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“Scripture Study and Reflection” will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The program is facilitated by Heather Neds. 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 Kansas City, Kansas, Martin Luther King Jr. celebration will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at the Jack Reardon Convention Center, 5th and Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Robert Smith Jr. of Samford University, Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Alabama. The theme of the event is “Empowering People to Live in Harmony, Love, Unity and Commitment.” The event is open to the public. There will be a canned food drive for the needy.
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. For more information, visit https://kccmpb.org/ or call 816-863-0992.
Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will observe the third Sunday in the Epiphany Season at 10 a.m. Jan. 27. A potluck luncheon and annual parish meeting are planned after the service; parish officers will be elected.
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