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January—March 2014

Thank you!! Martin Hozjan

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Membership Ap-preciation Dinner & Annual Meeting

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Membership 3 SVS & Misc. 4 School Thank you!

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Koline 6 Wine Contest Navihanke

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Trivia & Recipe 8 S-ABA 9 Calendar 10

‘Thank You’ ….doesn’t seem enough when acknowledging someone who has spent 22+ years de-vo�ng his �me and effort to work with teams of people to promote our Slovenian heritage through his leadership, his perseverance, and dedica�on to bring to life the vision of building a place where Slovenians could gather and feel at home. This past June, Mr. Martin Hozjan, the President of the Slovenian Cultural Center since January 27, 1991, chose to re�re. Over the years, many of us have had the honor and pleasure of working with Mar�n. We knew that he would be there to support the challenges that we faced as well as celebrate the accomplishments. At the Center’s 18th Anniversary celebra�on on Sunday, Novem-ber 10th, we felt that it was appropriate that Mar�n be recognized and celebrated too. We presented Mar-�n with a crystal gavel with the following inscrip�on:

Martinu Hozjanu V zahvalo in priznanje za vztranost,

Dvaindvajsetletno vodenje Slovenskega kulturnega centra, In predanost slovenski skupnosti ter njenemu sozitju in rasti.

Slovenska skupnost, ki se zbiramo v Lemontu

Pictured from le�: Mar�na Hozjan Ruda, Mar�n Hozjan, Dana Rebrica Blase, Emily Blase, Rob Zudic

Many thanks to you Mar n, and especially to your family for their support as well as their me and tal-ents! We wish you well and look forward to seeing you enjoy your re�rement playing tarok, bocce ball, and

sharing a drink with your friends….Na zdravje!

Odbor Slovenskega Kulturnega Katoliškega

Centra želi vam in vašim družinam

uspešno in zdra-vo Novo Leto!

The Board of Directors wish you and your family a suc-cessful and healthy New

Year!


Slovenian Catholic Center · P.O. Box 634 · 14252 Main St. · Lemont, Illinois 60439

2014 MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION DINNER & ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Membership Appreciation Dinner will be held on Sunday, March 30th after 11:00 a.m. Mass.

Membership dues are: Individual $50; Senior (65+) $35; Family $100. All members of the Center are free of charge for this dinner. Tickets for non-member guests are $15 and stu-

dents (7-14) are $8. For more information please call 630-243-0670. Thank you for your continued support!!

The ANNUAL MEETING of the Slovenian Cultural Center will be held on Sunday, March 30th after the Membership Appreciation Dinner. Members of the Board of Directors and their committees will be providing reports summarizing the past year at the Center. During the meeting we will also be electing the Board for the upcoming year. Everyone is invited and encouraged to join us for the meeting.

Reservation Form - Membership Appreciation Dinner – March 30th, 2014 Name: ____________________________________________ _____ Phone #: ________________________________

Email address:_____________________________________________________________________________________

# of FREE Members: Adult(s): __________ Student(s): __________ Child(ren): ___________

GUESTS:

Adult(s): _______ $15.00 Student(s) 7-14 _______ $8.00 each Child(ren) under 6 _______ FREE

Method of payment: Cash ____________ Check # ____________ (make checks payable to ‘Slovenian Cultural Center’) Credit Card # _________________________________________________________________________________

Credit Card Verification 3-Digit Code (on the back of your card): ________________ Billing Zip Code: ________________________

Signature: ___________________________________________________________ Exp. Date: _____________

Reservations are due at the Slovenian Catholic Center by Sunday, March 23rd.

Please indicate with whom you would like to be seated. We will do our best to accommodate the request provided all parties have a paid reservation by the due date. We are unable to guarantee seating preferences for reservations made after the due date.

1. ___________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________ 7. ________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________ 8. ________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________ 9. ________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________ 10. _______________________________________________

Please remit this form to: Slovenian Catholic Center ~ PO Box 634 ~ Lemont, IL 60439



With the start of every New Year our membership drive begins. We extend our sincere thanks to everyone that has supported the Center by being a member. Membership is our main source of income and helps maintain our facilities and support our activities. Please support the Center by becoming a member – fill out the form below and return it to us with your payment. Membership cards will be distributed at the Membership dinner (or will be mailed if you cannot attend). We also are looking for individuals to help with activities at the Center. If you’re interested in donating some time to the Slovenian Cultural Center please give us a call or

come to our monthly meetings, every second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm. Your donation of time is priceless to us!

