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Slovenska cerkev Sv. Cirila v New Yorku

Jesen 2023

2/10/2023

Dragi farani in prijatelji!

Septembra smo začeli z rednim programom Kulturnih ur. Kulturno uro je vodil tržaški Slovenec Sergej Delak, ki od blizu pozna življenje pod Italijo. Z Rapalsko pogodbo 20. novembra1920, je bil del Primorske priključen Kraljevini Italiji in s
tem 360 000 Slovencev. 15. septembra 1947, je bila uveljavljena pariška mirovna pogodba z Italijo, ki je takratni Jugoslaviji in s tem tudi Sloveniji dodelila velik del Primorske. Za Slovence, ki so živeli onstran meje, je to pomenilo konec
fašističnega terorja in grobih asimilacijskih pritiskov, ki so jim bili izpostavljeni med obema vojnama, zato je 15. september vsako leto za Slovence velik praznik.

4. oktober—god Sv. Frančiška Asiškega - ustanovitelja Frančiškanskega reda

V nedeljo 29. oktobra 2023 bo med mašo prepevala družina Petre Vrh Vrezec. Petra je operna in koncertna pevka in bo po maši pripravila koncert Marijinih pesmi ob spremljavi svojega moža.

1. November 2023 - Slovesni praznik vseh svetih. Častimo vse, ki jih je Cerkev
razglasila za svetnike in tudi vse ostale, ki niso bili nikoli kanonizirani pa so v nebesih.

2. November 2023 - Spomin vseh vernih rajnih

The month of November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The Church commemorates all her faithful children who have departed from this life, but have not yet attained the joys of heaven.

Newyorški pater Martin Krizolog praznoval zlato mašo med ameriškimi Slovenci

25/8/2023

New York, 14. avgusta - Frančiškanski pater Martin Krizolog, ki že dobra tri desetletja vodi slovensko cerkev sv. Cirila na Manhattnu v New Yorku, je v družbi več kot 100 ameriških Slovencev na domu družine Branc v Pensilvaniji praznoval svojo zlato mašo.

Krizolog cerkev sv. Cirila, ki je bila ustanovljena leta 1916 ter je še vedno duhovni in kulturni center Slovencev v New Yorku, vodi od leta 1992.

"On je res en tak magnet, da prihajajo tudi tisti, ki niso redni obiskovalci cerkve. Ima eno karizmo," je povedala Mija Branc, ki skupaj z družino že od leta 1996 doma gosti tradicionalno tako imenovano piknik mašo v Saylorsburgu v Pensilvaniji. "Tokratna je malce večja seveda," je dodala.
Krizolog je imel v Sloveniji pet praznovanj zlatih maš, med drugim od Viča, preko Krvave peči do Ježice, kjer je imel pred pol stoletja svojo prvo mašo. "Spomnim se je kot, da je bila včeraj ta moja prva maša na Ježici z ljudmi v narodni noši. Vesel sem, da sem se odločil za ta poklic. Nikoli se nisem dolgočasil, ker sem rad z ljudmi. To te osrečuje in šli bomo naprej dokler - kot pravijo nekateri - ne odidemo v večna lovišča," se je pošalil Krizolog.

Kot duhovnik v ZDA deluje 31 let in pravi, da se človek v državi, kjer je preko tisoč ver nauči strpnosti, in spoštovanja do sočloveka. "To mi je v veliko zadoščenje in gre tudi za poslanstvo duhovnika, da smo drug z drugim spoštljivi in potrpežljivi. Ljudje imajo v Sloveniji morda neko nezanesljivost v sebi, ker smo majhen narod in v večjih je več samozavesti in v množici se ekstremi sami nevtralizirajo," je dejal.

Pridigo med slavnostno mašo mu je prihranil upokojeni profesor Pravne fakultete dr. Janez Kranjc z govorom o poklicu in poslanstvu duhovnika.

Pri maši pod šotorom je z igranjem na orgle sodeloval znani slovenski saksofonist Lenart Krečič, peli pa sta Marta Konec in Aleksandra Krečič.

Maše se je udeležila tudi delegacija veleposlaništva Slovenije v Washing- tonu, iz New Yorka pa je prišel veleposlanik pri ZN Boštjan Malovrh.

Krizolog je po maši zbrane pozval, naj darujejo za žrtve nedavnih poplav v Sloveniji in požarov na otoku Maui na Havajih in dodal, da lahko to stori- jo tudi preko cerkve sv. Cirila.

