Bulletin: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 9/6/26
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 Sept. 7 to Sept. 12
Mass. Mon, Tue, Wed: 8:00 AM
Liturgy of the Hours, Morning Prayer. Thur. thru Sat: 8:00 AM
WEEK OF Sep. 14 to Sept 19
Liturgy of the Hours, Morning Prayer: Mon, Tue, Wed. 8:00 AM
Mass: Thur, Fri, Sat: 8:00AM
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.19, 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 30, 2026. Offertory: $1016; Donations Mail: $105 Community Outreach Fund: $302. 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: Sharon Montecalvo, Antonia Zaragoza, Robert Forrest, 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.
Labor Day and the Dignity of Work from the US Catholic Bishops
“In the Catholic tradition, work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continued participation in God’s creative action. As we mark Labor Day each year, we are invited in a special way to reflect on the persistence of low wages and inequality in our workplaces. In your own experience of work—in an office setting, serving others, as a student, or working in the home—how have you experienced work as a form of participation in God’s creative action? How are persistent low wages a barrier to full participation in that creative action? What can you do to support workplaces built upon justice and dignity?” https://www.usccb.org/committees/domestic-justice-and-human-development/labor-day-resources (A click away on the St. Christopher’s website).
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 Humanitas. We will continue to discuss Chapter 2 and start Ch. 3 of the encyclical. See Summary of the encyclical on our website bulletin: 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
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. The seats are filling up fast.
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. Check out these amazing talks and workshops. https://dioslc.org/ucc-english-workshops Give yourself the gift of a little pilgrimage to our Mother Church in Salt Lake City.
Homily Reflection Questions
- Ezekiel 33:7-9. In the first reading today God is telling the prophet (and us) to warn the wicked of their transgressions. How can we ‘warn the wicked’ without judging or even coming across as too ‘judgy’ or self-righteous?
2 Ps. 95:8. “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” When has your heart been most hardened? Who is most difficult for you to forgive? How has your heart softened and strengthened? How long did it take? How has your experience enabled you to help others to ‘soften’ their hearts?
3 Ps. 95. What happened “at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the desert”? How is that still a warning to us today?
4 St. Paul in his letter to the Romans (13:9) today reminds us, among other things “to not covet”. What does it mean to covet? Why is that so dangerous?
5 In the Catholic tradition work is more that a way to make a living; it is a form of continued participation in God’s creative action? How does you work most participate in God’s creative action?
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“I am not afraid. I was born to do this.” St. Joan of Arc