5. VELIKONOČNA NEDELJA 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 20/53 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 14. 5. 2017 Fr. Drago Gačnik, SDB ŽUPNIK - PASTOR NASLOV - ADDRESS 125 Centennial Pkwy N Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8 TEL.: 905-561-5971 FAX: 905-561-5109 E-MAIL gregory_sdb@ stgregoryhamilton.ca WEB PAGE www.carantha.com HALL RENTALS CELL: 905-518-6159 E-MAIL hallrental@ stgregoryhamilton.ca VESTNIK Pokaži nam Očeta ... Filip ni zadovoljen s pojasnilom. »Oče? Kje se lahko srečamo z njim in ga spoznamo? Pokaži nam Očeta in zadosti nam bo.« Ta vsakdanja prošnja je Jezusa prizadela. Bil je prijazen, zelo potrpežljiv učitelj. Nikoli ni preveč pričakoval od učencev. Ubiral je pot s kratkimi koraki, da so mu učenci lahko sledili. Toliko časa je razlagal, da so vsi razumeli, kaj jim hoče povedati. Pa se je vendarle ob Filipovi prošnji zdrznil in mu odgovoril: »Filip, toliko časa sem med vami in me nisi spoznal? Kdor je videl mene, je videl Očeta. Kako moreš reči: 'Pokaži nam Očeta?' Mar ne veruješ, da sem jaz v Očetu in Oče v meni?« Kako oznanjati veselo sporočilo, da bodo ljudje v osebi Jezusa iz Nazareta prepoznali Boga, ki ga pričakujejo? »Abraham je veroval Bogu in to mu je bilo všteto v pravičnost« (Rim 4, 3). Da neka človeška skupnost obstoja, si morajo ljudje zaupati. Da vsakdo izpolni svojo obljubo, da premisli, kar izreče in spoštuje besede sočloveka. Bog, čigar besedi lahko zaupamo, v tem je veselje sporočila, ta Bog premišljeno obljublja in obljubo tudi izpolni. Se več! Božja milost in pozornost sta tako veliki, nenavadni, da zvenita, sojeni s človeškimi merili, neverjetno. Gospod govori o dveh oblikah vere. Nekdo zaupa vanj zaradi besed, ki nam jih govori. Pošten človek se tudi ob Jezusovih besedah vpraša: »Ali so njegova načela uporabna?" in ugotovi, da je vse povedano zelo pomembno zanj in za njegovo okolico. Jezus, ki se je razglasil za odrešenika, res rešuje. Prav zato, ker so ta dejstva resnična, omogočajo in oblikujejo življenjsko, dejavno vero. Kristus pa pričakuje od nas še veliko več. Jezus je eno z Očetom. Bog Oče ga je poslal, njegovo rojstvo je vstop Boga v svet. Boga, ki sprejema človeka takega, kot je, ki z njim potrpi ... S Kristusom je Bog sprejel svet, takšen kot je; z njegovimi ugankami, z zmedo in neredom, ki je v svetu. Prav zato lahko zaključimo, da pot k Bogu vodi prek Kristusa. Jezus ni le podoben Bogu. Jezus je Bog. Boga spoznamo v Jezusu! 238 | VESTNIK 2017 240 | VESTNIK 2017 242 | VESTNIK 2017 244 | VESTNIK 2017 246 | VESTNIK 2017 248 | VESTNIK 2017 MATERINSKI DAN PRI DRUŠTVU BLED Društvo Bled je praznovanje materisnkega dneva proslavilo na nedeljo, 7. maja 2017. Ob enih je bilo dobro kosilo, ki so ga pripravile Elizabeth Gimpelj, Daniela Pavlich, Majda Lukežič in pomočniki skupaj z mladimi strežniki. Po kosilu je sledil kulturni program. Predsednik Frank Gimpelj je odprl praznovanje. Z recitacijo pesmic za mamice je začel Sean Samec. Za njim je nastopil »Otroški zbor Bled«, ki ga je pripravila in vodila Silvia Stanković. Zapeli in zaigrali so dve pesmi: »Mamici« in »Moja mami«. Naslednjo točko je vzela v roke profesionalna violinistka Leanna Uccello. Ob glasbeni podlagi je na violino zaigrala kar nekaj lepih modernejših skladb in vsi so uživali v ubranem in prijetnem igranju. Vmes sta skupaj s Karino pripravili presenečenje, saj je Karina zapela Leanna pa zaigrala na violino. Najmlajši so celo zaplesali. Hvala vsem, ki so se potrudili, da so pripravili vsem gostom lepo praznovanje materinskega dne. VESTNIK 2017 | 239 VESTNIK 2017 | 241 VESTNIK 2017 | 243 VESTNIK 2017 | 245 VESTNIK 2017 | 247 POPRAVILO HLADILNIKOV V teh dneh smo pri dveh hladilnikih (zgornji bar večnji hladilnik in spodnji bar) zamenjali kompresor in hladilno enoto. Precej let je že odkar so bili hladil-niki postavljeni in z leti je potrebno