01/50 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 05. 01. 2014 GOSPODOVO RAZGLAŠENJE Sv. Trije kralji EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Fr. Drago Gačnik sdb ŽUPNIK - PASTOR Naslov - Address 125 Centennial Pkwy N Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8 Telefon - Telephone 905-561-5971 Fax 905-561-5109 E-mail gregory_sdb@cogeco.ca Web page www.carantha.com Hall rentals 905-518-6159 IT.NTAJK ( Slovenska župnija sv. Gregorija Velikega | St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Church Iskalci Resnice Brez treh kraljev ni polnosti jaslic. Trije, na videz tako različni može - Gašer, Miha, Boltežar - so imeli eno samo željo: odkriti velikega kralja. Zanj so prinesli svoje darove in simbolično nakazli njegovo bistvo in poslanstvo. Res da jih sveto pismo ne imenuje z imeni, pa so današnji odlomek vedno razlagali kot začetek širjenja blagostevi: »Rodil se vam je zveličar, ki je Kristus Gospod«. Evangeljski odlomek kaže na neustavljivo moč Novorojenega, ki privlači vse ljudi dobre volje, vse iskrene iskalce resnice . Ti možje so bili pripravljeni veliko in vse tvegati, da bi odkrili Boga, da bi odkrili Odrešenika, da bi našli pravo pot skozi življenje, da bi našli njegov pravi smisel. Današnji dan je tudi misijonski praznik. V berilu slišimo preroka, ki kliče: »Vstani, zasveti se, Jeruzalem, tvoja luč je prišla in Gospodovo veličastvo sveti nad teboj... Narodi pridejo k tvoji luči.« Istočasno pa odlomek opozarja na dela teme, ki jih pooseblja kralj Herod. Modri nas vodijo k Detetu, k Mariji, k Jožefu, da bi se tudi mi razveselili in vedno znova pogumno in vztrajno iskali Boga, Kristusa in njegovo voljo. »Stopili so v hišo,« pravi evangelij »in zagledali Dete z njegovo materjo Marijo, padli so predenj in ga počastili, odprli so svoje zaklade.« Pa še nekaj nam na vsak način vedo povedati modri. Niso vedeli, kako bodo našli velikega kralja. Našli so ga, bi lahko rekli, po nekoliko muhasti poti zvezde. Kakšen vzor razpoložljivosti za božje namige in za znamenja časa so bili ti možje za kristjane vseh časov in so tudi za nas sredi sodobnega sveta. In še prošnja: »Nekaj svoje odprtosti za resnico in pripravljenosti tvegati zanjo nam, modri možje, izprosite od božjega Kralja!« NOVOLETNO PRAZNOVANJE V DVORANI Za letošnje pričakovanje novega leta - silvestrovanje, smo polepšali našo spodnjo dvorano. Prebelili smo stene in strop, zamenjali smo tlak na odru, kupili nove stenske luči, na robobe obloge dodali nove LED luči, ki lahko zamenjajo barvo in seveda člani župnijskega sveta so se potrudili, da je bila dvorana slovesno okrašena in pripravljena. Nekaterim sicer ni bilo všeč, ker smo bili v spodnji dvorani, vendar je bilo konec koncev vzdušje izredno lepo, družabno in prijetno. Praznovanje smo začeli po večerni maši, predsednik župnijskega sveta - Milan F., je vse goste pozdravil pri vratih, ansambel »ŠIBAJ« je skrbel za glasbo in tudi za družabnost. Kuhinja je skrbela za dobro hrano, strežniki so zelo hitro postregli vse navzoče. Razni »vložki« iger in presenečen so pomagali, da je večer šel hitro naprej. Dobitki za žrebanje so razveselili kar nekaj gostov. Vsi so imeli priliko, da so se slikali in pozneje tudi dobili slike. Ob polnoči smo nazdravili s šampanjcem in drug drugemu voščili srečno novo leto. Tisti najbolj vztrajni so ostali še kar nekaj časa in se skupaj veselili. Letos je bila res zanimiva zasedba, saj so bile navzoče tri generacije naših faranov. Hvala vsem članom župnijskega sveta, ki so nosili težo priprave in tudi drugim, ki so pomagali. Vsi, ki so se udeležili praznovanja, so polni doživetij odhajali na svoje domove. Epiphany of the Lord Response: Lord, every nation on earth will adore you. First Reading Isaiah 60:1-6 Jerusalem is a beacon of hope, not only drawing the exiled Jews back to their home but also attracting all the nations to worship the Lord. Second Reading Ephesians 3:2-3. 