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24.9. 2023
25. NEDELJA
MED LETOM

25TH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Drago Gačnik, SDB
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Hamilton, ON L8E 1H8
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Današnji evangelij govori o gospodarju,
ki kliče delavce v svoj vinograd in jim plača
ob koncu dneva. Da bi nas liturgija pripravila na to evangeljsko poučevanje, nam v
prvem berilu ponuja besedilo preroka Izaija, v katerem Bog pravi: »Moje misli niso
vaše misli, vaše poti niso moje poti.«
Ljudje mislimo po človeško, božje misli
pa so zelo drugačne. Povabljeni smo torej,
da sprejmemo božje mišljenje, da bi bili
deležni njegove dobrote in njegovega veselja. Gospod je milostljiv, zelo rad odpušča, je
velikodušen in nam hoče to velikodušnost
tudi posredovati.
Evangeljska prilika govori o gospodarju, ki je ob različnih dnevnih
urah najemal delavce za svoj vinograd. Nekaj delavcev najame zgodaj
zjutraj in se z njimi pogodi za plačo enega denarija za delo celotnega
dneva. Okrog devete ure zjutraj spet vidi nekatere, ki so nezaposleni, in
jih najame. Prav tako okrog poldneva in ob treh popoldne. Končno to
stori še okrog petih; tudi takrat vidi ljudi brez dela in jim reče: »Zakaj
postajate tukaj ves dan brez dela?« Oni odgovorijo: »Nihče nas ni najel.«
Gospodar tudi te pošlje v svoj vinograd, kjer delajo samo eno uro.
Ob koncu reče svojemu oskrbniku: »Pokliči delavce in jim plačaj. Začni pri zadnjih in končaj pri prvih.« Ta podrobnost razkriva Jezusov namen: hoče pripraviti presenečenje, ki se razkrije v zbeganosti ob plačilu.
Delavci, ki jih je najel ob petih popoldne, so - posamično - prejeli vsak en
denarij, to je plačilo, ki je bilo dogovorjeno z delavci prve, zgodnje ure.
Seveda je popolnoma normalno, da so ti zadnji v plačilni vrsti mislili,
da bodo prejeli veliko več, vendar pa so tudi oni prejeli en denarij. Zato
so se jezili nad gospodarjem: »Ti zadnji so delali eno uro in si jih izenačil
z nami, ki smo prenašali težo dneva in vročino.«
Vendar gospodar enemu izmed njih razloži: »Prijatelj, ne delam ti
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cem prve, zgodnje ure to, kar je bilo dogovorjeno; to je
bilo pravično.
Za tem pa predstavi še drugačno gledanje - tisto o
velikodušnosti: »Hočem pa tudi temu zadnjemu dati
kakor tebi.« To pomeni, da hoče biti gospodar velikodušen tudi do tistih, ki so prišli zadnjo uro. Ti niso zaslužili dobljenega plačila, vendar so ga potrebovali za
življenje. Gospodar je poznal njihovo stisko in jim je
zato velikodušno dal nekaj več. Pravi: »Ali ne smem
storiti s svojim, kar hočem?«
Razločevati moramo dvoje: na eni strani pravičnost
in na drugi velikodušnost do tistega, ki je v stiski. Delavci zadnje ure so bili brez dela in niso mogli zaslužiti
ničesar; potrebovali so denar in gospodar jim je velikodušno naklonil tisto, kar so potrebovali.
Tudi v naši družbi obstaja socialna zakonodaja, ki
ureja potrebe ljudi. Primer: če je kdo bolan in ne more
delati, vseeno prejema plačo. To dejstvo je - z vidika
menjalne pravičnosti - nekaj krivičnega, vendar pa je
glede poštene socialne ureditve pravilno. Tako vidimo,
da je evangeljsko poučevanje današnje nedelje že prodrlo v mišljenje ljudi današnjega časa in spremenilo
družbene odnose.
Drugo berilo sicer nima neposredne povezave z
evangelijem, pa nam vendar predstavlja Pavlovo velikodušnost. Pavel je v zaporu, pričakuje, da ga bodo
obsodili. Razmišlja in zatrjuje, da bi bila zanj smrt dobiček, saj bi dosegel dokončno in popolno združenje s
Kristusom. Po drugi strani pa je bil postavljen pred
konkretne potrebe Filipljanov in drugih ljudi. Zaveda
se, kako potrebno je njegovo apostolsko delo. »Živeti v
telesu zame pomeni prinašati sad.« Zato se odloči in
izbere, da bo še naprej skrbel za Filipljane. Ne obremenjuje se s povračilom, plačo, temveč želi velikodušno
delati v služenju Gospodu.
V tem odlomku apostol izpričuje svoje široko srce.
Sklada se s prvim berilom in z evangelijem: prisvojil si
je božje mišljenje, se odrekel človeškim mislim in načinu razmišljanja; v vsem deluje z veliko mero velikodušnosti.
Evharistija, ki jo obhajamo, nas usmerja v isto
smer: v naša srca vliva Jezusovo velikodušnost, ko je
dal življenje za nas grešnike. Če hočemo biti združeni z
njim, se moramo okleniti te njegove velikodušnosti in
se odpovedati človeškemu razmišljanju, ki je preozko.
(prim. Oznanjevalec 4, 2008)

