VESZ.NIK Slovenska župnija sv. Gregorija Velikega | St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Church 17/48 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 22. 04. 2012 3. VELIKONOČNA NEDELJA 3rd SUNDAY OF EASTER 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.net BOGA JE POTREBNO ISKATI Z LJUBEZNIJO Po dveh Jezsovih prikazovanjih seje v apostolih že močno vsadila vera v vstalega Kristusa. Tokrat so ga opazili že od daleč, skozi jutranjo meglico in Janez je takoj vzkliknil: »Gospod je!« Zakaj ravno Janez? Bil je učenec, ki ga je Jezus ljubil in tudi on je ljubil Jezusa . Zaročencu ni treba veliko, da najde svojo nevesto: že od daleč, po postavi, po hoji, po komaj opazni kretnji. Tako tudi mati med sto otroki takoj spozna | svoje dete. Naše življenje je veliko lepše, če smo odprti za skrivnostnost. To je zavest, da je resničnost mnogo večja, kot jo more razumeti naša omejena pamet. To je rekel Shakespeare: »Nad nami je še mnogo skrivnosti, o katerih se nam še sanja ne. Res globok človek čuti, da resničnosti ne more ujeti v prgišče svojega uma in človeške znanosti, temveč se skozi vsa dogajanja znanosti sveti nekaj več.« »Isto mišljenje naj bo v nas, kakršno je v Kristusu Jezusu... v slavo Boga Očeta.« Te Pavlove besede naj postanejo naše vodilo: »Ko je Gospod živel med nami, je na vsakem koraku razodeval, da to, kar naše oči zaznajo in naš razum dojame, ni vse.« Kako bi bilo lepo v najem šivljenju, če bi tudi mi to upoštevali: kadar nas kdo obišče, naj bi videli v ozadju Gospodovo navzočnost, ko gledamo prebujanje narave v gozdu, na vrtu, na polju, vidimo očitno delovanje božje modrosti in moči, razni nepredvideni in presenedjivi dogodki so posebna božja govorica itd. Vsakdanja molitev, premišljevanje, branje Svetega pisma, duhovni pogovori nam omogočijo, da življenje in svet gledamo z Gospodovimi očmi in da za vsem spoznamo njegovo delovanje in navzočnost. i SLOVENSKO DRUŠTVO SAVA - BRESLAV je v soboto, 14. aprila 2012 praznovalo 50. obletnico. Za to priložnost so izdali brošuro s pozdravnimi pismi in kratko zgodovino. Pripravili so tudi program pri katerem so nastopili otroci slovenske sole, slovenska trubadurja Marjan Zgonc in Tomaž Vrhovnik in posamezni govorniki. Program je povezovala ga. Magda Razpotnik. Med programom je g. Drago Gačnik blagoslovil dvorano in drevo (lipo) darovalcev. Po končanem programu je sledila slovesna večerja in zabavni program za katerega je poskrbel anambel Murski Val in slovenska trubadurja. PLESNA SKUPINA VENEC SODELUJE PRI MAŠI, potem pa so pripravili zajtrk v dvorani. Sunday's Readings 3rd Sunday of Easter First Reading Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 We are witnesses to the resurrection and the forgiveness of sins. Second Reading 1 John 2:1-5a God's love comes to perfection within us if we turn back to the Father. Gospel Luke 24:35-48 Jesus has been raised from the dead so that the forgiveness of sins can be preached to all peoples "Jesus Christ. .is expiation for our sins, and not for our sins only but for those of the whole world." v_y This Sunday the Gospel helps us to deepen our faith in the meaning of Jesus' resurrection from the dead and is intended to strengthen our response. We hear the ending of the Emmaus story in which the two disciples walk with downcast hearts from Jerusalem to Emmaus. A stranger, in fact Jesus whom they do not recognize, walks by their side and during the course of the journey helps them to make sense of recent events, and come to understand what has happened at the Last Supper and crucifixion. Before he leaves them he shares a meal, breaks bread - and the two disciples recognize him as the risen Christ. They come to faith and believe in him. They run back to Jerusalem, where today's Gospel begins. Some early believers found it difficult to believe in the true meaning of the resurrection and thought