Slovenska župnija sv. Gregorija Velikega | St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Church
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Številka - Number / Leto - Year
24. 8. 2014
21. NEDELJA MED LETOM
21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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@stgregoryha milton.ca
Web page
www.carantha.com
Hall rentals Cell: 905-518-6159
E-mail
Hallrental@stgregoryhamil ton.ca
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Marsikaterega vernega človeka moti človeški delež v veri ali v božjem odreševanju človeka. Težko razumejo in še teže prenašajo cerkveni ustroj, v katerem se seveda kažejo tudi človeške slabosti. A vendar moramo reči, da človek, ki je po svojem bistvu družbeno bitje, pod nobenim vidikom ne more živeti naravno sam, ampak vedno v taki ali drugačni skupnosti: družini, vasi, narodu, državi, in versko v Cerkvi. Razlika je le v tem, da naravne družbe zaradi prevelikih človeških napak sčasoma razpadejo. Božja družba, Cerkev, pa ostaja. In prav s tem dokazuje, da ni samo in predvsem človeško delo, pač pa božje.
Prerok Izaija v božjem imenu napoveduje nekemu izraelskemu upravniku dvora, da ga bo Bog odstranil, ker ne izpolnjuje svoje naloge. Seveda ga ni Bog, če tako rečemo, osebno odstavil. Zgodovinsko dogajanje, ki je na videz slučajno in človeško delo, ne uide božjim zamislim in božjemu delovanju. Beseda »ključ«, o kateri božja beseda govori tako v starozaveznem kot tudi v evangeliju, pa vedno pomeni vrhovno oblast.
Na Jezusovo vprašanje Peter prav modro odgovori. Vendar ta Petrova beseda, ki pravzaprav ni bila njegova, ampak božji navdih, je sprožila Jezusovo nenavadno napoved, ki pa je odgovor na skrivnost Cerkve in njene trdnosti kljub človeški slabosti: »Ti si Peter-Skala in na to skalo bom sezidal svojo Cerkev in peklenska vrata je ne bodo premagala.« Te besede je treba dobro premišljevati, da njihov močni zven res pride do naše notranjosti in da začutimo ves blagoslov božjega izročanja oblasti ljudem. Ostati zvest temu naročilu je osnova za uspeh.
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St. Gregory tlie Great Slovenian Church
: Nedelja-Sunday, September 28, 2014
Maša/Mass: I0:00 a.m.
Kosilo/Dinner at 12:00 v dvorani / church's hall
Kulturni program / Cultural program
pozdrav gostov, zgodovina v sliki, nastop plesne skupine Venec Razstava slik zgodovinskega društva v spodnji dvorani
Prijave sprejema: Terezija Sarjaš: 905-560-1218
V sredo sta Jožica in Frank pripeljala železne police za našo knjižnico in arhiv. V soboto smo jih znesli v kletne prostore župnišča in v sobi za srečnja smo jih tudi nekaj sestavili skupaj. Pri delu nam je pomagal tudi Lojz Grebenc in še kakšna pridna roka.
Ta teden smo zamenjali tri luči, ki svetijo ponoči na parkirišče. Stare so dotrajale, sedaj smo kupili nove, LED, ki trošijo manj energije za enako svetilnost. Za instalacijo dveh nam je prišel prav sestavljivi oder, ki smo ga letos kupili. Ugotovili, da ga bomo še večkrat uporabili, še posebej ker sta tako dvorana kot tudi cerkev previsoki, da bi se lahko dela varno opravljala z lestve. Ker ima objek svoja leta je čedalje več tudi takih popravi.
21st Sunday in OT (August 24)
SLOVENIAN CANADIAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION_
The SCSF Applications are available in the rack at the back of the church.
Bursaries and scholarships will be awarded to successful candidates at the Banquet to be held at BLED on October 25th.
If further information is required, contact Karl Ferko @ 905-578-5890 or Jerry Ponikvar @ 905-333-5813.
BARAGOVI DNEVI
17. - 20. OKTOBER 2014
Naša župnija organizira avtobus za letošnje baragove dneve, ki bodo zopet v Marquettu (Michigan). Za to priložnost bodo blagoslovili NOVO KAPELO, kjer bo odslej Baragova krsta.
Ker je vseeno precej daleč, bo odhod v petek zjutraj, v soboto si bomo ogledali razne znamenitosti, zvečer bo slovenska sveta maša in večerja. V nedeljo bo sveta maša v angleščini in nato banket.
Okvirna cena za poln avtobus bo znašala: $140 CAN in $230 USA. Prosimo, da se čimprej prijavite, najkasneje pa do nedelj 17. avgusta.
Zaenkrat imamo le 20 prijav, zato prosimo, da tisti, ki nameravate na romanje, to čimprej storite, sicer bomo morali romanje odpovedati.
Prijave sprejemata: Terezija Sarjaš, telefon 905560-1218 ali Vera Gonza, telefon 905-560-0089.
First Reading Isaiah 22:19-23
The key of the House of David is a symbol of the royal steward's authority to grant or refuse admittance to the royal presence. A similar image is used in today's Gospel when Jesus gives the keys of the kingdom of heaven to Peter.