5-6 The revelation given to Paul is that the pagans share with the Jews the same inheritance and the same promise through the Gospel. Gospel Matthew 2:1-12 The wise men from the east follow the light of a star to find the new-born king of the Jews so that they can worship him and offer him their gifts. "We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage." Illustration About five thousand years ago, before the pyramids in Egypt or Stonehenge in England, Neolithic people in Newgrange, Ireland, constructed an underground chamber, which is illuminated by a shaft of sunlight for about seventeen minutes at sunrise on the winter solstice, 21 December, each year. For thousands of years our ancestors observed the movement of the sun, the moon and the stars with great accuracy, trying to understand our place in the universe. Without the aid of modern technology they charted the relative positions of sun, moon and stars, and came to know their influence on our daily life, with the changing seasons, the weather and the way we find our way around our world. Wise men and women are still searching the heavens for greater understanding of the mysteries of life. How did it all happen? Where did it all begin? Where are we all going? Today we hear the story of wise men from the east who observe the light of a new star and try to discover meaning in this extraordinary event. Our modern preoccupation with scientific explanations would situate the birth of a new star in the expansion of the universe after the "Big Bang", but the wise men of the Gospel associated it with an even deeper mystery: the entry into human history of a God who would be a king and who would suffer and die. Gospel Teaching The wise men from the east were not alone in their search. For centuries the wise men of Israel had been looking out for signs of hope and the prophets had given promises of salvation from God. Today we hear the hopes of the prophet Isaiah, who sees light at the end of his people's dark tunnel of exile. A day was coming when Jerusalem would be a beacon of light to welcome the exiles home; but not only that, it would be a focus of unity for all the nations of the earth to gather and share their wealth, to come and worship the Lord. Matthew's Gospel sees the birth of Jesus as the fulfilment of this extraordinary vision. The wise men are the representatives of the pagan nations who come to offer their gifts and do homage, revealing Jesus as the newborn godly king, not just of the Jews but of all the peoples of the earth. What Isaiah had foreseen for the city of Jerusalem is fulfilled in Jesus, but it is St Paul who is given the mission to announce the good news of salvation to the pagans. The promise of eternal life with God, first announced to the Jews, is meant for everyone. Application Not so many years ago, a poster outside a church declared: "Wise men still seek him", which is a reminder to us that it is easy in our modern world to treat the message of Christmas as something for children, as cosy stories to brighten up the dark nights of winter. But like the wise men and women of old, our task is to keep on searching for meaning in our own world and in our own lives. While scientists stretch the boundaries of human knowledge and experience, people seek answers for the big questions. In the darkness of our world, with all its wars and violence, poverty and oppression, is there a light that can give us hope that we can be saved? Or are we doomed to carry on blindly exploiting our world and one another until we finally extinguish life on earth? Even in Neolithic times there were wise people who recognised order and stability in a world where the sun rose predictably each day. Life was not a haphazard gamble. It could be organised, and so civilisations developed and grew. The wise