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Številka - Number / Leto - Year
12. 01. 2014
JEZUSOV KRST
BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Fr. Drago Gačnik sdb
ŽUPNIK - PASTOR
Naslov - Address 125 Centennial Pkwy N Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8
Telefon - Telephone 905-561-5971
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Slovenska župnija sv. Gregorija Velikega | St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Church
»Ti si moj ljubljeni sin...!«
Pred nami pa je praznik vsakega, ne samo duhovnega poklica, saj govori o krstu, o tem začetku vsega izrazito krščanskega in cerkvenega. Celo sam Kristus prejema krst, čeprav ga kot edini nedolžni ni potreboval, a ga je prinesel vsem nam, potrebnim.
V berilu prerok Izaija kaže na tega odrešenika, za katerega pravi Bog: «Glej, moj služabnik, ki ga podpiram.« Vsak kristjan je s krstom podprt tako, da je vcepljen v Kristusa in njegovo skrivnostno telo Cerkev in je kot Kristus »izvoljeni, nad katerim« ima Bog »veselje«. »Ne bo vpil, ne bo
hrupa delal,« pravi berilo, »nalomljenega trsa ne bo zlomil ... , po resnici bo pravico oznanjal.« Krščen človek je drugačen človek. Res se moramo zavesti svoje krstne poklicanosti.
Prerok ponovno poudarja, kako je Bog Kristusa poklical in ga vodil po njegovi poti odrešenika človeštva. «Jaz, Gospod, sem te poklical... prijel sem te za roko ... , dal sem te v zavezo ljudstvu.« Jezusovo poslanstvo, je tudi poslanstvo nas kristjanov. Po krstu smo dolžni pomagati drugim, jim biti bratje in sestre.
Apostol Pavel nas spominja na Kristusov krst in s tem seveda tudi na naš. Najprej pravi, kako «Bog ne gleda na osebo«, se pravi, ne dela razlike, »ampak mu je v vsakem narodu všeč«, vsakdo, ki se mu odzove. Vsakogar kliče. Pokaže pa tudi na Jezusovo pot po krstu: »Hodil je od kraja do kraja« in »delil dobrote«. Jezusovo delovanje je bilo v njegovi poti od človeka do človeka. Kristus je bil edini res polno in ves - človek za druge. Krst je poklic dobrote, je življenje za druge.
2014 Week of Christian Unity: _January 18-25_
The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) is encouraging all Churches and ecclesia! communities in Canada to promote the 2014 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
The theme chosen for this year's Week of Prayer is Saint Paul's question from 1 Corinthians 1:13: "Has Christ been divided?"
It is an invitation to Christians in Canada, and around the world, to reflect prayerfully on this question in light of their experience.
In his address of March 20, 2013, to the ecumenical and interfaith representatives who had been present for the inauguration of his Petrine Ministry, Pope Francis said it was his "firm intention to pursue the path of ecumenical dialogue". He invited all to be "closely united to the prayer of our Saviour at the Last Supper, to his appeal: ut unum sint", and in bearing witness to Christian faith "freely, joyfully and courageously." This, the Holy Father said, "will be the best service we can offer to the cause of Christian unity, a service of hope for a world still torn by divisions, conflicts and rivalries."
For 100 years, the Week of Prayer has been a
wonderful opportunity for Christians to gather together in prayer and to join witness to action. It is a practice rooted in the Franciscan tradition of Graymoor. Documents, such as Ut Unum Sint, have stressed the importance of prayer for the unity of the Church.
Mar je Kristus razdeljen? (iKor 1,13)
Molitvena osmina za edinost kristjanov
2. vatikanski vesoljni cerkveni zbor (1962-1965) je v Odloku o ekumenizmu zapisal: »Pospeševati obnovitev edinosti med vsemi kristjani, to je eden izmed glavnih ciljev koncila. Kristus Gospod je namreč ustanovil eno in edino Cerkev ... Razdeljenost čisto gotovo nasprotuje Kristusovi volji, je svetu v pohujšanje in v škodo najsvetejši stvari, namreč oznanjevanju evangelija vsemu stvarstvu« (E 1).
