SV. TREŠNJE TELO IN KRI THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 22/52 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 29. 5. 2016 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 EVHARISTIJA, KRUH MOČNIH Vsi so jedli in se nasitili, poroča evangelist. Ta božji kruh je gotovo potreben odraslim, posebno staršem, ki imajo veliko skrbi in veliko odgovornost za svoje družine. Neki mož takole piše: »Poročal naju je škof, najin družinski prijatelj. Ko sem držal roko svoje zaročenke pod štolo, me je naenkrat prevzel občutek nedozorelosti za tako težko odgovornost, ki sem jo sprejemal zase. Kako bom mogel ljubiti ženo in biti dober oče svojim otrokom, če pa sem še tako poln napak in sebičnosti. Najini roki sta drgetali. Verjetno je tudi nevesta mislila podobno kot jaz. Pri obhajilu sem pa čutil, da je prišel Kristus in naju okrepil. Kakor je za novoporočenca v Kani spremenil vodo v vino, tako je vzel najino slabot-nost in negotovost in ju spremenil v moč in odločnost. Rešnje telo je znamenje božje ljubezni med nami, kot naša moč, kot vir naše ljubezni. Prepričan sem bil, da bo od tedaj naprej Jezus stalni gost naše hiše in da bo naju z otroki vred nekoč povabil v svoj nebeški dom.« Ta zakrament se ne imenuje zaman »znamenje edinosti in vez ljubezni«. Močno duhovno hrano potrebujemo vsi, ki hočemo, da bo naše življenje lepo, rodovitno, polno dobrih sadov. Jezus, živi kruh, nam pomaga, da raste v nas božje življenje. Saj je obljubil: »Kdor mene uživa, bo živel po meni.« Krepi nas in pomaga, da se iz začetne kali dobrega razvijajo kreposti. Tako bomo veliko lažje napredovali v »starosti in modrosti in milosti, priljubljenosti pri Bogu in pri ljudeh« . Preden so se mladi odpravili na izlet v hribe, so zjutraj prosili duhovnika, naj mašuje, da bodo z Jezusom v srcu varno hodili proti vrhovom. Danes bo devet naših mladih prvič prejelo Jezusa, dvanajst pa polnost Svetega Duha. Naj tudi njim ta božji kruh in darovi sv. Duha pomagajo, da bodo premagovali vse težave, da bodo lahko varno hodili na vrhove življenja. 202 | VESTNIK 2016 204 | VESTNIK 2016 206 | VESTNIK 2016 208 | VESTNIK 2016 Adults (13 years and up) $10.00 Children 3 – 12 $5.00 Children under 2 Free All funds collected will be donated to a children’s charity. Your support will be great-ly appreciated. MARIAN PILGRIMAGE DAYS FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS June through October *Year of Mercy Indulgence will be granted to all who attend St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Waterdown invites you to come and participate in their Marian Pilgrimage Days. This is to fulfill the request of Our Lady of Fatima to pray in a special way on the First Saturday of the month and in union with our Lady we will invoke God’s blessings and graces for our family, Church and world. Each month, one of our Bishops will be here to celebrate the Mass and preach the homily. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. All are welcome to join us for this day of prayer and devotion! ** Please bring your own lunch Dates are as follows: - SATURDAY, JUNE 4 - SATURDAY, JULY 2 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 VESTNIK 2016 | 203 VESTNIK 2016 | 205 VESTNIK 2016 | 207 SLOVENSKI PARK V nedeljo, 22. maja, na praznik sv. Trojice smo začeli zopet s svetimi mašami v Slovenskem parku. Tam bo naslednja sveta maša 12. junija ob 1:00 p.m. in po maši Procesija sv. Rešnjega Telesa in Krvi. Potem pa bodo maša ob vseh “Long Weekendih”, ob 1:00 p.m. Vabljeni! CORPUS CHRISTI Response: You are a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchizedek. First Reading Genesis 14:18-20 Melchizedek, as priest of God Most High, brings bread and wine. Second Reading 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Jesus offers his disciples bread and wine as a memorial of himself. Gospel Luke 9:11-17 Jesus blesses the loaves and fish and hands them to his disciples to distribute among the crowd. “Give them something