SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH

2/59
Številka - Number / Leto - Year

8.1. 2023
GOSPODOVO
RAZGLAŠNENJE
EPIPHANY
OF THE LORD

Fr. Drago Gačnik, SDB
ŽUPNIK - PASTOR
NASLOV - ADDRESS
125 Centennial Pkwy N.
Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8
PHONE: 905-561-5971
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Sodelovati pri načrtu vesoljnega odrešenja
Razglašenje je za nas, kristjane zelo
pomemben praznik. Dogodek, o katerem
pripoveduje Matej, zbuja začudenje. Nekaj modrih je prišlo z Vzhoda v Jeruzalem, da bi počastili judovskega kralja, ki
se je rodil. So astrologi, ki so videli, da je
vzšla njegova zvezda. Zato so se poslušno podali na pot, da bi prišli in ga počastili. Vendar znamenje, ki so ga videli,
zvezda, ne pokaže natančno kraja, kjer
se je rodil. Zato gredo v Jeruzalem, da bi
dobili dodatna pojasnila, ki izhajajo iz
Svetega pisma.
Modri poizvedujejo, da bi zvedeli, kje bi se moral roditi Mesija. Odgovor jim dajo jeruzalemski veliki duhovniki in pismouki: »V Betlehemu v
Judeji, kajti takale je pisano po preroku (Miheju): 'In ti, Betlehem, dežela Judova, nikakor nisi najmanjši med Judovimi voditelji; iz tebe bo namreč prišel vodnik, ki bo pasel moje ljudstvo Izraela'«. S temi pojasnili
se modri lahko spet odpravijo na pot. Modri, ki so daleč, se odpravijo na
pot in se potrudijo, da se podajo na dolgo potovanje. Nasprotno pa se
veliki duhovniki in pismouki, ki imajo v lasti razodetje, sploh ne potrudijo: posredujejo razodetje, ne naredijo pa nobenega koraka, da bi šli počastit Mesija.
Še slabše se obnaša Herod. V tistem času je vladal nad celotno Judejo
in Galilejo. Tako zelo je navezan na oblast, da da pomoriti svoje tekmece
in celo nekatere družinske člane. V rojstvu judovskega kralja vidi samo
nevarnost za svojo oblast. Hinavsko reče modrim: »Pojdite in natančno
raziščite glede deteta. Ko ga najdete, mi sporočite, da se mu pojdem tudi
jaz poklonit!« V resnici ima namen odstraniti tega možnega tekmeca.
S pomočjo zvezde modri pridejo v Betlehem; ko stopijo v hišo, vidijo
otroka z Marijo, njegovo materjo. Priklonijo se in ga počastijo. Njihovo
ravnanje je preroško, saj kaže, da je ta otrok Božji Sin, obenem pa vnaprej naznanja prihod tolikih ljudi iz poganskega sveta.
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Modri se ne zadovoljijo samo z gesto: dodajo še
velikodušni dar zlata, kadila in mire. Tem darovom so
dali simboličen pomen: kažejo Jezusovo kraljevsko
dostojanstvo, njegovo božanstvo in njegovo človeškost, ki je namenjena smrti. Potem se modri po drugi
poti vrnejo v svojo deželo, saj so bili v spanju opomnjeni, naj se ne vračajo k Herodu.
V prvem berilu se prerok Izaija obrača na Jeruzalem: »Vstani, zasij, kajti prišla je tvoja luč in Gospodovo veličastvo je vzšlo nad teboj.« Luč sveta je
sedaj v Betlehemu, blizu Jeruzalema. »Kajti glej, tema
pokriva zemljo in megla ljudstva.« Gre za temo zmote, greha. Megla ovija ljudstva, nad Jeruzalemom pa
se blesti Gospod. »Narodi bodo prišli k tvoji luči, kralji
k siju tvoje zarje.« Izaija ne naznanja samo prihoda
nekaterih modrih, ampak prihod mnogih poganov, ki
bodo odkrili Kristusovo luč. Srečanje z njim bo popolnoma spremenilo njihovo življenje.
Zdi se, da nek prerokov stavek napoveduje prihod
modrih: »Množica velblodov te bo zagrnila, dromedarji... Zlata in kadila bodo prinesli.« Ta stavek je
navdihnil mnoge umetnike, ki so prihod modrih predstavili z gručo kamel in številnimi dromedarji. Sam
dogodek ima dogodek širok pomen in se odpira k
vsem narodom, k vsemu človeštvu. Zato Pavel v drugem berilu poudari, da »so namreč pogani sodediči,
soudje in soudeleženci obljube v Kristusu Jezusu, in
sicer po evangeliju«.
Bog je že vse od začetka pokazal, da njegov načrt
zadeva vse narode, ko je obljubil Abrahamu: »V tebi
bodo blagoslovljeni vsi rodovi zemlje«. A takrat še
niso razumeli vsega pomena teh besed. Pavel pa je
razumel, da je bil pomen ravno razodetje, ki je posredovano vsem narodom, razodetje, ki vse ljudi uvaja v
notranje občestvo z Bogom. In to je nekaj čudovitega,
kar mora vzradovati tudi nas. Poklicani smo, da uživamo vse božje obljube: kar se je zdelo pridržano izvoljenemu ljudstvu, je Bog sedaj z neskončno velikodušnostjo priobčil tudi nam.
Razglašenje mora biti za nas priložnost za zahvalo in tudi priložnost za misijonarski polet, ker moramo sodelovati pri načrtu vesoljnega odrešenja, ki si
ga je zamislil Bog. Nas je Jezusova luč že dosegla, tolikih ljudi pa še ni. Naša naloga je biti pri njih Gospodove priče. - (Prim. Oznanjevalec - A_2007/8, štev. 1)
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EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
First Reading Isaiah 60:1-6
The glory of the Lord draws all creation
towards him in joy.

