11. NEDELJA MED LETOM 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SLOVENSKA ŽUPNIJA SV. GREGORIJA VELIKEGA | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SLOVENIAN CHURCH 24/52 Številka - Number / Leto - Year 12. 6. 2016 Fr. Drago Gačnik, SDB ŽUPNIK - PASTOR NASLOV - ADDRESS 125 Centennial Pkwy N Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8 TEL.: 905-561-5971 FAX: 905-561-5109 E-MAIL Gregory_sdb@ stgregoryhamilton.ca WEB PAGE www.carantha.com HALL RENTALS CELL: 905-518-6159 E-MAIL Hallrental@ stgregoryhamilton.ca VESTNIK GREH Med največja človekova vprašanja spada vprašanje greha in vse, kar je povezano z njim. V psalmu 50 bermo: »Glej, s krivdo sem se rodil in z grehom me je spočela moja mati.« Greh torej ni nekaj novega, ampak ima korenine že v samem začetku bivanja in človeka spremlja do smrti. Sveto pismo v prvih poglavjih odgovarja tudi na vprašanje, zakaj in od kod greh. Če hočemo razumeti greh v vseh razsežnostih, se moramo poglobiti v to pripoved. Greh prihaja iz človeka, ki podleže skušnjavi in zlorabi svobodo. Korenina greha je njegovo nezaupanje in nevera. Ker smo v prvem človeku vsi grešili, vsi tudi nosimo njegove posledice. Judovstvo se je skušalo rešiti greha z mnogimi zapovedmi in prepovedmi. Vse življenje so zajeli v predpise, ki jih je bilo toliko, da je ena zapoved dekaloga obsegala kar 1521 določil. Vendar tudi to ni prineslo rešitve. Jezus je pokazal, da izpolnjevanje predpisov človeka opraviči samo na zunaj, pred Bogom pa je lahko še vedno grešnik. To nam odkrivajo pogovori s farizeji, ko so se imeli za pravične, Jezus pa vidi, da so v srcu polni greha. Jezus odkrije pravi vir greha - človekovo srce. »Nič ni zunaj človeka, kar bi ga moglo omadeževati, če pride vanj, pač pa ga omadežuje to, kar prihaja iz človeka« (Mr 7,15). Srce je simbol za ljubezen, je odločilna za uresničenje človeka. Greh pa je v tem, da namesto Ijubezni vladajo v srcu »hudobne misli, nečistovanja, tatvine, uboji, prešuštva, pohlep, hudobija, ...« (Mr 7,22). Greh je dejanje sovražnosti do Boga in bližnjega, zato Jezus govori o eni sami zapovedi, o zapovedi ljubezni. Greh ni človekova končna postaja, kajti Bog noče smrti grešnika, ampak da se spreobrne in živi. V današnjem berilu je to spoznal veliki judovski kralj David, v evangeliju pa žena, ki je bila grešnica. Človek se sam ne more rešiti zla, kajti to stori lahko samo Bog. Vendar pa mora človek pri tej rešitvi sodelovati. Sodelovanje pa je v tem, da se spreobrne, odloči za ljubezen, ki prinaša življenje njemu in njegovim bližnjim. Današnja božja beseda nas poučuje, da je božje usmiljenje večje kot človekova hudobija, potrebno pa je biti iskren, priznati krivdo in se spreobrniti. 222 | VESTNIK 2016 224 | VESTNIK 2016 226 | VESTNIK 2016 228 | VESTNIK 2016 230 | VESTNIK 2016 232 | VESTNIK 2016 PROCESIJA SV. REŠNJEGA TELESA Letošnjo procesijo sv. Rešnjega Telesa in Krvi smo prestavili iz zadnje nedelje maja, ker je bila takrat birma in prvo obhajilo in je bil z nami hamiltonski škof, na prvo nedeljo v juniju. Kljub temu, da je prešnji dan vreme slabo kazalo, smo kljub temu uspeli izpeljati procesijo. Razen oblakov ni bilo dežja. Hvala vsem, ki ste sodelovali pri bogoslužju tega dne. Mašo smo imeli samo ob desetih. Prvi del maše je - kot imamo v zadnjem času navado - pel slovenski zbor, sredino angleški zbor in zaključek zopet slovenski zbor. Tokrat smo imeli prvič v procesiji tudi novo župnijsko bandero sv. Gregorija Velikega. Hvala gospe Olgi, Gizeli in članicam KŽZ, da so zunaj pripravile in okrasile tri oltarje. Hvala vsem, ki so nosili