Vaša pomoč v kulturnem centru je zelo cenjena! Stem da plačate letno članarino in postanete aktiven član centra boste veliko pripomogli naši slovenski skupnosti. V centru se zbiramo ob veselih in žalostnih trenutkih

in si stisnemo roke, to je dom združenja, in prijatelstva.

Slovenian Catholic Center Membership Form Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Spouse’s Name: _____________________________ # of Dependent Children: _______________

Phone: _________________________________________________________________________

Email: _________________________________________________________________________


□ Individual Membership_________ $50.00 □ Family Membership____________ $100.00

□ Senior (65 & over) Membership___________ $35.00

Method of payment: Cash _______ Check # _______ Credit Card # ________________________________________ Exp. Date: ________________

Credit Card Verification 3-Digit Code (on the back of your card): ____________ Billing Zip Code: __________ Signature: _____________________________________

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE



In the year 2014 we celebrate 20th anniversary of the Slovenian Catholic Mission in Lemont. A special Wall Calendar was published. It is available in the church or by request in the Center. January 12th - Baraga Sunday Every 2nd Sunday of the month all families with school children are encour-aged to attend the regular 11am Mass and actively participate with readings, petitions, and singing. After the Mass, a monthly dinner is being served at the Cultural Center. February 2nd – Presentation of the Lord On Sunday, February 2nd there will be a blessing of the candles and the blessing of the throats (St. Blasé blessing) during the 11 am Mass. Lent – begins Ash Wednesday, March 5th. Every Sunday there will be devotions of the Stations of the Cross at 1:30 in the afternoon. Non-perishable food items will be collected in the church for the local Food Pantry. Friday, April 11th - making of the ‘butarice’ in the Center. Please, come and help! All proceeds will go to the missions. Palm Sunday – April 13th – 11:00 am – The blessing of the ’butarice’and other greenery will be in front of the Cultural Center. We will then process to the church. During the Mass, the solemn reading of Jesus’ passion ac-cording to Matthew will be read. Holy Thursday – April 17th - Jesus’ last supper. Solemn Mass will be at 7:00 pm, after the Mass holy hour with Jesus in the ‘jail’. Good Friday – April 18th – 3:00 pm Stations of the Cross (in English). At 7:00 pm will be Celebration of the Lord’s Passion. Holy Saturday-Vigil of Easter – April 19th – at 2:00 pm blessing of the food (which entail bread-meat; col-ored eggs, horse radish and ‘potica’-walnut cake). At 7:00 pm will be a special liturgy of the day followed by a gathering in the Cultural Ceter. Easter – April 20th – 11:00 am solemn Mass of Easter Sunday – Jesus’ resurrection.

Keep your CONTACT INFORMATION current... If you have moved or your contact informa�on has changed, please let us know so that we can con�nue to keep in touch. If your contact informa�on has changed; please send your updated informa�on to [email protected].

Tarok Tournament—This year the Center will be holding two Tarok Tournaments. There will be a tourna-ment held on January 11th and the Main Tarok Event held on March 23rd. Please see Nandi Puc for more informa�on or call the Center at 630-243-0670.

From the desk of St. Anne’s….We will hold a lodge mee�ng on February 16th and May 18th. On Palm Sunday we will also be hos�ng our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Please come out and join us!!



WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SLOMŠEK SLOVENIAN SCHOOL? The students and teachers of the Slomšek Slovenian School have been very busy during the first semester of the 2013-2014 school year. Besides the classes they attend each week, they have been very active with many projects and performances. Hopefully, they are enjoying their winter break before classes resume on Saturday, January 18th, 2014 at 10:00 am. We would like to encourage you to participate in Slovenian School! We offer many different teaching methodologies for second languages that are similar to what your students experience in school today – with the added advantage of making new Slovenian friends! Our educational materials consist of workbooks, books, CD’s, etc. directly from Slovenia. We supplement the classroom experience using laptops with microphones and language software that allow students to repeat vocabulary and lessons and give them the ability to playback their own voice. All of the classes have been working on new language skills using various learning methods from the formal courses used by the adults and young adults to the games that are played in the Srčki class. The intermediate students have been learning more vocabulary in order to build formal sentences and phrases, while many of the younger students are learning their numbers and colors. This semester was filled with many projects and performances. The students and teachers put together a wonderful performance for Sv. Miklavž that included recitations, plays, singing and dancing. All of the school’s dance groups performed for the Slovenian Catholic Center’s annual anniversary celebration. In addition to these annual events, the school also performed at the Museum of Science and Industry’s annual Christmas Around the World exhibition. The students danced and demonstrated many of the traditions of the Slovenian culture for those attending the per-formance. Our semester ended with a project which taught our students about the advent calendar with each stu-dent creating one of their own to take home and count down the days to the holiday season. For more information about upcoming events and performances taking place at the Slomšek Slovenian School, please visit our website at www.slovenianschool.info. Come join us for some winter games and other fun after classes are complete on January 25th! The school is fortunate to have many quality teachers that volunteer their time and skills. Because of their dedica-tion, we are able to have a successful school program. Please join us in thanking our current teachers and welcom-ing our new teachers when you see them at the Dom. The Slomšek Slovenian School would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who helped encourage our stu-dents with their donations to the school. The school is able to provide an updated learning experience for all of its students because of the support and generosity of members from the Slovenian community. If you are interested in teaching at the school, please contact us either via email at [email protected] or leave a message at the Center, 630-243-0670. You are always welcome to stop by and visit us on Saturdays from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm. Don’t forget to find us at some of the events throughout the year, including the Mother’s Day program! More details will be provided in the next newsletter.

Thank you….Hvala lepa! Thank you to all of the volunteers that help keep our community and our Dom up and running. Special thanks goes out to Fanika Fritz, Martin & Luba Novak, Kathy Majcen, Slavko & Slavica Sovan, Stane Anzeljc, Velko & Jozica Zudic, Joe Josza, Gusti & Mena Densa, Karl & Maria Zorjan,all of our groundskeepers, lawn mowers, snow plowers, kitchen staff, dishwashers, servers and bartenders! We are grateful for your dona-tion of time and for your service.

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE BALINARSKI KLUB FOR THEIR DONATION OF $100.00!!!



Koline - Sunday, February 9, 2014

If you are a fan of good food and good company you will not want to miss Koline at the Slovenian Catholic Center; Sunday, February 9th after the 11:00 am Mass. We will be serving blood sausage, white sausage, pork, krofe and many other goodies. Tickets are $20 for adults; students 7-14 are $8, under 6 are free. The proceeds from this dinner will benefit our folklore dance group, LIPA, of which the dancers will be serving your dinner. We will also have entertainment after lunch by our Ansambel Veseljaki for your dancing pleas-ure.

Pre-paid reservations are required and due by February 2nd! Če ste ljubitelj dobre hrane, prijetne družbe, potem prav gotovo ne boste zamudili pravih slovenskih kolin, ki jih bomo pripravili v slovenskem kulturnem centru v nedeljo 9. februarja po 11. sveti maši. Za ta tradicialni zimski praznik vam bomo servirali krvavice, bele klobase, svinsko pečenko, krofe in razne druge dobrote. Vstopnice za to praznovanje so po $20 za odrasle, $8 za mlade od 7-14 let, za mlajše od 6 let pa je vstop prost. Ves dobiček tega kosila je namenjen delovanju naših mladih folklornih plesalcev, LIPA, ki nam bodo kosilo tudi postregli. Po kosilo pa nas bodo za ples zabavali naši “Veseljaki”!

Reservacije se sprejemajo do 2. Februarja.

