Bulletin: First Sunday of Advent, 11/30/25
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
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.
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is Monday, December 8 and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass is at 9:00 AM.
Our next OPEN-DOOR SATURDAY is December 6, 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: November 23, 2025 Offertory: $1102; Donations Mail: $363; R&I: $25; Catholic Campaign for Human Development: $1002 Grand Total. Thank you!
You can also donate on-line at kanabcatholicchurch.org
Diocesan Development Drive (DDD) We currently have received pledges totaling $11,425 with $10,783 paid in toward our goal of $9000. So far 16 out of 75 (?) families have participated. Thank you!! Remember we get a rebate for the amount paid in over our goal.
PRAY FOR HEALING: Michael Brydon, George Reese, Mar Smothers, Mark Scalzo, Noah Scalzo. 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.
Community Rosary: After the Monday morning Mass
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursday 4 to 5:00 PM.
Rosary with Psalms of Lamentation: Fridays at 5:30 PM
Social Hour after Sunday Mass – Coffee, juice and bagels or muffins are served up along with some fabulous conversation.
The Catechism at a Glance: A Visual Overview of the Foundations of Our Faith. Each Thursday in the social hall at 5:30 PM. Sessions last about 90 minutes. More books are on order. If you can’t make it to the weekly sessions, all lessons are available online. On 12/4 we will continue discussing Session 10.
Religious Gifts – While you’re enjoying refreshments and stimulating conversations, check out our gift store selections conveniently located in the social hall. How about a holy water font for that hard-to-buy-for spouse? And don’t say they already have one.
Catholic Relief Services Gift Catalog See the link on our website for some great Christmas ideas. www.kanabcatholicchurch.org
The Word Among Us Please pick up a complimentary copy of the DECEMBER Word Among Us in the entrance and the gathering space.
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
Piano Donation: The local hospital has expressed their desire for a piano to be used in the skilled nursing home wing. Should we consider donating our piano in the social hall to them. I’ve not heard it ever used since I’ve been here? Your thoughts? WE GAVE IT AWAY
Local Food Support – St. Christopher’s maintains ongoing contact with the Kanab Care and Share Food Bank and is ready to make a substantive donation as is needed. We will request more parish donations as needed.
Statewide Food and Family Support: Catholic Community Services of Utah, https://ccsutah.org/
Formed.org We have an exciting new faith formation resource available. If interested, please talk to Fr. Rick.
Catechism of the Catholic Church # 2563 The heart is the dwelling-place where I am, where I live; according to the Semitic or Biblical expression, the heart is the place “to which I withdraw.” The heart is our hidden center, beyond the grasp of our reason and of others; only the Spirit of God can fathom the human heart and know it fully. The heart is the place of decision, deeper than our psychic drives. It is the place of truth, where we choose life or death. It is the place of encounter, because as image of God we live in relation: it is the place of covenant.
Homily Reflection Questions:
- How are you preparing for the end of the world / Last Judgment?
2. How are you preparing for the end of your own life?
3. Which of the two above cause you the most worry?
4. Yesterday’s Gospel at the daily Mass was from Luke 21:34 “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life.” Considering the definition of ”heart” in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, (see above), what is most likely to cause you drowsiness of heart? What are the daily anxieties of your daily life?
5. Today’s gospel from Matthew also warns of getting caught off guard at the time of judgement while innocently going about the most routine duties of life? How can we be sure we will “Stay awake” and alert amidst the daily routine? What daily routines help you avoid the deeper promptings of your hearts?
6. How can the shorter days of Advent season help us to listen to our hearts more closely?
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“Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be – and becoming that person.” St. Therese of Lisieux