St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Church
09/47
Številka - Number / Leto - Year
27. 02. 2011
8. NEDELJA MED LETOM
8th SUNDAY in Ordinary Time
Fr. Drago Gačnik sdb
župnik - pastor
Naslov - Adress 125 Centennial Pkwy N Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8
Telefon - Telephone 905-561-5971
Fax
905-561-5109 E-mail
gregory_sdb@cogeco.ca
http://www.carantha.net/
st_gregory_the_great_slovenian
_church.htm
Kakor ptice in lilije?
V današnjem evangeliju nam Jezus nam naroča, naj ne bomo v skrbeh, kaj bomo jedli, kaj bomo pili in s čim se bomo oblekli. Našel misel naj bo pri Bogu, On pa bo skrbel za nas, kot skrbi za ptice pod I nebom in za lilije na polju. Ali Jezusj ni predvideval današnjih časov, ko število prebivalcev našega planeta tako zaskrbljujoče narašča?
Jezus je vse to vedel. Vedel je pa še kaj več. Poznal je človeško naravo, ki si postavlja vedno nove in višje cilje. Dokler nam uspeva te cilje uresničevati, smo zadovoljni, sicer smo trikrat bolj nesrečni. Bojimo se, da bo trud zaman, da bomo doseženo izgubili, stegujemo se za novim.
Pozdravljamo vsak napredek, ki je res napredek in ki prinaša srečo. Toda hvala lepa za napredek, ki nas napravlja vse manj zadovoljne, ki nam zastruplja zrak, vodo, hrano, okolje, zdravje, ki nam načenja živce, ki nam prinaša infarkte, tumorje in podobne »dobrote« današnjega časa! Vse to imamo zato, ker hočemo več, kot zmoremo. S pretirano željo, da bi bili bolj srečni, si uničujemo tisto srečo, ki jo že imamo.
Ali ni tukaj na mestu Jezusova prispodoba o pticah in lilijah? Ne kot cenena rešitev iz vseh težav, še manj kot zavračanje upravičenega
napredka, temveč kot nasvet za preusmeritev naših razmišljanj, ravnanj in iskanj. Jezus postavlja na prvo mesto duhovne in večne vrednote. Če jih bomo na prvo mesto postavili tudi mi, nam bo dal na drugo mesto dovolj zemeljskih in telesnih. Poskusimo!
OBČNI ZBOR 2011
SLOMŠKOVO OLTARNO DRUŠTVO
V nedeljo, 20.02.2011 ob treh popoldne smo se v naši župnijski dvorani zbrali na letni Občni zbor. Udeležba je bila kot običajna. Prebrali smo zapisnik lanskega leta, potem pa so posamezna društva in skupine v kratkem orisali delo v lanskem letu vključno s finančnim poročilom. Predstavili smo tudi nove načrte, da bo dvorana v bodoče dostopna tudi za invalide.
V petek, 25. februarja so se članice zbrale na rednem mesečnem srečanju. Tokrat smo srečanje začeli s sprejemom treh novih članic: Jožica Erzar, Anica Letnik in Lojzka Saje. Na kratko smo pregledali pravila in namen Slomškovega oltarnega društva, dolžnosti članic, blagoslovili svetinjice in jih izročili novim članicam. Nato pa zaključili s posvetilno molitvijo in blagoslovom. V društvužo je sedaj vpisanih 55 članic.
Sestanek smo nadaljevali s katkim praznovanjem ob čaju in pecivu, ki so ga pripravile članice.
Vrata se odpro
Doors Open ob/at 7:00 p.m.
Vstopnice kupite pri vratih Tickets at the door
Vstopnina / Admission
Odrasli $10 Adults Ve čerja / Dinner $ 10
Ve čerja otroci do 12 let: $5 Dinner - Children to 12y: $5
Maske imajo prost vstop! Full Costume Free Admission
7:00 p.m.
Zabaval Vas bo
Brani.
Will provide music
Še posebej vabljene družine z otroci.
Families with children invited! Podprimo to našo slovensko tradicijo. Support the Parish event.
Nagrade za maske! Prizes for Costumes!
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Sunday's Readings 8th SUNDAY in Ordinary Time
First Reading Isaiah 49:14-15
Isaiah gives a beautiful image of a mother's enduring love for her child. Yet even this is but a reflection of the Lord's love for his people.
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Factions had caused problems within the Christian community in Corinth. Paul reminds the people that the mission of preaching the Gospel has been given on trust by God.
Gospel Matthew 6:24-34
Jesus tells us not to worry about food, clothing or other material things. Our heavenly Father feeds the birds and adorns the flowers. All that we need will be given to us.
Illustration
Among Italy's myriad attractions, the city of Florence ranks high. Blink and you could easily miss a masterpiece in painting, architecture, or sculpture. Florence came into its own in the 1400s when it prospered through the textile trade and banking, and encouraged the intellectual and cultural rebirth known as the Renaissance.
