ROJSTVO JANEZA KRSTNIKA THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 26/54 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 24. 6. 2018 Fr. Drago Gacnik, 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 »Janez se bo imenoval« Rojstvo Janeza Krstnika je oznacilo nov mejnik v zgodovini odrešenja. Že njegovo ime »Janez« je bilo nekaj izrednega, nenavadnega, saj je bilo ocetu ime Zaharija. Cast dodelitve imena novorojencu je pripadala ocetu. Ta je obicajno svojemu prvorojencu namenil svoje ime. Zaharija pa po posebnem Božjem narocilu pretrga s to staro navado. S tem tudi na zunaj pokaže, da se podreja le tistemu, cigar zasluga je, da je on dobil sina. Ta njegova hvaležnost in zvestoba Bogu pa tako deluje na druge, da se sprašujejo: »Kaj neki bo iz tega otroka?« A že en teden po svojem rojstvu prinaša vsem, ki o njem slišijo, sporocilo, da je Bog na poseben nacin deloval že ob njegovem rojstvu. »Bližnja in daljna okolica je govorila in razpravljala o teh dogodkih. Verjetno so si vse to mnogi zapomnili, tako da poznejše Janezovo življenje in kršcevanje ob Jordanu ni bilo nekaj povsem nepricakovanega, ampak logicno nadaljevanje dogodkov ob njegovem rojstvu. Janez Krstnik je bil kakor seme, ki je bilo vrženo v zemljo, da ob svoje casu da svoje sadove. Vse njegovo življenje je bilo rodovitno tako zanj kakor za druge. Zavedal se je, da ga Bog sam klice, ki naj pripravlja pot prihajajocemu Mesiji. Ob Jordanu je klical ljudi k spreobrnjenju in jih vabil h krstu za odpušcanje grehov. Množice so od vseh strani hitele k njemu in ga spraševale: »Kaj naj pa mi storimo?« Ker so vsi nestrpno pricakovali Mesija, so se mnogi ob pogledu nanj in ob poslušanju njegovih govorov zaceli spraševati, ce ni morda dejansko on obljubljeni Mesija. Janezova velicina je prvenstveno v tem, da je bil sposoben in pripravljen v Jezusu prepoznati Besedo, ki je meso postala in se razodela na povsem nov in nenavaden nacin. Kakor že prej njegov oce Zaharija, je tudi on prišel, da pripravi prostor Tistemu, ki ga pošilja Bog sam. In ko ga prepozna, on ne pomišlja takoj stopiti v ozadje in vse prepustiti tistemu, ki je dejansko vecji od njega. Z veseljem sprejema in daje prostor Božji iniciativi. Gotovo ni mogel v naprej vedeti, kako se bodo kasneje odvijale stvari, ki jih je on zacel. Po srecanju z Jezusom pa mu je bilo jasno, da je on odigral svojo vlogo in je odslej Jezus tisti, ki naj zacne javno delovati v Božjem imenu. Zavedal se je, da on ne more iti po poti, ki je bila dolocena Božjemu Sinu, zato pa je z vsem prepricanjem in zavzetostjo druge opogumljal, naj sledijo Jezusu. Pošilja jih k tistemu, ki je »mocnejši od njega«. Vse njegovo delovanje je samo priprava na tistega, ki ne bo kršceval le z vodo, ampak s Svetim Duhom in ognjem. V srecanju z Jezusom je prišel Janez tudi do vprašanja, na katerega si ni znal odgovoriti. Ker je kralja odkrito posvaril, da ne dela prav, ga je ta dal zapreti. Iz jece, ki je do svoje smrti ni vec zapustil, je po svojih ucencih vprašal Jezusa: »Si ti tisti, ki mora priti, ali naj drugega cakamo?« Janeza ne skrbi lastna življenjska nevarnost, ampak se sprašuje ali ni v nevarnosti tudi vse njegovo prejšnje prizadevanje, ceprav po drugi strani dobro ve, da ima Bog še druge nacine kako rešiti svoje ljudstvo, cetudi bi se on zmotil v svojih pricakovanjih. Na to vprašanje si je Janez v bistvu odgovoril že sam, ko je pred tem pokazal na Jezusa z besedami: »Glejte Jagnje Božje, ki odjemlje grehe sveta!