VESTNIK 2021 | VESTNIK 2021 | 323 VESTNIK 2021 | 325 VESTNIK 2021 | 327 23. NEDELJA MED LETOM 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 36/57 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 5. 9 . 2021 Fr. Drago Gacnik, SDB ŽUPNIK - PASTOR NASLOV - ADDRESS 125 Centennial Pkwy N. Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8 PHONE: 905-561-5971 CELL: 905-520-2014 E-MAIL gregory_sdb@ stgregoryhamilton.ca WEB PAGE www.carantha.com HALL RENTALS CELL: 905-518-6159 E-MAIL hallrental@ stgregoryhamilton.ca VESTNIK Zakoreninjeni v Božji ljubezni delimo darove z drugimi Kakor je znano, so strokovnjaki z nazi-vom »Drugi Izaija« poimenovali neznane-ga avtorja, cigar spise so pozneje uvrstili v sklop Izaija, velikega preroka, ki je živel v 8. stoletju pred Kristusom. Ta poznejši, neznani avtor je bil namrec glasnik vrni-tve Izraelcev iz babilonske sužnosti, do katere je prišlo po odloku cesarja Kira leta 538 pred Kristusom. Vrnitev v domo-vino z namenom, da ponovno pozidajo narodno svetišce v deželi prednikov, za-pušceno in porušeno leta 586 pred Kristu-som s strani babilonske armade, proslav-lja prerok v današnjem prvem berilu. Na eni strani srecamo simbole, ki so vzeti iz narave: izsušena pušcava, prežga-na stepa in izgorela zemlja, ki jo oživljajo vode, potoki, žuboreci studen-ci. Na drugi strani pa pred nami zaživijo podobe fizicno prizadetih, sle-pih, gluhih, hromih, nemih; v nasprotju od tega so ozdraveli: oci, ki zdaj vidijo še prodorneje, ušesa, ki zaznajo najtišje glasove, noge, ki skacejo, ustnice, ki vzklikajo radostne pesmi. Pot v prostost je polna svežine in luci, podobna je poti v raj; preporod, ki se je zgodil med ljudstvom, spo-minja na ozdravitev bolnika, ki je bil že na tem, da umrje. V Izaijevih besedah »Spregledale bodo oci slepih in jezik nemega bo vriskal« vidi evangelist Marko dogodek, ki se uresnicuje v Kristusovi ozdravitvi - to je znamenje nove, korenite osvoboditve. Pomenljivo Zani-mivo je, da se Jezus prav takrat nahaja na obmocju, ki je pretežno pose-ljen s pogani, v pokrajini Deseteromestja. Jezus pristopi do gluhonemega na nacin, ki je bil znacilen za to deželo: z dotikom obolelega organa so obicajno hoteli prenesti nanj dobrodejno energijo, z upoštevanjem sta-rodavnih zdravilskih izrocil pa doseci zdravilni in preprecevalni ucinek. Podobno je Jezus ozdravil Jezus od rojstva slepega; »Pljunil je na tla in s slino naredil blato. Pomazal mu je z blatom oci« (Jn 9,6). Da ima to dejanje verski znacaj, povesta dve njegovi kretnji. Najprej pogleda v nebo (njegova molitev je usmerjena k Ocetu) temu sledijo ucinkovite besede, primerne božje-mu redu, kakršen se kaže v stvarjenju in ga izra-žajo besede: »Bodi svetloba! In nastala je svetlo-ba« (1 Mz 1,3). Potem Jezus izrece v aramejskem, torej v svo-jem jeziku ukaz: »Odpri se«, obrnjen k cloveku, cigar ušesa in ustnice so bile kot zapecatene. Kristusova beseda je kakor beseda Boga, deluje in osvobaja, premika meje bolecine in cloveške bede ter jih »odpira« upanju in veselju. Ali kot zapiše francoski jezuit Teilhard de Chardin: »Bog se sklanja nad svojo trpeco stvar, ki sega vse do njega, in si na vso moc prizadeva, da bi jo osrecil in razsvetlil. Kakor mati preiskuje to svo-je bitje. Ceprav moje slepe oci tega ne zmorejo dojeti, ceprav ga moja gluha ušesa na zmorejo slišati. Ali niso bila morda potrebna cela stole-tja, da se pogled cloveštva odpre luci in naša ušesa njegovi Besedi?