"Za začetek imamo na voljo ričet, domač pečen kruh, brez čevapčičev seveda ne gre in veliko je tudi drugih dobrot," je prisotne, ki so prišli med drugim iz New Yorka, Severne Karoline, Pensilvanije, New Jerseyja in Slovenije na koncu pozvala Mija Branc. (STA)

PRISRČNA HVALA VSEM, KI STE SE UDELEŽILI ZLATE MAŠE IN VSEM, KI STE SLOVESNOST PRIPRAVILI. BILO JE ENKRATNO!

ZLATOMAŠNIK BOD’ POZDRAVLJEN

22/5/2023

This year is an important milestone in our community. Father Krizolog, the pastor of our Church for 30 years, is going to celebrate 50 years of his priesthood.

We are going to celebrate this occasion in his honor on
August 13, 2023 at 1:00PM
during the St. Cyril’s parish PICNIC mass at our homestead in Saylorsburg, PA. Usually, this summer gatherings of our parish have a quite high attendance, and we expect even more people this year.

In order to help us with some planning, especially of food and beverages, we would kindly ask you who are planning to attend, to notify us in advance by July 31, 2023, but don’t worry, you can come even if you don’t call in advance.

Please contact us by email or by phone:
mia.branc@gmail.com
phone: 1-570-213-0987

Have a great summer! See you in August!

Pomladansko pismo

23/4/2023

Dragi farani in prijatelji!

Na marčevski Kulturni uri nas je Silvo Lango popeljal okoli sveta in nam s svojimi fotografskimi posnetki pokazal lepoto in pestrost nasega planeta.

Velikonočno praznovanje se je začelo že na Cvetno nedeljo. Branci so naredili veliko butaro, Delaki pa manjše butarice, ki smo jih blagoslovili v cerkveni dvorani in jih v procesiji narodnih noš in ostalega ljudstva prinesli v cerkev.

Velikonočno tridnevje - Veliki četrtek, Veliki petek, Velika sobota - so bili dnevi premišljevanja Jezusovih zadnjih dni:

Veliki četrtek - spomin postavitve zakramenta presvete Evharistije in duhov niškega posvečenja.
Veliki petek - edini dan v letu, ko nikjer na svetu ni sv. maše, dan spomina na Kristusovo trpljenje in smrt, češčenje križa, obhajilo, ki je sad odrešenja.
Velika sobota - premišljevanje zgodovine božjega odrešenja ob branju svetopisemskih beril, ki nam razkrivajo božjo ljubezen do človeka.
Velika noč - slavljenje Vstalega Kristusa, ki kot luč razsvetljuje temine greha in odpira človeku pot do končnega uresničenja svojega dostojanstva in popolnosti.

Velikonočno praznovanje so nam polepšali naši pevci, za orglami je bila Mija Branc, ki je tudi praznično okrasila našo cekev in pripravila dobrote iz svoje kuhinje, ki smo jih bili deležni ob dobri šunki in ostrem hrenu Petra Jenka, pijačo pa je daroval Emil Gaspari. Marjana Burger nas je razveselila z lepimi spominskimi pirhi, letos v rumeni barvi. VSEM PRISRČNA HVALA!

Hvala tudi vsem, ki ste se udeležili letošnjih praznikov in darovali za našo cerkev sv. Cirila, da bo še nekaj časa svetilnik slovenske kulture in vere v New Yorku.

Aprilska »Kulturna ura«: Prof dr. Matej Avbelj, Nova Univerza, Nova Gorica:
IZZIVI V SLOVENSKEM ŠOLSTVU.

WHY PRAY THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS? 8 REASONS FROM POPE FRANCIS

7/3/2023

BY KEVIN COTTER

The Stations of the Cross are an ancient tradition in the Catholic Church going back to the fourth century when Christians went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Like many of our Catholic traditions, the Stations of the Cross can be rich, deep, and meaningful, but at the same time we can lose sight of their significance and how to relate them to our everyday lives.

Continuing the idea of Pope Francis as our spiritual director this Lent, here are 8 reasons from our Holy Father on why we should pray the Stations of the Cross.