An exhibition at the British Museum in 2010 captured the strands of art and prosperity that belonged to the period by bringing together Italian Renaissance drawings by artists who worked under the patronage of the bankers and traders. The beauty and delicacy of these drawings stood in contrast to the rather materialistic emphasis given in a quotation from the journal of a Florentine banker in 1473, which stated, "It is generally
said (and it is true) that earning and spending are among the greatest pleasures given to man in this world, and it is difficult to say which one gives greater pleasure."
Gospel Teaching
The Florentine banker was not the first person - and obviously not the last - to put so much importance on the pleasures of earning and spending. When Jesus says in today's Gospel, "You cannot be the slave both of God and of money", he goes to the heart of the problem. Earning and spending are necessary, and prosperity in itself is good, but our human condition is such that we can so easily allow ourselves to be enslaved by materialism. When this happens then money, possessions and the power that goes with them can become "false gods", and this in turn can affect our ways of thinking and behaving. We begin to think only of ourselves and to live only for ourselves. "Community" becomes a "non-word".
Jesus redirects our vision. "Look at the birds in the sky," he says. "They do not sow or reap or gather into barns"; and, of course, they do not earn or spend, but neither are they idle. On the contrary, they are always very busy, either gathering twigs or wool for their nests, or laying eggs, or collecting food for their young and feeding them. However, no matter how busy they are and no matter what struggles they have against the elements, Jesus tells us that "not one falls to the ground without your Father knowing". Our heavenly Father cares for them and feeds them.
Jesus also redirects our minds. "Think of the flowers growing in the fields," he says. The beauty of the smallest flower far exceeds the finest garment that human hands can make. Yet, for all their beauty, the flowers last but a short time. The message is similar. If we build our lives on what is here today and gone tomorrow, we shall know only disappointment. But if our lives are given to God, then God will take care of our needs and we shall find our treasure in heaven.
Application
"Surely life means more than food, and the body more than clothing!"
The Italian Renaissance artists turned their eyes to the birds and the flowers, and so the beauty of the natural world was reflected in their drawings. In the British Museum exhibition there were studies of a cheetah, a partridge, and a princely looking cockerel. Underpinning every drawing was a common faith in God's love and care for creation; but one series of drawings, in particular, exemplified that faith. These drawings were by Leonardo da Vinci, entitled Studies of the Infant Christ and a Cat, and were impressions of how the infant Jesus would have played with a cat. Leonardo could not have drawn these pictures without first witnessing the special and loving relationship that can take place between children and animals. The cat's sleekness of line and elegance mingle with the child's wonder until the
child finally embraces the cat in joy. In a remarkable way it shows the love of God in Christ for every creature and in its pure happiness can dispel sorrow or anxiety from troubled hearts and minds.
Most of us are like Martha in Luke's Gospel, who was told by the Lord that she worried and fretted about so many things. All that was necessary, he said, was to listen to the word of God. Worry and anxiety about material things can deafen us to God's word; faith and trust enable us to hear the Lord speak to us: "Surely life means more than food, and the body more than clothing!" "Your heavenly Father knows you need them all." If material things are enslaving us, or if we are struggling to make ends meet, may the Lord's words enlighten us.
PLESNA SKUPINA »VENEC«
V nedeljo popoldne se je zbrala na plesnih vajah skupina plesalcev plesne skupine Venec. Ker je skupina v ustanavljanju, se je potrebno poleg vaj tudi pogovoriti o dejavnostih, organizaciji, načrtih za prihodnost, nastopih in drugih rečeh. Zaenkrat stvari dobro napredujejo.
Obvestila - Announcements
pevski zbor_
Pevske vaje za zbor bodo v četrtek 3. marca po večerni maši.
DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA_
Društvo sv. Jožefa/Slovenian Society of StJoseph Kosilo/Dinner invite you to attend! The date is: Nedelja/Sunday, March 20 at *12:00 PM. Entertainment will be provided by the St Gregory the Great Parish Choir. Tickets are now on sale -adults:$17. and children $5. (5-12 years). To reserve a table or purchase tickets to reserve your seating - please contact: Frank Erzar @ 643-0285 or Ivan Miketic @ 560-1200.
KOLEDAR ZA JANUAR - FEBRUAR 2011
❖	5. marec 2011-sobota: ob 7:00 p.m. PUSTOVANJE v naši dvorani. Vabljeni!
❖	20. marec 2011- nedelja: ob 12:00 noon BANKET DRUŠTVA SV. JOŽEFA. Vabljeni!
DIOCESAN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS
Če obhajate 25, 40, 50, 60 in več let poroke v letu 2011, potem ste povabljeni v našo katedralo na skupno sveto mašo vseh slavljencev, ki bo 15. maja 2011 ob 2:00 popoldne. Sveto mašo bo vodil hamiltonski škof Crosby Douglas. Na oglasni deski si lahko vzamete prijavnico in jo izpolnjeno pošljete na škofijo. Prijavite se najkasneje do konca meseca aprila.
CWL - KŽZ_
Our monthly General Meeting will be held this Wednesday, March 2nd, following 7pm mass.
Elections will be taking place. It is very important that our membership come out to
this meeting to vote and welcome our new council.
We will also be reviewing our Bazaar 2011.