« Pomen teh besed do danes ni izcrpan in ne bo do konca sveta. Te njegove besede pa v povezavi z vprašanjem iz jece nazorno pokažejo, da ni bil le tisti, ki je hodil pred Jezusom, ampak hkrati tisti, ki je hodil za Njim. Še posebej pa mu je sledil v svoji smrti. V vsem tem nam je vzornik in hkrati zanesljiv kažipot, kako naj tudi mi z njegovo priprošnjo pripravljamo pot Odrešeniku v našem casu. 298 | VESTNIK 2018 300 | VESTNIK 2018 302 | VESTNIK 2018 304 | VESTNIK 2018 306 | VESTNIK 2018 308 | VESTNIK 2018 VESTNIK 2018 | 299 VESTNIK 2018 | 301 VESTNIK 2018 | 303 VESTNIK 2018 | 305 VESTNIK 2018 | 307 ŠTEFAN IN GIZELLA RAY - 65 LET POROKE V soboto, 16. junija, sta se Štefan in Gizella Ray Bogu in Materi Božji zahvalila za 65 let zakonskega življenja. Ker Štefan ni mogel priti v cerkev, smo blagoslov podelili Gizelli, ona pa ga je ponesla še Štefanu. Po maši je družina pripravila še torto za vse, ki so bili v cerkvi. Še enkrat obema cestitke! LIPA PARK - JULY 8, 2018 Gates open at 12:00 noon, rain or shine. Admission at the door. »Summerfest« Picnic featuring direct from Slovenia: Ansambel Hervol performing the finest in tradi-tional Slovenian and contempo-rary music. Also enjoy pig and lamb from the spit and typical Slovenian fare. All events are family friendly. His Excellency Bishop Crosby recently announced a planning study, which is now under way, to help the Diocese evaluate the merits of a Diocesan capital campaign. This campaign will involve each of our Parishes. The proposed goals focus centrally on Parish life, but will also help enhance several Diocesan ministries important to parishioners. The Diocese wants to hear from as many parishioners as possible as they evaluate their proposed campaign plan. Your feedback will be critical to the success of this effort. Further details of the proposed goals of the campaign and opportunities for you to give feedback will be shared in the coming weeks. The Hall is going to look Great! At our Obcni Zbor (Annual General Meeting) we collectively agreed that it was time to give our hall a well needed facelift. As many of you have already seen, and will see today - the work is in progress. Although we had hoped to have the hall completed for Slovenski Dan, it was important to us that we made the best decisions possible and that takes time. Also, there is a lot of work that goes into an upgrade this size. There were many hands at work, but I think we will all agree that we're on the right track. The curtains are up, the lower panels have been replaced, some doors and walls painted and preparations for the rest of the work is underway. The warm and neutral colours are calming and we hope that you will all be pleased with the end result which we hope will be by the end of the summer. Thanks so far to everyone who has helped with the work involved in our hall's facelift! PRENOVA ZGORNJE DVORANE Are you ready?... It's that time again when start planning for our An-nual Slovenian summer day camp. This year's camp will be held August 7th to the 10th, 2018. We invite all kids to come out and participate in our camp and welcome high school students to help out while they get their volunteer hours. Parent's you are also always wel-come to help out with the planning and volunteering at our camp. Chil-dren love to see their parents partici-pate in our crafts and games. The registration fee will be the same as last year $75 per camper which will cover the cost of food, craft, equipment and show costs. We have a lot of activities planned, and as always lots of surprises. For information and to register please contact Heidy Novak by email: novakh@sympatico.ca or on cell at 905-317-6002. So parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, call your kids, get registered and get ready for a good week of fun at our annual summer day camp. See you at camp - 2018! Annual Slovenian Summer Day Camp at St. Gregory the Great Church Illustration Are there signs that appear at a child’s birth which indicate what he or she will become? The ancient world believed that signs accompanied an important birth. When Alexander the Great was born there were storms and earthquakes and two eagles appeared, which were said to presage his conquest of Asia and Europe. But even today