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Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Community Blood Service blood drive from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, April 24, in the church basement. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Judson Baptist Church, 8300 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Sunday morning services at 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month, and at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the other Sundays, and Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. The church website is http://judsonbaptistchurchkck.com/.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will celebrate Pastor Ricky D. and Sister Tinalisa Turner’s 19th year at Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church with a Pre-Appreciation Day Service April 2. The morning worship service will be held at 9:50 a.m. April 2 at the church. The Rev. Wallace Hartsfield, pastor emeritus at Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker, with the topic, “Recognizing the Importance of Pastors.” Brother Reed and Sister Kimberley Partridge are chairpersons of the event, with Deacon Gregory and Dianne Donnell, co-chairs.

Parkway Baptist Church, 12320 Parallel Parkway, will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, April 17, in the church classrooms. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

St. Patrick Catholic parish is holding a Lenten fish dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Fridays during Lent at the parish center, 94th and State Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. The cost of the dinner will be $10 per person for a cod, catfish and fried shrimp plate; $11 per person for boiled shrimp plate; and $30 for a family dinner.

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan., will observe the Stations of the Cross at 6:30 p.m. Friday , April 7. The parish will hold Palm Sunday services at 10 a.m. April 9; an adult study session will follow at 11:30. A service in Spanish will be at 5 p.m.