Slovenska župnija sv. Gregorija Velikega | St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Church 39/49 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 29. 09. 2013 26. NEDELJA MED LETOM 26th SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME Fr. Drago Gačnik sdb ŽUPNIK - PASTOR Naslov - Address 125 Centennial Pkwy N Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8 Telefon - Telephone 905-561-5971 Fax 905-561-5109 E-mail gregory_sdb@cogeco.ca Web page www.carantha.net Hall rentals 905-518-6159 Začetek praznovanja 50-letnice župnije Župnija sv. Gregorja Velikega je preteklo nedeljo 22. septembra 2013 praznovala kar tri pomembne dogodke in sicer: župnijsko proščenje, začetek praznovnja njene 50 letnice delovanja in preteklo je 10 let odkar je g. Drago Gačnik prevzel župnijo. To pot je bila le ena dvojezična maša pri kateri so sodelovali laiki v narodnih nošah in oba pevska zbora. Bogoslužje je svečano zaznamoval škof Murske Sobote dr. Peter Stumpf. Somaševala sta župnik g. Drago Gačnik in stolni kaplan iz Murske Sobote gospod Goran Merica. Gospoda škofa je v imenu župnijskega sveta pozdravil predsednik Milan Ferletič ga. Francka Cestnik pa mu je izročila šopek. Skof Štumpf je v nagovoru orisal versko in kulturno poslanstvo slovenske župnije v tujini. Po maši je sledilo slavnostno kosilo. Župljani od blizu in daleč so se ga udeležili v rekordnem številu. Na platnu so spremljali v slikah, kaj vse se je dogajalo v preteklem letu. Škof Štumpf je znova nagovoril goste o duhovnikih, ki so skrbeli za župnijo sv. Gregorija Velikega skozi pet desetletij in nazdravil z zdravico ob zlatem jubilejnem letu župnije. Goste je pozdravila tudi odpravnica poslov veleposlaništva v Ottawi, ga. Irena Gril. Za popestritev programa sta poskrebela mešani zbor in zbor Majoka pod vodstvom g. Draga Gačnika. Milan Ferletič in Magda Razpotnik sta v imenu župnije in širše slovenske skupnosti izrazila iskreno zahvalo g. Dragu Gačniku za njegovo desetletno neprecenjivo duhovno in kulturno delo med rojaki v tej okolici. G. Gačnik je bil deležen navdušenega aplavza s katerim so župljani izkazali njihovo hvaležnost svojemu župniku. Ob spremljavi harmonike je znova zadonela zdravica. Župnik, g. Gačnik, je sklenil slovesen dan z zahvalo vsem, ki so poskrbeli za odlično organizacijo v cerkvi in v dvorani. Povabil je vse ljudi dobre volje, da se pridružijo praznovanju župnije v njenem jubilejnem letu. L i 282 | VESTNIK 2013 Zakrament svetega krsta je v soboto 28. septembra 2013 prejela AMELIAH VERA BLATNICKI, hči očeta Davida in matere Milike. Iskrene čestitke staršema. Naj ju spremlja božji blagoslov in varstvo božje Matere Marije. 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Response: Praise the Lord, O my soul! First Reading Amos 6:1. 4-7 A warning to those who are complacent and who pamper themselves at the expense of others. Second Reading 1 Timothy 6:11-16 A call for those who love God to be loving and generous. Gospel_Luke 16:19-31 The story of the rich man and the beggar, commonly called Dives and Lazarus. The rich man is punished for his indifference to the poor man at his door. "Between us and you a great gulf has been fixed, to stop anyone, if he wanted to, crossing from our side to yours, and to stop any crossing from your side to ours." Illustration The media in November last year carried the story of a Latin American president who lived on a ramshackle farm and gave away most of his salary. The reports told how José Mujica, the President of Uruguay, has a lifestyle far removed from those of other world leaders. President Mujica shunned the luxurious house that the Uruguayan state provided and opted to stay at his wife's farmhouse, off a dirt road outside the capital city. He donated about ninety per cent of his monthly salary to charity. "If you don't have many possessions," he said, "then you don't need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them." And he brought the same message to international gatherings. He said: "Do we want the model of development and consumption of the rich countries? Does this planet have enough resources so seven or eight billion 284 | VESTNIK 2013 people can have the same level of consumption