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VOLUME CIV PASSAIC, N.J., JULY 29 PASSAIC, N.J., JULY 29, 2015, 2015 NUMBER 5048

Slovensk¥ Katolícky Sokol

Za Boha a Národ For God and Nation

Members of the victorious team representing Group 14, Pittsburgh, Pa., which took home the Champion-ship Flag at our 47th International Slet held at Slippery Rock University, are shown in the above photo. It was the eleventh International Slet Championship Flag won by Group 14. Past Slet championships have included the 1965 Slet in Bethlehem, Pa.; the 1967 Slet in Chicago, Ill.; the 1993 Slet in Bloomsburg, Pa.; the 1997 Slet in Kutztown, Pa.; the 1999 Slet in Fredonia, N.Y.; the 2001 Slet in Kutztown, Pa.; the 2003 Slet in Kenosha, Wis.; the 2007 Slet in Dallas, Pa.; the 2009 Slet in Kutztown, Pa.; and the 2011 Slet in Kutztown, Pa.

John J. Stofko Memorial Sports Spirit Award goes to Baystaters of Group 3, East Douglas, Mass.

Group 14, Pittsburgh, Pa. Captures Championship Flag; Track & Field, Drilling titles won by Group 3 andGymnastics title goes to Group 14 at our 47th International Slet Held in Slippery Rock, