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Slovenska župnija sv. Gregorija Velikega | St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Church
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Številka - Number / Leto - Year
22. 5. 2011
5.VELIKONOČNA
NEDELJA Duhovni poklici
5th SUNDAY OF EASTER
Fr. Drago Gačnik sdb
župnik - pastor
Naslov - Adress 125 Centennial Pkwy N Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8
Telefon - Telephone 905-561-5971
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Gospod, pokaži nam Očeta
Pri zadnji večerji je bilo slovesno. Jezus se je razgovoril kot redkokdaj. Apostoli so ga poslušali odprtih ust. Ko jim je razlagal svoje razmerje do Očeta, se je Filip opogumil in ga prekinil. Iz globine duše se mu je izvila prošnja: »Gospod, pokaži nam Očeta«. Prošnja, ki ni samo Filipova. Pred njim in za njim jo je čutilo toliko človeških src in izgovorilo toliko človeških ust.
V	nekoliko grobi obliki jo dandanes mnogokrat slišimo v taki obliki: »Jaz verujem samo, kar vidim! Pokažite mi Boga, pa ga bom priznal!«
V	nezdravo pobožni obliki se pojavlja tam, kjer bi verniki na vsak način hoteli videti čudež ali vsaj kraje, kjer naj bi se dogajali čudeži. Ni jim žal ne časa ne denarja; celo družinske dolžnosti so nekateri pripravljeni zanemariti in pred navodili Cerkve ušesa zatisniti ... Jezus je drugačnega mnenja. Očeta vidi, kdor vidi mene, pravi kratko Filipu. Tudi nam.
Kje pa vidimo Jezusa? V evangeliju. Svetniki, mučenci, cerkveni učitelji, vsi, ki so o Bogu kaj lepega povedali ali zanj kakorkoli pričali, so črpali iz evangelija. Hudi časi za Cerkev so nastopali, kadar so se ljudje zadovoljevali z evangeljskimi nadomestki. Toliko bo Cerkev v sebi zdrava in toliko zdravja bo prinašala človeštvu, kolikor bo zvesta evangeliju.
Ne vemo, ali je bil Filip z Jezusovim odgovorom zadovoljen. Kakorkoli že, sprejel ga je, ga skušal razumeti in se po njem ravnati.
Tudi mi morda z Jezusovim odgovorom nismo zadovoljni. Če bomo zahtevali drugačnega, se nam lahko zgodi, da bomo ostali brez vsakršnega.
Dragi prijatelji in sodelavci pri našem misijonskem delu na severu Ugande!
Prisrčem velikonočni pozdrav veselja in novega upanja, ki nam ga vedno znova zagotavlja vstali Gospod! Ta naj doseže vaše domove in zajame vaša srca! Njega, ki je premagal smrt in odprl horizonte večnosti, sobivanja z Njim v večni sreči, ki se začenja že tu na zemlji, oznanjamo in Zanj pričujemo misijonarji, kar smo prav vsi kristjani. 'Oh, srečna krivda, ki je bila vrendna imeti...' bo spet zarezalo v našo misel, ki išče odgovor za vsa nasilja tega sveta. Kdo neki od mogočnezev tega sveta, bi mogel biti bliže trpečemu in odrinjenemu človeku v tej naši dolini?
Mnogi so me prosili, naj napišem vrstico ali dve o zadnjih nemirih in žrtvah v Ugandi. Vzplantelo je prejšnji četrtek, 7. aprila, domala po vsej Ugandi. Poulični neredi so bili upirjeni proti vsem podražitvam, ki so posledica tudi podražitev bencinskih derivatov po vsem svetu. Seveda je to tudi posledica megalomanskega zapravljenja denarja s strani predsednika, ki je trikiral zadnje volitve v februarju in je za svoje ponovno ustoličenje zahteval 2 milijardi shilingov. Tako je prekipelo in opozicija potisnjena v nepomenskost, je izkoristila priložnost. Več kot 30% Ugandčanov denvo nima dovolj hrane (32 milijov je vseh) in so tudi po štirimesečni suši so se cene poljščin podvojile. Sedaj je spet mirno in molimo tako za ubijalce kot tudi za žrtve. Bojda je bilo v glavnem mestu okrog 50, tukaj v Gulu pa 3 žrtve policijske in vojaškega zatiranja. Je 166 | VESTNIK 2011
pa res, da Uganda daje vse bolj vtis policijsko-militarne dežele, kar po drugi strani daje dovolj varnosti obiskovalcem in turistom. Ker je hkrati prehodna dežela za oskrbo južnih in zahodnih dežel, si ne more privoščiti zapore glavnih cest.
