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27. 8. 2017 21. Nedelja
MED LETOM
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
Apostol Peter izpove vero
Vera, ki jo je izpovedal Peter, je središčna vera Cerkve. Kristus je kot pesem, kot zvok, ki sestavlja neko skladbo, »Verujem . . . v Jezusa Kristusa, Sina njegovega edinega, Gospoda našega.« Gre za človekovo osebno zaupanje; Kristus je središče in vir moči.
Kaj bi nam On povedal o sebi? Nikoli se ni izogibal jasnim odgovorom: »Jaz pa vam pravim«. Od vsakogar je zahteval popolno zvestobo. »Kdor ima očeta ali mater rajši kakor mene, ne more biti dober učenec« (Lk 14,26). Evangeliji nam pripovedujejo, da so njegovi učenci v njem prepoznali vstalega Gospoda. Mi pa smo večkrat negotovi. Vendar kdor hoče videti, ta najde dovolj dokazov, da se tudi sam prepusti avanturi. Če mu bomo sledili, tedaj bomo tako kot učenci našli v Kristusu moč. Dvignil nas bo, naj živimo ali umiramo, k novemu življenju.
Dani so temelji Cerkve: »Ti si Kristus, Sin živega Boga« (16,16). Meso in kri, človekovo znanje in njegova tradicija, človeku še ne odkrivata Kristusove resničnosti. Potrebujemo kruh iz nebes. Z njegovo pomočjo odkrivamo svojo omejenost in spoznavamo »vrata«, Kristusa, ki je ocean milosti. Ob njem oblikujemo svojo vero, na katero zida svojo Cerkev. Vero, da je Jezusov Duh najglobja, osnovna stvar celotnega vesoljstva.
V odlomku odkrivamo novo, posebno skupnost, ki jo vodi Kristus. Peter, bodoči voditelj, razmišljajoči Janez, verujoči Andrej ... Kristus jih podpira; neodločni možje so sedaj prepoznali Kristusa. lz teh dvomIljivcev je Jezus oblikoval svojo cerkev: V skupnost je vsakdo prispeval svoje darove, ki vsi skupaj omogočajo novo življenje. .
Peklenska vrata je ne bodo premala: Ali verjamemo tej resnici? Ali zaupamo Kristusu? Tudi med nami Kristus deluje in gradi svojo Cerkev. Vrata zapirajo duše rajnih. Vsi pritiski stoletij, človekova omejenost in zapi-sanost smrti, vse posledice greha, vsi poskusi pekla niso mogli izničiti Kristusove moči. Kristusov križ zmaguje, ne da bi izbojeval zmago, gre za zmago kljub porazu. Na križ razpeta ljubezen zmaguje.
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Slovensko društvo Sv. Jožefa že vrsto let organizira, zadnjo soboto v avgustu - letos je to 26. avgust, tekmovanje v balinanju. Tokrat se je prijavilo 8 ekip. Tekmovanje se je začelo ob 10h dopoldne na dveh stezah balinišča poleg Ville Slovenije. Prijavilo se je 8 skupin. Vsaka skupina bo igrala najprej tri tekme, potem pa naprej za prva tri mesta. Člani ekip so se pred tem skrbno pripravljali, saj vsaka skupina računa na zmago. Ob balinišču je je nabralo kar precej gledalcev in navijačev. Ko se je po drugi uri končalo tekmovanje, smo vsi hiteli na kosilo v prostore društva. Milena ob pomoči Megan in drugih so prirpavile kosilo, Toni in Mathew sta še zaigrala na harmoniko. Na koncu pa so zmagovalne ekipe prejele nagrade: Prvo mesto ekipa BENC, drugo mesto ekipa MRAMOR in tretje mesto ekipa PAVLAKOVIČ. Hvala vsem za lep dan.
RECEK
Cindy
Recek John
Chambers Helga Chambers John Recek
ŠKERL
Frank ŠkerI Ivan
Miketič Eric
ŠkerI Leah ŠkerI
ERZAR
Frank Erzar Jožica Erzar Jože
Groznik Jožica
Groznik Steven Groznik
MRAMOR
Frank Mramor Jr. Mathew
Mramor Thomas
Mramor Jaka Muhič
DEMŠAR
Rob
Jagatic John
Hočevar Anthony
Salvatore Dean Demšar
PAVLAKOVIČ
Frank
PavIakovič Peter
Novak Drago
Horvat Steven Horvat
NOVAK
Brock
Novak Clark
Novak Heidy
Novak Adam Novak
BENC
Vinko Benc Magda Benc Milan
Zakrajšek Marija Zakrajšek
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DRUŠTVO SAVA - BRESLAU - piknik za člane društva
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V nedeljo, 20. avgusta 2017, je društvo Sava pripravilo piknik za člane društva. Najprej smo se zbrali k daritvi svete maše, nato je sledilo kosilo in družabno srečanje. Ob tej priložnosti je predsednik društva, Walter Jurman, čestital članom, ki so praznovali pomembne življenjske jubileje. Naslednji člani so bili slavljenci: Mario Medica je slavil 81. rojstni dan, Ludvik Čeh 86. rojstni dan, Judita in Karl Švab sta praznovala 50 let poroke, Jožica in Franc Jurman pa sta praznovala 60 let poroke. Pevci so vskemu posebej zapeli in čestitali. Pranovanje se je nadaljevalo z druženjem in prijateljevanjem.
Jožica in Franc Jurman - 60 let poroke
SLOVENIAN CANADIAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION_
"The Foundation was established to encourage youth of Slovenian descent to pursue academic excellence in post-secondary college and/or university studies and to encourage them to exemplify pride in their rich Slovenian cultural roots and traditions as Canadian citizens in leadership roles of the future." (Mission Statement)
The 2017 Scholarship/Bursary Application Form is
now available for eligible candidates. A paper copy can be obtained from St. Gregory the Great Parish, Bled Hall or Lipa Park. If you need further information, or a downloaded copy of the application form, please contact Teresa Zupančič, Slo./Can. Board Member at 905930-7545 or at t_zupancic@hotmail.com. The deadline for submission is September 8th, 2017.
All scholarships and bursaries will be awarded at St. Gregory's Fall Banquet on Sunday, September 24,
2017. We hope to see everyone there to celebrate the achievements of our youth.
Please note: Memorial Donation Cards for the Slovenian Canadian Scholarship Foundation are now available in three funeral homes: Donald Brown in Stoney Creek, Smith's Funeral Home in Stoney Creek and Markey-Dermody Funeral Home in Hamilton. We hope to include Patrick J. Darte Funeral Chapel in St. Catharines in the next coming month. If you have any questions regarding the donation cards, please contact the funeral director at the above - mentioned funeral homes, or contact Irene Glavač- Petrič, Slo. /Can. Board Member at 905-379-3667 or at glavac-petric@gmail.com.
Thank you again for your ongoing support!
Board Members
Karl Ferko (Chair), Jerry Ponikvar, Ed Kodarin, Teresa Zupančič, Rosemary Palvič, John Doma, John Kranjc, Irene Glavač-Petrič , Frank Gimpelj .
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Response:
Your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands!
First Reading Isaiah 22:19-23
A peg to hang on, a throne to sit on. Often the most important people in God's eyes seem the most abused.
Second Reading Romans 11:33-36
We don't need to know the mind of God. We just need to know that we are coming to God.
Gospel Matthew 16:13-20
When St Peter proclaims Jesus as the Christ, he speaks both for humanity and about humanity. Jesus is the meaning of the human race.
"'You are the Christhe said, 'the Son of the living God.'"
Illustration
Sometimes people
say
that it doesn't matter what people think you are. That can be true, but what if you think you are the prime minister and no one else does? Then you would be deluded. In fact, human power is precisely based on what other people think we are. In democracy, we may vote people into power, but then we have to accept them. Even in a
monarchy or tyranny, there must be some acceptance of the person in power. Once people stop accepting this, then those in power lose their power. Children understand this well enough. They appoint each other to key roles in their games and then try to knock them down, in games like "king of the castle". Since it is just a game it is easy to change roles. Adults are different because they cling to their roles and start to identify with them. After a while they can lose contact with themselves.
Jesus is different. He is not the Christ because people think he is, but because that is his inner nature. He is the Son of God, and the gift of the Father to humanity. His need for people to acknowledge that he is the Christ is for their sake, not for his own. Peter, too, has an identity. It is his by the will of the Lord and not because of any popular acclaim. Yet he does not understand that identity, because it can only be understood through the power of the risen Christ. Simon does not know what it is to be Peter until he has begun his mission, and he and his successors are to struggle to truly become the rock on which the Church is to stand. It is part of the struggle of every human, to become who they truly are.
Gospel Teaching
Some theologians find the idea that all redemption should go through one human being, even the human being who is the incarnate Word of God, to be an obstacle to faith. The key word sometimes used is "particularity". They ask, how can one human life be the source of all faith? Yet this loses sight of the humanity of Christ, because it is the nature of every human being to be one particular human being, living in one
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particular time and place. We are each of us unique. This uniqueness makes us responsible for ourselves, but responsibility is related to the word "respond". To be who we are to be, we must respond to a call. There is the call from God; but human beings have to respond to each other as well. We are called to respond to other people's needs, to be for them, so that they can be for us. Yet this is something we must do for ourselves. No one can make us freely give ourselves to each other.
