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

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13.11. 2022
33. NEDELJA
MED LETOM
33RD SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY
TIME

Fr. Drago Gačnik, SDB
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Minljivost templja
Liturgično leto se bliža koncu in v
tem zaključevanju se bodo pojavljali
številni simboli, ki ne bodo toliko izpostavljali pričakovanja konca, temveč bolj začetek novega.
Današnji evangeljski odlomek ima
namen nevtralizirati vse tiste apokaliptične izbruhe, ki so spravljali iz tira
prve kristjane in tudi dandanašnje.
Jezus opominja svoje učence, naj se ne pustijo zapeljati lažnim prerokom, čeprav bi se razglašali v njegovem imenu: »Glejte, da se ne pustite
preslepiti ... Ne bo še takoj konec ...« . Tempelj, veličastni marmor, ki ga je
zahteval graditelj Herod Veliki, »zaobljubljeni darovi«, ki so ga nekdaj krasili - vse to je bilo ob nasilnem prevratu Titove vojske zravnano z zemljo:
»Od vsega tega, kar občudujete, ne bo ostal kamen na kamnu, ki ne bo porušen.« Zgodilo se je 16. avgusta leta 70: tega dne so rimske oborožene sile
zavzele tempelj in za vse Izraelce v Palestini ali razkropljene po svetu, so se
ponovile strahote, ki so jih doživeli skoraj 6 stoletij prej, leta 586 pred Kr.,
ko je Salamonov tempelj zravnal z zemljo babilonski kralj Nabukodonosor.
Taka tragedija lahko zelo hitro zapelje v svet preveč »dramatičnih« idej:
»vojne in revolucije«, so si začeli domišljati, »čas je blizu«, to je znamenje,
da je človekov poslednji čas blizu. Proti takemu gledanju se je odzval že
Jezus, ko je oznanjal božje kraljestvo, Luka pa za kristjane to povzame in
posodobi. Poglejmo dva vidika. Prvi je usmerjen naproti cilju našega prizadevanja. Že sam Luka ne izključuje, da naj bi bil neki »potem« in da bo tudi
neki »konec«. Tako je bilo tudi pričakovanje prerokov in pravičnih v Stari
zavezi. Vendar, kot nas spominja besedilo prvega berila iz preroka Malahija, se ne razpravlja o rušilni eksploziji, temveč o sodbi in odrešenju.
Z druge strani pa, zatrjuje prerok, ošabni in krivični bodo korenito odstranjeni - tako, kot se stori s slamo; za tiste, ki »častijo Gospodovo ime, pa
bo vzšlo sonce pravice«. Nastop novega obdobja luči ne izbrisuje sedanjosti:
vsa dela vere in ljubezni, ki jih izvršujemo, so namenjena temu kraljestvu in
tej polnosti življenja. Zato je tudi res, da Sveto pismo ne razlaga konca sveVESTNIK 2022 |

