Minor dies in late-night crash on Parallel

A late-night crash killed one and sent three other persons to the hospital, according to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

While on patrol at 11:23 p.m. Saturday, police officers found a two-vehicle crash in the 6700 block of Parallel Parkway. Fire and EMS were dispatched to the accident.

Three persons, including two minors and one adult, were taken to area hospitls with serious injuries, the police spokesman stated. A third person, a minor, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the spokesman.

An initial investigated indicated that speed may have been a factor in the crash, police stated. The westbound lanes from 64th to 68th streets were closed for several hours for the investigation.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Traffic Division is investigating. Anyone with information on the case may call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, police said.

Faith news

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has information about churches, Masses, and reflections, at https://www.facebook.com/archkck.

Blessed Sacrament, Christ the King and Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic churches will hold Masses on Easter Sunday, April 4. For more information, visit the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at https://www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579, https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck, and https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose/. Sunday Mass is online at https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck. The schedule includes the Easter Vigil Mass at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 3, at Christ the King in English and 8:30 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament in Spanish. Easter Sunday services on April 4 will be the usual Sunday schedule, 7:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. at Christ the King, 10 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament, 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady and St. Rose, 1 p.m. at Christ the King and 6 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have Easter Sunday services and drama at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 4. The church has an online service at www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. Check with the church’s social media page for more information on services. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold an Easter Communion service at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 4. There will be a parking lot service, and it may be viewed via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC/photos/a.2177369848970242/5567201883320338/.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have Easter services in person with social distancing at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 4, and livestream at https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/ and https://www.opendoorkc.com/.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have Easter services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, April 4. Services also will be livestreamed on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. April 4.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Mass in person and online for Easter Sunday, April 4, at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. The Easter Vigil Mass will be at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, April 3. Easter Sunday Masses will be at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m. and in English on April 4, and at 12:45 p.m. in Spanish and 2:30 p.m. in Burmese on April 4. The St. Patrick virtual auction will be held April 5-10 online at https://stpatrickkck.cbo.io. Proceeds of the auction will help to offset parish expenses due to COVID.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold an Easter In-person Festive Holy Eucharist at 11 a.m. April 4, in person and streaming on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/. For more information, see https://www.stpaulskck.org/.

The Cathedral of St. Peter, 409 N. 15th, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold an Easter Vigil Mass at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 3, and an Easter Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 4. Seating will be limited to 100 people. The services will be online on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXEv4SFDdCyXouB4zHsUNNA.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have in-person Easter services at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 4. For more information about this Sunday’s plans, visit the Facebook page of Pastor Mike Barnett, https://www.facebook.com/mike.barnett.528. Services are also provided through checkout of DVD or SD Card and can be sent by email upon request. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/sunsethills.christianchurch.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., has resumed in-person services and will hold Easter services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday, April 4, with social distancing and masks. A video of the service will be at https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc/.

Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page.
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