OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL – MEMBERSHIP 28,000 – HOME OFFICE: 205 MADISON STREET, PASSAIC, N.J. 07055 – www.slovakcatholicsokol.org Periodical Postage Paid at original entry of Passaic, N.J., 07055 and additional mailing offices VOLUME CV PASSAIC, N.J., October 5 PASSAIC, N.J., October 5, 2016 , 2016 NUMBER 5079 Slovensk¥ Katolícky Sokol Za Boha a Národ For God and Nation Scenes of the Annual Sokol Family Day Picnic hosted by Assembly 25 & Wreath 15 in Perryopolis, Pa. on August 21
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL – MEMBERSHIP 28,000 – HOME OFFICE: 205 MADISON STREET, PASSAIC, N.J. 07055 – www.slovakcatholicsokol.org
Periodical Postage Paid at original entry of Passaic, N.J., 07055 and additional mailing offi ces
VOLUME CV PASSAIC, N.J., October 5 PASSAIC, N.J., October 5, 2016, 2016 NUMBER 5079
Slovensk¥ Katolícky Sokol
Za Boha a Národ For God and Nation
Scenes of the Annual Sokol Family Day Picnic hosted by Assembly 25 & Wreath 15 in Perryopolis, Pa. on August 21
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Slovak Catholic Federation FallExecutive Board Meeting held at
Zenska Jednota in Beachwood, Oh.
Top: Cynthia M. Maleski, national president of the First Catholic Slo-vak Ladies Association, second from the right, is shown welcoming the participants of the fall executive board meeting of the Slovak Catholic Federation(SCF), to the home offi ce in Beachwood, Oh. on September 13. Shown above with her are, offi cers of the SCF, including l-r, Dolo-res M. Evanko, national secretary-treasurer and trustee of the Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union; our Supreme Chaplain, Rev. Andrew S. Hvozdovic, who is the national president of the SCF and the Rev. Thomas A. Nasta, national vice president and national chaplain of the First Catholic Slovak Union. The Zenska Jednota hosted the board meeting of the Slovak Catholic Federation which was founded in 1911 by the Rev. Joseph Murgas to promote and coordinate reli-gious activities among Slovak Catholic fraternal societies as well as American and Canadian Catholics of Slovak ancestry.
Executive Board in session
More than 35,000 pilgrims, ac-cording to offi cial estimates, gath-ered to celebrate the feast of Slo-vakia’s patroness, Our Mother of Sorrows, on September 15 at the national shrine in Sastin located in northwestern Slovakia. It was not-
ed that this year’s turnout exceeded that of 2015. The national pilgrim-age brought the faithful from across Slovakia. More than 40 priests were available for confession as well as other religious activities which preceded the principal pil-grimage liturgy celebrated out of doors on the grounds of the expan-sive shrine. The Most Rev. Bernard A. Bober, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kosice, was the principal cel-ebrant and homilist at the principal liturgy. Concelebrating the liturgy were 120 bishops and priests from across Slovakia. The Sastin shrine had its begin-nings in the 16th century when ap-parations of Our Lady to Angelika Bakicova, the wife of a landowner by the name of Czobor began. In thanksgiving to answered prayers through the intercession of Our Mother of Sorrows, a small cha-pel was erected in her honor. At the end of the 18th century, the Catholic
Church gave offi cial permission for public worship on the site. The shrine was initially entrusted to the care of the Pauline Fathers. Today, the shrine is under the direction of the Salesians of St. John Bosco. A great new shrine church was planned. On July 16,
1736, the cornerstone of the present shrine church was blessed. The church was completed and blessed in 1748. During the reign of Empress Maria Theresa, the renowned Habsburg imperial architect, Franz
Hildebrand, recommended interior decorations and the construction of the main altar made of red marble. The empress’ fi nancial support helped to complete the interior deco-ration of the shrine. Following the creation of Czecho-Slovakia, Pope Pius II declared Our Mother of Sorrows, patroness of Slovakia in 1927. In 1964, Pope Paul VI elevated the shrine to the status of a minor basilica. Pope Saint John Paul II visited the shrine in July 1995. The feast of Our Mother of Sorrows is celebrated by the Uni-versal Church on September 15. In the present Slovak Republic, the ob-servance is a national holiday. The tradition of pilgrimage continues to be a wonderful sign of the vital-ity of the faith in Slovakia. With the approaching fall season, outdoor pil-grimages will be curtailed however those held indoors will continue at shrine churches in various parts of Slovakia.
Sastin Shrine attracts 35,000 pilgrims Honoring Our Mother of Sorrows
Some of the thousands of pilgrims in Sastin, Slovakia at the Shrine of Our Mother of Sorrows are shown receiving Holy Communion at this year’s pilgrimage liturgy. Photo by SITA, Martin Medoansky
His Excellency, Archbishop Bernard A. Bober of Kosice was the homilist at this year’s pilgrimage in honor of our Mother of Sor-rows at Sastin, Slovakia. Photo by SITA, Martin Medoansky
All is in readiness for the gala celebration marking the 100th anni-versary of the founding of Assembly 162 of the Slovak Catholic Sokol in Clifton, N.J. The centennial festivi-ties are set for Sunday, October 16 and begin with a Mass of Thanks-giving celebrated at 10:30 a.m. in the Church of SS. Cyril and Methodius, located at 218 Ackerman Avenue. Members of Assembly 162 were among the founders of this noted Slovak parish in 1913. Since its be-ginnings, Assembly 162 continues to support its ministry. The lodge’s various fraternal activities have been centered in this parish over the past century. Following the liturgy, the celebration will continue with a reception and dinner at the beauti-ful Royal Manor in Garfi eld, N.J. where an interesting and enjoyable program has been planned. Tickets for the dinner are $40.00 for adults and $23.00 for children age 12 and under. For additional information and tickets, call Tom Krack at tel. 973 478-1518 or Peter Walentowicz 973 340-9078. Members of Assembly 162 are asked to mark their calendars and plan to participate in this wonder-ful celebration of one of the largest and most active lodges in our orga-nization. The celebration will be an opportunity to recall a proud past and look forward to a promising future. Sokol members and friends from Assemblies and Wreaths from across Group 1 are welcome to join us at what looks to be a memorable fraternal celebration. Zdar Boh! John D. Pogorelec, Jr. President David Bulwin Recording Secretary
Centennial celebration of Clifton, N.J. lodge
set for October 16
10 facts about Columbus Columbus Day was named a fed-eral holiday in 1937. Although Columbus sailed from
Spain, he was actually born in Italy. The day is cel-ebrated in many places around the world with sev-
eral different names. People have been commemorat-ing this event since colonial times, but Colorado was the fi rst state to make the day an offi cial holiday in 1906. San Francisco has the oldest con-tinuously running Columbus Day celebration in the US. Its annual Co-lumbus Day parade started in 1868. Columbus was actually looking for Asia on his voyage but obviously he didn’t fi nd it here. Ninety men set sail with Colum-bus on his fi rst voyage. It took 35 days for the fi rst sailor to spot land. On Oct. 12, 1492, Columbus landed in the Bahamas, becoming the fi rst European to explore the Americas since the 10th century. Columbus Day fi rst became a Colorado state holiday in 1906. It was designated a federal holiday in 1937.
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Sokol CalendarMessage from our Supreme Presidentby Michael J. Horvath
I want to begin with wishing all of our Sokol members in Can-ada a Happy Thanksgiving. As you gather to celebrate on Thanks-giving with your families and friends be grateful for all you have and the ability to be together.
Right on time it happened, we expe-rienced the autumn equinox. I don’t think I missed it but know it did happen. The days all of sudden become shorter, the sun is lower in the sky, shadows are longer and the tem-perature is much cooler. If only I could be so precise with my timing and schedule. Autumn is the time of the year nature gives us the ability to view what it created for us from its spring and summer hard work. It is amazing what was created for our pleasure
and we did to have to do much to enjoy the grandeur of autumn. This is also the time we get to see the importance of agricul-ture and how we depend on it for our existence. Without our farm-ers and the hard work they do, it can be said, they are important to all of our lives. Much of what farmers do can be seen at the many Fairs that take place during the fall and with taking the children and grandchildren to farms for hayrides and visits to the pump-kin patches. Either at the fairs or on the visits to the farm we see how self suffi cient farmers and their families are. These industrious agrarians exhibit and show us their arts and crafts at their farms and fairs. These hand crafted items show us how they spend their time and how creative they are. So little time to appreciate the farm and our reliance on them. On Saturday, September 24, Group 7 held its 81st Sokol Day. With all the angst and jitters that go into planning this annual event; things worked out. It was a perfect day and many members of Group 7 came out to enjoy the fraternal day. It was nice to see the stalwarts of the Group but it was even a bigger pleasure to see our younger members and their families, the future Group 7 drillers and leaders, and the new faces in attendance. As I remember Sokol Days of decades ago, I remember the Arts and Crafts members exhibited to show every one the skills they had and what they did in their spare time. Our Society also had an Arts and Crafts exhibition at our Conventions. Those days are not exactly gone but are behind us. This is an indication self suffi cient skills are different today and it is the way of the modern world which is mostly created and made up by 0’s and 1’s. Autumn is also the time of the year governments, businesses, farmers and individuals start planning for the upcoming year. Be
SAT.OCT.8 6th annual Slovak-Toberfest
hosted by the Western Pennsylva-nia Slovak Cultural Association at the Sonoma Grill, 947 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1-4 p.m., enjoying an array of European beers and food, live music, $35.00, for reser-vations call Joe at 412 956-6000 or 412 531-2990 or email at [email protected].
SUN.OCT.9 Group 5 annual meeting at St.
Mary’s Parish, 1602 Market Av-enue South, Canton, Oh. beginning with Mass at 9:30 a.m., meeting to follow in the church hall, for reser-vations, call Karen Hutnick at 330 877-9138.
SAT.OCT.15 Annual benefi t Spaghetti Lun-
cheon hosted by Wreath 22 at the Slovak Catholic Sokol Club, 2912 East Carson St., South Side, Pitts-burgh, Pa. beginning at 12:30 p.m., $8.00 for adults, $3.00 for children age 12 Bingo, a Chinese Auction, 50/50 and a bake sale will be fea-tured..
Group 16, “Rev. Ferdis Juriga” Annual Meeting at SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, 41233 Ryan Rd. north of 18 Mile Rd., Sterling Heights, Mich. beginning with Mass in church at 4 p.m., meeting to follow in the Heritage Room of the parish.
Slovakfest 2016 hosted by The Slovak Garden in the small social hall, 3110 Howell Branch Rd., Winter Park, Fla. beginning at 2 p.m.;Slovak culinary specialities along with music for dancing and listening pleasure; for reservations call 407 677-6894, [email protected].
SUN.OCT.16 Centennial celebration of As-
sembly 162 beginning with Mass at 10:30 a.m., church of SS. Cyril and Methodius, Clifton, N.J. followed by dinner at the Royal Manor in Garfi eld, N.J.; tickets $40.00 adults, $23.00 children, 12 and younger; for reservations call Tom Krack, 973 478-1518 or Peter Walentow-icz, 973 340-9078.
Group 9 annual meeting at the Slovak Band Hall, 716 Chestnut St., Johnstown, Pa. beginning at 2 p.m., for reservations call Alice Po-drebarac 814 487-7433.
75th anniversary celebration of the American Slovak Zemplin Club of Cleveland, Oh.
Group 3 annual meeting at the Slovak Sokol Hall, Route 16, Douglas, Mass. beginning at 10:15 a.m.
WED.OCT.19 Friars’ Harvest Bistro at St. Fran-
cis Retreat House, 3918 Chipman Rd., Easton, Pa., 5 to 8 p.m., $55.00 per person, call 610 258-3053-ext.24.
SUN.OCT.23 Annual Slovak Octoberfest cel-
ebration of St. John Nepomucene Parish, 411 East 66th Street, New York City including Mass in Slo-vak at 10:30 a.m. with Octoberfest festivities beginning at 12.30 p.m. in the parish social hall, music by the Joseph Jurasi Band.
Introducing our newest members FRI.OCT.28
Dinner honoring our 2016 Slo-vak Catholic Sokol Fraternalist of the Year, Mary Ann Naple at Palaz-zo’s 1837 Restaurant, Washington, Pa. beginning at 7 p.m.
SUN.OCT.30 Group 1 annual meeting at SS.
Cyril and Methodius Parish, 218 Ackerman Ave., Clifton, N.J. be-ginning with Mass in church at 10:30 a.m. followed by luncheon and meeting in the church hall.
Group 11 annual meeting at SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, 13th Ave. and 2nd St. N.E., Minneapo-lis, Minn. beginning with Mass at 9 a.m., meeting and luncheon to fol-low at the Father Dargay Memorial Hall, for additional information call James T. Genosky 763 789-9196.
NOV. 5-6 92nd annual meeting of the New
England Fraternal Alliance in Ber-lin, Conn.
SUN.NOV.6 Group 18 annual meeting and
luncheon at the Viennese Villa Res-taurant in Coaldale, Pa. beginning at 12:30 p.m. for reservations call John Orsulak at 570 645-5344 or email: [email protected].
26th annual Slovak Heritage Festival hosted by the Slovak Stud-ies Program at the University of Pittsburgh, Cathedral of Learn-ing Commons Room, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1-5 p.m., entertainment, exhibits, food and vendors; for info call Christine Metil 412 624-5906 or email [email protected].
Group 17 annual meeting begin-ning with 11 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows/St. Matthias Church, Youngstown, Oh., meeting to fol-low at Donavito’s Restaurant, 139 South Bridge St., Struthers, Oh.
SAT.NOV.12 Lucina Slovak Folk Ensemble
benefi t folk gala at Holy Spirit Party Center, 5500 West 54th St., Parma, Oh., dinner at 6:30 p.m., cultural program at 7:30 p.m., $50.00 per person, advance ticket sales only, call Tom Ivanec 440 668-7797.
SUN.NOV.13 34th annual St. Martin Day Cel-
ebration hosted by Group 2 in Strat-ford, Conn.
SUN.DEC.4 Wreath 81 annual meeting and
Christmas party at Johnel’s Res-taurant, 4145 Calumet Ave. Ham-
Jackson Francis Zifcak, born August 9, 2015, is the son of Bri-an and Nicole Zifcak of Auburn, Mass. He was enrolled as a mem-ber of Assembly 28 in East Doug-las, Mass.
Duylan Patrick Hernandez, born May 20, 2015, is the son of Christopher and Christina Bu-try Hernandez of Bear Creek Township, Pa. He was enrolled as a member of Assembly 59 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
August Stanley Lois, born No-vember 2, 2015 is the son of Paul and Angela Glocka Lois of Wau-watosa, Wis. He was enrolled as a member of Wreath 93 in Mil-waukee, Wis.
Christmas Oplatky - 2016 The celebration of Christmas in a Slovak home would not be complete without the sharing of the traditional Oplatky, the Slovak Christmas wafers eaten with honey. They are a time-honored faith tra-dition passed on from generation to generation. Jankola Library and
Slovak Museum located at the Mother-house of the Sisters of SS. Cyril and Meth-odius in Danville, Pa. has provided these Oplatky for those of Slovak ancestry scat-tered across the United States who cherish this holiday tradition. Where in previous times, the Oplatky were available at one’s local Slovak parish. Sad to say, many of these parishes have closed or been merged.
