Bulletin: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2/9/25
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.
Our next OPEN-DOOR SATURDAY is February 15, 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 26, 2025: Offertory: $1958; Mail in Donations: $80; R&I: $120. Church in Latin American: $20 (Total $940). 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, Sergio Olvera, Jenni Bristline. 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
Social Hour after Sunday Mass – Coffee, juice and bagels or muffins are served up along with some fabulous conversation. Everyone is invited.
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.
Parishioners & returning visitors: The Roundtable Knights will serve Chili Brunch following Mass on February 16thfrom 10:30 to 2:00 pm. There will be 3 different Chili selections: (1) Beef Chili, (2) White Chicken Chili, and (3) Vegetarian Chili. There will also be cornbread, crackers, and Chile Dogs. Plus, two flavors of juices, coffee & hot tea. No cost for Meals. Invite your friends to join you at the Mass and after for the meal. Questions? Ask Noel Poe or Mike Bzdewka.
Bring Me Thy Pamphlet! Don’t forget the Speaker’s Corner where you can present your favorite religious message. See Fr. Rick for details.
February 7-14th: National Marriage Week. Join the Salt Lake Diocese Office of Marriage and Family in celebrating this special time to reflect on the beautiful gift of the sacrament of matrimony. This year’s theme from the USCCB is Marriage: Source of Hope, Spring of Renewal, inviting couples to strengthen their bond and deepen their lifelong commitment to each other.
FREE National Marriage Week livestreams, February 7–14 (marriageweek.org/live-events). Sign up now to receive reminder emails and your private viewing link the week before.
At Home Couples Retreat:
English: https://www.usccb.org/resources/NMW2025AtHomeRetreatENG.pdf
Spanish: https://www.usccb.org/resources/NMW2025PreachingResourceESP.pdf
More Resources from For Your Marriage (USCCB): https://www.foryourmarriage.org/celebrate-national-marriage-week
SEEK Conference Replay: The recent National Seek Conference held in Salt Lake City has offered, for free, the video recordings of the Keynote
Addresses. See the links below. I would recommend especially #185 also featured below and I will likely make more suggestions in the coming weeks.
https://seekreplay.com/video/185 : Fr. Sean Kilcawley: Healing Through the Theology of the Body
Reporting Abuse
Do you know how to report 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, or at a diocesan location, you must report the alleged abuse to local law enforcement and state agencies, and you must notify the Diocesan Office of Safe Environment at 801-328-8641, x344.
Learn More: https://www.dioslc.org/offices/safe-environment/reporting-abuse
If you have any questions or need any other help and support, please contact the Safe Environment Office at safeenv@dioslc.org or call (801)456.9344.
Homily Reflections:
1 Besides Disciples, who else might be out fishing for men (and women)?
Example: Purveyors and promoters of sports betting.
2 When has God called you most vividly to mission? How long did it take you to respond, “Here I am. Send Me.”?
3. How might your professional skillset(s) be best used for ministry in the Church?
4 When did you watch your first televised football game? How many games were offered that day? Compare the production before, during and after the game. For example: Pre and Postgame analysis, half-time shows, number of guys (and gals!) in suits sitting, standing and swerving while analyzing.
For those of you who do not like football, pizza and LOTS of commercials, you can color this fish just for the pure fun of it. (If you are reading this on your computer screen, please print the page out. Do not color it on the screen).
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“The Holy Scriptures were not given to us that we should enclose them in books, but that we should engrave them upon our hearts.” St. John Chrysostom