Slovenska župnija sv. Gregorija Velikega | St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Church 03/51 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 18. 01. 2015 2. NEDELJA MED LETOM 2nd 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@ stgregoryhamilton.ca Web page www.carantha.com Hall rentals Cell: 905-518-6159 E-mail Hallrental@ stgregoryhamilton.ca »Tukaj sem ...« Današnji odlomki govorijo o skrivnostnem božjem klicu vsakemu človeku in o njegovem odzivanju na ta klic. Tako slišimo v prvem berilu, kako mladi Samuel prepozna božji klic in se po nasvetu duhovnika nanj tudi pravilno odzove: »Govori, Gospod, tvoj hlapec posluša!« Včasih je potrebno veliko časa, premišljevanja, molitve, prepoznavanja, da mlad človek spozna, kaj je njegovo življenjsko poslanstvo, življenjska pot. Tudi apostol Pavel v drugem berilu razmišlja ob božji zamisli človeka, ki je skrvnostna celota duše in telesa. Obenem pa je človek polovično bitje, ki se dopolnjuje z drugim človekom drugačnega spola. Božji načrt dopolnjevanja moškega in đenske je velika mojstvovina, ki jo človek more živeti a tudi zlorabljati. Zato nas vabi k globljemu dojemanju človeka, spoštljivem odnosu do telesa vsakega človeka: »Ali veste, da so vaša telesa Kristusovi udje? ...tempelj sv. Duha!« V evangeliju Janez Krstnik s prstom pokaže iščočima: »Glejte, Jagnje božje!« Glejta, to je odgovor na vajina vprašanja, on je pot, ki jo iščeta in ki je tudi vajima pot. Jezus jima pride naprosti s preprostim vprašanje: »Kaj iščeta?« Pomagal jima je, da sta sama sebi povedala, kaj pravzaprav pričakujeta. V zadregi sta vprašala: »Učenik, kje stanuješ?« Jezusov odgovor je zelo preprost: »Pridita in poglejta!« Z drugo besedo, pridita in se na lastne oči prepričajta. In šla sta in videla, kje stanuje in tisti dan sta ostala pri njem. Poznejši apostol Andrej, eden izmed dveh učence, pa pridobi svojega brata Petra in ga pripelje h Kristusu. Bog navadno kliče prek ljudi. Tako je stal pred Kristusom bodoči prvi papež: »Ti se boš imenoval Kefa«, skala. Vsaka človekova pot, ki je po božji voloji, je mala skala ali opora tudi za druge. In vsakega človeka Bog pozna v dno duše, pa zato dobro ve, katera pot je zanj najboljša. Girl's club meeting V nedeljo, 4. januarja 2015 so dekleta dekliške skupine, po angleški maši na prvem srečanju v novem letu, načrtovala dejavnosti za tekoče leto. Kot prvo so se dogovorile za pripravo, letos že pete »špageti večerje«, ki je vsako leto zadnjo soboto v januarju. Poleg načrtovanja so pripravile tudi plakate, vstopnice in drugo potrebno za uspešno izpeljavo projekta. 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Response: Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will. First Reading 1 Samuel 3:3-10. 19 The Lord calls Samuel to be his faithful servant. Second Reading 1 Corinthians 6:13-15. 17-20 Our bodies are members making up the body of Christ. Gospel John 1:35-42 Jesus calls his first disciples. "Come and see." Illustration The ways we are called and how we respond are unique to each of us. If we look at our last two popes and their first feelings about being called to the priesthood, we find quite different stories. Benedict XVI recalled playing at making altars and celebrating Mass with his brother from an early age. Pope Francis, though coming from an equally devout background, took a different route. It was not till he was in his late teens that a conversation with a trusted priest friend led to him considering the idea of a priestly vocation. In fact at the time he was considering proposing to his girlfriend! Even then, the pathway was not straightforward. His father was pleased at the thought of the priesthood, but his mother, perhaps with the premonition mothers often have about the demands that would be made, was not keen at all. He was then taken gravely ill with an infection to the lung and underwent a serious operation. His first attempt at a vocation was with the local diocese, and it was only gradually that he discovered his true home with the Jesuits: quite a complicated path, but reas- suring to us as we try to sort out what God is asking of us in our lives. Of course, God's call to us is not restricted to the priestly or religious life. By baptism we were all called to follow Christ as priests, prophets and kings. That calling can be worked out in the choices we make of our careers, our partnerships and our friendships. Each of our paths is unique; the only thing we can be certain