VESTNIK 2021 | VESTNIK 2021 | 387 VESTNIK 2021 | 389 VESTNIK 2021 | 391 29. NEDELJA MED LETOM 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 42/57 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 17. 10 . 2021 Fr. Drago Gacnik, SDB ŽUPNIK - PASTOR NASLOV - ADDRESS 125 Centennial Pkwy N. Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8 PHONE: 905-561-5971 CELL: 905-520-2014 E-MAIL gregory_sdb@ stgregoryhamilton.ca WEB PAGE www.carantha.com HALL RENTALS CELL: 905-518-6159 E-MAIL hallrental@ stgregoryhamilton.ca VESTNIK Služiti drugem kakor je to storil Jezus Tri današnja berila po-vezuje rdeca nit: kri in tr-pljenje spremljajo naše ne-deljsko razmišljanje. Zacenjamo s prvim beri-lom, vzetim iz cetrte pesmi Gospodovega služabnika. Besedilo je znano v kršcan-stvu predvsem kot mesijan-sko branje. Skrivnostna osebnost (Gospodov služab-nik) je prikazana kot podoba poganjka, ki je prepušcen samotni pušcavi. Gre torej za usodo cloveka, prepušcenega samemu sebi, ki nima prizna-nih prednikov. Njegovo bivanje je pravi cudež, božji dar, milost, kajti ne more preživeti od suhe zemlje, na kateri živi. Je edino živo bitje sredi mrtvega in zapušcenega sveta zaradi cloveških grehov. Njegovo oblicje je zmaliceno. Ko vstopi v družbo, sproži zadrego in prezir, kajti drugi njegovo bolezen razlagajo kot božjo kazen, zato se bojijo okužbe. Vendar pa smrt ni koncno žrelo, h kateremu se giblje življenje nedol-žnega. Nasprotno, iz smrti bo pognala skrivnostna plodnost, ki jo skriva poganjek. On bo, tako pravi besedilo, »prinesel opravicenje mnogim« s tem, da jih bo odrešil s svojim zadostilnim trpljenjem; on premišljuje o Bogu v njegovi slavi skupaj s tistimi, ki jih je privedel k odrešenju. Njego-vo življenje in smrt sta odrešenjska žrtev za vse ljudi, njegova vloga »služabnika« je dosegla naše opravicenje in spravo z Bogom. Drugo berilo, vzeto iz velicastne homilije Pisma Hebrejcem, je ano-nimno pricevanje bogate teologije iz zacetkov kršcanstva. Pred nami je Mesija, Jezus Kristus, predstavljen kot »veliki in pravi duhovnik«. Pod zlatim plašcem njegove velikonocne slave so znamenja križa in trpljenja. On je brat bolnega in užalošcenega cloveštva, kajti tudi sam »je bil pre-skušan v vsem«. Na njegovem duhovništvu ni nic kraljevskega, brezcut-nega, nima avreole kot podobe sakralnega statusa. Nasprotno, odrešuje s svojo krvjo in vstopa v pušcavo zla in trpljenja, s katero je zaznamovana zgodovina cloveštva. Evangelija vsebuje tretjo in poslednjo napoved trpljenja in smrti, ki spremljata Jezusovo pot napro-ti muceništvu. Hoditi za Jezusom pomeni stopiti na pot popolnega darovanja, je »križev pot« v polnem pomenu besede. Medtem kot Jezus govori o darova-nju in služenju apostola živita še vedno v politicnih iluzijah in verskem zmagoslavju. Njunim pricakova-njem, zakoreninjenim v povracilnem mesijanizmu moci, Jezus postavlja nasproti žrtvovanje in darova-nje. Jezus oblikuje svoj odgovor Jakobu in Janezu kot pomemben pouk, hkrati ga namenja tudi drugim desetim ucencem, ki so se zaradi ljubosumnosti in tekmovalnosti ujezili na Zebedejeva sinova. Kristus predstavi dve vzporednici: Prva se dotika mogocnih tega sveta, ki vladajo zlorabljajo in izkorišcajo. Po-slušalci Markovega evangelija so videli neposredno pred seboj strašnega in despotskega cesarja Nero-na. Druga vzporednica prikazuje obcestvo ucencev, kakor si jo je zamislil Jezus: kdor opravlja odgovor-no službo, naj se sklanja in naj drugim služi, kot je to storil Kristus. Tedaj ambicije - pricakovanja uga-snejo in zavlada zakon veselega in velikodušnega darovanja. Ko