bandera. Slike: Mary Ann Demšar VESTNIK 2016 | 223 VESTNIK 2016 | 225 VESTNIK 2016 | 227 VESTNIK 2016 | 229 VESTNIK 2016 | 231 PROCESIJA PRI DRUŠTVU TRIGLAV Prvo nedeljo v juniju imamo zadnja leta tudi procesijo pri društvu Triglav - London. Že na poti v London smo naleteli na precej hudo nevihto a je kazalo, da je mimo. Ko smo končevali z mašo je zgledalo, da bomo lahko tudi procesijo izpeljali, pa smo prišli samo do prvega oltarja in smo se morali vrniti nazaj v dvorano in smo tam zaključili s slovesnim blagoslovom. Hvala Tončki in Štefanu, ki skrbita, da je vse pripravljeno za mašo. Hvala vsem, ki ste pripravljali oltarčke. Hvala Gabrielli, ki je na orglah spremljala pesmi, prav tako tudi hvala vsem kuharicam, ki so skuhale dobro kosilo. Lepo je, ko se slovenska skupnost zbira in skupaj obhaja praznovanja. Na spodnji sliki v sredi so Ančka Kržič, Jože Zidanesk in Ivanka Zaverl, ki je praznovala 90 letnico. Iskrene čestitke za njen praznik. V petek zvečer so se ustavili romarji iz Slovenije. Romanje po Baragovih poteh in slovenskih skupnosti v ZDA in južnem Ontariiju. Duhovni voditelj je g. Branko Balažic, SDB ob pomoči turistične agencije Sajko. Včeraj so si ogledali Toronto, se ustavili pri Mariji Brezmadežni, maševali zvečer pri nas in se po maši zaustavili v prostorih društva sv. Jožefa na večerji. V nedeljo zjutraj pa nadaljujejo pot do Niagare in naprej do New Yorka, potem pa nazaj v Slovenijo. SVETI KRST V nedeljo, 5. junija 2016, je Jaxon Daniel PECKHAM, prejel zakrament sv. krsta. Starša otroka sta, oče Tyler Peckham in mamica Hanah Milosavljevič. Iskrene čestitke ob krstu otroka. Naj mu bosta dobra in zgledna starša. V ponedeljek, 6. junija 2016, sta Štefan in Gizella Ray praznovala 63 letnico njunega zakona. Pri maši sta se Bogu in Božji Materi Mariji zahvalila za vsa leta skupnega življenja in prosila božjega blagoslova za v prihodnje. ART EXHIBITION - "Slovenia through time" DEDICATED TO THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF SLOVENIAN INDEPENDENCE TOMAŽ IZIDOR PERKO CANADA and USA Tour: June 13 to July 3, 2016 Bled-Beamvsville: June 26 at SLOVENIAN DAY Sponsored by Slovenian Government and Slovenian Community in Canada and USA Tomaž Izidor Perko was born on 2 November 1947 in Ljubljana in the family of the Slovenian painter Lojze Perko. He spent his youth in Kamnik, where he completed his elementary and high school education during the years 1954 - 1966. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and graduated in 1971, where he also completed postgraduate studies in restoration and conservation with Professor Mirko Šubic. He lived in Ljubljana at first but since 1981 he has lived and worked near Cerknica. Tomaž Perko je avtor barvnih stekel v naši cerkvi sv. Gregorija Velikega v Hamiltonu. The Minister for Slovenians Abroad, Go-razd Žmavc will be visiting Slovenski Park this Sunday, June 12, 2016. Coming from Cleveland he will stop at the Slovenski Park around 2:30 p.m. He would like to meet with Slovenians and say a few words to all present. At 1:00 p.m. we will have mass at the chap-el and after mass Corpus Christy Procession through the park. After that all are invited to come to the hall to meet with Minister Gorazd Žmavc. All are welcome! Minister za Slovence po svetu, gospod GORAZD ŽMAVC - je te dni na obisku Kanade in Združenih držav. Obiskuje slovenske skupnosti. Prejšnji četrte in petek se je srečal s Slovenci v Torontu. Danes, 12. junija, pa se bo na poti iz Clevelanda ustavil tudi v Slovenskem parku. Ob enih popoldne imamo v parku mašo in procesijo sv. Rešnjega