of is that God will be asking something of us. Gospel Teaching John's version of the calling of the disciples is concerned with how we grow in faith and so become disciples. As in today's first reading, about the calling of Samuel, it is a process. First of all John the Baptist passes on two of his disciples to Jesus, repeating his declaration from the time of Jesus' baptism that this is the "lamb of God", the one who takes away the sins of the world. The disciples move towards Jesus but address him as "Rabbi", a respected teacher. Jesus has turned towards them, and they ask him where he lives as a way of discovering where he gathers his teaching groups together. They want to learn. He invites them to come and see. They then spend the day with him, as a result of which Andrew is able to tell his brother Simon that they have found the Messiah. Jesus is not just a teacher. He confirms this by his recognition of who Simon is, where he has come from and who he will be. In John's Gospel, faith is at times expressed as a coming to Jesus, and seeing in depth is compared with being blind or missing the point. This is how we too grow in faith. If we come to Jesus and spend time with him, we too may go beyond thinking of him as just a teacher and come to see him as the Messiah and more. But it is always Jesus who leads us; it is he who names us and reveals our true selves to us as he does with Peter. Application To discover our true calling and how to be a disciple we are called to follow the same pattern described in John's account. We may not come from an appreciation of the Old Testament and the knowledge his disciples brought. That does not matter. We bring ourselves, with whatever our particular strengths and weaknesses may be. We can know that we are invited to come to Jesus himself and spend time with him. This may be time spent in prayer, in learning about him, in just giving time to being with him. It is this gift of ourselves that will allow us to grow in our understanding of him and also of what he has in store for us. We may not be the rock Jesus calls Simon Peter to be, but we will have a significant role to play. Our close acquaintance with Jesus, our living with him, our allowing him to touch our lives is what will lead us into both understanding and action. If we find it difficult to believe God has this special interest in us, we can also help each other discover our callings. vzdrževalna dela V naši »hiši« nikoli ne zmanjka vzdrževalni del. To -krat smo se lotili zamenjave neonskih luči v spodnji dovorani. Potrebno je bilo zamejati stare transformatorje pri neonskih lučeh, pa smo ugotovili, da je bolj ekonomično kar zamenjati celotno luč, saj se njihova življenjska doba izteka, poleg varnosti je tudi boljši izkoristek. Obvestila - Announcements pevski zbor-vaje шщшь> —:-Щ ШЦк Župnijski zbor ima teden 4 jv? J počitnic. Vaje bodo zopet v ' četrtek 29. januarja. Pripraviti se moramo za svečnico. Peli bomo v nedeljo 1. februarja. Danes, ob 1:00 p.m. Zbor poje v katedrali pri »multikulturalni maši«. Pri maši pojemo Psalm, Svet, Skrivnost vere, Amen, Jagnje božje in vodimo zadnjo pesem: Alleluia! Raise the Gospel. Vabljeni tudi drugi. dogodki v bližnji prihodnosti ♦ 18. januar: Katedrala Hamilton: maša za narodnosti - 1:00 p.m. ♦ 18. januar: Bled- Koline ♦ 25. januar: Slovenska šola vabi na kavo in pecivo po obeh mašah. ♦ 31. januar: Spaghetti supper naročnina za ognjišče 2015_ Vsem, ki želite nadaljevati z naročnino za Ognjišče tudi v letu 2015 sporočamo, da je naročnina 80 kanadskih dolarjev. Hvala vsem, ki ste že poravnali. Prišla je prva številka Ognjišča za leto 2015. Naročniki jo lahko vzamete v zakristiji. čiščenje cerkve_ Hvala vsem prostovoljcem, ki ste se prijavili za čiščenje cerkve v letu 2015. Hvala tudi Pameli, ki je sestavila listo. Zadaj si lahko vzamete list z vsemi datumi za čiščenje. V primeru, da kdo ne bi mogel na določen datum, naj se dogovi s kom drugim, da zamenjata dneve. Hvala, da imamo tako našo cerkev vedno snažno in urejeno. multicultural day, jan 18, 2015_ The many and diverse Parishes of our Diocese will gather at the Basilica of Christ the King on Sunday, January 18th at 1:00 pm to celebrate the diocesan Multicultural Day. The Most Reverend Daniel Miehm, Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, will be the main Celebrant and Homilist. A reception will follow. Please join us! cwl- kžz_ A quick reminder that CWL memberships are due. They can be placed