Juneteenth parade scheduled Saturday in KCK

A Juneteenth parade will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at Quindaro Park, 3345 Sewell Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

The parade travels on Brown Avenue, 27th Street, to Quindaro Boulevard, ending at 21st and Quindaro.

Chester Owens, historian, is the grand marshal of the parade.

It is sponsored by the Kansas City, Kansas, NAACP, Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Black Trade Unionists and the Vernon Multi-Purpose Center. For information, call 913-707-6862.

A Juneteenth Celebration is planned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 19, and Sunday, June 20, at 18th and Quindaro Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas.

The celebration will include music, shopping, a car show and food. For more information, go to webuyblack.com.

Avenue of Life is celebrating Juneteenth Freedom Day from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at 500 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

That celebration will include free food, face painting and a bouncy house. Children are welcome.

In Kansas City, Missouri, Juneteenth events are planned Friday and Saturday. A Miss Juneteenth Pageant will be held Friday, June 18, at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Juneteenth KC Reunion, Heritage Festival, will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 19, in the 18th and Vine historic jazz district of Kansas City, Missouri. There will be food, music and vendors.

An all-day Juneteenth festival will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Blue Hills Park, 5140 Brooklyn, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information on the Kansas City, Missouri, events visit https://kcjuneteenth.org/ and https://www.juneteenth-kc.com/.

Gardening program to be July 1

“Gardening for Birds with Native Plants,” an online program, will be presented at 11:30 a.m. July 1 online through the K-State Research and Extension Wyandotte County Master Gardeners.

The program will be by Jennifer Delisle, board of directors, Jayhawk Audubon Society.

The program will discuss using native plants in landscapes, growing bird-friendly plants to attract birds while making spaces beautiful, easy to care for and better for the environment.

The program is designed to help people have a positive effect on planting for birds where they live. The program will focus on the food preferences of backyard birds in northeast Kansas and the native plants that supply that food.

For more information call 913-299-9300 or contact https://tinyurl.com/3snryjsz.

Faith news

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has information about churches, Masses, and reflections, at https://www.facebook.com/archkck.

Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King Catholic churches will hold Masses on Sunday, June 6. For more information, visit the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at https://www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579 and https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck. Mass is online at https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck. Christ the King Catholic Church will sponsor a Community Blood Center blood drive from 12:30 pm. to 5 p.m. Monday, June 28, at Davern Hall, church basement, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas. To make an appointment, visit esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Bonner Springs United Methodist Church, 425 W. Morse Ave., Bonner Springs, will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, at the church Fellowship Hall. To make an appointment, visit esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have Sunday services at 11 a.m. June 13. The church has an online service at www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. Graduates will be recognized, child dedications and baptisms will be held, along with a potluck dinner afterward. Check with the church’s social media page for more information on services. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Sunday worship services at 9:45 a.m. June 13 on Facebook. See https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC/ or http://ormbc.org/.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services in person at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 6, and livestream at https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/ and https://www.opendoorkc.com/.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Vacation Bible School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 29 to July 2. The VBS is for kindergarten through fourth graders. The theme is Earthkeepers. There will be music, games, crafts and scripture. To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/OLSRVBS2021.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, June 6. Services also will be livestreamed on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. The church is holding Vacation Bible School from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 21, to Thursday, June 24., with a celebration at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 25.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Mass in person and online for Sunday, June 13, at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will continue with its in-person service at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 13. The service also will be available on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services on Sunday, June 13. For more information about this Sunday’s plans, visit the Facebook page of Pastor Mike Barnett, https://www.facebook.com/mike.barnett.528. Services are also provided through checkout of DVD or SD Card and can be sent by email upon request. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/sunsethills.christianchurch.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 13. A video of the service will be at https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc.

Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page.
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