Today our members reside in all our 50 states. Preserving this faith tradition is important. Jankola Library accepts orders for Oplatky from October 24 until December 16, 2016. The Oplatky, fi ve in one package are thermal-sealed and can be purchased for $5.00 per pack. In addition, the minimum cost of ship-ping and handling is $6.00 and upward depending upon the number of packages ordered and the cost of priority mailing. Customized re-quests can be fi lled to meet your needs. Payment to Jankola Library is expected before receiving an order. For more information or to place an order contact: Sister Cathe-rine Laboure Bresnock, SS.C.M. at tel. 570 275-5606 or write Jankola Library and Slovak Museum, 580 Railroad Street, Villa Sacred Heart, Danville, PA 17821-1698. Sharing the Oplatky either at the Christmas Eve supper or on Christmas day will add a special Slovak dimension to your celebration of Christ’s birth at Christmas. Jankola Library, founded in 1968, also has a supply of books, tapes and other materials related to the study of the Slovak language as well as Slovak music and song books are avail-able. Call for a booklist. Such items made wonderful gifts at Christmas for those who cherish their Slovak heritage.
OUR NEXT ISSUE IS OCTOBER 19TH
In keeping with our bi- week ly publishing sched ule, the next is sue of the Slovak Cath o lic Fal con will be that of Wednes day, October 19th. Dead line for all pho tos and in for ma tion for this is sue will be Thurs day, October 13th. View e-Falcon on our website: www.slovakcatholicsokol.org. Thank ing you for your con tin- ued co op er a tion in this mat ter, I re main Zdar Boh! - Daniel F. Tanzone, Editor
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REFLECTOR ... Jotings fr om Sokol and Slovak life
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Gospel for the Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year - October 9th
Luke 17:11-19
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Saint Luke
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Gospel for the Twenty-ninth Sunday of the Year - October 16th
Luke 18:1-8
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Saint Luke
Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being.And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, ‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.’ For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, ‘While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being, because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she fi nally come and strike me.’” The Lord said, “Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says.Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he fi nd faith on earth?”
The Gospel of the Lord.
The Word of God...
26th Slovak Heritage Festivalon November 6 in Pittsburgh The Slovak Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh has once again made plans for this year’s exciting 26th anniversary Slovak Heritage Festival on Sunday, November 6. Along with the assistance of the Pitt Sudents Slovak Club, this year’s festival looks to be one of the largest and most enjoyable celebrations of Slovak pride at Pitt. Festivities will be held in the Com-mons Room of the Cathedral of Learning, located at 4200 Fifth Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh from 1 to 5 p.m. The festival was conceived by a group of students who wanted to share their interest in the Slovak and American Slovak culture with the local community. As in previous years, the festival will be the culmination of much hard work, effort and time, all fueled by Slovak pride. The festival will include cultural displays and lectures, as well as a shop for Chrismas with Slovak and east European import vendors, as well as Slovak culinary specialities including klobasa, halusky, pirohy and pastries. A highlight of the afernoon will be a cul-tural program featuring the talent of folk groups such as The Pittsburgh Slovakians, the city’s oldest Slovak folk ensemble; the PAS(Pittsburgh Area Slovaks) and the Slavjane Folk Ensemble. In addition, performances by Jozef Ivaska, internationally renowned singer from Slovakia, The Singing Revilak Family from Bardejov, Slovakia, Ben Sorenson on the Fujara and others. An enjoyable afternoon celebrating Slovak culture and heritage is assured. There is plenty of parking and free admission. For more information on this year’s festi-val, call Christine Metil at tel. 412 624-5906 or email [email protected]. In 1989, the Slovak Catholic Sokol joined with the First Catholic Slovak Union, the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, the National Slovak Society, the Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union and the former First Slovak Wreath of the Free Eagle which later merged with the National Slovak Society, and established the Slovak Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh to fund the Slovak Studies Program.
Lucina Slovak Folk Ensemblegala on November 12 in Parma, Oh. The Lucina Slovak Folklore Ensemble of Cleve-land celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. As part of the festivities, the group will host a Slovak Gala: “An Evening in the Heart of Europe,” on Saturday, Novem-ber 12 at the Holy Spirit Party Center located at 5500 West 54th Street in Parma, Oh. The cultural evening will feature the talent and artistry of the Lucina Slovak Folklore Ensemble of Cleveland, the Lucinka Chil-dren’s Ensemble, the Sarisan Slovak Folk Ensemble of Detroit, Mich. and D.J Denis. The evening will include entertainment, a full course dinner with three entrees and dessert. Vegetarian and gluten-free meals are available on request. An open bar will be featured. In addition, raffl es and gift baskets throughout the evening followed by music for dancing and listening pleasure with DJ Denis. Doors open at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the cultural program begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person, a table of eight costs 360.00 and for young people under the age of 21, the cost is $40 per person. There is limited seating with only 250 seats available. Advance ticket sales only. No tickets sold at the door. For tickets call: Tom Ivanec, 440 668-7797, Christine Matis-Hearn, 440 655-8244 or Jenna Allen, 440 439-4119. An enjoyable evening celebrating the best of Slovak music and dance is assured. All proceeds will benefi t the Lucina Slovak Folklore Ensemble celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Founded in Cleveland in 1981, Lucina strives to present the best of the music and dance traditions of the various regions of Slovakia at cultural galas throughout the Cleveland area as well as in other American com-munities.
Czechoslovak Genealogicalsociety conference planned The Czechoslovak Genealogical Society Inter-national is planning to host its 16th Genealogicl and Cultural Conference in Pittsburgh, October 17-21, 2017. The aim of the conference is to educate attend-ees about their ancestorrs, by teaching them how to research who they were, where they lived, how they lived, what they enjoyed and what they contributed to future generations. The conference will empha-size the role Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania played in bringing immigrants to the area to fi ll jobs in the mining and steel industry and places like the Heinz Company. Two well-known Sokol members, Dr. Michael J. Kopanic and Sue Ondrejcoiare among the local committee planning the event. The confer-ence will include an array of featured speakers and presentations as well as a “Slovak Themed” tour of Pittsburgh including visits to the National Slovak So-ciety’s Heritage Museum, the Heinz History Center, the Nationality Classrooms at the University of Pitts-burgh, drive-by the sites of former Slovak parishes, Mount Washington and the Duquesne Incline and a drive through the Golden Triangle for a spectacular view of Pittsburgh. The conference will be headquar-tered at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Pittsburgh In-ternational Airport Hotel. This conference is unique by catering equally to individuals of Slovak, Rusyn and Czech ancestry. No other location in the U.S. has as many people of Slovak and Rusyn ancestry. Pittsburgh boasts both a Slovak and Czech honorary consul and is headquar-ters to a number of fraternal organizations founded by immigrants from the former Austro-Hungarian Em-pire. Paul Makousky is serving as chairperson of the Pittsburgh Conference, [email protected]. With 2,600 members residing in 48 states and 5 foreign countries, the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International is the world’s largest non-profi t organization devoted to the genealogy of the ethnic groups that comprised the former nation of Czecho-Slovakia. The society publishes a quarterly, Nase Rodina(our family). The organization is a leader in providing educational, cultural, historical and ge-nealogical resources, with a special emphasis in pro-viding opportunities for members to discover their heritage. Complete details of next year’s conference will be forthcoming in the coming months. For ad-ditional information on the society and its work, write Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International, P.O. Box 16225, St. Paul, Minn. 55116-0225 or visit its website www.cgsi.org.
New Slovak Catholic Federation Chapter in Northeast Pennsylvania A new chapter of the Slovak Catholic Federation has been organized in northeast Pennsylvania under the patronage of Our Mother of Sorrows. Those in-terested in their Slovak faith and heritage traditions are welcome to join. Members of our four Slovak Catholic fraternals are especially invited to join. The fi rst meeting of the new chapter is scheduled for Wednesday, October 5 at 6 p.m. in the home offi ce of the Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union located at 71 South Washington Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Individuals from the surrounding Wilkes-Barre area including but not limited to Scran-ton, Hazleton and Danville are welcome to join us. The Federation’s purposes are to promote our Slovak Catholic heritage and its awareness among American Catholics of Slovak ancestry as well as their societies. Membership in the Federation fosters such bonds by the promotion and sponsorship of reli-gious and social activities. Current offi cers of the new chapter are: Rev. Andrew S. Hvozdovic, spiritual advisor; Theresa A.
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assured your Board of Directors is doing the same. Your Board just held its 3rd quarter meeting on a conference call and reviewed our Society’s accomplishments, ac-tivities and fi nancials for the last nine months. All said, the Board is pleased with its 2016 results, so far. Now the Board begins to prepare for its 4th quarter meeting where it will plan its projects and goals for 2017.
Message from our Supreme President(Continued from page 3)
The SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL is a Fra-ternal Insurance Society and, as such, its basic and primary business is the issuance of safe, low cost fraternal insurance coverage to its members and the responsibility and safeguard thereof, and to foster fraternalism among its membership through its lo-cal lodges and Groups by encouraging participa-tion in our various organizational local and national programs. The SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL is NOT a mortgage lending institution, although on occasion when deemed practical our S.C.S. Supreme Board of Directors at its discretion, may extend First Mort-gage Loans for the goodwill, promotion and/or fra-ternal benefi ts which our organization would derive therefrom, to eligible, qualifi ed and responsible ap-plicants who meet specifi c requirements, i.e., to: (1) Active S.C.S. Subsidiary Organizations, to assist, encourage and promote local involvement to ben-efi t our membership and organization as a whole: and (2) Active S.C.S. members in good standing, holding reasonable amounts of S.C.S. Life Insur-ance coverage, to purchase personal residency homes. It is to be understood that our Supreme Board of Directors, acting on behalf of and for the entire membership of the SLOVAK CATHOLIC SO-KOL, cannot and will not issue mortgage loans in-discriminately since such loans, in fact, are intended to be safe, legal investments of our entire member-ship’s monies. No application for a First Mortgage Loan is to be submitted to the SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL for consideration and/or approval by our Board of Directors when there is a deadline for its issuance as the established procedure entails a certain amount of time. Our Board of Directors is required to op-erate discretionally and in accordance with our es-tablished procedure in ensuring safe investments of the monies of our organization for the benefi t of our organization and its entire membership. Meetings of the Supreme Board of Directors are held on a Quarterly scheduled basis, for eco-nomic reasons. Understandably, the cost involved in bringing the members of our Board of Directors together for a meeting, from various states, increas-es the cost of our operations. Meetings are sched-uled to administer to all the fi nancial business of the S.C.S. which our Supreme Board of Directors is authorized to handle. After due and favorable consideration by our Supreme Board of Directors of the applicants who have met all the eligibility requirements and provid-ing monies allocated for the purpose of extending S.C.S. First Mortgage Loans are available at the time the fi les will be turned over to our S.C.S. General Counsel to handle the legal details for the processing of the transaction with the applicant’s attorney. The SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL reserves the right to cancel the mortgage loan should the mortgagor’s membership in the SLOVAK CATH-OLIC SOKOL, ceases, except in the case of death. In the event the SLOVAK CATHOLIC SO-KOL fi nds it necessary for any reason to cancel a S.C.S. First Mortgage Loan, the mortgagors
would be required to release, in favor of the SLO-VAK CATHOLIC SOKOL any and all claims or demands which the S.C.S. Subsidiary Organization of S.C.S. members may have by reason of such can-cellation. Please note: S.C.S. First Mortgage Loans to eligible, qualifi ed and responsible S.C.S. members are applicable only for the purpose of purchasing a home for personal family residency. Mortgage Loan Application forms may be obtained upon written request addressed to Supreme Secretary, Slovak Catholic Sokol, 205 Madison Street, P.O. Box 899, Passaic, New Jersey 07055.
APPLICANTS’ QUALIFICATIONS S.C.S. members applying to the SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL for a First Mortgage Loan for the purpose of purchasing a home for personal family residency are required to be fi nancially re-sponsible, active members, in good standing in their local lodge and holding reasonable amounts of S.C.S. Life Insurance coverage. Membership re-quirements include both husband and wife, one of whom must have been a member of our organiza-tion for at least fi ve years and the other for at least one full year prior to the date they submit the S.C.S. Mortgage Loan Application.
REQUIREMENTS 1. Application: A S.C.S. Mortgage Loan Ap-plication, properly completed and furnishing all the information requested therein, is to be sent to the Supreme Secretary, SLOVAK CATHOLIC SO-KOL, 205 Madison Street, P.O. Box 899, Passaic, New Jersey 07055. If the applicant’s qualifi cations are acceptable and the requirements are fully met, the application will be entered on the agenda for the next scheduled regular meeting of the S.C.S. Su-preme Board of Directors for consideration. 2. Down Payment: S.C.S. member applica-tions for a First Mortgage Loan are required to make a down payment of at least 10% of the pur-chase price of the property at the time of purchase. 3. Mortgage Loan Amount: The amount ap-plicants request for the S.C.S. First Mortgage Loan cannot be for more than the difference of the 10% down payment and the total price of the property at the time of purchase. 4. Appraisal Estimates: S.C.S. member applicants must furnish for our records Estimates from two sepa-rate, reputable, local Real Estate Agencies certifying the current appraisal value of the property on which the S.C.S. Mortgage Loan is being requested. 5. House Pictures: S.C.S. member appli-cants must provide for our records two clear pictures(snapshots) of the house; or (a)Full views of the Front and Side of the House; or (b) Full views of the Front and back of the house. If approved by our Supreme Board of Direc-tors, the S.C.S. First Mortgage Loan will be issued for a period of not more than 20 years. Mortgage Loan payments on Principal and In-terest will be payable either Monthly or Quarterly as approved by the Supreme Board of Directors. Interest on the S.C.S. First Mortgage Loan will be at the rate determined by the Supreme Board of Di-rectors.
Another fraternal benefi t off ered by our organizationSlovak Catholic Sokol Off ers First Mortgage Loans
Now, are you, our members also planning for the future? Or do you feel you are self suffi cient and do not need any help. Just like the farmer who plans for the next season fi guring out what they need to plant for their own existence and make a profi t from their labor which supports the rest of society; your Society offers you ways to help you plan yours and your fam-ily’s future. Think about your life insurance
needs, fi gure out what you need, where the holes are, and what you want to provide to your family. Once you do this, your future plan-ning will not be completed forever but it will show you care about your and your family’s future. All it takes is a call to the home offi ce or to our Director of Sales and Marketing for advice and direction.
Zdar Boh!And With God’s Blessings to All!