Telesa in Krvi. Okrog pol dveh popoldne, pa ste vabljeni, da se zberete v dvorani Slovenskega parka, kjer bo minister pozdravil vse navzoče in si potem tudi ogledal sam park. Vabljeni, da se nam pridružite! MINISTER ZA SLOVENCE PO SVETU, GORAZD ŽMAVC Children’s Eyes See It All … Children are astute observers of life and they are constantly learning. So we shouldn’t be surprised about what they notice and what they internalize. What John-ny learns, Johnny knows. This play is about what children see in their homes, in their schools, in their communities, and in the world. We watch as the child actors observe and monitor situ-ations, relationships and people. Then they play it back through motion and song, showing us what they un-derstand. By varying the pitch and pace of their voices, they transmit different emotions and reactions. This production received a gold award at a state festival for theatre groups in Slovenia. This is the first time the Rače Primary School theatre company will appear at an international festival. Take a minute and find out how children see the world. You might be surprised. Vice Headmistress: Romana Zupančič Slovenian group will perform on Monday, June 13th at 1:00 p.m. at Stratford Central Secondary School - The Reaney Auditorium, Stratford. Running Time: 15 min. On Sunday, June 12th 2016, group will perform also at Slovenian Club TRIGLAV - London. Doors will open at noon, lunch at 1:00 p.m., performance starts at 2:00 p.m. COME and support Children’s Theatre!!! 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Response: Lord, forgive the guilt of my sin. First Reading 2 Samuel 12:7-10.13 King David recognises his sins, which have shown contempt for God. Yet God will for-give him. Second Reading Galatians 2:16.19-21 Paul says that if the law could have saved us there would have been no point in Christ’s death upon the cross. Gospel Luke 7:36-8:3 Jesus shows how the greatest sinner, when forgiven by God, can show the greatest love. “It is the man who is forgiven little who shows little love.” Illustration Early on in the famous novel Les Misérables, written by Victor Hugo, we are introduced to one of the main characters, Jean Valjean. He has just been released on parole after serving a sentence of nine-teen years of imprisonment in the galleys. He had been convicted of stealing a loaf of bread to feed the starving children of his sister. Now he tries to rehabilitate himself in society. But it proves impossi-ble, for everywhere he goes, as soon as he is recog-nised as an ex-convict, he is rejected and cast out. Finally he knocks at the door of a kindly old bishop, who receives him and shows hospitality by giving him a meal and a bed for the night. But during the night Jean steals the bishop’s silver and flees. He is arrested by the police and brought before the bish-op. Instead of condemning him, the bishop pre-tends that he had given the silverware as a gift and in fact then adds two candlesticks, which he claims Jean had forgotten to take. This unexpected act of forgiveness and gift of great generosity gives Jean Valjean the chance to make a break with his past life and begin anew. Gospel Teaching In Luke’s Gospel, just before the verses that we read today, we are told that John the Baptist was criticised by his contemporaries for being too ascetic and not drinking wine while Jesus was attacked for being “a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax col-lector and sinners”. And today’s incident in the Gos-pel gives an example of this behaviour. What we see is God’s