obnoviti hladilni sistem, da bo učinkovitejši in zanesljivejši. Upamo, da bo zdaj za nekaj časa vse delovalo kot je trega. Z zamenjavo smo začeli že leta 2015, v mesecu novembru, ko smo zamenjali manjši hladilnik v zgornjem baru. Če bo šlo vse po načrtih, bomo drugo leto zamenjali še hladilni sistem na prvem hladilniku v zgornji kuhinji. Cena za popravilo večjega hladilnika je bila v predračunu $ 3918.00, za manjšega pa $ 3560.00 seveda pa je na to ceno še 13% davek. Obljubili so nam tudi 10% poppusta, ker smo se odločili za menjavo obeh hladilnikov naenkrat. Delo je izpeljal Dennis M. Noble iz kompanije »Noble-Total comfort system Inc«, Hamilton. 2nd Annual May Long Weekend 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament & Free Throw Competition Saturday, May 20th, 2017 10:30 a.m. start 3 on 3 teams: $30.00 per team Free Throw Competition: $10.00 per person Open to All ages and abilities Everybody welcome!! To register please email: frank.skerl@firstgroup.com Please confirm as soon as possible! SLOVENSKI PARK BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PRVO SVETO OBHAJILO - FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Kot imamo že nekajletno tradicijo obhajamo praznik prvega svetega obhajila na zadnjo nedeljo v mesecu maju, letos je to 28. maja. Vsaki dve leti pa dodamo še zakrament svete birme, prav tako zadnjo nedeljo v maju. Prvo vajo za prvoobhajance bomo letos imeli v petek 19. maja 2017 ob 5:30 p.m. S prvoobhajanci se bomo dogovorili vse potrebno za sodelovanje in obhajanje slovesnosti. Sveta maša bo samo ob 10:00h dopoldne, kot je sedaj že navada za vse večje slovesnosti. Pri maši bosta sodelovala tudi oba zbora. SLOMŠKOVO OLTARNO DRUŠTVO Sobota, 6. maja 2017, je bil poseben dan za članice Slomškovega oltarnega društva. Povabljene so bile na skupno srečanje, začenši z večerno sveto mašo. Ob koncu svete maše so sprejele medse novo članico, Majdo Lukežič. Po maši pa so se zbrale v spodnjih prostorih župnišča in ob družabnem srečanju poklepetale, si izmenjale novice in napravile načrte za prihodnost. Odslej ne bodo imele več rednih mesečnih srečanj in izbirale novega vodstva, pač pa se bodo enkrat letno, t.j. prvo soboto v maju, zbrale k večerni maši in srečanju po maši. Še naprej si bodo prizadevale, da bodo skrbele po svojih najboljših močeh za cerkev. Tiste, ki tega ne morejo zaradi starosti ali bolezni, pa bodo podpirale društvo s svojimi molitvami. Hvala vsem, ki so prispevale pecivo in poskrbele za organizacijo srečanja. Please note that our HAMILTON OF-FICE will be closed Saturdays starting May 20th, 2017 until after the Labour Day long weekend. For further information about specific branch hours, special rates or communi-ty news, visit our website at www.moyafinancial.ca Thank you for your valued member-ship. Have a safe and enjoyable sum-mer. A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE SLOVENIAN GOLF TOURNAMENT The first Slovenian Golf Tournament was held in Kirkland Lake where second genera-tion Slovenians gathered together to play some golf and enjoy a social after their day on the course. After several such tournaments, John Stark and a number of his friends decid-ed to create a trophy which would honour their first generation parents who emigrated from Slovenia. The trophy depicts a shovel and pick and commemorates the hard work of their fathers who worked so hard in the Gold Mines. Many of the second generation pursued post-secondary school studies and because of the lack of work in their profession and job specialities moved to southern Ontario and in particular to the Golden Horseshoe. As a re-sult the trophy lay dormant until our northern friends donated it to the Slovenian Scholar-ship Foundation for their annual fund raiser Golf Tournament. The Slovenian Scholarship Foundation was established in 1997 to encourage our young people to