V zadnjih mesecih je zaradi izredne in dolgotrajne suše, naš misijon domala 'pogorel', da se sedaj lahko vidijo kupčki slamnatih hiš nametanih med polji (zaselki - velike družine) ob kakšnem mangovcu ali drugem drevesu, ki so se prej skrivale v dva metra visoki travi in grmičevju. Tako imamo vsaj idejo, kje se 'skrivajo' naši verniki. Torej je ogenj dobrodošel, saj v njem pogorijo tudi kače in insekti; seveda je vsako pogozdovanje proti eroziji brez haska. Torej je naša kritina slama, ki jo vsakih 5 let na okrogli kolibi zamenjajo, ker na soncu in dežjuj preperi. Če se kaj krade, se gotovo slama, vendar tista že povezana v snope in namenjena prodaji.
Gradnja novega misjona, župnije Atede zelo hitro napreduje. Lotili smo se cerkve (15.februarja) za katero je naredila načrt slovenka in veseli smo, da je Misijonsko Središče Slovenije prisluhnilo naši prošnji za pomoč pri gradnji. Slovenski misijonar Ignacij Knoblehar (okr.1850) je po pričevanju sv. Danijela Combonija 'oče ponilskih misijonov' in slovenska pomoč pri postavitvi novega misijona, naj bo tudi simbolično priznanje njemu in drugim slovenskim misijonarjem, ki so ga spremljali. S primernim obeležjem v novi cerkvi, bi radi tudi to napisali. Misijon bo najprej, poleg cerkve, zgradil internat za deklice in dečke osnovne šole in tudi 4 nove razrede in šele nato tudi druge prostore za duhovnika in upravne prostore. Vse to je zasnovano v skromni in funkcionalni obliki. Nekaj od tega bo tudi s slamo pokrito, kot znamenje solidarnosti z našimi ljudmi.
Moj hvaležni 'boglonej' vsem v zamejstvu, ki me podpirate tako duhovno in gmotno in tudi Novemu Glasu, ki je 'glas' slovenskih misijonarjev. Vstal je Kristus, Aleluja!
Vaš Danilo Lisjak
SLOMŠKOVO OLTARNO DRUŠTVO
ZLATA POROKA JOŽETA IN OLGE HANC
SOD ima redni sestanek v torek, 24. maja, na praznik Marije Pomočnice, po večerni sv. maši. Ker je to zadnji sestanek pred počitnicami, vabimo vse članice, da se tega sestanka udeležijo in se kaj več pogovoimo o našem delu.
Slovenia
Credit Union
Slovenia Credit Union would like to remind all members of our summer office hours. All SCU offices will be closed Saturdays starting May 21st until after the Labour Day weekend. For further information consult our website at www.sloveniacu.ca
Thank you for your valued membership and have an enjoyable summer.
SLOVENKI DAN 2011_
Društva Niagarskega polotoka bodo letošnji SLOVENSKI DAN, praznovala 26. junija 2011 pri društvu Bled -Beamsville.
Praznovanje bomo začeli ob 11:00 dopoldne s slovesno sveto mašo. Pri
maši bo pel župnijski mešani pevski zbor. Ker je letos to tudi nedelja Sv. Rešnjega Telesa in krvi, bomo imeli po sveti maši procesijo sv. Rešnjega Telesa in Krvi s tremi oltarji. Prosimo vse, ki imate narodne noše, da se nam pridružite v procesiji, prav tako deklice v belem, da bodo potresale cvetje. Po kosilu bomo nadaljevali s kulturnim programom, ki ga pripravljajo vsa društva.
V soboto, 14. maja sta obhajala zlato poroko Jože in Olga Hanc. Popoldne so se v velikem številu zbrali v cerkvi, kjer sta potrdila svojo zvestobo in prosila Gospoda za božji blagoslov. Pri maši je pel angleški zbor, domači pa so sodelovali pri branju beril in prošenj in prinašanju darov. Praznovanje so nadaljevali po maši v naši dvorani. Iskrene čestitke obema za zvestobo in zgled.
Jože in Olga se zahvaljujeta župniku za pripravo obreda. Lepa hvala pevcem, ki zelo ubrano zapeli. Hvala pa tudi vsem, ki ste se udeležili svete maše, pri njej sodelovali, da se je vse tako lepo izteklo. Prav tako hvala Amaliji in Mirku in tudi vsem, ki ste pomagali v kuhinji in prinesli pecivo.