1. THEY ALLOW US TO PLACE OUR TRUST IN HIM
“The Cross of Christ contains all the love of God; there we find his immeasurable mercy. This is a love in which we can place all our trust, in which we can believe.... let us entrust ourselves to Jesus, let us give ourselves over to him, because he never disappoints anyone! Only in Christ crucified and risen can we find salvation and redemption.” —Address, World Youth Day, Way of the Cross, July 26, 2013

2. THEY PUT US INTO THE STORY
“And you, who do you want to be? Like Pilate? Like Simon? Like Mary? Jesus is looking at you now and is asking you: do you want to help me carry the Cross? Brothers and sisters, with all the strength of your youth, how will you respond to him?” —Address, World Youth Day, Way of the Cross, July 26, 2013

3. THEY REMIND US THAT JESUS SUFFERS WITH US
“The Cross of Christ bears the suffering and the sin of mankind, including our own. Jesus accepts all this with open arms, bearing on his shoulders our crosses and saying to us: ‘Have courage! You do not carry your cross alone! I carry it with you. I have overcome death and I have come to give you hope, to give you life’ (cf. Jn 3:16).” — Address, World Youth Day, Way of the Cross, July 26, 2013

4. THEY COMPEL US TO ACTION
“But the Cross of Christ invites us also to allow ourselves to be smitten by his love, teaching us always to look upon others with mercy and tenderness, especially those who suffer, who are in need of help, who need a word or a concrete action.” — Address, World Youth Day, Way of the Cross, July 26, 2013

5. THEY HELPS US MAKE A DECISION FOR OR AGAINST CHRIST
“[The Cross] reveals a judgment, namely that God, in judging us, loves us. Let us remember this: God judges us by loving us. If I embrace his love then I am saved, if I refuse it, then I am condemned, not by him, but my own self, because God never condemns, he only loves and saves.” —Address, Good Friday, March 29, 2013

6. THEY REVEAL GOD’S RESPONSE TO EVIL IN THE WORLD
“The Cross is the word through which God has responded to evil in the world. Some- times it may seem as though God does not react to evil, as if he is silent. And yet, God has spoken, he has replied, and his answer is the Cross of Christ: a word which is love, mercy, forgiveness.” – Address, Good Friday, March 29, 2013

7. THEY GIVE US THE CERTAINTY OF GOD’S LOVE FOR US
“What has the Cross given to those who have gazed upon it and to those who have touched it? What has the Cross left in each one of us? You see, it gives us a treasure that no one else can give: the certainty of the faithful love which God has for us.” – Address, World Youth Day, Way of the Cross, July 26, 2013

8. THEY GUIDE US FROM THE CROSS TO THE RESURRECTION
“O, Our Jesus, guide us from the Cross to the resurrection and teach us that evil shall not have the last word, but love, mercy and forgiveness. O Christ, help us to exclaim again: ‘Yesterday I was crucified with Christ; today I am glorified with Him. Yesterday I died with Him, today I live with Him. Yesterday I was buried with Him, today I am raised with Him”. – Address, Good Friday, April 18, 2014

Februarska kulturna ura

7/3/2023

Dragi farani in prijatelji!

Na februarski Kulturni uri (19.2.2023) smo se spomnili velikega misijonarja med Indijanci v državi Michigan, Friderika Barage. 19. januarja je minilo 155 let od njegove smrti. Duhovnik je postal leta 1823 v Sloveniji in prisel v Cincinnati, Ohio, decembra 1831. 1853 je postal prvi škof škofije Marquette, kjer je tudi pokopan. Govoril je več jezikov in v njih tudi pisal, predvsem premišljevalne knjige in molitvenike. Njegovo najpomembnejše delo je Slovnica in Slovar Ojibwa jezika, ki sta postala nepogrešljiva za učenje tega jezika za prihodnje misijonarje med Indijanci.

V leto 2023...

24/1/2023

Adventni in božični čas sta tisti čas v letu, ko se še posebej zavedamo kako pomembna je v življenju ljubezen do sočloveka in spoštovanje njegovega človeškega dostojanstva. Prav za to je Bog poslal na svet svojega Sina, rojenega v Betlehemu in jaslice nas vsako leto spominjajo na ta srečni trenutek v človeški zgodovini.

V naši cerkvi so letos postavili jaslice: Matej Branc, Delak Sergej, Peter Jenko, Sasha Jursha, Sebastijan Kopušar, Robi Poredoš in Robi Zakotnik. Ob njih smo lahko uživali ob poslušanju božičnih pesmi, ki so nam jih, po nedeljski maši 18. decembra, zapele Dominika Lango, Patricia Ruiz, Marinka Zupančič ob klavirski spremljavi Michaela Pilafiana. Po maši smo bili zopet deležni dobrot iz Mijine kuhinje, ki je, kot mimogrede, še praznično okrasila cerkev in orglala pri prazničnih mašah.