Second Reading Romans 11:33-36
Paul rejoices in the incomprehensible wonder of God's wisdom and providence.
Gospel Matthew 16:13-20
Peter's profession of faith in Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of the living God is given to him by divine revelation.
"You are Peter and on this rock I will build
my Church."
Illustration
All cats are experts at meditation. No animal can meditate like a cat. Dogs don't usually bother but a cat can sit for hours in deep thought. Though we have little if any understanding of what goes on within the mind of a cat, T.S. Eliot, in his poem "The Naming of Cats", stirs the imagination with the idea that a cat in deep thought is meditating on his or her name. Not the name the cat has been given, but the name that already belongs to him or her and is known only to the cat: the cat's own "ineffable... deep and inscrutable singular Name".
If a cat's secret name is wrapped in mystery, even more enigmatic are the hidden names revealed by God in the scriptures. In Genesis, Hagar, the runaway slave girl of Abram's wife Sarai, is confronted by an angel in the wilderness and told that she will bear a son and name him Ishmael. Similarly mysterious is the foretelling of the birth
of John the Baptist as recorded in Luke's Gospel when the angel Gabriel appears to Zechariah and tells him that his wife Elizabeth "is to bear a son and you must name him John". After his birth, even though by then Zechariah cannot speak, having been struck dumb for his failure to believe the angel's message, Elizabeth insists that his name will be John; and this is met with astonishment because, the gathered friends and neighbours point out, "no one in your family has that name".
Most mysterious of all and running parallel in Luke's Gospel with the foretelling of John the Baptist's birth is the account of the annunciation of the birth of Jesus. In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy the angel Gabriel appears to Mary and tells her, "You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus." To Mary's question of how this can happen, since she is a virgin, the angel replies, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow."
Gospel Teaching
In biblical thought a name was so much a part of a person that any change of name meant that, in a sense, the person was changed. When Abram's name was changed by God to Abraham,
and Jacob's name to Israel, their relationship with God was developed to a deeper level. Today's Gospel records an unparalleled change of name. When Jesus questions his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" their answers reflect the common expectation that prophecy would be revived with the coming of the Messiah. But Jesus is seeking more than what others say about him and asks for a personal expression of faith: "But you, who do you say I am?" Simon responds on behalf of them all: Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ, "the Son of the living God". This is not an answer that he has thought of by himself; he has been blessed with divine revelation. And now Jesus gives him a new name, Peter, meaning "rock", and with this new name he is changed in that his relationship with the Lord moves to a deeper level. Christ gives the assurance that his Church, built on Peter, will prevail against the powers of death; and he then gives Peter specific authority and leadership.
Application
Speaking through the prophet Isaiah, God says, "Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name, you are mine." We are known to God by our name and God loves us with an everlasting love. Our baptism is celebrated in the name of the Holy Trinity and it is then that we are given our baptismal, or Christian name, becoming a "new creation". Our relationship with God is changed to a new and deeper level.
Through the gift of his new name Peter's preeminence among the disciples was confirmed and he was entrusted with a new mission. Still he remained subject to temptation and weakness and in this we are no different. But Peter truly loved Christ and ultimately gave his life in imitation of the good shepherd who laid down his life for his sheep. In our times of temptation and weakness may we always call upon Jesus whose name is above all other names.
Obvestila - Announcements
BOCCE TOURNAMENT, 30. avgust 2014
TURNIR V BALINANJU bo v soboto 30. avgusta 2014 z začetkom ob 10:00 dopoldne. Za prijvo na turnirju se plača $12.00. Po končanem turnirju, okrog enin popoldne bo kosilo in podelitev nagrad zmagovalcem v društvenih prostororih Ville Slovenie. Gostje in člani društva ste vabljeni na kosilo, cena kosila je $8.00 po osebi. Porosimo, da potrdite udeležbo na telefon Franku Erzarju 905643-0285.
Bocce Tournament will be held Saturday, August 30 and begin at 10 AM with lunch and awards presentations to follow in the Villa after 1:00 PM. Registration to play: $12.00. Guests and members are welcome for lunch at $8.00 per person. Please confirm attendance with Frank Erzar at 905-643-0285.
OKTOBERFEST, Saturday Oct. 18th, 2014 Breslau - Kitchener - OBERKRAINER HAUS
Hosted by "SAVA", sponsored by Slovenian Society
St. Joseph Society - Društvo Sv. Jožefa, Hamilton
Saturday, October 18th, 2014
- Departure - 12:00, St. Gregory's Parking Lot SPECIAL PACKAGE- $59.00 per person includes:
•	Visit to St. Jacob Market and Flea Market
•	Admission ticket to Sava Club
•	Visit to St. Jacob Market & Flea Market
•	Delicious Dinner (6:30 PM)
•	Dancing to live band
•	Kitchener German Oktoberfest Dancers
•	Taxes & Gratuities
•	Comfortable Motor Coach transportation Reservation only with full payment of: $59.00. Cheque payable to St. Joseph Society!
One bus only!