One of the Cleveland area’s most active Slovak groups, the American Slovak Zemplin Social Club will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a gala liturgy and festive dinner on Sunday, October 16 at the Holy Spirit Party Center, located at 5500 West 54th Street in Parma, Oh. The jubilee celebrating three quarters of a century of promoting Slovak culture and heritage, be-gins with a Slovak Divine Liturgy celebrated in the Byzantine Rite at Holy Spirit Church at 1 p.m. This liturgy will be celebrated for the living and deceased members of the Zemplin Club. A cocktail recep-tion will follow beginning at 2 p.m. At 3 p.m. the festive dinner and cultural program begins. Music for dancing and listening pleasure with the talent of the Johnny Pastirik Band will be enjoyed throughout the afternoon. The cultural program will feature the artistry of the Lu-cina Slovak Folklore Ensemble of Cleveland, Slovenske Mamicky and Michael Anderko on the Fu-
jara, the traditional Slovak shep-herd’s instrument. Tickets for the dinner and pro-gram are $30.00 per person with a table of 8 just $200.00. Advance ticket sales only. Deadline for res-ervations is Sunday, October 9. For tickets call George Carny at 440 885-5702. M. Kobulsky at 330 239-2256, M. Chura at 440 238-4177 or G. Balak at 216 759-8684. P.S.: for Cleveland area Slovak activities, listen to the Slovak Ra-dio program every Sunday from 11 a.m. to noon on WERE 1490 A.M. and the Slovak Radio Hour also on Sundays from 8:05 p.m. to 9 p.m. on WCPS 90.3 F.M. We hope to see many area So-kols and Sokolky at this wonder-ful celebration. Over the years, Cleveland area Sokols and Sokolky whose ancestral roots are in the Zemplin region of eastern Slova-kia have been active in this well-known social club. Zdar Boh! George Carny
American Slovak Zemplin Club’s75th Anniversary set for Oct. 16
“Real Potato Halusky” - Learn to make “real” halusky like Baba(grandma) made. Potato halusky(not noodle halusky) has been made for centuries in east-ern Slovakia. You will eat the fare that is prepared. It is recommended you bring an apron. This class is conducted by Dennis Ragan, $22 tuition plus a $5 material feel. This class is set for Tuesday, November 1 from 6-9 p.m. Slovak I - Language & Culture - Discover your Slovak heritage as you learn basic Slovak phrases and vocabulary, along with the rich tra-ditions, culture and history of Slo-
vakia as well as the emigration of Slovaks to America. Again, Dennis Ragan will be the presenter, tuition $89 plus $5 material fee. Classes are held on Thursdays beginning on Oct.13 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. These classes are provided by Westmore-land County Community College at their Youngwood, Pa. campus near Greensburg. To register or for additional in-formation on these classes, call Sylvia Detar, director of Continu-ing Education at Westmoreland County Community College at 800 262-2103 x 4190 or email her at [email protected].
Slovak cooking, languageclasses in Youngwood, Pa.
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Group 1, “Msgr. Stephen Kra-sula” - This year’s annual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 30 at SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, 218 Ackerman Avenue in Clifton, N.J. Our program begins with attendance at the 10:30 a.m. Mass in church. We will assemble at 10:15 a.m. so as to march in a body for the liturgy which will be celebrated for the living and de-ceased members of Group 1. Fol-lowing the Mass we will gather in the church hall where our meeting will be called to order. A luncheon will be served. Hosting this year’s meeting will be Assembly 162 of Clifton, N.J. We have enjoyed an active fraternal and sporting year. Plans for our activities in 2017 will be discussed. We hope to have all Group 1 lodges represent-ed at this year’s meeting. Looking forward to seeing a good turnout at this year’s meeting, may we re-main, yours fraternally Zdar Boh! John D. Pogorelec, Jr., Esq. President Daniel F. Tanzone Secretary
Group 3, “Rev. Edmund Mo-chak - This year’s annual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 16 at the Slovak Sokol Hall lo-cated on Route 16 in Douglas, Mass. Our meeting will be called to order at 10:15 a.m. Coffee and Danish will be available. We hope to see representation from all our Group 3 lodges. Reports of offi -cers will be presented and plans for our activities in the new year will be discussed. In addition to our usual business, we will be dis-cussing topics related to our fund-raising efforts. Input from our members will insure the success of our projects. Zdar Boh! J. Kevin Conway President Christine Manyak Secretary
Group 5, “Jan Holly,” - The annual meeting is set for Sunday, October 9 at St. Mary’s Parish, located at 1602 Market Avenue, South in Canton, Oh. Our pro-gram begins with registration at 9 a.m. We will have coffee along with donuts and pastries avail-able. We will then attend the 9:30 a.m. Mass in church which will be celebrated for the living and deceased members of Group 5. Following the liturgy, our meet-ing will be called to order in the parish hall. Assembly and Wreath representatives should send their listing of delegates by October 3rd to the Karen Hutnick, 8666 Larch Ave., N.E., Canton, OH 44721, tel. 330 877-9138. We remind our delegates that they should consid-er bringing along non-perishable products or donations which will be given to a local charity. We also encourage our delegates to bring along items for our traditional Arts & Crafts display. Directions:
Group Annual Meetings Set
Take I-77 South to Cleveland Ave. S.W./Route 800(exit 103); follow exit ramp straight to traffi c light; do not follow to right; at light turn right; at stop sign, turn left, going northon Cleveland Ave.; at traf-fi c light(approximately 1/2 mile); parking is in back with an en-trance off parking lot. We hope to see all our lodges represented at this year’s meeting. Zdar Boh! Kathryn Figard President Karen Hutnick Secretary
Group 9, “SS. Cyril and Meth-odius,” - This year’s annual meet-ing is scheduled for Sunday, Octo-ber 16 in Johnstown, Pa. Hosting this year’s meeting will be Wreath 14 of Johnstown. Our meeting will be held at the Slovak Band Hall located at 716 Chestnut Street in the Cambria City section of the city. Our meeting will be called to order at 2 p.m. promptly. A lun-cheon will be served following the business meeting. Deadline for reservations is Friday, October 7, call the secretary at tel. 814 487-7433. Plans for our various frater-nal activities in the new year will be fi nalized. We look forward to seeing all our lodges represented at this year’s meeting. A pleasant fraternal afternoon is assured. Zdar Boh! Joanne E. Spisak President Alice Podrebarac Secretary
Group 11, “St. John Nepomu-cene,” - This year’s meeting is set for Sunday, October 30 at SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish locat-ed at 13th Avenue and 2nd Street, N.E. in Minneapolis, Minn. Our program begins with attendance at the 9 a.m. Mass which will be celebrated for the living and de-ceased members of Group 11. Following the liturgy, our annual meeting will be called to order in the Father George Dargay Memo-rial Hall. Coffee and rolls will be available before the meeting and lunch will be served following the business session. All delegates and guests from Minneapolis, Minn., Duluth, Minn. Wreath 21 of Superior, Wis. and Assembly 155 of Ironwood, Mich. are re-quested to register with the Group Secretary James T. Genosky at tel. 763-789-9196 by the deadline date of October 23, 2016. Looking forward to an enjoyable gathering in the best traditions of Group 11 Sokol fellowship and fraternal-ism, may we remain Zdar Boh! David J. Genosky President James T. Genosky Secretary
Group 16, “Rev. Ferdis Ju-riga” - This year’s meeting is set for Saturday, October 15 at SS.
Cyril and Methodius Slovak Par-ish, 41233 Ryan Road, North of 18 Mile Rd., in Sterling Heights, Mich. We will attend Mass cele-brated for the living and deceased members of Group 16 at 4 p.m. The pastor and chaplain of Group 16, the Rev. Benjamin Kosnac will be the celebrant. Following the lit-urgy, we will gather in the Heri-tage Room of the parish where our annual meeting will be called to order. We hope to see delegates from our lodges in Detroit, Mich. and Rossford, Oh. present at this important meeting. Zdar Boh! Andrea Ames Papcun President Madeline Stanek Secretary
Group 17, “Rev. Francis Skutil,” - Our annual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, November 6. We will attend the 11 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows/St. Matth-ias Church located at 915 Cornell Street in Youngsgown, Oh. The Rev. John M. Jerek, pastor of the parish will celebrate the liturgy for the living deceased members of Group 17. Following the Mass, we will meet at Donavito’s Res-taurant, 139 South Bridge Street in Struthers, Oh. for our meeting and a light lunch. Our meeting will be called to order at 12:30 p.m. sharp. We will have a report by Glenn Kramer on our recent Group 17 Golf Outing. In addition, we will be discussing any activities for the remainder of the year as well as those in the new year. Reports of offi cers will be presented and election of offi cers is also on the meeting agenda. All offi cers are reminded to submit their writ-ten report of their activities since our last annual meeting. We look forward to seeing all our Wreaths and Assemblies represented at this year’s meeting and hope to see some new faces. All offi cers and representatives of the lodges are asked to make their reservations by calling Carol Gonda at tel. 330 783-0173 no later than November 1. Wreath 54 will hold its meeting immediately following the Group meeting. Zdar Boh! James G. Jerek President Carol Gonda Secretary
Mark your calendar
Children’s Christmas Parties Set Pittsburgh, Pa. - Group 14 along with Assembly 16 and Wreath 22 will host their annual Children’s Christmas Party for junior Sokol members on Saturday, December 10. The holi-day festivities will be held at the Slovak Catholic Sokol Club located at 2912 East Carson Street, South Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. Doors open at 12 noon and festivities begin at 1 p.m. As al-ways, a wonderful program has been planned. Children, ages 0-12 years of age who have a Sokol insur-ance policy and who register are welcome to attend. Registra-tion will be held every Wednesday and Thursday beginning on September 28th thru November 18th at the Sokol Club. In ad-dition, parents can contact Carmella(Suess) Marzec the chair-person. Call her on her cell phone: 412 414-9249, or email: [email protected], facebook: Group 14 Pgh, Pa. Slovak Catholic Sokols. Due to space limitations, only 150 children are permitted to participate in the party. Thus, early registration is recom-mended. No names will be taken after the deadline of Novem-ber 18th. Refreshments will be served along with entertain-ment and a visit from Santa will complete the afternoon of Sokol fellowship. In keeping with our fraternal tradition of caring and sharing, those planning to attend are asked to bring along non-perishable food items which will be given to our lo-cal food pantry. Please join the Group 14 Pgh,Pa Slovak Cath-olic Sokols Facebook Page for Christmas party updates and other activities during this holiday season in the best traditions of Pittsburgh Sokol fellowship and fraternalism.
Zdar Boh! Carmella(Suess)Marzec Chairperson
Youngstown, Oh. - Members of Sokol lodges in the Ma-honing Valley, Wreath 54 and Assemblies 108 and 107 are cor-dially invited to join us for the annual Children’s Christmas Party hosted by Group 17. This year’s event is set for Sun-day, December 4 from 1- 3 p.m. at Camelot Bowling Lanes, 628 Boardman-Canfi eld Road in Boardman, Oh. This holi-day event will include bowling, refreshments and of course a visit from Santa. An afternoon of fun and fraternalism has been planned. Members can enjoy two hours of bowing, pizza, soda pop and games. Reservations are necessary. Call Edie Babik at tel. 330 782-9555. Deadline to register is Wednesday, Novem-ber 30. A fun-fi lled afternoon for children and adults is assured.
Zdar Boh! Edie Babik Wreath 54
Kluchinski, president; Michael J. Horvath, vice president; Dolores M. Evanko, secretary and James Yocum, treasurer. We invite area Sokols and Sokolky to consider joining us as we promote the works of faith and charity in our area. Those planning to attend the Oc-tober 5th meeting should call or email, Theresa Kluchinski at 570 823-3513 or [email protected] by September 30th. The Slovak Catholic Federation was founded in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. in 1911 by the Rev. Joseph Murgas.
New Slovak Catholic Federation Chapterin Northeast Pennsylvania
(Editor’s note: We have noticed a number of returned copies of our Falcon due to incorrect ad dress es of our members. We ask that when individuals move, that they com plete the form below for a change of address or call the home offi ce. We thank you for your continued co op er a tion)
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Lodge Jottings
EGYPT, PAAssembly 255
Our lodge under the spiritual pro-tection of SS. Cyril and Methodius will host its annual meeting on Sun-day, November 13 in the social hall of Holy Trinity Parish, located at 4556 Main Street in Whitehall, Pa. beginning at 1 p.m. Reports of the offi cers will be presented and discussion on the im-portance of increasing our member-ship will be on our meeting agenda. Election of offi cers for 2017 and our participation in upcoming So-kol and Slovak activities will be discussed. Following our business meeting, we will enjoy our tradi-tional Slovak luncheon. We hope to see some new faces at this year’s meeting. An enjoyable afternoon of Sokol fellowship and camaraderie is assured. Wishing all our members a bountiful Thanksgiving and all good wishes, may I remain Zdar Boh! Gerald J. Fabian Financial Secretary
WHITING, IND.Wreath 81
Members and guests of our Wreath enjoyed a fun afternoon of fraternal fellowship along with good food, games and door prizes at our annual picnic in August. We thank all who had a hand in its success.
2016 Scholarship Recipientsexpress thanks and gratitude
Dear Sokol scholarship committee, I am writing to thank you for your generous $250 Slovak Catholic So-kol Catholic Grade School Grant. I was very happy and appreciative to learn that I was selected as one of this year’s recipients. I am currently a third grader at All Saints Catholic School in Cresson, Pa. My teacher this year is Ms. Mc-Cartey. Thank you again for your gener-osity and support. I promise you that I will work very hard this year. I am proud to be a member of the Slovak Catholic Sokol, an organization in which my family has been active for generations. Fraternally yours, Joseph Paul Phillips Lilly, Pa.
Dear Slovak Catholic Sokols. Thank you so much for the gener-ous Slovak Catholic Sokol Catholic Grade School Grant which I have received. I am currently in the third grade at St. Hilary School where I study many subjects and learn a lot my religion. I am grateful for your continued support of Catholic educa-tion. May God continue to bless our wonderful organization. Thank you. Sincerely, Annie J. Sejba Fairlawn, Oh.
Dear Slovak Catholic Sokol Scholar-ship Committee, We would like to take this oppor-tunity to thank the Slovak Catho-
lic Sokol for awarding us a 2016 Catholic Grade School Grant. Both of us attend Transfi guration School in Tarrytown, N.Y. We are proud to be a members of the Slovak Catho-lic Sokol, an organization in which our family has been active for gen-erations. Support for the wonderful education we receive in a Catholic school is much appreciated. Both of us promise to do our best in school this year. Thank you again. Zdar Boh! Timothy J. Romagnoli Tucker M. Romagnoli Yonkers, N.Y.
Dear Slovak Catholic Sokol Board of Directors, I would like to express my sincere thanks for the 2016 Slovak Catholic Sokol Memorial Scholarship Grant which I have received. As I continue my graduate education at Saint Eliz-abeth Health Center/Youngstown State University, this support is an appreciated demonstration of our great organization’s ideals. The prac-tical application of my medical train-ing and Sokol volunteerism thru a mission to El Salvador has been gen-erously rewarded. Your support in various forms over the years has greatly aided me in my Catholic, Slovak, academic and athletic pursuits and I hope to give back in the future for the next generation. Sincerely, Kathryn Rose Jerek Boardman, Oh.
The evenings are getting shorter and cooler, and the beauty of fall leaves is beginning to make its ap-pearance on the scene. This is a cue for the offi cers to begin planning for our traditional Christmas party, which coincides with our annual meeting. The festivities are sched-uled for Sunday, December 4 at Johnel’s Restaurant, located at 4145 Calumet Avenue in Hammond, Ind. beginning at 12:30 p.m. The cost for members is $10.00 and guests are welcome at a cost of $15.00. A warm and sincere invitation is extended to all. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Judy Strisko at 219 659-6743 before the Tuesday, November 22nd deadline. Payment is due with your reservation. In keeping with our ongoing care and share community project of providing fi nancial assistance to our local food pantry, we ask those planning to attend to bring monetary donations for our Wreath’s pet proj-ect. Your generosity will ensure that our community’s needy will enjoy a Christmas fi lled with reminders of Christ’s love and compassion for the poor. Special thanks are extended to the Editor of the Falcon, Dan Tanzone, for the interesting and informative addition to our previous Falcon submission. Dan’s knowledgeable history of our Wreath was very well received by our members.
