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Monday June 15 2009.

Terry Buchwald Elvis lives on

The wide spectrum
of an impressive repertoire

Saturday night at the first night of our traditional Croatian Lawn Fete we enjoyed a fantastic performance by Terry Buchwald the artist from Western New York. He is a professional vocalist, recording artist and entertainer, nationally acclaimed Elvis tribute artist, who surprised us with great talent and range of his music, from Elvis to contemporary performers such as Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, and Keith Urban. We were honored to have him performing his tribute show at our annual event for the very first time.
The reception from the audience was fantastic and the interaction with the talented musician on stage made this a memorable moment with an emphasis on the great artist-fan relationship. He brought us superb impersonations, great entertainment, excellent music and a good time. His energy was reaching to the young and older fans with the wide spectrum of an impressive repertoire; he truly captured our attention and motivated us to get together and participate. It was a pleasure to watch him perform and I appreciated his time for a brief interview for our OLB website.

You have blown us away with your talent, energy and an amazing performance.
-Thank you, well I got to say I play off the crowd, so it’s a great crowd and everybody is into it and that just makes me have a better time, and you know more energy from the crowd, more energy to me, and it just goes back and forth.
The great energy is that real thing that we all are looking for, and I have to say you just gave us the greatest gift!
- O, thank you! What a crowd, that crowd was so into it! You know what, when we got here all I could think was how hungry I was, everything smelled so good, all the food, I got some to go yes, but I can’t wait. But you know what? When we got here everybody was so nice, and everybody was just so great and once I started playing everybody got up and danced and just makes me want to have more fun and sing more songs.
How important to you is the feed back from the audience?
- Feed back from the audience is probably one of the most important things for me. I really don’t like people to sit down, but if they are sitting down having fun and clapping that’s good I just want interaction. I love the interaction, and here it was a hundred percent.
I didn’t expect that, I thought you were going to do your numbers and disappear. I saw you on the television, I know you are a big star and we are lucky to have you here.
-I’m happy to be here!
I wonder if you would compare this crowd to your audience at other ethnic festivals and gatherings?
-You guys top them! The energy is good and everybody gets into it, I think Elvis has span to so many years, many generations, so many different ethnic groups. You know I could go to so many different places and play and sing Elvis, but you guys definitely have the most energy.
This is so great and I’m so glad you took time for this conversation.
- You know what? You didn’t even have to interview me; you could just look into the crowd and how they got into it. I hope I can come back; I would love to come back.
Promoting our church and community is our main goal and you did an amazing job at doing it. This interview will be published on our website.
-Thank you very much I appreciate it and I’m looking forward seeing it on the website.

Terry Buchwald's Website

By: S.L

Ponedjeljak 15. Lipanj 2009.

Terry Buchwald Elvis još živi

Široki spektar
impresivnog repertoara

U subotnju vecer prvog dana našeg vec tradicionalnog hrvatskog piknika uživali smo u fantasticnom koncertu Terry Buchwalda umjetnika iz Western New Yorka. On je profesionalni pjevac, zabavljac i nacionalno priznati Elvisov imitator, koji nas je iznenadio raskošnim talentom, a doseg njegovog glazbenog umijeca seže od Elvisa do suvremenih izvodaca kao što su Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, i Keith Urban. Imali smo cast da za nas izvede svoj program na godišnjem pikniku gdje smo ga ugostili po prvi put.
Fantastican prijem publike i interakcija s talentiranim glazbenikom na sceni ucinili su njegov nastup dogadajem koji ce se dugo pamtiti uz naglasak na sjajnu umjetnik-fan komunikaciju. Predstavio nam se odlicnim interpretacijama i zabavom, a dobra glazba zajamcila je i dobar provod. Njegovu energiju osjetili su podjednako najmladi kao i stariji obožavatelji, a širokim spektrom impresivnog repertoara on je uistinu osvojio našu pažnju i motivirao nas na sudjelovanje i druženje. Bilo je zadovoljstvo pratiti njegov scenski nastup, a osobito smo mu zahvalni što je odvojio trenutak za kratak intervju za našu OLB webstranicu.