kingdom breaking in as Jesus reaches out to those who are condemned by the law. Jesus is invit-ed to a meal by Simon the Pharisee, but once he is seated at table a woman with a bad reputation gate-crashes the party and starts behaving in what the other guests believe to be a very inappropriate manner. She begins weeping over Jesus’ feet, kiss-ing them and finally anointing them with ointment. Imagine if that happened today. Think of the em-barrassment. For Simon the Pharisee, this proves that Jesus has no real prophetic insight into the type of wom-an who is touching him. But Jesus catches him out with a parable. Simon has to admit that a debtor forgiven a huge debt would show more love to the creditor than one who had only been forgiven a small amount. This sinful woman has been accept-ed, forgiven by Jesus. Such unexpected generosity releases in her those extravagant gestures of love that match God’s hospitality. She reflects the abundant grace of God, which unexpectedly breaks through boundaries that human beings seek to impose. The restraint and sobriety of John the Baptist have their place, but we are called to rejoice in the extravagant love of God who wel-comes sinners and forgives them. The woman has experienced that forgiveness for her many sins and in a sense she can’t restrain her love. Simon the Pharisee, rather like the elder brother in the story of the prodigal son, does not want to cele-brate God’s unlimited forgiveness; he disapproves of it. We are invited to imitate the extravagant love of the woman and not the niggardliness of Simon. Application And yet Christian communities can often respond as Simon did. We can disapprove of too much divine generosity, especially to people who seem to be breaking the rules all the time. It seems as though we think the Lord should not be too free with his graces or the supply might run out. Reli-gion can encourage a kind of respectability that would disapprove of Jesus’ behaviour and his in-dulgence towards the sinful woman. We might have a certainly sympathy with the village of hard-working peasants who turned away the ex-convict Jean Valjean because he represented too much of a threat to their security. No doubt the bishop who gave him hospitality was seen as a silly old man who was out of touch with reality. But in the Gospel Jesus shows us that God is determined to reach out to the lost sheep and share meals with sinners and tax collectors. Of course God’s love seems disruptive and even dan-gerous. How else do we expect to overcome the divisions and hostilities that divide families, com-munities and nations in our world unless we allow God’s unlimited forgiveness to work in us, so we can witness to God’s healing love in our lives? Obveščamo vas, da bo 13. junija 2016 ob 11:50 v počastitev Dneva državnosti slovesno dvigovanje slovenske zastave pred ottawsko mestno hišo (vhod pri drsališču). Sledil bo sprejem v Mestni hiši, v J.Pigott Hall. Vljudno vabljeni, da se nam pridružite pri tem svečanem dogodku. OBVESTILA - ANNOUNCEMENTS PEVSKE VAJE Mešani pevski zbor bo imel pevsko vajo v četrtek po večerni maši. DOGODKI V BLIŽNJI PRIHODNOSTI . 12. junij-nedelja: Slovenski park - Maša in procesija: 1:00 p.m. - Ob 2:30 p.m. - Obisk ministra za Slovence po svetu: g. Gorazd Žmavc . 18. junij-sobota: Slovenski park - Belokranjski Club Anniversary Celebration. . 19. junij-nedelja: Bled - Fathers Day: Maša ob 12:30 p.m. . 19. junij-nedelja: London-Triglav - Father's Day with Bowling . 26. junij-nedelja: Bled -SLOVENSKI DAN - Mass in the parish at 11:00 a.m. only. . 