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Note: Please contact the church or check its social media pages to see if it is making schedule changes.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have Sunday services at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsKCK/ or https://www.stpaulskck.org/.

St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas, has information about Masses at https://www.facebook.com/StPatrickKCK. Masses are at 5 p.m. Saturday, and on Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m. in Spanish and 2:30 p.m. in Chin-Burmese. St. Patrick Church will hold a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. St. Patrick Church will have a mobile blood drive from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the parish center, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will have a Sunday worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. The Horizons Christmas party will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 in the church’s coffee shop. There will be a covered dish meal and a gift exchange. The group will collect donations of peanut butter and canned fruit for the StoreHouse food pantry assistance for needy. See more information at https://www.facebook.com/StonyPointChristianChurch.

Prairie Meadows Church, a Free Will Baptist congregation, 426 Emerson Ave., Bonner Springs, will have Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 11. For more information, see www.prairiemeadowschurch.com.

Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will celebrate Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. The KPC Ladies’ Auxiliary is collecting shoes until Dec. 30 to be given a second life to those in need. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/ourladyandsaintrose.

Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas, will have services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. For information about services, see https://www.opendoorkc.com/livestream. For more information see https://www.facebook.com/opendoorkc/ and https://www.opendoorkc.com/.

Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, will have a worship service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ORMBCKC or http://ormbc.org/church-online/.

“The Gospel of Non-Violence” will be presented from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100-B, Kansas City, Kansas. Peg Burns is the presenter. Registration is requested to 913-689-9375. “Scripture Group: Lectio and Discussion,” will be held from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 759 Vermont Ave., Suite 100-B, Kansas City, Kansas. Heather Neds is the presenter. Registration is requested to 913-689-9375. For more information, visit www.keelerwomenscenter.org.

Casa – Worship House Christian Church, 5217 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, will have information about services at The church will have a special event, Christmas at Home, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at 5217 Leavenworth Road. Registration is encouraged. See www.facebook.com/casadealabanzaKCKS. For more information, visit Facebook @casadealabanzaKCKS.

Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King Catholic churches have information about Masses at the churches’ websites or Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/Christ-the-King-Parish-KCKS-1392808997677579 and www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentkck. Masses at Christ the King are at 4 p.m. Saturday, and 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. Masses at Blessed Sacrament will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Sunday. Christ the King will have a Pancakes and More event with the Knights of Columbus from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at Davern Hall, 3024 N. 53rd St. Breakfast includes eggs, sausage, unlimited pancakes, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee. The suggested donation is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Santa Claus will arrive at 9:30 a.m. Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King will celebrate a vigil starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. There will be dance, music and food. A rosary novena will be at 7 p.m., and the event will end with traditional songs to Mary and St. Juan Diego at midnight. Mass will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, in English at Christ the King and at 6 p.m. in Spanish at Blessed Sacrament and at 7 p.m. at Christ the King.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled services at 10 a.m. Sunday, with Sunday School at 9 a.m. A Christmas Games and Craft Night is planned from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, with a soup supper provided. For more information, including information about livestreamed services, see https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotteumc.

Sunset Hills Christian Church, 6347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kansas, has regularly scheduled Sunday services at 9:30 a.m., with Sunday School following the service at 10:45 a.m. The Wednesday Night Bible Study will be held at 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Livestream services here at https://www.facebook.com/sunsethills.christianchurch/. For more information visit [email protected] or email [email protected].

Information about other church services in Wyandotte County may be available from the church’s social media page. To send in items for the Faith News, email information to [email protected]. Please include your name and contact information.

Regulators order Keystone Pipeline to investigate after 14,000 barrels spill in Kansas

The spill is the largest since the pipeline started operating in 2010

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

Kansas City, Missouri — Federal regulators have ordered operators to temporarily shut down part of the Keystone Pipeline in northern Kansas after it spilled 14,000 barrels of crude oil.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a corrective action order, its strictest enforcement, Thursday evening. It orders the pipeline’s operators to conduct an investigation before they can resume operations.

In a statement Friday, TC Energy, which owns the 2,687-mile Keystone Pipeline, said it had been working closely with regulators, local officials, landowners, tribal nations and the community at-large.

“Over the last several years, we have taken decisive action to implement measures to strengthen our approach to safety and the integrity of our system and will conduct a full investigation into the root cause of this incident in cooperation with regulators,” the statement says.

The company said it had deployed additional staff and remediation crews, contained the spill and begun cleaning it up, started planning repairs and deployed air monitoring.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Twitter the department is “monitoring and investigating” the leak.

The Keystone Pipeline carries crude oil from Canada to Texas. Since it began operations in 2010, it has spilled more than 20 times, often small amounts. At 14,000 barrels — or more than 580,000 gallons — Wednesday’s spill is larger than all its previous ones combined.

