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Blessed Sacrament Family Center, 2215 Parallel, Kansas City, Kansas, will be the site of a Mardi Gras dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2. The dinner will be seafood gumbo or jambalaya, red beans and rice. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Bingo is planned. Proceeds will benefit Our Lady and St. Rose parish.
Christ the King Catholic Church will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 4, in Davern Hall, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas. To schedule a donation or for more information, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.
The St. Stanislav Girls Choir of Slovenia will sing at a Mass and concert at 6 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Holy Family Parish, 274 Orchard St., Kansas City, Kansas. Forty-five teen students in the choir attend school in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The Mass and concert is dedicated to “Mary, Help of Christians.”
“Scripture Study and Reflection” will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The program is facilitated by Heather Neds.
The Gospel Non-Violence Study Group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. To register, call 913-906-8990.
“Not By Bread Alone,” a Lenten retreat, will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Keeler Women’s Center. A light dinner will be provided. Those interested in attending should make a reservation by calling 913-906-8990.
The Keeler Women’s Center is a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of Atchison, Kansas. All programs are free. To register, call 913-906-8990.
The 58th Annual Greater Kansas City Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast will be held Tuesday morning, Feb. 26, in the Kay Barnes Ballroom of the downtown Kansas City, Missouri, Convention Center, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Chair of the 2019 Breakfast is Rick Retrum. More than 900 persons are expected to attend the 2019 breakfast co-sponsored by more than 30 area mayors. This year the breakfast will benefit Restoration House of Kansas City, a faith-based group providing physical needs and recovery help for survivors of sex trafficking. Guest speaker at the breakfast will be Kathy Nelson, president and CEO of the Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation. Tickets are $50 each.
Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will observe the seventh Sunday after Epiphany at 10 a.m. Feb. 24.
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