pursue post-secondary college and university education and to continue to take pride in their Slovenian heritage. By support-ing our young people financially in their stud-ies, when they need it most and to recognize them for their accomplishments, the SCSF Board believes, that in time, they will pick up the torch and be our future leaders. Karl Ferko, president Jerry Ponikvar, past president Please join us this year for the “last” Slovenian Canadian Scholarship Golf Tournament When: Saturday, May 27th, 2017 Where: Rockway Glen & Estate Winery Golf Course Time: Registration at 10:00 a.m. Tee - Off 11:30 a.m. Cost per person: $150 Includes golf, cart, door prize, coffee & donut breakfast, hot dog/hamburger & beverage lunch, dinner at Lipa Park. All funds raised go towards the support of our Slovenian youth bursary and scholarship awards program. Dinner only is $25. For information contact: Karl Ferko 905-578-5890 or Teresa Zupančič 905-930-7545 Registration forms are located on the shelves at the back of the church 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER Response: Let your love be upon us, Lord, even as we hope in you. First Reading Acts 6:1-7 The ministry of deacons is established for the care of those who are poor in order to free the apostles for the ministry of the word. Second Reading 1 Peter 2:4-9 Close to Jesus, we are a holy priesthood, offering with Jesus the spiritual sacrifices he has made acceptable to God. Gospel John 14:1-12 Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He leads us to the Father’s house, where there is a place for all of us. “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.” Illustration Some parts of the South African Bushveld are more like a moonscape than a place fit for human habitation. Dried-up riverbeds, red dusty soil, stones and rocks, snakes and scorpions, scrubby plants and hot, unrelenting sun are the order of the day. It was such inhospitable land that was designated as suita-ble for the indigenous African population, while the better land was taken over by the farmers of the colonial powers. It was to such an area that Re-demptorist Father Paxton Hallett was sent in the 1960s. How do you build the Church in such places? With architectural drawings sketched on the back of a cigarette packet and stones collected by the peo- ple on their way to Mass each Sunday, he built churches, schools and clinics, and, with the help of loyal catechists and teachers, and the support of many missionary-minded people overseas, a local Church was established. Father (later Bishop) Hallett was not only a missionary priest and builder, he was dentist, ambulance driver, agricultural advisor, arbi-trator of disputes and much loved by the people. Gospel Teaching The image of people gathering stones in order to build their church helps us to see at a deeper level how St Peter can describe the community of faith as the living stones that make a spiritual house. The Church is not so much the building as the communi-ty of those who live close to Jesus, believing in him and living according to the example he has given. The Temple in Jerusalem was central to the life of the Jewish people in the time of Jesus. It was the symbol of their election as God’s chosen people be-cause it was the holy place where God was experi-enced, living among them. Faithful Jews were ex-pected to come to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to God in thanksgiving and praise for all God’s saving works and also in atonement for their own sins and for the sins of the nation. While Jesus himself took part in the na-tional pilgrimages to Jerusalem to celebrate the great feasts of the Jews, he gave offence to the religious leadership by cleansing the Temple of all those who had turned it into a marketplace and then by claiming that if they destroyed this sanctuary, he