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Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King Catholic churches will hold Masses on Sunday, Dec. 5. Sunday Masses at Christ the King are at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., and at Blessed Sacrament, Sunday Masses are at 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Christ the King will have Masses for the feast of the Immaculate Conception at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8:30 a.m. Dec. 8. Blessed Sacrament will celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe after the 6 p.m. Spanish Mass on Saturday, Dec. 11, with dancers and songs. For more information, visit the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579 and www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have Sunday services at 11 a.m. Dec. 5. See details at www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 5. See details at https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC or http://ormbc.org/church-online/.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services in person at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, and livestream at https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/ and https://www.opendoorkc.com/. Open Door is planning a free Christmas concert by the Ball Brothers at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, at the church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Mass in English at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5. There will be basketball in the Cole Activity Center after the service. Services also will be livestreamed on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. There will be a welcoming reception for the Rev. and Mrs. Caleb Plumb on Sunday, Dec. 12, in the coffee shop following a congregational meeting.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold Mass at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m. in Spanish and 2:30 p.m. in Burmese on Sunday, Dec. 5. For the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Wednesday, Dec. 8, Masses will be at 6:30 a.m., 8:10 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in English and 7 p.m. in Spanish. St. Patrick Church will have an evening of Advent and Christmas music in church at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5. The service will be available online. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/ or https://www.stpaulskck.org/.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5. 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, Dec. 5. A video of the service will be at https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc. Church members are collecting hats, gloves, scarves and mittens for the Hub and Cross-Lines.

Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page.
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Holiday light show continues at Renaissance Festival grounds

A holiday light show is in its second weekend at the Renaissance Festival grounds at 130th and State in Bonner Springs.

Called Knights of Lights, the event is a walk-through of the Renaissance Festival gate and common areas.

At this event, the public may stroll through the displays in the King’s Gate and Cotswold Common areas, with food and beverages available for sale. Vendors and performers will be present, and there will be activities for kids.

Advance tickets are $14.95 for adults and $9.95 for children 5-12. At the gate, prices are $18 for adults and $13 for children 5-12. Children 4 and younger are free. The admission charge for dogs is $5 each.

The hours are 5 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, Hours are from 5 to 10 p.m. Dec. 20 to 24, and it is closed Dec. 25. On New Year’s Eve, it will be open from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

The light show is provided by Landers’ Visions, a local, family-owned company with nearly 35 years of experience creating decorative environments for all types of events.

For more information, including the best entrance location for this show, visit www.kcrenfest.com.

At Santa’s Express in Lights

Santa’s Express in Lights, a drive-through experience at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs, began on Friday night. Those who drive through can see the Ag Hall decorated in holiday lights, see a living nativity with camels, alpacas and farm animals, and also wave to Santa Claus from their vehicles. There is a donation of $10 per car. The event will be Dec. 3-5 and Dec. 10-12. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Children were able to wave to Santa and Mrs. Claus at Santa’s Express in Lights Friday night at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State, Bonner Springs. The event continues 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Santa’s Express in Lights included a living nativity scene with alpacas and other animals. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Santa’s Express in Lights included a living nativity scene with alpacas and other animals. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Santa’s Express in Lights included a living nativity scene with animals. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Santa’s Express in Lights included a living nativity scene with animals. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Children were able to wave to Santa and Mrs. Claus at Santa’s Express in Lights Friday night at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State, Bonner Springs. The event continues 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Children were able to wave to Santa and Mrs. Claus at Santa’s Express in Lights Friday night at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State, Bonner Springs. The event continues 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)