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The Cathedral of St. Peter, 416 N. 14th St., Kansas City, Kan., will serve as the host church for penance services during Lent for Catholic churches in Wyandotte County. The penance services may be held in conjunction with a Holy Door observance. The remaining penance services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8; and 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22.
First Christian Church of Bonner Springs, 148 N. Nettleton Ave., will be the host of Bread and Broth during the Lenten season. Lent is a time of reflection between Ash Wednesday and Easter. Bread and Broth is a simple meal of fellowship at 6 p.m. on Wednesday nights with a short service at 6:30 p.m. led by the pastor, Randy Beeman. The fellowship will help persons reflect on the importance of Jesus’ life, ministry, and his resurrection on Easter. This remaining dates for Bread and Broth are March 2, 9 , 16 and 23.
The Greater Kansas City 55th annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, in the grand ballroom of the downtown Kansas City, Mo., Convention Center. The nonprofit beneficiary will be St. James Place operated by the Bishop Sullivan Center. The event speaker will be Mindy Corporon, leader of the “Faith Always Wins Fund” – speaking in memory of her son, Reat, and her father, Dr. Willliam Corporon, who were killed in 2014. More than 30 area mayors are expected to participate in the breakfast. Tickets are $50 each. For information, visit http://kccmpb.org/ or call 816-863-0992.
Judson Baptist Church, 8300 State Ave., will have an interim pastor preaching at Sunday services through March 13. The 8:30 a.m. service will be suspended during this time. Sunday School will be at 9:45 a.m. and the regular Sunday service will be 11 a.m.
The Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., is planning a program on “Holy Women, Eileen Egan,” a woman driven to search for peace, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10. The program will be presented by Sister Deborah Peters, a member of Mount St. Scholastica. For reservations or more information, call 913-906-8990.
Risen Lamb International Church of the Nazarene, located in the Turner area of Kansas City, Kan., has announced the opening of the Risen Lamb Prayer Room and Retreat Center. On location at their church at 5301 Metropolitan Avenue, the prayer room and retreat center is open to the public for daytime retreats. All individuals or small groups seeking a quiet, sacred space to gather, pray, meditate, journal or read resources about prayer are welcome. The prayer room provides a peaceful space for solitude or can be scheduled in advance for groups of up to eight people. Guests seeking spiritual guidance may schedule a time of spiritual direction with one of the pastoral staff, and groups may inquire about scheduling a member of the pastoral team to lead or speak at a retreat. Donations accepted but not required. For more information, or to plan a visit, contact the Rev. Philip Friday at [email protected] or call 913-287-9418.
St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th, Kansas City, Kan., is holding fish dinners from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays during Lent in the parish center. The church is planning a Lenten mission at 6:30 p.m. March 6, 7 and 8.
Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan., continue to observe the Lenten season. The Stations of the Cross will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 4. A soup supper will follow in the parish hall. A Lenten study session will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday, March 6; the service in English will follow at 10 a.m. and in Spanish in 7 p.m.
Wyandotte United Methodist Church is holding a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at the Wyandotte church fellowship hall, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kan. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 816-753-4040 or visit www.savealifenow.org.