figures of history recognised a power beyond our human limitations that had to be responsible for creation. For us, Jesus is the light in this world of darkness. He shows us the way into a new world, the kingdom of God, where we are invited to a life of which this life is merely a foretaste. The prayerful attention of the wise ones of Jewish and Christian history has helped us to discover the unfolding mystery of God's purpose for each one of us. It is a mystery of love that has created us in love, for love, to love: to love God, to love our fellow human beings and to love the world in which we live. If we are wise, we will sit up and take notice. MARY OF NAZARETH_ Branches Catholic Ministries will be hosting the film Mary of Nazareth at Landmark Cinemas Jackson Square in Hamilton on Saturday, January 25th at 10AM and at Landmark Cinemas Gateway Park in Kitchener on Saturday, February 1st at 10AM. Purchase tickets for $12 at Branches Catholic Books & Gifts, 43 Maywood Avenue, St. Catharines or online at www.go2branches.com. Advanced Purchase Suggested. For more information, please call Branches Catholic Ministries at (905) 685-7000 or email info@go2branches.com. Obvestila - Announcements ZBOR - PEVSKE VAJE Zbor naslednjič poje na praznik Jezusovega krsta, 12. januarja. Vaje bodo v četrtek, 9. januarja 2014, po večerni maši. OGNJIŠČE - naročnina Naročnina za OGNJIŠČE ostaja za Kanado enaka kot lansko leto, $76. Prosimo, da sporočite, če boste naročniki tudi prihodnje leto in čimprej poravnate tudi naročnino. LETNE KUVERTE_ V atriju imate letne nedeljske kuverte. Večina jih je že vzela, na druge še čakajo. Če kdo ni dobil kuvert, pa bi jih želel, naj prosim sporoči. Če ste odkrili napako pri vašem imenu, priimku ali naslovu popravite na nedeljski kuverti in bom popravil v našem seznamu. Če imate dostop do interneta, si lahko naša oznanila ogledate tudi na internetni strani: www.carantha.com. Tam so oznanila-Vestnik v barvah. Gospa Dorothy Ježovnik nam, dokler ne bomo imeli svoje strani, postavi oznanila na svojo internetno stran. DOGODKI V BLIŽNJI PRIHODNOSTI ♦ Nedelja, 12. januar 2014: maša v Ktichenerju in Londonu (St. John the D.) ♦ Nedelja, 19. januar: Bled Koline ♦ Sobota, 25. januar: Župnijska dovrana -Spaghetti Supper - Catholic Girls Club-6:30 pm ♦ Nedelja, 26. januar: Lipa Park, Koline POTOVANJE: SLOVENIJA-AVSTRIJA 2014 Razpotnik Joe zopet organizira potovanje po Sloveniji in Avstriji in sicer od 16. do 30. junija 2014. Cena potovanja je $2,775.00 na osebo in vključuje polet Toronto-Dusseldorf-Graz in nazaj, avtobusne prevoze, /hrano v gostilni Vidrga/ in prenočišča v gostilni Vidrga. Nekaj prostora je še na razpolago, zato pohitite, če se želite pridružiti. Za vse dodatne informacije in rezervacijo pokličite 519-461-0653. DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA_ Bingo bo zopet v ponedeljk, 6. januarja 2014 ob 1:30 popoldne. Monday Bingos will recommence on Monday January 6th at 1:30 PM Torkovi večeri druženja se nadaljuje v novem letu od 7. januarja naprej ob običajni uri. Tuesday evening social will begin on Tuesday January 7 th at 7:30 PM DAROVI_ Društvo sv. Jožefa ob smrti Rudija Hanca daruje $50 za Gradbeni sklad in za pet svetih maš. Ob smrti Barbare Car hči Marija Berkovič z družino daruje $100 za cerkev . Namesto cvetja za pokojno Barbaro Car daruje Angelca Škerl $50 za misijone. Hvala vsem za vaše darove. THE CATHOLIC GIRLS CLUB_ The Catholic Girls Club invites you to the 4th annual Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday January 25th, 2014 in the Upper Hall. We will be donating all proceeds to an international children's charity. Tickets will be sold every Sunday. Please come out and enjoy a great night with your family and friends! Thanks, The Catholic Girls Club CWL - KŽZ_ A reminder that our first CWL meeting for 2014 will be this coming Wednesday, January 