Month: May 2022

KC Current to play home opener today in KCK

The Kansas City Current face the Houston Dash in the team’s 2022 regular season home opener at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 8, at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.

The match is the first of 12 regular season matches to be played at the Current’s home venue for the 2022 season.

This will be the seventh time Kansas City will play against the Houston Dash in all competitions. Although Houston won the first match in April of 2021, the Current have earned points in four of the past five meetings (3-1-1). Taylor Leach, Lo’eau LaBonta and Kristen Hamilton each have two Current goals against the Dash.

Kansas City already has two wins against Houston in this season’s Challenge Cup and outscored the Dash 5-1 combined. Leach scored the team’s fastest goal ever on March 30 (1:32 into the match), leading the way to a 3-0 road win. In the next match, midfielder Victoria Pickett scored the game-winner in the 80th minute, putting Kansas City atop the Challenge Cup Central Division standings.

Kansas City Current defender Taylor Leach – Leach is always a force on the back line for the Current but has seemed to find her offensive prowess when playing against the Dash. She has two NWSL career goals, both scored against the Dash. In 2021, with time winding down in the match, she sailed over her defender and headed a shot to the near post for the equalizer. This season, she recorded the fastest goal in team history and NWSL Challenge Cup history when she scored 1:32 into the match.

Houston Dash forward Rachel Daly – Daly is a seven-year veteran of the league, having been drafted 6th overall by the Dash in 2016. Houston’s captain has scored a club-record 33 goals and nine assists for the Dash.

The match will stream on Paramount+.

Tickets are available at KansasCityCurrent.com/tickets.

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Faith news

Note: Please contact the church or check its social media pages to see if it is making schedule changes.

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, and 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. Masses at Blessed Sacrament will be at 6 p.m Saturday, 7:30 a.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Sunday. The Knights of Columbus will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, May 15, at Davern Hall at Christ the King, 3024 N. 53rd St. The breakfast, $5 for adults and $3 for children, will be a benefit in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day, with proceeds benefiting a charity of the Sheriff’s Office’s choice.

Bonner Springs United Methodist Church, 425 W. Morse Ave., will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, in the fellowship hall. To make an appointment, visit savealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, has services at 11 a.m. Sunday. For more details, see www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

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.

“How to Be an Easter Person” will be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100B , Kansas City, Kansas. Sister Bridget Dickason will be the presenter. The meeting is in person or via Zoom. Registration for the free program is required to 913-689-9375 or visit www.keelerwomenscenter.org. The Holy Woman Series will be about Sister Joyce Rump from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at the Keeler Women’s Center.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have information about services at https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC or http://ormbc.org/church-online/. Services are at 9:50 a.m. Sunday.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 8. For information, see https://www.opendoorkc.com/livestream. 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, May 8. 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 on Sunday, May 8, at 10:15 a.m. 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. Masses are at 5 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m. in Spanish and 2:30 p.m. in Chin-Burmese. The Knights of Columbus will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday, May 15, at the St. Patrick Parish Center meeting room.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have Sunday services at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 8. 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 the 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/. 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. 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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