The parish serves four smaller mission churches.[/caption]
Name of Church Christ the King
Address 690 South Cove Drive, Cedar City UT 84720
Phone number (435) 586-8298
Webpage www.christthekingutah.org
Mass times Saturday vigil, 4:30 pm. Sundays, 8:30 am, 11:15 am (Spanish). Weekdays: 8 am.
Confessions Saturdays, 3:45 – 4:15 pm. Sundays, 7:45 – 8:15 am.
Names of priests Father Adrian Komar. Father Komar is a pious priest, originally from Warsaw, Poland. He was encouraged to pursue his vocation by his parents. He was ordained a priest in Poland in 2006. He had a desire to work in the U.S., and was welcomed by the Diocese of Salt Lake City. He learned English when he arrived in the U.S.
School No.
Special groups and activities Bible study, Catholic Women’s Council, Knights of Columbus, sewing group, Wednesday adoration, youth group.
Music English and Spanish choirs.
Fellow parishioners This is a smaller town, mostly English-speaking. The parish serves four smaller mission churches.
Parking There is a large parking area by the church.
Additional observations This is a small parish in the Diocese of Salt Lake City. It is served by a faithful priest; its parishioners are devout. The church was completed in 2003. It has a Newman center for local college students who meet Wednesdays and Sundays. A thrift shop is open Thursday through Saturday. As the parish is in Utah, there is a large Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints (LDS, Mormon) community in the area, plus an LDS temple which opened in Cedar City in 2017.
I love the fact that the Diocese of Salt Lake City, right in the middle of “Mormon Central”, has a CATHOLIC “cathedral choir school”.
It’s very difficult to be a Catholic in Utah.
“It’s very difficult to be a Catholic in Utah.” Your comment begs for some elaboration. Is it because Mormonism is anti-Catholic? Because the Mormon church offers better programs for youth etc.? Social pressures? Earlier in my life I made retreats at the Trappist Abbey in the Ogden area North of Salt Lake but they closed due to a lack of vocations. In an area where religion is tied so closely to marriage, vocations to that life did not figure to be plentiful. It would be good to hear more from you, in any event.
I think it’s because Catholics are a tiny minority in Mormon Utah. All of your kids’ friends will be Mormons. Most of the people you work with and live among will be Mormons. Civic life is heavily influenced by Mormonism. The Mormons are conservative and clean and law-abiding and make the state a very nice and safe place to live, but being Catholic can make you feel like an outsider oddball.
Is it easy to be one in California?
It is nice to be a Catholic in a nice state that upholds good Christian beliefs and family values– even if the main church is Mormon, and Mormon beliefs and customs are dominant. You may feel like an “outsider” to Mormons, at times, but you can still make many nice friends. In Texas, there are many Southern Baptists, and their beliefs have been dominant– but they are strong Christian believers with good Christian values and family life– just like the Mormons of Utah– and just like Catholics, also, should believe and live, according to our own denomination. I would feel much more comfortable, as a faithful Catholic believer, living in Utah or Texas, than in California. Mormons do not drink coffee, or hot, caffeinated tea, as well as caffeinated sodas, and liquor– these beverages are banned by the Mormon dietary beliefs. I was told that herbal teas and hot chocolate were okay– but not too hot. I just settled for drinking water, with a meal, in Salt Lake City. In Texas, long ago, when visiting relatives, one had to be careful of the Blue Laws. There used to be a whole list of things you couldn’t buy, on Sunday– the Lord’s Day. Ladies had to make sure they had extra pairs of hosiery, for Sunday Mass, or church– because hosiery was on the Blue Laws’ banned list, for Sunday shopping. The Blue Laws were repealed in 1985, except for Laws regarding liquor purchases. I used to have relatives in Dallas, as well as Houston and other cities. Some Texas counties used to be dry, not sure what the laws are, today. A devout Catholic family can find nice friends, and good friends for their children, with good Catholic or Christian beliefs and values, in Utah– regardless of the predominant Mormon influence. Idaho, likewise, has a strong Mormon influence– a really nice state. Lots of Catholic families have also moved to Utah, Idaho, and Texas.
Polish priests are awesome. Extremely well trained and aware.
My parish priest is polish and he talks in a monotone and gives boring homilies.
So? Is he orthodox?
Generalizations about nationalities are not usually helpful.
Except everyone knows Italians make the best food.
Leonardo di Pasta, if this comment does not make the upcoming top comments of the week thread, I’ll give you the name of my attorney. He’ll work pro-bono on this.
They didn’t finish the brick wall.
I come from California and they do not care, Californians do not care what religion you are from or what you worship. If you’re a nice person, you’re nice if you’re not a nice person then you’re not. I find Cedar City’s. Catholic Church very small minded because I was not married in the church. Something that I had planned to do, but it did not work out due to the health of my in-laws. I did not do it on purpose, but Cedar City’s Catholic Church was not helpful for me. I went to St. George and they were very kind, understood my situation and gave me my last confession. I worked for 2 1/2 years with Cedar City’s Catholic Church and I cannot believe I was turned down over and over again. It’s a small parish, but you have to have an open mind in an open heart for everybody’s problems and errors that they make in life I grew up in Catholic school And I am still appalled. By the way I was treated. At first when we moved here nine years ago, I knew about the Mormon religion. The only Mormon person I was around was a very young judgmental person. I had never met anybody of that faith. I believe every person has their own choice what door they walk into to worship God. I try not to judge other religions, but I have found a couple of women that only got into my life to try to give me to change my religion when they finally realized I wasn’t going to do that. They dropped me like a schoolgirl fight. Very disappointing.
It is our duty to judge other religions but fairly. They all teach deferent things and cannot all be right.
I am happy you found a Catholic church that was able to solve your situation. Many couples take marriage counseling classes, have a small wedding with a priest, the bride and groom with a marriage license and two witnesses. Smaller marriages often last longer than expensive ones that put all in debt. Being in debt is not a good way to start out.