ta in zgodovine, temveč namen sveta in zgodovine. Svetopisemski namen ni neki magičen horoskop, kar so včasih razglasile Jehove priče; biblični apokaliptični simboli
so namreč usmerjeni k osvetljevanju pravih vrednot, ki
ostanejo tudi po izteku časa.
Na tej točki moremo razumeti tudi drugi vidik Jezusovega oznanjevanja. Med nas prihaja zato, da bi nam
spet potrdil, da je ta »konec« potrebno graditi že tukaj
in sedaj. Ne gre za nepričakovano prekinitev, niti za
kakšno nebesno telo, ki bi treščilo na zemljo. Božje kraljestvo se začenja že v sedanjosti, je sredi med nami, še
več, je v nas.
Zemeljsko bivanje je za prave kristjane pričevanje,
kar torej pomeni čas preganjanja, izdaje, sovraštva, trpljenja. Jezusov seznam je Luka dopolnil z izkušnjo, ki jo
je živela prva Cerkev v napetosti z judovstvom, iz katerega je izšla (»sinagoge«), z dejstvom rimske oblasti
(»kralji in oblastniki«), znotraj lastnih družin in sorodnikov (»starši, bratje, sorodniki in prijatelji«).
V času, ko je Cerkev v pričakovanju polnosti nebeškega kraljestva, so v ospredju tri kreposti. Prvič jasno in
pogumno »pričevanje«. Kljub zidu sovraštva, ki se dviga okrog, kljub osamelosti in izoliranosti kristjanov, bo
zvesti kristjan vedel, da ni nikoli sam: »Dal vam bom
zgovornost in modrost.« In Kristus sam je z nami »vse
dni do dovršitve sveta« (Mt 28, 20).
Druga krepost je »vztrajnost«, ki bo »rešila naše
duše«. Skušnjava, da bi klonili, je velika, želja, da bi se
znova vrnili med množice in se prilagodili prevladujočemu mnenju, je spontana; želja po omehčanju volje je
vedno na preži. Vendar pa je vedno tudi gotovost: v vsaki preizkušnji »se ne bo izgubil niti las z vaše glave«.
Prispodoba, čeprav fizična, ima simbolno vrednost, kajti
telo predstavlja osebnost: vedno bomo v božjem varstvu,
ki svojega vernika nikoli ne prepusti hudobiji.
K tretji kreposti nas nagovarja apostol Pavel, ko piše
kristjanom grškega mesta Solun (drugo berilo). Vsakdanje prizadevanje je v našem rednem delu. Apostol na
več mestih vabi k temu, naj »jemo svoj kruh in delamo v
miru«, in naj se ne pustimo zapeljati neurejenemu fanatizmu, neprestanim nemirom in lažnim spiritualizmom.
Pričati, vztrajati in delati - to so v nekem smislu izpeljave treh velikih kreposti: verovati, upati in ljubiti. To
so tiste tri zvezde, ki naj osvetljujejo našo pot, dokler ne
uresničimo namena našega življenja.
(Prim. Oznanjevalec - C_2006/7, štev. 5)
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33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Response:
The Lord is coming to judge the
peoples with equity.
First Reading Malachi 3:19-20
Christ fulfils the promise of the prophet
Malachi, who tells us that those who
remain close to God will be rewarded
for their faithfulness.
Second Reading 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
St Paul invites the church at Thessalonica to imitate his example of humble service to others.
Gospel Luke 21:5-19
The saints and martyrs witness to the
faithfulness of God to rescue their lives
and protect them in adversity, even in
death.
“Your endurance will win you your lives.”

Illustration
Just over a year ago, twenty-seven migrants died trying to cross the English Channel
and reach the shores of Kent to start a new
life. This small group, together in a flimsy inflatable boat, exploited by people smugglers,
tragically lost their lives. We don’t know why
they travelled; some may have been economic
migrants, others fleeing from persecution,
some Christians; we will never know the full
story of each person, but some stories have
emerged. Of the twenty-seven people, seventeen were men, six women, three children and
one child still in the womb. The first victim
identified was called Maryam, the Aramaic
name for Miriam, or Mary. The tragedy became more poignant when we saw their families interviewed on the television. Such is the

power of modern communications to bring us into
the homes of suffering people.
Whilst the rhetoric between Britain and France
increased after this event, we remember in our
prayers each of those unique men and women created by God as God’s gift. Each one had a name, a
family, people who loved them and whom they
loved. Since last November, the small boats have
continued to cross the Channel and people are driven in the backs of lorries across Europe. The continuing dramatic effects of climate change bring about
further desertification of land; conflict and war
bring more poverty; the hope of migration to a rich
country continues to invite. We are
reminded of the symbolic significance of Pope Francis’ first pastoral
visit to the refugees on the island
of Lampedusa.