« Marko postavi pripoved v okvir tako imeno-vane »mesijanske skrivnosti«: »Jezus namrec vzame gluhonemega stran od množice« in po-tem ko ga ozdravi, mu »naroci, naj tega niko-mur ne pove«. Jezusov namen je, da predvsem preoblikuje clovekovo zavest. Gluha ušesa so v Svetem pismu znamenje ravnodušnega srca. Brez ucinkovite besede Jezusa Kristusa clovek ostaja gluh za evangelij. Zato so tudi v obred krsta uvedli izraz »odpri se«, takoj za tem, ko je bil otrok kršcen - da bi kršcenec postal tisti, ki posluša božjo besedo, in jo oznani drugim, tako s svojimi ustnicami kot s svojim življenjem. Veliki angleški ucitelj duhovnosti, je poudaril, da je gluh vsak clovek, ki ne posluša božje bese-de, in nem vsak, ki ne posreduje drugim veroiz-povedi in veselega oznanila - evangelija. »Cesto smo pred Teboj, Gospod, kot gluhi za Tvojo bese-do in nemi za hvalo: zlomi našo gluhost in odpri naša usta, da bodo oznanjevala tvojo slavo!« (Prim. Oznanjevalec 2006-2007, št. 1) 322 | VESTNIK 2021 324 | VESTNIK 2021 326 | VESTNIK 2021 328 | VESTNIK 2021 Illustration David Simas is CEO of the Obama Foundation, which works to “inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world”. He speaks about how President Obama greeted those he met, offering us an insight into valuing each person based on the riches which lie within, rather than externals, such as rank and power. David says that because of the strict security precautions, President Obama rarely went in the front door of any building. He usually arrived through the basement or back entrance of a building; the garbage bins were everywhere and Barack Obama would use the service elevator. It was usually noisy and there was a person whose job it was to open and close the door. Every time without fail, and without any cameras present, Barack Obama would ask the person, “Who are you? Tell me a little about yourself.” President Obama acknowledged every single person with the same respect, whether they were the Queen of the United Kingdom or the person working in the lift. Both were worthy of respect and received Barack Obama’s undivided attention. For both the person operating the lift and for any other person, whatever their status in the world’s eyes, such recognition and warmth related not to their position or power, but only to the person they were, to the beauty and potential within their hearts. Gospel Teaching In today’s readings the riches of the kingdom of heaven are offered to those who are poor, deaf and blind, who are chosen to remind us that God does not have preferences of culture, class or race. We might say God only views us through one lens – the lens of the heart. We are being asked to look be-yond external appearances and to see the holiness and beauty within the heart of others. It’s not al-ways obvious at first sight, but we are called to look through God’s lens, God’s eyes. In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah speaks of a time of joy to come, when “the eyes of the blind shall be opened, the ears of the deaf unsealed” and the tongues of those without words will “sing for joy”. It would seem that the Lord is offering everything to those who, having little or nothing in this world, still cling on to faith and hope; to these the prophet proclaims the words of God, “Courage! Do not be afraid… your God… is coming to save you.” It is apparent from today’s second reading that St James does not feel that faith in Christ Jesus is compatible with making distinctions between clas-ses of people. We are offered a very clear example of preferential treatment being given to a rich man, while a poor man is ignored, left to “stand over there” or to “sit on the floor”. Our own partiality may not be as obvious, though it can be just as real. We are reminded that it is those who are poor by the standards of our world whom God chooses to be rich in faith and to be beneficiaries of God’s king-dom. Jesus in the Gospel goes by way of Sidon to-wards the Sea of Galilee. Taking