3. VELIKONOČNA NEDELJA 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 16/54 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 15. 4. 2018 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 »Boste mi priče« Učenci so se, iz strahu pred Judi, zabarikadirali že na veliki četrtek zvečer, ko so iz Getsemanija zbežali. Tu so dva dni jokali, žalovali in čakali, kaj se bo zgodilo. V nedeljo zjutraj se je vendarle začelo svetiti. Najprej je že navsezgodaj pritekla Marija Magdalena z novico, da je našla grob prazen, pa da je skupaj z ženami videla angela, ki da jim je povedal, da je Jezus vstal. Potem sta tekla h grobu Peter in Janez in res našla grob prazen. Kmalu zatem so se srečale z vstalim Jezusom žene. Potem pa še Peter. Proti večeru sta se vrnila iz Emavsa dva od učencev in pripovedovala o srečanju z vstalim Gospodom. Pod noč so učenci o vsem tem v dvorani zadnje večerje živo razpravljali. Kar se je nenadoma med njimi pojavil Vstali. Ves presijan z Božjo lučjo. Zato ga niso takoj prepoznali. »Mir vam bodi!« jih je pozdravil. Njegov glas bi jim moral biti znan. Kljub temu ga niso spoznali. Kot že prej Magdalena. Imeli so vtis, da vidijo duha. »Zakaj se bojite in zakaj dvomite? Poglejte moje roke in noge! Duh nima mesa in kosti. Poleg tega so na mojih rokah in nogah sledi ran od žebljev. Potipljite jih, da boste gotovi, da ne gre za optično prevaro!« Čudili so se, verjeti pa še niso mogli, da je to Jezus. A sedaj od veselja. Bilo je prelepo, da bi moglo biti res. Jezus jih ni smel pustiti v dvomu. Vprašal jih je, ali imajo kaj za pod zob. Dali so mu kos pečene ribe. Vpričo njih jo je pojedel. Naj se prepričajo, da ni duh. Potem je nadaljeval: »Vse, kar je bilo o meni napovedano v Svetem pismu, se je moralo izpolniti. In tam je rečeno, da bo Odrešenik umrl in tretji dan vstal. Prav to se je zdaj z menoj zgodilo. Tudi s te plati ni za vas upravičen noben dvom.« Tedaj so začeli učenci razumeti napovedi Stare zaveze. In je še nadaljeval: »Zdaj je treba vsem ljudem oznaniti mojo resnico.« Končno jim je rekel: »Vi ste priče teh stvari.« Oni so bili priče njegovega svetega življenja, čudežev in vstajenja. Kasneje bodo resnico tega potrdili tudi s prelitjem svoje krvi. »V pomoč za pričevanje o meni vam bom poslal Svetega Duha.« Božjo pomoč. Biti priče je naloga vsakega kristjana. 194 | VESTNIK 2018 196 | VESTNIK 2018 198 | VESTNIK 2018 200 | VESTNIK 2018 202 | VESTNIK 2018 204 | VESTNIK 2018 SREČANJE PREDSTAVNIKOV SLOVENSKIH ORGANIZACIJ NA NIAGARSKEM POLOTOKU Pretekli torek 10. aprila 2018, je imel Slovenski Koordnicijski Odbor Niagara svoj redni polletni sestanek pod vodstvom koordinatorice Sue Augustin. Načrtovali so Slovenski dan 2018, ki bo to pot pri sv. Gregorju Velikem v soboto 23. junija. Predsednica župnjiskega sveta Heidy Novak je poročala o pripravi na to 28. skupno prireditev sodelujočih organizacij. Navzoči predstavniki društev Lipa Park, Bled, Slovenski Park, Sava, Triglav in župnije sv. Gregorija Velikega, so si v nadaljevanju izmenjali preizkušnje s katerimi se soočajo v svojih organizacijah. Skupni imenovalec pa je manjšanje števila članov in še zlasti prostovojcev, ki so ključni element za uspešno nadalnje delo društev in župnije. Ugotovljali so, da so se vse organizacije znašle v prehodnem obdobju, ki zahteva še zlasti večjo osveščenost druge generacije za ohranjanje pridobitev njihovih prednikov. Med drugim so tudi potrdili nadaljevanje izdaje Koledarja prireditev za leto 2019, ki je naletel na pozitiven odmev in splošno priznanje za letošnjo prvo izdajo. Naslednji redni polletni sestanek bo v jeseni,16. oktobra v prostorih župnije sv. Gregorija Velikega. VESTNIK 2018 | 195 VESTNIK 2018 | 197 VESTNIK 2018 | 199 VESTNIK 2018 | 201 VESTNIK 2018 | 203 *MARMORA PILGRIMAGE* Dear pilgrims, friends, and priests, You are all warmly invited to: St. Gregory the Great, in Hamilton (125 Centennial Pkwy N) On Sunday April 29, 2018 - at 2:30 P.M. Starting in Church with the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Followed by refreshments