Slovenska župnija sv. Gregorija Velikega | St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Church 14/56 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 5. 4. 2020 6. Postna Cvetna nedelja 6th Sunday of Lent Palm Sunday Fr. Drago Gačnik, 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 Trpljenje našega Gospoda, Jezusa Kristusa To nedeljo beremo opis Jezusovega trpljenja in smrti na križu, kot ga je zapisal evangelist Matej. Posebno se ozrimo na trenutek, ki ga evangelist še posebej poudarja, namreč, da se je Jezus čutil zelo osamljenega. Z psalmistovimi besedami je zavpil: »Moj Bog, moj Bog, zakaj si me zapustil?» (Mt 27,46). To je bil trenutek teme. Tema je napolnila tudi njegovo dušo. To je bil čas agonije. Tema je zagrnila vso zemljo. Tema se lahko pojavi za posameznega človeka, za narode in tudi za vse človeštvo. Kot se to dogaja te dni\ z epidemijo. Pridejo trenutki, ko se nam zazdi, da je Bog zelo daleč. Takrat se slišijo kriki z zemlje: »Moj Bog, moj Bog, zakaj si nas zapustil?« Človeštvo in ljudje vpijemo k Bogu: »Kje si?« Ko se zgodi nesreča, občutimo, da\ je človeško trpljenje prišlo do vrhunca; zdi se nam, da imamo pravico Bogu očitati: »Kje si bil, ko smo tako strašno trpeli, ko smo doživljali krivico ?« Ali kot smo slišali prejšnjo nedeljo, ko sta Marija in Marta očitale Jezusu: »Če bi bil ti tukaj, moj brat ne bi umrl!« Bog kakor da nima VESTNI K 2020 | prepričljivega odgovora in kaže na svojega sina Jezusa Kristusa. Na Kalvariji se je Jezusu zgodilo nekaj prelomnega. Gre za zasuk zgodovine. Trpljenje je dobilo nov pomen in božjo vrednost. Bog je pokazal, da svojih ne zapušča, tudi takrat ne, ko se zdi, da je daleč. Smrt se spreminja v novo življenje. V Kristusu na križu je zasvetila luč v temi in upanje v trpljenju. Noč diha s svežino prihajajočega jutra. Zato lahko stopamo naprej, tudi takrat, ko je treba trpeti, zavedajoč se dejstva, da se bliža prehod. Kristusa je Bog obudil. Trpljenje ni več samo trpljenje, grob ni več samo grob. Odprla so se vrata novemu življenju. Skozi temo, ki se s smrtjo spušča na zemljo, vstaja končni dan odrešenja. Zdaj se moramo vsi združiti, solidarni moramo biti s tistimi, ki bolj trpijo. Jezus, Sin človekov, se s svojim trpljenjem povezuje z njimi. S tem oznanja in vzpostavlja nove vezi med nami, vezi sočutne in sotrpeče ljubezni. Kakor je Kristus nosil vse naše trpljenje, tako moramo tudi mi skupaj, v človeški in bratski solidarnosti, nositi trpljenje. Če nekdo trpi, smo vsi prizadeti, vsi nosimo del tega trpljenja. Jezus je, prav kot trpin na križu, s tem, ko je občutil osamljenost, poudaril vrednost trpljenja posameznega človeka. Trpljenje je vedno nekako posamezno, najgloblje ga občuti človek kot oseba. Jezus je posvetil posameznikovo trpljenje in pokazal, kakšen pomen ima trpljenje za vse ljudi. V svojem trpljenju je povezal trpljenje vseh ljudi. Poistovetil se je z vsakim trpečim človekom. Od Jezusa se moramo učiti sposobnosti sotrpljenja. To je največja človekova krščanska krepost in hkrati vrhunec človečnosti. Premišljevanje o Jezusovem trpljenju v velikem tednu naj nam pomaga, da bomo v sebi Se nadaljuje na strani 167. —> - 6TH Sunday of Lent - Palm Sunday Response: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? First Reading Isaiah 50:4-7 The first of four enigmatic songs in Isaiah about the anonymous Servant of the Lord. These give a wonderful backdrop to the passion and death of Jesus. Second Reading Philippians 2:6-11 Paul quotes what is thought to have been a song sung in the early Christian communities: powerful words echoed in the Gospel acclamation. Gospel Matthew 26:14 - 27:66 Matthew's is the longest of the Gospel passion narratives. It includes features not found in other versions, including Pontius Pilate washing his hands, Pilate's wife, the earthquake and more. "Pilate knew it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over." c ; <& ,; > Illustration First-time visitors to Jerusalem are often surprised and disappointed when they see the route traditionally thought to have been taken by Jesus on the way to Golgotha, the place of execution. It's always busy, noisy and filled with shoppers looking for bargains in the markets. First-time pilgrims are shocked - until they realise that this is