this route brings Jesus into the world of the Gentiles, people regard-ed as being outside the love and care of the God of Israel. Jesus chooses to open the ears and give back the voice to a deaf man who has an impediment in his speech. Jesus is showing his love for this man, who is an outsider in the Jewish society of his day, by touching his ears and his tongue. Jesus is giving this man back his dignity as a beloved child of God, his Father. The man obviously has faith, as Jesus is able to cure him. We know from other healing sto-ries in the Gospels that faith and trust would seem to be hallmarks of those chosen by God, those poor by the world’s standards. Application Reflecting on these readings offers us the oppor-tunity to “open our ears” to God’s call to have cour-age; to “open our eyes” to the living presence of God in all people; and to “open our hearts” to re-spect the inner beauty in every human soul. From a heart without borders, we will then be able to offer the unconditional love of God to all we meet. May God the Father help us to go from here with courage to console. May God the Son inspire us to go from here in love to heal. May God the Spirit enable us to go from here to see God in the hearts of all our brothers and sisters. 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Response: Praise the Lord, O my soul! First Reading Isaiah 35:4-7 God offers courage to all those with faith. Second Reading James 2:1-5 Do not be deferential to those with riches or power. Gospel Mark 7:31-37 Our call to have “hearts without borders”. “It was those who are poor according to the world that God chose to be… the heirs of the kingdom.” Cilj naše kampanje je v treh letih zbrati vsoto $200,000.00 za našo župni-jo. Nekateri še vedno ne razumejo, da vse, kar boste darovali preko te kampa-nje, bo prejela naša župnija in še 10% iz skupnega sklada. Škofijski uradi pa bo-do vodili vse racunovodske zadeve, ta-ko, da nam ne bo potrebno tega dela urejati. V Vestniku objavimo koliko ste »obljubili« da boste darovali za kampa-njo za našo župnijo preko škofijskega racuna in koliko je že dejansko »vplacanega«. Iz škofije so nam sedaj poslali kodo, da lahko sami pogledamo tekoce stanje na našem racunu. Na racunu »Eno Srce, Ena Duša« za našo slovensko župnijo sv. Gregorija Velikega je (Sept. 1st, 2021): $105,900. - Pledged - obljubili $66,425. - Paid - ste že vplacali Hvala vsem, ki ste že prispevali. Smo že skoraj na polovici zastavljene-ga cilja. DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA - BALINANJE Društvo sv. Jožefa prireja tradicionalno balinanje v sobo-to, 18. septembra 2021, s pri-cetkom ob 10. uri dopoldne. Letos se društvo zavzema, da bo ta dan veselo druženje, pred-vsem pa bo poskrbljeno za var-nost nastopajocih igralcev in gledalcev. Tekmovalo bo najvec 8 ekip, vsaka ekipa s štirimi igralci. Pogostitev bo potekala zunaj na prostem in sicer poenostavljeno z kranjsko klobaso, žemljo in pijaco. Cena na igralca je $10.- v kar je vkljucena tudi pogostitev, za ostale pa je cena pogostitve $5.- Rezervacije za ekipe in za pogostitev sprejema-ta Frank Novak na številki 905-561-1944 ali Peter Novak na številki 905-928-9984. Odbor društva sv. Jožefa vas vljudno vabi. St Joseph’s Society will be hosting their Annual Bocce Tournament on Saturday September 18th, 10:00 a.m. This year, the tournament will have a simple and safe approach to ensure everyone will have a good time. A maximum of 8 teams of 4 will be allowed, to be followed by an outdoor lunch. The lunch will include a “kranjska klobasa” on a bun and a bever-age. Bocce players cost is $10 with lunch included. Anyone wishing to join for lunch only is $5. To reserve a team or lunch only, please contact Frank Novak 905-561-1944 or Peter Novak 905-928-9984. St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Parish Fund Raising Fall Picnic-Banquet Sunday September 26, 2021 For reservations or curb side pick up please call Heidy Novak: 905-317-6002 no later than Sunday, September 19. 