Fascinirali ste nas svojim talentom, energijom i iznenadujucim performansom.
- Hvala, mogu samo reci da je publika ta koja me nadhnjuje, tako se u velikoj masi svi dobro zabavljaju, to potom ucini da se i ja bolje osjecam na sceni, i znate što se dogada - više energije od mase, više energije za mene, pa za publiku i tako u nedogled.
Sjajna energija je doista stvar koju svi tražimo, a moram reci - vi ste nam podarili najveci dar!
- O, hvala vam! Kakva publika! Masa je bila potpuno u tome! Znate što, kada smo stigli ovamo bio sam veoma gladan, sve je odlicno mirisalo na hranu, dobio sam ponešto za kasnije, ali ne mogu docekati. Kad smo stigli ovamo svi su bili jako ljubazni, svi su bili sjajni, a najednom kad sam poceo svirati svi su ustali i zaplesali što me je motiviralo da se i ja dobro zabavljam i za vas otpjevam više pjesama.
Koliko vam je važna reakcija publike?
- Feed back od publike je vjerojatno jedna od najvažnijih stvari za mene. Ja stvarno ne volim kad ljudi samo sjede, no ako sjede, zabavlaju se i plješcu onda je to dobro, jer ja zaista želim komunikaciju. Volim interakciju, a ovdje se to ostvarilo sto posto.
Nismo baš toliko ocekivali, mislii smo da cete odsvirati svoje brojeve i nestati. Ranije sam vidio vaš televizijski nastup, znao sam da ste jako popularni i jako smo sretni da ste ovdje s nama.
-Ja sam vrlo sretan da sam došao!
Kako biste usporedili našu publiku s vašom publikom na drugim festivalima i priredbama ostalih etnickih skupina pred kojima ste nastupali?
-Vi ste na samom vrhu! Energija je bila dobra i svi su je mogli osjetiti, mislim da je Elvisov raspon tolikog niza godina, dosegao mnoge naraštaje, pa i mnoge razlicite etnicke grupe. Znate uvijek sam mogao obici toliko razlicitih mjesta i predstavljati i pjevati Elvisa, ali vaša publika definitivno ima najviše energije.
To je sjajno, i ja vam se zahvaljujem što ste odvojili vrijeme za ovaj razgovor.
- Znate li što? Niste uopce trebali razgovarati sa mnom, mogli ste jednostavno pogledati u publiku i vidjeti koliko su se uživjeli u nastup. Nadam se da cu se ovdje opet vratiti, volio bih za vas ponovo nastupati.
Promoviranje naše crkve i zajednice je naš osnovni cilj i vi ste nacinili nevjerovatan posao radeci na tome. Ovaj intervju ce biti objavljen na našoj web stranici.
- Puno vam hvala, bilo mi je zadovoljstvo I nadam se da cu to vidjeti na web stranici.

Terry Buchwald's Website

S.L.

Our parishioner, Mr. David P. Petrus, received the «Lay Award of St. Joseph the Worker». He has been selected to receive this prestigious award in recognition of his extraordinary work and unselfish dedication to Our Lady of Bistrica Church. This award was conferred by the Bishop of Buffalo at a concelebrated Mass in St. Joseph Cathedral on April 26, 2009.

David is well known in our community where he serves as the President of our Parish Council and as a member of the finance committee. He works as a stationary engineer (licensed operator of boilers and other equipment) at Tonawanda Coke Corporation supplying foundry coke to the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Petrus is also a lector at our Saturday Mass. Not only is his liturgy reading of the Scripture enjoyable for the listeners, it is also very spiritually rewarding. As a member of our church he is well known as the head bartender at all of our main events and celebrations, as our mechanic, and most of all, as a great man.

David and his wife Judy have been active members of our parish for many years. Their sons, Frank and Scott and three grandsons, Donovan, Alex and Andrew, are certainly proud of David’s achievements and success. He is a person who is always ready to help and works hard to help our community. His great work is an inspiring example for those who would like to get involved in creating a better future for our church and community.