Gospel Teaching
During this year we have heard
St Luke’s Gospel proclaimed each
Sunday. St Luke presents some of
the most graphic parables about
those in need, which develop the
theme of the Beatitudes, beginning, “How happy are you who are
poor: yours is the kingdom of
God.” He tells us that it is those
who are poor, those who are hungry, those who
weep and those who are persecuted who will be
blessed. To shake stubborn hearts from their complacency, he cries, “But alas for you who are rich…
who have your fill now… who laugh now… Alas
for you when the world speaks well of you.” St Luke
invites us to open our hearts and reach out to those
in need, exemplified nowhere more graphically
than in the contrast of the fate of the rich man and
Lazarus.
In this context, in his message for the World Day
of the Poor 2021 Pope Francis recalled words of St
John Chrysostom: “The merciful are like a harbour
for those in need: the harbour welcomes and frees

from danger all those who are shipwrecked; whether they are evildoers, good persons, or whatever
they may be, the harbour shelters them within its
inlet. You, too, therefore, when you see on land a
man or a woman who has suffered the shipwreck of
poverty, do not judge, do not ask for an account of
their conduct, but deliver them from their misfortune.”
Migration, housing and the provision of accommodation, food, services, and the processing of asylum applications are highly contentious and hotly
debated political matters. Yet each person is a child
of God and a brother or sister of the whole human
family. We create the barriers that
define others and are invited to
go beyond them in our love of
neighbour. To stand up and be
counted, whether for this cause,
or the cause of unborn children or
elderly or disabled people, will
bring trouble and criticism. Jesus
tells us to stand firm because the
Holy Spirit will give us eloquence
and wisdom that will be truthful
and just. We can place our hope in
the words, “Your endurance will
win you your lives.”

Application
The lives of the saints inspire us, for example
Mother Teresa – now St Teresa – who rescued the
poorest children from the streets; those men and
women who have dedicated themselves to the care
of people living with HIV; Father Damien of Molokai
who dedicated his life to the lepers of that island.
More locally, perhaps it could be the opportunity to
support local Catholic agencies who support those
in need, and become involved as a volunteer. The
invitation on the World Day of the Poor is to look
around us, encounter others, see those in need and
come to their assistance. Riches are a gift for the use
of others who are in need. We are invited to reevaluate our contribution to those most in need.
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Curbside Cabbage Rolls!
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Cabbage Rolls - (freshly made and cooked that morning!) 5 for $15, 10 for $30
Apple Strudel - (unbaked, frozen) 24” length $20
Pre-Orders only from November 14 to 16: By email only: info@lipapark.ca
Please specify the name of the person who will be picking up the order. Please respect our ticket
You will receive a confirmation email after ordering with your pick-up order DEADLINE: Tuesday,
time, and total cost. Please bring cheque or exact change on pick-up day. November 8. No late orders
accepted and no tickets at
Thank you for your support!
the door. Thank you!

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Na račun
»Eno Srce, Ena Duša«
»One Heart, One
Soul« ste za našo slovensko župnijo sv.
Gregorija Velikega do 11. novembra
2022:

- $141,440. - Obljubili / Pledged
- $124,975. - Vplačali / Paid
Hvala vsem, ki ste že prispevali.

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Četrtek
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Za urejanje konzularnih zadev se predhodno
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med 10. in 15. uro.
Veleposlaništvo načrtuje do konca leta 2022

BRESLAU
V nedeljo, 6. novembra ob 1:oo p.m. se je
slovenska skupnost iz Kitchenerja in okolice
zopet zbrala v bivši dvorani društva Sava pri
daritvi svete maše. Poleg rednih namenov
smo se pri maši spomnili tudi vseh pokojnih iz
društva.

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O BVESTILA - A NNOUNCEMENTS
DOGODKI: - NOVEMBER

MIKLAVŽ - UPDATE

- Nov. 13, 2022 - Lipa Park - Martinovanje
- Nov. 20, 2022 - Scholarship presentation
after 11:00 a.m. Mass
- Nov. 26, 2002 - Lipa Park - Curbside Cabbage Rolls
- Nov. 26, 2002 - Bled - Hunter’s Banquet
- Dec. 4, 2022 - Slovenska šola-St. Gregory
the Great - Miklavževanje - Only one Mass
at 10:00 a.m.