probably what it would have been like in Jesus' time. The Romans paraded the condemned prisoners through crowds as an example to others: just look at what the Romans could - and would - do to punish those who tried to overthrow Roman rule. Crucifixion was 162 | VESTNI K 2020 used only for those who were not Roman citizens. As well as being extreme, it was discriminatory: Roman citizens were beheaded, which was considered more humane. We can only begin to guess at the physical suffering Jesus must have undergone. Betrayed by the religious leadership of his own people, abandoned by his disciples; and, with the exception of his mother and some of her relations, Jesus died rejected by the majority of his own people. But that is not the end of the story, because there is an important phrase that runs through the whole of the Gospel of Matthew, and particularly in the passion narrative; Matthew frequently makes the observation that all this was done "to fulfil the scriptures". Gospel Teaching In addition to pointing out that events took place and words were spoken in order to fulfil the scriptures, Matthew includes episodes in his account of Jesus' passion and death which are not found in the other Gospels. An example of this is the continuation of the story of Judas, who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. This episode, says Matthew, was to fulfil the prophet Jeremiah; actually, this story is based on one from the prophet Zech-ariah. The point of the story is that the thirty pieces of silver that Judas received for betraying Jesus was the lowest price a slave could be sold for. Another interesting episode is when Pilate's wife warns her husband to have nothing to do with Jesus: she has had a dream about this man, which upset her. This is the second time in this Gospel that Gentiles show more understanding of Jesus' identity than do Jesus' fellow Jews. When Jesus was born, it was the pagan magi who, by following a star, sought the location of the newborn king. Herod and his advisors, with full access to the scriptures, made no attempt to do so, though Herod tried to have Jesus killed by slaughtering all male children in the area under two years of age. Finally, there is the apocalyptic vision described after Jesus' death when the dead leave their tombs. No other evangelist describes this happening, so some writers conclude that this is a vision of what will happen sometime in the future, perhaps at the second coming of Jesus. Matthew wants to stress that in his death, and the resurrection which will of course follow, Jesus' works for the salvation of all apply to all people - past, present and future. Application Matthew, like all the Gospel writers, collates stories about Jesus, not just to tell a good tale, but to demonstrate that God's work takes place in every part of the story of this Gospel. In the passion account, Jesus continues to fulfil the scriptures. This is necessary because it is the proof that Matthew the evangelist uses to show that Jesus does not act alone, but is doing the will of his Father. Throughout the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus fulfils the teaching of Moses, and he is the healer of various ills in ways that recall the action of the greatest Old Testament prophets like Elijah and Elisha. Jesus is the fulfilment of the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah and Zechariah, but he carries out these works in his own right. Matthew wrote his Gospel to strengthen the faith of followers of Jesus who had found themselves expelled from the synagogues by the former Pharisees. These had taken to themselves the teaching of the Law of Moses, and clearly felt challenged by those pledging allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth. Matthew's document was a great resource for strengthening the faith of those caught up in these purges. Today the Gospel, particularly the story of Jesus' passion, is a valuable resource for strengthening our own faith, and for our determination daily to witness to Jesus' death and resurrection in our own lives. VESTNI K 2020 | 163 Od ga. Helene Janežič sem te dni prejel elektronsko pošto s povabilom vsem Slovencem, da bi lahko več uporabljali in brali knjige iz knjižnice v elektronski obliki. Pismo objavljam v celoti. - župnik Dragi Slovenci v zamejstvu in po svetu! Lepa slovenska beseda vedno mesto najde. Verjamemo, da jo večina vas, ki živite izven Slovenije, pogreša in bi bili knjige v slovenskem jeziku zelo veseli. Tudi zato smo se v Narodni in univerzitetni knjižnici (NUK) odločili, da vam v teh nenavadnih časih, ko so naše običajne življenjske poti spremenile svoj tek, predstavimo projekt Širjenje slovenske besede med Slovenci po svetu z izposojo leposlovja v slovenskem jeziku v elektronski obliki. Vabimo vas, Slovence iz zamejstva in sveta, da postanete člani knjižnice NUK, članstvo je za vas brezplačno. Z vpisom lahko prosto dos-topate do elektronskih knjig v zbirki Biblos. Člani NUK lahko na Biblosu izbirate med več kot 700 knjigami v slovenskem jeziku. Večji del zbirke predstavlja leposlovje. Tu so slovenska klasična dela, nove knjige slovenskih avtorjev in prevodi tujih uspešnic, izbirate pa lahko tudi med strokovno, znanstveno in poljudnoznanstveno literaturo slovenskih in tujih mislecev in raziskovalcev. Kako postanem član NUK? V knjižnico se včlanite prek spleta https:// www.nuk.uni-lj.si/splet vpis Pomembno! Zraven svojega imena za poševno črto vpišite / Slovenci po svetu. (primer: Janez Novak / Slovenci po svetu) in označite, da ne želite članske izkaznice. Kako si izposodim knjigo na Biblosu? Na povezavi www.biblos.si vpišete svoje uporabniško ime, ki je sestavljeno iz akronima knjižnice in članske številke (NUKXXXXX) ter geslo, ki ga izberete ob vpisu. In že ste med knjižnimi policami. Hkrati imate lahko izposojene največ štiri knjige, vsako knjigo največ 14 dni. S pomočjo projekta, ki ga finančno podpira Urad za Slovence v zamejstvu in po svetu, želimo širiti slovensko besedo med rojaki in tudi s tem ohranjati zven domačega jezika na vseh celinah sveta. Obilo slovenskega gradiva najdete tudi v prosto dostopni Digitalni knjižnici Sloveni-je, ki nastaja pod Nuko-vo streho. Verjamemo, da bo v bogati ponudbi vsakdo našel kaj zase, zato vas vabimo, da postanete člani Nukove družine! Za vsa vprašanja smo vam na voljo po elektronski pošti helena.janezic@nuk.uni-lj.si O novostih vas bomo obveščali, sledite pa nam lahko na Nukovi spletni strani http://www.nuk.uni-lj.si/ in FB profilu https://www.facebook.com/ NarodnaUniverzitetnaKnjiznica/ Veliko slovensko obarvanih bralnih užitkov vam želimo! Helena Janežič Služba za prireditve in odnose z javnostmi +386-1-2001-113 NUK Turjaška 1, p. p. 259 SI-1000 Ljubljana Faceboo k Twitter Instagram 164 | VESTNI K 2020 What If I Die? By Fr. Steve Ryan, SDB People around the world are dying from COVID-19. Many people here in New York (where I am writing this) are in fact dying each day of the coronavirus. If you get the bug, there is a 1 -2% chance that you'll die - at least that's what I'm reading. Your first reaction is probably like mine - it's typical: "This can't happen." "This can't be happening!" "They will invent a cure for it." Your second reaction is most likely that corona will miss you, skip over you. You've been pretty healthy and have kept social distance from others these past two weeks. You'll be specially blessed and it won't come to your door. You'll try to avoid crowds and hopefully it will pass. We will 'flatten the curve' and it will be done with in a short while. You say to yourself - even if I get it I'll beat it. I hope so! Let's pray that it subsides. Let's pray for a cure. I'll pray for you and you pray for me. We pray for protection through the intercession of the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph. We pray for a vaccine. Nevertheless, there is no guarantee that we might not die. After all, we all have to die one day. We certainly hope that it isn't in the next two months, but none of us is guaranteed a long life under 'normal' circumstances, let alone while facing this pandemic. There is a 1 -2% chance that it's going to be you, or maybe me, getting severe symptoms. You or me, or one of the other 98 out of a hundred could be facing death in the next few weeks. So... what if we die? Well - then we'll be dead. We'll face judgment by Almighty God and it will result in heaven, hell or purgatory. The point of this reflection is that there is something all of us ought to be doing right now - making peace with God and one another! Here are a few suggestions for the rest of our days here on earth, no matter how many they are (and I hope they are many): 1) Treasure your family and friends. Let them know that you love them. 2) Find a priest and go to confession and say you're sorry for your sins. 3) Make amends with those whom you've hurt. 4) Talk to Jesus and accept his love and grace and let it sink into your heart. 