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The Altar Society of The Cathedral of St. Peter will hold its annual Nativity Display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in the parish center at 409 N. 15th St., Kansas City, Kan. There is free admission. There also will be a holiday bake sale and refreshments.

Breakfast with Santa is planned from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 11 at Christ the King Catholic Church, Davern Hall, 3024 N. 53rd, Kansas City, Kan. The pancake breakfast is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and will cost $5 for adults, $3 for children, with pictures costing $5.The Christ the King Craft Fair is planned. 17 and 18 at Davern Hall.

Judson Baptist Church, 8300 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., plans a Christmas Cantata at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. Judson will hold Sunday morning services at 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month, and at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the other Sundays, and Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. The church website is http://judsonbaptistchurchkck.com/.

Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan., will hold a special Advent retreat for women, “Finding Hope in Uncertainty,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. A light supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. Kathy Keary, Keeler Women’s Center volunteer and spiritual director, will facilitate the retreat. There will be time for sharing, reflection and prayer. Reservations are required to 913-906-8990.

A Community Blood Center blood drive will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Parkway Baptist Church, classrooms area, 12320 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. For more information or to schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

A Community Blood Center blood drive will be held from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at the St. Patrick Catholic Church Parish Center, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kan. For more information or to schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan., will observe the third Sunday in the Advent season at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11; the service in Spanish will be at 5 p.m. The church will be a stop on the Holiday Homes Tour that the Historic Westheight Neighborhood Association will sponsor from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. A service of lessons and carols and a handbell concert are planned starting at 4:30 p.m.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., will have a candlelight communion service at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24. The Sunday School Christmas program will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18.

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