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Sunday's Readings
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5th Sunday of Easter
First Reading Acts 6:1-7
After a dispute between the Greeks and the Hebrews within the new Christian community, the Twelve delegate responsibility for charitable distribution of food. The word of God continues to spread.
Second Reading 1 Peter 2:4-9
Peter writes of Jesus being the living stone chosen by God to be the cornerstone. By following Jesus we may all become living stones in this spiritual house.
Gospel John 14:1-12
Jesus teaches the disciples at the Last Supper, saying that he is "the Way, the Truth and the Life", and that he is in the Father as the Father is in him. He promises that his disciples will perform great works.
Illustration
In Europe in the Middle Ages, the Church was at the centre of life and at the centre of every town. At the centre of almost any city with medieval roots today you will still find the cathedral. When it was first built, the local cathedral would have been the most important and the most ostentatious building in the area. There was a religious point behind making these buildings so grand. Their beauty was intended to make the experience of going into the building like the experience of entering heaven. Stained glass gave the light inside an other-worldly quality, elaborate carvings told stories from the Bible and the lives of the saints, and the roofs and towers reached towards heaven in their dizzying height.
In the Middle Ages, the building of cathedrals was the highest form of art. Highly skilled masons created these great works of art on behalf of their bosses - the bishops and wealthy donors of the area. The local cathedral became a point of pride for the community and soon people began to vie with each other to create the highest cathedral yet. It became a race, with patrons demanding that their cathedral be built higher than the last. When the French bishop Guillaume de Grez commanded his mason Bernard de Soissons to add an extra sixteen feet to the height of the choir at his cathedral in Beauvais, the mason did as he was ordered. The new roof beat all the local rivals for height, but sadly the mason and his patron had not worked out their maths well. In the year 1284 high winds hit the cathedral and most of the building collapsed. Today some of the original cathedral still stands but it remains unstable, held together with ugly girders. The pride and folly of Beauvais stood as a warning to others and the race for ever-higher church buildings stopped.
Gospel Teaching
All of today's readings have been about building the Church. In the first reading, from the Acts of the Apostles, we hear how the early Church began to organise itself by devolving jobs to different people. In our second reading, from St Peter's first
"Whoever believes in me will perform the same works as I do myself."
letter, the man that Jesus called his rock and instructed to be the foundation of the new Church tells us all that Jesus is the cornerstone of this new Church. Jesus is the stone around which the whole Church is aligned and made strong. We too are given important roles. We are all living stones in this Church of Christ. And our Gospel reading today tells us that Christ is the way to God and that belief in him will enable Jesus' followers to do great things.
Today's Gospel reading comes from the part of St John's Gospel that contains the teaching Jesus gave to his disciples during the Last Supper. It might seem strange to have a reading today, a few weeks after Easter, with words Jesus spoke on Maundy Thursday. But the theme of the reading is about what will happen when Jesus leaves his disciples, and so it makes sense to read it in this time of the Church's year between Easter and the celebration of Christ's ascension to heaven.
Today's Gospel is not overtly about building the Church. But the message to the disciples is about the work they can achieve once Jesus has left them. And that work, we know, is the foundation of the Christian Church. Jesus tells his disciples that he is going to the Father, but that through their faith in him they will be able to perform even greater works than Jesus himself.
Application
By describing himself in today's Gospel as "the Way, the Truth and the Life", Jesus shows his disciples how to achieve these great things. St Peter clearly took the message on board, as we heard in his letter today. And the message is the same for us. By keeping Jesus as the centre of our lives and building everything around our faith, we too can build on Christ and become those living stones St Peter encourages us to become.
If the French bishop had put Christ at the forefront of his building plans, rather than his own foolish pride, his cathedral might have become the great beauty he had envisaged. Think what a beautiful Church this would be if all those who say they are Christians really followed Christ in their hearts and minds.
GARAGE SALE - SLOVENSKA ŠOLA
♦	SLOVENSKA ŠOLA bo imela »GARAGE SALE« v soboto, 28. maja 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, od 23. do 27. maja od 7:00 do 8:30 zvečer, ko bo ena od učiteljic v šoli, da prevzame vaše prispevke. Hvala za vašo dobro voljo in sodelovanje!
♦	The SLOVENIA SCHOOL will be holding a »GARAGE SALE« on Saturday, May 28 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 23rd to Friday, May 27th 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.
PRVO OBHAJILO - FIRST COMMUNION
V nedeljo, 29. maja, bodo med slovensko sveto mašo otroci prejeli Jezusa pri prvem svetem obhajilu. Če bo vreme lepo, se bomo zbrali, kot vedno, pri kipu Marije pomočnice.