Response: Lord, every nation on
earth will adore you.
Second Reading Ephesians 3:2-3. 5-6
The Lord makes God’s covenantal relationship open to all the nations.
Gospel Matthew 2:1-12
The magi journey to visit the newborn
Christ.
“We saw his star as it rose.”

Illustration
Guidance systems on modern planes are
incredibly powerful and extremely complicated. Designed to ensure the safety of passengers, and using information from both satellites in space and sources on the ground, they
are able to pinpoint the position of the plane
with precise accuracy and avoid other planes
or hazards in the vicinity and obstacles on the
ground. From holiday flights, through cargo
journeys, to aid and rescue missions, our modern world would be very different without
them. To a large extent, we depend on such
systems to ensure the viability of our modern
way of travel.

Gospel Teaching
The magi were guided on their journey to
Bethlehem by a more ancient form of travel
guidance: a bright shining star. That journey
involved them in leaving the familiarity of
their homelands and embarking on a risky,
uncertain voyage to an unclear destination.
Trusting in the star, and in their own insight

whom they should worship. That worship was underpinned by the offering of gifts symbolising his nature as
well as the ultimate gift he was to offer – his very life on
the cross. But the difficulties of their journey were not
over, as they were then warned in a dream that they faced
severe danger if they returned by their original route. So
they travelled home, not along the roads they had come
by, but by another, alternative and probably unfamiliar,
way.
One can only imagine their arrival back home in their
own country, exhausted by their travels, amazed and intrigued by what they had seen, and changed through their
experience. It is reasonable to assume that they might
have retold their story many times, opening with the
words: “Well, once we saw this star…”