Januarska Kulturna ura je bila posvečena spominu na Antona Babnika in izidu njegove knjige “Še en čudež“. V njej popisuje svoje življenje od rojstva pa do prihoda v Ameriko. Helka Puc je iz nje prebrala par zanimivosti in ob koncu še “The 2nd inaugural address of President Lincoln” kot primer kako je on modro reševal težak politični položaj po koncu ameriške državljanske vojne.

Po Kulturni uri, ki so se je udeležili tudi Rupnicki in Rucigayi je bilo še pospravljanje jaslic. To delo so opravili Tone Branc, Vilma & Joao Chrisostomo, Branko Čampa in Robi Poredoš.

Vsem, ki ste nam polepšali Božične in novoletne praznike in darovali za našo cerkev PRISRČNA HVALA!

Kulturna ura in velika obletnica

13/12/2022

Zadnja Kulturna ura je bila posvečena 150-letnici rojstva arhitekta Jožeta Plečnika. Odlično jo je pripravil Sergej Delak in s pomočjo Branka Čampe in projektorja prikazal njegove najpomembnejše stvaritve, ki zaznamujejo Ljubljano: Tromostovje, nabrežja Ljubljanice, Centralno tržnico, Narodno in Univerzitetno knjižnico in ljubljansko pokopališče Žale. Cerkve in kapelice, ki so posejane po Sloveniji, so še posebno lep del njegovaga opusa. Njegova dela se lahko vidi tudi na Dunaju, v Pragi na Češkem in v Beogradu.

1.oktobra je minilo 30 let od smrti dr. Valentina Kalana, ki je več kot 50 let vodil Kulturne ure in tako pomagal ohranjati slovensko zavest in kulturo med Slovenci, živečimi v “Greater New York”. Po njegovi smrti je to plemenito nalogo prevzel dr. Silvo Lango. Ob njegovem 30-letnem vodenju Kulturnih ur, mu je župnik P. Krizolog, v imenu župnije sv. Cirila, izročil spominsko plaketo v znemenje priznanja in zahvale za njegovo delo.

From the Archdiocesan Newsletter

3/11/2022

October 21, 2022

Today, Reverend Martin Cimerman Krizolog, OFM celebrated 30 years as pastor of St. Cyril in St. Mark’s Place.

The 106-year-old Slovenian church, consecrated in 1916 is a beacon of faith in the East Village, bursting with eclectic shops and nightlife. Fr. Kriz also recently received a medal of honor from Slovenian President Borut Pahor, who was in New York for the U.N. General Assembly, for his services in preserving Slovenian culture and uniting Slovenians in the USA.

Fr. Kriz remarked, “I did not expect this award and am surprised. I sincerely thank the president for this recognition, which I accept as recognition for the entire Slovenian community that lives and works here.”

Congratulations Father Kriz!

What Vatican II Accomplished

4/10/2022

The Catholic Church’s historic council is misunderstood today by both progressives and nostalgic traditionalists. Its true message endures.

The Second Vatican Council, which opened 60 years ago on Oct. 11, 1962, was the most important Catholic event in half a millennium. Its achievements were many and notable; it was also followed by ecclesiastical upheavals that continue to roil the Church today.

After Vatican II, Catholics worshiped in their own languages, rather than in Latin. By urging Catholics to become more biblically literate, the council inspired lay communities of spiritual renewal, some of them robustly charismatic. It also led to greater lay participation in all aspects of Church life: liturgical, educational, managerial, evangelical. The council fully inserted Catholicism into the ecumenical movement’s quest for Christian unity, even as it dramatically reconfigured the Church’s relationship to its religious parent, Judaism.

Vatican II was also the moment in which Catholicism fully realized its claim to be a global (“catholic”) institution, as churchmen from outside the Church’s historic European core began to take prominent roles in shaping the Catholic future. The extraordinary growth of the Catholic Church in sub-Saharan Africa—where Catholicism now counts hundreds of millions of adherents, many of them first- or second-generation Christians—was accelerated by the council’s promotion of native African clergy and religious orders, its disentanglement of Catholicism from colonialism and its insistence on the Church’s essentially missionary character.

Read more at The Wall Street Journal.