It is a pleasure and an honor to congratulate David and his family.

Photo: Frank Grgas

By: S.L

Naš župljanin g. David S. Petrus primio je Nagradu «Sv. Josipa radnika» On je izabran da primi ovu prestižnu nagradu kao priznanje za izvanredno nesebican rad i zalaganje u crkvi Naše Gospe Bistricke. Nagradu mu je dodijelio Biskup iz Buffala na svetoj Misi u Katedrali Sv. Joseph u Buffalu, 26. travnja 2009.

David je poznat u našoj sredini, gdje služi kao predsjednik vijeca naše župe, a clan je i financijskog odbora. On radi kao stacionarni inženjer (ovlašteni operator za bojlere i drugu opremu) na Tonawanda Koks Korporaciji koja opskrbljuje ljevaonice koksa u SAD-u i Kanadi. G. Petrus je poznat kao lektor na subotnjoj misi. Ne samo da su njegova citanja ugodna za slušatelje, nego je njegova interpretacija vrlo vazna kao duhovna nagrada. Kao clan naše crkve David je poznat i kao glavni bartender na svim našim glavnim dogadajima i slavljima, mehanicar i prije svega veliki covjek.

David i njegova supruga Judy su aktivni clanovi naše župne vec dugi niz godina. Imaju dva sina Franka i Scotta i tri unuka, zovu se Donovan, Alex i Andrew, koji su svakako ponosni na Davidova postignuca i uspjeh. On je osoba koja je uvijek spremna da pomogne i naporno radi kako bi pomogao našoj zajednici. Njegov rad je inspirirativan primjer za one koji bi se željeli ukljuciti u kreiranje bolje buducnosti za našu crkvu i zajednicu.

Veliko mi je zadovoljstvo cestitati Davidu i njegovoj obitelji.

Photo: Frank Grgas

S.L.

A traditional Easter custom in Croatia is the coloring and exchanging of Easter eggs. Hens start laying eggs in the spring and the birth of a small chick from the egg symbolizes Jesus Christ’s rising from the grave, resurrection and eternal life.

For the Easter holidays, giant painted eggs were placed in thirteen cities which included: Dubrovnik, Budapest, Bratislava, Klagenfurt, Madrid, Bilbao, Barcelona and New York. Twenty American TV stations from Anchorage, Alaska to Florida, shared the information about the eggs and confirmed for the organizers that the project was very interesting.

Eggs were painted by a group of twenty folk artists in the style of Croatian folk art. The Croatian National Tourist Board funded all costs for the international transport of four eggs. The Consulate of the Republic of Croatia in New York was the main sponsor for the egg in New York City.

Some of the great Easter eggs (in the pictures) are displayed in the Square of Ban Jelacic and in front of St. Mark's Church with the Croatian Parliament in the background, as symbols of friendship, joy and love of Easter, and as a gift to the Croatian Government for Easter of 2009.

By: S.L

Tradicionalni uskršnji obicaj je bojanje jaja – pisanica i medjusobno darivanje tim jajima. Na proljece perad pocinje nesti jaja, a rodjenje malih pilica iz jajeta simbolizira izlazak Isusa Krista iz groba, uskrsnuce i život vjecni.

Povodom uskrsnih blagdana, veliku pisanicu dobilo je trinaest gradova medu kojima su: Dubrovnik, Budimpešta, Bratislava, Klagenfurt, Madrid, Bilbao, Barcelona, te New York. Dvadesetak americkih TV postaja, od Anchoragea na Aljasci do Floride prenijelo je informaciju o jajetu što je organizatorima dalo potvrdu da je projekt medijski vrlo zanimljiv.

Pisanice su oslikane u stilu hrvatske naive, a u oslikavanju je sudjelovalo dvadesetak naivnih umjetnika. Hrvatska turisticka zajednica financirala je cetiri jajeta za inozemstvo s transportnim troškovima. Za pisanicu iz New Yorka, glavni sponzor bio je konzulat Republike Hrvatske u New Yorku.

