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22. 8. 2021
21. NEDELJA MED
LETOM

21ST SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Drago Gačnik, SDB
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Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8
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»Ali hočete oditi tudi vi?«
V sinagogi v Kafarnaumu
je Jezus pravkar sklenil svoj
govor o kruhu življenja. Med
učenci in poslušalci pa se širi
vprašanje: »Trda je ta beseda.
Kdo jo more razumeti?«. Ves
odlomek je zaznamovan z napetostjo, ki se je ustvarila po
Jezusovem govoru. Kristus
sam izrecno spregovori o
»pohujšanju«, pomanjkanju
vere in celo o izdajstvu; mnogi učenci so tedaj »odstopili« in ga zapustili.
Še več, tudi apostole Jezus vpraša, ali mu hočejo obrniti hrbet »in oditi
tudi oni« ter tako postati odpadniki.
V središču današnjih beril je temeljno vprašanje zgodovine vsakega
človeka, njegova odločitev za resnico in ljubezen, ki sta za kristjana
osredotočeni na Kristusa. Ta odločitev pogosto ni preprosta, ker je odločitev za živega in zahtevnega Boga v razmerju do mrtvih in udobnih
idolov. V tem smislu je značilno tudi starozavezno berilo, s katerim odpira današnje bogoslužje božje besede.
Izraela, ki je prišel v osrčje obljubljene dežele, v Sihem, kjer je bil sedež narodnega svetišča, povezanega s patriarhi, je Jozue, njegov voditelj
pri vstopu v Sveto deželo, vprašal: »Danes si izberite, komu hočete služiti.« Idolom ali Bogu, ki vas je rešil egiptovske suženjstva? Zanimiva je
ugotovitev, da je v svetopisemskem besedilu kar štirinajstkrat (to je število, ki označuje polnost in popolnost) odmeva glagol služiti (servire, servus).
Ta izraz v svetopisemskem jeziku nima pomena »servilnosti«, marveč
označuje svobodno in veselo sprejemanje božjega načrta. Služabnik je
ime za najpomembnejše biblične osebe, kot so Abraham in Mojzes, Jozue
in David, od prerokov do mesijanske podobe »Gospodovega služabnika«,
ki ga opeva Izaija. V Novi zavezi se Marija imenuje »Gospodova dekla«,
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in tudi Jezus je »služabnik« (servus) (Apd 3,13;
4,27). »Služiti Gospodu pomeni sprejemati njegov
božji predlog življenja, pomeni bati se ga v priznavanju njegove veličine in slave, ljubiti ga z
vsem srcem, dušo in močmi (5 Mz 6,5), pomeni
verovati vanj.
Jezusovo vprašanje: »Ali hočete oditi tudi
vi?« je namenjeno tudi nam. To vprašanje je kot
meč, ki razdvaja zgodovino na dve polovici. Na
eni strani so tisti, ki »se umikajo nazaj« zaradi
sporočila, ki presega človeške moči. Z druge
strani pa nam Petrove besede odpirajo drugo
obnebje, obnebje tistih, ki izpovedujejo pristno
vero v Kristusa, tistega, »ki ima besede večnega
življenja, Božjega svetnika«.
V Matejevem evangeliju je že ob nekem drugem dogodku Peter izrekel podobno in jasno
priznanje vere v Kristusa, ki je vprašal apostole:
»Kaj pa vi pravite, kdo sem?« Petrov odgovor »Ti si Kristus, Sin živega Boga« - je bil povod za
izredno obljubo, ki je spremenila življenje preprostega ribiča: »Ti si Peter, Skala, in na to skalo
bom postavil svojo Cerkev« (Mt 16,18). Celotno
krščansko občestvo, ki ga je izzvalo to temeljno
vprašanje, je tudi danes vnovič izzvano, da se
prebudi iz zaspanosti svojih misli in površnosti
ter se poda na zavestno in zavezujočo odločitev:
»Mi verujemo in vemo, da si ti Kristus ...«
Tedaj in danes je lahko sprejeti Kristusa kot
»pomnožitelja« kruha, tudi sprejemanje vere v
njenem napredovanju je nekaj spontanega tedaj
in danes. Na to navdušenje je Jezus v govoru v
Kafarnaumu izlil mrzlo prho in pozornost usmeril k zahtevni in zavezujoči skrivnosti, ki jo je
oznanjal. To je »galilejska kriza«, kakor jo imenujejo učenjaki, ki ni zgolj bled zgodovinski spomin Kristusovega zemeljskega življenja, marveč
je nenehno dogajanje, v središču katerega smo
vsi in vsak dan, ko je pred nami »življenje in sreča, smrt in zlo, blagoslov in prekletstvo; izvoli
torej življenje, ljubi Gospoda svojega Boga, bodi
pokoren njegovi besedi in bodi vedno z njim...«

21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARJY TIME
Response:
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
First Reading Joshua 24:1-2. 15-18
Joshua asks the people to renew their promise to serve the Lord always.