It is because Jesus is a single particular human being that he needs his mission to be continued by others. He is alive, but his life is a life that has to be shared with others. Those of us who have faith, have it because of the many who came before us and who, like St Peter, accepted their responsibility before Christ. So being a particular person does not isolate us from other people but is the basis of the true solidarity with each other that the Lord has made possible.
Application
The popes in Rome are indeed the successors of St Peter, but this does not mean that there is nothing of St Peter in ordinary Christians. We may each be called to be a rock in the world, something that others can build on. We may be the peg that holds things together, or that others can hang their coats on. We may be the throne that others may sit on for their own glory and satisfaction. Foundations are usually invisible, but without them great enterprises will not stand. We may not even know in this life how many people depend on us. Perhaps there are saints who wake up in heaven astonished at how fruitful their lives have been. Even if it is not our destiny to be responsible for great things in this life, it is still true that each one of us has to say to Jesus for ourselves, "You are the Christ." Then we will find out who we truly are.
55 LET POROKE: Marija in Michael Špiler
V nedeljo, 20. avgusta 2017, sta Marija in Michael Špiler obhajala 55 let zakonskega življenja. Pri sveti maši sta se Bogu zahvalila za vse kar sta doživela v teh letih. Med mašo sem jima podelil tudi poseben blagoslov za to priliko. Naj jima ta pomaga, da bosta še naprej vztrajala v zvestobi, medsebojnem razumevanju in ljubezni. Naj ju spremlja tudi priprošnja nebeške Matere.
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Obvestila - Announcements
dogodki v bližnji prihodnosti
♦	1. do 4. september: Slovenski park - Baseball Tournament with DJ - 3. sept. - Sunday -Picnic with band: »Spotlight«
♦	4. september: Bled - Picnic & Bocce Tournament. Igra ansambel »NOVI SPOMINI«.
♦	10. september: Triglav - Picnic, Mass at 2:00 p.m.
♦	24. september: St. Gregory the Great - FALL BANQUET; Mass only at 10:00 a.m.
♦	30. sept.-1. okt. - Bled Planica & Slovenski Dom of Toronto - POLKAFEST
gift bearers - darove prinašata
♦	27. avgust,10:00 a.m.: Eva Erzetič in Jožica Vegelj
♦	3. september, 10:00 a.m.: Max & Jožica Pavličič
♦	10. sept., 9:30 a.m.: Karol & Milka Ferko
♦	17. sept., 9:30 a.m.: Lojze & Peter Grebenc
♦	24. sept., 10:00 a.m.: Adam in Heidy Novak z družino
♦	1. okt., 9:30 a.m.: Zorka Rev in Sonja Peternel
večna luč_
V mesecu septembru bo večna luč svetila za pokojnega Tonija Lukežiča, po namenu žene Majde z družino.
prvi petek_
Mesec september bomo začeli s prvim petekom. Čez dan bom obiskoval bolnike, zvečer ob šestih pa bo priložnost za zakrament sprave - sveto spoved in molitev pred Najsvetejšim. Vabljeni, da priporočimo Bogu mladino, ki začenja novo šolsko leto.
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darovi_
V spomin na pokojnega Franka Lenarčiča sta za misijone darovala $100 Toni in Marija Franc. Namesto rož na grob pokojne Anice Hočevar je Margareth Žagar darovala $100 za gradbeni sklad. V spomin na pok. Rudija Hanca je sestra Agnes z možem Matejem Sutlič darovala $150 za cerkev.
Hvala za vaše darove. Bog vam povrni!
SLOVENSKA ŠOLA - SLOVENIAN SCHOOL 2017/2018_
Dear parents,
September is almost here and the school doors will soon open for another year. This means that it will also be time for SLOVENIAN SCHOOL!
If you have a child in Kindergarten or older in English school, he/she is eligible to enroll in Slovenian School. Be proud of your culture and heritage! As descendants of our small Slovenian nation, let's make it possible for our children to become acquainted with their ancestral homeland and learn Slovenian. One day they will thank you for having the foresight and the interest in sending them to Slovenian school. We all feel the need to offer our children extra curricular activities in sports, music, dance, etc. Don't you think that it is just as important to offer them the opportunity to broaden their intellect by learning the language of their parents or grandparents? We urge you to think about it and send your children to SLOVENIAN SCHOOL!
Our programs are easily comprehended and are geared towards the ability of the children. They are made along the lines of the
ones used in English schools so that they can be easily followed and understood. We also prepare the children of our parish for First Holy Communion and Confirmation.
