Bulletin: 4th Sunday of Lent, 3/15/26
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 Masses this week: March 16-21 Monday thru Saturday, 8:00 AM
CONFESSIONS BY APPOINTMENT
Weekday Masses this week: March 16-21 Monday thru Saturday, 8:00 AM
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 8, 2026 Offertory: $1321; R&I: $120; Black and Indian Missions: $225 (Total $897). 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: Gloria Erwin, 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. TODAY: IRISH BRUNCH ALL INVITED.
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 19: THE CHRISTIAN LIFE OF PRAYER. All invited even if you have not attended previous sessions.
It’s My Fault! You will be receiving yet one more solicitation for support this year from the Carmelite Nuns in Holladay (Salt Lake City), UT. They annually request that they be sent our Diocesan Development Drive list of donors and I gave them permission. Theirs is a strict life of prayer in a cloistered monastery and I hope you know that our intentions are always welcomed. They are the only remaining monastery in Utah since the Trappists and Benedictines left due to a lack of vocations. Please consider doing some Holy Hours with us at Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Thursdays and include prayers for those being called to the contemplative life.
This 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)
We Hold These Truths – Celebrating Catholic Contributions to the United States of America on the Semiquincentennial Anniversary. From the US Council of Catholic Bishops https://www.usccb.org/weholdthesetruths
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 (One click away our website bulletin).
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
Homily Reflection Questions
1 1 Sam. 6:13 “Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand, anointed David in the presence of his brothers;” What biblical pattern is Samuael following when he picks and anoints the youngest brother?
2. When have you ever felt like you were the best person to fill an important position and you were overlooked or passed over? How did you reconcile that feeling during the next few months or years? What possible benefits came from being overlooked in the previous situation? How might you have shared that experience with another during their time of rejection or perceived failure?
3. What was your experience of walking in ‘’the dark valley” or your darkest valley? At what point did you realize the Lord was with you in a very personal way? How did that protection of the Lord keep you confident in other dark valleys? How have your experiences helped you guide others through their dark valley?
4. At what point in your life were you most ‘soul blind’? Who did God send to you to help guide you to the LIGHT? Was it rather instantaneous or more gradual? How did you share your experience with others? How did they react? Suspicious? Threatened? Amazed and inspired?
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“As you seek a virtuous spouse, it is fitting that you should be the same.” St. Bernardino