that when Jesus appeared to his disciples, he was only a ghost. St. Luke wants them to understand that Jesus is not a ghost but truly risen from the dead. His risen body bears within it the marks of the five wounds. His eating with them shows that he has a bodily reality and is not just a spirit. After the resurrection, there is continuity with his earthly life and yet also a break or discontinuity which indicates that he is transformed. Jesus invites trust in God's mercy and teaches his disciples that he has reconciled the world to the Father. The sacrifice on Calvary means that our sins are forgiven and we can be restored to right relationship with God. In the face of sin and wrongdoing, there is no need to despair, but the hope of new life and transformation can be offered. We see this symbolically in the mystery play when Jesus desires to forgive Judas, but tragically Judas has made his own final choice away from God. Application While many people find it difficult to believe that their sins are forgiven, others have lost the deep meaning of sin and can be rather dismissive of the need for forgiveness. Today's readings offer a message of hope and encouragement: all sin can be forgiven and the slate wiped clean. For those who find forgiveness difficult, our belief and faith can offer a witness to the hope of being forgiven. For those who dismiss the need for repentance and forgiveness, the central message of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is a reminder of this hope. As we walk the path with people struggling with weakness and failure, the hope of the Gospel is that this is not a final state. Rather than condemnation and judgement, the Christian can offer the gentle word of mercy and the warmth of compassion. By the wounds of Jesus we are healed. The sacrament of penance and reconciliation continues to offer the guarantee of the forgiveness of sins with the reassurance of the words of absolution. MATERINSKI DAN Slovensko kulturno društvo Hamilton-Wentworth pri sv. Gregorju prireja kosilo in bogat kulturni program za Materinski dan v nedeljo 13. maja. Sv. maša je ob 9:30, kosilo ob 12:00.(Moški kuhajo in servirajo). Po kosilu sledi kulturni program. Že sedaj Vas prosimo, da si to nedeljo rezervirate za nas. Istočasno vas prosimo tudi, da si čimprej rezervirate vstopnice, Sandy Allen (905-548-0889) ali Darlene Kobe (905-561 -7112), sprejemamo rezervacije samo do 300 ljudi. MOTHER'S DAY Hamilton-Wentworth Slovenian Cultural Society of St. Gregory The Great cordially invites everyone to celebrate its annual Mother's Day with them on Sunday, May 13th. An excellent lunch will be cooked and served at 12:00 noon (by our men) followed by a rich cultural program. Please plan to spend part of this day with us. For reservations, please call Sandy Allen (905 -548-0889) or Darlene Kobe (905-561-7112), as soon as possible as reservations are limited to 300 people. THANK YOU FROM FOLKLORNA SKUPINA VENEC The members of Folkorna Skupina Venec would like to thank all of those who attended last Sunday's Breakfast Fundraiser, in support of the group. The event was well attended by many familiar faces and some new ones. Good food and good times were had by all, and the group is now a little closer in its goal of obtaining new costume pieces for their performances. Thank you for your support! We would like to also thank all of those people who helped make the event possible. Thank you to all those who provided donations for the event (either with supplies or monetarily), to those who donated their time in setting up the hall and cleaning up after the event, to those to participated in the mass (with the procession, readings, petitions, and gifts), to those who served during the breakfast, and especially to those who helped in the kitchen. And thank you to Ansambel Šibaj for providing the lively music! Without