Application
On any journey we need reference points to stay safe or
to avoid getting lost. For Christians, guidance is provided
not by a star or a satellite but by an individual, Jesus Christ.
We are followers of him, his teaching, his example, his inspiration. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we are invited to
leave the comfort of our familiar surroundings and travel
through a world that can be quite hostile and in which we
and instincts, they were invited to take a risk. will find much to concern us, challenge us and sometimes
even scare us. However, with our hearts and minds fixed
They travelled from town to town, as did the
on Jesus – who has been revealed not only to the magi but
trading caravans in that part of the world.
to us and to all people – we have a sure, safe and certain
Some of those routes were familiar, wellmeans of travelling through life. Sharing the gifts he has
trodden paths; others were less well known,
given us with others, opening the treasures of our faith,
poorly signposted or difficult to follow. No
doubt, too, they met individuals offering help- hope and love, we can traverse the landscape of life, bringing the light of Christ to others. Wherever life takes us, if
ful, and not so helpful, advice on the route
they should take; and others fascinated by the we keep our eyes fixed on Christ, we will truly be his disciples, making our way, sometimes by unexpected routes,
story and purpose of their journey. The quesback to our heavenly homeland.
tions asked of them by King Herod seem at
How do we pinpoint our position in life as we seek to
first motivated by interest, but we know there
witness
to Christ? How do we navigate our way along the
was an ulterior motive to his enquiring. Fear
journey
of life trying to avoid obstacles and pitfalls? How
and jealousy were at the root of his interrogado we offer the gift of our lives as an encouragement and
tion.
On reaching their destination it turned out example to others? Today perhaps we can learn from the
that they were guided not to a place, but to an magi, continuing our travels with trust in the guiding light
of Christ in word and sacrament, and believing that he
individual, the newborn infant king, Jesus
really is the way, the truth and the life.
Christ, who was revealed to them as the one
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Although we hit a few obstacles along the planning path of this event and attendance was a little
less than we had hoped for - the evening was a success and a hit for everyone who came.
This year, it was clear that those who wanted to
celebrate New Year's came to the right place. We
had complimentary signature drinks, appetizers, a
delicious dinner along with music and a good latenight table.
The kitchen was taken care of by Betty Gimpelj
and her crew – Majda Lukežič, Natalie Bosiljevac,
Sylvia Stankovič and Frankie Gimpelj. Their recipe
for deliciousness was sprinkled with a lot of love
and care and the desire to create a memorable
evening for those enjoying their creations.
Of course, service was excellent as well - thank
you to Cameron Bellemore, Daniel Škrban, Ava Bosiljevac and Kyle Lukežič. They were enthusiastic
and swift ensuring that everyone had enough of
everything!
We all know that we couldn't have had a New
Year celebration without music... Ansambel Šibaj
certainly delivered in the area of entertainment.
They played a good variety of music, kept the mood
going and ensured that the dance floor was always
full! As I am sure you can guess, the bar was a big
hit as always and definitely the gathering spot for
many. Thanks to Joe Pust for tending the bar all
night making sure that everyone had enough to
drink, and of course Tony Horvat for selling the tickets and making sure that all the right mixes were
available for everyone. I think we sometimes forget
how much work it is to bring in all the bar stock,
sort through the drinks and then to take the inventory at the end of the event and then tidy up the bar
area! We never have to ask, we never have to worry,
we always know that Tony has it covered.
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Everyone looks forward to winning a prize and
to the gals who sold tickets - Sidonia Poppa, Frances
Scarcelli, Marianne Škerl and Laura Pinter thank you
for that.
Set up which includes not only the tables and
chairs, but all the decor and the little details is what
gives the first impression when guests walk through
the doors to our events - this task is what sets the
mood for the evening, and I must say that I think we
were successful in creating an intimate, twinkly,
friendly and welcoming place to celebrate New
Years with family and friends.
Then of course we have clean-up - we don't usually look forward to this part of the event because it
is after all the fun... everything needs to be tidied,
washed cleaned up and put away. Well, this task
wasn't grueling at all this year. We had many hands
to help us make clean-up not only quick and easy,
but actually a pretty good time - we shared laughs
as well as a few good and perhaps colourful jokes
with friends. Thank you to Tony Horvat, Drago
Horvat, David Horvat, Cameron and Colby Bellemore, Pete, Linda and Alexandra Novak, Elka
Peršin, MaryAnn Demšar and Sidonia Poppa, Stan
and Elizabeth Petek for helping with set-up and
clean-up. And finally - thank you to Mirko Zorko
and Fr. Drago - of course, the photo booth needed
special lighting and our new Year's sign needed
Photos: Horvat Tony
some repair. Who did we turn to for that? Mirko
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O BVESTILA - A NNOUNCEMENTS
and Fr. Drago - this duo installed spot lights, hooks
and took care of all those details on the spot the
minute they saw the need. Fr. Drago always has a
vision then he works with Mirko to make it come to
life. Thank you both!
Finally, I would like to thank all the guests of the
evening who bought tickets and came out to our
New Year's celebration. Your support is definitely
what made the evening a success and what made
all the work worth the effort! From interacting and
watching the crowd, I am pretty sure it is safe to say
that a good time was had by everyone who was
there! - We had food, we had drinks, we had music,
we had door prizes and over 16 raffle prizes; most
importantly, we had family and we had friends to
share the night as we said good bye to 2022 and
hello to 2023. On behalf of your Parish Council here
at St. Gregory the Great and Slovenski Park we wish
for everyone to have a happy and prosperous 2023
and look forward to seeing you at our next event!
Heidy Novak