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25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
R: The Lord is near to all who call on
him.
First Reading Isaiah 55:6-9
God is nearby and can be found.

Second Reading Philippians 1:20-24. 27
Christ is in our living and dying, present
to us beyond the grave and for all eternity.

Gospel Matthew 20:1-16
The landowner practised positive discrimination towards the latecomers and
less able workers.
“Why be envious because I am generous?”

Illustration
Maryna had travelled across Europe from
Ukraine with her husband Vanko, escaping the
shelling of their hometown and doing all that
they could to ensure their children’s safety.
Before they left the country, they had their
own home, were working and had earned
enough money for Maryna to study psychology at the nearby university where she was a
PhD student. In addition to their own three
young children, when Maryna and Vanko left
Ukraine, they took responsibility for two orphans, one of them profoundly disabled. On
arrival in Britain, they were desperate for
work. Vanko found work on a building site.
Maryna worked as a cleaner but it was difficult
to make ends meet. Eventually, she had three
daily cleaning jobs in addition to looking after
her family and, in her spare time, continuing
her studies.

The generous landowner recognised their difficulties and knew their dependence on whatever money he
could pay them, and so he ensured that everyone could
pay for food and shelter that day. Those who had
worked the longest complained because they anticipated a bonus and didn’t receive it. For sure, we all like our
hard work to be recognised and appreciated, but perhaps those who had worked for only one hour had expected their entire family to go to bed hungry. Instead,
the landowner guaranteed a full stomach.

Gospel Teaching
Today’s Gospel is particularly relevant to the
lives of many people who, in a desperate effort
to survive, search for even the lowest paid jobs.
Jesus doesn’t describe the workers in the vineyard. Were they young, perhaps starting off their
adult lives? Perhaps they were migrant workers,
looking for new homes and livelihoods in a new
country, possibly far away from the homes they
had abandoned. Maybe they were the breadwinners for a growing family. We don’t know. That
they were looking for work for each day suggests
that they were not wealthy and that life was
hard. There’s something else that we don’t know
about the workers – but we can guess. The firstcalled probably looked the strongest and best
able to withstand the hot sun and heavy labour:
they could accomplish the task ahead. The eleventh-hour stragglers probably included those
who were weakest, less able and perhaps unfit
for work. Were some of them elderly, sick or disabled? Were several so desperate to earn money
that, despite poor health, they would try, day
after day, to be summoned to work, returning
home to collapse on their beds in exhaustion,
perhaps without setting foot in the vineyard?
How many repeatedly suffered disempowerment, rejection and inadequacy in their search
for work and dignity? How much determination
did it take to appear, just to be turned away –
yet again? How often did they have the normality of a day’s work?