psy-chologists have shown that there are less dramatic indications in young children of what they will be-come as adults. Long before you can express your-self with words you may show signs of your future temperament. So if you show signs of aggression or shyness very early on as a child these can be a sign that these traits may also appear when you are grown up. Gospel Teaching Today we are celebrating the birth of someone who showed signs that he was a prophet even be-fore he was born. Normally the liturgy celebrates saints on the day of their death and, in fact, only celebrates the birthdays of three people: Jesus, Mary and John the Baptist. Why does John the Bap-tist merit this honour? Even at his birth his family is full of wonder as they ask, “What will this child turn out to be?” If we look at the events and signs that surround his birth, we can begin to appreciate why, as Jesus said, “of all the children born of women there is no one greater than John”. First, John’s parents represent the righteous people of the Old Testament. Elizabeth, barren and old, is blessed with this child. Zechariah, his father, receives the news from the angel in the Temple with all its ancient rituals. The child is circumcised on the eighth day. Then the name John is given, which makes a break with tradition. John brings together the new and the old. He is the hinge be-tween the two testaments. And even in the womb he jumped for joy in recognition of Jesus when the pregnant Mary visited Elizabeth. Even before birth he was the precursor of Jesus. But also in his death, beheaded by Herod, he points forward to Jesus’ death under Pilate in Jerusalem. Second, at his birth his father Zechariah recog-nises this little child as a “Prophet… [who] will go before the Lord to prepare the way for him”. Through preaching repentance he will make ready the way for Jesus and finally have the singular hon-our of baptising him. John’s baptism was to be in water alone and he directs our gaze to Jesus’ bap-tism, which will be in the Holy Spirit. But, thirdly, John will show his humility. He knows that he is only the voice crying in the wilderness while Jesus is the Word of God. He knows that it is Christ who is the Lamb of God who will take away the sins of the world and he, John, is unworthy to baptise him or untie his sandals. His role is clear: he must give way to Christ. “He must grow greater, I must grow small-er.” Application How can we celebrate this feast of John the Baptist’s birthday? Here at Mass, of course, but also by heeding his words and putting into practice the lessons of his life. If we are going to recognise Jesus for what he is, then we must see him against the long history of the Old Testament. We cannot ap-preciate the new without knowing what came be-fore. We will then appreciate how Jesus fulfils what the prophets foretold. Once we have recognised Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, then we too need to repent and con-fess our failings so that he can heal us. As we go to confession John’s words of judgement can touch our consciences and convict us so that Jesus may grant his forgiveness and absolution. And finally, as Christians who have been sent to evangelise and to point the way to Christ, we need the humility of John. For all Christians, not just those who are lay ministers, deacons or priests, are called to be sure that we are pointing to Christ and not to ourselves. We are also here to prepare the way for his coming. For from now on, after this feast of midsummer, the days will be getting shorter until Christ comes at Christmas and the light increases in our lives. So, too, we are called to decrease and let him increase. THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST Response: I praise you, for I am wonderfully made. First Reading Isaiah 49:1-6 The servant of the Lord speaks of his role to be a light to the nations. Second Reading Acts 13:22-26 Paul explains how in Jesus God has raised up one of David’s descendants. Gospel Luke 1:57-66. 