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Christ the King School will hold an auction and barn party benefitting the school at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at the George Meyn Community Center, Wyandotte County Park, Bonner Springs. Tickets are $35 per person, with reservations to 913- 287-8823. Christ the King Catholic Church will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 4, in Davern Hall, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kansas. To schedule a donation or for more information, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

“Scripture Study and Reflection” will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 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.
A program on Ignatian Spirituality will be presented by Jesuit Novices Reynaldo Belfort and Joe Nolla at the Keeler Women’s Center. The programs include “Discerning God’s Voice,” 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 13. To register, call 913-906-8990.
The Holy Women Series will discuss the life of Sister Joan Chittister, Order of St. Benedict, by Connie Anderson from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. To register, call 913-906-8990.

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.

A Valentine Dance will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at St. Mary-St. Anthony parish basement, 615 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Tickets will be $20 for adults, with children under 5 free. The dance and meal are sponsored by the German American Edelweiss Society.S

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will attend the Northeast Convocation Meeting of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Atchison. The parish will observe the sixth Sunday after Epiphany Feb. 17.

Wyandotte United Methodist Church will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the church Fellowship Hall, 7901 Oakland. To schedule a donation or for more information, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.

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