10 AM – 11 AM - MASS (COMBINED SLOVENIAN AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE) 11:30 AM - LUNCH, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND PHOTOS WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU HERE FOR OUR FIRST SOCIAL EVENT IN 560 DAYS! Eat outside under the trees or in the hall Meal $40 each Tax receipt will be issued for $20 for each meal. Meal option 1. Cevape dinner & Meal option 2. Cabbage rolls Dinner We are over half way to reaching our $200,000 goal for our One Heart and One Soul account. When we reach that goal we will receive $220,000 for our parish projects – a gain of 10%. Bring in your “stuffed” piggy bank and take a new one home to continue saving. The two piggies with the most money inside will win a prize. A tax receipt will be issued for all donations received for our One Heart One Soul fund raising campaign. Take advantage of this occasion to make a pledge or donation to this campaign to help us reach our goal. A table will be set up at the event to receive your donation or pledge. OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS V tem tednu so naslednje obletnice smrti faranov, ki so zapisani v naših knjigah: DAROVI - DONATIONS Za gradbeni sklad so darovali v tem tednu: - $50 Margaret Žagar and family v spomin za pokojnega Matthw Kennedy - $50 Joseph in Magdalena Razpotnik v spomin na pok. Ignaca Horvat - $100 - Peter in Marija Markeš v spomin na pok. Ignaca Horvat - $70 - Mrs. Angela Garside - »Trains gro-up« v spomin na pok. Ann Božnar - $100 Ms Mary j. Ponikvar-Desanti v spo-min na pok. Ann Božnar - $80 - Manja Erzetic v spomin na pok. Te-rezijo Jeric - $50 - CWL - KŽZ v spomin na pok. Terezijo Jeric Hvala vsem za vaše darove. Bog vam sto-terno povrni vašo dobroto. POKOJNI - FUNERAL V tem tednu smo imeli tri pogrebe. Za po-kojno Ann Božnar je bilo napisano že v prej-šnjem Vestniku. V sredo smo imeli pogreb pokojne MAGDE UDOVC. Pokojna je umrla v petek 27. avgusta. Skoraj bi do-polnila 87 let. Od pokojne ste se lahko poslovili v Smith Funeral Home na Guelph Line v torek med 5. in 8. uro zvecer. Pogrebno mašo smo darovali v naši cerkvi v sredo, 1. septembra 2021 ob 10h do-poldne. Pri maši je pel mešani pevski zbor, ker je bila tudi Magda del tega zbora. Pokojno smo položili k vecnemu pocitku na Holy Se-pulchre pokopališcu v Burlingtonu. Iskreno so-žalje vsem domacim, pokojna Magda pa naj uživa zaslužen mir in pokoj. Ta teden, v ponedeljke 30 avgusta, je Bog poklical k sebi tudi našo faranko TEREZIJO JERIC (Teresia Yeric). Pokojna je marca vstopila v 94. leto starosti. Od nje ste se lahko poslovili v pet-ek, 3. septembra, popol-dne med 2. in 4. uro in zvecer med 7. in 9. uro. Ob pol štirih popoldne smo zmolili rožni venec. Pogrebno sveto mašo smo za pokoj njene duše darovali v soboto, 4. septembra 2021, ob 10h dopoldne v naši cerkvi. Tudi tokrat je pel mešani zbor, ker je bila Terezija clanica zbora. Terezija je bila vsa leta aktivno vkljucena v žup-nijsko skupnost. Pokojno smo položili k vecnemu pocitku na Holy Sepulchre pokopališcu v Burlingtonu, po-leg njenega moža Jožeta. Iskreno sožalje hcerki Angie Harrington in ostalim sorodnikom. Pokojna Terezija pa naj uživa zasluženi mir in pokoj. CIŠCENJE CERKVE - CLEANING OF THE CHURCH Sept. 11, 2021 Gosgnach Sept. 25, 2021 Jožica Vegelj and team Kraševec Julija Marija September 6, 2002 Štefanec Michael September 7, 1971 Curic Frank September 