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We look forward to seeing some new faces at the Christmas party, and we send warm wishes to those unable to attend because of illness or distance. You are always remem-bered in prayer at all of our func-tions. Zdar Boh! Judy Strisko Recording Secretary
The United Parish of St. John Nepomucene, St. John the Mar-tyr and St. Frances Xavier Cabri-ni - East River Catholics will host a traditional Oktoberfest in the Slovak harvest tradition of “Dozinki”on Sunday, October 23 in the social hall of St. John Nepomucene located at 406 East 67th Street in Manhattan. The program begins with Mass cel-ebrated in church at 10:30 a.m. Festivities in the hall begin at 12:30 p.m. and continue until 6 p.m. There will be live music for dancing and listening pleasure as well as a raffl e. The feasting will include a menu beginning with appetiz-ers of Russian eggs, klobasi and various coldcuts and cheeses. Coleslaw, caesar salad and pick-les follow. A traditional Oktober-fest soup made with lentils and wieners will then be enjoyed. The entrees include roast loin of pork with kapusta and bread dumplings; a sausage plate con-sisting of bratwurst, knockwurst, weisswurst with potato salad
and sauerkraut; breaded chicken schnitzel and mixed vegetables as well as mac and cheese. At 4 p.m., Bavarian pork goulash with spatzle will be served. Dessert will include apple strudel with whipped cream, coffee and tea. Draft Oktoberfest beer, wine and soda will be enjoyed. Live music for dancing and listening plea-sure will be enjoyed throughout the afternoon. Needless to say, an enjoyable and satisfying af-ternoon celebrating the harvest season is assured. Tickets are $35.00 per person. Children age 18 and younger are welcome at $5.00. The ticket includes the meal, beer, wine and soft drinks. For advance reservations only, call Lisa at the rectory at 212 734-4613, or email: parishfi [email protected]. Father Richard D. Baker, pas-tor of the parish who serves as chaplain of Group 1, extends a cordial invitation to New York area Sokols and Sokolky to turn out for the traditional Oktoberfest festivities of the parish.
Oktoberfest set for Oct. 23at New York Slovak Parish
Dear Editor, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the feature arti-cle relating to the Marian Shrine of Levoca on the occasion of the traditional pilgrimage(odpust) in the July 27th issue. Needless to say, the shrine is very near and dear to the hearts of the Slovak people. As a young girl grow-ing up, I heard stories from my mother of their overnight treks over the Levoca Hills from Poloma to make the pilgrimages, sleeping in the fi elds. My initial visit to Slovakia was in 1988 and on other trips we visited the shrine and have a panoramic shot of the beautiful hills surrounding the basilica. Many thanks for the memories. I also enjoy the visits to the towns and villages on the Slovak news and views page, most re-cently of Strbske Pleso which we climbed. Keep up the good work! Zdar Boh! Elizabeth K. Daley Stratford, Conn. a member of Wreath 39
SEZ YOU...Letters to the Editor
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Halloween Jokes
Where do baby ghosts go during the day? Day-scare Centers.
How do you make a witch itch? Take away the W.
Why don’t ghosts like rain? It dampens their spirit.
How do you make a skeleton laugh? Tickle it’s funny bone.
What does a ghost do to stay safe in a car? He puts on his sheet belt.
What kinds of roads do ghosts haunt? Dead Ends.
What kind of monster likes to disco? The Boogieman.
Why do people like vampires so much? Because they are FANG-tastick.
ANNOUNCING THE KIDS’ CORNER SUMMER READING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS!!!
AND SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE BOOOKS…..BY AGE GROUP 0-4 YEARS (NON-READERS)
The Little Red Hen- by Margot Zemach Going on a Bear Hunt– by Michael Rosen 5 Little Momkey’s Jumping on a Bed- by Eileen Christelow Farmer Duck- by Martin Waddell
5-7 (EARLY READERS) Harold and the Purple Crayon– Crockett Johnson The Very Hungry Caterpillar– by Eric Carle Bunny my Honey– by Anita Jeram Toad Makes a Road- Phil Roxbee Cox One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Suess The Kissing Hand- by Audrey Penn
8-10 (INTERMEDIATE READERS) How to Speak Dolphin– by Ginny Rorby Diary of a Wimpy Kid- Cabin Fever– by Jeff Kinney Amazing Cows - by Sandra Boyton Secret Kingdom- by Rosie Banks
11+ (ADVANCED READERS) Heart of a Dolphin- by Catherine Hapka Farenheight 451- by Ray Bradbury The Realm of Possibility- by David Levithan
Father Stefan Chanas Honored at Farewell in New York
The Rev. Stefan Chanas was honored at a farewell Mass and dinner on Sunday, September 11 at the Church of St. John Nepomucene in Manhattan. Ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Kosice in Slovakia, he has been serving as a parochial vicar at the New York parish for the past 13 years. Father Chanas has been transferred to the Parish of St. Charles Borremeo on Staten Island. At the farewell tribute, Father Chanas was principal celebrant of a concelebrated Slovak Mass at 10:30 a.m. He was later feted at a dinner served in the newly refurbished parish social hall. The Rev. Rich-ard D. Baker, pastor of the historic Slovak parish and our chaplain of Group 1, at the liturgy and later at the dinner, had high praise for Father Chanas’ exemplary priestly ministry during his 13 years at St. John’s. The top photo includes offi cers of the liturgy, including, l-r, Deacon G. Thomas Harenchar, Rev. Richard D. Baker, Kristian Hric and Michael Majernicek, altar servers; Rev. Ste-fan Chanas and Dominik Hric, also an altar server. Not shown on the photo was the Rev. Pratap Reddy Gatla, parochial vicar at the parish who also concelebrated at the Mass. In the lower photo Some of the faithful present are shown at the conclusion of the festive liturgy.
Ask just about anyone from Maine to Florida, from New York City to Los Angeles, to describe America in fi ve words or less, and they reply, “Baseball, Mom, and ap-ple pie.” Deep-dish or lattice-topped served with a wedge of cheese or a la mode, apple pie is part of this country’s heritage, like the Constitu-tion and the Statue of Liberty. And popular? The Menu Census pub-lished in Restaurants and Institutions rated apple pie as America’s num-ber one selling dessert. Apple pies can be traced back as far as 14th century England, when meat pies were the most popular varieties, but fruit pies, including apple, were also available. Piemak-ing skills and apple seeds came over to America with the Pilgrims, who served apple pie primarily as a breakfast food. Even today, in some
parts of rural New England, apple pie remains on the breakfast menu. Here’s a recipe for a unique ap-ple pie experience.
APPLE ALASKA PIE Don’s just dunk for apples this Halloween. Bake an apple pie with a difference.Pastry for 1 crust6 medium apples3/4 cup sugar1 1/2 teaspoon fl our1/4 teaspoon nutmeg1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1 1/2 tablespoons butter oleo3 egg whites1/2 cup sugar1 quart butter pecan ice cream Line 9-inch pie pan with pastry; trim edge; press edge down with tines of fork. Core, pare and slice ap-ples. Combine 3/4 cup sugar, fl our and spices. Rub a little of this mix-
ture into pastry, then make alternate layers of apple slices and spice mix-ture. Dot with butter or oleo. Bake at 425degreesF for 30 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove from oven, let cool thoroughly. Beat egg whites stiff but not dry. Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each ad-dition. Spoon ice cream evenly on top of pie to within 1/2 inch of rim. Cover entire surface of pie with meringue. Bake at 500degreesF for 2 minutes.
October is National Apple Month
For several years now, the Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C.(SASW) has held a fundraiser to benefi t its scholarship fund for students at VSM/City University in Bratislava, Slovakia. This year’s event was held on the evening of September 8, at Bistro Bohem in Washington, a small restaurant fea-turing eastern European specialities. The evening featured music by Or-chestra Prazevica, a popular local Slovak gypsy jazz group. The packed room of Slovak-Americans and recent emigres was enjoying the music, food and ca-maraderie, when former Secretary of State Madeline Albright dropped by for a visit. The surprised at-tendees were thrilled to see such a prominent national fi gure; many at-tendees took photos and had a brief chat, with some posting to social media. Secretary Albright, the fi rst female U.S. Secretary of State who served during the Clinton adminis-tration, and who previously served as the permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations, made a few brief remarks at the event. She noted that while she was born in Prague and identi-fi es as a ‘Czechoslovak,’ when she was a young girl the folk clothing she wore on special occasions was from the Piestany region of western Slovakia. Her father served in the diplomatic corps in the fi rst Repub-lic of Czechoslovakia, serving as ambassador to the former Yugosla-via. She seemed thrilled to be in-teracting with her ‘ethnic cousins’ at the Slovak American Society’s benefi t in support of education. Secretary Albright’s visit to the event was serendipitous, as Ken Bombara a member of the Slo-vak American Society of Wash-ington, D.C. and a member of the Central and East European Coalition(CEEC) in our nation’s capital, where he represents the Slovak League of America, was attending a meeting of the CEEC with Ms. Albright. He causally mentioned to her that the Slovak American Society fundraiser was
being held nearby, and to his sur-prise she said, “I think I’ll go!” Her visit to the fundraiser helped make it a memorable evening, and the proceeds will benefi t students in Slovakia. The fundraiser was or-ganized by Slovak American Soci-ety board members, Ray Luca and Helen Fedor, under the direction of the society’s president, Brian Bel-ensky. The group has raised more than $30,000 in the past and of-fers scholarships at City University of Seattle(CUS) with locations in Bratislava and Trencin in Slovakia. For more information on the work of the Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C. and its VSM/City University scholarship fund, visit www.dcslovaks.org. Brother Ken Bombara, a Pitts-burgh native, hails from a well-known Sokol family on the city’s South Side. His late grandfather, Stephen Bombara was among the founders of Assembly 16 in 1907 and served as its fi rst president. In addition to his Pittsburgh area rela-tives there are also Bombaras in the Douglas, Mass. area. He serves as the Regional Vice President of the Slovak League of America for Washington, D.C. and Virginia.
Madeline Albright’s visit surprises attendees at DC Slovak fundraiser
Former Secretary of State Mad-eline Albright at the Slovak American Society of Washing-ton, D.C.’s benefi t event on Sep-tember 8.
Secretary Madeline Albright is shown above fl anked by Kenneth J. Bombara, Slovak League Representative to the Central and East Eu-ropean Coalition(CEEC) and Karl Altau, Joint Baltic American Na-tional Committee Representative to the CEEC at the Slovak benefi t in Washington, D.C.
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What's making headlines in our ancestral homeland
News and Views from Slovakia...
Selected stories are provided by TASR-Slovakia, the Slovak Republic’s offi cial News Agency.
Offi cials from Chinese citydiscuss cooperation in Presov The Chinese are interested in closer cooperation with the city of Presov, the Presov city council spokesperson Veronika Kmetony Gazdova told TASR on September 6 following the September 5 talks with representatives of the Chinese city of Zhongshan in Presov. Both Presov city and region presented investment op-portunities that could be interesting for Chinese companies. Representatives of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Presov University also promoted their ideas. “We’ve seen many opportunities for mutually benefi cial cooperation. We’re interested in our producers’ investing in Slovakia and in your region. We feel support for Chinese in-vestment here. We also see potential for directing our tourists towards your beautiful region,” said Feng Yurong, chairman of the city people’s congress of the city of Zhongshan and the head of the Chinese delegation, which was also made up of other offi cials from Zhongshan and representatives of the Chinese economic sector, industry and trade, plus the heads of signifi cant manufacturing companies. The Chinese praised opportunities for doing business in the Presov region as well as the places of interest that they visited. Presov deputy mayor Stefan Kuzma stressed that some Chinese investors have already established themselves in Presov. He provided the example of a company called Le-yard, which is completing production halls at Zaborske in-dustrial park in the Presov region. The city of Zhongshan is an important industrial center in southeastern China. It’s the cultural, historical and educa-tion center of the region, with six universities and 70,000 stu-dents. Zhongshan’s population is 3.2 million. As much as 80 percent of its industry is focused on manufacturing household appliances, lighting appliances and furniture.
Slovaks no longer to reportextended stays to authorities Slovaks will no longer be obliged to report temporary stays abroad of over 90 days to the authorities, as Parlia-ment on September 8 approved an Opposition amendment to the law on reporting the stays of Slovak citizens and registering the Slovak population by 141 votes out 150. The amendment, proposed by Freedom and Solidarity(SaS) MPs, changes the aforementioned obligation into a right. Until now people were committing an offense by not reporting such stays and could have reived fi nes well into double fi gures for it. Fines haven’t actually been imposed, however, stated SaS MPs. The obligation to report a stay abroad provoked a public discussion in the past. The Interior Ministry was accused of monitoring people, for example. Interior Minister Robet Kalinak(Smer-SD) claimed that such opinions were political demagogy. He stressed that the move wasn’t about bullying or red tape but about the state being able to communicate with its citizens when they are abroad.
Slovak foreign trade reportedsurplus of $63 million in July Slovakia’s foreign trade produced a surplus of $63 mil-lion in July 2016, which was $165 million lower than the surplus recorded in July 2015, the Slovak Statistics Offi ce reported on September 8. Total exports amounted to $5 billion in July, which rep-resented a drop of 14.1 percent year-on-year, while imports also fell - by 11.6 percent to $4.8 billion. Meanwhile, the fi rst seven months of 2016 saw foreign trade generate a surplus of $2.450 billion, which was $20.2
The region of Nitra is made up of a low plain. It adjoins Hungary to the south with the Danube forming a border between the two countries. The city of Nitra with a current population of 70,000, ranks among the oldest settlements in Slovakia. As early as the ninth century, it was a princely seat of the Great Moravian Empire. The fi rst Christian church was dedicated there in 833 A.D. In 863, the great Apostles of the Slavs, Saints Cyril and Methodius arrived in the area and began the evangelization of the Slovaks. In 880, the Dio-cese of Nitra was established. It was the oldest diocese to be established on the territory of the western Slavs. Its cathe-dral-basilica dedicated to St. Emeram is Slovakia’s oldest. In 1248, Nitra became an independent royal town. It suffered from several of the Turkish invasions in the seventeenth cen-tury. Nitra castle, which houses the cathedral complex and extensive museum and treasury, is one of the area’s most popular tourist attractions. A number of art galleries offer various exhibitions and the Andrej Bagar Theatre offers the best in drama, comedy and the musical arts.
to see the agreement ratifi ed on the European level even before Marrakech,” said Solymos. The Moroccan city of Marrakech is due to host on No-vember 7-18, a key climate conference entitled COP22, which should follow up on the COP21 climate change summit in Paris in 2015. The agreement from the Paris summit pursues limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius com-pared to pre-industrial levels.
Fico: EU summit successful,declaration and road map adopted The informal summit of 27 EU member countries(without Britain) in Bratislava on September 16 was successful, having produced the Bratislava Declaration and traced a Bratislava Road Map of the EU’s priorities for the next few months, Slo-vak Prime Minister Robert Fico said at a press conference. “The current situation in Europe and the result of the Brit-ish referendum provided a good impetus for us in the EU to make some considerations. The summit was supposed to be the fi rst response, and I believe that it was a correct response. The leaders had a sincere debate on the situation of the current EU,” said Fico after the event. Even though the EU has been displaying certain fl aws, it’s still the best possible project for Europe, said Fico.
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million lower than the surplus posted for the same period of 2015. Total exports rose by 1.3 percent year-on-year to $4.1 billion, while total imports grew by 1.5 percent to $39 billion.