5) Don't sin. Don't break God's commandments. From now on live with great love for everyone and do the right thing - no more shortcuts. 6) Receive strength and courage through the Word of God in the Bible. Read it and let the words of Our Lord sink in. 7) Ask Mary, Our Lady Help of Christians, for her intercession (pray the rosary). Also ask St. Joseph to give you the grace of a happy death when your time comes. Death comes to all of us. St. Paul tells us in Corinthians 13: "In the end there are three things that remain - faith, hope and love - and the greatest of these is love." When my dad died two years ago he wasn't afraid. He had faith, hope and love. I hope I can go like that, too. The most often repeated phrase Jesus used in the gospels was "Do not be afraid". We need to be courageous. The opposite of faith is fear. We are people of faith and because we believe, we are not afraid. Seventy-four years ago, C.S. Lewis wrote about living in the uncertainty of the atomic age after the bomb had been dropped in Japan. He may as well have been writing about the 'coronavirus bomb'! He said, "How are we to live in an atomic age? Friends, do not exaggerate the novelty of our situation. Believe me, you and all whom you love were already sentenced to death before the atomic bomb was invented." Lewis' point: If we are going to be destroyed by the virus, when it comes may it be that God finds us doing sensible and beautiful things - praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, chatting to our friends over a pint. Let us live joyfully in the light of Christ. A microbe can dominate our bodies but it need not dominate our minds and spirits VESTNI K 2020 | 165 Kako doma blagoslovimo velikonočna jedila? 1. Znamenje križa 2. Desetka rožnega venca 3. Božja beseda Berilo iz pete Mojzesove knjige (Mz8,2-3). Mojzes je govoril izvoljenemu ljudstvu: Spominjaj se vsega pota, po katerem te je Gospod, tvoj Bog, teh štirideset let vodil po puščavi, da bi te ponižal in preskusil, da bi spoznal, kaj je v tvojem srcu, ali boš spolnjeval njegove zapovedi ali ne. Poniževal te je in te stradal, potem pa hranil z mano, ki je nisi poznal in je niso poznali tvoji očetje, da bi ti pokazal, da človek ne živi samo od kruha; kajti človek živi od vsega, kar nastaja po Gospodovih ustih. Ali: Iz svetega evangelija po Janezu (Jn 6,47-51) Resnično, resnično, povem vam: Kdor veruje vame, ima večno življenje. Jaz sem kruh življenja. Vaši očetje so v puščavi jedli mano in so umrli. To je kruh, ki prihaja iz nebes, da kdor od njega je, ne umrje. Jaz sem živi kruh, ki sem prišel iz nebes. Če kdo je od tega kruha, bo živel vekomaj. Kruh pa, ki ga bom dal jaz, je moje meso za življenje sveta. Blagoslovna molitev velikonočnih jedil (po možnosti z blagoslovljeno vodo) Molimo. Bog, naš Oče, od tebe so vse dobrine, od tebe je vse, kar smo in kar imamo. Blagoslovi te jedi in nas nauči, da bomo v tvojih darovih gledali tvojo neskončno ljubezen. Vsi, ki jih bomo uživali, naj se veselimo telesnega in dušnega zdravja. Po Kristusu, našem Gospodu. Amen. Blagoslov velikonočnega zajtrka Znamenje križa. Oče naš. Molimo. Nebeški Oče, blagoslovi ta velikonočni zajtrk. Naj nas velikonočni prazniki tako prenovijo, da bomo vedno bolj hrepeneli po duhovni hrani ter jo našli v tvoji besedi in sveti evharistični skrivnosti. Po Kristusu, našem Gospodu. Amen. www.katoliska-ce rkev. s i 166 | VESTNI K 2020 izostrili občutljivost in sočutje z vsakim človekom in pripravljenost, da priskočimo k človeku, ki trpi, in mu ponudimo kot Veronika potni prt; da kot Jožef iz Arimateje pokažemo pogum in spoštovanje do vseh, ki jih krivično ubijajo; da kot Jezusova Mati, kot Marija Magdalena in druge Marije vztra jamo in s svojo sočutno ljubeznijo pomagamo trpečim; da ne zbežimo s kraja trpljenja, kjer se pričakuje naša pomoč in naš