Registration for SLOVENIAN SCHOOL is on September 9th, 2017, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the classroom behind the upper hall.
Regular classes will start on September 16th, 2017, at 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
Although our goal is to teach the children to read, write and speak Slovenian, more importantly, it is to instill into them a Slovenian identity, a feeling of love and pride towards their Slovenian roots and their cultural heritage. Because our Slovenian School is a part of the Slovenian community, it also gives the children a sense of belonging. It is a place where they make lasting friendships.
Our children are the guarantee for the continuance of our Slovenian identity. It is important that we work together to keep their interest alive. Slovenian School has been a rite of passage for so much of our Slovenian youth and we would like to keep this tradition going! Please give SLOVENIAN SCHOOL your full consideration and register your children on September 9th. If you have friends, who are of Slovenian background and this notice does not reach them, please tell them and encourage them to send their children to our school.
The cost is $75 for one child, $140 for two children, and $210 for 3 children.
Be proud that you are Slovenian and give your children the same opportunity! We look forward to seeing you!
Sandy Ferletič, Head Teacher
Slovenian International Language School
BARAGOVI DNEVI: 2. in 3. Sept. 2017
Odhod avtobusa za letošnje baragove dneve bo v soboto 2. septembra izpred cerkve sv. Gregorija Velikega bo ob 7:00 a.m.; za London se bomo ustavili na običajnem mestu. Ne pozabite vzeti s seboj veljavnega potnega lista in zavarovanja pa tudi veliko dobre volje.
Sprejemamo pa tudi darove za Baragov sklad.
Za vse dodatne informacije pokličite Terezijo Sarjaš 905-560-1218 ali Vero Gonza 905-560-0089.
tretja konvencija slovencev v kanadi
V soboto, 9. septembra 2017, bo v dvorani slovenske župnije sv. Gregorija Velikega v Hamiltonu, z začetkom ob 12:00h, potekala Tretja konvencija Slovencev v Kanadi.
Po registraciji delegatov, predstavnikov in gostov bo sledil program po dnevnem redu, ki je bil poslan društvom. Poleg sestanka bo tudi volitev predstavnika/predstavnice Slovenske skupnosti v Kanadi.
svete maše - mass times: Monday: 8:00 a.m., Tuesday to Friday: 7:00 p.m., Saturday: 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (Slovenian); Sunday: 9:30 a.m. (Slovenian), 11:00 a.m. (English); From Long weekend in July to the Long weekend in September Sunday 111 Mass is only at 10:00 a.m. (Slovenian-English) - krsti / baptisms: For an appointment, call one month before. poroke / marriage: For an appointment, call one year before the wedding date. spoved / confessions: 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 don bosco call for a personal conversation (person counselling) with your priest - please call for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971.
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Od 27. 8. 2017 Do 3. 8. 2017
svete maše - masses
21. Nedelja med letom 27. Avgust Monika	Za žive in rajne župljane f Lyn Lobo, obl. ff Francka in Avgust Fujs	10:00 a.m.	Pevci Marina Štefanec
Ponedeljek - Monday 28. Avgust Avguštin, šk-cerk.učitelj	f Janez Grebene f Zdravko Troha f Drago Hauzar, obl.	8:00 a.m.	Lojze in Peter Grebenc Družina Maradin Žena Gizela
Torek - Tuesday 29. Avgust Muč. Janeza Krstnika	f Darinka Ferletič, obl. f Darinka Ferletič, obl.	7:00 p.m.	Milan in Sandy Ferletič Manja Erzetič
Sreda - Wednesday 30. Avgust Feliks (Srečko), muč.	Za zdravje V dober namen	7:00 p.m.	Sonja Langenfus Sonja Langenfus
Četrtek - Thursday 31. Avgust Pavlin, škof	f Lyn Lobo, obl. f Lyn Lobo, obl.	7:00 p.m.	Lino Lobo Dorothy Ježovnik
Prvi Petek First Friday 1. September Egidij (Tilen), opat	Za duše v vicah ff Za pokojne farane f Alojz Zorko, obl.	7:00 p.m.	Tone in Marija Bukvič Tone in Marija Bukvič Milan in Sandy Ferletič
Sobota Saturday 2. September Marjeta, devica Ingrid, redovnica	ff Joe in Betty Nedelko f Ana Veselič	5:30 p.m.	Štefan in Francka Antolin Družina Fabina
22. Nedelja med letom 3. September Gregor Veliki, pp.c.uči.	Za žive in rajne župljane f Mary Hochevar	10:00 a.m.	Hči Mia z družino
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