in the collection basket on Sunday, or you are welcome to give them directly to Milena Krusic. pokojni_ V Sloveniji, na Hotizi, je v 91. letu starosti je umrla ANČKA HORVAT. Pokojna je mačeha naših faranov Ivana in Stefana Horvat iz Londona. Pogreb je bil v torek 6 . januarja na Hotizi. Sveto mašo za pokojno Ančko smo darovali v nedeljo 11. januarja v cerkvi St. John the Divine v Londonu ob štirih popoldne. V sredo, 14. jnuarja 2015 je v Nemčiji umrl STANKO OBERMAN, brat naše faranke Stanke Malevič. Pokojni je živel v Nemčiji 60 let in tam je bil tudi njegov pogreb. Za pokoj njegove duše smo darovali sveto mašo v naši cerkvi v četrtek, 15. januarja zvečer. Vsem sorodnikom izskreno sožalje ob izgubi najbližjih. Pokojnima pa večni mir in pokoj. MOLITEV ZA EDINOST KRISTJANOV_ Danes, v nedeljo, 18. januarja se začenja teden molitve za edinost kristjanov. Naj bodo naša prizadevanja za edinost kristjanov taka, da bodo lahko tudi drugi spoznali Jezusa Kristusa. "Po tem bodo vsi spoznali, da ste moji učenci, če boste med seboj imeli ljubezen." (Jn 13, 35). Prav tako je danes SVETOVNI DAN priseljencev in beguncev. Zato so letos v naši škofiji ta dan izbrali za multikulturalno mašo, ki bo danes ob enih popoldne v naši katedrali - baziliki. PUSTOVANJE - MARDI GRAS -»CARNEVAL« in VALENTIVO Oboje bomo praznovali v soboto, 14. februarja 2015, začenši ob 6:00 p.m. v zgornji župnijski dvorani. Za glasbo bodo poskrbel ansambel SLO BEAT. Lahko si boste kupili večerjo in tudi v baru bo založeno. Maske, vabljene! (Nagrade za različne starosti-kategorije.) Skupaj v družinskem duhu se družimo s prijatelji! Praying for Vocations_ If you love priests and religious men and women, please support them by joining us in praying for vocations. Vocation Saturday is an initiative of the Vocation Office of the Diocese of Hamilton to gather people from across the diocese to unite in prayer for vocations. Join us on Saturday, February 14, at Canadian Martyrs Church in Hamilton, for 9:00 a.m. Mass and Holy Hour for Vocations. Thinking about Priesthood or Religious Life? Find out by attending one of the upcoming events: Discernment Group (a monthly morning of prayer, reflection, and lunch): Saturday, February 14, at Canadian Martyrs Church in Hamilton: starting at 9:00 a.m.: Mass, Holy Hour, Discernment Groups for men and women, and lunch. For more information visit www.HamiltonVocations.com svete maše - mass times: Ponedeljek/Monday - Petek/Friday: 7:00 p.m. Sobota/Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - slovenska / in lii 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 -don bosco 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. OD 18. 01. 2015 DO 25. 01. 2015 svete maše - masses Nedelja - Sunday 2. Ned. med letom 18. Januar Marjeta, redovnica za žive in rajne župljane f Metod Kuzma f Mary Hochevar f Dane Jesih Multikultural mass 9:30 a.m. Sestra Jožica z družino Hči Mia Goodfellow z dr. 11:00 a.m. Theresa Koželj 1:00 p.m. Katedrala Hamilton Ponedeljek Monday 19.Januar Suzana, mučenka ff Pokojni iz družine Brčič f Sidonija Drvarič f Izidor Fujs 7:00 p.m. Jožica Vegelj z družino Družina Dundek Družina Dundek Torek - Tuesday 20. Januar f Alba Zorza 8:00 a.m. Slomškovo oltarno društvo Fabijan in Boštjan f Sidonija Drvarič Sreda - Wednesday f Anton Vengar, obl. 21. Januar f Anton Vengar, 4. obl. Neža (Agnes, Janja),muč ff Ivan in Ana Šemen, obl. f Terezija Salajko 7:00 p.m. Pavletič Family Pavel Novak z družino Žena Tilka Vengar in družina Sin Ivan z družino Družina Šemen Četrtek - Thursday 22. Januar Vincenicj, diakon ff Jože in pokojni iz družine Seljak f Albin Žagar f Terezija Hajdinjak ff Rudi in Terezija Hajdinjak Francka Seljak 7:00 p.m. G. & F. Berkopec Emilija Mertuk Emilja Mrtuk Petek Friday 23. Januar Henrik, duh. f Elizabeta Ferko ff Josip in Jure Cunjak f Sidonija Drvarič f Jože Zelko f Anton Hočevar 7:00 p.m. Družina Gergyek Sestra & družina Kapušin Pavla Pelcar Družina Pelcar Mary Miklavčič z družino Sobota Saturday 24. Januar Frančišek Saleški, škof ff ff ff f Pokojni duhovniki župnije Max in Masimilian Sagadin Karli in Elisabeta Kisner Terezija Hadinjak Sidonija Drvarič 8:00 a.m. Slomškovo oltarno društvo 5:30 p.m. Julija Sagadin z družino Julija Sagadin z družino Terezija Zadravec Marija Bregar Nedelja - Sunday 3. Ned. med letom 25. Januar Spreobrnjenje ap. Pavla za žive in rajne župljane f Alexander Zolis f Albin Žagar 9:30 a.m. Marija in Zlatko Berkovič 11:00 a.m. Angela in George Pavlisko