Velika uskršnja jaja (na slikama) izložena su naTrgu Bana Jelacica i Trgu Svetog Marka ispred crkve i Hrvatskog sabora kao simbol prijateljstva, ljubavi i radosti Uskrsa, kao dar Vladi RH povodom Uskrsa 2009. godine.

S.L.

Easter is the celebration of Jesus’ victory of life over death. It is the feast of His Resurrection.

After enduring indescribable sufferings and agonizing death Jesus rose glorious and triumphant from the tomb.

Jesus is giving us strenght and hope that some day we too will rise from the grave and be united with Him forever.

Happy Easter! Rejoice and be glad!

By: Sister Clarissa

Uskrs je slavlje Isusove pobjede života nad smcu. To je blagdan njegova uskrsnuca.

Nakon što je otrpio neizrecivu patnju i bolnu smrt, Isus je slavno i pobjednicki uskrsnuo iz groba.

Isus nam daje nadu i vjeru da cemo i mi ustati iz groba i biti sjedinjeni s Njime vjecno.

Sretan Uskrs! Radujte se i veselite!

Sestra Clarissa

Our active and ambitious Pro-life youth group held its very first meeting at our parish last December. Leaders of this group are John and Dee Dee Tomasello. After initial prayer they welcomed present members, involved them in the discussion about pregnancy, tribulations, abortion and important protection of unborn children.

The second meeting of Pro-life youth group was nearly canceled because of the snowstorm and cold weather in January, but to everyone’s surprise the number of participants increased. They talked about the future actions and were discussing human cruelty in a crime of abortion. At the end of their meetings they often serve soft drinks, snacks, pizza and hang out.

At their third meeting they gathered 32 people proving that young people are interested in this subject and care about this agenda. They were deciding on the projects that they would like to participate in and decided to pray outside the abortion clinic.

Early on March 6th, our youth group held meeting outside the abortion clinic on Main St. downtown Buffalo. More than 40 people participated, they prayed rosary and chaplet of mercy in a peaceful protest. Many of them were greatly touched by the experience and would like to volunteer in many other activities around the area with participation in regular prayers.

The next LIFE ON THE LINE Pro-Life Youth Group meeting is March 19 at 6:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. in Cardinal Stepinac Auditorium (room upstairs). New members are always Welcome!

By: S.L.

Naša aktivna i ambiciozna Pro-life grupa mladih održala je svoj prvi sastanak u našoj župi prošlog prosinca. Voditeljii ove grupe su John i Dee Dee Tomasello. Nakon uvodne molitve pozdravili su prisutne clanove koji su se ukljucili u raspravu o trudnoci, teškocama, pobacaju i važnosti zaštite nerodjene djece.

Drugi sastanak Pro-life omladinske grupe je zamalo otkazan zbog mecave i velike hladnoce u sijecnju, ali se na opce iznenadenje broj sudionika još povecao. Prisutni su diskutirali o buducnosti, raspravljali o ljudskoj okrutnosti i zlocinu pobacaja. Na kraju svojih sastanaka oni cesto posluže bezalkoholna pica, zalogaje, pizzu i uživaju u druženju.

Na njihovom trecem sastanku okupile su se 32 osobe što dokazuje da su mladi ljudi zainteresirani za ovu temu i brigu o ovoj tematici. Ovaj put su odlucivali o projektima u kojima bi željeli sudjelovati i odlucili su moliti ispred klinika za abortuse.

Rano 6. ožujka naša grupa mladih održala je sastanak ispred klinike za abortus na Main St. u centru Buffala. Sudjelovao je više od 40 ljudi, u svom su mirnom protestu molili krunicu i brojanicu milosrda. Mnogi od njih su bili izuzetno dirnuti tim iskustvom pa bi želljeli volontirati i u mnogim drugim aktivnostima te sudjelovati u redovitim molitvama.

Sljedeci sastanak LIFE ON THE LINE Pro-Life grupe mladih održat ce se 19. ožujka u 6 iI 30 do 9 i 30 u dvorani Kardinala Stepinca (soba na gornjem katu). Novi clanovi su uvijek dobrodošli!

