Bulletin: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time: 10/4/26
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 October 5 to 10
Liturgy of the Hours, Morning Prayer: Mon. thru Fri. 8:00 AM
Mass: Saturday: 8:00 AM
Week of October 12 to 17
Mass: Monday through Saturday: 8:00 AM
CONFESSIONS BY APPOINTMENT
NOTE: If you have a sacramental emergency after parish office hours, please call 435-673-2604 for assistance.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Sept. 27, 2026. Offertory: $1483; Donations Mail: $25; Retired Priests $150 ($670 Total 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 9/24/26 sixteen households have paid in $13,250 and $860 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.
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 4 and maybe start Ch. 5 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 Humanitas with integral ecology. A click away on the St. Christopher’s website: https://www.usccb.org/resources/magnifica-humanitas-and-integral-ecology
Catholic Current America 250: Literature (from US Catholic Bishops)
In this episode of Catholic Current, we speak with two Catholic writers, Katy Carl and Sarah Cortez. We discuss and celebrate the convergence of literature and Catholicism in America. This conversation marks the eighth episode of our new series highlighting the significant contributions of Catholics to the United States as we celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.
https://www.usccb.org/catholic-current/catholic-current-america-250-literature (A click away on our website)
October is Respect Life Month
Pray and Take Action to Protect Women and Babies from Abortion Pills
Sign up: https://www.respectlife.org/abortion-pills and you will receive:
- Facts and resources about abortion pills to share with your community
- Action alerts to pharmacies to help stop the spread of abortion pills. And more! (A click away on our parish website bulletin)
Bless your Pet on the Feast of St. Francis: “Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures. You called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air, and animals on the land. You inspired St. Francis to call all of them his brothers and sisters. We ask you to bless this pet. By the power of your love, enable it to live according to your plan.”
Homily Reflection Questions:
- Is. 5:4 “What more was there to do for my vineyard that I had not done? Why, when I looked for the crop of grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes?” What type of ‘wild grapes’ have been growing out of control in the Church’s vineyard over the past 50 years? How did you experience the results of the ‘wild grapes’ over the decades of your life?
- Mt. 21:38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’ How does this parable speak to our inability to produce enough priests and religious to properly staff our American parishes? What did the unfaithful tenants do with the produce which they withheld from the vineyard owner. To whom will the Kingdom of God be given in order to produce good fruit?
3. Jn. 15:16 “I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord, to go and bear fruit that will remain.” What good fruit remains in our Church and nation from the last 50 years?
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“Those who are not good to others are bad to themselves.” St. Pope Leo the Great