V-4 supports Ukraine’sEU integration ambitions The Visegrad Four/4 (The Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia) supports Ukraine’s European in-tegration ambitions, prime ministers of the V4 agreed on September 6 at an Economic Forum in Krynica, Poland that was attended by Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman. “Slovakia has always been open and will continue opening the door to our friends in Ukraine,” said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who praised the meeting as a unique opportunity for the V4 to debate several key issues with the head of the Ukrainian Government. “I’m looking forward to seeing good relations both at the levels of prime ministers and governments of Slovakia and Ukraine.” Fico went on to say that today’s stance adopted by the V4 premiers following the meeting withe the Ukrainian prime minister refl ects all the necessary priorities and chal-lenges. “Most of all, there is clear support for Ukraine’s in-tegration ambitions,” he said. He also spoke about Ukraine’s people to be able to enjoy visa liberalization as soon as possible. “I believe that the Dutch dilemma concerning the association treaty will also be resolved soon,” said Fico.(More than 60 percent of the Dutch voted against the association treaty with Ukraine in a non-binding referendum in April. ed.note) Meanwhile, Slovakia is interested in continuing in energy cooperation with Ukraine. “We are the country that ensured reverse gas fl ow from Slovakia to Ukraine in com-plicated conditions,” he said. “I believe that if any new energy projects are carried out, transit of gas through Ukraine and Slovakia will be pre-served,” Fico said in an obvious reference to the planned Nord Sream 2 gas pipeline project, which is set to bypass both Ukraine and Slovakia. The V4 prime ministers also debated in Poland a joint attitude towards the informal EU summit in Bratislava scheduled for September 16. According to Fico, European leaders must be able to diagnose the EU’s current state of health and at least propose the medications that need to be prescribed.
Solymos: Slovak EU Presidencyseeking to ratify Paris Agreement Slovak Environment Minister Laszlo Solymos on September 8 underwent a hearing before the European Par-liament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety(ENVI) in which he presented the program pri-orities of his ministry for the Slovak Presidency of the EU Council. Ratifi cation of the Paris climate agreement was among the most discussed topic, he reports. Solymos has told TASR that Slovakia has progressed in the process of ratifi cation, and that it wants to see it con-cluded as soon as possible, given its position at the helm of the EU Council. He noted that it’s the EU that has been a fl ag-bearer of the agreement, so it would be a bad signal if it fell behind in the process - considering the document has already been ratifi ed by the United States and China. “Other countries also feel this responsibility, and we’ll do everything possible from the position of our presidency
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Sokol Birthdays OCTOBER 9
Hunter Kowatch, Yonkers, N.Y., a member of Assembly 219, Yonkers, N.Y. John J. Rokovich, Allenport, Pa., a member of Assembly 127, Monessen, Pa.
OCTOBER 10 Elizabeth A. Cholewa, Shilling-ton, Pa., a member of Wreath 155, Reading, Pa. Eric Soppi, Uniontown, Oh., a member of Assembly 167, Barber-ton, Oh.
OCTOBER 11 Jan Slovak, Naples, Fla., a mem-ber of Assembly 162, Clifton, N.J.
OCTOBER 12 Keith R. Hildebrand, Canfi eld, Oh., a member of Assembly 108, Youngstown, Oh.
OCTOBER 13 David A. Bulwin, Clifton, N.J., recording secretary of Assembly 162, Clifton, N.J. Christine M. Dunleavy, Wil-kes-Barre, Pa., a member of As-sembly 59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Anna Marie Ondick, Ran-dleman, NC., a member of Wreath 14, Johnstown, Pa. Marcella Sliva, Lorain, Oh., a member of Wreath 111, Lorain, Oh.
OCTOBER 14 Anne Firca, Avon, Oh., a mem-ber of Wreath 111, Lorain, Oh. Katherine Zelina, Broadview Heights, Oh., a member of Wreath 111, Lorain, Oh.
OCTOBER 15 Msgr. John J. Bendik, Ph.D., Truckswille Pa., a member of As-sembly 71, Edwardsville, Pa. Andrea (Chuba) Kealey Har-risburg Pa., a member of Assembly 59, Wilkes-Barre Pa. Stephanie Marie Malyszka, Congers, N.Y., a member of As-sembly 219, Yonkers, N.Y. Maria Mitro, Millis, Mass.,a member of Assembly 314, Boston, Mass. Andrea Singlar, Hillsborouqh, N.J., a member of Assembly 219, Yonkers, N.Y. Rev. George Torok, Sparkill, N.Y., a member of Assembly 182, New York City. Elizabeth Zaharek, Torrington, Conn., President of Wreath 86, Tor-rington, Conn.
OCTOBER 16 Daniel Kowatch, Yonkers, N.Y., a member of Assembly 219, Yon-kers, N.Y.
OCTOBER 17 Colleen Koval, Hudson, Pa., a member of Assembly 59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
OCTOBER 18 Carol Ann Baron, Monon-gahela, Pa., a member of Assembly 127, Monessen, Pa. James J. Dzuricky, Erie, Pa., a member of Assembly 64, Erie, Pa. Carl E. Gregor, Farmington, Mich., a member of Assembly 127, Monessen, Pa. Tyler John Kopchak, Park Ridge, N.J., a member of Assembly 1, Pas-saic, N.J. Marlene Morris, Chillicothe, Oh., a member of Assembly 127,
Monessen, Pa. Glenn P. Smertka, Monessen, Pa., a member of Assembly 127, Monessen, Pa.
OCTOBER 19 Joseph Bruno, Sinking Spring, Pa., a member of Assembly 261, Reading, Pa. William P. Barber, Forty Fort, Pa., a member of Assembly 59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Madeleine Cardamone, Har-vest, Ala., a member of Assembly 188, Lansford, Pa. Margaret A. Dzimiera, Altoona, Pa., a member of Assembly 127, Monessen, Pa. James J . Hi ldebrand, Youngstown, Oh., a member of As-sembly 108, Youngstown, Oh. Holly A. Oliver, Monessen, Pa., a member of Assembly 127, Mones-sen, Pa.
OCTOBER 20 Nicholas A. D’Agostino, Three Bridges, N.J., a member of Assem-bly 219, Yonkers, N.Y. Gabrielle Cardamone, Harvest, Ala., a member of Assembly 188, Lansford, Pa. James J. Gresko, Stratford, Conn., a member of Assembly 9, Bridgeport, Conn. Joanne F. Koval, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., a member of Assembly 59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Shirley M. Mascetta, Mone-ssen, Pa., a member of Assembly 127, Monessen, Pa. Brother Mario Parisi, O.S.B., Cleveland, Oh., a member of As-sembly 303, Cleveland, Oh. Debra Pudgil, Vista, Ca., a mem-ber of Wreath 39, Bridgeport, Conn.
OCTOBER 21 Donald A. Shoemaker, Jr., West Newton, Pa., a member of Assembly 127, Monessen, Pa.
OCTOBER 22 Brian Anthony Macurak, Ac-worth, Ga., a member of Assembly 16, Pittsburgh, Pa. Laura Ann Polchak, Pueblo, Colorado, a member of Wreath 54, Youngstown, Oh. Joseph Samsel, Stratford, Conn., a member of Assembly 9, Bridgeport, Conn. Tyler Evan Szluka, Hopatcong, N.J., a member of Assembly 162, Clifton, N.J.
OCTOBER 23 Victoria Bodo, New York N.Y., a member of Assembly 182, New York City. James G. Holodak, Jr., Yon-kers, N.Y., a member of Assembly 219, Yonkers, N.Y. Remy Olinzock, Star Junetion, Pa., a member of Wreath 15, Per-ryopolis, Pa. Adrienne M. Pollack, Cortland Manor, N.Y., a member of Assem-bly 219, Yonkers, N.Y.
OCTOBER 24 Jacqueline A. Bacon, Armonk, N.Y., a member of Assembly 219, Yonkers, N.Y. Richard T. Srnka, Erie , Pa., a member of Assembly 64, Erie, Pa. Nicholas S. Matuschak, Mar-blehead, Mass., a member of Wreath 15, Perryopolis, Pa.
Pat and Jim Iancale, shown center, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a party held at the home of their daughter, Allison and son-in-law, Dave Vallance. Shown on the photo at the festivities from the left, Tony, Cal, Tess and Allison Vallance, Pat and Jim Iancale, Amy, Dave, Emma, and Luke Primini. Both daughters, Allison and Amy of the jubilarians as youngsters were active in our Sokol Slets and sports activi-ties.
Fraternal Activities in Connecticut
Group 2 Cornerby Eileen S. Wilson
On the occasion of the 50th wed-ding anniversary of well-known Sokol activists, Jim and Pat Ian-cale. It was 50 years ago that the lovely couple exchanged their mar-riage vows on May 30, 1966 at the Church of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Bridgeport, Conn. with the late Monsignor John Pitonak offi ciat-ing. On Sunday, May 29, 2016, a half century later, a wonderful
party was held at the home of their daughter, Allison and son-in-law, Dave Vallance in Hamden, Conn. Among the guests at the party were members of their original wedding party, usher, bridesmaid and fl ower girl. The anniversary cake enjoyed at the gathering was a duplicate of their wedding cake, topped by their original bride and groom which daughter, Amy and son-in-law Dave used for their
cake. Jim and Pat have been active Sokol members all their lives, he in Assembly 9 and she in Wreath 1. Both have served as offi cers in these lodges and have been active in the sporting and fraternal activi-ties of Group 2. Jim also served as a Member of the Supreme Physi-cal Fitness Board. From all of us in Group 2, may you enjoy many more anniversa-ries, long life and good health.
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She ran for President
Born September 23, 1838, feminist Victoria Chafl in Wood-hull became the fi rst woman to run for president. She ran on the Equal Rights Party, a tiny political party. Hillary R. Clinton is the fi rst woman to be nominated by a ma-jor political party as its presidential nominee.
W - O - R - K There is no easy work for the poorly educated, the average edu-cated or the well educated. Work comes in only one size - diffi cult. Your preparation for work will determine the extent of its diffi -culty.
National Newspaper Week
Celebrate National Newspaper Week, October 9-15, 2016. The
Slovak Catholic Falcon is not the largest in circula-tion, but it is still proud to take its
place with the rest of the country’s newspapers. Primarily, this paper, like others, seeks to inform and to entertain. If successful, it is due to the diligence of the entire staff. In any event, it is important to be a part of the newspaper profession. Thank you for reading.
And He Sailed On!
After three weeks on the open sea - the longest period of time that ships had sailed in one direction without seeing land - the crews on three puny ships under the com-mand of Christopher Columbus were ready to mutiny. But Columbus urged them to sail on. Sail on they did for 65 days in a still uncharted ocean. Today, history remembers Co-lumbus because he refused to turn back. Had he returned to Spain and his port of origin, nobody would blame the crew or Columbus. And nobody would remember them ei-ther.
News and Views from Slovakia...(Continued from page 12)
“We believe that there is no reverse gear - we must continue going forward, because prosperity, stability and security in Europe can’t be guar-anteed but via the EU,” said Fico. “We believe that in the future it will be very correct to be more specifi c and understandable in plans and explaining of the EU’s sense for future generations that can’t compare(it with the past),” added Fico.
Tusk: millions of Europeansnot feeling safe Millions of Europeans don’t feel safe at the moment, European Coun-cil President Donald Tusk of Poland, said after the informal EU summit in Bratislava on September 16. “People have concerns of what’s going on and of insuffi cient control. They’re afraid of migration, terrorism and of their own economic future. We must remove imperfections from the past. We won’t continue as we have until now,” said Tusk. The Council president further stressed that the EU can’t tol-erate an uncontrolled infl ux of migrants, and it should focus on full control of its borders, as well as cooperating with Turkey and countries of he West-ern Balkans and pursuing contacts with African countries. The Union will support its member countries in guaranteeing their internal security, while the exchange of information between individual countries must be intensi-fi ed, besides providing a boost to European cooperation in external security and defense. Tusk highlighted that the European leaders have agreed on contribut-ing signifi cantly to safeguarding the Bulgarian border with Turkey. This will include fi nancial, personnel and equipment support, he specifi ed. “In order to create a promising European future, we’ll strengthen the common market and bolster investments. We want to preserve our values and ensure a future for our people. I hope that the Bratislava summit will lead to a restoration of people’s trust in the European Union,” said Tusk.
Merkel: Bratislava summit tookplace in a constructive atmosphere The informal summit of 27 EU member countries(without Great Britain) in Bratislava on September 16 took place in a constructive atmo-sphere, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a press conference after the meeting. She conceded that Europe is currently in crisis, so it was necessary to agree on a joint plan outlining the Union’s priorities for the next few months. This concerns chiefl y the six-month period set to culminate on the 60th anniversary in March 2017 of the Treaty of Rome - the founding docu-ment of what would eventually become the European Union. The EU leaders also agreed with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s State of the Union address delivered earlier in the week in the European Parliament. It’s main topics were discussed in Bratislava - security, migration and proposals on halting illegal migration. Merkel said that much has already been done concerning security and ter-rorism, but further cooperation concerning the protection of the people of the EU is needed. At the moment, compromises, solidarity and cooperation are neces-sary most of all, said Merkel, describing Bratislava as a city symbolizing the beginning of closer cooperation in the EU. The joint declaration of the Visegrad Four(Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) issued earlier in the day on “fl exible solidarity” in terms of migration policy is a positive proposal, said Merkel. She added that it’s going to be interesting to debate specifi c points of the declaration with these countries. According to the V4 declaration: “It’s necessary to halt the infl ux of illegal migrants. The V4 countries stress, therefore, that a boost in coopera-tion with third countries, including Turkey, and safeguarding of the outer Union border must be among the key instruments. The protection of bor-ders of EU member countries and third countries located on the migration routes is viewed by the V4 as an effective way of dealing with migration.” When it comes to Brexit, Merkel said that a country that has decided to leave the community is its full-fl edged member with all rights and duties until it offi cially leaves. Nevertheless, for EU leaders it will be necessary to be properly prepared for the situation when Britain actually leaves the EU, noted Merkel.
Fico: Slovakia bears full responsibilityfor smooth course of EU Summit Prime Minister Robert Fico asked both Bratislavans as well as visi-tors to be patient and understanding vis-a-vis security measures and traffi c restrictions in force during the September 16 EU Summit. Fico pointed out that Slovakia bore the full responsibility in secur-ing the safety and uninterrupted course of activities of the summit, a fact that entailed security measures such as the close of all traffi c in the down-town area of Bratislava. In addition, all schools were closed and locals were asked to extend their weekend getaway since September 15 was a national holiday. All public transportation remained available free of charge.The security proved successful and all the more than 27 heads of state and their 350 staff members along with more than 1,300 journalists enjoyed the summit without any incidents.
Stats Offi ce: Employment inindustry is up 3.5 percent in July Employment rose year-on-year in several sectors in July 2016, includ-ing in selected market services(by 7.1 percent) and in the sale and repair of motor vehicles(4.5 percent), the Slovak Statistics Offi ce reported on Sep-tember 12. Annual increases were also recorded in the following sectors in July: in information and communications activities - 5.8 percent, in industry - 3.5 percent, in transport and warehousing - 2.6 percent, in construction - 1.7 percent, and in restaurants and pubs - 1.3 percent. Conversely, the number of employed people dropped in wholesale - by 5 percent, in accommodation services - 2.3 percent, and in retail - 1.2 percent. Meanwhile, average employment rates for the fi rst seven months of 2016 increased both in information and communications activities and in selected market services by 5.1 percent, y-o-y. Other increases were: in industry - 3.6 percent, in accommodation services - 1.4 percent, in the sale and repair of motor vehicles - 2.4 percent, in construction - 1.8 percent, and in restaurants and pubs - 0.8 percent. Meanwhile, employment between January-July declined in wholesale - by 5.1 percent, in transport and warehousing - 1 percent, and in retail - 1.1 percent.
