Bulletin: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, 3-29-26
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
MASS DURING THE WEEK Monday – SATURDAY 8:00 AM (Check Holy Week Schedule)
CONFESSIONS BY APPOINTMENT
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE:
Monday thru Wednesday: Mass 8:00 AM
Thursday: Mass of the Last Supper 7:00 PM
Good Friday: 3:00 PM Passion of the Lord, Veneration of Cross, Holy Communion
Saturday: Silent Prayer from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (No Vigil Mass)
Easter Sunday Masses of the Resurrection: 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM
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Lent Observance: FAST AND ABSTINENCE
-. All Catholics who are between the ages of 18-59 are obliged to fast on Good Friday and to abstain from meat (Canon #1252)
– Fasting permits one full meal and two lesser meals, which combined are not greater than the full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted.
NOTE: If you have a sacramental emergency after parish office hours, please call 435-673-2604 for assistance.
Our next OPEN-DOOR SATURDAY is April 18, 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 15, 2026. Offertory: $1286; Catholic Relief Services: $50 (Total $1258); Donations Mail: $225; R&I: $25.
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. 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 PM: . NOT Holy Thursday.
Social Hour after Sunday Mass – Coffee, juice and bagels or muffins are served up along with some fabulous conversation. NOT AFTER EASTER MASSES.
| New Catholic Social Teaching Resources from US Bishops |
| Pope Leo XIV has highlighted Catholic social teaching since the beginning of his papacy. In his apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, Pope Leo reflected on the last two centuries of the Church’s social doctrine, calling it a “veritable treasury of significant teachings concerning the poor” (no. 83). The Holy Father notes that in implementing Catholic social teaching, the entire Church works together to address changing times and the dignity of those living on the margins of society. Catholic social teaching is a central and essential element of our faith. The Secretariat of Justice and Peace has created several new resources on Catholic social teaching, including new handouts on the Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching and Catholic Social Teaching Mustard Seed Commitments, as well as Catholic Social Teaching prayer cards. |
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
A BIG THANK YOU to all who provided the delicious soup for our Lenten post-Stations-of-the Cross suppers. It was great to recommence this Lenten tradition at St. Christopher’s. Thank you to all who attended, too!
Annual Collection for the Holy Land will be taken up today, but since it was not announced in the usual way with plenty of advance notice, if you wish, please use the envelope in today’s bulletin and return it during the week or next Sunday. Thank you in advance for your usual generosity.
St. Christopher Endowment: Did you know that St. Christopher’s Parish has an endowment with the Utah Catholic Foundation? It was started with a donation from the parish in 2020 with an initial corpus of $5000 and is intended for general parish use. The fund has now over $8600 with interest and additional donations as of 12-30-25. The fund is set up as ‘Permanent Restricted’ which means the corpus stays in the fund, but the earnings are available to the parish annually as needed. If you would like to make a donation to our endowment for the long-term care of St. Christopher’s, please contact Fr. Rick for further details.
Palm Sunday Reflections:
- “…and the whole people said in reply, ‘His blood be upon us and upon our children.’” (Mt. 27:25) What are our deepest concerns for our children? With our biological children? The children of our parish? City? Nation? The children of the world? How is Jesus calling us to be His presence for the most vulnerable children?
- What was our quickest turnaround, going from adulation and gratitude toward Jesus, only to lose faith and forget His constant mercy in our lives? When have our disappointments fostered an outright rejection of God’s presence in our lives? What brought us back?
3 Jesus entered a deeply conflicted and divided world. What divisions do we still hold deeply in our hearts? How has Lent prepared us for a new way forward as one people united under Jesus Christ the King?
4 The last person to speak in today’s gospel is the Roman Centurian who declared, “This man was innocent beyond doubt.” Have you ever let someone else take the blame for some error you have committed? How did you reconcile that situation? Have you ever willingly taken the blame for someone else’s error? Who was it? What was your motive? Would you do it over again?
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“Without the struggle of affliction, it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggle increases.” St. Rose of Lima