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Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kan., plans a parish mission at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 to 15. The Rev. Dave Pivonka will present the mission, whose theme is “Spiritual Freedom.”
Judson Baptist Church, 8300 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., 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/.
A program, “Experiencing God’s Mercy,” will be presented from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The program is an introduction to and reflection on Pope Francis’ recent book, “The Name of God is Mercy.” The program will be facilitated by Jesuit novices, Jorge Roque and Marco Machado. For reservations, call 913-906-8990.
A Gospel Non-Violence Study Group will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The study group will be presented by Peg Burns Kerbawy, developer of “Our Golden Thread, Gospel Nonviolence Curriculum Materials.” For reservations or more information, call 913-906-8990.
The Greater Kansas City Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast will take place at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Grand Ballroom of the downtown Kansas City, Mo., Convention Center. The breakfast speaker will be Kansas City, Mo., Police Chief Darryl Forte. This year the breakfast will benefit the nonprofit Gilda’s Club of Kansas City, a place where people with cancer and their families may get social and emotional help free through personalized support. More than 30 area mayors plan to participate in the Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast. Tickets are $50 each. For more information, visit www.kccmpb.org/ or call 816-863-0992.
Parkway Baptist Church, 12320 Parallel Parkway, will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in the church classrooms. 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 seventh Sunday after Epiphany at 10 a.m. Feb. 19; the service in Spanish will be at 5 p.m. Members from St. Paul’s will attend a meeting of the Northeast Convocation of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas from 9:30 a.m. until noon Saturday, Feb. 18, at St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church, 12251 Antioch Road, Overland Park.
Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kan., plans a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the church Fellowship Hall.