in the Hall. There will be Power Point “PRESENTATION of MARY’S PLACE” With a Visionary and “Speaker’s testimony” of Greensides Farm. For your attendance please call one of the Organizers ASAP - before April 22 Catharine, Tel.: 905-318-2242 Elsa, Tel.: 905-662-5898 Barbara, Tel.: 905-560-5945 Angela, Tel.: 905-930-7442 Joyce, Tel.: 905-332-0405 Halina, Tel.: 905-573-6499 Materinskega dne Sunday, May 13th, 2018 10:00 a.m. - MASS 11:30 a.m. - Children of Slovenian School will prepare short program Luncheon after Program For reservations and tickets call: Sandy Ferletič: 905-977-8464 or by email: sferletic@gmail.com Praznovanje At our MOTHER'S DAY BANQUET we welcome our 2018 LIPA PARK AMBASSADOR LIPA PARK Mother's Day Banquet Hello Slovenians in Canada, We received information from the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, that they will be offer-ing scholarships for study exchange at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, for Slovenians with or without Slovenian citizenship in the academic year 2018/19. Veleposlanis tvo Republike Slovenije v Ottawi 150 Metcalfe Street, Suite 2200, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1P1 T: 1-613-565-5781; E: sloembassy.ottawa@gov.si; www.ottawa.embassy.si Univerza v Ljubljani Medicinska fakulteta Ljubljana, 9.4.2018 PUBLIC CALL: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY EXCHANGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA, FACULTY OF MEDICINE (UL MF) FOR SLOVENES WITH OR WITH-OUT SLOVENE CITIZENSHIP IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 General description: UL MF publishes a public call to finance two study exchanges for Slovenes with or without Slovene citizenship in the field of Medicine in the academic year 2018/2019. UL MF will give out two 5-month scholarships in the monthly amount of 330€ and the possibility of accommodation in the student residence for the time of their study exchange in Ljubljana. Rules of application: Candidate who applies has to: . Be a resident of one of the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Canada, Colombia, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Vene-zuela or USA; . Be registered abroad to the study programme of medicine and has already com-pleted at least three years of medical education at a university or university col-lege; . Has English knowledge of at least B2 level which allows him to follow the pro-gramme in English or has at least a B2 level of Slovene knowledge which allows him to follow the study programme in Slovene language; . Is a Slovene with or without Slovene citizenship; . Will during the study exchange do the study obligations in the scope of at least 20 ECTS. Candidates have to apply with an e-mail sent to the international office UL MF (international.erasmus@mf.uni-lj.si) with the subject »Call for Slovenes with or without Slo-vene citizenship« until latest June 15th 2018, and they have to add the following attach-ments (in Slovene or English): . Application form (attachment 1) . Confirmation of registration to the university/university college abroad in the aca-demic year 2017/2018 . Transcript of records with the average grade . Certificate of Slave e or English knowledge on B2 level . Copy of personal document . Personal statement of the candidate that he is a Slovene with or without Slovene citizenship . CV and motivation letter (max. one A4 page) . Learning agreement with the pro-posed study obligations which the stu-dent would like to do in Ljubljana (attachment 2) Selection criteria: Candidates will be select-ed based on the following criteria: . Average grade of the passed exams (max. 10 points) . Number of already completed years of medical education at the university or university college (max. 10 points) . Motivation letter (max. 10 points) We will inform the candidates about the re-sults of the public call until latest June 30th 2018 by e-mail. Candidate can get more information about the call in the internation-al office of the faculty, Ms. Jerneja