Israel and Slovakia sign newplan for cultural cooperation Slovakia and Israel will continue to form closer ties based on a pro-gram of cooperation in education, science culture, youth and sports, with the offi cial document for 2017-19 cooperation signed on September 12 in Tel Aviv by Culture Minister Marek Madaric and Israeli’s Miri Regev. The new program of intergovernmental cooperation follows up on the current agreement covering the 2013-16 period. In the upcoming period, culture cooperation will focus mostly on the exchange of experts in the fi eld - including art, cultural heritage and archeology, literature and book fairs, movies audiovisual production, archives and libraries. “For instance, there are plans to engage in closer cooperation between the Holocaust Museum in Sered(Trnava region) and the Yad Vashem me-morial in Israel dedicated to the victims and heroes of the Holocaust in Jerusalem,” said Slovak culture ministry spokesman Jozef Bednar. The cooperation will also entail both the presentation of Slovak lit-erature at the Jerusalem International Book Fair and Israeli literature at the Biblioteka International Book Fair. Both countries will also continue lend their support to translations of contemporary prose, poetry and other works of literature from the other country to its own language. The potential of Slovak-Israeli cultural cooperation is set to be dem-onstrated also by events scheduled to take place in Israel later this year. “Later that day, Marek Madaric opened the expo of Yuri Dojc dubbed ‘the Last Folio’ at the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem,” said Bednar. Other Slovak cultural presentations will feature photographs by Kar-ol Kallay, artwork of Martin Benko and SlovakAid and Mashav(Israeli Agency for International Development Cooperation) and many others.
Kiska and Kissinger discuss migration,the USA, Russia and Europe Former US secretary of state and renowned diplomat Henry Kissinger was an advisor to four US presidents and is still one of the most respected fi gures in global diplomacy, said Slovak President Andrej Kiska after an informal meeting with Kissinger on September 21. Kiska noted that Kissinger is 93 years old, but he’s still a passionate debater with a great deal of knowledge. He likes to hear out your opinion fi rst before he tells you his, added Kiska. “We spoke about global politics, the migration crisis, the global role of the USA, Russia, the situation in Europe, the US presidential election as well as the election of a new UN secretary-general,” Kiska told TASR. Apart from meeting Kissinger, Kiska also spoke to Ukrainian Presi-dent Petro Poroshenko. “He(Kiska) spoke with Poroshenko about the implementation of the Minsk Agreements and the current situation in Ukraine. They also discussed the liberalization of visa requirements for Ukraine,” said the President’s Offi ce of communications department direc-tor Roman Krpelan. Kiska attended several bilateral meetings while on his working trip to New York. Along with Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miro-slav Lajcak, he also attended the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, where he delivered an address. In addition, Kiska met representatives of the Slovak-American Busi-ness and Innovation Council(SABIC) for a working lunch that was co-or-ganized by former US Ambassador to Slovakia Theodore Sedgwick. He also took part in an event dedicated to the fi fth anniversary of the Open Government Partnership, where he stated that Slovakia is one of only a few countries that discloses contracts concluded by state, regional and local administrations. He also noted that just like many other countries, Slovakia isn’t immune to corruption and nepotism. “We don’t succeed on our own in the fi ght against double stan-dards, tax evasion and the bypassing of transparency. In this I see scope for the Open Government Partnership and its international network to set standards, bring solutions and provide incentives for international cooperation,”said Kiska after the event.
The Mixing Bowl
Remember the Memorial Schol ar ship Fund!!! Have you found yourself look ing for a way to memorialize a lost loved one or fellow Group/Wreath/Assembly mem ber? Why not make a do na tion in their honor to the Memorial Schol ar ship fund? Donations made payable to: SCS Memorial Schol ar ship Fund may be sent to:
Dennis J. ZifcakSCS Museum Treasurer
33 Pinecrest Rd.Uxbridge, MA 01569
or Edward D. Moeller
SCS Mu se um Chairperson2821 Waterman Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
SLOVAK CATHOLIC FALCON, OCTOBER 5, 2016 PAGE 15
International Basketball & Volleyball Update
The International Basketball and Volleyball Tournament, originally scheduled for Barberton, Ohio in October 2016, has been postponed until the new year. The tournament will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2017. With most participants being busy with fall high school football, volleyball, soccer and other fall sports, the Supreme Physical Fitness Board felt that the tourament would have much greater participation in the spring. The location for the tournament will remain the same in the Barberton School District in Barberton, Ohio. We are currently working with the school to fi rm up the details and times. I will be sending out additional in-formation regarding the tournament and lodging in the near future. It is very important to keep our Sokol sports tournaments ac-tive to continue our fraternalism and promote the growth of new members. This should be a great warm-up and an opportunity for the upcoming 48th International Slet scheduled for July 2017. We will also have 3 on 3 for the younger children at the basketball and volleyball tournament. We ask that all of our Groups work on or-ganizing a team. Future updates regarding our sports activities will appear in our Slovak Catholic Falcon.
Zdar Boh! Frank P. Laury, III Supreme Assistant Director of Sports & Athletics
APPLE ALASKA PIE Don’t just dunk for apples this Halloween. Bake an apple pie with a difference.Pastry for 1 crust6 medium apples3/4 cup sugar1 1/2 teaspoon fl our1/4 teaspoon cinnamon1 1/2 tablespoons butter or oleo3 egg whites1/2 cup sugar1 quart butter pecan ice cream Line 9-inch pie pan with pastry; trim edge; press edge down with tines of fork. Core, pare and slice apples. Combine 3/4 cup sugar, fl our and spices. Rub a little of this mixture into pastry, then make al-ternate layers of apple slices and spice mixture. Dot with butter or oleo. Bake at 425degreesF for 30 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove from oven, let cool thor-oughly. Beat egg whites stiff but not dry. Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addi-tion. Spoon ice cream evenly on top of pie within 1/2 inch of rim. Cover entire surface of pie with meringue. Bake at 500degreesF for 2 minutes.
PUMPKIN-PECAN BREAD/MUFFINS
5 cups fl our3/4 teaspoon baking powder1 tablespoon baking soda1 tablespoon cinnamon1 tablespoon ground cloves3 cups sugar or substitute1 cup + 2 tbsp. butter or oleo6 eggs or substitute1/2 cup + 2 teaspoons molasses1 cup orange juice3 cups cooked or canned pumpkin3/4 cup golden raisins 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans Preheat oven to 350degreesF for bread, 400degrees for muffi ns. Sift together fl our, baking powder, bak-ing soda, cinnamon and cloves. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat sug-ar, butter and eggs until light and fl uffy. Add orange juice, pumpkin and molasses and beat together. Now add the sifted dry ingredi-ents in 3 additions; be careful not to overbeat between each addition.
Fold in the raisins and pecans. Pour batter into 3 greased 10 x 5 inch loaf pans or 1 loaf pan and 2 greased 12-cup muffi n tins, fi lling each 2/3 full. Bake bread in a 350degreeF pre-heated oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a knife blade in-serted into the center of loaf comes out clean. Bake the muffi ns for 20 minutes in a preheated 400degreeF oven.Yield: 3 loaves or 1 loaf and 24 muffi ns.
PUMPKIN-SPICE PANCAKES A big breakfast before a day of raking leaves is always in order. These pancakes topped with hot maple syrup, from the Bisquick folks, could be just the thing to fi ll you up on a cool autumn morning.2 1/3 cup Bisquick baking mix2 tablespoons sugar or substitute1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/4 teaspoon ground ginger1 cup milk2 eggs1/3 cup canned pumpkin1/4 cup vegetable oil Beat all ingredients with wire whisk or hand beater until smooth. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto hot gridle(grease if necessary). Cook until edges are dry. Turn; then cook until golden brown. Serve with syrup below. Makes about 18 pan-cakes.
MAPLE-NUT SYRUP1 cup maple syrup1 tablespoon oleo or butter1/4 cup chopped pecans
ROAST PUMPKIN SEEDS Don’t throw away those gooey seeds found while carving your jack-o-lantern this year. Roast ‘em! Simply remove seeds from pumpkin and wash thoroughly in warm water to remove strings and pulp. Let seeds dry(about 15 minutes). Spread seeds on lightly-greased cookie sheet and sprinkle with salt, if desired. Bake in pre-heated 300degreeF oven for 20-30 minutes(or until seeds are dry and crisp). Allow seeds to cool and en-joy. Store in airtight container to maintain freshness.
The creation of the fi rst Slovak National Council (SNR) is a major milestone in the history of the Slo-vaks, who in 1848 in the town of Myjava(Trencin region of western Slovakia) declared their indepen-dence from the Kingdom of Hun-gary, stated Parliamentary Chair-man Andrej Dank(Slovak National Party(SNS) on September 19. Speaking in Myjava to mark the 168th anniversary of the creation of the short-lived SNR, Danko said that it was in Myjava in 1848, when the autonomy for decision-making of Slovaks was demanded for the fi rst time. The Hungarian Army intervened to stop SNR from oper-ating but it remained in place for a year. “It’s important to commemorate the year of 1848 which saw the ab-olition of serfdom(in Europe) and, let’s call it the bourgeois revolu-tion,” said Danko. “It’s also important to pay hom-age to Myjava and to people who at that time contributed to that re-sistance and to remember it,” he added. Danko went on to say that Slo-vaks live in a time when they are trying to reach the achievements of the EU; but on the other hand, “we
must not lose our independence and legal sovereignty in the matters that concern us, our people, because we have fought for an independent Slovakia for centuries.” According to Alena Petrakova, director of the Museum of Slovak National Councils in Myjava, the fi rst SNR was established on Sep-tember 16, 1848 in Vienna, but did not convene for its fi rst session un-til September 19, 1848 in Myjava - the home of a widow called Anna Kolenyova. “Here, Ludovit Stur proclaimed the independence of the Slovak na-tion from the Government of the Hungarian Kingdom and called on the Slovak people to begin an armed uprising,” Petrakova has told TASR. She also added that the town of Myjava was very close to the group around Ludovit Stur even before 1848, mainly because it was close to Bratislava and it wasn’t marked by Magyarization. In addition to Danko, Defense Minister Peter Gajdos, Slovak MPs, representatives of state and local authorities, as well as cul-tural and religious organizations came to Myjava as well in order to commemorate the creation of the SNR.
Danko: formation of fi rst Slovak NationalCouncil milestone in our history
Do You Just Belong? Are you an active member, the kind that would be missed, Or are you just contented that your name is on the list? Do you attend the meetings and mingle with the crowd, Or do you stay at home and crab both long and loud? Do you take an active part to help the assembly along? Or are you satisfi ed to be the kind to “Just belong”? Do you ever go to visit a member who is sick, Or leave the work for just a few and talk about the clique? There is quite a program scheduled that means success, if done, And it can be accomplished with the help of everyone. So attend the meetings regularly, and help with hand and heart, Don’t be just a member, but take an active part. Think this over, Member, are we right or are we wrong? Are you an Active Member? or Do You Just Belong?
- Author unknown
(Thanks to Eileen S. Wilson for sharing this with our readers.)
Columbus Passes the Pepper
One of the things Columbus was looking for in his search for the Spice Islands was Piper nigrum, the plant that grows black peppercorns. But he was in the West Indies, so he found the capsicum instead. It has spicy, hot seeds and he mistak-enly named it pepper. He took some back to Europe where its culinary qualities were eventually discov-ered. Today, there are hundreds of varieties of capiscum peppers, from the mild bell to the hot chili.
Top Songs Still Sung
The world’s most frequently sung songs are Happy Birthday to You, written in 1893 by Mildred and Patty Hill of New York; For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow(originally the French song Malbrouk, known as early as 1781); and Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns(1759-1796).
Live...On This Stage... It is October 14, 1814. The curtain is about to rise at the Holiday Street Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland. The orchestra begins playing “Ana-creon in Heaven.” A man emerges from behind the curtain, and for the fi rst time America listens to what is to become her national anthem, the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
Some interesting facts about autumn
* On the fi rst day of autumn, the sun is aligned with the center be-tween the North and the South of the planet. On that day, the light and dark hours are exactly the same length. That’s why it is called ‘equi-nox’, derived from the Latin word ‘aequus’ which means ‘equal’.* There are only two days of the year when you can stand an egg on its end, the autumn and spring equinox. To do this you will need an egg. (It does not have to be hard-boiled.) Place the egg on a hard, fl at surface on its largest end. Carefully pull your hands away and it should remain upright.
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AnywayPeople are often unreasonable, illogical,
and self-centeredFORGIVE THEM ANYWAY.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfi sh ulterior motives. BE KIND ANYWAY.
If you are successful, you will win some falsefriends and some true enemies.
SUCCEED ANYWAY.If you are honest and frank
people may cheat you.BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY.
What you spend years building,someone could destroy overnight.
BUILD ANYWAY.If you fi nd serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous.BE HAPPY ANYWAY.
The good you do today, people willoften forget tomorrow.DO GOOD ANYWAY.
Give the world the best you have,and it may never be enough.
GIVE THE BEST YOU’VE GOT ANYWAY.You see, in the fi nal analysis it is
between you and God;it was never between you and them anyway.
- Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta
38th Annual SS. Cyril & MethodiusAppeal of the Slovak Catholic Federation For the past 38 years, the Slovak Catholic Federation has hosted its SS. Cyril and Methodius Appeal in support of the Pontifi cal Slovak College of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Rome and religious commu-nities of men and women in Slovakia. The appeal is an opportunity to repay in a special way the gift of faith which we have received
through our Slovak ancestors. The Slovak college in Rome, built by the American and Canadian Slo-vak community, was dedicated in 1963 and serves as a graduate house for Slovak priests pursuing graduate degrees as the various Pontifi cal Roman universities. We are pleased that our own Supreme Chaplain, Rev. Andrew S. Hvozdovic serves as the national president of the Slovak Catholic Federation(SCF). The SCF serves as the represen-tative body of American and Canadian Catholics
of Slovak ancestry. Since assuming the offi ce of national president three years ago, individual members and local lodges of our organiza-tion have given generous support to the work of the SCF in general and have been generous to the annual SS. Cyril and Methodius Appeal. As fraternalists, let us continue our charitable endeavors and include the SS. Cyril and Methodius Appeal in our donations. In 2015, our Sokol lodges alone contributed a total of $2,414 to this appeal. Let us strive to increase the number of lodges contributing this year in honor of Father Hvozdovic and the outstanding priestly ministry he shares with us. Individuals may also make their individual contributions and per-haps honor the memory of a deceased family member. However large or small, know that a donation to the SS. Cyril and Methodius Appeal will be greatly appreciated and put to good use. Thank you and Pan Boh Zaplat - My God repay your generosity. As of this writing, about $15,000 has been raised for this year’s appeal. Donations may be made at any time during the calendar year of 2016. This year’s appeal coordinator is the Rev. Thomas Nasta, SCF National First Vice President and the national chaplain of the First Catholic Slovak Union and pastor of the Par-ish of Our Lady of Ransom in Philadelphia, Pa. Again, we thank you for your goodness and generosity to this appeal. Make checks payable to Slovak Catholic Federation. The Slovak Catholic Federation was founded in 1911 by the Rev. Joseph Murgas in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. to coordinate the pastoral efforts of Slovak Catholic fraternal societies, parishes, religious communities of men and women and individuals and to give witness to our heritage of faith as handed down to our an-cestors who fi rst were evangelized by the great Apostles of the Slavs, SS. Cyril and Methodius.