and waste that today is seen in rich societies?" Mujica accused most world leaders of having "a blind obsession to achieve growth with consumption", increasing the material wealth of the elite while seeming insensitive to the reality that millions of people on earth struggle simply to survive. Gospel Teaching In the Gospel parable today, Jesus shows how in the reign of God there is a reversal of what we might be used to. The kingdom of God is an upside-down kingdom. In our world, who is recognised by name? The rich and powerful. Well, in the parable, the rich man has no name - Dives, the name traditionally given him, simply means "rich". The poor man has a name: Lazarus. In the parable, the rich man - because he knew the name of Lazarus - obviously knew Lazarus was present at his doorstep, but he went right by him on a daily basis, never paying any attention. Jesus tells us that in the realm of God things get turned around. After their deaths we see Lazarus, the poor man, described as being in a place of honour in heaven. The rich man is not even present at that banquet. This shows how God has a preferential love for poor and vulnerable people. It's those who are poor who are valued and cherished the most. Those who are self-sufficient and indifferent to the needs of others have a lesser place. Application If we take this message seriously we will no longer walk past a homeless person or beggar in the street. At the very least we will give more to charities. Yet the parable prompts deeper reflection. There is something dramatically wrong in a situation where the rich have everything and the poor are like Lazarus - dying of starvation and at the mercy of the elements. We are being taught to see structural social injustice as sin and to take on responsibility for it. The President of Uruguay was highlighting this last year. Could it be that you and I are living with Lazarus in our midst and we do not even perceive it as sinful? Look at the situation of our world. One-fifth of the world's people are like Lazarus at our door, in absolute poverty and starving - 30,000 children dying every day from hunger or hunger-related causes. The Gospel highlights this distance between rich and poor people and communities, which continues in our own time. One -third of the world's population owns almost everything, leaving the other two-thirds to suffer. Jesus warns us to do some- thing about it. Was Abraham right when he said that we would not listen? We can learn from what the prophet Amos says in the first reading today. It isn't wrong to have material things, but it is wrong to live a lifestyle completely focused on self. Happ^Thanksgiving Obvestila - Announcements ZBOR - PEVSKE VAJE Ob četrtkih imamo sedaj redne pevske vaje za mešani pevski zbor. Zbor bo naslednjič pel na zahvalno nedelkjo. OKTOBER - ROŽNOVENSKI MESEC_ Pred nami je mesec oktober, posvečen molitvi rožnega venca. Kljub temu, da pred vsako sveto mašo v naši cerkvi molimo rožni venec je prav, da si v tem mesecu kot skupnost vzamemo čas za obisk maše in molitev rožnega venca. Lepo pa je, da doma z večjo gorečnostjo in zbranostjo molimo to čudovito molitev. Ta torek bo maša zvečer!!! PRVI PETEK_ Na prvi petek bom čez dan obiskoval bolnike, zvečer pa kot je navada bo ob šestih prilika zaprejem zakramenta sprave - spoved, molitev pred Najsvetejšim in sveto mašo. VEČNA LUČ_ V mesecu oktobru bo večna luč gorela po namenu družine Žvan za pokojnega Antona Vengarja in Janeza Žvana. CWL - Katoliška Ženska Zveza_ CWL Meeting - will be held as always on the first Wednesday of the Month. October's meeting will be on October 2nd, following mass. We welcome all our members to join in and invite all women of our parish to come and see what the CWL is all about. We look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday! GIRLS' CLUB We had to change the date of our get-together. We will have our get-together on Saturday, October 5th at 1:00 - pizza and laser tag. We will still have our meeting on Friday, October 4th after 7:00 mass in the rectory basement. During our meeting we will be making rosary bracelets. BARAGOVI DNEVI_ Ker se letos ne bomo organizirano udeležili Baragovih dni, pa bi nekateri