Month: April 2022

Faith news

Note: Please contact the church or check its social media pages to see if it is having services or making schedule changes in the event of inclement weather or high COVID numbers.

Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King Catholic churches have information about Masses at the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579 and www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck. Masses at Christ the King are at 4 p.m. Saturday, 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. Masses at Blessed Sacrament are at 6 p.m. Saturday, and at 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday. For Holy Week, Christ the King will have a Holy Thursday Mass in English at 6 p.m. April 14; a Good Friday service at 5:30 p.m. in English April 15; a Good Friday service at 7:30 p.m. in Spanish April 15; a Holy Saturday Mass in English at 8:30 p.m. April 16; and the normal Sunday schedule for Easter Masses. Blessed Sacrament will have a Holy Thursday Mass in Spanish at 7 p.m. April 14; a Good Friday service at 7:30 p.m. in Spanish April 15; a Holy Saturday Mass at 8:30 p.m. in Spanish April 16; and the normal Sunday schedule on Easter.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled Sunday services at 11 a.m. The church will celebrate Palm Sunday. See more details for this Sunday at www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

Cornerstone Apostolic Church, 8040 Parallel Parkway, will hold an Easter worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 17. After the service, there will be an Easter egg hunt for children ages 2 to 13. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/CornerstoneApostolicKCK/.

The First Christian Church of Bonner Springs will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at the church, 148 N. Nettleton, Bonner Springs, in the Fellowship Hall. To make an appointment, visit savealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

“The Many Ways of Prayer: Embracing the Eucharist,” will be from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, April 11, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100B, Kansas City, Kansas. Kathy Keary will lead the group. “The Holy Woman Series; Christine Valters Paintner,” will be presented from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the Keeler Women’s Center. Kathy Keary will be the presenter. The meetings are planned for in-person or Zoom. Registration for the free program is required to 913-689-9375 or visit www.keelerwomenscenter.org. The Keeler Center will be closed on Good Friday, April 15, and on Easter Monday, April 18.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have information about services, and registration at https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC or http://ormbc.org/church-online/. Pastor Appreciation Day will be at the 9:50 a.m. service Sunday, April 10.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 10, and livestreamed at https://www.opendoorkc.com/livestream. The Easter service will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 17. For more information see 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 Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 10. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, April 10. Sunday school is at 9 a.m. The worship service on Easter Sunday, April 17, will be at 10:15 a.m. Stony Point is planning an Easter pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 17, in the church coffee shop. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, has information about Masses, and livestreamed Masses, at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. St. Patrick’s Mass times are at 5 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The 12:45 p.m. Mass is in Spanish, and the 2:30 p.m. Mass is in Burmese. The church will have a Lenten Penance Service at 7 p.m. Monday, April 11. The Holy Week schedule includes the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7 p.m. Holy Thursday, April 14; the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion and Veneration of the Cross at 3 p.m. in English on Friday, April 15, and at 3 p.m. April 15 in Burmese in the school cafeteria; and at 7 p.m. April 15 in Spanish. The Easter Vigil Mass will be at 8:30 p.m. on Holy Saturday, April 16. Easter Masses will be 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 Easter Sunday, April 17.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 10. Easter Sunday services and Eucharist will be at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 17. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/ or https://www.stpaulskck.org/.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled Sunday services at 9:30 a.m., with Sunday School following service at 10:45 a.m. The Wednesday Night Bible Study will be held at 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Livestream services here at https://www.facebook.com/sunsethills.christianchurch/. Easter services and brunch will be at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 17. For more information visit [email protected] or email [email protected].

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled services at 10 a.m. Sunday, with Sunday School at 9 a.m. A Lenten study group will meet from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Fellowship Hall. Wyandotte United Methodist will have a Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, that will include a communion service. The church will hold an early service at 7:30 a.m. Easter Sunday. It will be followed by a breakfast in Fellowship Hall from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. The Sunday school will meet at 9 a.m. April 17. An Easter communion service will be at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 17. For more information, including information about livestreamed services, see 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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Audi pursued by law enforcement overturns and crashes near I-435 and State

An Audi Q7 that was being pursued by law enforcement officers crashed and overturned near northbound I-435 and eastbound State Avenue at 12:10 a.m. Saturday, April 9, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

Two persons were injured in the crash, according to the report.

The Audi was northbound on I-435, exiting to eastbound State Avenue, when it failed to negotiate a curve and went off the left side of the roadway, the trooper’s report stated. The vehicle overturned several times before coming to a rest, according to the report.