We have good news from
Miklavž!
Due to Covid over the last
few years we haven't been able
to celebrate Miklavževanje with
our usual luncheon and visit
from Miklavž and his angels. We
also missed celebrating 60 years
of Miklavževanje at our Parish.
This year, we will return to normal and Miklavž and his angels will visit us in our hall after a delicious lunch.
At this event we will also be celebrating all
our students who graduated during Covid
while we were limited to our online classes.
I hope you will all join us in celebrating
Miklavž, so we can continue this beloved Slovenian tradition, as well as the successes of
our young Slovenians.
For reservations, please contact Sandy at
sferletic@gmail.com or 905-977-8464

READERS - BRALCI BERIL
November 13, 2022
Slovenska maša - Frank Novak
English Mass - Elka Peršin

GIFT BEARERS - SLOVENIAN MASS
Nov. 13 - Sue & Zdravko Augustin
Nov. 20 - Albina & Jože Antolin
Nov. 27 - Sam & Elizabeth Petek

CLEANING OF THE CHURCH - ČIŠČENJE CERKVE
Nov. 26 - Gosgnach team

CWL - KŽZ
We invite our parish community to join us for a Memorial
Mass to remember and honour
deceased members from our
Catholic Women’s League and
Slomšek Altar Society on Wednesday, November 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
Članice KŽZ ste povabljene, da se udeležite spominske maše, ki bo 23. novembra ob 7h
zvečer. Pri tej maši se bomo spomnili vseh
pokojnih članic tako KŽZ kot tudi SOD.

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DAROVI - DONATIONS
Za gradbeni sklad so darovali:
- $1000 - Emilija in Jožef Lovrenčec
V spomin ali namesto rož za pokojnega
Franca Ferenčak:
- $500 - Hči Albina z družino
- $100 - John Antolin & Margarette
(Antolin) Labricciosa z družino
- $100 - Marija Korošec z družino
- $100 - Anica Miklavčič z družino
- $100 - Ignac Dorenčec
- $200 - Družina Žižek
V spomin na pokojno Manjo Erzetič je darovala $45 Olga Glavač.
- Hvala za vaš dar.

POKOJNI - DECEASED

DRUŠTVO SV. JOŽEFA - TORKOVI VEČERI

V sredo, 9. novembra
2022, je Bog poklical po večno plačilo našega farana
Jožeta Kolenko v 82. letu
starosti.
Od pokojnega se boste
lahko poslovili v Donald V.
Brown Funeral Home (Lake Ave) danes, 13.
novembra, popoldne med drugo in šesto uro.
Ob šestih zvečer bo molitev rožnega venca.
Pogrebno sveto mašo bomo za pokoj njegove duše darovali v naši cerkvi v ponedeljek,
14. novembra ob 10h dopoldne, nato pa ga
pospremili k večnemu počitku na Gate of Heaven pokopališče.
Iskreno sožalje ženi Rose in sinovoma Joseph Jr. in Frank. Pokojni Jože pa naj uživa večni mir in pokoj.

Villa Slovenia - Tuesday’s
night social gatherings
started November 1st from
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Svete maše - Masses
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33. NEDELJA MED ††
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LETOM
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33RD SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME ††
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13. NOVEMBER
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STANISLAV KOSTKA, RED. †
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DON BOSCO

S prvim novembrom so
se v Villa Slovenia zopet začeli »Torkovi večeri«.
Vabljeni, da po “dolgem
času” zopet 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:
Seljak
Francesca November 16, 2021
Horvath Paula
November 17, 2009
Tompa
Joseph
November 19, 1987
Hanc
Rudolf
November 19, 2013

Za žive in rajne župljane
9:30 A.M.
Rozina Vučko
Pok. iz družine Kolarič
Paula in Franc Pelcar
Franc (obl.) in Cecilija Antolin
Mira Špiler
Mira Špiler
Pok iz druž. Dorenčec
Franc Ferenčak, 7 dan
Pokojni duhovniki naše župnije 11:00 A.M.
Anka Fegelj
Štefan Prša, obl.
Susan Gentilcore
Ivan Žižek
Robert in Jože Zver
Pokojni Slovenci iz Londona
3:00 P.M.