Application
Today’s Gospel shows us a unique form of justice.
Workers should be paid for their work. They need and
deserve a decent standard of living for themselves and
for their dependants. There are also people whose urgent needs require special sensitivity and generosity.
Maryna and Vanko were doing everything that they
could for the five children in their care. It was difficult to
make a new life in a new land, but they tried. With help
from outsiders, the future held some hope.
The owner of the vineyard showed compassion at a
moment when it was needed but not expected. Had he
made allowances for his unexpected generosity or did
he not mind that he would be out of pocket that day?
Was this a one-off act of kindness or just one in a series
of acts of practical goodness? We don’t know, but his is
an example that has stood the test of time. What about
the workers who complained that they had not received the expected bonus? They did not care if the
latecomers would eat that day. The “haves” wanted
more: the “have nots” were merely grateful that somebody had seen and responded to their needs.
It’s difficult to tell others when we’re desperate. We
all have our pride. Frequently, those in most need are
also silent in their suffering. It’s easy to say that they
should have asked for help, but sometimes that is more
easily said than done. Can we be as open to others as
was the landowner? Could we let Jesus use our lives
and our actions to demonstrate kindness and justice?
Can we be sensitive to people’s unspoken desperation
and respond with compassion, even at a cost to ourselves?
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* At Mass 5:30 pm - Concert following Mass

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Started on September 23

Registration OPEN!
https://www.stcharles.ca/ilreg
Have Questions? Contact Sandy Ferletic at
sferletic@gmail.com or 905-977-8464

Hi Everyone,
I hope you all had an enjoyable summer! I can't believe another school year is
starting but we are looking forward to seeing everyone again soon! Online registration has opened. Please use the link and feel free to forward the link to anyone you
might think would be interested in Sola. I've also attached our poster with all the
information. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out.
Thanks, Sandy Ferletič
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Naš jesenski banket smo začeli s sveto mašo ob 10h. Poleg župnika je somaševal še salezijanski
predstojnik iz Toronta, Fr. John Puntino. Pri maši je pel angleški zbor, nekaj pa tudi ljudsko. Berili sta
prebrala Mirko Zorko in Mila Frančiška Ferko. Darove ssta prinesle Sidonia Poppa in Heidy Novak.

Photos: Tony Horvat

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Praznovanje smo nadaljevali v naši dvorani. Program je vodila Heidy Novak skupaj s Sonyo Podrebarac. Zadaj je bila torta in slika ob kateri so se farani podpisali: namreč obhajali smo tudi 20 letnico
delovanja župnika Fr. Draga Gačnika v župniji sv. Gregorija Velikega. Že med samim kosilom, ko
smo čakali na naslednjo »rihto iz kuhinje« so posamezniki povedali nekaj besed in spominov o teh
20. letih delovanja naše župnije. Hvala vsem za vašo vsa voščila in spodbudne besede. Fr. Drago

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Ob koncu kosila smo podelili priznanje ga. Olgi Glavač za njeno dolgoletno skrb za okrasitev
naše cerkve - vedno je okrašena kot se »spodobi« za vsak praznik pa tudi med letom. Hvala!

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Soboto, 23. september, je bil prvi dan šole za otroke, ki bodo v tem letu obiskovali Slovensko šolo. Letos
se jih je zbralo nekaj več kot lani. Upamo, da se jim še kdo pridruži. Učita Sandy Ferletič in Lorie Mramor.

V soboto, 23. septembra smo položili k večnemu počitku dva naša farana, ki sta umrla že pred časom,
zdaj pa se je družina lahko zbrala skupaj. Po kratkem bogoslužju sta sin Alexander “Sasha” Marusich, Ph.D. in
hči Nadia Toman položila žari staršev Franka in Thee Marušič v zemljo.