se Kristusov ucenec postavlja na stran zati-ralcev in mogocnih, zataji svojega Ucitelja in ga izroca tistim, ki ubijajo in ponižujejo. Ko se ucenec, ki opravlja neko službo in odgovornost, prelevi v nadutega in sebicnega vladarja, unicuje božjo Cer-kev in iz nje naredi zgolj družbenopoliticno orga-nizacijo. Takrat ko kršcansko obcestvo popusti skušnjavi moci, omami oblasti, zmagoslavju struk-tur, postaja spet pogansko in se postavlja na listo »vladarjev tega sveta, ki ne poznajo božje modro-sti« (1 Kor 2,8). Nasprotno pa je Kristus med ljudmi kot služabnik, pripravljen storiti dejanje, ki ga v starem Izraelu ni bilo mogoce naložiti niti sužnju: Kristus umiva noge drugemu: »Ce sem vam torej jaz, vaš Gospod in Ucitelj, umil noge, ste tudi vi dol-žni drug drugemu umivati noge« (Jn 13,14-15). - (Prim. Oznanjevalec 2006-2007, št. 1) 386 | VESTNIK 2021 388 | VESTNIK 2021 390 | VESTNIK 2021 392 | VESTNIK 2021 Illustration Have you ever realised that somebody has completely misunderstood you and what mat-ters to you? Perhaps a friend whom you’ve known for years takes you by surprise. The friend might say to you: “I know how ambitious you are, so you must be livid your colleague has been promoted,” when you’re not ambitious at all, and never wanted the top job and all its re-sponsibilities. You’re just delighted your col-league has had their talents recognised and will be shouldering that burden, and not you. Jesus must have felt like that when his apos-tles James and John approached him and said that they wanted to share in his glory. After all this time together, Jesus might have thought, they don’t get it: this isn’t what I’m about at all. But when we realise someone has misunderstood us, we have options. We can keep silent and let the confusion continue, or we can try to explain our-selves. Out of a miscomprehension can come a deeper understanding. This is what Jesus chooses to do with James and John – explain further. In doing so, he enables us to know more fully what his mis-sion and our own calling are. Gospel Teaching Jesus starts his teaching here by telling James and John that there are matters that are not his to decide on. He takes this further when he speaks about his own role: this is not a glorious, all-powerful figure, despite being the Son of God, but a suffering servant, as prophesied by Isaiah, who will serve God’s purpose by making the ultimate sacri-fice – that of his life. He “offers his life in atone-ment”, as Isaiah puts it or, as Mark’s Gospel says, “as a ransom for many”. It is in fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah that Jesus is hinting at what is to come as well. For rather than having James and John on his right and left in glory, he will die on a cross with a thief on either side. There is no fear in Jesus here, even though he has, in the verses that precede today’s Gospel pas-sage, foretold his own death. Mark says Jesus had been striding ahead of the disciples on the road to Jerusalem, suggesting a confidence and enthusiasm for the task ahead, while the disciples were both amazed and afraid. And it is then, as Jesus speaks of his own death and his rising again, that James and John tell him that they want to be with him in glory. They are getting ahead of themselves. For the Chris-tian, the journey of life means not glory but serving others. That is Jesus’ mission for himself and his fol-lowers, and it could not be more demanding. After all, Jesus tells James and John: “The cup that I must drink you shall drink” – something that hints at what is to come. For