Membership Fees: Thank you so much to all members who have handed in and maintained their memberships. Any outstanding memberships can be handed in to Sundays collection basket or directly to Teresa Sarjas.New membership is always welcomed!! Please speak with Teresa, Sidonia Poppa or any league member for information or come and attend any monthy general meeting held the first Wednesday of each month.
VEČNA LUČ_
V mesecu marcu bo večna luč svetila po namenu družine Demšar za pokojno Ano Selšek.
PRVI PETEK - BOLNIKI_
Ta teden je prvi petek in sobota v mesecu. Obisk bolnikov bo zaradi obiska našega inšpektorja / provinciala/ iz Amerike prestavljen na četrtek. V petek zvečer pa je kot običajno ob šestih prilika za zakrament sv. spovedi in molitev pred Najsvetejšim.
DAROVI_
Namesto rož ob smrti Toneta Vengarja Zorka Rev z družino, daruje $80 za potrebe cerkve.
OBISK SALEZIJANSKEGA INŠPEKTORJA
Od 2. do 7. marca bo na obisku v naši salezijanski skupnosti Toronto naš inšpektor Fr. Tom Dunne. Poleg srečanj, ki jih bomo imeli z njim sobratje salezijanci, se bo srečal tudi z različnimi skupinami v Torontu kot tudi v Hamiltonu. V naši župniji bo na obisku v soboto, 5. marca popoldne. Ob štirih popoldne bomo imeli srečanje s člani župnijskega
sveta in predstavniki društev. Zvečer ob 5:30 bo vodil sveto mašo in potem se še kratko ustavil pri našem pustovanju.
SLOVENSKA ŠOLA - Vsako zadnjo soboto v mesecu začnemo slovensko šolo s sveto mašo v slovenščini. Tokrat nam je berilo lepi slovenščini prebrala Tonya Miklavčič, vsi pa so navudšeno sodelovali s petjem. Nato se je dan nadaljeval z rednim poukom. Kaj se dogaja po razredih pa povedo najboljše kar slike same. Pridno se že učijo za materinski dan in se pripravljamo tudi na prvo obhajilo, ki bo zadnjo nedeljo v maju.
Od 27. 02. 2011 Do 06. 03. 2011
svete maše - masses
Masses Monday-Friday 7:00 p.m., Saturday 8:15 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
NEDELJA - SUNDAY
27. Februar 8. Nedelja med letom
Gabrijel Žal. M.Božje
za žive in rajne župljane ff Janez in Viktorija Zagorec f Ivan Dobršek
CWL BAZAAR
9:30 A.M.
Družina Erzar 11:00 A.M.SDB 12:00 NooNŽupnijska zgornja dvorana
Ponedeljek - Monday
28. Februar
Roman, opat
ff	Zalica in Vinko Simčič
f	Mlinarich Cecilija
f	Darinka Ferletič
f	Marija Kolenc
7:00 p.m. Steve in Vida Sajder Ana in Naci Krampač Elizabeta Farkaš Gizela Hauzar
Torek - Tuesday 01. Marec Albin, škof	ff ff fv f	za duhovnike naše župnije Anton Vengar in Stane Kanc Marija Kolenc in Marija Demšar Metod Kuzma	7:00 p.m. Jože Pust z družino Toni in Marija Franc Janko in Tončka Demšar Božica Pleša
Sreda - Wednesday 02. Marec Neža Praška, devica	ff ff f f	Tomaž Langenfus Pavla in Janez Horvat cwl Tone Vengar	7:00 P.M.Sonja Langenfus Pavel in Jožica Novak CWL - KŽZ Manja Erzetič
Četrtek - Thursday 03. Marec Kunigunda, cesarica	ff f ff f	Ftičar Pavla Horvat Rozina Zorko in Terezija Bele Plevel Štefan, 30 dan	7:00 p.m. Joe Ftičar z družino Marija Košir Družina Ferletič Marija Plevel
Prvi Petek - First Friday
04. Marec
Kazimir, kralj
ff	za duše v vicah
ff	za naše duhovnike
f	Marija Kolenc
ff	Stnae Kanc in Metod Kuzma
7:00 p.m. Tone in Marija Bukvič Pavel Novak z družino Družina Suhadolc Janko in Tončka Demšar
Sobota - Saturday 05. Marec Olivija, mučenka	ff Pavla in Janez Horvat 8:15 a.m. Jožica in Pavel Novak ff Pokojni bratje 5:30 p.m. Marija Košir f Stane Napast Hčerka z družino Pinter f Matija Vlašič Janko Radočaj Family PUSTOVANJE 7:00 p.m. Zgornja dvorana
NEDELJA - SUNDAY 06. Marec 9. Nedelja med letom Fridolin, opat	za žive in rajne župljane 9:30 a.m. ff iz družine Bohnec in Dragica Bolko Vera in Štefan Gonza f Toni Hočevar 11:00 A.M.Anica Miklavčič f Florian Miklavčič Anica Miklavčič Pokojni iz društva London 1:00 P.M.Triglav - London
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 (person counselling) with your priest - please call during business hours for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971.