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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2203 Parallel, plans the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7 p.m. Holy Thursday, March 29, in Spanish. There will be adoration prayer at Blessed Sacrament from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. March 29. The Passion of the Lord will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Good Friday, March 30, at Blessed Sacrament in English. The Living Way of the Cross will be held at 6 p.m. March 30 in Blessed Sacrament’s parking lot, in Spanish. The Passion of the Lord will be celebrated at 7 p.m. March 30 at Blessed Sacrament, in Spanish. The Easter Vigil in Spanish will begin at 8 p.m. on Holy Saturday, March 31, with the Easter fire outside the south doors at Blessed Sacrament. On Easter Sunday, April 1, Masses will be at 8 a.m. and at 9:30 a.m., with the 9:30 a.m. Mass in Spanish.

Christ the King Church, 53rd and Leavenworth Road, will hold the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7 p.m. Holy Thursday, March 29, followed by adoration prayer from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the church. The Passion of the Lord will be held at 7 p.m. Good Friday, March 30. At 1 p.m. on Holy Saturday, March 31, will be the blessing of Easter food at Christ the King. The Easter Vigil will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31, with the Easter fire outside the north doors of Christ the King. Easter Sunday, April 1, Masses will be at 9:30 a.m. in English and at 1 p.m. in Spanish.

Fellowship Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 8844 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Easter worship services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 1. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 1. The Rev. Warrick M. Graves is pastor. All are welcome.

Metro Lutheran Ministry has launched a fight against hunger in the Kansas City area through March 31. MLM’s food pantries in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Mo., and the Northland help hundreds of people supplement their existing grocery budgets. Families and individuals are provided with about 20 meals a week. MLM is asking the community to help raise $140,000 to fully fund all three emergency food pantries for the next 12 months. Each dollar given between now and March 31 will be doubled, thanks to a matching gift from Blessings Abound Thrift Store in Overland Park. MLM’s food pantry in Wyandotte County is on the campus of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. For more information or to contribute, visit www.mlmkc.org.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 1; an Easter Play at 8:30 a.m. April 1; and morning worship at 9:50 a.m. Easter, April 1. The community is welcome to attend. Pastor Ricky D. Turner will lead the service. For more information, visit www.ormbc.org or call 913-788-5657.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 8th and Quindaro, will hold Easter Sunday, April 1, Mass at 11 a.m.

Parkway Baptist Church, 12320 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. April 23 in the church classrooms. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 94th and State Avenue, plans a Holy Thursday, March 29, Mass at 7 p.m., followed by adoration until 10 p.m. On Good Friday, March 30, there will be Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m. followed by the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord at 7 p.m. On Holy Saturday, March 31, the blessing of food will be at 2 p.m., and the Easter Vigil will be at 8 p.m. On Easter Sunday, April 1, Mass is scheduled at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m. in English; at 12:45 p.m. in Spanish; and at 2:30 p.m. in Burmese.

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan., will observe the second Sunday in the Easter season at 10 a.m. April 8.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. March 27 in the Fellowship Hall. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

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