later, during his passion in the garden of Gethsemane, as Jesus grows aware of what torment is to come, he asks his Father: “If it is possible, let this cup pass me by.” For those, includ-ing the apostles, called to follow Jesus unto death, they too will have to drink from that cup. Jesus will rise to glory, but first his mission must be accom-plished and his disciples must also undertake that mission. Jesus’ comment that it is not his choice who will be at his side suggests that someone else – God the Father – will allot those places. Application The Gospel offers an enormous challenge to Je-sus’ followers. Here we see God’s own Son prepared to be not the one served but the one who serves and he urges the apostles to live their lives in the same way. The pagans, Jesus says, had rulers who lorded it over them. But Christianity is about a re-thinking of leadership and the way everyone lives. It may seem hard, for putting others first may go against our survival instinct, but the Gospel offers hope too. The apostles went on to be inspired by the Holy Spirit and to spread the Good News, taking Jesus’ message to heart. So they show us that ambi-tion and pride can give way to self-giving and hu-mility. We can all follow in the footsteps of the one who paid the ransom. We are set free by his perfect sacrifice to discover and develop all that is best of our humanity, for the greater glory of God. It is then that we can approach the throne of grace, as today’s reading from Hebrews puts it. 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Response: Let your love be upon us, Lord, even as we hope in you. First Reading Isaiah 53:10-11 The Lord calls us to commit ourselves to him. While that might involve suffering, there is the promise of joy to come. Second Reading Hebrews 4:14-16 In following Jesus, Christians follow some-one who, like them, has experienced the difficulties and hardships of life. We can be comforted that he is merciful. Gospel Mark 10:35-45 Jesus is a different leader – rather than seek glory, he seeks to be a servant and to sacrifice his life to save others. “For the Son of Man himself did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Cilj naše kampanje je v treh letih zbrati vsoto $200,000.00 za našo žup-nijo. Nekateri še vedno ne razumejo, da vse, kar boste darovali preko te kam-panje, bo prejela naša župnija in še 10% iz skupnega sklada. Škofijski ura-di pa bodo vodili vse racunovodske zadeve, tako, da nam ne bo potrebno tega dela urejati. V Vestniku objavimo koliko ste »obljubili« da boste darovali za kam-panjo za našo župnijo preko škofij-skega racuna in koliko je že dejansko »vplacanega«. Iz škofije so nam sedaj poslali kodo, da lahko sami pogleda-mo tekoce stanje na našem racunu. Na racunu »Eno Srce, Ena Duša« za našo slovensko župnijo sv. Gre-gorija Velikega je (October 14, 2021): $110,540. - Pledged - obljubili $72,615. - Paid - ste že vplacali Hvala vsem, ki ste že prispevali. Smo že dobro cez polovico zastav-ljenega cilja. Curbside BBQ Pork & Breaded Chicken Saturday, October 23, 2021 Spit-Roasted Pork - *last chance this year* Includes potato salad and bread... $20 per pound Slovenian Breaded Chicken Dinner Includes potato salad and coleslaw... $15 Extras: Side of Potato Salad $5, Side of Coleslaw $5 Cheese Strudel (unbaked, frozen), 24-inch length $20 Laško Beer: 500 ml...