Contact: Jerry Ponikvar @ 905-333-5813 or Frank Erzar@905-643-0285
CLEVELAND 53rd ANNUAL THANKSGIVING POLKA - EXTRAVAGANZA Weekend — November 27-29th, 2014_
Special Fun Weekend Package — USA Thanksgiving Weekend - sponsored by:
The Slovenian Society of St. Joseph, Hamilton
Departure from St. Gregory's Parish parking lot on Centennial Parkway at 8:30 AM, Thursday, November 27th and returning Saturday evening, November 29th (late) Package includes:
♦	Deluxe Coach: Hamilton/Cleveland return
♦	Duty Free stop at Fort Erie
♦	2 nights double occupancy at the beautiful Cleveland Marriott Hotel
♦	Breakfast (brunch) @ Marriott Hotel on Friday & Saturday AM
♦	Polka Party $20. Admission tickets on Thursday & Friday
♦	Awards Show $25. admission
♦	Dinner at Dubrovnik Gardens Restaurant on Friday
♦	Dinner at Sterles Slovenian Country House Restaurant on Saturday
♦	Hospitality Room welcome with drinks and food on arrival Thurs.
♦	St. Joseph Society Hospitality room available for our gathering
♦	The Polka Mass — presided by Bishop Edward Pevec, Shopping trip; Gratuities, US exchange & taxes included.
Join us for an uplifting, fun filled musical weekend! Don't delay! Reservations can be made -only with full payment $350 cheque made out to
the St. Joseph Society or cash.
For reservations & payment: contact Jerry Ponikvar @905-333-5813 or Frank Erzar @905-643-0285
Thank you for Funeral of Veronika Obal
We would like to thank Father Drago for his compassion and support during this difficult time. We really appreciated the thoughtfulness and kind words of all those who came to the visitation and funeral mass for my mother, Veronika Obal. Special thanks to the Altar Society for the rosary prayer service during the afternoon visitation and the beautiful singing at the mass.
The generous donations to the Cancer Society and the time taken by several kind ladies to prepare baking for the luncheon were very much appreciated.
Our sincere and heartfelt thanks to all who helped make a difficult time easier to endure.
From Frank & Sonya Obal and family.
Romanje v Midland - 6. sept. 2014
Tudi letos bo enodnevno romanje v Midland in sicer na prvo soboto v septembru, to je 6. septembra 2014. Odhod avtobusa je ob 7:30 a.m. izpred župnišča. Prijave zbirata: Terezija Sarjaš: 905-560-1218 ali Vera Gonza, tel. 905-560-0089. Cena: $35.00.
Our CWL organized a luncheon for all female members of our church. Both members and non-members enjoyed each other's company for an afternoon at the Mandarin Burlington. We had 38 women take advantage of this outing With the ages ranging from 17 to 89. Our Catholic women's league hopes to nurture future events where everyone - From the young to the senior can come together and continue to build and grow as a proud Slovenian Community while always remembering our mission of helping others through Christ. We look forward to seeing you all again and will welcome new faces to our next years Lumcheon event! - Heidy Novak
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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
OD 24. 8. 2014 DO 31. 8. 2014
svete maše - masses
21. Nedelja med letom 24. Avgust Jernej /Natanael), ap.	za žive in rajne župljane f Janez Zagorc ff Frank in Vera Staniša	9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M.	Družina Erzar Sin Frank z družino
Ponedeljek Monday 25. Avgust Ludvik kr, Patricija, dev.	f Po namenu f Pokojni Zorčič ff Veronika in Ivan Obal	7:00 P.M.	Slomškovo olatno društvo Jožica Vegelj Marija in Ignac Korošec z dr.
Torek - Tuesday 26. Avgust Tarzicij, muč.	f Alojzija Petrov Godina	8:00 A.M.	Terezija Horvat
Sreda Wednesday 27. Avgust Monika, mati sv. Avguš.	f ElizabetaFerko f Leander Škof	7:00 P.M	Frank Novak z družino Manja Erzetič
Četrtek Thursday 28. Avgust Avguštin, škof-c.učitelj	f Veronika Obal f Franc Pelcar f Veronika Obal.	7:00 P.M.	Društvo sv. Jožefa Ignac in Terezija Sarjaš Družina Pinter
Petek Friday
29. Avgust
Muč. Janeza Krstnika
f Darinka Ferletič, obl. f Darinka Ferletič, obl. f Darinka Ferletič, obl.
7:00 p.m. Milan, Sandy & Mike
Manja Erzetič z družino Julija Sagadin z družino
Sobota Saturday
30. Avgust
Feliksa (Srečko), muč.
ff Ivan in Terezija Halas f Jože Bregar f Jože Bregar f Veronika Obal f Frančiška Napast
8:00 a.m. Alojz Sarjaš z družino 5:30 p.m. Žena z družino
Družina Volčanšek Družina Gomboc Družina Gomboc
22. Nedelja
med letom
31. Avgust
Pavlin, škof
za žive in rajne župljane ff Max in Maximilian Sagadin f Franc Pelcar
ff Vsi rajni /SLOVENSKI PARK/
9:30 A.M.
Julija Sagadin z družino 11:00 a.m. Mary Zabukovec 1:00 p.m. Družina Pinter