KOLEDAR DOGODKOV
- Jan. 15, 2023 - London - Maša ob 3:00 p.m.
v St. John the Divine
- Jan. 22, 2022 - Lipa Park - Hunter’s Luncheon/Koline Social

READERS - BRALCI BERIL
January 8, 2023
Slovenian Mass - Frank Novak
English Mass - Marz Ann Demšar

GIFT BEARERS - SLOVENIAN MASS
Jan. 8 - Sam & Elizabeth Petek
Jan. 15 - Mary Miketič & Pamela Gosganch
Jan. 22 - Albina & Joe Antolin

CLEANING OF THE CHURCH - ČIŠČENJE CERKVE
January 14th
January 21th
January 28th

Lojska Novak team
Groznik, Erzar, Lukežič
Gosgnach team

NEDELJSKE KUVERTE - KOLEDARJI
V atriju cerkve imate nedeljske kuverte.
Poglejte, če je kakšna napaka v naslovih, da jo
popravim v računalniku.
Na razpolago imate tudi Marijanski koledar - letos so na njem slike iz raznih Marijih
mašnih plaščev. - Prav tako imate na razpolago tudi Angleški koledar, ki pa ima več prostora, da se na njem tudi kaj napiše.

KŽZ - CWL
Naša katoliška ženska
zveza želi vsem župljanom
srečno in uspešno novo
leto. Naslednji sestanek bo
11. januarja po večerni
maši.
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Our next CWL meeting is scheduled for
January 11th after 7:00 p.m. Mass.
We are in search of members who are willing to serve on our executive. Please take this
opportunity into consideration for the benefit
of our league and parish community.

Na račun
»Eno Srce,
Ena Duša«
»One Heart,
One Soul« ste za
našo slovensko
župnijo sv. Gregorija Velikega
do 6. januarja 2023:

- $145,620. - Obljubili / Pledged
- $136,865. - Vplačali / Paid
Hvala vsem,
ki ste že prispevali.

Svete maše - Masses
GOSPODOVO
RAZGLAŠENJE

EPIPHANY OF THE
LORD
8. JANUAR
SEVERIN, OPAT

DON BOSCO

Za žive in rajne župljane
†† Paula in Franc Pelcar
† Magda Udovč
Bogu v zahvalo
† Ivan Doma
†† Pok. iz druž. Rožman
†† Pok. iz druž Rožič
†† Pok. iz druž Mlačak
†† Pok. iz druž. Jesih
† Ivan Doma
† Susan Gentilcore

DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA - TORKOVI VEČERI
Villa Slovenia - Tuesday’s
night social gatherings from
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
V Villa Slovenia se nadaljujejo »Torkovi večeri« tudi
med prazniki. Vabljeni, da
pridete skupaj in preživite
nekaj uric v dobri družbi prijateljev in znancev.