Second Reading Ephesians 5:21-32
St Paul speaks about marriage, obedience and
fidelity, love and self-sacrifice.

Gospel John 6:60-69
Jesus, like Joshua, calls for his disciples to
remain faithful after some had gone away.
“We too will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”

Illustration

Judas Iscariot is an enigmatic character. Why did
he betray Jesus? Was it just the money? Did he stop
believing in Jesus? Or was it disillusionment? The
famous passion play which is staged every ten years
at the German village of Oberammergau takes this
latter view. Judas did believe: he believed Jesus was
going to inaugurate the new glorious kingdom of
God expected by the Jews. But he thought Jesus was
being slow to act. Judas grows weary of following
Jesus. He takes himself off and starts thinking, “Why
should I continue to follow him?… I am tired of believing and waiting… I wish to share his reign. It
fails to materialise, and what is forthcoming – dread
and suffering. Who feels like sharing those with
him? Not I! Not I!” But after Jesus is condemned to
death Judas falls into despair. He throws back the
thirty silver pieces and says to himself, “How kind he
has been toward me! How gently he comforted me
when dark dejection oppressed my soul! How he
(Prim. Oznanjevalec 2005-2006, št. 4)
warned me, when I was already harbouring this

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shameless betrayal. And I, this is how I have rewarded him… Not a disciple any longer.”

Gospel Teaching
One of the most poignant events in the Old Testament is when old Joshua assembled God’s people
at Shechem, just before he died. He wanted to hear
them make a decision, an irrevocable decision, either to serve or to desert God: to make their decision and then to stand by it for life. And to his joy he
heard them echo his own vow, “We have no intention of deserting the Lord… We too will serve the
Lord, for he is our God.”
One of the most poignant events in the New
Testament is towards the end of the sermon Jesus
preached about the bread of life, when he declared
that, “Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever;
and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life
of the world.” Some of his followers said, “This is
intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?”
And many of them left him. Then came that most
heart-breaking moment when Jesus turned to the
twelve apostles: “What about you, do you want to
go away too?” Like Joshua he calls for a decision.
And Peter spoke for them all, “Lord, who shall we go
to? You have the message of eternal life, and we
believe; we know that you are the Holy One of God.”
Many Catholics today find some Catholic teaching difficult. St Paul, in the second reading, instructs
wives to obey their husbands. That will strike some

as “intolerable language”, and
indeed in Catholic marriage
vows brides have never promised to obey their husbands. But
before we get too annoyed with
St Paul, let us notice his next
words: “Husbands should love
their wives just as Christ loved
the Church and sacrificed himself for her.” Jesus never made
unreasonable demands on the
Church, nor must husbands
make unreasonable demands
on their wives. Rather must a
husband sacrifice himself for love of her. And they
form one body. This was breakthrough teaching on
the status of women and marriage.

Application
We may question other teachings of the Bible or
the Church, but a closer study of them can sometimes alter our perceptions. In the end, if we question its teachings, or the Church is beset by scandals
and we are let down by our priests, then, like those
early followers of Jesus, we may even come close to
leaving him. So what is it that holds us in the
Church? Perhaps, for some, it is the response of Peter, “Lord, who shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life, and we believe; we know that
you are the Holy One of God.” We may sense the
truth of these words; and when it comes down to it,
what keeps many people close to Jesus is love for
him. We may love him because of the Church; and
sometimes, perhaps, it may seem we love him despite the Church.
Judas, of course, was the exception among the
apostles. And there are many real saints doing God’s
work today. There are those whose lives have been
transformed after being converted to Christ and
who, coming into the company of Christ’s faithful
people, have discovered this to be true: “You have
the message of eternal life, and we believe; we
know that you are the Holy One of God.”
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We will be hosting our final