Make check payable to Slovak Catholic Federationand mail to: Dolores Evanko, National Secretary-Treasurer
Slovak Catholic Federation173 Berner AvenueHazleton, PA 18201
12th adult retreat setin Lakewood, Ohio The Lakewood, Ohio Cluster of parishes, St. Clement, St. Luke, St. James and Transfi guration(the former SS. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Church) will host their 12th annual Adult Retreat on Wednes-day, October 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The retreat will be held in St.Clement Church and hall locat-ed at 14401 Madison Avenue. The speaker will be the Rev. Thomas Schubeck, S.J. Cost of the retreat is $12.00. Continental Breakfast will be served in St. Clement Hall at 9 a.m., followed with refl ections by Father Thomas, a Jesuit. Follow-ing his presentation, the partici-pants will move into the church for Mass. Following the liturgy, a deli-cious hot lunch will be served in St. Clement Hall followed by dessert. For reservations and additional in-formation, contact Kathy Cordonni from Transfi guration at tel. 216 521-7288. Deadline for reserva-tions is October 14.
Obituaries...
The Most Reverend Peter L. Ge-rety, retired Archbishop of Newark passed away peacefully on Septem-
ber 27 at St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly in Totowa, N.J. at the age of 104. At the time of his death, he was the old-est bishop in the Catholic
Church. He was a priest for 77 years and a bishop for 50 years. He served as Archbishop of Newark from 1974 until 1986 when he retired. A native of Shelton, Conn., Pe-ter Leo Gerety was born there July 19, 1912. In 1932, he entered St.Thomas Seminary in Bloom-fi eld, Conn. to begin studies for the priesthood. He completed his theological studies at St. Sulplice Seminary in Issy, France and was ordained a priest at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on June 29, 1939. He returned to the Archdio-cese of Hartford where held a num-ber of positions. In 1942, he found-ed a social and religious center in a police station house, which later became St. Martin de Porres parish in the predominantly black Dixwell neighborhood of New Haven. He was a strong advocate for social gospel ministry. In 1963, he was named a Monsignor by Pope Paul VI. On June 1, 1966, he was named coadjutor Bishop of Portland, Me. and became ordinary of the diocese in 1969. On April 2,1974, he was appointed Archbishop of Newark by Pope Paul VI and retired from ministry on June 3, 1986. In retire-ment, he continued to offi ciate at
baptisms, confi rmations and other events. He partnered with Immacu-late Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University to establish The Archbishop Gerety Fund for Eccle-siastical History. The fund supports studies of Catholic Church history in the U.S. When he celebrated his 50th an-niversary as a bishop this summer, he urged the Church to advance the Second Vatican Council’s agenda: “evangelization, liturgy, concern for the poor and the deprived, and the elimination of racism.” On that occasion, he also refl ected on what had changed in 50 years. In 1975, he offi cially allowed the Mission of the Holy Family in Lin-den, N.J. to be canonically erected as a Slovak national parish. When the former St. Stephen’s Slovak Parish in downtown Newark was closed, Archbishop Gerety allowed substantial funds from the sale of its plant to be given to the Slovak In-stitute of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Rome, now the Pontifi cal Slovak College of SS. Cyril and Metho-dius. The funeral liturgy for Arch-bishop Gerety took place at the Cathedral-Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on Monday, Octo-ber 3 with the current Archbishop of Newark, the Most Rev. John J. Meyers presiding. Interment fol-lowed in the cathedral crypt. He is survived by numerous nephews and nieces. May this outstanding churchman rest in peace. With Archbishop Gerety’s death, Archbishop Bernardino Pinera Car-vallo of Chile, age 101, is now the oldest living bishop in the Catholic Church.
Archbishop Peter L. Gerety, oldest bishopin the world, passes away at age 104
YOUR BENEFICIARIES
When was the last time you looked at your des ig nat ed ben e fi cia ries on your valu able Sokol insurance pol i cy? How im por tant is it? Just think about how much your life has changed. Have you mar ried, divorced, had chil dren, may be you lost a loved one? This is an item you should con sid er an nu al ly. If you do need to make chang es to any of your pol i cies, con tact the Home Of fi ce at 800-886-7656.
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mond, Ind. beginning at 12:30 p.m. Children’s Christmas Party host-
ed by Group 17 at Camelot Bowling Lanes. 628 Boardman-Canfi eld Rd., Boardman, Oh. from 1-3 p.m. reser-vations necessary, call Edie Babik at 330 782-9555 by November 30.
SAT.DEC.10 Annual Children’s Christmas Par-
ty hosted by Group 14, Assembly 16 and Wreath 22 at the Slovak Catho-lic Sokol Club, 2912 East Carson St., South Side, Pittsburgh, Pa., doors open at 12 noon and festivities begin at 1 p.m., call Carmella Suess Mar-zec 412 414-9249, email:[email protected]., Facebook: Group 14 Pgh.Pa Slovak Catholic Sokols.
Slovak Christmas Vilija Dinner at The Slovak Garden, A Home for American Slovaks, 3110 Howell Branch Rd., Winter Park, Fla., fea-turing traditional Slovak culinary specialities; $15.00 per person; for reservations call 407 677-6894 or email [email protected].
SUN.DEC.18 Traditional Christmas concert of
chorus and instrumentalists under the direction of Stephen J. Knob-lock featuring the choir of the for-mer Most Holy Trinity Parish at the Church of St. Casimir, 239 Nepper-han Ave., Yonkers, N.Y. beginning at 3 p.m. in church followed by a buffet supper served in the church hall, $35.00 per person for concert and dinner or $10.00 for concert alone.
SLOVAK CATHOLIC FALCON, OCTOBER 5, 2016 PAGE 17
Report of the Supreme Secretary for the Month of August 2016REPORT OF THE SUPREME SECRETARY
SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOLActivity for the Month of August, 2016
ASSETS YEAR TO DATE Cash - Senior Account $ 165,264.75 Cash - Bank of Montreal 10,425.98 Cash - Payroll Account 1,072.40 Petty Cash 62.00 Investments - Bonds & Bills 61,516,132.18 Investments - Stocks 9,555,389.58 Capital Reserve 1,650,052.59 Stock Adj. to Book Value 2,267,814.31 First Mortgage Loans 745,655.56 Loans on Certifi cates 133,181.90 Accrued Interest Receivable 733,649.00 Sokol Building 2,707,974.61 Land 204,108.00 Furniture & Fixtures 159,232.34 Computer 106,305.86 Sokol Baby Spoons 10,075.00 Due From Groups 2,762.87 Accounts Receivable 16,919.50 Non-Admitted Assets -157,661.00 TOTAL ASSETS $ 79,828,417.43
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES YEAR TO DATE
Life Reserves $ 59,540,873.00 Reserve Dep. Furn. & Fixtures 153,208.34 Reserve Dep. Sokol Building 2,636,181.84 Asset Valuation Reserve 1,502,599.00 Interest Maintenance Reserve 221,743.00 Reserve for Supplemental Contracts 1,611,011.75 Reserve Emp. Retirement Plan 4,761,658.00 Reserve for Convention 50,000.00 Matured Endowments 84,298.24 Claims Payable 300,625.00 IBNR Payable 30,000.00 Conversion - Canadian Currency 3,348.33 Accounts Payable 29,210.94 Sokol Secure Fund 576,736.01 Mary Jane Rich Scholarship Fund 85,000.00 Emil Slavik Scholarship Fund 100,000.00 Dr’s Lesko Medical Scholarship Fund 20,000.00 Krista L Glugosh Memorial Scholarship Fund 24,000.00 Dividend Accum. At Interest 319,890.02 Dividend Payable 45,732.94 Advance Premiums 18,000.00 Premium Load 2,400.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 72,116,516.41 Undistributed Funds - Sokol 7,711,901.02 TOTAL LIABILITIES & SURPLUS $ 79,828,417.43
INCOME
AUGUST YEAR TO DATE Interest on Bonds and Bills $ 220,861.85 $ 1,919,117.89 Interest Income Accrued 0.00 2,916.00 Accrued Interest Paid -32,308.89 -104,686.88 Amortization of IMR 0.00 26,400.00 Other Investment Income 0.00 345.74 Dividends on Stocks 18,480.90 219,033.79 Interest on Mortgages 3,844.53 32,954.08 Sale of Cookbooks 31.00 325.50 Rent Received - Sokol Building 3,045.00 22,595.00 Suppl.. Contracts W/Life 0.00 21,235.13 Premium Income 122,282.84 1,084,145.94 Annuities 641,258.46 3,829,114.75 Miscellaneous Income 3,412.58 31,783.48 Sale of Securities/Amortization 127,229.55 229,389.61 TOTAL INCOME $ 1,108,137.82 $ 7,314,670.03
EXPENSES AUGUST YEAR TO DATEOperating Expense - Sokol Building $ 16,719.33 $ 50,025.97 Building Maintenance & Repairs 35.92 8,949.18 Rental Area Expenses 206.93 1,242.94 Property Taxes - Sokol Building 0.00 67,012.14 Depreciation Sokol Building 311.52 2,492.16 Rent for Space 1,250.00 10,000.00 Pension Plan - Print 563.14 4,505.12 Salaries - Offi ce Employees 34,070.00 295,967.70 Salaries - Editorial Employees 6,350.00 54,019.80 P/R - Taxes Employer 2,733.40 25,421.40 Hospitalization 7,703.23 92,025.71 Workmen’s Compensation Insurance 0.00 6,667.51 Pension Plan - Offi ce/Offi cers 22,615.14 180,635.22 Offi ce Expense 1,126.09 11,242.95 Computer Expense 3,572.38 34,165.35 Supreme Offi cers Travel 1,235.66 6,200.61 Supreme Auditors 2,976.08 9,908.28 Actuarial Expenses 2,250.00 27,506.88 Accountant Expenses 2,600.00 24,735.83 Computer Conversion-Depreciation 0.00 6,750.00 Postage-Offi ce 5,095.00 8,749.48 Telephone - Offi ce 810.00 3,690.00 Telephone - Editorial 64.43 585.16 Printing - Katolicky Sokol 2,550.00 24,275.00 Postage - Sokol Paper 1,825.00 24,675.00 Misc. Publication Expense 10.00 601.60 Other Printing 0.00 5,401.94 Legal Expenses 14.13 1,364.13 Death Benefi t Claims Paid 55,731.00 600,427.00 Cash Surrender Values Paid 15,645.85 208,868.24 Annuity Surrenders 517,356.01 1,813,971.16 Annuity Suppl. Contracts 0.00 4,653.29 Matured Endowments Paid 1,068.00 24,561.00 Reserve Increase 0.00 2,717,618.00 State Insurance Dept. Lic./Fee 255.00 12,111.31 Bank Charges - Bond Account 11,910.73 93,923.91 Supreme Offi cers Uniform Allowance 0.00 5,628.91 Dues & Subscription 0.00 6,483.85 Donations & Contributions 1,000.00 4,236.67 Clinic (Kurz) 20,172.23 32,474.45 National Bowling Tournament 0.00 4,678.41 National Golf Tournament 7,315.48 7,315.48 National Softball Tournament -203.72 3,300.52 Other Coaching, Insurance 0.00 3,237.93 Convention Expenses 6,250.00 50,822.70 Group Assessments Paid 0.00 24,472.66 Commission Expense 30,483.01 252,212.46 Annuity Commissions 14,347.01 95,524.64 Advertising/Promotions 794.60 7,446.74 Marketing Expense 0.00 7,069.20 Agency Expense 2,587.22 21,770.25 Board of Directors Expense 813.60 29,369.28 Physical Fitness Board Expense 0.00 17,710.71 Scholarship Expense 0.00 44,925.45 Salaries - Supreme Offi cers 0.00 22,815.00 Supreme Offi cers Insurance Bond 0.00 1,922.00 Fratenal Congress Expense 4,429.30 10,357.44 Local Fees/ Rebates -426.08 11,189.36 Secure Fund Interest 0.00 6,890.09 Interest Expense 0.00 7,763.73 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 806,216.62 $ 7,144,568.90
TOTAL INCOME (LOSS) $ 301,921.20 $ 170,101.13 ZDAR BOH! Scott T. Pogorelec, FIC Supreme Secretary Slovak Catholic Sokol
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Slovak Consul General Hosts Cultural Evening
Jana Trnovcova, Slovak Consul General in New York hosted a cultural evening on September 15 in the BBLA Gallery at the Bohemian National Hall in Manhattan. The evening was held in conjunction with the closing reception of the special exhibiton of 20 linocut prints by the Slovak artist, Vincent Hloznik(1919-1997) one of the most important fi gures in the Slovak art scene and founder of modern Slovak graphic art. He was a prolifi c painter, graphic artist, illustrator, sculptor, mentor and human-ist. The works were from the series “Dreams” on loan from the Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection at the Hebrew Home in Riverdale, N.Y. Shown on the top photo, from the left, Rosemary H. Golia of the Slovak American Cultural Center of New York; Honorary Supreme Offi cer, Dr. Mary Z. Gasparik; Slovak Consul General, Jana Trnovcova; and star of broadway and theatre, Luba Gre-gus Mason. The middle photo includes, l-r, Jana Trnovcova, Rev. Richard D. Baker, pastor of the United Parish of St. John Nepomucene and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in Manhattan; Filip Pogady, the evening’s featured young Slovak violin soloist; and Dr. Mary Z. Gasparik. On the lower photo are,l-r, Editor Daniel F. Tanzone, Jana Trnovcova, Father Richard D. Baker, violinist Filip Pogady and Dr. Mary Z. Gasparik.
Activities at St. Cyril Preschooland Kindergarten in Danville, Pa. The Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius have conducted the Saint Cyril Preschool since 1977 and the Kindergarten since 1978 at their Moth-erhouse, Villa Sacred Heart in Danville, Pa. The facility provides quality, faith-centered elementary education. The following photos of the Mothers’ Tea held at the school on September 18 featured mothers and daughters enjoying “High Tea”.
Isabel Helwig, Miranda Behm, Saumya Mehta, Victoria Want, Char-lotte More and Adelena More enjoying the “High Tea.”
Sister Donna Marie Ivanko, principal of the school, pours tea at the annual gathering.
Girls sing for their mothers at the beginning of the annual Mothers’ Tea.
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162. zbor S.K.S. oslávi storočnicu
162. zbor Slovenského ka-tolíckeho sokola oslávi svoju storočnicu v nedeľu 16. októ-bra po slovenskej svätej omši v kostole sv. Cyrila a Metoda, 235 Ackerman Ave., v Clift one, NJ. Omša začne o 10.30 hodine doobeda. Oslava sa bude konať v rečtaurácii Royal Manor v Garfi eld, NJ. Cena vstupeniek: $40.00 za dospelých a $23.00 za deti vo veku do 12 rokov. Bližšie infor-mácie a rezervácie: Tom Krack, tel.efónne číslo: 973-478-1518, Peter Walentowicz, tel. č. 973-340-9078.
Oktoberfest v New Yorku
Farnosť sv. Jána Nepomuc-kého v New Yorku v spolupráci s International Chefs Assn (NY Chapter) pozývajú slovenskú verejnosť na tradičnú októbrovú zábavu – Oktoberfest. Bude sa konať v nedeľu 23. októbra od 12.30 do 6. hod. vo veľkej hale slovenského kostola sv. Jána Nepomuckého (66th St. and 1st Ave.). Bude sa podávať predjed-lo, večera s bohatým výberom zo slovenskej a nemeckej kuchyne, slovenské a nemecké pivo, koláče, káva a čaj. Do tanca bude hrať skupina Kontakty. Vstupné je $35.00 za osobu. Deti do 18 rokov $5.00. V cene je zahrnuté jedlo a nápoje. Bližšie informá-cie a rezervácie: 212-734-4613 (Lisa), J. Škrkoň 718-626-0195, H. Daitová 201-641-8922, M. Božeková 347-612-1934.