to eat yourselves.” Illustration A series running in a newspaper supplement devoted to cooking asks famous chefs to imagine their last meal. A similar pattern runs through the descriptions they give. The setting is always im-portant, usually idyllically in the countryside or by the sea, often recalling a memory from childhood or later family life. The people invited are mostly close family and friends. Sometimes a chef acquaintance is invited to bring his or her special dish to the feast. The dead are often there as well as the living. Music and the possibility of dance are often requested. The food and drink are not as extraordinary as you might expect. Often there are recipes remembered from childhood, dishes their mothers used to cook, dishes that evoke a particular occasion in their lives. The complicated sauces and recipes they have earned their Michelin stars with in their professional lives are conspicuous by their absence. There is a complete lack of formality. All enjoy themselves and get on well together. There are no arguments, no panic, no rush. The fact that this is the last meal to be shared together does not seem to evoke any great sadness or distress. Rather there is a sense of thanksgiving and delight, a great appreciation of what gifts creation has offered them and the people who have helped them in the practice of their gifts. And there is a sense of them already moving be-yond the constraints of time. Gospel Teaching The miracles performed by Jesus are mostly either acts of healing or to do with the provision of food and drink. In today’s Gospel we are told that Jesus has made the crowds welcome before talking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those in need of healing. His disciples then want to send the people away to find lodging and food, but he challenges them to feed the crowds themselves. There is a pattern in the story that anticipates that of the Eucharist. First of all there is the important step of making people welcome. Then there is the reflection on the kingdom of God, usually through the scriptures. Acts of healing are perhaps nowa-days less evident in all but Masses dedicated to that purpose, but running through each liturgy is prayer for those who are sick and in need. No one is left forgotten at the altar of God. St Paul reminds us more directly of why we do what we do in the Eucharist. As we take the bread and wine and bless them we are doing what Jesus asked us to do. It is through this act that we make present the great act of salvation encompassed in Christ’s death and resurrection. We thank God the Father for the gift of his Son through this simple act of eating and drinking, and we are not just eating and drinking bread and wine; we are eating and drinking Christ’s body and blood, in this way bring-ing all the elements of our lives into the inspiration of Jesus himself. Application All meals carry with them the potential of nourishment and healing and more. Particularly important meals of celebration, shared with others, confirm our identity and allow us to celebrate our very existence and all our lives give to us. As in the story of the feeding of the five thousand, we need a warm welcome. We need the food and drink to sus-tain us, and we need to be thankful for what life provides for us not just in the meal but in the people with whom we share our lives. All these elements are present when we cele-brate the Eucharist together. They are the signs of how we are linked to Christ, who, through the gift of himself, transforms our humanity into his divinity. As we come together to remember what he did for us, as we share the message of God’s kingdom, as we pray for healing, as we eat the bread and wine that have become the body and blood of Christ, we make present the mystery of the cross and resurrec- tion. Touched by Christ’s sacrificial act of salvation, our lives become themselves acts of thanksgiving for what he has done for us and also the means