Reservation Form – KOLINE on February 9, 2014 Name: _____________________________________________________ Phone #: __________________________________________

Adult(s): ____________ @ $20.00 Student(s) 7-14 ____________ $8.00ea Child(ren) 6 and under ____________ FREE Method of payment: Cash ____________ Check # ____________ (make checks payable to ‘Slovenian Cultural Center’)

Credit Card # _________________________________________________________________________________ Credit Card Verification 3-Digit Code (on the back of your card): ___________________ Billing Zip Code: ______________________________

Signature: ___________________________________________________________ Exp. Date: _____________ Reservations are due at the Slovenian Catholic Center by Sunday, February 2, 2014

Please indicate with whom you would like to be seated. We will do our best to accommodate the request provided all parties have a paid reserva-tion by the due date. We are unable to guarantee seating preferences for reservations made after the due date.

1. ________________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________ 7. __________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________ 8. _________________________________________________

4.__________________________________________________ 9. __________________________________________________ 5.__________________________________________________ 10. _________________________________________________




On Saturday evening, April 26th, the Slovenian Catholic Center will be hosting the five-girl, folk music group, NAVIHANKE, from Slovenia. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the large hall of our Dom. Tickets will be $10 for adults and children and students, up to age 16, are free. Food and refreshments

will be available for purchase.

Information about the group can be found on their website, www.navihanke.com or at www.navihankeusa2014.com.

You are cordially invited to participate in the 7th Annual

Homemade Slovenian Wine Competition which will be held the afternoon of Sunday, February 9th - KOLINE

It’s that time of year again where we can enjoy the fruits of our Slovenian wine maker’s labor; where we can sample the delicious varietal wines in both reds and whites. The wine makers made their wines in the Fall of 2013 using their own techniques for the most perfect flavors, clarities, and aromas. Who will produce the best white and best red for 2013? To celebrate our 7th annual competition, I invite all of our wine makers to enter their wines of 2013.

For more detailed information about the competition, or if you know of someone that would be interested in participating this year, invite them to submit their wine and to contact Dana Blase. Messages can be left at the Center 630-243-0670 or email to [email protected]. Everyone is invited to enjoy a delicious meal at the Slovenian Catholic Center’s Koline Dinner on Sunday, February 9th following mass. The wine judging will begin after the luncheon.

I invite all of our Slovenian wine makers to participate in the challenge to see who has the BEST WHITE WINE and who has the BEST RED WINE for 2013!!

We have decided to make a few changes to the newsletter. We will be adding a new section for trivia, puzzles, games, jokes and recipes. If you have some information that you would like to add to upcoming newsletters; please let us know. In the meantime, take the word search chal-lenge on the next page and see how well you can find the castles! If you’d like to see the an-swers; please find Tina Hozjan at the Center on a Sunday afternoon to see how well you did!



SLOVENIAN CASTLES

Slovenia reportedly has more than 500 castles! Slovenia’s castles attract lots of tourists from all over the world because they are considered to be “architectural gems”. Sloveni-an castles are significant landmarks that not only have architectural excellence but also have historical significance. Can you find 17 of Slovenia’s most popular castles below?

H N Q W S G L E N I Z U F Q G A Q E L D X A R R G O M F B R U N N H S T R U G A W I O D U J C A O G A C Z W B L E D I Q N I Y J S K O F J A L O K A N G S T S L W P R E D J A M A G M R O B W B B D H X B S W J A J N U Y L N U K E R N Z Y V F D U O B B F I J E G C P E A A A T T I N N L Z L E P L N K I R U F P Z E I C C A E D I Q P G P P E C C H O P N H L Z K K Q Q N N E L T J J A T M C C U I S W O J O F E A E T P U E G S T A N J E L G M R M E R P S

Slovenian Almond Bars Recipe

· 1 cup flour · ¾ cup almonds, ground · ¾ cup powdered sugar

· ½ cup butter or margarine, room temperature · 4 egg whites

· 4 squares chocolate bar, grated · 1 egg, lightly beaten

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. 2. Separate 4 eggs, discarding the yolks but keeping the whites in bowl. 3. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, ground almonds, powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg whites, and chocolate. Mix

well. 4. Spread the mixture evenly into a buttered 8-inch square baking pan. 5. Brush the top with the beaten egg. 6. Bake for about 40 minutes. Cool to room temperature and cut into squares. Makes about 32 pieces.