Olivový olej je dobrý na srdce, cievy, bojuje proti rakovine, ale má množstvo ďalších predností, pre ktoré ho budú s radosťou používať najmä ženy. Olivový olej pomáha telu svo-jimi protizápalovými účinkami a priaznivo pôsobí na sliznice. Preto ak pociťujete napríklad počas noci vyschnuté hrdlo, jeho pálenie a kazí vám to spá-nok, skúste prehltnúť malú lyžičku olivového oleja. Spať po-kojne budete celú noc a ráno sa zobudíte bez hrdla v ohni. Najnovšie vedecké štúdie prinášajú zistenia, že olej pô-sobí pozitívne nielen na mäkké tkanivá. Hoci sa nikdy nestane zárukou toho, že nedostanete osteoporózu, minimálne k tomu prispieva. Predstavuje veľmi nenáročnú preventívnu metódu. Kostiam olivový olej rozhodne nepomôže, skôr im pridá na pe-vnosti. Zdravšie srdce a čistejšie cievy sú asi najznámejšie výsledky kon-zumácie olivového oleja. Mladé srdce však môže sprevádzať aj omnoho mladší zjav. Zabud-nite na kozmetické procedúry. Vyhladenie vrások pod očami prichádza už po niekoľkých dňoch jemného vklepávania olivového oleja do tejto oblasti. Jeho pôsobisko môžete pokojne rozšíriť aj na celú tvár, ktorú re-generuje, robí vláčnou a zlepšuje
Pozitívne vlastnosti olivového oleja
pružnosť pokožky. Olivový olej okrem toho môžete použiť na akékoľvek miesto na tele, kde trpíte suchou pokožkou. Pravi-delná masáž miesta olivovým olejom prináša trvalé zlepšenie. Vlasové kúry na báze ol-ivového oleja sú nesmierne účinné proti rozstrapkaným končekom a suchým vlasom. Hľadáte recept? Stačí skutočne len čistý, panenský a najlepšie mierne nahriaty olej. Je to najspoľahlivejšia a často aj na-jmenej fi nančne nákladná cesta k pekným vlasom. Podľa španielskych výskum-níkov z University of Navarra and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria má olivový olej výnimočne do-brú schopnosť chrániť nás od psychických problémov. Kľúčom majú byť polynenasýtené tuky, ktoré sa nachádzajú v rybách a práve v olivovom oleji. Vďaka nim sa znižuje výskyt depresie. Možno aj preto sú prímorské národy, kde je olivový olej neus-tále na stole, omnoho veselšie.
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Rím 29. septembra (TASR) – Minister kultúry SR Marek Maďarič sa dnes v rámci pra-covnej cesty do Ríma v sídle talianskeho prezidenta Pala-zzo del Quirinale zúčastnil na slávnostnom otvorení výstavy Poklady gotiky zo Slovenska. Nad touto výstavou prebrali záštitu prezidenti Slovenka a Talianska Andrej Kiska a Sergio Mattarella, ktorí ju spoločne s Maďaričom otvorili. “Ministerstvo vytvorilo fi nančné predpoklady na to, aby sa taká významná a náročná výstava mohla uskutočniť. Poskytli sme aj špeciálnu do-táciu 185.000 eur Slovenskému národnému múzeu, ktoré je hlavný organizátor tejto výstavy,” uviedol Maďarič pre TASR. Výstava je podľa ministra špeciálne pre Rím unikátna, keďže z hľadiska pamiatok je to jedno z najbohatších mi-est. Maďarič upozornil na skutočnosť, že gotika v Ríme chýba, výstava by preto mohla byť atraktívna aj pre Talianov. “Gotické umenie okolo roku 1500 na Slovensku malo nao-zaj špičkovú európsku úroveň,” konštatoval. Tým najvrcholnejším zástupcom slovenskej gotiky sú
diela Majstra Pavla z Levoče, ktoré vo výbere výstavy re-zonujú. Maďarič považuje za unikátne najmä to, že “niektoré z týchto diel vôbec prvýkrát opustili územie Slovenska”. Minister túto výstavu označil “za jeden z najvýznamnejších kultúrnych počinov” počas predsedníctva Slovenska v Rade Európskej únie. Podujatie sa vďaka tomu koná v Ríme na prestížnom mieste, a síce v pre-zidentskom paláci. Výstavu, ktorá prezen-tuje výber diel z prelomu 15. a 16. storočia, si budú môcť návštevníci Ríma prezrieť do 13. novembra. Prezentuje viac než 50 národných kultúrnych pamiatok mimoriadnej umelecko-historickej hodnoty, z ktorých niektoré po prvýkrát opustili územie Slovenska. Ide napríklad o sochárske práce Majstra Pavla z Levoče, súsošie z oltára Narodenia alebo súsošie Oplakávania Krista z Baziliky sv. Jakuba v Levoči. Výstavu pripravilo Slovenské národné múzeum ako jeden z najdôležitejších výstavných projektov, ktorými Slovensko ako predsedajúca krajina Rady EÚ prezentuje svoju kultúru a históriu.
Očakávaný veľký projekt v Bratislave podľa návrhu nedávno zosnulej slávnej architektky Zahy Hadid. Na snímke je vizualizácia celkového pohľadu. Projekt, ktorý do Bratislavy prinesie svetovú architektúru, bude niesť názov Sky Park. Na päťhektárovom pozemku v bratislav-skom Starom Meste medzi Čulenovou, Továrenskou a Bottovou ulicou vyrastie päť výškových budov, v ktorých bude vyše 800 bytov, 50-tisíc štvorcových metrov kancelárskej plochy, 1 100 parkovacích miest a 3,5-hektárový park. Defi nitívnu podobu projektu predstavila Penta vlani v novembri. Prvá fáza by mohla byť hotová do konca roku 2018. - Zdroj: Penta Investments/Zaha Hadid Architects.
Nedotýkajte sa tváre - miesta, ktorých sa dotýka veľa ľudí, sú ideálnym miestnom prenosu choroboplodných zárodkov na vaše ruky a cez ne na tvár a do telesných slizníc. Nenadychujte sa ústami, ak sa dá, dýchajte nosom. Týka sa to najmä nádychu. Umývajte si ruky - dôkladne si namydlite dlane aj chrbty rúk a minimálne pol minúty ich umývajte pod vlažnou vodou. Často vetrajte - päťkrát denne otvorte dokorán okno na desať
V Ríme otvorili prestížnu výstavu Poklady gotiky zo Slovenska
minút. Kloktajte soľou - Väčšina in-fektov sa začína bolesťou hrdla. Čím skôr ju zvládnete, tým väčšiu šancu máte zabrániť, aby sa prechladnutie šírilo cez nos a horné dýchacie cesty ďalej. Odpočívajte - telo v riziko-vom období potrebuje viac en-ergie ako inokedy. Doprajte mu odpočinok. Jedzte zdravo, aby imunit-ný systém pracoval efektívne, potrebuje veľa vitamínu C, zi-nok, selén a bielkoviny.
Užite si jeseň v zdraví! Preventívne tipy proti prechladnutiu
Jozef a Dodo Ivaška sa predstavia v Pittsburghu a v Tennessee
Slovenskí operní a kabaretní speváci Jozef Ivaška a jeho syn Dodo Ivaška budú vystupovať 5. novembra t.r. na Festivale Pittsbur-skej iniverzity a 12. novembra na gala programe v Oak Ridge, Ten-nessee. Jozef Ivaška spieval 20 rokov v Baden Operetta Th eater v Rakúsku a okrem toho vystupoval na mnohých koncertoch a kultúrnych programoch v 30 krajinách. Jeho syn Jozef žije v Amerike. Je operným spevákom ale tiež vystupuje aj na rôznych kultúrnych a hudobných programoch. Obaja vystupovali na populárných festi-valoch slovenského dedičstva v New Jersey. O ich profesionálnej kariére vyšla nedávno v Bratislave kniha Život na hrane. Kniha tiež obsahuje kariéry slovenských spevákov, ktorí sa uplatnili vo svete.
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Krátke správy zo Slovenska
Miera nezamestnanosti v SR v auguste klesla na nové minimum od začiatku roku 2009. Bez práce bolo 9,43 percent obyvateľov, v júli bola miera nezamestnanosti 9,44 percenta. V medziročnom porovnaní ubudlo približne 48 900 nezamenstnaných.
K zníženiu nezamestnanosti podľa odborníkov prispel rast ekonomiky, štátne dotačné pro-gramy na podporu zamestnáva-nia vybraných skupín obyva-teľstva a tiež zmena metodiky vykazovania nezamestnanosti.
Nový model Citroën C3, ktorý má byť na trh ofi ciálne uvedený na prelome rokov, sa už vyrába v závode PSA Peugeot Citroën v Trnave. Trnavský závod je jeho jediným výrobcom. Za 10 ro-kov vyrobili v trnavskom závode viac ako dva milióny áut. Je producentom troch modelov: Citroën C3 Picasso, Peugeot 208 a najnovšieho modelu Citroën C3.
Ministerstvo obrany SR chce do konca budúceho roka zvýšiť počet vojakov o 578 a zamestnan-cov ozbrojených síl pri výkone práce vo verejnom záujme o 833. Celkove by potom malo mať 17 331 vojakov a 4 810 zamestnan-cov ozbrojených síl.
Tohtoročný júl bol pre slo-venský cestovný ruch z hľadiska návštevnosti najsilnejším mesia-com za posledných desať rokov. V júli t.r. v SR dovolenkovalo 255 tis. zahraničných turistov, čo bol nárast o 28 % a 304 tis. domácich návštevníkov, čo bolo o 19 % turistov viac ako v mi-nulom roku. Za prvých sedem mesiacov tohto roka Sloven-sko navštívilo viac ako 2,8 mil-ióna dovolenkárov. Najväčšiu skupinu tvorili dovolenkári z Českej republiky, nasledujú Po-liaci, Nemci a Maďari. Výrazne rástli aj počty návštevníkov zo vzdialenejších krajín, ako je napríklad Španielsko, Taliansko, Čína, Rusko, Izrael, Veľká Britá-nia a Spojené štáty americké.
“Migračná kríza je najväčším problémom od druhej sve-tovej vojny a ja som veľmi rád, že sily sa spájajú a vždy bu-dem opakovať, že je morálnou povinnosťou každej úspešnej modernej krajiny uvažovať o tom, ako pomôcť.” V New Yorku to 19. septembra vyhlásil prezi-dent SR Andrej Kiska, ktorý vie-dol delegáciu na 71. zasadnutí Valného zhromaždenia OSN. Sprevádzal ho šéf slovenskej di-plomacie Miroslav Lajčák. Kiska tak reagoval osobitný migračný summit, na ktorom sa podpísala dohoda o partnerstve medzi Organizáciou spojených národov a Medzinárodnou orga-nizáciou pre migráciu (IOM). Pracovná cesta prezidenta Kisku bola taktiež spojená s pod-porou slovenského kandidáta na
Je povinnosťou každej úspešnej krajiny uvažovať, ako pomôcť migrantom, vyhlásil Kiska v New Yorku
generálneho tajomníka OSN ministra Miroslava Lajčáka. Prezident Kiska počas prvého dňa pracovnej návštevy v New Yorku vystúpil na stretnutí orga-nizovanom generálnym tajom-níkom OSN Pan Ki-munom, ktoré sa týkalo utečeneckej krízy. Následne rokoval s prezidentmi Bulharska, Slovinska a Senegalu, ako aj s premiérom Gruzínska a vysokým komisárom OSN pre utečencov. Absolvoval taktiež neformálny obed s bývalou mi-nisterkou zahraničných vecí USA Madeleine Albrightovou, ktorého sa zúčastnil aj minister Lajčák. Konzulát SR v New Yorku usporiadal na počesť prezidenta Kisku a jeho delegácie recepciu, na ktorej sa stretli so zástupcami slovenských komunít.
Prezident Slovenskej republiky Andrej Kiska (vľavo) s generál-nym tajomníkom OSN Pan Ki-munom.
Na Slovensku sa 20. sep-tembra začalo medzinárodné cvičenie Tobruq Legacy 2016, ktoré je zamerané na zosúla-denie činnosti protivzdušnej obrany členských krajín NATO. Zúčastnilo sa na ňom osem krajín, pričom z ďalších ôsmich pochádzajú pozorovatelia. Na Slo- vensko prišlo cvičiť približne 1 250 zahraničných vojakov, ktorí sa pripojili k 450 slovenským príslušníkom ozbrojených síl. Ide o vojakov z Česka, Maďarska, Lit-vy, Lotyšska, Poľska, Slovinska a Spojených štátov amerických. Po-zorovatelia sú z Nemecka, Veľkej Británie, Švédska, Bulharska, Talianska, Nórska, Portugalska a
Spolupráca medzi NATO a Európskou úniou je bližšia než kedykoľvek predtým a rovnako dôležitá pre obe zoskupenia. Pri príchode na neformálne zasadnutie ministrov obrany členských krajín Európskej únie (EÚ), ktoré sa konalo v Bratislave, to 27. septembra, povedal generálny tajomník NATO Jens Stoltenberg. “Vítam diskusie o tom, ako posilniť európsku obranu a bezpečnosť, pretože neexistuje ro-zpor medzi silnou európskou ob-ranou a silným NATO - naopak, obe inštitúcie to posilňuje,” uvi-edol Stoltenberg. V tomto vzťahu
Generálny tajomník NATO v Bratislave
Slováci sú chudobnejší ako Česi Čistá hodnota fi nančného bohatstva na obyvateľa na Sloven-sku je 5 300 eur, v Poľsku je to 6 540 eur a v Česku 12 600 eur. V Maďarsku je to 10 562 eur na hlavu. Ukázali to výsledky štúdie Glob-al Wealth Report 2016 o svetovom bohatstve skupiny Allianz, ktorá analyzuje úspory a dlhy v 53 krajinách sveta. Slovensko sa umiest-nilo v rebríčku na 40. mieste, Česko na 26. mieste, Maďarsko je na 30. pozícii a Poľsko na 36. mieste. Hrubé fi nančné aktíva zahŕňajú hodnotu všetkého hnuteľného i nehnuteľného majetku priemerného občana, čistá hodnota fi nančného bohatstva predstavuje všetok hnuteľný i nehnuteľný ma-jetok mínus dlhy.
je však podľa neho dôležité vyhnúť sa duplicitám. Ministri obrany v Bratislave diskutivali o implementácii ob-ranných aspektov globálnej stra-tégie EÚ v oblasti zahraničnej a bezpečnostnej politiky či o spoločnom postupe voči hybrid-ným hrozbám a kybernetickej bezpečnosti. Ministri obrany v Bratislave diskutovali o implementácii ob-ranných aspektov globálnej stra-tégie EÚ v oblasti zahraničnej a bezpečnostnej politiky či o spoločnom postupe voči hybrid-ným hrozbám a kybernetickej bezpečnosti.
Francúzska. Tobruq Legacy 2016 je jed-ným z najväčších tohtoročných cvičení na Slovensku a jednou z dlhodobých plánovaných aktivít Ozbrojených síl Slovenskej re-publiky. „Takéto cvičenia jednoznačne podporujeme a považujem za veľmi dôležité, že sa v takomto rozsahu konajú práve na Sloven-sku. Okrem samotného cvičenia si naše zložky zároveň precvičia presuny techniky, sprevádza-nie vozidiel, ale aj celú logistiku, ktorá k tomu patrí,“ zdôraznil minister obrany Peter Gajdoš. Cvičenie bolo ofi ciálne ukončené 30. septembera.
Na Slovensku sa konalo medzinárodné vojenské cvičenie NATO
Generálneho tajomníka NATO J. Stoltenberga (vľavo) prijal aj prezident SR Andrej Kiska - Foto: TASR