Čelofiga MSc (international.erasmus@mf.uni-lj.si). Prof. dr. Igor Švab, dr. med. Dean UL MF SLOVENSKO VELEPOSLANIŠTVO V OTTAWI SLOVENIAN CONSULAR hours at 731 Browns Line, Toronto (in the small house) are once a month. Next date is on Wednes-day, April 25th from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Ottawa would like to inform that there will be an upcoming referendum about the Act of Construction, Administration and Management of the 2nd Railway track Divaca-Koper, which was adopted by the Slovenian Parliament. Voting stations will be set up on Sunday May 13, 2018 between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. at the Embassy of the Republic of Slo-venia in Ottawa (2200-150 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, ON K2P 1P1) and the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Toronto (747 Browns Line, Etobicoke, ON M8W 3V7). More information about the referendum can be found on the home page of the Em-bassy website below, with a link to the "Ponovno glasovanje na referendum o ZUIGDT (Drugi tir Divača – Koper" on the left side: http://www.ottawa.embassy.si/ Illustration A remarkable number of Hollywood films, down through the decades of movie-making, have more or less the same plot. An innocent bystander – typically, in movie history, portrayed by an attrac-tive actress – has witnessed a heinous and violent crime, probably a murder. The perpetrator – a men-acing-looking sort – is a particularly vicious gang boss who tries to have the witness assassinated. The hero – played by a ruggedly handsome actor – is a police officer who is charged with protecting the witness. As the trial draws near, the villain resorts to more and more desperate means to kill the witness, but the hero manages to protect her from harm, she gives her testimony at the trial, the villain is found guilty and goes down for a long stretch. Meanwhile, following movie convention, there often develops a romantic attachment between the hero and the heroine. Such is a common plot of many film thrillers; and, however far-fetched we may consider it to be, one thing that it can do is to remind us that a wit-ness can be a very dangerous thing to be. There are times when it takes courage to stand up and bear witness to things that we believe to be true. Gospel Teaching When Jesus told his disciples, “You are witness-es to this,” they may not have been entirely delight-ed to be chosen for that role. In New Testament Greek, the word for “witness” is the same as that for “martyr”. The early Christians would have been aware that those who were appointed as witnesses to Christ might well be called upon to follow his example and lay down their lives for him. St Ste-phen, and St Peter and St Paul, and St James the Great, to name but a few from the first years of the Church’s existence, did in fact die a martyr’s death, and many more have done so over the centuries, in many different countries around the world. And it’s still a danger that people face in some parts of the world even in our own day. To what, exactly, did the apostles bear wit-ness? To the resurrection of Christ. It was not neces-sary to bear witness to his crucifixion; that was com-mon knowledge. Indeed, some of those to whom Peter preached had themselves been instrumental in having Jesus crucified. In today’s first reading Peter relates the crucifixion as an undoubted fact, but goes on, “God, however, raised him from the dead, and to that fact we are the witnesses.” On another occasion recorded in the Acts of the Apos-tles, speaking before the Jewish council, the San-hedrin, Peter said, “By his own right hand God has now raised him up to be leader and saviour… We are witnesses to all this.” Application We are called to be witnesses to Christ. Will we also be called to be martyrs? It may not seem likely in this country, in our time; but even if we do not have to face being stoned to death, we may very well have to face opposition, ridicule, contempt, discrimination. A woman recently