S.L.

The office of Pro-Life Activities for the Diocese of Buffalo is now accepting reservations for the annual March for Life, which will take place on Jan. 22nd, 2009 in Washington, D.C. The 36 year old Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade means that since 1973 a startling 50 MILLION preborn children have lost their lives to the tragedy of abortion 120,000 occur annually in New York State alone.

To make your reservation or to become a generous sponsor call 847-2205 or send an e-mail address is Pro-Lifeoffice@buffalodiocese.org In order to guarantee the low diocesan hotel rate make reservations prior to December 29. For information on reservations for the Seminarians, religious, and youth all seek sponsorships to attend this event and need your support. If anyone would like to sponsor a person who might otherwise not be able to attend including youth, the cost is $75.00.

Please pray about offering a tax-deductible charitable donation. Checks go to The Office of Pro-Life Activities/Diocese of Buffalo, 795 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14203

Diocese Information

Ured za Pro-Life aktivnosti Biskupije iz Buffala trenutno prima rezervacije za godišnji March for Life, koji ce se održati 22. Sijecnja, 2009 u Washingtonu DC. Marš je uperen protiv 36 godina stare odluke Vrhovnog suda Roe v. Wade jer je od 1973. potresna brojka od 50 MILLIIONA nerodene djece izgubilo živote u tragediji pobacaja, samo u državi New York obavlja se 120,000 pobacaja godišnje.


Za informacije o rezervacijama nazovite broj 847-2205 ili e-mail na adresu Pro-Lifeoffice@buffalodiocese.org molimo potražite vjerske Seminare. U cilju pomoci biskupija jamci pristupacnu hotelsku rezervaciju do 29 prosinca. Mladi traže sponzorstvo za prisustvovanje ovom dogadaju i trebaju vašu podršku. Rezervirajte svoje putovanje ili postanite velikodušnim sponzorom. Želite li sponzorirati osobe koje inace ne bi bili u mogucnosti prisustvati cijena je $ 75.00.

Molimo vas pomozite, jer ce vam ova karitativna donacija biti odbijena od poreza. Vaš cek trebate uputiti na The Office of Pro-Life Activities/Diocese of Buffalo, 795 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14203

Informacija iz Biskupije

Advent is an English version of a Latin word Adventus - “a coming”. It refers to the four-week period before Christmas during which we spiritually await the coming of Christ at Christmas.

The Church has given us these four weeks to prepare ourselves for the coming of the Son of God. He comes to us in grace each time we celebrate the Eucharist and pray. Only if we are united with Him in prayer we will recognize his presence

Advent is the time, which reminds us of the final coming of Christ in glory. This will be the time when He will come to judge the living and the dead and each one will receive what his deeds deserve. We have to prepare for His final coming and readyness to meet Him whenever He comes.

Finally, Advent is the time to reflect on the real meaning of Christmas. It is a time to look deep into our hearts and see if there is anything that would stand on the way to His coming.

In the Book of the Prophet Isaiah we read:
“A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight in the wasteland highway for our God! Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low; the rugged land shall be made a plain, and the rough country, a broad valley. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed.”

By: Sister Clarissa

Advent je hrvatska verzija stare latinske rijeci Adventus za "nadolazeci". Ovo se odnosi na cetiri tjedna prije Božica, odnosno na razdoblje tijekom kojeg duhovno ocekujemo dolazak Krista na Božic.

Crkva nam je odredila ova cetiri tjedna kako bismo se pripremili za dolazak Sina Božjega. On koji iznova dolazi da nas blagoslovi svaki put kada molitvom slavimo Euharistiju. Samo ako smo ujedinjeni s njim
u molitvi cemo prepoznati njegovu prisutnost.

Došašce je vrijeme koje nas podsjeca na konacni dolazak Krista u slavlju. Tada ce ce doci suditi žive i mrtve i svatko ce dobiti ono što njegova djela zaslužuju. Mi smo u pripremi za njegov konacni dolazak, sveti život trebamo biti uvijek spremna za susret kada god do njega dode.