V tem tednu so naslednje obletnice smrti
faranov, ki so zapisani v naših knjigah:
Bolko
Žerdin
Simčič
Polc
Hozjan
Luthar
Dundek
Kobe
Žekš

Anton
Ivan
Vinko
Ivan
Joseph
Marija
Štefan
John
Gerda

Thu., January 9, 2003
Fri., January 9, 2009
Thu., January 10, 2008
Fri., January 12, 1990
Sun., January 12, 1997
Mon, January 12, 1998
Sat., January 12, 2019
Sun., January 13, 2002
Sun., January 15, 2017

9:30 A.M. - - - - - - - Stan Pelcar & Josie Dubé z dru.
Udovč-Levstek Families
N.N
Mato in Agnes Sutlič
Družina Mlačak
Družina Mlačak
Družina Mlačak
Družina Mlačak
11:00 A.M. Mary Hanc
English Choir

SVETE MAŠE - MASS TIMES: Monday to Friday: 7:00 P.M., Saturday: 5:30 P.M. (Slovenian-Sunday Mass); Sunday: 10:00 A.M.
from July to Fall Banquet (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 for a personal conversation with your priest – please call for an appointment. Tel: 905-561-5971 or Cell: 905-520-2014
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SVETE MAŠE - MASSES

9. 1. 2023 - 15. 1. 2023
PONEDELJEK - MONDAY
9. JANUAR

Za duše v vicah
V zahvalo za srečen porok

Jezusov krst

TOREK - TUESDAY
10. JANUAR

7:00 P.M. Prayer group
Dragica Đondraš

† Stane Vrstovšek
† Kate Hečimović

7:00 P.M. Marija Hočevar
Marianne Kutleša

SREDA - WEDNESDAY
11. JANUAR

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7:00 P.M. Olga Hanc z družino
Marija Korošec
Marija Korošec
Kathy Prša
Sonja Langenfus
CWL - KŽZ

ČETRTEK - THURSDAY
12. JANUAR

† Jože Gačnik
Na čast Kristusove krvi

7:00 P.M. Ivka Pašalič
Ana Tadić

†† Pok. iz družine Karlin
† Majda Juriša

7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak
Slavko Salajko

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Sheila in Frank Chale
Štefan Dundek, obl.
Marica Majzelj
Ivan Doma
Stane in Metod Kuzma
Ivan Doma
Julijana Gabor, obl.

5:30 P.M. Ana Gergyek
Žena Aranka
Olga Slobodnik
Martin in Dragica Tompa
Družina Kuzma
Štefan in Terezija Vinčec z druž.
Hči Angela Antolin z družino

Za žive in rajne župljane
†† Gerda (obl.) in Eddie Žekš
† Stanko Oberman, obl.
Za zdravje
† Ivan Doma
† Ivan Doma
† Ivan Doma
† Jože Gačnik
† Janko Demšar
†† Pokojni Slovenci iz Londona

9:30 A.M. - - - - - - - Zora Hull
Stanka Malevič z družino
N.N.
Michael Scime in družina
Štefan in Marija Kranjec (Osha.)
Ana Kotnjek in družina
Družina
11:00 A.M. Demšar-Scarcelli-Purdon Fam.
3:00 P.M. St. John the Divine Church

Gregor Niški, škof

Pavlin Oglejski, škof

Tatjana, mučenka

PETEK - FRIDAY
13. JANUAR

Veronika, devica

SOBOTA - SATURDAY
14. JANUAR
Oton, redovnik
Malahija, prerok
Feliks, duhovnik

2. NEDELJA
MED LETOM

2ND SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
15. JANUAR
ABSOLOM, ŠKOF

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Ignac Korošec
Ignac Korošec
Joe Prša
Joe Prša
Marica Majzelj
Pokojni farani