would raise it up in three days. It was only after the events of Easter that the disciples were able to grasp the full meaning of what Jesus was saying: that he was himself the sanctuary where God had made God’s dwelling among God’s people, he was the new Temple. Jesus taught his disciples that if they loved him and kept his word, the Father would love them and he and the Father would come and make their home with them. In the understanding of St John, Jesus was replacing the Temple in Jerusalem with him-self and his faithful and believing disciples. In the words of St Peter, he is the living stone rejected by the builders, which has become the keystone, and his disciples are the living stones making a spiritual house. Application The house that Jesus built in this world is modelled on and is a visible representation of his Father’s house in heaven. Having complet-ed his work on earth, Jesus told the disciples that they shouldn’t worry because he was go-ing to prepare a place for them in the Father’s house where there are many rooms. They now knew how to follow him because he was their Way, their Truth and their Life. By living with Jesus and loving him, they were welcoming the Father, allowing him to make a home with them, and by living at home with the Father and with Jesus, they were preparing for eter-nal life with God in heaven. We started with poor African Catholics gathering stones to build their mission church in the harsh condi-tions of the Bushveld. We arrived at the home of our Fa-ther in heaven. The connection is Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. All of us are responsible for build-ing the Church of Jesus in the world today. It’s a house with many rooms. In fact, it is a place where everyone is welcome. And we build it as we continue to bring our individual stones, all different shapes and sizes; all our different contributions to building the loving and caring relationships that help all our fellow believers to know and love Jesus, who draws us together in our Father’s house. OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS PEVSKE VAJE Naslednje pevske vaje za mešani zbor bodo v četrtek, 18. maja po večerni maši. Zbor bo pel v mesecu maju za prvo obhajilo. DOGODKI V BLIŽNJI PRIHODNOSTI - 14. maj: Slovenska šola - maša ob 10:00 a.m. - po maši Materinski dan - Mother's Day - 21. maj: Slovenski park - maša ob 1:00 p.m. - 22. maj: Lipa park - Open House (Folk arts) - 28. maj: Sv. Gregorij Veliki - Prvo sveto obhajilo - First Communion - maša ob 10:00 a.m. - 4. junij: Triglav-London - maša in telovska procesija ob 2:00 p.m. - 10. junij: Slovenski park - Golf Tournament - 18. junij: St. Gregory the Great - Mass & procession at 10:00 a.m. - Bled -Father's Day Mass - 12:30 p.m. - Triglav - Father's Day with Bowling GIFT BEARERS - DAROVE PRINAŠATA . 14. maj, 10:00 a.m.: Družina Horvat . 21. maj, 9:30 a.m.: Jožica Novak & Helena Špiler . 28. maj, 10:00 a.m.: Children . 4. junij, 9:30 a.m.: Franc in Antonia Smodiš . 11. junij, 9:30 a.m.: Eva Erzetič & Jožica Vegelj . 18. junij, 10:00 a.m.: Demšar & Scarcelli DAROVI Za rože so Slomškovemu Oltarnemu društvu darovali: $200 Pepca Hapke, $50 Lojzka Novak in $50 Marija Glavač. Za gradbeni sklad je, v spomin na pokojno Dragico Vrbanac, darovala $50 Margaret Žagar z družino. Hvala vsem za vaše darove. CWL - KŽZ If any of our CWL members have had any address changes (that have not been report-ed and recorded by Pamela) please notify her. It is very important that we have your correct information. Contact Pamela: 905-304-8719. If there are members who are question-ing their years of service, missing pins, lost and would like a replacement pin, please contact Sidonia: 905-578-8896. Convention 2017 takes place May 26-28 weekend in Kitchener. We will be carpooling from St. Gregory's the Great. If there are any members interested in