Bulletin: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time: 9/20/26
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 Sep. 21 to Sept 26
Mass: Mon, Tue. Thurs, Fri. 8:00 AM
Liturgy of the Hours, Morning Prayer: Wed. and 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.
THE BIG ONE!! Recall that last Sunday was the annual special collection for the Salt Lake Diocese Priests Retirement Fund. If by chance you missed this great opportunity, there are still special envelopes available in the vestibule.
Our next OPEN-DOOR SATURDAY is Oct. 3, 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. 13, 2026. Offertory: $452; Donations Mail: $1238; Retired Priests $391 (and counting). 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: Brooklyn Shay Jiron, Peyton Reiter, 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 the 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
The Season of Creation The Season of Creation is an ecumenical initiative celebrated every year from September 1 to October 4, beginning with the World Day of Prayer for the Care for Creation. Explore how you can get involved during the Season of Creation.
See how the US Bishops and Affiliates blend Magnifica Humanitatis with integral ecology. A click away on the St. Christopher’s website: https://www.usccb.org/resources/magnifica-humanitas-and-integral-ecology
Homily Reflection Questions (Plenty of room to get started right now)
1 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts.” Is. 55:8-9 At first glance, are these verses from today’s first reading comforting or maybe a little distressing? Why?
2 “The Lord is near to all who call upon him. The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness.” Ps. 145:8 Describe an instance in your life when you most experienced this this promise from God. How did it change your life? With whom did you share the experience, if at all?
3. “I am caught between the two. I long to depart this life and be with Christ, for that is far better. Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit.” Phil. 1:23-24. Describe a time in your life when you may have been driven to this dilemma. Who needed your help and how did the Lord work through you?
4. Considering the parable in today’s Gospel according to Matthew (20:1-16), what time do you suppose the workers showed up for work the next day?
BONUS QUESTIONS!!
How do we best recognize and welcome new laborers to the vineyard?
How do we continue the liturgy after we are sent out at the end of Mass?
How has our labor changed in the past year, 5 years, 10 years, 40 years?
How have we shown the Father’s mercy to new or prospective laborers?
How have we been shown the Father’s mercy when we were looking for meaningful work or a more meaningful life?
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“You don’t love in your enemies what they are, but what you would have them become.” St. Augustine