prispevek za ublažitev trpljenja. Kristusovo trpljenje in smrt dokazujeta, da je on Božji Sin, ker je vztrajal na poti ljubezni do konca. Naj bo naše trpljenje združeno s Kristusovim trpljenjem, da bo dobilo isto vrednost. S svojim življenjem dokažimo, da smo božji otroci, s svojim trpljenjem pričujmo za Boga, ki nas krepi v ljubezni in vodi kot Kristusa do končne zmage in vstajenja. (dr. Vinko Škafar, ofm cap., Maribor; Prim. Oznanjevalec 2005) Heart to Heart - April 3, 2020_ PASTORS IN THE DIOCESE OF HAMILTON have found creative ways to unite their parish communities during these days when parish church es remain closed. Many parishes have live-streamed Masses, Stations of the Cross, praying the Rosary, and other prayerful moments. Pam Aleman from our Diocesan Communication Office has created a list of many of these events that can be accessed at home. The list is available on our website. PALM SUNDAY MASS from the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King will be televised by Cable 14 at 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning, and by CHCH TV at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Easter Sunday Mass will be televised at the same time NEXT week. Our thanks to the television stations for making time available for the celebration of Mass! - Ex corde, +Douglas Crosby, OMI VESTNI K 2020 | 167 Dear parishioners and friends of St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Parish I write to you today to offer my prayerful support and closeness as we navigate through these challenging times. While this is a difficult time in so many ways, it is particularly hard to be unable to gather to celebrate the Eucharist together. At a time when we hear so many reminders to keep "social distance," from others, let us continue to remember that, '7he Lord is near to all who call on him." (Psalm 148:18) The Lord is near to you now and always! Throughout the entire universal Church, it is the responsibility of the pastor in every parish in the world each Sunday to celebrate the Missa pro populo - the Mass for the People. I want to assure you that each Sunday, I continue to offer this Mass for you and all members of our parish. Let us continue to be united to the Lord and to one another through spiritual communion while we must fast from the Bread of Life. I encourage you to read the daily scripture readings, pray the Rosary and other devotional prayers, and pray for all those afflicted with this virus and those working to limit its spread. Watching Masses broadcast on television or the internet is a wonderful way to maintain the holiness of the Lord's Day. Our parish will be broadcasting Mas every Sunday at 10:00 a.m., which can be found on the parish website, Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/stgregorythegreathamilton/ I know that we had some difficulties with our live streaming last week, however it was uplifting to see that so many were interested in participating in the celebration of mass. We have worked hard on resolving the streaming issues, particularly the sound, and invite you to join us again this Sunday at 10:00a.m at the link above. We are an active Slovenian community. I am confident that together we will come out stronger at the end of this crisis. Mass from the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King will be broadcast on CHCH TV each Sunday and can also be accessed through www.hamiltondiocese.com As you know, being unable to open our doors means we will not be receiving regular contributions to help us pay our bills - which do not stop, even while we are closed. If you are able, I hope you will consider continuing your financial support of our parish during this time. Contributions can be made online at: www.hamiltondiocese.com/covid19parishfund where you can make a gift directed to our parish. You may also wish to mail in your envelopes to the parish - either of these methods would be truly and profoundly appreciated and would help our parish at a time of difficulty. May God bless you for your generosity. Your parish understands the difficulties and challenges with isolation. We would like to remind everyone that we have an email address that you can forward any requests for help, or submit your name