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The Altar Society of The Cathedral of St. Peter will hold its annual Nativity Display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in the parish center at 409 N. 15th St., Kansas City, Kan. There is free admission. There also will be a holiday bake sale and refreshments.

Breakfast with Santa is planned from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 11 at Christ the King Catholic Church, Davern Hall, 3024 N. 53rd, Kansas City, Kan. The pancake breakfast is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and will cost $5 for adults, $3 for children, with pictures costing $5.The Christ the King Craft Fair is planned. 17 and 18 at Davern Hall.

Judson Baptist Church, 8300 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., plans a Christmas Cantata at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. Judson will hold Sunday morning services at 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month, and at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the other Sundays, and Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. The church website is http://judsonbaptistchurchkck.com/.

Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., will hold a special Advent retreat for women, “Finding Hope in Uncertainty,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. A light supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. Kathy Keary, Keeler Women’s Center volunteer and spiritual director, will facilitate the retreat. There will be time for sharing, reflection and prayer. Reservations are required to 913-906-8990.

A Community Blood Center blood drive will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Parkway Baptist Church, classrooms area, 12320 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. For more information or to schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

A Community Blood Center blood drive will be held from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at the St. Patrick Catholic Church Parish Center, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kan. For more information or to schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan., will observe the third Sunday in the Advent season at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11; the service in Spanish will be at 5 p.m. The church will be a stop on the Holiday Homes Tour that the Historic Westheight Neighborhood Association will sponsor from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. A service of lessons and carols and a handbell concert are planned starting at 4:30 p.m.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., will have a candlelight communion service at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24. The Sunday School Christmas program will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18.

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Faith news

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The Altar Society of The Cathedral of St. Peter will hold its annual Nativity Display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in the parish center at 409 N. 15th St., Kansas City, Kan. There is free admission. There also will be a holiday bake sale and refreshments.

Judson Baptist Church, 8300 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., will hold Sunday morning services at 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month, and at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the other Sundays, and Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. The church website is http://judsonbaptistchurchkck.com/.

A special Advent retreat for women, “Finding Hope in Uncertainty,” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan. A light supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. Kathy Keary, Keeler Women’s Center volunteer and spiritual director, will facilitate the retreat. There will be time for input, sharing, reflection and prayer. Reservations are required to 913-906-8990.

The Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., will hold an Advent Scripture and Bible Study Group from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesdays. Bible sharing, reflection, lectio and journaling will be led by Heather Neds, pastoral minister. For reservations, call 913-906-8990.
The Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., will hold a Gospel Nonviolence Study Group from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28. The group is facilitated by Peg Burns Kerbawy, developer of “Our Golden Thread, Gospel Nonviolence Curriculum Materials.” For reservations, call 913-906-8990.

A Community Blood Center blood drive will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Parkway Baptist Church, classrooms area, 12320 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. For more information or to schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

A Community Blood Center blood drive will be held from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at the St. Patrick Catholic Church Parish Center, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kan. For more information or to schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan., will observe the second week in the Advent season at 10 a.m. Sunday. Dec. 4; members will hold an all-parish luncheon following the service when financial pledges for next year will be accepted. The service in Spanish will be at 5 p.m.

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Community member steps forward to replace funds stolen in church theft

When an estimated $50 for needy families was stolen from Zion United Church of Christ on Sunday, it wasn’t long before a community member stepped up and replaced the entire amount.

According to the church’s administrative assistant, two persons came into the church on Sunday morning while she was teaching Sunday school and took the money for needy Christmas families, along with a wallet from her purse that was in an office.

The church, at 2711 N. 72nd St., Kansas City, Kan., had been selling tickets for a quilt that one of the members made and donated for the fund for needy families.

A friend of one of the church members who replaced the funds did not want a big deal made out of it, she added.

The church’s administrative assistant suffered the loss of about $167 when the thieves used a card at Walmart, she said, and also about $18 for gasoline, and some change from her purse.

On her way home from church, she checked email on her phone, which was still in her purse, and discovered that she had an email about someone trying to charge something to her medical card at a QuikTrip near 83rd and Parallel Parkway, she said. The card was declined because it was not at an approved location. She and her husband drove to the QuikTrip, got a description of the persons there, and discovered that they were trying to buy gift cards.

She was able to stop the card, but it wasn’t before the charge at Walmart, she added. However, she is glad that the $300 charge was declined at QuikTrip.

Her husband went through the trash at QuikTrip and found her wallet, with her identification in it, she said.

“I felt very violated, but also very grateful that they did not take the whole purse, house and car keys,” she said.

She said the suspects were recognized by another member of the church, because they had been there a few years ago and received some money for gas. A man in his 40s had a very distinctive-looking face, she added.

She said the church members will be more diligent at all times to make sure there is someone watching the door.

After the incident hit social media, people from other churches told her they also had incidents involving stolen purses, she said.

“I want these other churches in our KCK area to be aware,” she said.