Month: October 2021

Faith news

Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King Catholic churches will hold Masses on Sunday, Oct. 24. Sunday Masses at Christ the King are at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., and at Blessed Sacrament, Sunday Masses are at 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. For more information, visit the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579 and www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have Sunday services at 11 a.m. Oct. 24. The church will hold a trunk and treat from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 30. There will be giveaway goodies, toothbrushes, gently used clothes, hot dogs while supplies last, COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 testing. Heart to Heart is assisting with the vaccines. To schedule a vaccine, visit https://caseadealabanza10-30.timetap.com. See details at www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

The Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold an “Introduction to Benedictine Spirituality” from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26. Pre-registration is required to 913-689-9375. For more information, visit https://www.mountosb.org/ministries/keeler-womens-center/.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 24. A Vax Fall Fest will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at the church. Several other churches, including Abundant Life Church, Fellowship Christian Church, Kansas City Community Church, Peace and Fellowship Community Church, Philadelphia Bible Church, St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church, Salem Baptist Church, First Baptist Church of Quindaro, Bonner Springs United Methodist Church, Bethel Neighborhood Center and New Bethel Church, are participating in the event. Food will be available. Everyone vaccinated may enter a raffle for one of 10 gift cards worth $100. Those who receive their first COVID vaccine may choose a licensed Chiefs hoodie or a $50 gift card. The event is supported by the UG Health Department. See details at https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC or http://ormbc.org/church-online/.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services in person at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, and livestream at https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/ and https://www.opendoorkc.com/.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Mass in English at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. Services also will be livestreamed on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. The church will sponsor a drive-through trunk or treat event for kids from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, in the church parking lot. Donations are being accepted.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Mass at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m. in Spanish and 2:30 p.m. in Burmese on Sunday, Oct. 24. St. Patrick Church will be the site for a KCKCC concert from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. Special guest choir will be the Songflower Chorale, directed by Dr. Geoff Wilcken and the KCKCC Chamber Choir directed by John Stafford. The concert is free and open to the public. A donation will be collected to help student performance opportunities. The audience will be required to wear masks. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. The service will be available online. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/ or https://www.stpaulskck.org/.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. 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., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24. 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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Seelzi scores comeback at Lakeside Speedway

Giovanni Seelzi scored a comeback win Friday at Lakeside Speedway.

Giovanni Seelzi scored a comeback win in racing action Friday night at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.

After starting pole position, the 19-year-old Seelzi fell back to as far as fourth before rallying to take the lead away on the final restart with four laps left at Lakeside Speedway.

Seelzi brought the heat on the only single-file restart of the race as he tracked Ian Madsen down the front stretch, throttled the high side through turns one and two, and then cleared the No. 14 with a pitch-perfect slide job into turn three.

It’s Scelzi’s third career win with The Greatest Show Dirt, but his first this year, making him the 15th different winner in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in 2021.

The win marked Scelzi’s first with the series aboard the KCP Racing No.18. He joined the team in July 2020 and brings an Outlaw win back to the stable in his 58th try, which is the first for KCP since March 9, 2019, when Madsen won at Thunderbowl Raceway.

The victory at Lakeside’s 4/10-mile oval also came in Dylan Buswell’s debut as new crew chief of the Aspen Aire, Logan Contractors Supply No. 18. The Australian most recently worked with Roth Motorsports and Aaron Reutzel before joining KCP two weeks ago.

Once clear of Madsen for the race lead, Scelzi controlled the final four laps and cruised to a 0.893-second margin of victory at the checkered flag.

“This is a huge relief,” Scelzi said in victory lane. “I think the monkey is off our back. No matter how low the lows get, this team never gives up. I was hoping a caution would come out and sure enough, we got it. I knew that was my only chance to get Kerry and it worked perfectly. It was fast, but the track widened out well.”

“I fell back early when Aaron Reutzel tried to crash me on the front stretch,” a smirking Scelzi added. “It bent the tie rod, drag link, the steering was almost sideways, but it just gave me some extra motivation to race that much harder.”

Donny Schatz also capitalized on the final restart and moved up to finish in second place aboard the Carquest, Ford Performance No. 15. It’s the 10th runner-up result of 2021 for the Tony Stewart-Curb-Agajanian Racing team and moves them into third in the championship standings.

“I was hoping we’d get more traffic, but the yellows kept coming,” Schatz said. “Gio was so good on those restarts, it’s just the way it played out. The guys did a great job and we made the right adjustments.”

After leading the opening 26 laps, Kerry Madsen settled for a third-place effort aboard the Tony Stewart-Curb-Agajanian Racing No. 14. It’s a bittersweet result for the Australian, but still, his eighth podium finish in 20 World of Outlaws starts this year with TSR.

“It’s unfortunate for this Tony Stewart team,” Madsen admitted. “We had the best car and I had the opportunity to close it out, but just didn’t do it. Being disappointed with a third-place finish means you’re doing something right, though.”

Aaron Reutzel collected his best World of Outlaws finish of his SRS No. 8 tenure in fourth-place, while Logan Schuchart drove the Drydene Performance Products No. 1S to a fifth-place effort and gained ground in the battle of fifth in the championship standings.

Rounding out the top-10 on Friday night was championship leader Brad Sweet and Kasey Kahne Racing in sixth, Kraig Kinser in seventh following an engine change, Carson Macedo and Jason Johnson Racing in eighth after spinning early, David Gravel with a career-best ninth at Lakeside, and Shark Racing’s Jacob Allen in the tenth position.

Information from World of Outlaws, worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/.