kljub temu želeli kaj prispevati za Baragov sklad, lahko to storite pred oktobrom, tako, da bomo lahko darove poslali tja pred začetkom baragovih dni, ki so letos prvi teden v oktobru. OKTOBERFEST, Saturday October 19th Breslau - Kitchener - OBERKRAINER HAUS Hosted by "SAVA", sponsored by Slovenian Society St. Joseph Society - Društvo Sv. Jožefa, Hamilton Saturday, October 19th, 2013 - Departure - 12:00, St. Gregory's Parking Lot SPECIAL PACKAGE- $55.00 per person includes: • Visit to St. Jacob Market and Flea Market • Admission ticket to Sava Club • 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: $55. Cheque payable to St. Joseph Society! Act soon, one bus only! Contact: Jerry Ponikvar@ 905-333-5813 or Frank Erzar@905-643-0285 scholarship BANQUET at Lipa Park The Slovenian Canadian Scholarship Foundation will hold its 17th Annual Scholarship Banquet hosted by Lipa Park, St. Catharines on October 26th, 2013. Reception at 5:00 PM and Dinner at 6:00 PM. We will honour and recognize our 2013 scholarship and bursary recipients. Our guest speaker will be Jayne Evans - Consultant, Niagara Catholic District School Board. Music for your dancing and listening pleasure will be provided by Brajda Orchestra & DJ - "Perri". Tickets are now on sale: Adults-$40. and Students-$25. (An official tax receipt will be issued for the donation portion of the ticket price). For tickets and reservations call: Rob Letnik: 289-8371918; Karl Ferko: 905-578-5890; Ed Kodarin: 905- 309-4050 or Andy Habjan: 905-899-3876. Join us for this wonderful evening where we honour and recognize our youth! SLOVENSKA ŠOLA - SLOVENIAN SCHOOL Registration for SLOVENIAN SCHOOL was on September 14 and 21, from 10:00 am to 12:00pm in the classroom behind the upper hall, but you can still come on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.. Današnji prvi dan Slovenske šole smo začeli s sveto mašo. Na začetku je otroke pozdravil murskosoboški škof dr. Peter Štumpf in jim zaželel, da bi vedno globoko zaupali v varstvo im pomoč Marije. Pozneje so nadaljevali pouk ob koncu pa so si še ogledali slike Slovenske šole na obisku v Sloveniji v mesecu juliju. svete mase - 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 29. 09. 2013 DO 06. 10. 2013 svete mase - masses 26. Nedelja med letom 26th Sunday in O.T. 29. September Mihael, Gabrijel, Rafael, nadangeli Za žive in rajne župljane T Jožefa Kastelic, obl. Bogu v zahvalo za 50 let poroke T Ivan Sobočan Bogu v Zahvalo TT Za pokojne člane društva 9:30 a.m. John in Olga Kastelic Franc in Ljudmila Zadravec 11:00 a.m. Joe in Kathy Prša Družina Žigon 2:00 p.m. Društvo Triglav-London Ponedeljek Monday 30. September Hieronim, papež T Alojz Peternel, obl. T Alojz Peternel, obl. T Vinko Kovič TT Elizabeth in Mihael Sušec TT Ana in Marko Hozjan 7:00 p.m. Žena Sonja z družino Romana Novak z družino Stonaka Zečevič Družina Hozjan Družina Hozjan Torek T Apolonija Gjerek 7:00 p.m. Terezija Prša Tuesday T Mihaela Ferfolija Marko Ferfolija 01. Oktober Za zdravje Marija S. Terezija Deteta Jezusa T Ana Matejčič Tončka Sreda Po namenu 7:00 p.m. CWL - KŽZ Wednesday T Frank Gimpelj Marija Štern 02. Oktober T Izidor Salajko Vladislav Salajko Angeli varuhi T Janko Demšar Demšar-Scarcelli ČETRTEK T Janez Hočevar 8:00 a.m. Marija Hočevar Thursday T Frank Gimpelj 7:00 p.m. Kalman in Kristina Mes 03. Oktober T Angela Papič Kalman in Kristina Mes Gerard, opat T Marija Gjerek Emilija Mertuk Prvi Petek t Pišta Kuzmič /Tunder Bay/ 70opm Štefan in Vera Gonza First Friday Za duše v vicah : . . Tone in Marija Bukvič 04. Oktober TT Pokojni iz družine Zorčič Jožica in Ivan Vegelj FrančišekAsiški, red. By special intention Stec Family SOBOTA SATURDAY 05. Oktober Marija Favstina, redov. TT Borštnikovi in Gačnikovi T Janez Žvan TT Janez in Alojzija Žvan TT Ivanka in Matevž Štros T Ferdinand Volf 8:00 a.m. Domači 5:30 p.m. Žena Marija Žvan z družino Družina Žvan Hči Marija Žvan z družino Družina Volf 27. Nedelja med letom 27TH SUNDAY IN O.T. + a žlve. l"raJnežuplJane 9:30 A M. c 06 Oktober TT Marta in Viktoria Sestra Zorka Rev ' „ T Theresa Ferfolija Marko Ferfolija z družino Bruno, ust ìiartuzijanov n Starši Žižek in Hozjan 11:00 a.m. Družina Žižek Rožnovenska