SLOVENSKI PARK
MEMBERS ONLY - COVID FRIENDLY
SUMMER EVENT
LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY
LONG WKND
Fri Sept. 3 - Mon Sept. 6
Mass Sun. Sept. 5 at 1:00
Cilj naše kampanje je v treh letih zbrati
vsoto $200,000.00 za našo župnijo.
Nekateri še vedno ne razumejo, da vse,
kar boste darovali preko te kampanje, bo
prejela naša župnija in še 10% iz skupnega
sklada. Škofijski uradi pa bodo vodili vse
računovodske zadeve, tako, da nam ne bo
potrebno tega dela urejati.
V Vestniku objavimo koliko ste »obljubili«
da boste darovali za kampanjo za našo župnijo preko škofijskega računa in koliko je
že dejansko »vplačanega«. Iz škofije so nam
sedaj poslali kodo, da lahko sami pogledamo tekoče stanje na našem računu.
Na računu »Eno Srce, Ena Duša« za našo slovensko župnijo sv. Gregorija Velikega je (Aug. 17, 2021):
$104,900. - Pledged - obljubili
$65,300. - Paid - ste že vplačali

Hvala vsem, ki ste že prispevali. Smo že
skoraj na polovici zastavljenega cilja.

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(new readers and choir are always welcome)

BBQ Lunch
(please contact Danny to sign up for your
volunteer hours)

Breakfast

(thanks last time to Heidi Rumohr, Heidy
Novak, Jessica and Jessie Pace)

Family Movie Night
(send your suggestions of Movie Titles to
Kristina at kajin19@hotmail.com)

If YOU, as a member, would like to
spearhead a SPORT EVENT or
ACTIVITY, during the wknd, please
contact Danny or Mary Ann.
(Thanks last time to Amaris and Lisa Pozeg
for a fun Triathlon for kids and adults)
Remember to support the Covid Cart - to buy
your 50/50 tickets - and safely follow all
Covid-19 Government Regulations and all
Park Rules
Contact Tracing and Gate Keeper Fees

BRESLAV - »VELIKI ŠMARN«
V nedeljo, 15. avgusta 2021, na praznik Marijinega vnebovzetja - Veliko mašo, so se zbrali po
polgem času Slovenci iz okolice. Ob enih popoldne, smo imeli pri bivši dvorani društva Sava
sveto mašo. Zbrali smo se kar zunaj na ploščadi pod brajdo, v lepi senci. Za vse, ki so želeli, so
pripravili tudi kosilo in so si ga zunaj pri mizi pojedli. Po maši pa sta navzoče z živo glasbo razveselila dva člana ansambla »Golden Keys«, tako, da so lahko nekateri tudi zaplesali.

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O BVESTILA - A NNOUNCEMENTS
ČIŠČENJE CERKVE - CLEANING OF THE CHURCH
Aug. 28, 2021
Sept. 11, 2021
Sept. 25, 2021

Lukežič, Volčanšek
Gosgnach
Jožica Vegelj and team

DAROVI - DONATIONS
Za gradbeni sklad so v spomin ali namesto
cvetja za pokojnega Ignaca Horvata darovali:
- $100 Joseph in Ann Prša
- $100 Družina Malevič
- $ 50 Ida Vuk
- $100 Doreen & Richard Sebben,
- $ 50 Ignac in Terezija Sarjaš
- $200 John in Milka Sobočan z družino
- $ 50 Druzina Klemenčič (Slo)

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Nephews & Nieces of Ignac Horvat
- € 20 Vera Horvat (Slo)
- € 20 Minka Horvat (Slo)
- € 20 Jožica Hozjan (Slo)
- € 20 Marjan Horvat (Slo)
- € 20 Cvetka Raščan (Germany)
- € 20 Vida Gjerkeš (Slo)
- € 20 Joško Horvat (Slo)
- € 20 Zvonko Horvat (Slo)
- € 20 Minka Hozjan (Slo)
- $100 Berkovič Zlatko in Marija
- $ 50 Marija Miklavčič (Oakville)
- $200 Ivan in Rose Žižek
- Hvala vsem za vaše darove. Bog vam stoterno povrni vašo dobroto.

Its been 560 days since
the Slovenian Parish
community did this …
… Keep the date
Sunday September 26

Main Branch
747 Brown’s Line
Toronto, ON, M8W 3V7
Tel: 416-255-1742
Toll-free: 1-888-728-1742
Fax: 416-255-3871

open!