Pri maši bo pel župnijski mešani pevski zbor.
Naslednjo pripravo bomo imeli v soboto, 28. maja ob 9:30 dopoldne. Otroci se že veselijo tega, za njih, pomembnega življenjskega koraka. Podprimo jih z molitvijo, da bi začetna gorečnost še rasla.
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Obvestila - Announcements
pevski zbor_
Vaja za zbor bo v četrtek, 26. maja po večerni maši. Pojemo v nedeljo 29. maja, ko bo v župniji slovesnost prvega svetega obhajila.
DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA
Lancaster Region of Pennsylvania /Hershey & Bethlehem - Join in the fun with the Slovenian Society of St. Joseph : September 6-9, 2011. Trip highlights include all of the sight seeing attraction, performance of "Joseph"- Millennium Theatre, tours, step on guide & meals: 3 breakfasts, 3 dinners, accommodation, motor coach and gratuities. Also one night stay at the new Sands Casino Hotel with $30 free play. Subsidized package per person: $685 (dbl), $655 (tpl).
For reservations-minimum deposit of $150. and balance by July 22. Cheques payable to Maxima Tours. For further information and reservations contact Jerry Ponikvar @ 333-5813 or Frank Erzar @ 6430285.
CWL - KŽZ_
All members are reminded that the Opening Mass for the 91st Annual Catholic Women's League Diocesan Convention is being held Friday May 27 at St. Luke' s Parish, 200 Mt Albion Rd, for 7:30 pm. Since this parish is very close to ours we are hoping that many of our CWL
members will consider attending this beautiful Mass being officiated by our Bishop Crosby . Some of our members have talked about carpooling. Teresa Sarjas can be contacted for more information at 905 560 1218. Please consider attending and representing our parish for this very special event.
A CWL mass is being held Monday, May 30 at 7pm with our prayers for Mary Jane Yaegar, our Diocesan President 200911, who tragically lost her home to a fire. Our members presence at this mass would be greatly appreciated.
Our monthy General meeting has been moved to Wednesday June 8 following 7pm mass. As always our members are encouraged to attend and new members are always welcomed!
SVETE MAŠE NA POKOPALIŠČIH_
♦	Saturday, June 4 • Holy Sepulchre
Catholic Cemetery, Burlington - Bishop Tonnos; at 11:00 AM
♦	Saturday, June 11 • Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Burlington - Bishop Tonnos ; at 11:00 AM
♦	Saturday, June 18 • Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Cemetery, Stoney Creek -Bishop Crosby; at 11:00 AM
ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT_
The Slovenian Canadian Scholarship Foundation is holding its Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Rockway Glen Golf Coursewith a shot gun start sharp at 11 AM, followed by the Banquet at Bled, Beamsville. Cost is $125.
per person and includes golf, cart, prizes, breakfast: kroffe and coffee and dinner. Applications are in the rack at the back of the Church. Contacts: Karl Ferko: 578-5890 or Teresa Zupancic: 664-6013. Prizes for the prize table are welcomed. We appreciate your support and participation for a good cause! Registration forms at the back of the Church in the rack!
KOLEDAR ZA MAJ - JUNIJ 2011_
❖	29. maj 2011- Nedelja: Med slovensko sveto mašo bo PRVO SVETO OBHAJILO - FIRST COMMUNION. Poje mešani zbor.
❖	5. junij 2011 - nedelja: ob 1:00 popoldne bo sv. maša in Telovska procesija na Slovenskem parku.
❖	11. junij 2011 - sobota ob 11:00 AM maša za vse pokojne na »Gate of Heaven« pokopališču.
❖	12. junij 2011 - nedelja: Binkošti: ob 1:00 PM bo sv. maša in telovska procesija pri društvu Triglav - London.
❖	18. junij 2011 - sobota ob 11:00 AM maša za vse pokojne na »Our Lady of the Angels« pokopališču.
❖	19. junij 2011 - nedelja - Sveta Trojica: ob 9:00 AM bo običajna nedeljska maša in po maši procesija Sv. Rešnjega Telesa in Krvi.
Ker je to nedeljo tudi »Father's Day« bo sveta maša ob 12:30 PM pri društvu Bled.
❖	26. junij 2011 - nedelja: SLOVENSKI DAN pri društvu Bled-Beamsville. Ob
11:00 AM bo sv. maša s procesijo sv. Rešnjega Telesa in krvi po maši. Vabljene
narodne noše in deklice v belem, da bodo potresale cvetje. Ob 12:30 kosilo in ob 2:00 PM začetek kulturnega programa.
