.com/events/santa-express-5k-run/ . (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Santa’s Express Country Christmas is at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. The event runs through 4 p.m. Saturday and continues from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Activities include a ride on a train around Farm Town; children’s choirs; hot chocolate and cookies; hay rides; pictures with Santa; and a Christmas tree lane. Admission is $5 per car. For more information, see https://www.aghalloffame.com/events/santa-express-5k-run/ . (Photo by Steve Rupert)