Hamilton Branch
Villa Slovenia
23 Delawana Drive
Hamilton, ON, L8E 3N6

V tem tednu so naslednje obletnice smrti
faranov, ki so zapisani v naših knjigah:

Tel: 905-578-7511
Fax: 905-578-5130

Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Closed
12:00 to 6:00 PM
Closed
12:00 to 5:00 PM
12:00 to 5:00 PM
Closed

21. NEDELJA MED LETOM †
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21ST. SUNDAY IN
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ORDINARY TIME
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22. AVGUST
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DEVICA MARIJA KRALJICA †
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DON BOSCO

Peternel
Leskovec
Hauzar
Perhavec
Slobodnik
Berkopec
Dorenčec
Ferletič

Za žive in rajne župljane
Anthony Krajc, obl.
Fr. Ivan Dobršek
Marija Horvat, obl.
Fr. Ivan Dobršek
Fr. Stane Okorn
Milka Skale
Franc Kapušin

Agnes Hildegarde
Božidar Theodor
Drago
Šteficha
Alojzij
Anne
Joseph
Darinka

August 23, 1981
August 24, 1995
August 27, 1996
August 28, 1995
August 28, 2016
August 29, 1989
August 29, 1996
August 29, 2010

10:00 A.M. - - - - - - - - Žena Marilyn
Manja Erzetič
Družina Horvat
Toni in Marija Franc
Toni in Marija Franc
Tatjana in Zvone Zaletel
Janko in Anica Bubaš

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 / CONFESSIONS: 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 with your priest – please call for an appointment. Tel: 905561-5971.
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Od 22. 8. 2021
Do 29. 8. 2021
PONEDELJEK - MONDAY
23. AVGUST
Roza iz Lime, devica

TOREK - TUESDAY
24. AVGUST

Jernej (Natanael), apostol

SREDA - WEDNESDAY
25. AVGUST
Ludvik, kralj

ČETRTEK - THURSDAY
26. AVGUST
Tarzicij, mučenec

SVETE MAŠE - MASSES
† Fr. Ivan Dobršek, obl.
† Ana Ferenčak

7:00 P.M. SDB

† Fr. Ivan Dobršek, obl.
† Ignac Horvat

7:00 P.M. Slomškovo oltarno društvo

† Ignac Kolenko
† Miroslav Puc

7:00 P.M. Olga Čulig

†† Ivan, Ethel in Michael Simončič
† Ignac Horvat

7:00 P.M. Cecilija Sobočan

† Anica Guštin
† Pok iz družine Škrban
Monika, mati sv. Avguština † Angelca Simtič, obl.

PETEK - FRIDAY
27. AVGUST

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SOBOTA - SATURDAY
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28. AVGUST
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Avguštin, škof in cerkveni
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učitelj
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Hermes, mučenec
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22. NEDELJA MED LETOM †
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22ND SUNDAY IN
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ORDINARY TIME
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29. AVGUST
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MUČENIŠTVO JANEZA KRST- †
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NIKA
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Irena Grič
Karel Volf
Pokojni iz družine Rožič
Avgust in Francka Fujs
Joe Lackovič
Ignac Prša
Ivan Petek in mati Ana
Ignac Horvat
Ignac Horvat

Ignac Dorenčec

Družina Vegelj

Marija Korošec z družino

Olga Hanc z družino
7:00 P.M. Alojz in Agata Sarjaš

Martin Škrban z družino
Majda Lukežič
5:30 P.M. Marija Volf

Za žive in rajne župljane
10:00 A.M.
Darinka Ferletič, obl.
Pok. starši in Darinka Ferletič, obl.
Katarina in Franc Kapušin
Irma Dorenčec
Ana Ferenčak
Lojze Prilesnik
Frank Verdinšek
Slavka Mramor
Slavko Slobodnik, obl.
Pokojni člani društva Bled
12:00 NOON

Žena Marija
Family
Hči Marina Štefanec
Žena Vera in družina
Marija Volf
Vera Lackovič in družina
Vera Lakovič in družina
Olga Glavač in družina
--------Milan in Sandy Ferletič
Julija Sagadin z družino
Tony in Antonetta
Ignac in Gabriela Robačer
Matilda Prša
Jože in Magda Razpotnik
Steve Vincec
Mož z družino
Žena Olga z družino
Maša pri društvu Bled