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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2203 Parallel, will hold the Good Friday Passion of the Lord, in Spanish, at 7 p.m. April 3; the Easter Vigil, in Spanish, at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4; and Easter Masses April 5 at 8 a.m. in English and 9:30 a.m. in Spanish.
Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd St., will hold the Good Friday Passion of the Lord at 7 p.m. April 3; the blessing of food at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4; the Easter Vigil at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4; and Easter Mass at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 5.
A Community Blood Center blood drive is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. April 18 at Community of Christ Church, Fellowship Hall, 4400 Shawnee Drive, Kansas City, Kan. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 816-753-4040 or visit www.savealifenow.org.
Haven Baptist Church, 3430 Hutton Road, plans Easter worship services at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. April 5.
Judson Baptist Church, 8300 State Ave., plans an Easter sunrise service at 7 a.m. April 5; morning worship services are at 8:30 and 11 a.m. April 5. A children’s Easter party is planned from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Fellowship Hall.
A weekly Scripture Group with Bible Sharing and Reflection, Lectio and Journaling, is offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Heather Neds is a pastoral minister and leads the group at Keeler Women’s Center. Call 913-906-8990 to register.
Living Water United Methodist Church, 3001 N. 115th St., will hold its annual community Easter event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4. There will be an Easter egg hunt, carnival games, food and more. The event is free to the community, and all are welcome. For more information, visit livingwaterumc.net or call 913-400-7203.
Open Door Baptist Church, 3033 N. 103rd Terrace, plans a cantata, “We Will Remember,” that will be presented April 12, the Sunday after Easter. Easter services are at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 5.
A Community Blood Center blood drive is scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. April 20 at Parkway Baptist Church classroom, 12320 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 816-753-4040 or visit www.savealifenow.org.
Persons of all Christian traditions are invited to participate in Taizé prayer on Thursday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in Annunciation Chapel in the Mother House of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, 4200 S. 4th St., Leavenworth, Kan. (The prayer session has been moved to the second Thursday due to Holy Thursday observance the first week of April.) Taizé prayer is a meditative, candlelit service that includes simple chants sung repeatedly, silence, and prayers of praise and intercession. These prayer services emerged from an ecumenical community of monks in Taizé, France. For more information, visit www.marillaccenter.org or call 913-680-2342.
St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1086 N. 94th, will hold the Good Friday Passion of the Lord at 7 p.m. Friday, April 3; a blessing of food at 2 p.m. Holy Saturday, April 4; an Easter Vigil service at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4; and Easter Sunday Masses at 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. The church has scheduled a Spanish language Mass at 2 p.m. April 5 and a Burmese language Mass at 2 p.m. April 5.
Holy Week services will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St. A Good Friday service will be at 7 p.m. April 3. A Hallelujah Parade is planned Saturday, April 4, in the chapel. The parish will join with the Historic Westheight Neighborhood Association to sponsor an Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, on the parish grounds. Easter services are planned April 5 in English at 10 a.m. and in Spanish at 7 p.m.
Stony Point Christian Church, 149 S. 78th St., will have an Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, in the church park. The event will be in the Cole Activity Center in case of inclement weather. Children who are participating are asked to bring their own baskets.
Trinity Community Church, 5010 Parallel Parkway, will have a Chris Cakes pancake breakfast starting at 8:30 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 5. The morning worship service will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Live translation into Spanish is available at the service.
Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., will have a sunrise Easter service at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 5; breakfast at 8 a.m., Sunday school at 8:45 a.m. and Easter worship at 9:45 a.m. April 5.
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