7, 1983 Berkopec Francis Joseph September 8, 1999 Kline Ljudmila September 8, 2005 Hajdinjak Terezija September 11, 2014 Lovšin Joseph September 12, 1973 SVETE MAŠE - MASS TIMES: Monday to Friday: 7:00 P.M., Saturday: 5:30 P.M. (Slovenian-Sunday Mass); Sunday: 10:00 A.M. (Slovenian-English - For the time of Covid-19 it is only one Mass on Sundays) - KRSTI / BAPTISMS: For an appointment, call one month before. POROKE / MARRIAGE: For an appointment, call one year before the wedding date. SPOVED / CONFES-SIONS: First Friday of the month 6 -7:00 P.M. (or by appointment) BOLNIKI - Sporocite, ce je kdo bolan ali v bolnišnici, da ga obišcemo. You are welcome to call for a personal conversation with your priest – please call for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971. DON BOSCO 23. NEDELJA MED LETOM 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 5. SEPTEMBER MATI TEREZIJA, REDOVNICA † † † † † † † † †† † †† † † Za žive in rajne župljane Franc Cater (Slo) Ignac Horvat Vsi pokojni prijatelji Katarina in Frank Kapušin Katarina in Frank Kapušin Frank Saje Ante Cule Elizabeta Farkaš Pok. clani društva Slovenski Park Ivan Cimermancic Pokojni bratje in sestre Slavka Mramor Janez Adamic 10:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. - - - - - - - - - Zlatko Berkovic Martin H. Družina Horvat Olga Culig Olga Slobodnik z družino Žena z družino Družina Cule Prijateljica Maša pri društvu Slovenski Park Ludvik Hocevar Ludvik Hocevar Družina Mramor Lorie Mramor z družino MAŠA PRI DRUŠTVU BLED V nedeljo, 26. avgusta smo se zopet - kot je bilo napovedano, zbrali pri društvu Bled v Beamsvillu. Ob 12h smo obhajali sveto mašo, po maši, pa so gospodinje pripravile dobro kosilo, da so se vsi lah-ko najedli. Mladi so se ohladili v bazenu starejši pa kakšno rekli in popoldne je hitro minilo. Tudi tokrat smo imeli glasbo »v živo« - igrala sta dva clana an-sambla Goden Keys. SVETE MAŠE - MASSES Od 6. 9. 2021 Do 12. 9. 2021 PONEDELJEK - MONDAY 6. SEPTEMBER Zaharija, prerok †† †† Anton in Tilka Vengar Ricky Resijan 7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak z družino Marija Korošec z družino TOREK - TUESDAY 7. SEPTEMBER Regina, mucenka † Ignac Horvat Po namenu v cast Kristusovi krvi 7:00 P.M. Manja Erzetic SREDA - WEDNESDAY 8. SEPTEMBER Rojstvo Device Marije † † †† Joe Hanc Marija Zelko Marija in Ignac Horvat 7:00 P.M. Marija korošec z družino Matila Bratuž Jožica Novak z družino CETRTEK - THURSDAY 9. SEPTEMBER Peter Klaver, redovnik † † Tugomir Šribar Jeric Terezija 7:00 P.M. Manja Erzetic Manja Erzetic PETEK - FRIDAY 10. SEPTEMBER Ines, mucenka † † Joe Razpotnik Ignac Prša 7:00 P.M. Manja Erzetic Majda Lukežic SOBOTA - SATURDAY 11. SEPTEMBER Rozalija (Zalka), devica Irma, devica †† †† †† † † †† † † Terezija (obl.) in Rudi Hajdinjak Terezija (obl.) in rudi Hajdinjak Theresa in Ivan Halas Ana Ferencak Ignac Horvat Pokojni iz družine Doberšek Ignac Horvat Robert Zver 5:30 P.M. Dragica in Lojze Ferencak Martin in Regina Nedelko Agata in Alojz Sarjaš Dragica in Lojze Ferencak Dragica in Lojze Ferencak Marija Košir Družina Žižek Družina Žižek 24. NEDELJA MED LETOM 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 12. SEPTEMBER MATI TEREZIJA, REDOVNICA † † † † † † † † †† Za žive in rajne župljane Ignac Horvat Ana Ferencak Lojze Prilesnik Juraj Fabina Ivan Petek Pok. iz družine Žižek Ignac Horvat Paula in Franc Pelcar Pokojni clani slov. skupnosti 10:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M. - - - - - - - - - Toni in Marija Franc Toni in Marija Franc Jože in Magda Razpotnik Mary in Matej Glavac Martin Škrban z družino Hci Anica Škrban z družino Ignac Dorencec Stan Pelcar & Josie Dubé z druž. Maša at St. John the Divine