$5 per can Case of 24 (limited quantities)... $75 Slovenian Wine... $25 per bottle: Janževec (white, 1L, sugar code 0) Ranina (white, 750 ml, sugar code 1) Modra Frankinja (red, 750 ml) Refošk (red, 750 ml) (Must be 19 years or older to purchase beer or wine) Pre-Orders only from October 12 to 14 By email only: info@lipapark.ca Please specify the name of the person who will be picking up the order. You will receive a confirmation email after ordering with your pick-up time, and total cost. Please bring cheque or exact change on pick-up day. Thank you for your support! Bled Hall - Bled Hall - Bled Hall OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS SLOVENSKA ŠOLA Za šolsko leto 2021-2022 je za Slovensko šolo vpisanih že 18 otrok. Zelo lepa številka. To je znamenje, da se tudi mladi zanimajo, da se naucijo vsaj nekaj osnov slovenskega jezika. Zaenkrat bo pouk Slovenske Šole po-tekal preko svetovnega spleta - interneta, podobno kot lani. Poucujeta Sandy Ferletic in Lorie Mramor. Skupina od Lorie ima pouk v sredo zvecer, skupina od Sandy pa v cetr-tek zvecer. Ce bi še kdo želel, se lahko še prijavi na e-mail: sferletic@gmail.com. THANKYOU - ZAHVALA The family of Alojz Lesica would sincerely like to thank the St. Gregory the Great church community for all of their prayers over the past week. Since the passing of our husband and father, we have been so grateful for the outpouring of support from all those who have paid their respects to Alojz in person, print or by phone. We appreciate everyone who was involved with and volunteered their time with Alojz’s funeral Mass, especially Fa-ther Drago Gacnik, altar server Joe Gosgnach, Kristijan Razpotnik and Father Branko Balažic who assisted with the technical set up and filming of the live stream, Jože Gimpelj and the reunited Moški zbor, as well as Silvia, Luka and Karina Stankovic for the beautiful music provided, and to Mike and Karina Stankovic for presenting the readings. May God bless you all and keep you all safe. Sincerely, The Lesica & Jolicoeur Families DAROVI - DONATIONS Za gradbeni sklad so v spomin na pokojne-ga Alojza Lesica darovali: - $100 - Ivan in Mary Miketic - $ 50 - Frank in Marija Vrhovšek (St. Catharines) - $ 50 - Paul in Gabrijela Žugic (St. Catharines) Hvala vsem za vaše darove. Bog vam sto-terno povrni vašo dobroto. POROKA - MARRIAGE V soboto, 23. oktobra 2021, ob 1:00 p.m. si bosta pred Bogom in skupnostjo obljubila vecno zvestobo ženin Jeffrey Robert Amadio (njegova starša sta oce je James Amadio in mati Jayne rojena Greenlaw) in nevesta Nicole Marie Peršin (njeni starši so oce Jerry Peršin in mati Elka rojena Pucko). Priporocimo ju Bogu in nebeški Materi Mariji, da si bosta ustvarila lep zakon. POGREB - FUNERAL 11. oktobra 2021 je odšel k Bogu po vecno placilo naš faran Joseph Varl, star 89 let. V petek, 15. oktobra 2021, so se zbrali domaci v Smith's Funeral Home v Bur-lingtonu, na Brandt Street, in se z pogrebnim obredom poslovili od rajnega. Pogreb z žaro bo pozneje. Sožalje ženi Ani in hcerkam, pokojni Jože pa naj uciva vecni mir in pokoj. V sredo, 13. oktobra 2021, se je poslovil s tega sveta John Cyril Antolin, star 80 let. Pokojni bo ležal v Dodsworth & Brown Funeral Home v Ancastru v nedeljo 17. oktobra. Slovo od pokoj-nega bo med 1:00 in 5:30 popoldne - potreb-no se je prijavit. Pogrebna maša pa v St. Ann cerkvi v Ancastru v torek 19. oktobra ob 11h dopoldne in nato pogreb na Resurrection po-kopališcu v Ancastru. Sožalje necakinji Marian-ne Sobocan in ostalim sorodnikom, pokojne-mu Johnu pa vecni mir in pokoj. CIŠCENJE CERKVE - CLEANING OF THE CHURCH Oct. 23, 2021 Groznik, Erzar, Rev, Lukežic Nov. 6, 2021 Lojzka Novak team Nov. 20, 2021 Lukežic, Volcanšek Dec. 4, 2021 Jožica Vegelj and team Dec. 18, 2021 Gosgnach SVETE MAŠE - MASS