all your efforts and support, this event would not have been possible. Najlepša hvala! - F.S. Venec Obvestila - Announcements PEVSKI ZBOR_ Pevske vaje za mešani pevski zbor bodo v četrtek po večerni maši. Vadimo za materinski dan. CWL - KŽZ_ "Our Lady of Good Counsel" mass will be held Thursday April 26 at 7 pm. We will be presenting 10, 25 and 40 year service pins to many of our members. This is very special mass where we will honour our patroness and acknowledge memberships. Our members and parishioners are invited and encouraged to join us in this celebration. There will be a small reception to follow. As this date approaches, we may want to reflect and pray for Our Lady of Good Counsel's continued guidance in our league and our personal selves. ZAHVALA- THANK YOU_ FISH FRY je lepo potekel. Učiteljice slovenske šole bi se rade zahvalile vsem staršem, ki so pomagali ta dan in v četrtek zvečer. Istočasno se zahvaljujemo vsem faranom, ki so sodelovali. Še enkrat prav lepa hvala vsem za pomoč pri opravljeni akciji za pridobitev finančnih sredstev! FISH FRY was a great success and the Slovenian School teachers would like to thank all the parents who worked at the event and those who helped with the set up on Thursday night. We would also like to thank all the parishioners, who came and enjoyed some fish and chips, supporting and helping the Slovenian School fundraiser. SLOVENSKA ŠOLA - SLOVENIAN SCHOOL GARAGE SALE - Slovenska šola bo imela »Garage Sale« v soboto, 2. junija na cerkvenem parkirišču. Če imate doma kakšne reči (hišne stvari, slike, knjige, oblačila, igrače, itd.) katerih bi se radi znebili vas prosimo, da jih prispevate v ta namen in jih prinesete v razred za odrom. Vsaki dan od ponedeljka 28. maja do petka 1 junija od 7 P.M.do 8:30 P.M. bo ena od učiteljic v šoli, da prevzame vaše prispevke. Hvala za vašo dobro voljo pri sodelovanju! GARAGE SALE - The Slovenian School will be holding a »Garage Sale« on Saturday, June 2nd on the church parking lot. Should you have anything that you no longer need and want to get rid of (household items, clothing, books, pictures, chairs, tables, toys, etc.) please do not throw them away. Donate them to our Garage Sale. You can bring your donations to Slovenian School from Monday, May 28th to Friday, June 1st between 7 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. At least one of the teachers will be in the school each day at that time to accept your donations. We thank you in advance for your cooperation and support. MOLITEV ROŽNEGA VENCA in ROMANJE V MARMORO_ V soboto 5. maja, 2012 bo naše naslednje romanje in dan molitve. Pridružite se nam za ta avtobus, ki bo odpeljal iz Hamiltona ob 6:45 am, za sveto mašo ob 11 uri v Marmori. To bo naše 27. romanje z avtobusom od cerkve Sv. Gregorija Velikega. Pohitite s prijavo, če se nam želite pridružiti za mesec majnik, ker se sedeži hitro polnijo. Cena avtobusa je $30.00 po osebi. Za vikend, od 4. do -6. maja, pa smo tudi napro-šeni, da naj bi darovali svojo molitev rožnega venca za nerojene otroke "za popolno prenehanje splava". Vse to lahko darujemo na tihem. Če pa podpišete svoje ime na list, ki je na mizi v atriju in koliko rožnih vencev ste pripravljeni darovati, pa se bo vaše število upoštevalo pri 'registraciji' faranov in romarjev za Marmoro od sv. Gregorija Velikega za svetovni "one milion rosaries prayer event". Več informacij pri Angeli Kobe - tel.: 905-634-6746. DVORANA - GRADNJA_ V četrtek, 12. aprila 2012 ob 2:00 p.m. so tri podjetja prinesla svoje ponudbe za gradnjo dvigala in prenovo stranišč v naši dvorani. Podjetja so: ABCOTT Construction (Brantford), MARTIN -STEWART CONTRACTING LTD (Hamilton) in HALL CONSTRUCTION Inc. (Stoney Creek). Pred vsemi smo odprli ponudbe in prebrali cene. Najugodnejšo ponudbo je dalo podjetje ABCOTT. OBISK SALEZIJANSKEGA PREDSTOJNIKA V soboto, 14. aprila 2012 nas