Došašce je vrijeme za promišljanje o stvarnom znacenju Božica. To je vrijeme da duboko u našim srcima potražimo i vidjmo prepreke koje stoje na putu do njegova dolaska.

U knjizi proroka Izaije smo procitali:
"A glas zavapi: U pustinji Pripravite put Gospodinu! Napravite u pustoši stazu Bogu našemu! Svaki dolina neka se ispuni, svaka gora i brežuljak nek se izravna, a ispresijecana zemlja postane ravnica, neka gruba zemlja postane široka dolina. Tada ce se ocitovati Slava Jahvina."

Sestra Clarissa

The rosary is an old prayer tracing its roots to the twelfth century when the people who could not read and write would count their prayers on the string of beads.

During the 15th century the rosary developed into familiar prayer form, as we know it today. Dominicans were very influential in the growth, devotion and spread of this prayer.

The Blessed Mother urged everyone to pray the rosary during her apparitions at Fatima, Portugal. She was named "the Lady of the Rosary," she promised that the Rosary would help people reinforce their faith, convert sinners and bring
a peace to the world.

The feast of Our Lady of Rosary is celebrated on October 7th when all are invited to meditate upon the mysteries of Christ following the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary who was the mostly related to the incarnation, passion and glorious resurrection of the Son of God.

By: Sister Clarissa

Krunica je stara molitvena tradicija ciji korijeni sežu u dvanaesto stoljece u doba kad su ljudi koji nisu umjeli citati ni pisati brojili svoje molitve na niski ili brojanici perli.

Tijekom 15og stoljeca krunica se razvila u molitvenu formu kakvu poznajemo i danas. Dominikanci su znacajno utjecali na njezin razvoj, utjecaj, pobožnost
i širenje ove molitve.

Blažena Majka bodrila je svakoga na molitvu krunice za vrijeme njezinih ukazanja u Fatimi u Portugalu. Ona se prozvala "Gospom od Krunice" uz obecanje da ce Krunica pomoci ljudima ucvrstiti vjeru, da ce preobratiti gresnike i donijeti Mir svijetu.

Slavljenje Gospe od Krunice proslavlja se 7. Listopada kada su svi pozvani na meditaciju posvecenu Kristovim tajnama da slijede primjer Blažene Djevice Marije koja je bila osobito povezana sa inkarnacijom, strašcu i velicanstvenim uskrsnucem Sina Bozijega.

Sestra Clarissa

It's that time of the year again. Changing leaves, abundant harvests of our local specialties of apples, peaches, tomatoes and much more.

Our thoughts start to turn to winter and what we'll have to do to prepare. Outdoor projects like planting, blacktopping the driveway and canning consume our thoughts. In addition to our own personal projects, it is also the time to gather with family and friends before the weather gets too harsh.

Traditionally at Our Lady of Bistrica, we have our Oktoberfest dinner, where the ladies of our church prepare a homemade dinner, Croatian style, which is always pleasing to the palate.

On Sunday October 12th, 2008 after the mass at 1:00 at the Cardinal Stepinac Auditorium, the ladies will be preparing a menu of stuffed peppers, chicken, potatoes, salad and apple strudel for dessert (of course refreshments also).

Bring some family members who haven’t come around for while for everyone to see. Please come and join us for food, meet your old friends and make new ones.

By: Mike Ciko

Opet nam je stiglo to doba godine. Obojenost lišca
sa obiljem darova. Od domaceg voca i povrca bit ce jabuka, breskvi, paradajza i mnogih drugih plodova.

Naša se razmišljanja okrecu zimi i poslovima koje moramo obaviti kako bismo se za nju dobro pripremili. Poslovi na otvorenom poput sadnje, zaštite okucnice
i prilaza te priprema zimnice zaokupljaju nam misli.
Uz jesenje radove, ovo je takoder vrijeme druženja
s obitelji i prijateljima prije nego vremenske prilike postanu previše oštre.