TIMES: Monday to Friday: 7:00 P.M., Saturday: 5:30 P.M. (Slovenian-Sunday Mass); Sunday: 10:00 A.M. (Slovenian-English - For the time of Covid-19 it is only one Mass on Sundays) - KRSTI / BAPTISMS: For an appointment, call one month before. POROKE / MARRIAGE: For an appointment, call one year before the wedding date. SPOVED / CONFES-SIONS: First Friday of the month 6 -7:00 P.M. (or by appointment) BOLNIKI - Sporocite, ce je kdo bolan ali v bolnišnici, da ga obišcemo. You are welcome to call for a personal conversation with your priest – please call for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971. DON BOSCO V tem tednu so naslednje obletnice smrti faranov, ki so zapisani v naših knjigah: 29. NEDELJA MED LETOM 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 17. OKTOBER IGNACIJ ANTIOHIJSKI ŠKOF IN MUCENEC †† †† † †† †† † †† † †† †† † †† Za žive in rajne župljane Pok. Frumen, Kerec in Maric Franc in Katarina Kapušin Ann Božnar Marica in Josip Macelje Pok. Sorodniki Ivan Petek Jože in Terezija Yeric Terezija Yeric Starši Fortuna Bratje in sestre Fortuna Stane Žižek Bratje in sestre Žižek 10:00 A.M. - - - - - - - - - Vera Maric z družino Janko in Anica Bubaš Družina Božnar Nikola in Marija Fabina Julija Sagadin z družino Marija Horvat z družino Julija Sagadin z družino Kazimir in Ana Žižek Kazimir in Ana Žižek Kazimir in Ana Žižek Kazimir in Ana Žižek Kazimir in Ana Žižek Nedelko Ksenia October 19, 2012 Udovc Stanislav October 22, 1996 Cestnik John October 22, 1999 SVETE MAŠE - MASSES 18. 10. 2021 — 24. 10. 2021 PONEDELJEK - MONDAY 18. OKTOBER Luka, evangelist †† † Pavel in Paul Richard Novak Po namenu 7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak z družino Ana Tadic TOREK - TUESDAY 19. OKTOBER Pavel od križa, duhovnik † † † †† †† †† † Ivan Zupancic Stane Zupancic Ignac Horvat Franciška in Janez Ceklin Anton in Marija Svoljšak Anton in Tilka Vengar Justina Ceklin 7:00 P.M. Jožica Hapke Borut Zupancic in Jožica Hapke Maria Pangus (Miss.) Hci Amalija Svoljšak z družino Sin Marjan z družino Družina Svoljšak Družina Svoljšak SREDA - WEDNESDAY 20. OKTOBER, Irena, muc. CETRTEK - THURSDAY 21. OKTOBER Uršula, dev.-mucenka † † †† John Zakrajšek Mia Ferkul V dober namen Slava in Marija Štenta 7:00 P.M. Branko Gašpar z družino Manja Erzetic Sonja Langenfus Sonja Langenfus PETEK - FRIDAY 22. OKTOBER Janez Pavel II., papež †† † † Katarina in Franc Kapušin Ann Božnar Silva Kundih (Slo) 7:00 P.M. Sonya in Joe z družino rudi Kerec z družino Julija Sagadin z družino SOBOTA - SATURDAY 23. OKTOBER Janez Kapistran, duhovnik Roman, škof †† †† † † † † † † †† † †† † Martin in Katarina Nedelko Barbara in Evan Kirec Joe Hanc Ana Ferencak Marija Markoja Alex Zolis Matthew Kennedy Matija Vlašic Pok. iz družine Kotnik Štefan Kricaj Franc in Franciška Indihar Joseph Kopriva 5:30 P.M. Martin in Regina Nedelko Olga Hanc z družino Žena Olga z družino Lojze in Dragica Ferencak Lojze in Dragica Ferencak Zlatko Berkovic z družino Margaret Žagar z družino Dorothea Ježovnik Francis Stegne Francis Stegne Hci Rada Kosem Rada Kosem 30. NEDELJA MED LETOM 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 24. OKTOBER MISIJONSKA ANTON M. KLARET, ŠKOF †† †† †† † †† †† Za žive in rajne župljane Jožef Prša (obl.) & Mama Marta Pok. iz družine Balažic Ivan in Terezija Halas Ignac Horvat Mara in Karlo Muhar Brat, sestra in starši Pozderec 10:00 A.M. - - - - - - - - - Hci Matilda z družino Matilda Bratuž Regina Halas Martin in Teresa Kovacic (MT) Nikola in Marija Fabina Julija Sagadin z družino Ne bo maše v župniji - No Mass today