fought a case for unfair dismissal, having been sacked for wearing a crucifix. Are we prepared to give open and visible evidence of our faith, even if it gets us into trouble? We are not eyewitnesses to the resurrection, as Peter and the apostles were. We can only bear wit-ness that we accept what has come down to us from the apostles, and what we have experienced in our lives. That may seem a relatively safe way to be a witness. But perhaps not so. Many witnesses in criminal trials may have wished that they had not been so aware of what was going on, that they had been looking the other way, that they had not been so sharp-eyed. Perhaps we may come to wish that we had not heard the Lord calling in the night, that we had not recognised Jesus in the stranger on the road, that he had not opened our minds to under-stand the scriptures, that our hearts had not burned within us as we read of him in the Bible. Then we would not have been called to be his witnesses. But we did hear him, we did recognise him; and we are his witnesses in the world today. That is his calling to each one of us. 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER Response: Let the light of your face shine on us, O Lord. First Reading Acts 3:13-15. 17-19 God said through all the prophets that the Christ would suffer. Second Reading 1 John 2:1-5 If anyone should sin, we have our advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, who is just. Gospel Luke 24:35-48 It was written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead. “You are witnesses to this.” Main celebrant: The Most Reverend Anthony F. Tonnos, D. D. Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton Parents, please contact Fr. Drago or teachers at Slovenian School for the forms to fill out if you want your child to receive one of the Sacraments at St. Gregory the Great Parish. FIRST COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION MAY 27, 2018 MASS at 10:00 a.m. OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS PEVSKE VAJE V četrtek, 19. aprila so po večerni maši pevske vaje za župnijski mešani pevski zbor. DOGODKI V BLIŽNJI PRIHODNOSTI . 15. april-nedelja: St. Gregory the Great - Spring banquet - Mass at 10:00 a.m. . 21. april-sobota: Slovenski park - 9:00 a.m. Spring Clean-up, 2:00 p.m. Občni zbor . 22. april-nedelja: »Bled« Planica Social Club Spring General Meeting at 2:00 p.m. . 22. april-nedelja: Sava-Breslau - Mass 12:00 . 22. april-nedelja: Triglav-London - Mass 4:00 p.m. at St. John the Divine . 25. april-sreda: CWL - Our Lady of Good Council Mass 7:00 p.m. . 28. april-sobota: Slovenski park - Spring Banquet - 6:30 p.m., Band Brajda . 29. april-nedelja: Lipa park - Ambassador-Mother's Day Luncheon . 6. maj-nedelja: »Bled« Planica Social Club - Mather's Day Banquet . 12. maj-sobota: Sava-Breslau - Mother's Day Banquet - Golden Keys . 13. maj-nedelja: St. Gregory the Great - Mass at 10:00 a.m., Mother's Day by Slovenska šola . 13. maj-nedelja: Triglav-London - Mother's Day Celebration GIFT BEARERS - DAROVE PRINAŠAJO . 15. april 10:00 a.m. - Ignac in Tereza Kolenko . 22. april 9:30 a.m.: Aranka in Danny Dundek . 29. april 9:30 a.m.: Tomaž in Alenka Košir . 6. maj 9:30 a.m.: Zorka Rev in Sonja Peternel . 13. maj 10:00 a.m.: Marina Štefanec in Elizabet Raduha . 20. maj 9:30 a.m.: Družina Groznik KITCHEN SECRETS With many responses, our pierogies and krofe making sessions are now full. If you are still inter-ested in learning these recipes, please email me novakh@sympatico.ca and I will try to organize another session when possible. Thanks for all your interest in participating in these cooking sessions. Heidy DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA St. Joseph Society 2018 membership is now due. For membership contact Tony Ferko or Peter Novak. Membership fee is $15. New members are welcome! DAROVI - DONATIONS Za gradbeni skla so darovali: - $100 Marija Hanc v spomin na +Jožeta Hanca - $150 Agnes in Mate Sutlič v spomin na + Jožeta Hanca - $200 Jerry in Ljerka