The spill occurred close to Washington, Kansas, near the Nebraska border, dumping oil into Mill Creek. Environmental Protection Agency coordinators were dispatched to the scene Thursday along with state and local crews. TC Energy said in a news release Thursday evening that the segment of Mill Creek where the oil spilled had been isolated to prevent it from flowing downstream.

“Our primary focus right now is the health and safety of onsite staff and personnel, the surrounding community, and mitigating risk to the environment,” the company said in a statement, adding that its “efforts will continue until we have fully remediated the site.”

The EPA said Friday the oil was contained within three miles of the pipeline burst and no drinking water had been impacted.

Zack Pistora, a lobbyist for the Sierra Club in Kansas, said it was a “shame that this has happened once again on the Keystone Pipeline.”

“It’s a shame because Mill Creek will probably never be the same,” Pistora said.

The corrective action order says TC Energy must determine the root cause of the failure that caused the oil spill Wednesday, review 10 years of inspections and create a remedial work plan that assesses the risk of spills at other points along the pipeline.

Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

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Saturday events

Santa to visit Grinter House on Saturday

Santa Claus will visit the Grinter House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. The free event will include a photo opportunity with Santa Claus, a small goodie bag, refreshments and music by the Kansas City Kansas Community College jazz ensemble, Luck 20. Parents may bring their cameras to take a photo of their children with Santa Claus. Those attending may view the Grinter House museum, 1420 S. 78th, Kansas City, Kansas, which has been decorated for the holidays. The Grinter Place Friends are sponsoring the event. New and gently used children’s books are being collected to donate to the Kiwanis Club of Kansas City West’s book drive to stock the little libraries inside the Wyandotte County Court House and to share with students at Stony Point South Elementary. House tours will be available. A special tour by a site administrator will have a small charge, but general viewing of the decorated home is free. There is no charge to visit with Santa Claus. Grinter products will be available for sale, with cash and checks accepted. Special Christmas tours are ongoing on Saturdays and Sundays through Christmas Eve and have a limit of eight persons. Refreshments are served. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/GrinterPlaceFriendsInc.

Holiday carol sing-along to be Saturday at Alcott Arts

Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th, Kansas City, Kansas, is planning a holiday carol sing-along from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Hot chocolate and refreshments will be shared as people get into the holiday spirit. Everyone attending should dress warmly, since there is no heat in the building. Some gifts will be available to purchase from local artists and students for cash only. The Alcott is not ADA accessible and the restrooms will not be available. For more information, call 913-233-2787.

Donuts with Santa Saturday at Memorial Hall

Donuts with Santa will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 10, at Memorial Hall, 600 N 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The event will include pictures with Santa Claus while supplies last, inflatables, face painting, holiday crafts, doughnuts and hot chocolate. It is free, presented by the Unified Government Parks and Recreation Department, and sponsored by the Wyandotte County Parks Foundation.

Holiday Light and Magic show tonight


The Holiday Light and Magic show is running through the holidays at the Wyandotte County Parks, 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. Hours are 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. It also is on Sunday at the same hours, continuing through the season. A drive-through event with holiday lighting, there are more than 60 character scenes including Santa Claus, Nutcrackers and Snowglobes. Recently, cars were charged $35 per regular car or vehicle. It is $40 for commercial limousine or van, and $55 for commercial bus. For more information, see https://www.wycokck.org/Engage-With-Us/Calendar-of-Events/Holiday-Light-and-Magic-2022

Knights of Light holiday lighting event continues at Renaissance Festival grounds

Knights of Light, the third annual holiday lighting event at the Renaissance Festival, will continue Saturday, Dec. 10, at 130th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. Christmas lights and decorations will be placed at the festival’s buildings, celebrating with food entertainment, crafts and visits to Santa Claus. The event will run from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays through Sundays until Dec. 18, then will be open from Dec. 21 through Christmas Eve, as well as Dec. 30 and 31. Tickets are $20 per adult and $12 for children ages 5 to 12, with free admission for children under 5. Children will receive free hot chocolate and every attendee will get a gift bag and a chance to win a prize. Those who bring five or more nonperishable food items to the box office for a food drive will get $5 off one adult ticket. Tickets and information are available at www.kcrenfest.com.

Olde World Christmas tours at Strawberry Hill Museum

Strawberry Hill Museum continues its Olde World Christmas tours today at the Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Tours are held Saturdays and Sundays at the historic Cruise-Scroggs building that is now a museum, and tickets are not available online on the day of the tour to guarantee a spot. But walk-ins are being welcomed at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 per adult and $5 for children ages 6 to 12. Tickets are nonrefundable. For more information, see strawberryhillmuseum.org/plan-a-visit.