Bulletin: 3rd Sunday in Lent, 3/8/26
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
SATURDAY VIGIL MASS 5:30 PM (Suspended Indefinitely)
SUNDAY MASS 9:00 AM
Weekday Masses this week: March 9-14 Wednesday, Thursday and 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 March 21, 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: March, 2026 Offertory: $1132; R&I: $170; Church in Eastern and Central Europe: $100 ($907); Black and Indian Missions: $666 and counting; Donations Mail: $40. Thank you!
You can also donate on-line at kanabcatholicchurch.org
Diocesan Development Drive Our new goal for 2026 is $11,500. As of 3/6/26, seven households have pledged $3600 with $1010 paid in. It would be great to have a fuller participation than the 17 parishioners we had last year. More info about the purpose and use of these funds are in your mailer and the Intermountain Catholic.
PRAY FOR HEALING: Michael Brydon, George Reese, Mar Smothers, the homebound, Our Wounded Veterans, Community of Torrey, UT. 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.
Community Rosary: After the Monday morning Mass (When Mass is celebrated).
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursday 4 to 5:00 PM.
Stations of the Cross: Fridays during Lent at 5:30 PM followed by a Simple Soup Supper. Everyone is invited.
Social Hour after Sunday Mass – Coffee, juice and bagels or muffins are served up along with some fabulous conversation.
Foundations of Our Faith. The study is officially completed with a consistently strong attendance through the 20 sessions. Encore session to come this Thursday with a closer look at Session 18: THE CALL TO PRAYER. All are invited even if you have not attended previous sessions.
Next week: Annual Collection for Catholic Relief Services
“People in Lebanon are afraid—of the destruction, of what the future holds and increasingly of each other. Airstrikes are hitting communities across the country, and displaced families are often seen as potential targets, making even offering shelter feel dangerous. As the social arm of the Catholic Church, we are called to overcome fear with faith and show solidarity with those who have nowhere else to turn. Despite the suffering, I feel blessed to be able to support people in this moment.”
—Cedric Shoukeir, CRS country representative in Lebanon
Lent Observance: FAST AND ABSTINENCE
1. All Catholics 14 years and older are to abstain from all meat on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent, unless a particular Friday is a solemnity.
2. All Catholics who are between the ages of 18-59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. (Canon #1252)
3. Fasting permits one full meal and two lesser meals, which combined are not greater than the full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted.
4. A spirit of fasting is recommended during all of Lent in anticipation of the great feast of Easter. In this way, Christians express their hunger for God, their responsibility to the poor and their recognition of the kingdom of God as the answer to all human hungers.
5. “Pastors and parents are to see to it that minors who are not bound by the law of fast and abstinence are educated in an authentic sense of penance.” (Canon #1252)
Intermountain Catholic Online: https://www.dioslc.org/icatholic As you are probably aware, the IC is now exclusively online. Please stay connected and mission ready!
The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace A 1993 Reflection from the US Bishops https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/war-and-peace/excerpts-from-the-harvest-of-justice-is-sown-in-peace-centrality-of-conscience-1993-11
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
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Homily Reflection Questions:
1 Jn. 4:29 When the Samaritan woman encountered and conversed with the Lord, she realized that Jesus could see into the very depths of her being, “He told me everything that I had done!” In the gospel passage Jesus only referred to her prior marriages, but in doing so He apparently perceived the whole drama of her complex life without ever shaming her. When have you felt liberated when you opened yourself completely to another person who could look you back in the eye exuding complete acceptance? How did that change your life? How might you have relieved the guilt or shame of another by accepting their life story without judgement? What spiritual works of mercy did Jesus demonstrate in His encounter with the woman.
2 Exodus 17:7 “Is the LORD in our midst or not?” When were you so discouraged and fearful that you felt that God had left you or maybe wasn’t even real in the first place? How did you recover from that low point? When have you felt forgotten or neglected by God as a member of a family or other community? How did that experience serve to strengthen your faith? When did you draw on that trial to give you hope in another discouraging situation? 3. Jn. 4:14 “…the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”” Jn 4:32 “I have food to eat of which you do not know.” When were you most insistent on trying to sate your appetites with something that just didn’t satisfy? What made you finally turn to the Lord? How did this trial help you or another along your spiritual journeys?
3. Jn. 4:14 “…the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” Jn 4:32 “I have food to eat of which you do not know.” When were you most insistent on trying to sate your appetites with something that just didn’t satisfy? What made you finally turn to the Lord? How did this trial help you or another along your spiritual journeys?
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“I asked you and you would not listen; so, I asked my God and He did listen.” St. Scholastica