Naša župa Our Lady of Bistrica tradicionalno prireduje Oktoberfest zakusku, za koju domacice naše župe spremaju okrepljujuci hrvatski rucak, koji uvijek prija našem nepcu.

U nedjelju 12. listopada 2008 nakon Svete mise u 1:00 u dvorani Kardinala Stepinca, naše domacice spremaju jelovnik na kojem ce se uz punjene paprike naci piletina s krumpirom i salatom te štrudla od jabuka za desert (uz obavezna osvježavajuca pica).

Dovedite i clanove obitelji koji neko vrijeme nisu navracali pa ih dugo nismo vidjeli. Molimo vas dodite
i pridružite nam se. Uživajmo u dobrom zalogaju
i ugodnom druženju sa starim i novim prijateljima.

Mike Ciko

Ako trebate bilo kakvu pomoc, pri pisanju ili slanju svojih pisama ili imate bilo kakvih pitanja, slobodno se obratite. Imate li kakvih pitanja kontaktirajte nas:
Linda Biernat tel/ 625 - 8135
Stevo Leskarac tel/ 882 - 3787
Ourladyofbistrica@gmail.com

We know what it takes to make something happen. Every event at our parish, was made possible by volunteers who are contributing to our community activities. Everyone who worked on preparation for any of our events knows - it isn’t easy. It’s much easier to forget that everything we were taking for granted, takes a careful planning, hours of preparations, and the most of all – the hard work.

Sometimes before, during or after some special functions we tend to be the great critics, taking a hard look at the things, and focusing on the details we didn’t like and enjoy. We would often have done something different (rarely better), but seldom we like and appreciate what we have, until (in some cases) we lose it. It’s easy to forget that someone worked, for days in advance, preparing our meals, building the tents, placing our tables and chairs. While we are having fun, our volunteers are still working in the kitchen, selling tickets, serving us drink and keeping us safe. We paid for our tickets do we owe them something? Well, it feels good to hear a positive comment, to recognize someone’s appreciation and gratitude for all that they are doing and have done.

Our new Bulletin is presenting a Father Chris’s message or Thank you note for everyone who worked hard to make our Annual picnic possible. This note from our priest is a positive model for motivation of the participants and volunteers, and inspiration for those who are going to help us in the creating our future events. We are publishing it here in its entirety:

“It took many hours to prepare for the picnic: setting up the property, putting up tents, tying up the meats for roasting, and then roasting the lamb, pork and chickens, baking strudel and nut rolls, making potato and macaroni salad, bread, working in the kitchen, working behind the bar, making the theme baskets and watching over the auction, souvenir booth, games, bounce house, bake sale, Bell Jar table, cleaning up after the picnic. May God bless all of the people who did all of that work. Thank you from the bottom of our heart. Fr. Chris.”

By: S.L

Svi znamo koliko je truda potrebno da bi se nešto dogodilo. Svaki pojedini dogadaj u našoj župi, omogucili su volonteri koji doprinose aktivnostima naše zajednice. Svi oni koji su ponekada pomagali u pripremama za bilo koju prigodu znaju – da to nije lak posao. Puno je lakše zaboraviti da sve ono što uzimamo zdravo za gotovo, iziskuje pažljivo planiranje i najviše od svega – veliki trud.

Ponekad prije, u tijeku ili nakon pojedine proslave težimo tome da budemo velikim kriticarima, opažamo stvari pažljivo se fokusirajuci na detalje koji nam se nisu svidjeli i kojima nismo bili zadovoljni. Nerijetko bismo nešto napravili drugacije (rijetko bolje), a slabo znamo uživati u onom što imamo, dok (u pojedinim slucajevima) to ne izgubimo. Lako je zaboraviti da se netko puno trudio, u danima koji su priredbi prethodili netko je spravljao našu hranu, podizao šatore, za nas postavljao stolove, prenosio i slagao stolice. Dok se zabavljamo naši volonteri i dalje rade u kuhinji, prodaju karte, serviraju nam napitke, brinu za našu sigurnost. Platili smo za svoje troškove, zar im štogod dugujemo? Pa, lijepo je cuti dobronamjeran komentar, osjetiti necije zadovoljsto i zahvalnost za trud i sve što za nas cine i ono što su do sad napravili.

