Bulletin: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 10/27/24
SAINT CHRISTOPHER 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.
All Saints Day is this coming Friday, November 1 and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass will be held at the regular weekday time, 8:00 AM
All Souls Day is Saturday, November 2. As in the past there will be a binder with pages to list deceased relatives and friends you would like specifically remembered at the Mass at 8:00 AM. The binder will be available in the church gathering space throughout the week.
Social Hour after Sunday Mass – Coffee, juice and bagels or muffins are served up along with some fabulous conversation.
Our next OPEN-DOOR SATURDAY is November 2, 2024 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: October 20, 2024: Offertory: $1369; Donations Mail: $40; R&I: $25. Thank you!
You can also donate on-line at kanabcatholicchurch.org
Diocesan Development Drive (DDD) for 2024. We are over!! Our goal this year is once again $8800. We have $550 in unpaid pledges with $9715 paid in!! Fourteen households have participated. Thank you all who have already given so generosity.
PRAY FOR HEALING: Sean McDonald, Bill Kaiser, Sergio Olvera, Stan Tuczakov, Hannah Mays, Darlene Wentch, 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. New items on the way!
Hurricane Relief: If you would like to help the emergency response for the hurricanes in the southeast you can participate in the efforts of Catholic Charities USA at https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org. Look for hurricane relief.
World Mission Sunday: Collection to be taken up Today.
Instituted in 1926 by Pope Pius XI as a mandatory, global second collection, the banquet that is World Mission Sunday has since then been hosted by the Pope, and the table set by those who answer Christ’s call to “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Mt 28:19), extending an inclusive invitation to all corners of the Earth. More specifically the funds go to support seminarians, catechists, religious sisters, health centers, shelters and orphanages.
October is Respect Life Month
Besides being staunchly anti-abortion, St. Christopher’s Parish plays an active role in providing food to the local foodbank, providing support and meeting space for those recovering from addictions and keeping abreast of the needs of the local Children’s Justice Center. One of our members also serves on the local Hospital Board to help ensure optimal health care for Kane County. Also, this past year we had a 5-session discussion of the book, Adam and Eve are from Eden: A Study Guide to John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. This study will help participants teach that ‘pro-life’ actually begins BEFORE pregnancy (a point not emphasized in even our most conservative circles).
Intermountain Catholic – October is Intermountain Catholic Subscription Renewal Month. You will see an envelope in a recent issue of the IC. Please insert your $30 and place it in the collection basket during the regular collection.
Safe Environment Requirements
The Diocese of Salt Lake City Office of Safe Environment is committed to the protection of children, youth, and vulnerable adults. All employees and volunteers wishing to work with minors or vulnerable adults must be safe environment certified. For information, please review the Diocese Safe Environment website at: https://www.dioslc.org/offices/office-of-safe-environment. Involvement and communication are important factors in helping to ensure safe environments for all of our children. Please contact the parish/school SEC at (Contact name & Contact Information) or email the Office of Safe Environment at safeenv@dioslc.org with questions.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Learn Best Practices to Support Families and Promote Peace in the Home in this One-Hour Webinar in collaboration with Catholic Charities-USA- https://www.catholicsforfamilypeace.org/best-practices—webinar-series.html
Weekly Prayer for Vocations: Father, we’re your people, the work of your hands. So precious are we in your sight that you sent your Son, Jesus. Jesus calls us to heal the broken-hearted, to dry the tears of those who mourn, to give hope to those who despair, and to rejoice in your steadfast love.
We, the baptized, realize our call to serve. Help us to know how. Call forth from among us priests, sisters, brothers and lay ministers. With our hearts you continue to love your people.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen
Holiday Food Distribution at Kaibab Paiute Park. Wednesday, November 6. Food is available for anyone in need and volunteers are needed to help with distribution. See flyer in gathering space.
Homily Reflection Questions:
- Given the incredibly dark days of Jeremiah’s mission, how could he possibly feel any sense of consolation? How and when would the actual fruits of this consolation be realized?
2. Ps. 126:3 ‘The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.’
What great things has the Lord done for you that was still able to give you joy despite living through a dark period? Same question asked as a nation?
3. Mk. 10:48 ‘Many rebuked (the blind man) telling him to be silent.’
When were you rebuked for your faith in Jesus? When my you have rebuked someone else for their faith in Jesus?
4. Mk. 10:52 ‘Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way. ‘
After receiving a healing or favor from Jesus, how did that affect the rest of your life? Did you go your own way or follow the way?
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“A man who governs his passions is master of his world. We must either command them or be enslaved by them. It is better to be a hammer than an anvil.” St. Dominic