80 The family and friends of John the Baptist celebrate his birth and wonder what he will become. “What will this child turn out to be?” Bled Planica Social Club Cordially invites you all PROŠCENJEPROŠCENJE PICNICPICNIC July 29, 2018 Mass at 1:00PM ALL DAY FOOD & BEVERAGES MUSIC PROVIDED BY The Golden KeysThe Golden Keys COME JOIN US!COME JOIN US! OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS PEVSKE VAJE Hvala pevcem za redno prihajanje na vaje in petje pri bogoslužju, tako slovenskemu kot atudi angleškemu zboru, Carlu in Ivanu. V casu pocitnic ne bo pevskih vaj. Za vaje so bomo zopet zbrali prvi teden v septembru. Vec v Vestniku koncem meseca avgusta. DOGODKI V BLIŽNJI PRIHODNOSTI . 29. junij - 2. julij: Slovenski Park - Long Weekend events: Saturday, June 30th - Volleyball Tournament, Ansambel Hervol from Slovenia; Sunday: Mass at 1:00 p.m., Picnic - Full pecenka Dinner . 8. julij-nedelja: Lipa Park - Summerfest Picnic - Ansambel Hervol from Slovenia . 21. julij-sobota: Slovenski Park - Pecenka-fest, Band . 29. julij-nedelja: Bled Planica Social Club 13 - Prošcenje: Mass at 1:00 p.m., Picnic . 3. - 6. avgust: Slovenski Park - Long Weekend Camping; Sunday: Mass at 1:00 p.m., Mladinski Dan, Balinanje (Bocce) Tournament, Band . 7. -10. avgust: St. Gregory the Great - DAY CAMP . 11. avgust: Sava - Mass 2:00 p.m., Picnic - Ansambel »Atomik Harmonik« . 12. avgust: Lipa Park - Music in the Park, Picnic . 25. avgust: Društvo sv. Jožefa - Balinanje GIFT BEARERS - DAROVE PRINAŠAJO . 24. junij 9:30 a.m.: Karol in Milka Ferko . 1. julij 10:00 a.m.: Joe in Kathy Prša . 8. julij 10:00 a.m.: Ivan in Angela Antolin . 15. julij 10:00 a.m.: Toni in Marija Franc . 22. julij 10:00 a.m.: Max in Jožica Pavlicic . 29. julij 10:00 a.m.: Vera Gonza . 5. avgust 10:00 a.m.: Aranka in Danny Dundek . 12. avgust 10:00 a.m.: Družina Groznik . 19. avgust 10:00 a.m.: Gizela Hauzar . 26. avgust 10:00 a.m.: Zorka Rev in Sonya Peternel DAROVI - DONATIONS Za gradbeni sklad sta, Kathy in Martin Simoncic, namesto rož za pokojno Marjeto Gimpelj, darovala $100. Štefan in Gizella Ray sta darova $340 za cerkev. Hvala vsem za vaše darove. DIOCESE OF HAMILTON Planning Study Update – We Want to Hear from You! The Diocese-wide planning study is off to a great start - thanks to all those who have participated! In the first few weeks, an incredible number of surveys have been completed. However - we also want to hear from YOU. If you have not filled out a survey and want to share your thoughts, visit: hamiltondiocese.com/campaign to learn more about the proposed campaign goals, complete the survey and provide your comments. The online survey closes on Monday, July 9 - please don’t delay in sharing your thoughts about our plans to help your Parish and our Diocese to grow and thrive. Thank you. GRAND TOUR OF ARGENTINA Marta Demšar in John Bernik organizirata 16 dnevno turo po Argentini: Buenos Aires, Mendosa, Bariloche, El Calafate & Perito Glacier, Iguassa Falls. Vec si lahko preberete na oglasni deski. Cena bo med $8500 do $9000 na osebo. Cena vkljucuje polet iz Toronta, polete v Argentini, zajtrke, 10 dinners in 3 lunches. Za vse informacije se obrnite na Marto Demšar (416-222-5999) ali Johna Bernika (905-274-6391) SVETE MAŠE V JULIJU IN AVGUSTU Od prve nedelje v juliju (July 1st - Canada Day Long Weekend) do prve nedelje v septembru (September 2nd - Labour Day Weekend) bodo nedeljske svete maše samo ob 10:00h dopoldne. Ob sobotah zjutraj ne bo svete maše, bo samo vecerna nedeljska sv. maša ob 5:30 p.m. Od 3. julija do 12. avgusta, ko bom odsoten (Sloveniji), me bo nadomešcal gospod Jože Bajzek. Gospod Jože pride že v ponedeljek, 2. julija zvecer in se vraca 12. avgusta. Dobrodošel