V	župnijski cerkvi 26. junija NE bo slovenske sv. maše ob 9:30. Sv. maša bo samo ob 11:00 AM v angleškem jeziku.
❖ 3. julij 2011 - nedelja: ob 1:00 PM sv. maša v Slovenskem parku.
DAROVI_
Za blazine na klopeh so darovali: Mihalič Ivan in Marija $50, Zdravko Troha $50, Štefan in Terezija Prša $100. Hvala vsem za vaše darove .
POKOJNI_
V	ponedeljek, 16. maja 2011, je v 87. letu starosti umrla naša faranka MARIA KATARINA IPAVEC. Pokojna je ležala v Smith's Funeral Home, Stoney Creek v četrtek popoldne in zvečer, ko smo imeli tudi molitve za pokoj njene duše. Pogrebna maša je bila v petek, 20. maja ob desetih dopoldne v naši župnijski cerkvi. Pokojna je bila nato pokopana na slovenskem delu pokopališča Gate of Heaven, poleg svojega moža Alojza, ki je umrl 15. maja 1998. Iskreno sožalje hčerki Mariji in možu Marcu, sinu Ivanu in vnukinji Stephanie. Pokojni Mariji pa večni mir in pokoj.
Catholic Family Services
Catholic Family Services of Hamilton invites applications for its Board of Directors. If you wish to explore this opportunity further, please contact the Nominating Committee through our Executive Director, Linda Dayler, by faxing your letter of intent to 905-546-5779 or email
Od 22. 5. 2011 Do 29. 5. 2011
svete maše - masses
Masses Monday-Friday 7:00 p.m., Saturday 8:15 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
NEDELJA - SUNDAY	za žive in rajne župljane	9:30 a.m.
22. Maj	tt Janez in Marija Erzar	Družina Erzar
5.VELIKONOČNA	t Ivan Dobršek	11:00 a.m. Jože in Marija Magdič
Marjeta, redovnica	Maša pri društvu Triglav	1:00 p.m. Dvorana društva Triglav-London
PONEDELJEK - MONDAY	tJo^e j' °bL	D™^ M"
M	t	Milan Štefanec	Masa bo samo	Družina Mes
2	k	tt	Katarina in Peter Žalec	zjutraj ob 8:15	Jože Gimpelj z družino
Renata, spokormca	t	Marija Žerdin	Marija in Ignac Korošec
Torek -Tuesday 24. Maj Marija Pomočnica	t tt t	Franc Zakrajšek Marija in Franc Bukvič Martin Glavač Po namenu	7:00 p.m. Gašpar Monika z družino Tone in Marija Bukvič Žena Marija z družino S.O.D.
Sreda - Wednesday 25. Maj Gergor VII., pp.	t t	Na čast Materi Božji v zahvalo Matija Vlašič Elizabeth Farkaš za zdavje	7:00 p.m. Karel in Milka Ferko Franjo in Barbara Skorja Olga Godina /Montreal/ n.n.
Četrtek - Thursday
26. Maj
Filip Neri, duh.
tt	Za duSe v vicah
t	Stane Repar
t	Matija Vlašič
t	Jože Kuzmič
7:00 p.m. Jože Pust z družino Tone in Marija Bukvič Branko in Dorothea Ježovnik Amalija Štadler
Petek - Friday 27. Maj Alojzij Grozde, muč.	tt tt tt t	Alojz in Milan Lušin za duše v vicah Stane Kanc in Ivan Mavec Alojz Joželj	7:00 p.m. Družina Dim Alojz in Agata Sarjaš Matija in Anica Kastelic Hči Sonja
	t	John Radovic	8:15 a.m. Angela Kobe z družino
Sobota - Saturday	t	Frank Lehner	5:30 p.m. Družina Hull
28. Maj	t	Alojz Zver	Martin in Regina Nedelko
Ignacij, škof	t	Ivan Dobršek	Martin in Regina Nedelko
	t	Lojze in Franc	Janez Selšek
NEDELJA - SUNDAY 29. Maj 6.VELIKONOČNA Maksim Emonski, šk.	t t	za žive in rajne župljane Darinka Ferletič Štefan in Marija Horvat	Med slovensko mašo: 9:30 a.m. PRVO SV. OBHAJILO Elizabeth Farkaš 11:00 a.m. Jože in Marija Magdič
svete maše - mass times: Ponedeljek/Monday - Petek/Friday: 7:00 p.m. Sobota/Saturday: 8:15 a.m. - slovenska / in # i # 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. 111 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.