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PARENTING TIP OF THE MONTH

YOUNG ADULTS NIGHTS

As summer ends and school begins, it is time to get back to a more
scheduled lifestyle.
As you organize your family, remember that our priorities are what
we give the most time to and what we
schedule time for, so do not forget to
schedule family time, prayer time and
Church attendance into your schedule.
Place these items on the calendar
because they matter to your whole
family and seeing them there raises
up their importance!

Fr. Mark Morley invites all young adults (ages 20s
and early 30s) of our diocese to attend a night of
Adoration, Fellowship and Praise Music.
Arrival and Holy Hour (6:30pm-7:30pm), Social
with Food (7:30pm-8:30pm), Praise Night and Vocation Testimony (8:00pm-9:00pm), and Compline
(9:00pm) on Saturday October 7th at the Basilica of
Our Lady Immaculate (28 Norfolk Street, Guelph),
and on Saturday, November 4th at Saint Pius X
Church (9 Waverly Street, Brantford).
Sponsored by the Vocations Office of the Diocese of Hamilton. For more information, please contact:
vocations@hamiltondiocese.com

SYNOD OF BISHOPS

CHURCH CLEANING

ON OCTOBER 4th, POPE FRANCIS will
open the first session of the 16th Ordinary
General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops,
“For a Synodal Church. Communion, Participation, Mission”.
In a recent letter to Bishops around the
world, Cardinal Mario Grech, General Secretary of the Synod encouraged every baptized person and every particular Church
to pray unceasingly that the Holy Spirit
guide the Synod participants as they discern what the Lord is asking of his Church
today. “With the prayer of listening, adoration, intercession and thanksgiving, the
whole ecclesial community will be present,
in the power of the Spirit, at the Synodal
Assembly as an event that concerns all the
baptized.”
Prayers of intercession for 25th and 26th
Sundays, and for Weekday Masses, and a
Solemn Blessing was included are prepared and sent to all Priests and Parishes.

Calling on all able-bodied
parishioners for a helping hand.
After last year’s General Meeting, we had many offers from
our members to help where
they can. If you are one of those people, starting in September, the St. Gregory’s church
cleaning group could definitely use your help.
Many of the current members are older
and need to retire. By taking their place you
would help to continue the tradition of keeping our church a welcoming place to practise
our faith.
You would be asked to work for approximately 2 hours once every two months, on a
day that suits you. Training would be provided to show you where to find supplies and
what needs to be done.
If you feel that you can donate some time
to this task, please call or email Pamela at:
905-304-8719
email: gosgnach@yahoo.com.
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O BVESTILA - A NNOUNCEMENTS
KOLEDAR DOGODKOV
- Oct. 1 - Lipa Park - Thanksgiving Luncheon
- Oct. 7 - St. Gregory the Great - Gostovanje
slovenskega okteta iz Mendoze - Argentina
- Oct. 10 - St. Gregory the Great - Srečanje
bolnikov in starejših - Maša ob 11:00 a.m.
- Oct. 14 - Bled - Oktoberfest
- Oct. 28 - Slovenski Park - Oktoberfest Band: Golden Keys
- Oct. 29 - Cemeteries - Mass 2:00 p.m. at Holy
Sepulchre and prayers on Cemeteries
- Nov. 5 - London - St. John the Divine Church
- mass for deceased Slovenians

CLEANING OF THE CHURCH
- Sept. 30th - Štefka Eržen team
- Oct. 14th - Lojzka Novak & team

BRALEC - READER
Rosemary Šušteršič - Slovenian
Mary Ann Demšar - English

GIFT BEARERS AT SLOVENIAN MASS
- Sept. 24th - Mary Miketič & Pamela Gosgnach
- Oct. 1st - Josephine Hapke & Mary Holder
- Oct. 8th - Danny Fujs &Aranka Dundek
- Oct.15th - Milena Volčanšek & Majda Lukežič

VEČNA LUČ
V mesecu oktobru bo večna luč svetila za
pokojnega Zoltana Gergyek po namenu žene
Ane in družine.

