Bulletin: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, 8/23/26
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
39 West 200 South, Kanab UT 84741
Office: (435) 644-3414 [Please leave a message and we will respond as quickly as possible]
parishinfo@kanabcatholicchurch.org
WEBSITE: kanabcatholicchurch.org
Sacramental Minister: Rev. Richard T. Sherman, Kanab, UT
SUNDAY MASS: 9:00 AM
WEEKDAY LITURGY SCHEDULE
WEEK of August 24 to August 29: Liturgy of the Hours; Morning Prayer. Mon. thru Thurs: 8:00 AM
MASS: Fri and Sat: 8:00 AM
WEEK OF August 31 to Sept 5: MASS: Mon through Sat. 8:00 AM
CONFESSIONS BY APPOINTMENT
NOTE: If you have a sacramental emergency after parish office hours, please call 435-673-2604 for assistance.
Our next OPEN-DOOR SATURDAY is Sept. 5, 2026 from 10:00 AM-Noon. If you have friends or relatives that are interested in the Catholic faith, or are thinking of returning to the Church, please tell them about us and have them stop by. We would love to meet with them! OPEN DOOR is scheduled every first and third Saturday of the month.
FINANCIAL REPORT: August 16, 2026. Offertory: $1078 THANK YOU!
You can also donate on-line at kanabcatholicchurch.org
Diocesan Development Drive Our new goal for 2026 is $11,500. AND WE ARE OVER!!! As of 7/31/26 fourteen households have paid in $11,450 and $1,360 pledges outstanding. Remember that we get a rebate for the amount we collect over our annual goal. THANK YOU!!
PRAY FOR HEALING: Abigail Mays, Eva Montelongo, the homebound, Our Wounded Veterans. If you have specific prayer requests, please leave us a phone message or send us an email. We will include your intentions on the list. We also remember all the sick and infirm at our daily Masses.
Community Rosary: After the Monday morning Mass (When Mass is celebrated).
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursday 4 to 5 PM
Social Hour after Sunday Mass – Coffee, juice and bagels or muffins are served up along with some fabulous conversation.
Catholic Social Teaching: Pope Leo is encouraging us all to consider the Church’s systematic approach to living out our role as a Holy People in a world of increased technological complexity.
Please join us on Thursdays from 5:30 PM to 7PM as we venture into a more focused reading of Pope Leo’s encyclical Magnifica Hunanitas. We will discuss Chapter 2 of the encyclical. “…It is the task of the People of God ‘to listen attentively, to discern and to interpret the various languages of our time’, so that revealed truth may be proclaimed in forms suited to historical circumstances. Social doctrine thus appears as a dynamic heritage, which grows over time without abandoning the essential core of the faith.” (From Chap.1 of Summary, USCCB) A summary of this important document is only a click away. Summary Magnifica Humanitas EN.pdf – Google Drive
St. Christopher Endowment: Did you know that St. Christopher’s Parish has an endowment with the Utah Catholic Foundation? It was started with a donation from the parish in 2020 with an initial corpus of $5000 and is intended for general parish use. The fund has now over $60,000 with interest and additional donations as of 7-30-26. The fund is set up as ‘Permanent Restricted’ which means the corpus stays in the fund, but the earnings are available to the parish annually as needed. If you would like to make a donation to our endowment for the long-term care of St. Christopher’s, please contact Fr. Rick for further details.
Reporting Abuse: If you observe or have reason to believe that a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been subjected to abuse by a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, you must report the alleged abuse to local law enforcement and state agencies, and you must notify the Diocesan Office of Safe Environment at safeenv@dioslc.org or call 801-328-8641, x344. https://www.dioslc.org/safe-environment
Gift Shop Please check out the exciting new items in our religious gift section as you are enjoying some post-Mass refreshments. It’s quite likely you might find something that a loved one doesn’t already have. It also could be a great way to evangelize. Most young people are interested in angels and saints, rosary beads and other devotionals. Anticipate an upcoming birthday.
Women’s Day of Reflection at St. Dominic’s Chapel Women of the parish are invited to participate in a one-day Day of Reflection on Saturday, September 26 from 9:00 AM to about 4:00 PM. St. Dominic’s Chapel is located near the entrance of Bryce Canyon National Park. Along with Mass, and a variety of prayer opportunities we will be discussing sections of the book, The Persistent God: A Guide to Deepening Prayer, by Albert Haase, OFM. If interested, contact Fr. Rick.
Consider a Pilgrimage to Salt Lake City! The Utah Catholic Conference will be Saturday, Sept. 19, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Skaggs Catholic Center, 300 East 11800 South in Draper. The cost is $35. Doors will open at 8 a.m. for registration. The opening Mass will begin at 8:30 a.m. Visit https://dioslc.org/ucc2026 to register or for information. Perhaps a comfy stay at a swanky or reasonably priced hotel on Friday and Saturday and attend Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeline. If you’ve never been there, you really ought to visit.
Homily Reflection Questions
- Mt. 16:18 “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.” What convincing evidence do we have that the gates of the netherworld would not prevail against the Church? When have we most severely doubted the ability of the Church to prevail in our age? If others are doubtful about the viability of the Church in our age, how have we ‘counseled the doubtful’? (one of the spiritual works of mercy). What was the outcome of our counseling?
2 If Jesus built the Church on the rock of Peter, what happens when Peter dies?
3 Describe in one word the ongoing teaching authority of the Catholic Church.
4 Rom. 11:34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been his counselor?” In determining where to live, where to work, who to marry or what to buy, how do we determine God’s will for us in these big decisions? Does God even care about such decisions? How might these decisions figure into God’s plan for us and the world?
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“When we are conscious of having failed and done wrong, we must humble ourselves before God, implore his pardon, and then quietly move ahead. Our defects should make us humble, but never cowardly.” St. Clement Mary Hofbauer