je obiskal salezijanski pokrajinski svetovalec za severno in južno Ameriko Fr. Esteban Ortiz Gonzalez. Obisk je bil v sklopu izredne vizitacije salezijanske skupnosti v Torontu, ki je vsakih šest let. KRST-BAPTISM: KYLE ALEXANDR HARDING V nedeljo, med enajsto sveto mašo je KYLE ALEXANDER HARDING, prejel zakrament svetega krsta. Iskrene čestitke očetu Christopherju in materi Lauri /rojeni Sampl/. Naj ju ob krstu drugega otroka spremlja božji blagoslov in naša molitev, da bosta dobra starša in zgled otrokoma. ZAHVALA IN POZDRAV Vsej skupnosti pri sv. Gregoriju v Hamiltonu se ob vrnitvi v Slovenijo iskreno zahvalim za čas, ki sem ga preživel v vaši skupnosti. Bilo mi je v veliko veselje, da smo praznike lahko obhajali skupaj, si utrdili vezi in našo skupno vero. Bilo je kar nekaj možnosti, da smo se srečali in izmenjali novice. Hvaležen sem tudi za vse izraze pozornosti in dobrote. Posebno zahvalo dolgujem Slomškovemu oltarnemu društvu in Katoliški ženski zvezi. Vsakemu posebej in zlasti vsem skupinam v župniji voščim uspešno delo še naprej. Lepe pozdrave pošiljam vsem starejšim, po domovih in doma, članom župnijske ekipe in vsem znancem. B. Kolar DRUŠTVO LIPA PARK - 45. OBLETNICA Društvo LIPA PARK bo v soboto, 5. maja 2012, praznovalo 45. obletnico ustanovitve s slavnostnim banketom. Začelo se bo ob 5. uri popoldne s koktejlom za dobrodoslico ob 6. uri bo slavnostna večerja in nato predstevitev gostov s pozdravi in kratek kulturni program. Za ples in dobro voljo bo igral«Nu-Tones«. Vsi vljudno vabljeni KANADSKI SLOVENSKI KONGRES_ "Kanadski slovenski kongres vabi vse slovenske rojake na redni letni občni zbor v nedeljo 29. aprila 2012 ob 4:00 h popoldne. Občni zbor bo v župnijski dvorani 739 Brown's Line, Toronto. OD 22. 04. 2012 DO 29. 04. 2012 svete maše - masses Masses Monday-Friday 7:00 p.m., Saturday 8:15 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. 3 VEUKONOČNA-BELA Za žive in rajne ŽUPljane 3 *E Č BELA | Marija Marič, obl. 9:30 a.m. Franc Maričz družino 99 aprii 22. f Jože Godina 11:00 a.m. Stefan Godina z družino Aleksandra, muc. SPOMLADANSKI BANKET 12:30 p.m. ŽUPNIJSKA DVORANA f Tončka Demšar 7:00 p.m. Olga Čulig Ponedeljek - Monday f Terezija Oseli Olga Čulig 23. April f Slavko Štern Olga Čulig Jurij, mučenec f Stanko Bratuž Olga Čulig f Štefan Plevel Olga Čulig Torek - Tuesday 24. April Fidelis, duh-mucenec f f f Za duhovne poklice Tončka Demšar Fr. George Klepec Alojzija Novak 7:00 p.m. Slomškovo oltarno društvo Jakob Šverko z družino Družina Marlesse Martin Sin Frank z družino Sreda - Wednesday 25. April Marko, apostol-evang. f Slavko Štern Za zdravje 8.15 a.m. English Choir Ludvik Hull z družino Četrtek- Thursday 26. April M.Mati Dobrega sveta ff Štefan in Verona Prša f Tončka Mihelčič f g. Mejač Jožef V čast Materi Dobrega sveta 7:00 p.m. Joe in Kathy Prša Marinka Žumer Franc in Pavla Pelcar CWL - KŽZ Pctek - Friday ff Jožef, Matija in Martin Zelko Toni in Marija Franc ff Fr. Karl in Stanko Ceglar Toni in Marija Franc L f Tončka Demšar Magda Razpotnik z družino Hozana devica f Tončka Demšar John in Ann Božnar Sobota - Saturday f Albert Mlekuž 8:15 a.m. Pavel Novak z družino 0 f Stane Napast 5:30 p.m. Franika Napast z družino L ff Maksimilian in Max Sagadin Julija Sagadin z družino LudvikMmfon^i duh. f Rezika Kos Družina Kunej 4. VELIKONOČNA-BELA za žive in rajne župljane 29. APRIL ff Pokojni iz družine Gonza 9:30 a.m. Vera in Stefan Gonza Katarina, dev.-cerk.uč. Bogu v zahvalo za 40 let poroke Frank in Marica Majzelj Nedelja duhovnih pok. ff Pokojni iz družine Špiler 11:00 a.m. Helena in Miran Spiler svete maše - mass times: Ponedeljek/Monday - Petek/Friday: 7:00 p.m. Sobota/Saturday: 8:15 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 don bosco (person counselling) with your priest - please call during business hours for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971.