Bulletin: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 1/19/25
SAINT 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
SATURDAY VIGIL MASS 5:30 PM (Suspended Indefinitely)
SUNDAY MASS: 9:00 AM
MASS DURING THE WEEK: MONDAY – 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.
Our next OPEN-DOOR SATURDAY is February 1, 2025 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: January 12, 2025: Offertory: $1143; Donations Mail: $1300. Thank you!
You can also donate on-line at kanabcatholicchurch.org
Diocesan Development Drive (DDD) This year (2025) our goal was raised slightly from $8800 to $9000. It seems most goals were raised and we will surely meet the challenge. Everyone will soon get their 2025 invitations to chip in once again.
PRAY FOR HEALING: Eva Montelongo, Billy Rosenkranz, Sergio Olvera, Selma Sierra, Our Wounded Veterans. If you have specific prayer requests, please leave us a phone message or send us an email. We will get your intentions on the list. We also remember all the sick and infirm at our daily Masses.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursday from 4 to 5:00 PM.
Community Rosary: After the Monday morning Mass
Religious Items: While enjoying the fabulous conversation and refreshments during our social hour, take some time and browse our extensive selection of religious gifts including some amazing sale items.
L.A. Wildfire Relief in Los Angeles
While firefighters are working tirelessly to contain the blazes, the road to recovery for thousands will be long and challenging. Many areas may take years to recover.
Catholic Charities USA is on the ground providing relief, including food, water, and emergency shelter. https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org. 100% of your gift will support emergency relief and recovery efforts.
OR Consider a gift to the Knights of Columbus Councils in the area: https://www.kofc.org/secure/en/donate/disaster-relief.html
Social Hour after Sunday Mass – Coffee, juice and bagels or muffins are served up along with some fabulous conversation. Everyone is invited.
Offering Envelopes for 2025 are STILL available in the gathering space.
Science and Nature Talks at the Kanab Public Library The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument science program has organized a lecture series at the Kanab Library (374 N Main Street) that is open to all. If you have ideas for topics or speakers, contact Marc Coles-Ritchie (mcolesritchie@blm.gov). Times will be 6pm unless noted otherwise. See this year’s schedule posted on our parish social hall bulletin board.
Also check out https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/care-for-creation for a review of the Catholic call to Care for God’s Creation which is one of the central themes of Catholic Social teaching. One click away on our website bulletin.
Gentlemen: Check Out https://exodus90.com/ for info. Just a click away on our website bulletin. Now that we are through Advent and Christmas Seasons, we see more clearly the needs of our Church, our nation and our world. In John’s Gospel today Mary tells the stewards (and us) to do whatever Jesus tells us. Are we ready? The Exodus begins January 20. There is still time to join. Talk to Fr. Rick. Click above for more info.
Bible Study: Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible This is an 8-Session study of the 14 ‘narrative’ books of the Bible. It is a very efficient method of studying the central story of the Bible using a color-coded timeline chart and 30-minute videos. About 15 people participated in this study about 3 years ago here at St. Christopher’s and really enjoyed it. If you do the readings, complete the workbook and join in some discussions, you could realistically improve your basic Bible understanding by many times. Please sign up on the yellow list in the gathering space. We will start Wednesday, January 22 at 6:00 PM. Cost of materials is $20 to $30 depending on availability.
Locking Doors: If you enter through the east door of the social hall, please remember to lock the door after entering including deadbolt. Also, the last one out of the building should check all the doors before departing. It only takes a minute. Thanks
Homily Reflection:
The readings today have the unmistakable theme of marriage in them. Isaiah is reminding us that despite Isreal’s (our) harlotry, God is still calling us back to a spousal relationship (covenant). In John’s gospel today Jesus works the first miracle of His public ministry at a wedding, thereby providing the basis for raising marriage to dignity of a Sacrament: Matrimony. Matrimony is a sacrament of great abundance as is represented by the enormous amount of really choice wine that Jesus miraculously created from water.
Whether God has called us closer to Him through the sacrament of Matrimony, Holy Orders, a religious order or through the avowed single life, we are all called to a spousal relationship. We are all called to be generative. During Advent we acknowledged that as Catholics we are all gestating Jesus to be born anew at Christmas. The offspring of the Church will be disciples who are endowed with special gifts such as charisms. These are needed to build up the Church and to complete our mission to ‘proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all nations’ as stated in Psalm 96 today.
Examples of the charisms of the Holy Spirit are writing, craftsmanship, giving, helping, music, prophecy, discernment, service, administration, knowledge, pastoring, wisdom, faith, leadership, teaching, intercession, celibacy, evangelism, hospitality, healing, voluntary poverty, mercy, and missionary.
It’s likely that most of us have never had much if any instruction on discerning our charisms. Sometimes it’s rather obvious; sometimes the gifts are more obscure. I can see quite a few in our parish who have strong service charisms. Others may have the gift of intercessory prayer and don’t know it. Sometimes we might think we have a certain charism, but don’t really have it. It requires a community effort of people know each other well to properly discern charisms and put them to optimal service for the common good.
Check out the link below for a quick self-inventory of what might be your charisms. It’s $20, but it could be a good reflection starter for daily prayer.
https://www.marazon.com/product-page/online-charism-inventory-for-catholics-10
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“There is no saint without a past and no sinner without a future.” St. Augustine