Wyandotte County has moved into Phase 2 under Kansas Ad Astra reopening plan. Local health officials said under this plan, people should keep a distance of 6 feet between themselves and others. They may sit closer to people who live in their households. Also, people should wear masks and should wash hands or use hand sanitizer. For more information about the faith guidelines under Phase 2, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/wyandotte-county-prepares-to-enter-phase-2-of-states-reopening-plan-on-friday/, and more information is at https://covid.ks.gov/reopen-page/.
Some faith groups will continue holding online or video services. In Wyandotte County, those who are older than 60 or who have other medical conditions should continue staying home, according to the Wyandotte County health officials Those who are sick should stay home, according to officials.
Residents are advised to visit the social media page of their church or faith organization, or to call them or email them, to see changes that have been made to regular schedules, or if there are video services planned on Sunday.
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has information about churches reopening and also Masses at https://livestream.com/archkck.
Blessed Sacrament, Christ the King and Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic churches have resumed in-person Masses, with some attendance guidelines, on May 24. For more information, visit the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at https://www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579/, https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck and https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose/. Masses also will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck/.
Christ the King Catholic Church, 53rd and Leavenworth Road, will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from noon to 5 p.m. Monday, June 8, in Davern Hall. For more information and to sign up, visit www.savealifenow.org. Currently, the blood center is taking advance reservations.
Open Door Baptist Church, Kansas City, Kansas, will have livestream services at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 24, on the church’s website https://www.opendoorkc.com/.
Stony Point Christian Church, Kansas City, Kansas, plans a video worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, May 24, on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch/.
St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas, has a Mass online for May 23 and 24 at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK/. St. Patrick Church also has returned to in-person Masses, with reservations being taken. St. Patrick Church plans a food drive to collect food for Catholic Charities at noon Saturday, June 6.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City, Kansas, is planning livestream services on Facebook on May 24. See stpaulskck.org and https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/. Sunday services will be livestreamed from St. Paul’s at 10 a.m. May 24.
Worship services for Wyandotte United Methodist Church on Sunday, May 24, can be viewed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc/ or online on the website at www.wyandotteumc.com.
Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page.
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