Koncil je posebej izpostavil pomen
»duhovnega ekumenizma«, ki vključuje »spreobrnjenje srca in svetost življenja skupaj z zasebnimi in javnimi molitvami za edinost kristjanov«. Duhovni ekumenizem je »duša vsega ekumenskega gibanja«.
Ko se torej leto za letom v molitveni osmini zbiramo k maši in molitvam, izpolnjujemo željo celotne Cerkve. Srečujemo se tudi z verniki in predstavniki drugih Cerkva, saj je »dovoljeno in celo zaželeno, da se katoličani združujejo k molitvi« skupaj z njimi (E 8).
OBHAJANJE 50-LETNICE NAŠE ŽUPNIJE
Pri lanskem jesenskem banketu smo odprli praznovanje 50. letnice ustanovitve slovenske župnije sv. Gregorija Velikega v Hamiltonu.
Župnijski pastoralni svet je bil mnenja, da ne bi bilo praznovanje omejeno samo na en dan in potem bi šlo vse skupaj v pozabo, ampak, da bi bilo celo leto posvečeno temu praznovanju, da bi se tako bolj zavedli pomembnosti tega dogodka.
Radi bi, da bi v tem letu župnija tudi duhovno in občestveno bolj zadihala kot eno in zato skušamo vsa praznovanja v tem letu nekako obarvati s pridihom praznovanja 50. letnice.
Posebej bi radi, da bi tudi mlajša generacija začutila kakšno bogastvo je imeti svojo župnijo, svoje prostore, kjer se lahko srečujemo, obhajamo liturgijo v svojem jeziku in kulturi.
Eno od stvari, ki bi radi poživili je sodelovanje
pri liturgiji. Od februarja meseca naprej bomo pri vsaki nedeljski in praznični sveti maši povabili dva ali več, da bi prinašali darove, tako pri slovenski kot tudi pri enajsti-angleški maši.
Druga stvar je, da bomo poskušali dati na platno pri slovenski maši berila in evangelij v angleškem jeziku, pri angleški maši pa v slovenskem jeziku; tako, da bi vsi, ki so pri maši razumeli vsaj božjo besedo.
Prav tako imamo namen, da bi povabili več bralcev za branje božje besede, vključili mlajše, da bi tako bogoslužje postalo bolj »osebno«, kjer vsak član na neki način sodeluje in dodaja svoj osebni delež.
Prav tako pa vas vabimo, da če imate kak dober predlog, kaj bi še lahko storili, da jo poveste naprej. Saj samo v skupnosti, kjer smo vsi »graditelji« raste soodgovornost in povezanost.
Fr. Drago Gačnik, župnik
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Baptism of the Lord
Response: The Lord will bless his people with peace.
First Reading Isaiah 42:1-4. 6-7
The Suffering Servant, filled with the Holy Spirit, is also the one who will open the eyes of those who are blind, free prisoners and bring light to those in darkness.
Second Reading Acts 10:34-38
It is because God has no favourites that Jesus was able to help and heal everyone who came to him.
Gospel_Matthew 3:13-17
John reluctantly baptised Jesus, whom God then acknowledged as "my Son, the Beloved".
"This is my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on him."
Illustration
Jesus was about twelve years old when he went to Jerusalem with Mary and Joseph to celebrate a Jewish festival. Like any teenager, he was increasingly reluctant to spend time with the adults and wanted to "do his own thing". So Luke gives us the story of the finding in the Temple. We can sympathise with Mary and Joseph once they realised Jesus was missing, and we can recognise the anxiety with which they returned to Jerusalem and spent the next three days looking for him. Jesus, when they found him with the teachers in the Temple, would have won no prizes for tact and gentleness. His response - "Did you not know that I must be busy with my Father's affairs?" - must have been incredibly hurtful. He could see for himself just how worried Mary and Joseph had been

on his behalf, but we hear no word of apology for his bluntness. Perhaps, on the way back home to Nazareth, Jesus did say sorry and made amends for the thoughtlessness of a young adolescent.