-------Toni n Marija Franc
Terezija in Ignac Sarjaš
Stan Pelcar & Josie Dubé z druž.
Jože in Albina Antolin
Sestri Ivica in Milena z druž.
Marija Hočevar
Ignac Dorenčec
Hči Albina Antolin z družino
Jožica Novak z družino
Sestra Terezija Prša z družino
Žena Terezija z družino
English Choir
Družina Žižek
Družina Žižek
St. John the Divine Church

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

14. 11. 2022 - 20. 11. 2022
PONEDELJEK - MONDAY
14. NOVEMBER

† Joe Kolenko

10:00 A.M. Pogrebna maša

No evening Mass in the Parish - Ni večerne maše v župniji

Nikolaj Tavelić, muč.

TOREK - TUESDAY
15. NOVEMBER, Leopold, kn

No evening Mass in the Parish - Ni večerne maše v župniji

SREDA - WEDNESDAY
16. NOVEMBER

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ČETRTEK - THURSDAY
17. NOVEMBER

†† Pokojni Sorodniki
Po namenu
†† Franjo in Ljuba Petrovič
†† Pokojni iz družine Kwasniewska
† Katarina Mujdrica, obl.

7:00 P.M. Jožica Novak z družino
Ana Tadić
Sin in hči
Helena Kwasniewska
Marija Korošec z družino

†† Anton in Tilka Vengar
Bogu v zahvalo
† Milka Ferko
†† Starši, bratje in sestre
† Rudi Hanc, obl.
Bogu v zahvalo
† Matija Vlašič
†† Pok. iz družine Balažic
†† Paula in Rudy Levstek
† Adolf Košir
†† Cecilija in Marija Smodiš
† Joe Hanc
† Frank Pavlakovič
† Elizabeth Farkaš (strina)
† Jožef Tompa, obl.

7:00 P.M. Rose Marie & Tony Vengar z dru.
Rose Marie & Tony Vengar z dru.
Emilia Mertuk
Angela Kobe
5:30 P.M. Olga Hanc z družino
Ivan in Jožica Vegelj
Žena in otroci
Matilda Bratuž
Families Udovč & Levstek
Marija Košir
Martin in Regina Nedelko
Žena Olga z družino
Elizabeth Gimpelj
Elizabeth Gimpelj
Alojz Sarjaš z družino

Marjeta Škotska, kr.
Jedrt, devica

Elizabeta Ogrska, red.

PETEK - FRIDAY
18. NOVEMBER

Karolina, mučenka

SOBOTA - SATURDAY
19. NOVEMBER
Matilda, redovnica
Abdija, prerok

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34. NEDELJA MED LETOM †
KRISTUS KRALJ
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34TH SUNDAY
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IN ORDINARY TIME
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20. NOVEMBER
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EDMUND, KRALJ
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Pavel in Paul Richard Novak
Francka Karlin
Ivan in Barbara Kirec
Franc Ferenčak
Po namenu

Za žive in rajne župljane
Pok. iz družine Gosgnach
Štefan Mlinarič, obl.
Branko Temlin
Frank Pavlakovič
Elizabeta in Jožef Gerič
Janez Žunič (TO)
Joe Kolenko
Olga Peternel
Rudi Hanc, obl.

7:00 P.M. Helen Špiler
Jožica Novak
Olga Hanc z družino
Olga Hanc z družino
Ivka Pašalič

9:30 A.M. - - - - - - - Joe Gosgnach z družino
Matilda Prša z družino
Marija Volf
Marija Hočevar
Ignac in Terezija Sarjaš
Matilda Prša z družino
Marija in Toni Franc z družino
11:00 A.M. V. Harrison
Žena z družino