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Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a taco sale from 2 to 6 p.m. next weekend, Saturday, Feb. 15, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16. The proceeds will benefit Christ the King parish. Christ the King School will hold its 17th annual auction, “A Night of Pure Imagination,” at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the George Meyn Community Center, Bonner Springs. Tickets, including a dinner, are $30 before Feb. 20.

The 59th annual Greater Kansas City Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Grand Ballroom at the downtown Kansas City, Missouri, Convention Center. Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City Chiefs punter, will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $50 each. For more information, visit https://kccmpb.org/ or call 816-863-0992.

The Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold “Scripture Study and Reflection,” facilitated by Heather Neds, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesdays. The “Holy Women” program for February will be about Joyce Rup. It will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Keeler Center. The program is facilitated by Kathy Keary. Register for the programs at 913-689-9375 or register at www.keelerwomenscenter.org. The Keeler Center is a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters.

A Red Cross blood drive is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at the New Story Church, 5500 Woodend Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. For more information or to make an appointment to donate blood, visit www.redcrossblood.org.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. Feb. 9.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church will hold its annual Mardi Gras Festival from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Blessed Sacrament Family Center, 2215 Parallel, Kansas City, Kansas. Tickets, which include a meal, are $12 to $16 in advance, or $15 to $19 at the door. A kids meal of grilled cheese and fries is $4. Bingo, a costume contest, a cake auction and table decorating contest are included, as well as free kids activities.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. Feb. 9. Scouts will hold a chili supper from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the church’s activity center.

St. Mary – St. Anthony Catholic Church plans a bingo social event at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, in the Bishop Forst Hall, 615 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. For $5, those who attend will receive a bingo card, popcorn, desserts and coffee. Beverages will be available for purchase. The bingo prizes will include salamis, poviticas and strudels. The church basement also will be the site for the Sweetheart Dinner Dance sponsored by the German-American Edelweiss Society from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 15. The event includes dinner and dancing. The Willie Karst Band will perform. Tickets, available at the door, are $20 for adults, with ages 5 and younger free.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a benefit concert, “The way of love,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Performers will include Gustavo Cornejo, Fedra Cooper Barrera and Luis Portillo. The parish will observe the sixth Sunday in the season of Epiphany at 10 a.m. Feb. 16.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9. Sunday school will be at 9:45 a.m. Feb. 9, with the youth group meeting at 1:30 p.m. A Community Blood Center blood drive is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Wyandotte United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 7901 Oakland, Kansas City, Kansas. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Send Faith News items to news@g3f.1db.myftpupload.com. Please include your contact information. If there is inclement weather, check with the sponsoring organization to see if the event will still be held. These events are listed by alphabetical order of the faith group.

Faith news

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Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a taco sale from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16. The proceeds will benefit Christ the King parish. Christ the King School will hold its 17th annual auction, “A Night of Pure Imagination,” at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the George Meyn Community Center, Bonner Springs. Tickets, including a dinner, are $30 before Feb. 20.

Grandview Park Presbyterian Church, 1613 Wilson Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas, is planning a Chiefs Super Bowl party at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. This is open to everyone, and those attending should bring snacks to share.

The 59th annual Greater Kansas City Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Grand Ballroom at the downtown Kansas City, Missouri, Convention Center. Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City Chiefs punter, will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $50 each. For more information, visit https://kccmpb.org/ or call 816-863-0992.

The Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a “Gospel Non-Violence Study Group” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4. The group is facilitated by Peg Burns Kerbawy. “Scripture Study and Reflection,” facilitated by Heather Neds, will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the Keeler Center. Register for the programs at 913-689-9375 or register at www.keelerwomenscenter.org.

A Red Cross blood drive is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at the New Story Church, 5500 Woodend Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. For more information or to make an appointment to donate blood, visit www.redcrossblood.org.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a Football Sunday worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. Feb. 2.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church will hold its annual Mardi Gras Festival from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Blessed Sacrament Family Center, 2215 Parallel, Kansas City, Kansas. Tickets, which include a meal, are $12 to $16 in advance, or $15 to $19 at the door. A kids meal of grilled cheese and fries is $4. Bingo, a costume contest, a cake auction and table decorating contest are included, as well as free kids activities.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold a worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. Feb. 2. Scouts will hold a chili supper from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the church’s activity center.

A Super Sunday benefit dinner for the Sisters, Servants of Mary, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 94th and State Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. The cost of the pasta, Italian sausage and meatballs dinner with sides is $10 per person, or $5 per youth 10 and younger. Tickets will be available at the door, with carryout available. Proceeds benefit the charitable nursing work of the Sisters, Servants of Mary.

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will observe the fifth Sunday after Epiphany at 10 a.m. Feb. 9.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will hold worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2. Sunday school will be at 9:45 a.m. Feb. 2, with the youth group meeting at 1:30 p.m.

Send Faith News items to news@g3f.1db.myftpupload.com. Please include your contact information. If there is inclement weather, check with the sponsoring organization to see if the event will still be held. These events are listed by alphabetical order of the faith group.

Colquitt to be featured speaker at GKC Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast Feb. 25

Dustin Colquitt

The 59th Annual Greater Kansas City Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast, co-sponsored by more than 30 area mayors, will be held at 7;30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Grand Ballroom of the downtown Kansas City, Missouri Convention Center.

More than 900 persons are expected to attend.

The breakfast speaker will be Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City Chiefs long-time punter, with a stirring message about faith and football.

Colquitt has been a member of the Chiefs for 15 years and has played in more than 225 games – he holds the franchise record for the longest punt of 81 yards and was the Chief’s nominee for the 2020 prestigious NFL Walter Payton Man Of The Year Award

The Greater Kansas City Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast organization was founded in 1961 by Kansas City, Missouri, banker Clair Schroeder and then Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor H. Roe Bartle to emphasize ethics, morality and spirituality in business, the professions and government.

Over the years thousands of individuals have attended and taken part in the Annual Greater Kansas City Mayors’ Prayer Breakfasts.

Tickets are $50 each. For ticket information, call 816-863-0992 or email kcmph@aol.com. For more information, visit https://kccmpb.org/.