3. julij-nedelja: Slovenski park - Maša ob 12:00h, kosilo in FESTIVAL HARMONIKE! . 3. julij-Sunday: Lipa park - Sausage Festival - 1:00 -8:30 p.m. . 3. julij-nedelja: Bled - Kids Canada Day Picnic . 9. julij-sobota: London-Triglav - Picnic . 23. julij-sobota: Slovenski Park - Pečenkafest . 24. julij-nedelja: Bled-Beamsville - Proščenje; maša ob 12:30 p.m. - Picnic . 30. & 31. julij - Slovenski Park - Valleyball Tournamen, Bocce Tournament-Kd's Olympics, Maša, Sunday 1:00 p.m. . 2. do 5. avg.: Sv. Gregorij Veliki - DAY CAMP . 7. avgust-nedelja: Lipa park - Music in the park - 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. PRINAŠANJE DAROV: GIFT BEARERS . 5. junij, 9:30 a.m.: Zorka Rev in Sonja Peternel DAY CAMP 2016 As you've heard, we've started organizing our Slovenian Day Camp for this summer which will be held August 2-5th, with our camp BBQ being held on the Friday evening. In order to prepare and organize properly, we are hoping to have kids sign up so we know our numbers. The cost of the camp is $75 and registration forms can be found in the church vestibule. High School Students... we can really use your help and you can get all your required volunteer hours in just one week. Volunteers are vital to the success of our camp, so please consider helping out, contributing to your community and having a plain old good time with our campers! Parents, Grandparents please encourage your kids to join in our summer fun! Looking forward to another great Summer Day Camp. You can reach me and reserve your spot by email at novakh@sympatico.ca Thanks, Heidy Novak BARAGOVI DNEVI Letošnji Baragovi dnevi se bodo začeli v soboto 10. septembra 2016 s slovensko sveto mašo ob 6:00 popoldne v katedrali sv. Petra v Marquettu. V nedeljo 11. septembra bo sveta maša - angleška - ob 10:00 dopoldne, prav tako v katedrali, po maši pa je tradicionalni banket. Ker bomo sami verjetno težje zbrali zadostno število romarjev, smo razmišljali, če bi šli skupaj s Torontom. Marta Demšar se je pozanimala za ceno, ki vključuje 4 dnevno pot (od petka do ponedeljka), prenočišča, kosilo, itd... In znese 525 kanadskih dolarjev. Kdor bi bil interesent, naj to čimprej sporoči Tereziji Sarjaš na telefon: 905-560-1218, najkasneje do srede junija, da bi potem lahko videli ali lahko organiziramo romanje. DOGAJANJE V MESECU JUNIJU Mesec junij je vsako leto zelo pester saj se odvijajo ralične aktivnosti in dejavnosti, tako v župniji kot tudi na parkih. Danes, 12. junija pa je ob 1:00 popoldne sveta maša in po njej procesija na Slovenskem parku. Upamo, da bo vreme pomagalo, da bomo to lahko izpeljali. Po maši in procesiji nas bo obiskal minister za Slovence po svetu, gospod Gorazd Žmavc. Šo maši ste zato vabljeni v dvorano, ker bi rad vse pozdravil. V nedeljo 19. junija, na očetovski dan, je sveta maša ob 12:45 p.m. pri društvu Bled - Beamsville. Vabljeni! V nedeljo 26. junija praznujemo SLOVENSKI DAN - še posebej je pomemben saj je tudi 25 letnica slovenske samostojnosti. Letos bo Slovenski dan pri društvu BLED-BEAMSVILLE. Tam bo slovenska sv. maša ob 11:00h dopoldne, po maši kosilo, ob veh kulturni program in nato družabni del. Po programu bo za otroke že tradicionalna olimpiada, za starejše pa bo poskrbel s svojo glasbo in zabavo ansambel BRAJDA. V župniji pa bo ta dan samo angleška maša ob 11:00h dopoldne. 