for volunteerism: sgtgparish@gmail.com . We hope to be able to work together to fulfill the needs of all our parishioners and create ways that will help us all through these difficult times. After this period of trial has finished, we will once again gather together to worship God in the celebration of the Eucharist. This will be a moment of great celebration for all of us. Until this time, let us hold the words of the Lord to the prophet Isaiah in our hearts: "Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand." - Isaiah 41:10 Sincerely Yours in Christ, Fr. Drago Gačnik, SDB, župnik 168 | VESTNI K 2020 Namesto drevesa v raju, ki je vodilo v smrt, si na svoja ramena naložil les križa in ga nesel na Golgoto. Dvigni mojo dušo, polno grehov, ti, ki si nosil najtežja bremena, tako kot si že prej na svojih ramenih nesel izgubljeno ovco. Vzemi mojo dušo s tega sveta na obljubljeni prostor. Na veliki petek si bil ob tretji uri pribit na križ, razvezal si vezi prvega človeka in znova zadrgnil vezi sovražnika. Okrepi me v senci svojega Znamenja in osvetli me s svetlobo vstajajočega sonca. Vrata raja so se odprla za desnega razbojnika, saj si sprejel njegovo prošnjo, polno vere. Daj mi, Gospod, da bom tako kot on tudi jaz slišal odgovor: »Še danes boš z menoj v raju«, tvojem prvem bivališču. - Patriarh Nerses http://druzina.si/ICD/spletnastran.nsf/clanek/69-14-Molitev-1? Open Nekatere pobožnosti na YouTube kanalu Lavretanske litanije Matere Božje https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JczjKgPMmgA Rožni venec Božjega Usmiljenja https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu2O1hthbKA Rožni venec, Častitljivi del https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RCfhBrqGs0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6RV82Tlvew Rožni venec, Svetli del https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB8TRu7GSzM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb1VaSkK6d8 Rožni venec, Veseli del https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKFmIQdNJkg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1HuWy5XqEM Rožni Venec, Žalostni del https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWVoSE1Hd8U Hvala Olgi Glavač, da nam je kljub temu, da nimamo rednih maš in obredov v cerkvi - pa jo je okrasila, ker imamo sedaj vsako nedeljo prenos maše iz naše cerkve v živo po Facebooku. VESTNI K 2020 | 169 Obvestila - Announcements * Z* ; GO L i .RDWLS (. MM ■"''"ä&FSSH - Slovenian Summer Day Camp SSDC (SLOVENIAN SUMMER DAY CAMP) is currently scheduled to take place Tuesday August 4th to Friday August 7th. With the challenges we are all currently facing with COVID-19, it may be refreshing to plan and look forward to some brighter and less worrisome days. We hope that by the summer, our daily routines will be a little more normal and planning of family and friend time will be on our agenda. So... with optimism in mind, and with a positive attitude, I welcome everyone to consider the possibility of a wonderful week of Day Camp here on our parish grounds. I will continue to plan for a fun and exciting week, not only for our children, but for family and friends of our community. \i n^n In order to do this, I am going to round up a team of volunteers who may be interested in working on creating a week's agenda that will appeal to everyone. A reminder to all - we are celebrating a milestone of SSDC, so all alumni campers, leaders and families - we invite you to join in on our week of fun. If anyone is interested in helping out with the planning, if you are interested in participating as a camper or leader please contact me, Heidy Novak at novakhsn@gmail.com or 905-317-6002. Wishing everyone in our community a Happy and Healthy Spring! Heidy Novak Diocesan Newsletter For information about Activities and Events of interest in the Diocese of Hamilton, subscribe to the online Diocesan Newsletter at www.hamiltondiocese.com. 170 | VESTNI K 2020 DAROVI - DONATIONS_ Štefka Eržen je darovala $100 Oltarnemu društvu za rože - prvotno je nameravala darovati za okrasitev kipa sv. Jožefa v Villa Slovenia. Ker pa so tega že sami obnovili, je sedaj darovala Oltarnemu društvu. Za gradbeni sklad je $30 darovala Janet E Aguilar iz Londona v spomin na pokojnega