2023 SLOVENIAN CANADIAN SCHOLARSHIP
2023 Slovenian Canadian Scholarship
Foundation Awards Application Now Available
The Slovenian Canadian Scholarship Foun434 | VESTNIK 2023

dation was created to provide students of
Slovenian-Canadian descent, residing within
the Halton, Hamilton-Wentworth, and Niagara regions, the opportunity to be recognized
for their academic achievements, community
involvement, and appreciation of their Slovenian heritage. Select applicants will be granted a monetary award in the form of a scholarship or bursary from the foundation. The
presentation of awards is to be determined.
Application forms are available via email
request to Teresa Zupancic at
(teresa.zupancic@gmail.com). Completed
application packages must be submitted via
email to teresa.zupancic@gmail.com by 9:00
p.m. on Friday, October 27, 2023 for award
consideration. Please forward any questions
to Teresa at 905-930-7545 or via email.

POKOJNI - DECEASED
V nedeljo, 17. sept. 2023, je odšel k Bogu
po večno plačilo naš faran Anton Vinčec, star
93 let. Od njega ste se
lahko poslovili v četrtek,
21. sept. med 5. in 9. uro
zvečer v MarkeyDermody Funeral Home;
ob 5h popoldne smo tam
zmolili rožni venec za
pokoj njegove duše. Pogrebno sveto mašo smo
obhajali v petek, 22. septembra ob 10h dopoldne, nato pa ga položili k večnemu počitku na
Our Lady of the Angels pokopališču.
Iskreno sožalje vsem domačim, pokojnemu Antonu pa večni mir in pokoj.

DAROVI - DONATIONS
V spomin na pokojnega Leopolda Kline so
$50 US darovali sodelavci Melissa Jones Elementary School Guilford, CT, USA.
V spomin na pokojnega Antona Vincec je
za gradbeni sklad darovala $60.- Cvetka Skala.
Hvala za vse vase darove.

twenty-six Catholic schools had been established in the Diocese of Hamilton.
The first Catholic library in Hamilton was
opened under Bishop Farrell in 1858, just two
years after the establishment of the Diocese!
Dominy Williams, Diocesan Archivist, has prepared an informative blog post to highlight
the date.

Heart to Heart - M. Rev. Douglas Crosby
ARCHBISHOP FRANCIS LEO will celebrate
another important event in his life and for the
Metropolitan Province of Toronto, which includes the Archdiocese of Toronto, the Diocese of Hamilton, the Diocese of London, the
Diocese of St. Catharines and the Diocese of
Thunder Bay!
Next Friday, September 29th, Archbishop
Ivan Jurkovič will vest Archbishop Leo with
the Pallium, a “stole” that is worn over all other vestments, signifying his jurisdiction in the
Ecclesiastical Province of Toronto. Pope Francis presented newly appointed archbishops
with the Pallium on the Feast of Sts. Peter and
Paul, on June 29th, in Rome. The Nuncio will
vest the Archbishop in the presence of the
Bishops of the “suffragan” Dioceses, during a
Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral next Friday
evening. We pray for Archbishop Leo.
150TH

THE
ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH
OF BISHOP JOHN FARRELL, first Bishop of
Hamilton, is marked next Tuesday, September
26th. He died in 1873 at the age of 53.
Among other pastoral efforts, Bishop Farrell was dedicated to building a strong Catholic school system. By the end of his tenure,

DON BOSCO

Sunday Masses
- 9:30 a.m. - Slovenian
- 11:00 a.m. - English
Na račun »Eno Srce,
Ena Duša« - »One
Heart, One Soul« ste
za našo slovensko
župnijo sv. Gregorija
Velikega do 23. sept. 2023 pripevali:
$182,557.Hvala vsem, ki ste že prispevali.
Naš cilj je, da dosežemo vsoto 200.000,-

V tem tednu so naslednje obletnice smrti
faranov, ki so zapisani v naših knjigah:
Grdun
Erzetič
Brezničar
Kastelic
Peternel
Cerar
Gjerek
Rejc

