Bulletin: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 9/13/26

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

NOTE: If you have a sacramental emergency after parish office hours, please call 435-673-2604 for assistance.

SUNDAY MASS 9:00 AM

WEEKDAY LITURGY SCHEDULE

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

THE BIG ONE!!  Recall that today is the annual special collection for the Salt Lake Diocese Priests Retirement Fund.

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:  Sept. 6, 2026. Offertory: $786; Donations Mail:  $327; R&I: $230.  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.

St. Christopher’s 6-30-26 Fiscal Year-End Financial Statements are posted on social hall bulletin board.  Collections are up slightly, expenses are up slightly due mostly to major parking lot improvements.  Overall savings are up.  If you have any questions, you may consult any of our Finance Committee members: Jim Pashia, Gary Domis, Meredith Langley, Nikki Amos, Mark Galatin, or Fr. Rick.  Thank you for your enormous generosity. 

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 3 and maybe start Ch. 4 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

1 Mt. 18:22 Jesus answered, “I say to you, (you must forgive) not seven times but seventy-seven times.” What was the greatest number of times you ever forgave a single person? How did your understanding and definition of forgiveness change during this process?

2 Why is marriage sometimes referred to as the ‘school of forgiveness’?

3 Rom. 14:7-9. “None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For
if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord.” Are you
living for the Lord? How do you know you are living for the Lord? Who helps
keep you on track? Who holds you accountable? Who supports your life
dedicated to the Lord?

4 MT. So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives your brother from your heart.” How have you prepared your heart to forgive from the heart?

CCC 2562 According to Scripture, it is the heart that prays. If our heart is far from God, the words of prayer are in vain.
CCC 2563.”The heart is our hidden center, beyond the grasp of our reason and of others; only the Spirit of God can fathom the human heart and know it fully. The heart is the place of decision, deeper than our psychic drives. It is the place of truth, where we choose life or death.

5  Ps. 103:3-8 “The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion. He pardons all your iniquities, heals all your ills.”

How do you square this with:

Sir. 28:3 The vengeful will suffer the LORD’s vengeance, for he remembers their sins in detail.
Forgive your neighbor’s injustice; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven.
Could anyone nourish anger against another and expect healing from the LORD? (Today’s first reading) and

Mt. 18-35 “Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt. 
So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives your brother from your heart.” (Today’s gospel)?

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“The waters have risen and severe storms are upon us, but we do not fear drowning, for we stand firmly on a rock.” St. John Chrysostom