8 at 7:30pm immediately after mass. We welcome all our members and any interested women of our community to join us. Everyone is welcome! The CWL Bazaar will be held on Sunday February 23rd this year. We are working hard towards organizing another great event, which will help us all through this very cold winter. So, mark your calendars for our annual CWL Bazaar. We look forward to seeing you all there! LETNA ŽUPNIJSKA SATISTIKA_ V letu 2013 so bili krščani naslednji otroci: 1. Chase Alexander Watson 2. Simon Belca 3. Ivona Mrsic 4. Roko Glavic 5. Caleb David Vincent McComb 6. Ameliah Vera Blatnicki 7. Oscar Simon Gosganch 8. Dominik Ritter 9. Teo Ritter K prvemu svetemu obhajilu so v letu 2013 pristopili naslednji otroci: 1. Antolin Katrina 2. Davies Stella Bronwyn 3. Horvat John Gregory 4. Horvat Simona Anna Marie V letu 2013 sta se v naši cerkvi poročila dva para: 1. Silic Ferdinand in Lunshof Laura Shannon 2. Peternel Alois in Blagaic Monika Rozana V letu 2013 so umrli naslednji farani: 1. Simončič Ivan 2. Frumen Ernest 3. Kovič Vinko 4. Puscher Marija 5. Gimpelj Frank 6. Staniša Vera 7. Kolar Martina-Kristina 8. Volf Ferdinand 9. Ftičar Štefan 10. Staniša Frank 11. Demšar Janko 12. Knaus Stanley 13. Grebenc Marija 14. Cesar Anton 15. Hanc Rudolf 16. Marinko Vincenc 17. Dim Ivan Anthony 18. Marusich Frank (North Bay) 19. Turkovič Frank (London) SVETE MAŠE - MASS TIMES: Ponedeljek/Monday - Petek/Friday: 7:00 p.m. Sobota/Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - slovenska / in Slovenian 5:30 p.m. - slovenska / in Slovenian - Nedelja/Sunday: 9:30 a.m. - slovenska / in Slovenian - 11:00 a.m. -angleška / in English KRSTI / BAPTISMS: Po dogovoru, prijava 1 mesec prej. - For an app't, call one month before. POROKE / MARRIAGE: Prijava eno leto prej. / For an app't, call one year before the wedding date. SPOVED / CONFESSIONS: Vsak prvi petek ob 6:00 p.m. / First Friday of the month 6-7:00 p.m. (or by appointment) BOLNIKI -don bosco Sporočite, če je kdo bolan ali v bolnišnici, da ga obiščemo. You are welcome to call for a personal conversation (person counselling) with your priest - please call during business hours for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971. OD 05. 01. 2014 DO 12. 01. 2014 svete maše - masses Gospod. razglašenje Epiphany of the Lord 05. Januar Simenon, pušč. Milena Za žive in rajne župljane tt Franc in Matilda t Vinko Marinko 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Janez Lovrenčec Ignac Horvat z družino Ponedeljek Monday 06. Januar Gašper, Miha, Boltežar t Matija Vlašič t Frank Marusich t Rudi Hanc 7:00 p.m. Žena in otroci Manja Erzetič Ivan Kirec z družino Torek - Tuesday 07. Januar Rajmund, duhovnik t Rudi Hanc t Frank Gimpelj 8:00 a.m. Društvo sv. Jožefa Raphael in Anica Kobetich Sreda Wednesday 08. Januar Severin, opat t Marija Joželj7:00 p.m. tt Anton, Agnez, Elizabet Peternel t Marija Grebenc t Barbara Car Hči sonja Judi Peternel Družina Grebenc Katoliška ženska zveza Četrtek Thursday 09. Januar Julijan, mučenec t Ciril Virant t Štefan in Ana in Štefan 7:00 p.m. Slavka Virant Marija Glavač Petek Friday 10. Januar Gregor Niški, škof t Janez Elijaš t Jennifer Žabjek t Matilda Berkovič 7:00 p.m. Sestra Margaret Družina Marinko Sin Zlatko Berkovič Sobota Saturday 11.Januar Pavlin Oglejski, škof t Po namenu t Stane Napast tt Ivan in Apolonija Gjerek t Jože Kociper t Stanko Ferenčak 8:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. n.n. Franšička Napast Ivan Gjerek in družina Gizela Žalik Alojz Ferenčak z družino Jezusov krst Baptism of the Lord 12. Januar Tatjana, mučenka Za žive in rajne župljane tt Ludvik in Irena Hull t Rudi Hanc tt Pokojni člani društva Sava tt Pokojni člani društva Triglav 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:00noon 4:00 p.m. Marija Kerec Kathy in Joe Prša Sava-Breslav Druš.Triglav - St. John the D.