zopet v naši župniji. Nazadnje je bil tukaj predlani, prav tako v mesecu juliju. COME AND CELEBRATE Bishop Ryan High School's 60th anniversary, October 5, 2018, 7 p.m. to 12 at Michaelangelo's Banquet Centre. Meet and greet, enjoy light refreshments, cash bar, and 'virtual tour' of the beautiful new school. Due to capacity, advance ticket purchase is required. Full details on poster and new alumni website - bishopryanalumni.ca. ORDINATION OF TRANSITIONAL DEACONS His Excellency, Bishop Crosby will ordain the following men as transitional deacons: Vivek Trindade on Friday, June 29, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Matthew Parish, Oakville, and John Schnurr on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Parish, Formosa. All are welcome to participate in these celebrations. CATECHETICAL CORRESPONDENCE COURSES Programs available for children from Kindergarten through to High School not currently receiving religious instruction. Preparation for First Communion and Confirmation for children not in Catholic Schools also available. Families work through the programs at home. Contact Monica in the Catechesis Office at 905-528-7988, ext. 2238 or check out our website at www.hamiltondiocese.com and click on the Catechesis Office for more information, printable registration forms or to register online. MARRIAGE TIP Expressing gratitude to those we love goes a long way to making them feel appreciated, but as Michele Weiner-Davis (The Divorce Busting Center) pointed out in her recent blog, negativity bias, which scientists refer to as a tendency to be more sensitive to negative stimuli, often causes relationship problems. This bias makes it easy for us to slip into the habit of remarking on anything that is wrong or negative, but forgetting to express the good we experience and feel. 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 - 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 12. NEDELJA MED LETOM 24. JUNIJ Rojstvo Janeza Krstnika † † † † Za žive in rajne župljane Franc Novak, obl. Marija Rogelj, obl. Janko Demšar, obl. Jože Jeric, obl. 9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. Frank Novak z družino Frank Novak z družino Demšar-Scarcelli Žena Terezija z družino PONEDELJEK - MONDAY 25. JUNIJ Viljem, opat †† Pokojni iz družin Vegelj in Zorcic Za svetost duhovnikov 8:00 A.M. Jožica Vegelj Slomškovo oltarno društvo TOREK - TUESDAY 26. JUNIJ Jožef Maria Escriva † † Po namenu (11/22) Drago Kornhauzer Janez Hocevar 7:00 P.M. Ana Tadic Gizela Hauzar Kathy in Martin Simoncic SREDA - WEDNESDAY 27. JUNIJ Ema Krška, kneginja † Po namenu (19/28) Sonya Rosmus Za zdravje 7:00 P.M. Ana Tadic Manja Erzetic Đundraš Dragica CETRTEK - THURSDAY 28. JUNIJ, Irenej, šk-mucenec †† Marija in Janez Grebenc Za zdravje 7:00 P.M. Lojze Grebenc Family Bartola PETEK - FRIDAY 29. JUNIJ Peter in Pavel, apostola †† †† † Pavel in Paul Richard Novak Pokojni iz družine Balažic Ljubica Hribljan 7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak z družino Matila Bratuž Sestra Marica Majzelj z druž. SOBOTA SATURDAY 30. JUNIJ Prvi rimski mucenci Ladislav Ogrski, kralj †† † † † †† †† †† Marija in Anton Kociper Franc Raduha Elizabeth Geric Franc Raduha Pokojni iz družine Horvat Pokojni iz družine Sarjaš Pokojni prijatelji 5:30 P.M. Martin in Regina Nedelko Družina Žižek Družina Žižek Lojze in Dragica Ferencak Ignac in Marija Horvat z dru. Ignac in Marija Horvat z dru. Ignac in Marija Horvat z dru. 13. NEDELJA MED LETOM 1. JULIJ Estera, svetopis. žena Izseljenska nedelja Canada Day † † † †† †† Za žive in rajne župljane Jože Vuk, obl. Martina Kolar Marija Granic Pokojni clani društva Slov. Park Starši Kuzma in Metod 10:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. Marija Hocevar Mož z družino Kathy in Joe Prša SLOVENSKI PARK - MAŠA Družina Kuzma SVETE MAŠE - MASSES od 24. 6. 2018 do 1. 7. 2018