joining us please contact Sidonia at 905-578-8896 no later than this coming Tuesday, May 9th. MATERINSKI DAN Slovenska šola pri sv. Gregoriju Velikem prireja kosilo in bogat kulturni program za Materinski dan v nedeljo 14. maja, 2017. Sveta maša je ob 10:00 dopoldne. Po maši, ob 11:30, sledi kratek kulturni program in “Graduation”. Po programu vam nudimo mali pregrizek. Vstopnice so $10.00 za odrasle in $5.00 za otroke (do 13 let). Vse informacije dobite pri Sandy Ferletič na tel.: 905-977-8464 ali po e-mailu: sferletic@gmail.com. LIFE AND LOVE @ BIRTHRIGH Come Celebrate 45 Years of Life and Love at Birthright on Sunday, June 4 – Birth-right Hamilton is celebrating 45 years of car-ing for those needing help with a difficult or unplanned pregnancy (before or after birth). The support of the community has allowed us to offer our services free of charge no matter the need and so we want to celebrate with you! Are you a donor, former volunteer or client, friend of Birthright and the service we provide? Join us on Sunday, June 4th from 2 – 4 pm at 370 Main St. East Unit M1 (Main and Emerald) and help us celebrate. Have a tour of our new offices and have a sweet or two! We look forward to greeting you! POGREB - FUNERAL V ponedeljek, 8. maja 2017, je odšla k Bogu po večno plačilo naša faranka GERMAINE LAUZON, v svojem 93. letu starosti. Slovo od pokojne Germaine bo v L.G. Wallace Funeral Home, 151 Ottawa St. N, v sredo, 17. maja 2017 ob 11:00 a.m.. Burial at the White Chapel Cemetery. Iskreno sožalje ob izgubi matere hčerkam Suzanne, Lizette in Celine z družinami. Pokojni Germaine pa večni mir in pokoj. 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 - 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. DON BOSCO 5. VELIKONOČNA NEDELJA 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER 14. MAJ Bonifacij, mučenec † † † †† †† Za žive in rajne župljane John Glavač, Bronco Balažic John Glavač Tončka Demšar Roza in Mihael Fotivec Štefan in Franc Fotivec, Vera Despoja MATERINSKI DAN - Mother's Day 10:00 A.M. 11:30 A.M. Jenny Antolin z družino Jenny Antolin z družino Druž. Demšar-Scarcelli Hči Rozina in Ivan Doma Sestra Rozina in Ivan Doma Slov. Šola - Žup. dvorana PONEDELJEK-MONDAY 15. MAJ Zofija, mučenka †† † †† Max in Maksimilian Sagadin Vida Scherc Anton, Anica in John Malevič 7:00 P.M. Julia Sagadin z družino Brat Martin Malevič z druž. Brat Martin Malevič z druž. TOREK - TUESDAY 16. MAJ, J.Nepomuk † Stanko Bratuž 8:00 A.M. Matilda Bratuž SREDA - WEDNESDAY 17. MAJ Jošt, puščavnik † †† †† †† Vera Despoja-Jogovič, obl. Marija in Alojz Joželj Janez, Martin Erzar in sestra Anica Starši Radovičevič 7:00 P.M. Sestra Rozina in Ivan Doma Hči Sonja Langenfus Družina Erzar Hči Angela Kobe ČETRTEK - THURSDAY 18. MAJ Erik, kralj †† † † † Francka, Gašper in Izidor Drago Kornhauzer Iganc Korošec Dragica Vrbanac 7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak z družino Gizela Hauzar Frank in Marie Poredoš Margaret Žagar in družina PETEK - FRIDAY 19. MAJ Urban I., papež † † † Za zdravje Štefan Prša Toni Volf Jože Žižek 7:00 P.M. Francka Seljak Žena Terezija z družino Terezija Prša z družino Terezija Prša z družino SOBOTA SATURDAY 20. MAJ Bernardin, duhovnik Teodor, škof †† †† †† † †† †† Po namenu Jože in Marija Kuzma Jožef in Marija Rajter Marija in Alojz Mes Ivan Sobočan, obl. Annie in Frank Kozlar Pokojni iz družine Sobočan 8:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. n.n. Hčerka Jožica z družino Družina Mes Družina Mes Cecilija Sobočan Cecilija Sobočan Marija Hočevar 6. VELIKONOČNA NEDELJA 21. MAJ Krištof, mučenec †† † †† Za žive in rajne župljane Pavel in Paul Richard Ignac Korošec Janko in Tončka Demšar 9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. Jožica Novak z družino Kathy in Joe Prša Ana Kranjc: / SLOVENSKI SVETE MAŠE - MASSES Od 14. 5. 2017 Do 21. 5. 2017 -Jugovič PARK