whereby he continues to make himself present in our world. We are truly Christ’s body in and for our world. Christ’s body is made incarnate again MOYA FINAN-CIAL CREDIT UNION (FORMERLY SLOVENIA CREDIT UNION) We would like to remind all our members of the summer office hours. All Credit Union offices will be closed on Saturdays starting May 21, 2016 un-til after the Labour Day weekend. For further information about branch hours, special rates or community news, visit our website at www.sloveniacu.ca Thank you for your valued member-ship. Have a safe and enjoyable sum-mer. OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS PEVSKE VAJE Mešani pevski zbor bo imel pevsko vajo v četrtek po večerni maši. DOGODKI V BLIŽNJI PRIHODNOSTI . 29. maj-Sunday: St. Gregory the Great - First Communion & Confirmation: mass 10:00 a.m. - Bishop Douglas Crosby . 3. junij-Friday: Girl's Club - Spaghetti Dinner at St. Gregory's Hall: 6:30 p.m. . 5. junij-Sunday: St. Gregory the Great - Corpus Christi: Mass & procession: 10:00 a.m.-London-Triglav: Maša-procesija: 2:00 p.m. . 11. junij-Saturday: Slovenski park - 20th Annual Golf tournament . 12. junij-Sunday: Slovenski park - Maša in procesija: 1:00 p.m. . 19. junij-Sunday: Bled - Fathers Day: Maša ob 12:30 p.m. . 26. junij-Sunday: Bled -SLOVENSKI DAN - Mass in the parish at 11:00 a.m. only. PRINAŠANJE DAROV: GIFT BEARERS . 29. maj, 10:00 a.m.: Children of the First Communion and Confirmation. DAY CAMP 2016 As you've heard, we've started organizing our Slovenian Day Camp for this summer which will be held August 2-5th, with our camp BBQ being held on the Friday evening. In order to prepare and organize properly, we are hoping to have kids sign up so we know our numbers. The cost of the camp is $75 and registration forms can be found in the church vestibule. High School Students... we can really use your help and you can get all your required volunteer hours in just one week. Volunteers are vital to the success of our camp, so please consider helping out, contributing to your community and having a plain old good time with our campers! Parents, Grandparents please encourage your kids to join in our summer fun! Looking forward to another great Summer Day Camp. You can reach me and reserve your spot by email at novakh@sympatico.ca Thanks, Heidy Novak KITCHEN SECRETS COOKING SESSION Kitchen Secrets Cooking session for May 28th is full, however, if you are interested in future sessions, please send me an email along with suggestions on the recipes you'd like to have demonstrated. Just as information, recipes you'd like to have demonstrat-ed in the kitchen do not have to be Slovenian dishes, so feel free to send me your suggestions. These cooking sessions have been fun and it is nice to hear that so many who have participated have actually used these recipes at home. Hopefully we will con-tinue seeing so much interest moving for-ward. Heidy Novak email: novakh@sympatico.ca SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR FORT MCMURRAY We will take up a special collection on June 4/5 weekend. Collection will be sent, through our Diocesan Office, to the Most Reverend Paul Terrio, Bishop of St. Paul Diocese. Bishop Terrio has informed the CCCB that half of the receipts will be shared with the Ministerial Association of Fort McMurray. The other half of these funds, (which are not matched), will help St. Paul Diocese to assist the parishes in Fort McMurray to rebuild or restore their losses. TAKE PREPARED ENVELOPES IN THE HALLWAY. Posebno nabirko za Fort McMurray bomo imeli v naši župniji prvi vikend v juniju, t.j. 4. in 5. junija. V atriju cerkve imate posebne kuverte. Na kuverto napišite svojo številko kuverte ali ime in priimek. Dar lahko oddaste v nabirko naseldnjo nedeljo. Takrat bo sv. maša samo ob 10:00h, ker imamo takrat po maši procesijo sv. Rešnjega Telesa in Krvi. VEČNA LUČ V mesecu juniju bo večna luč svetila po namenu Tilke Vengar in družine za pokojnega Antona Vengarja. PRVI