SLOVENIAN AMERICAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION On November 14, 2013, the Slovenian American Business Association (S-ABA) held it’s first-ever confer-ence entitled “Slovenia: Business Opportunities for U.S. Companies”. The goal of the conference was to promote business relations between American and Slovenian companies. More than 60 companies from Slovenia, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York were represented at the conference; which was held at the offices of Tucker Ellis, LLP in Cleveland. Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia, Jure Žmauc organized the event and introduced all of the S-ABA members present; including a total of 36 companies of which 22 were from Slovenia and 14 were from the U.S. Speakers at the conference spoke on a number of topics including the current economic climate in Slove-nia, privatization of business, manufacturing in the United States and Slovenian companies doing busi-ness in the U.S. After the conference, we were able to enjoy Slovenian wines and spirits by St. Tomas and Črnko and Protner, Laško Beer and Slovenia Vodka courtesy of Emil Gaspari, a Slovenian wine and beer importer from New York. During the conference, Mr.Žmauc was also presented with a proclamation by the City of Cleveland, rec-ognizing him for encouraging and strengthening business ties between the U.S. and the Republic of Slo-venia. Congratulations to Jurček on his many achievements as our Consular. The Slovenian American Business Association or S-ABA is a business trade association which works in conjunction with the Consul General to the United States, the Republic of Slovenia, relevant Ministries of Slovenia, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Department of Commerce, various U.S. state and local governments, the European Union, and S-ABA members to establish and deliver a variety of business programs, business information, contacts, and support tools to achieve the S-ABA mission to increase bilateral trade. S-ABA’s main objectives are: * to support business cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and the United States of America; * to stimulate trade, cooperation in development, investments and other economic relations between Slovenia and the USA; * to initiate and maintain information ties between economy and the state; * to organize education seminars for representatives of Slovenian and USA companies ; * to stimulate science research connections and cooperation between education institutions for business development support Additional information about S-ABA is available at www.sloabal.com.

Martina Hozjan Ruda

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY! On Sunday, February 2nd, the Center will be open for Superbowl Sunday. We will have a large screen TV set up to watch the final teams compete for the championship. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Come cheer on your favorite team!!



Upcoming Events for 2014 Saturday, January 11th – Tarok Tournament – First day of Slovenska Šola

Sunday, January 12th – Monthly dinner to benefit Baraga Association

Sunday, February 2nd—Prešernov Dan

Sunday, February 9th – Koline & Wine Making Contest

Sunday, March 9th – Monthly dinner

Saturday, March 22nd – Tarok Tournament

Sunday, March 30th – Annual Meeting & Membership Appreciation Dinner

Friday, April 11th – Making of Butarice

Sunday, April 13th – Palm Sunday Luncheon

Sunday, April 20th – Easter Sunday – Center CLOSED

Saturday, April 26th – Navihanke Concert – 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 10th – Last day of Šola

Sunday, May 11th – Mother’s Day Luncheon

Sunday, June 2nd – Ave Maria Fundraiser

Sunday, June 15th – Father’s Day Picnic sponsored by Prekmurje Social Club

Sunday, June 22nd – Corpus Christi

Saturday & Sunday, June 28th & 29th – Slovenian Sports Klub Softball Tour-nament & Picnic

Sunday, July 27th – St. Anne’s Society, KSKJ #170 – Pilgrimage & Picnic

Sunday, August 10th – SCC Picnic & Raffle

Sunday, August 24th – Honey Picnic & Youth Sports Tournaments

Saturday, September 13th – School Families, Alter Servers and Volunteers Picnic

Sunday, September 14th – Monthly dinner – St. Ann’s Matching Funds

Sunday, September 21st – Slomšek Sunday

Saturday, October 4th – First day of Slovenska Šola

BARAGA DAYS - September 20th - 21st

Sunday, October 12th – Monthly dinner to benefit the Missions

Sunday, November 9th – SCC 19th Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, December 6th – Sv. Miklavž

Saturday, December 13th – Last day of Šola for 2014

Sunday, December 14th – Monthly dinner

Thursday, December 25th – Christmas Day – Center CLOSED

Wednesday, December 31st – New Year’s Eve Celebration

The Board of the Slovenian Catholic Center meets on the second Tues-day of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the small hall of the Center; all are

welcome to attend and participate.

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