We do not hear anything of his life for the next few years. Presumably Joseph trained him as a carpenter because, as an adult, Jesus was known as a carpenter and as the son of a carpenter. Yet were there moments when he looked back to that time in the Temple and the moment when he began to realise that his vocation was not to be in a workshop working with wood, but to be out and about, working with people and their souls?
Gospel Teaching
Today's Gospel takes place years later, when Jesus arrived at the river Jordan where his cousin John practised a baptism of repentance and foretold the coming of the Messiah. How well did Jesus and John know each other? They probably knew the stories surrounding each other's birth, but just as every human life is an unfolding of a mystery known only to God in its totality, so also with the two cousins.
Jesus asks John for baptism and it seems that John experiences a frightening moment of revelation: until now he has been speaking of the coming Messiah, the strap of whose sandal he is unworthy to unfasten. Suddenly, it seems that Jesus might be that very Messiah. Yet there is a measure of uncertainty: the imprisoned Baptist will later send messengers to Jesus, asking, "Are you the one who is to come or are we to wait for another?" Jesus' baptism is an awakening for John and also for Jesus, for whom this is the start of his public ministry. Jesus' awareness of his vocation has grown from when the time when, as a boy, he was found with the teachers in the Temple. Now God acknowledges Jesus, the man, as the beloved Son. The Holy Spirit comes down on him, commissioning him to go out and spread the good news of the kingdom of God.
Application
Discerning one's vocation in life does not normally happen in one blinding flash of enlightenment. It is something that unfolds gradually, during the many events and encounters of ordinary daily life. A niggling idea that there is a special calling often needs years of careful thought before it becomes clear. Even then, it is dynamic and developing. What a young person may believe is his or her path may, at the end of life, have turned out to be very different as that vocation matured.
Jesus, as a boy, knew that he had a special relationship with God, a relationship confirmed and directed at his baptism. Yet, in the Temple in Jerusalem and on the banks of the Jordan, it was not automatically clear that his proclamation of the kingdom of God would lead to Calvary. It was only through the experience of coming into conflict with the authorities and refusing to compromise his message that Jesus came to realise the probable outcome of his journey through life.
Our own vocation mirrors that of Jesus: moments of revelation and understanding mixed with confusion, uncertainty and, occasionally, opposition as we live out God's unique call. The Holy Spirit filled Jesus, commissioning and accompanying him throughout his public ministry. The same Spirit, deep within our heart, leads and guides us, helping us also to be faithful witnesses and messengers of God's kingdom of love. We do not know where obedience to God's call will take us. Our understanding of our own vocation will change and develop in living it out on our unique path. Where Jesus leads, we follow.
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
Hvala vsem pevcem za redno sodelovanje pri vajah in petju pri nedeljskem bogoslužju. Naslednjič zbor poje na Svečnico, v nedeljo 2. februarja.
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.
Te dni smo dobili decembersko in januarsko številko Ognjišča. Naročniki, vzemite jo v zakristiji.
DOGODKI V BLIŽNJI PRIHODNOSTI
♦	Nedelja, 12. januar 2014: maša v Kitchenerju in Londonu (St. John the D.)
♦	Nedelja, 19. januar: Bled Koline
♦	Sobota, 25. januar: Župnijska dvorana -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 smo zopet začeli v ponedeljk, 6. januarja
2014 ob 1:30 popoldne.
Monday Bingos was restarted 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 continue on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM.
DAROVI_
Društvo svetega Jožefa je ob smrti Vinka Marinka darovalo za pet svetih maš in $50 za gradbeni sklad.
Za gradbeni sklad je darovala $100 Veronika Čurič. 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_
The CWL would like to remind everyone that our Parish Bazaar will be held on Sunday February 23rd. We will be selling Raffle tickets as well as Lunch tickets before and after Masses for your convenience.
We will also be accepting Strudel orders and each order will be at a cost of $15. Your orders can be made by calling: Sidonia Poppa at: 905-5788896.