The driver of the Audi, a 42-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, had a possible serious injury and was taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated.

A passenger in the Audi, a 32-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, had a possible minor injury and was taken to the hospital, according to the report.

Wyandotte County to receive $1.25 million in public transit grants

Six public transit projects in Wyandotte County totaling over $1.25 million will receive federal funding, according to an announcement from Gov. Laura Kelly.

The Unified Government grants were part of a $13.2 million total with 48 public transit projects across the state of Kansas, according to a news release.

Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez joined and Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz joined the governor for the announcement, according to the wnews release.

The Unified Government transit grants included:
• Bus facility modernization, $431,778;
• Fleet modernization, $271,440;
• Paratransit software enhancements, $16,560;
• Accident incident management system, $15,300;
• Micro transit expansion, $394,144; and
• Non-emergency medical transportation pilot program, $124,168.

“A strong, safe public transportation system is critical to our state’s economy and quality of life,” Gov. Laura Kelly said. “Projects like wheelchair accessible busses, upgraded bus facilities, and route and parking lot enhancements will ensure Kansans have access to adequate, safe, and well-maintained public transportation.”

That money will go to 26 transit agencies as part of the Access, Innovation, and Collaboration (AIC) Public Transit Program.

The announcement took place Thursday at the OCCK, Inc., Transportation complex in Salina in an expanded bus facility funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation and an FTA grant, with support from the City of Salina and OCCK. The 16,000 square-foot expansion was completed in November 2021.

“This work reflects the tremendous partnership between all levels of government,” FTA Administrator Fernandez said. “In addition to funding new bus facilities and improving transit service, the grants support the purchase of low- or no-emission buses. That work throughout Kansas will accelerate the transition to cleaner, more efficient transportation system, and help keep our skies blue, our water clean and our climate more predictable by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

Both urban and rural transit providers receive support from the AIC program, which will improve transit access and services for Kansans. The projects have a total cost of about $17 million, with the AIC program providing about $13 million ($2 million state, $11 million federal) of the funds.

In the first two years of the AIC program, KDOT will have awarded $21 million in funding for a total project cost of $26 million. 

“The AIC Public Transit Program combines state and federal resources that will enhance access to transit, invest in emerging technologies and form collaborations with public and private transportation providers,” Secretary Lorenz said. “I’m proud of the partnerships we’ve established to improve transportation services and options for Kansans.”

Project types include constructing bus maintenance facilities to aid in fleet management, upgraded transit accessibility following the Americans with Disabilities Act, advanced technologies, and expanded low emissions transit operations. 

Rep. Davids announces infrastructure funds for transit

Rep. Sharice Davids’ office announced on Saturday that Kansas will receive $49.3 million under the bipartisan infrastructure law to upgrade and expand local transit in Kansas, and $27.2 million will go to local transit projects in the Kansas City area.

“The bipartisan infrastructure law is delivering safer, more reliable, and more environmentally friendly options for Kansans to get where they need to go,” Rep. Davids, D-3rd Dist., said. “More accessible transit options means more people can get to their jobs, to school, and to greater opportunity. I’m glad to help deliver that to our community through this historic and long-overdue investment.””

Rep. Davids was the host for Secretary Pete Buttigieg on a KCATA electric bus in January.

This historic investment will allow local transit authorities like the Kansas City Area Transit Authority (KCATA) to buy new buses and railcars, address repair backlogs, modernize fleets, and transition to new technologies that reduce carbon emissions. With strong Buy America requirements on steel, iron, and other materials necessary for transit projects, this investment will have compounding positive impacts on Kansas’ workforce and economy, according to Rep. Davids.

“We are so grateful to Congresswoman Sharice Davids for her unwavering commitment to passing and now implementing the Infrastructure Bill that will deliver critical investment in Kansas, and throughout our region,” said Robbie Makinen, KCATA-RideKC president and CEO. “Congresswoman Davids understand that public transit is that one thing that connects all the dots. Whether its jobs, education, healthcare or affordable housing, public transportation and related infrastructure is the great connector and equalizer in our communities.”

Davids, who serves as vice chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, previously announced that in fiscal year 2022, bipartisan infrastructure law is bringing $500 million to improve Kansas roads, $225 million to repair Kansas bridges, more than $13 million for airports in the 3rd District and $79 million for water infrastructure across Kansas. The law has been called the most fiscally responsible infrastructure bill in at least a decade by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.