Naš najnoviji Bulletin predstavlja poruku Fr. Christophera bilješku zahvalnosti svima onima koji su se puno trudili da naš Godišnji piknik ucine mogucim. Ovaj zapis našeg svecenika je pozitivni primjer za motivaciju sudionika i volontera te inspiracija onima koji ce nam pomoci i u kreiranju naših buducih priredbi. Ovdje tu poruku za Vas prenosimo u cijelosti:

“Trebalo nam je puno vremena da pripremimo sve za naš piknik: Poslovi su ukljucivali pripremanje terena, podizanje šatora, povezivanje mesa za pecenje, pecenje prascica, pilica i janjetine, potom pravljenje štrudli i orahnjaca, pripremu krumpira i salate s makaronima i kruha, poslove u kuhinji i posluživanju za barom, pravljenje tematskih košarica pracenje aukcije uz štand sa suvenirima, osiguranje igara, bounce house, prodaja poslastica, Bell Jar table te spremanje nakon piknika. Neka Dragi Bog blagoslovi sve one koji su pomogli u obavljanju ovih poslova. Hvala Vam od srca. Fr. Chris.”

S.L

Next Tuesday's (April 8th) is our weekly Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (from after the 7:30 AM Mass until 6:00 PM) and the Rosary and Benediction at 6:00 PM. Adoration will be dedicated for the intention of keeping our Sisters in our parish. We kindly ask our parishioners to join us in prayer to beg God for a special favor.

Our Croatian Sisters - the Sisters of Charity of
St. Vincent de Paul of Zagreb - have been called home to Croatia by the Mother General of their order. This news is a cause of great sadness for the all members of our Lady of Bistrica, as we have a love and attachment for each other. They are very important to us, not only for all the valuable and necessary services they selflessly provide, but also for their spiritual guidance and devotion to our parish members. They are providing a religious education, music and countless other works. Our dear nuns cook, clean and keep our altar and all our gardens absolutely beautiful.

The parish council is drafting a letter to be sent to the Mother General that will plead our case while being respectful of her authority in this matter. Father Chris and the church trustees and council will sign this letter on behalf of the entire parish. We are hoping for a miracle - we will pray!

By: C.& L. Duncan

Sljedeceg utorka (8.Travnja) je naše tjedno Klanjanje Presvetom Sakramentu (nakon jutarnje mise u 7:30 do 6h poslije podne) i Krunice s Blagoslovom u 6h poslije podne. Klanjanje ce biti posveceno ocuvanju casnih sestara u našoj župi. Ljubazno Vas molimo da nam se pridružite u molitvi kojim cemo se Dragom Bogu obratiti za osobitu uslugu.

Po naredbi Casne Majke, naše casne sestre Družbe sestara milosrdnica Sv. Vinka Paulskoga sa sjedištem u Zagrebu – pozvane su da se vrate u Hrvatsku. Ova vijest uzrokom je velike tuge svih župljana Naše Gospe Bistricke, jer smo sestre zavoljeli i vezani smo jedni za druge. Sestre su za nas izuzetno važne, ne samo zbog odgovornih i nužnih poslova koje za nas nesebicno obavljaju, nego zbog duhovnog vodstva i predanosti clanovima naše župe. One za nas osiguravaju religiozno obrazovanje, glazbu, te obavljaju i brojne druge poslove. Naše sestre i kuhaju, rade na uredivanju i održavanju crkve, oltara i naših prekrasnih vrtova.

Župno vijece upravo osmišlja pismo koje ce sa poštovanjem biti upuceno Casnoj Majci u kojem cemo uz štovanje njezinoga autoriteta iznijeti naše videnje i stavove u vezi ovog važnog slucaja. Naš svecenik Fr. Chris, crkveno povjerenstvo i župno vijece biti ce potpisnicima pisma u ime citave naše župe. S nadom da ce se dogoditi cudo – mi cemo se moliti!

C.& L. Duncan

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