Remember to mark your calendars for our annual CWL Bazaar on Sunday February 23rd. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Week of Payer of Christina Unity_
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins this week, on Saturday, January 18, and continues through Saturday, January 25. The theme for 2014 is "Has Christ Been Divided?" (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:13) .
HEALING OF THE FAMILY TREE_
"Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28. The Hamilton Chapter of the Association of Christian Therapists welcomes Fr. Martin Bradbury who will celebrate a HEALING MASS on Monday, January 27th at 7:15 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 2261 Parkway Dr., Burlington. A freewill offering will be gratefully accepted. Refreshments to follow and the Parish Gift Shop will be open after Mass. For information call (905) 335-6902.
Novo leto in božični prazniki so za nami in otroci so se danes zopet zbrali v Slovenski šoli, da nadaljujejo svoje dopolnjevanje znanja Slovenskega jezika.
COME CELEBRATE A WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS
With His Excellency Bishop Douglas Crosby OMI
For couples celebrating an anniversary between January and December, 2014 for 25, 40, 50, 60 or more years.
Celebrate your anniversary at Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King Hamilton Sunday, May 25, 2014, 1:30 p.m.
Presented by the Family Ministry Office, Diocese of Hamilton Register on-line at www.hamiltondiocese.com
OBLETNICE POROK - MAŠA V KATEDRALI
Vsi, ki letos obhajate okrogle obletnice porok( 25, 40, 50, 60+), se lahko prijavite za mašo s škofom v katedrali, ki bo letos v nedeljo, 25. maja 2014 ob 1:30 popoldne.
Sveto mašo bo vodil hamiltonski škof, njegova ekcelenca Douglas Crosby, OMI.
V atriju cerkve imate na oglasni deski plakat in tam odtrgate prijavnico, jo izpolnite in pošljete na naslov, ki je na prijavnem listku.
Ne čakajte predolgo s prijavo, zadnji rok prijave je 2. maj 2014.
•jt svete maše - mass times: Ponedeljek/Monday - Petek/Friday: 7:00 p.m. Sobota/Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - slovenska / in lii 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 12. 01. 2014 DO 19. 01. 2014
svete mase - masses
Jezusov krst Baptism of the Lord 12. Januar Tatjana, mučenka	Za žive in rajne župljane ff Ludvik in Irena Hull f RudiHanc ff Pokojni člani društva Sava ff 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.
Ponedeljek Monday 13. Januar Veronika, dev.	f John Kobe, obl. f Vinko Marinko	7:00 p.m.	Angela Kobe z družino Društvo sv. Jožefa
Torek - Tuesday 14. Januar Oton, redovnik	f Frank Gimpelj ff Vera in Frank Staniša	8:00 a.m.	Toni Nardin Družina Gojšič
Sreda Wednesday 15. Januar Pavel, puščavnik	f Janko Demšar f Stanko Štern f Vinko Marinko	7:00 p.m.	Family Demšar Jože Lovrenčec z družino Family Demšar
Četrtek Thursday 16. Januar Marcel, papež	f Alojzij Pozderec f Stanley Knaus	7:00 p.m.	Julija Sagadin z družino Kathy in Joe Prša
Petek Friday 17. Januar Anton (Zvonko), puščav.	f Alojzij Tomc f Janko Demšar	7:00 p.m.	Štefan in Gizella Ray Family Demšar-Scarcelli
Sobota Saturday 18. Januar Marjeta Ogrska, redov.	f Frank Gimpelj f Metod Kuzma, obl. ff Tončka in Janko Demšar ff Jane, Marija in Tomaž Grebenc f Barbara Car	8:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m.	Joe in Betty Miklavčič Družina Kuzma Družina Kuzma Francka Cestnik Mary Mihalič
2. Nedelja med letom 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 19. Januar Tatjana, mučenka	Za žive in rajne župljane f Mike Farkaš f Anton Vengar, obl.	9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.	Žena Marija Farkaš z družino Žena in družina