Ponikvar v spomin na pokojnega Egidija Kodarina Hvala vsem za vaš dar. Bog vam povrni! POKOJNI V ponedeljek, 9. aprila 2018, je Bog poklical k sebi našega farana EGIDIJA (Ed) KODARINA. Pokojni je bil star 75 let. Za pokoj njegove duše smo se v velikem številu zbrali, v sredo 11. aprila ob 4:30 p.m., k molitvi rožnega venca v Donald V. Brown Funeral home. Pogrebno sveto mašo smo darovali v četrtek, 12. aprila ob 11:00h dopoldne. Cerkev se je napolnila s sorodniki, prijatelji in znanci. Po maši je družina vse povabila v dvorano na pogrebščino. Pogreb pokojnega Edija bo z žaro v družinskem krogu v ponedelje, 16. aprila na v mavzoleju pokopališča Our Laidy of the angles na Mud Street. Iskreno sožalje ženi Stanki in sinovom z družinami. Pokojnemu Ediju pa večni mir in pokoj. Družina Kodarin se zahvaljuje vsem, ki ste obiskovali Edija v bolnici, se prišli poslovit od njega v Funeral home, se udeležili pogrebne maše, darovali za svete maše, cvetje in druge v dobrodelne namene. Hvala pevcem moškega zbora Bled za lepo petje pri maši. Hvala župniku za molitev rožnega venca in pogrebno sveto mašo. Posebej pa gre zahvala Elizabeti Gimpelj in njeni ekipi za dobro in okusno kosilo na pogrebščini in vsem, ki ste darovali pecivo. Te dni je v 85. letu starosti odšek k Bogu po večno plačilo tudi VLADO MAVRIČ. Pokojni je zadnje dni svojega življenja preživel v Heron Terrace Nursing Home v Windsorju. Od pokojnega se boste lahko poslovili danes med 2:00 in 5:00 p.m., v Donald V. Brown Funeral Home na Lake Avenue. Ob 3:30 bomo za pokoj njegove duše zmolili rožni venec. Pogrebna maša bo v naši cerkvi jutri, 16. aprila ob 10:00 a.m. Pogreb pokojnega bo na Mountview Gardens pokopališču v Stoney Creeku. Iskreno sožalje otrokom in sorodnikom. Pokojnemu Vladu pa večni mir in pokoj. 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 of the September Sunday 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 call for a personal conversation with your priest – please call for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971. DON BOSCO Image result for bled slovenia Bled Planica Social Club Cordially invites you… BLED PLANICA SOCIAL CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Sunday April 22nd, 2018 2:00 p.m. sharp Sobota, 14. april Priprave za kosilo na spomladanskem Banketu so v polnem teku - ekipa na delu v kuhinji In v dvorani. 3. VELIKONOČNA NEDELJA 15. APRIL Helena, kneginja † † † † Za žive in rajne župljane Ivan Sobočan Anna Hocevar Franc Raduha Jože Hanc SPRING BANQUET 10:00 A.M. 12:00 NOON Žena Cecilija z družino Peter in Francesca Kure Družina Škrban Družina Škrban Parish Hall PONEDELJEK - MONDAY 16. APRIL Bernardka, redovnica † Vlado Mavrič Za zdravje 10:00 A.M. Pogrebna maša N.N. TOREK - TUESDAY 17. APRIL Rudolf, mučenec †† †† † † Matija in Franc Šlebič Štefan in Marija Franc Štefan Hozjan Franc Pelcar, obl. 7:00 P.M. Toni in Marija Franc Toni in Marija Franc Žena z družino Pelcar & Dube Families SREDA - WEDNESDAY 18. APRIL, Evzebij, škof Po namenu (15/28) 7:00 P.M. Ana Tadič ČETRTEK - THURSDAY 19. APRIL Leon IX., papež V dober namen 7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak PETEK - FRIDAY 20. APRIL Teotim, škof † † Matkoš Kustec Franc Raduha 7:00 P.M. SOBOTA SATURDAY 21. APRIL Anzelim, šk-uč. † †† † † † Po namenu Marija Marič Megan in Micchael Mes Ignac Korošec Ignac Korošec Franc Raduha 8:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. N.N. Družina Mes Družina Mes Katarina Mujdrica Teresa in Ignac Tkalec Terezija Prša 4. VELIKONOČNA NEDELJA 22. APRIL Aleksandra, mučenka † † † † † † †† †† Za žive in rajne župljane Ana Zorčič, obl. John Ponikvar Štefka Rihar, obl. Joe Hanc Rygmunt Pavla Hernandez Pokojni iz društva Sava Pokojni iz društva Triglav 9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 12:00 NOON 4:00 P.M. Hči Jožica Vegelj z družino John in Ann Božnar John in Ann Božnar Kathy in Joe Prša Janiak Family Alaimys German Maša pri društvu Sava St. John the Divine - London SVETE MAŠE - MASSES od 12. 4. 2018 do 22. 4. 2018