Maksa Pavliča. - Hvala za vse vase darove. SPOROČILO ŽUPNIKA_ Zdaj, ko se »karantena« še nadaljuje in vsi ostajamo doma, ker se le da, je treba izkoristiti ta čas tudi za poglobljeno duhovno življenje, in branje dobrih knjig. V prejšnji številki oznanil ste si lahko prebrali navodila škofa, ki nam duhovnikom sporoča glede obhajanja velikega tedna na način, ki je prilagojen temu novemu času v katerem se nahajamo. Gotovo, da bomo vsi pogrešali obrede in skupno obhajanje evharistije. V tem Vestniku pa imate tudi pismo, nekaj besed glede tega, kako lahko še naprej podpirate župnijo. Tam je tudi povezava, preko škofije Hamilton, kjer lahko nakažete dar za našo župnijo. Danes bom pred mašo ob 10h dopoldne blagoslovil palme po maši pa bodo na razpolago pred župnijsko pisarno na mizici, da si jih med tednom lahko vzamete. Prav tako je tam vedno tudi nekaj številk tiskanega Vestnika. Če se kdo od vaših pripelje mimo, si ga lahko vzame. Veliki teden bomo letos obhajali precej drugače kot druga leta. Ker, kot veste, še ne moremo imeti cerkve odprte za mašo, jo boste lahko spremljali preko različnih TV kanalov in internetnih strani. Prenos naše mašo je vsako nedeljo ob 10h preko Facebook strani: https://www.facebook.com/stgregorythegreathamilton/ Ker ne bo tudi blagoslova velikonočnih jedil, si jih boste morali kar sami blagosloviti. Škofje so za Slovenijo pripravili posebno zgibanko v kateri je kar precej informacij. V današnji številki Vestnika sem iz te brošure pobral tisti del, ki govori o blagoslovu jedil. Tisti, ki Vestnik dobite po internetu, pa si boste lahko prebrali tudi ta dodatek. Pripet bo poleg Vestnika. Po zadnjem navodilu hamiltonske škofije so župnijski uradi ostanejo zaprti do 14. aprila. Za več informacij bomo izvedeli pozneje. Naj vse spremlja božji blagoslov in prip-rošnja Marije Pomočnice kristjanov. - župnik V tem tednu so obletnice smrti faranov, ki so zapisani v naših knjigah: Langenfus Thomas April 7, 2001 Žonta Ivanka April 8, 1997 Rozman Alojz April 9, 1973 Jeraj Frank April 9, 2010 Kodarin Egidij April 9, 2018 Čule Ante April 9, 2019 Tanko Ivan April 10, 1990 Geric Štefan (Irma) April 10, 2008 Mavric Vlado April 11, 2018 Maric Marija April 12, 2003 Korošec Ignac April 12, 2017 Bartol (Otonicar) Ljudmila April 12, 2019 # i # svete maše - mass times: Monday: 8:00 a.m., Tuesday to Friday: 7:00 p.m., Saturday: 5:30 p.m. (Slovenian); Sunday: 9:30 a.m. (Slovenian), 11:00 a.m. (English); From Long weekend in July to the Long weekend of the September Sunday Mass is 111 only at 10:00 a.m. (Slovenian-English) - 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 don bosco for a personal conversation with your priest - please call for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971. VESTNI K 2020 | 171 dO 15: 04: 2020 svete mase - masses 6. Postna Cvetna nedelja Palm Sunday 5. April Vincencij, duhovnik Za žive in rajne župljane ff Olga Prša in Irma Dorenčec ff Pokojni iz družine Pinter f Joe Lackovič f Frank Lukšič f Franc Marič ff Eufemia in Jožef Tompa 10:00 a.m. v živo na Facebooku naše župnije Ignac Prša Družina Pinter Elizabeta Fotivec Sestra z družino Joe in Kathy Prša Hči z družino Ponedeljek - Monday 6. April Viljem, opat f Eileen MacKenzie f Jože Vidic N.N. Skupnost SDB Torek - Tuesday 7. April Herman, redovni ff Jože in Tomaž Langenfus, obl. V dober namen Sonja Langenfus z družino Jožica Novak z družino Sreda - Wednesday 8. April Julija, redovnica f Maks Pavlič Cecilija Sobočan z družino Veliki četrtek Holy Thursday 9. April Hugo, škof f Ed Kodarin, obl. V dober namen Žena Stanka Julija Sagadin z družino Veliki Petek Good Friday 10. April Ezekiel, prerok Na ta dan ni maše. Spomin Jezusove smrti na križu. Velika Sobota Holy Saturday 11. April Stanislav, škof Velikonočna vigilija f Irma Dorenčec f Stanko Bratuž f Ante Čule, obl. f Maks Pavlič Angela in Štefan Kelenc (To) Matilda Bratuž Žena z družino Alojz Sarjaš z družino Velika noč Gospodovega Vstajenja 12. April Easter Sunday Za žive in rajne župljane f Ignac Korošec ff Angela, Alojz in Tjaša ff Marija in Franc Marič f Štefan Prša 10:00 a.m. v živo na Facebooku naše župnije Žena Marija z družino Manja Erzetič Družina Terezija Prša z družino 172 | VESTNI K 2020 https://www.facebook.com/stgregorythegreathamilton/