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Wyandotte County is in Phase 3 under Kansas Ad Astra reopening plan. Local health officials said under Phase 3, 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. There is now a mask order in effect in Wyandotte County, requiring masks to be worn inside any public space.


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 being very cautious, according to the Wyandotte County health officials. Those who are sick should stay home, according to officials.


More details about Wyandotte County health guidelines for churches are at https://www.wycokck.org/WycoKCK/media/Health-Department/Documents/Communicable%20Disease/COVID19/COVID-19GuidelinesForChurches.pdf.


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, Masses, and reflections, at https://www.facebook.com/archkck.


Blessed Sacrament, Christ the King and Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic churches have resumed in-person Masses. 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/. Christ the King will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Sept. 21 in Davern Hall at the church, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas. To register for the blood drive, call 913-287-8823.
Mass is livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck.


Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services in person with social distancing at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. There will be a livestream service at https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/.


Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, plans to livestream at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch, and people are welcome to attend the service in person, using social distancing and other health measures. Children’s church is also planned.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas, has a Mass online for Sunday, Aug. 30, at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. St. Patrick Church also has returned to in-person Masses.


St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City, Kansas, is planning livestream services on Facebook on Sunday, Aug. 30. See stpaulskck.org and https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/.


Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, plans to livestream at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday on 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. People are welcome to attend the service in person using social distancing and other health measures. Masks are available or bring your own to wear.


Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., will have a livestreamed service Sunday, Aug. 30, 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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Faith news

Wyandotte County is in Phase 3 under Kansas Ad Astra reopening plan. Local health officials said under Phase 3, 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. There is now a mask order in effect in Wyandotte County, requiring masks to be worn inside any public space.

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 being very cautious, according to the Wyandotte County health officials. Those who are sick should stay home, according to officials.

More details about Wyandotte County health guidelines for churches are at https://www.wycokck.org/WycoKCK/media/Health-Department/Documents/Communicable%20Disease/COVID19/COVID-19GuidelinesForChurches.pdf.

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, including reflections, at https://www.facebook.com/archkck.

Blessed Sacrament, Christ the King and Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic churches have resumed in-person Masses. 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/. Christ the King will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Sept. 21 in Davern Hall at the church, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas. To register for the blood drive, call 913-287-8823.
Mass is livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services in person with social distancing at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23. There will be a livestream service at https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, plans to livestream at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch, and people are welcome to attend the service in person, using social distancing and other health measures. Children’s church is also planned.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas, has a Mass online for Sunday, Aug. 23, at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. St. Patrick Church also has returned to in-person Masses.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City, Kansas, is planning livestream services on Facebook on Sunday, Aug. 23. See stpaulskck.org and https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, plans to livestream at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday on 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. People are welcome to attend the service in person using social distancing and other health measures. Masks are available or bring your own to wear.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., will have a livestreamed service Sunday, Aug. 23, 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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Resiliency during COVID-19 topic of program

Wyandotte County reported 5,448 cumulative COVID-19 cases at 4 p.m. Thursday, an increase of 51 cases since Wednesday. There were 109 cumulative deaths, no change since Wednesday. (From UG COVID-19 webpage)

Becoming resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic was discussed at a University of Kansas Health System news conference on Thursday morning.

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and Bishop Susan Candea of the Central States Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America discussed hope and resiliency for the community during the pandemic.

Archbishop Naumann of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, said he would encourage a person of faith to turn to the Lord or to the Scriptures and read from the word of God. Prayer needs to be real.

“An important part is listening to the Lord, and if we do that, we know the Lord is with us,” he said. “A phrase that’s most often used in the Scriptures is ‘Be not afraid.’”

He said he would encourage people to open their hearts to the Lord, be honest and hear the response that the Lord is with them.

In a lot of ways, he said, the Lord is inviting people to show concern and to be witnesses of hope.

Physical exercise and not overloading on the news also is important, he said.

On a biochemical level, fear can lead to changes in the brain and lead to inflammatory processes, according to Dr. Dana Hawkinson of KU Health System.

Archbishop Naumann said, “One of the ways I think we can come through this fast is not to be so inward-focused., when you’re feeling down, to call somebody else to get support from them but also to give support and encouragement. There are a lot of ways the Lord is inviting us to show our love and concern to others in the community at this time and to be witnesses of hope.”

Bishop Susan Candea of the Central States Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America said people are fearful, for good reason.

Walking is her way of dealing with COVID-19 fears. She has walked quite a lot, she said, and also has found it helpful to journal and write about it.

While they are not able to sing in the congregations the same way, there is still good music that can be listened to, for example, on YouTube, and she likes the song, “Be Not Afraid.”

It reminds her the fear is not the ultimate reality and it brings her to a better place, she said.

“It is an opportunity to learn to love deeper our neighbors, ourselves, to connect with God and our spirituality,” she said.

Bishop Candea said as challenging as it is, there is an opportunity to find hope in ways that are real and authentic, and can “really make a difference in changing the way we understand our life together as a community and on this planet. So that is the hope that keeps me going, that there is something more at work, and I want to be part of this as we come through it.”

Dr. Hawkinson said exercise, music and art were good ways to break out of the harmful stress and anxiety surrounding COVID-19.

The University of Kansas Health System reported 26 COVID-19 patients in the hospital on Thursday morning, compared to 23 on Wednesday, according to Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of infection control and prevention at KU Health. Nine of the patients were in the intensive care unit, an increase of two since Wednesday, and five were on ventilators, an increase of two.

Wyandotte County reported 5,448 cumulative COVID-19 cases at 4 p.m. Thursday, an increase of 51 cases since Wednesday. There were 109 cumulative deaths, no change since Wednesday.

Free testing offered


Free testing is offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Unified Government Health Department parking lot at 6th and Ann, Kansas City, Kansas. For more information, call 311.

For more information on who may be tested and what to bring, visit https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/what-to-do-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19.

The KU doctors’ news conference is online at https://www.facebook.com/kuhospital/videos/221948789231582.

The UG Health Department sports order is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/08132020localhealthofficerorderregardingsports.pdf.

The Wyandotte County school start order is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information.

Wyandotte County is under a mandatory mask order and is in Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan. For more information, residents may visit the UG COVID-19 website at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information or call 311 for more information.

The CDC’s COVID-19 web page is at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.