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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.

Prairie Meadows Church, a Free Will Baptist congregation, 426 Emerson Ave., Bonner Springs, will have Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 1. For more information, see www.prairiemeadowschurch.com.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will celebrate Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 1. For information about services, see https://www.opendoorkc.com/livestream. For more information see https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/ and https://www.opendoorkc.com/.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC or http://ormbc.org/church-online/.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have a service at 11 a.m. Jan. 1. See www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

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.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled services at 10 a.m. Sunday. Wyandotte also is planning a New Year’s Eve game night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. For more information, including information about livestreamed services, see https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc.

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].

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have information about services at https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/ and https://www.stpaulskck.org/.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, has information about 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. St. Patrick Church will have a mobile blood drive from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the parish center, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a Sunday worship service at 10:15 a.m. Jan. 1. There will be a family friendly Nerf Year’s Eve event from 6 p.m. to midnight at the church’s Cole Activity Center. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch.

Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page. To send in items for the Faith News, email information to [email protected]. Please include your name and contact information.

Best photos of 2022

Brian Turrel shares his favorite photos of 2022.

Bonner Springs senior Noah Doss won the boys’ 100-meter dash with a time of 11.22 seconds at the Bonner Springs Invitational track meet on April 21. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/braves-cyclones-set-high-marks-at-bonner-springs-invitational-meet/

The Bishop Ward Cyclones celebrated on the field after a walk-off single by Damon Esparza completed a come-from-behind win in the 3A playoff game against Pleasant Ridge on May 16. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Ward-Easton-BB-11-20220516.jpg

Washington junior receiver Amarion Womack hauled in a pass, as Bonner Springs senior defensive back Mason Freese closed in. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/braves-get-first-season-win-against-wildcats-31-12/

Sumner senior B.J. Keith reacted joyfully after his last-second win over Pittsburg’s Cruz Lopez on Feb. 19 earned him a trip to the state tournament. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/bonners-tapia-and-caballero-lead-16-state-tourney-qualifiers/

First-year Turner Elementary kindergarten teacher Maddy Shackelford got a big surprise when she was named the Blue KC Sporting Samaritan for May. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/turner-elementary-teacher-honored-as-sporting-samaritan-for-may/

Bonner Springs sophomore Olivia Stean pointed skyward after her win at the state wrestling tournament in Park City on Feb. 24. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/bonners-olivia-stean-wins-second-consecutive-state-wrestling-title/

Dancers from Ministerio de Danza Folklorica Sublime participated in the Silver City Day parade on Oct. 1. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/a-beautiful-silver-city-day-in-argentine/

Senior K.J. Smith jumped in the finals of the 3A boys’ long jump at the Kansas state track meet in Wichita on May 28. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/bishop-ward-cyclones-win-medals-at-state-meet/

The Harmon fieldhouse went wild with senior Lynell Lane’s dunk in the fourth quarter of Harmon’s 71-66 win over Sumner Academy on Jan. 7. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/hawks-earn-hard-fought-71-66-win-over-sumner/

Wyandotte sophomore Ricardo Mascorro Flores slid into third base in the third inning of Wyandotte’s 16-1 win over Washington at Legends Field on April 13. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/bulldogs-roll-to-16-1-win-over-washington-on-legends-field/

Piper senior offensive lineman Camden Beebe led the team in thanking the crowd after a win against Seaman on Oct. 22. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/pirates-sink-vikings-31-13-head-to-post-season/

Senior lineman Nathan Rios blocked and recovered a punt in the third quarter of Sumner Academy’s 28-0 loss to Pittsburg in the 5A KSHSAA playoffs on Nov. 4. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/sabres-fail-to-slay-dragons-finish-season-7-3/

Turner’s Oct. 7 homecoming loss to Topeka West on a last-minute touchdown was a tough one for the team. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel) https://wyandotteonline.com/homecoming-heartbreak-at-turner/

Chief justice to give state of Kansas judiciary address Jan. 11

Chief Justice Marla Luckert will give her 2023 State of the Kansas Judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, in the House chamber of the Statehouse.

Luckert will update Gov. Laura Kelly and members of the House and Senate—as well as the public—on the current state of Kansas’ court system and its role providing important services to people and businesses in communities statewide.

The Legislature will convene at 1:15 p.m. with the address scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m.

A live video stream will be available at www.youtube.com/c/KSLegislature¬-LIVE for Kansans who want remote access to the address.

There will also be a live audio stream on the Kansas Legislature website at http://kslegislature.org/li/. The link to the live audio stream is through the Audio/Video heading at the top of the Kansas Legislature home page. Listeners need to select House Proceedings Audio Stream to listen to live audio.