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Author: Mary Rupert
Faith news
Note: Please contact the church or check its social media pages to see if it is making schedule changes.
Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6 p.m. Dec. 24 and a Christmas Sunday worship service at 10:15 a.m. Dec. 25. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch.
Prairie Meadows Church, a Free Will Baptist congregation, 426 Emerson Ave., Bonner Springs, will have Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 25. 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, Dec. 25. Christmas Eve music starts at 6 p.m. followed by Mass at 7 p.m. Dec. 24. The KPC Ladies’ Auxiliary is collecting shoes until Dec. 30 to be given a second life to those in need. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.
Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have candlelight Christmas Eve services at 4 p.m. Dec. 24. 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 Christmas worship service at 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25. 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 information about services at the church. 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. The Christmas Mass schedule is 4 p.m. in English Dec. 24 at Blessed Sacrament; 5 p.m. in English at Christ the King; 6 p.m. in Spanish at Blessed Sacrament, 7 p.m. in Spanish at Christ the King, and normal Sunday schedule for Christmas Day, 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. Blessed Sacrament Christmas Masses include 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday.
Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled services at 10 a.m. Sunday. The Christmas Eve Communion Candlelighting Service will be at 6 p.m. Dec. 24. Christmas morning worship will be at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25. 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. The Christmas Mass schedule is 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and 10 p.m. in Burmese in the parish center Dec. 24. The Christmas Day Mass schedule is 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon in Burmese in the parish center and 12:45 p.m. in Spanish on Dec. 25. 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.
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.
Cold temperatures continue today
Cold temperatures will continue on Saturday, Christmas Eve, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
The temperature was 7 degrees, with a wind chill reading of minus 6, at 9 a.m. Saturday, according to the weather service.
Wind chill readings continue in the single digits today and below zero this afternoon and evening, the weather service said. Today’s high temperature will rise to 19.
A snow and wintry mix is possible late Christmas Day into Monday morning, according to the weather service. A minimal accumulation is anticipated. Travel could be affected Sunday evening and Monday
Today it will be sunny, with a high near 19 and wind chill values between minus 8 and 2, the weather service said. A northwest wind of 7 to 11 mph will gust as high as 22.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 4, according to the weather service. Wind chill values will be between minus 4 and 1. A west northwest wind of 3 to 7 mph is forecast.
On Sunday, Christmas Day, there will be increasing clouds, with a high near 24, the weather service said. The wind chill will be between minus 3 and 7. A light and variable wind will become south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds may gust as high as 21 mph.
On Sunday night, there is a 50 percent chance of snow, with a low of 22, according to the weather service. A south wind of 8 to 10 mph will become west after midnight. Winds may gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday will be partly sunny, with a high near 28, the weather service said. A north northwest wind of 8 to 15 mph will gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 9, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 36, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 31, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 50, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 41, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 57, the weather service said.
Thursday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 39, according to the weather service.
Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain, with a high near 53, the weather service said.