PETEK 3. junija je prvi petek v mesecu. Obiskoval bom bolnike. Zvečer ob šestih bo, kot je v navadi, prilika za sveto spoved, molitev pred Najsvetejšim in sveto mašo. Z junijem začenjamo mesec, ki je posvečen Srcu Jezusovemu in na prvi petek je tudi praznik Srca jezusovega. KONZULARNE URE Slovensko veleposlaništvo v Ottawi obvešča, da bodo konzularne ure v Torontu v soboto 4. junija 2016 med 1:00 in 5.30 popoldne v prostorih konzulata na 747 Brown's Line. Naslednje konzularne ure bodo predvidoma konec junija. DAROVI Za rože sta darovala $50 Alojz in Dragica Ferenčak. BARAGOVI DNEVI Letošnji Baragovi dnevi se bodo začeli v soboto 10. septembra 2016 s slovensko sveto mašo ob 6:00 popoldne v katedrali sv. Petra v Marquettu. V nedeljo 11. septembra bo sveta maša ob 10:00 dopoldne, prav tako v katedrali, po maši pa je tradicionalni banket. Ker bomo sami verjetno težje zbrali zadostno število romarjev, smo razmišljali, če bi šli skupaj s Torontom. Kdor bi bil interesent, naj to čimprej sporoči Tereziji Sarjaš na telefon: 905-560-1218, najkasneje do srede junija, da bi potem lahko videli ali lahko organiziramo romanje. CWL - KŽZ Our monthly General Meeting will be moved to Wednesday June 8th immediately following 7:00 pm mass. We have important issues to discuss before our summer break. Hope to see many of you there. As always, any ladies interested in the CWL are very welcomed to attend our meetings. We pray for God’s blessings for all our First Communion and Confirmation recipients. RAVNA STREHA - FLAT ROOF V petek so delavci podjetja Roofing Systems iz Brandforda, končali z glavnino del pri zamenjavi - prenovi ravne strehe okoli cerkve in do dvorane. Upamo, da bo tudi ta nova streha zdržala vsaj naslednjih 30 let. Za njimi pridejo še drugi delavci, ki bodo opravili zaključna krovska dela. Cena bo okrog 95 tisoč plus 13% davek. Sedaj smo mi na vrsti! SVETE MAŠE - MASS TIMES: Ponedeljek/Monday – Petek/Friday: 7:00 P.M. Sobota/Saturday: 8:00 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 (person counselling) with your priest – please call during business hours for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971. DON BOSCO SV. REŠNJE TELO IN KRI CORPUS CHRISTI 29. MAJ Maksim Emonski, škof †† † Za žive in rajne župljane Marija in Franc Klemenčič Ivan Tompa 10:00 A.M. Hči Zorka Rev Brat Martin z družino PONEDELJEK-MONDAY 30. MAJ Kancijan in oglejski m. †† †† Stanko in Marija Ferenčak Vencij in Marija Ferenčak 7:00 P.M. Martin in Regina Nedelko Martin in Regina Nedelko TOREK - TUESDAY 31. MAJ Obiskanje Device Mar. Za verne duše v vicah 7:00 P.M. N.N: SREDA - WEDNESDAY 1. JUNIJ Justin, muč. † † † For people with chalenges Anton Vengar Anton Vengar Terbogt Anthony 7:00 P.M. CWL-KŽZ Družina Svojšak Družina Žvan in Watson Družina Žvan in Watson ČETRTEK - THURSDAY 2. JUNIJ Marcelin in Peter, muč. †† † Pokojni iz družine Kološa Ferdinand Volf 7:00 P.M. Majda Salajko Marija in Fred Volf PRVI PETEK FIRST FRIDAY 3. JUNIJ SRCE JEZUSOVO † † Za verne duše v vicah Štefan Gonza Bogu v zahvalo za poroko Francke in Anton Šverko 7:00 P.M. Tone in Marija Bukvič Tone in Marija Bukvič Veronika Čurič Sin Ivan z družino SOBOTA SATURDAY 4. JUNIJ Srce Marijino Frančišek Caracciolo Krista, mučenka † † †† †† † †† Srečko Rev, obl. Anton Vengar Magdalena in Franc Urh Francka in Viktor Urh Matija Vlašič Olga, Mihael in Rok Rožman 8:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. Pavel in Jožica Novak Žena Tilka z družino Tilka z družino Tilka z družino Žena in otroci Družina 10. NEDELJA MED LETOM 5. JUNIJ Bonifacij, škof † † †† Za žive in rajne župljane Fonzi Mozetič Karel Volčanšek, obl. Pokojni člani društva London 10:00 A.M. 2:00 P.M. Manja Erzetič Družina Dvorana Triglav SVETE MAŠE - MASSES Od 29. 5. 2016 Do 5. 6. 2016 FIRST COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION: Bishop Douglas Crosby,. O.M.I., D.D. Štefana Šmarnični mesec bomo zaključili z litanijami Matere Božje! PO MAŠI PROCESIJA SV. REŠNJEGA TELESA