Marija
Manja
August
Jožefa
Alois
Christina Ivana
Apolonija
Joseph

Sept. 28, 2008
Sept. 28, 2022
Sept. 29, 1980
Sept. 29, 2006
Sept. 30, 1983
Oct. 1, 1991
Oct. 1, 2000
Oct. 1, 2004

SV. MAŠE - MASSES: Mon. to Fri.: 7:00 P.M.; Saturday: 5:30 P.M. (Slo); Sunday: 9:30 A.M. (Slo); 11:00 A.M (Eng) - From July to
Fall Banquet only 10:00 A.M. - KRSTI / BAPTISMS: For an appointment, call one month before. POROKE / MARRIAGE: By
appointment, call one year before the wedding date. SPOVED / CONFESSIONS: First Friday of the month 6 to 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
25. NEDELJA
MED LETOM

24. SEPTEMBER
Anton Martin Slomšek,
škof
PONEDELJEK - MONDAY
25. SEPTEMBER
Sergij, menih

TOREK - TUESDAY
26. SEPTEMBER

Kozma in Damijan, muč.

Za žive in rajne župljane
† Viktor Grobelnik, obl.
† Ann Božnar
Za bolne in trpeče
† Matilda Berkovič
† Jože Kobe
† Elizabeta Donko

9:30 A.M. - - - - - - Rose Marie & Tony Vengar z druž.
John Božnar z družino
Slomškovo oltarno društvo
Sin Zlatko Berkovič
Rozalija Pušič in družina
Ignac in Terezija sarjaš z družino

† Anica Recek

11:00 A.M. Marija Hočevar

† Anica Doma
† Ignac Novak

7:00 P.M. Ana Plosinjak
Jožica Novak z družino

† Ivan Zelko
† Julijana Sagadin
Po namenu

10:00 A.M. Funeral Mass
7:00 P.M. Marija Volf
N.N.

†† Ivanka in Ivan Brinovčar
†† Tomaž in Jože Langenfus
Vincencij, ust. lazaristov † Leopold Kline

SREDA - WEDNESDAY
27. SEPTEMBER

ČETRTEK - THURSDAY
28. SEPTEMBER
Venčeslav, muč.

PETEK - FRIDAY
29. SEPTEMBER

Mihael, Gabrijel, Rafael

† Manja Erzetič, obl.
† Manja Erzetič, obl.

7:00 P.M. Hčerke
Ljudmila Pinter z družino

††
††
†
†
†

7:00 P.M. Helen Špiler
Helen Špiler
Mož z družino
Družina Kodarin
Družina Svoljšak

Pavel in Paul Richard Novak
Pok. stari starši
Mira Špiler
Mira Špiler
Marjan Svoljšak, 30. dan

†† Janez in Cenka Košir
† Alojz Peternel, obl.
† Joe Lackovič
30. SEPTEMBER
Za duše v vicah
Hieronim duh.c.učitelj
Jožef Rajner
†
Božji služ. A. Majcen, red.
† Marica Majzelj

SOBOTA - SATURDAY

26. NEDELJA

†
MED LETOM
††
1. OKTOBER
†
Rožnovenska nedelja †
Terezija Deteta Jezusa, †
redovnica
††

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7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak z družino
Sonja Langenfus
Soča

5:30 P.M. Tomaž in Alenka Košir z družino
Žena Sonja z družino
Žena z družino
Marija Košir
Marija Korošec z družino
Družina Malevič

Za žive in rajne župljane
9:30 A.M.
Alojz Lesica, obl.
Pok. duhovniki naše župnije
Max Pavličič
Leopold Kline
Anton Vinčec
Apolonija (obl.) in Ivan Gjerek 11:00 A.M.

------Jože Gimpelj
Jožica Novak z družino
Društvo sv. Jožefa (3)
Društvo sv. Jožefa (2)
Sestra Terezija Horvat
Hči Terezija Prša z družino