27. junija bo po 13. letih zopet prišel med nas gospod Jože Bajzek, (bil je tukaj eno leto pred mojim prihodom) in me bo nadomeščal v času moje odsotnosti. Vračam se 1. avgusta, gospod Jože pa se vrača v Slovenijo 2. avgusta. DAROVI Društvo sv. Jožefa je darovalo $50 za maše za pokojnega Vida Kastelica in darovali za gradbeni sklad-Ravno streho, $50. Prav tako so darovali tudi $100 za rože za oltarček ob procesiji v. Rešnjega Telesa, pri sv. Jožefu. Za ravno streho sta darovala $250 Vlado in Mary Mlačak. Hvala za vse vaše darove in Bog vam povrni z večnimi darovi. POROKA - MARRIAGE V soboto, 25. junija 2016 si bosta v naši župnijski cerkvi obljubila zvestobo ženin Joseph Hočevar, sin Johna in Olge (Horvat) in nevesta Michelle Žagar, hči Allana Žagar in Deborah (Smith). Priporočamo ju v molitev. PGREB - FUNERAL V Londonu (Ontario) je 7. junija 2016 v 82. letu umrla naša faranka, Marija Končan. Pogrebna maša je bila v petek 10. junija v cerkvi St. Michael's Church. Udeležile so se je tudi štiri članice Katoliške ženske zveze iz Hamiltona, ker je pokojna Marija bila tudi članica KŽZ. Pogreb je bil na St. Peter's Cemetery. Iskreno sožalje možu Francu in otrokom. Pokojna Marija pa na uživa včeni mir in pokoj. V soboto, 11. junija je zaspal v Bogu naš faran Pavel Novak. Zaenkrat še nimamo podatkov o pogrebu, boste izvedeli v kratkem. Iskreno sožalje ženi Jožici in vsem domačim. Molimo za pokoj njegove duše. SVETE MAŠE - MASS TIMES: Ponedeljek/Monday – Petek/Friday: 7:00 P.M. Sobota/Saturday: 8:00 A.M. – slovenska / in 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 - 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. DON BOSCO 11. NEDELJA MED LETOM 12. JUNIJ Eskil, mučenec †† † † †† † †† † †† Za žive in rajne župljane Ana in Janez Potokar Ivan Mertuk, obl. Tončka Demšar Starši Kuzma in sin Metod Matija Vlašič Janko in Veronika Broz Lojze Rakuša Frančiška in Stane Napast 9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. Družina Groznik Kathy in Joe Prša Demšar-Scarcelli Jožica Vlašič z družino Jožica Vlašič z družino Jožica Vlašič z družino Žena Irena Družina Pinter PONEDELJEK-MONDAY 13. JUNIJ Anton Padovanski, red. †† †† Duhovnika: Karel in Stanko Ceglar Pokojni Geričevi 7:00 P.M. Tone in Marija Bukvič Martin in Kathy Simončič TOREK - TUESDAY 14. JUNIJ, Valerij, muč. †† Za verne duše v vicah 8:00 A.M. N.N. SREDA - WEDNESDAY 15. JUNIJ, Vid, mučenec † †† †† †† Ivan Mertuk, obl. Pokojni prijatelji Marko Molec in Branko Šertelj Alojzija Matičič in Vili 7:00 P.M. Žena z družino Marija Hočevar Družina Molec Julija Sagadin z družino ČETRTEK - THURSDAY 16. JUNIJ Beno, škof †† †† † Ivan in Veronika Obal, obl. Pokojni iz družine Kološa Vid Kastelic 7:00 P.M. Tone in Marija Bukvič Majda Salajko Društvo sv. Jožefa (1) PETEK - FRIDAY 17. JUNIJ Albert, duhovnik † †† †† Frančiška Napast, obl. John in Theresa Halas Pokojni starši Kelenc in Glavač 7:00 P.M. Družina Pinter Sestra Marija Glavač z družino SOBOTA SATURDAY 18. JUNIJ Marko in Marcelijan, mučenca †† † †† †† † †† †† Fanika in Stane Napast, obl. Martina Kolar Pokojni iz družine Gonza Pokojni iz družine Balažic Vid Kastelic Pokojni iz družine Ramuš Marija in Štefan, Vinko in Martin 8:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. Martin in Kathy Simončič Mož Štefan Vera Gonza z družino Matilda Bratuž Rita Ramadori and family Sonja Peternel Sestra Ana Kirec 12. NEDELJA MED LETOM 19. JUNIJ Romuald, opat † †† † † †† Za žive in rajne župljane Marija Kolenc, obl. Janko Demšar George Madronich Štefan Gonza Ivan in pokojni člani društva Bled 9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 12:30 P.M. Manja Erzetič Demšar in Scarcelli Žena in družina Žena Vera in hči Sandy Cecilija Sobočan SVETE MAŠE - MASSES Od 12. 6. 2016 Do 19. 6. 2016 Maša in procesija sv. Rešnjega Telesa Slovenski park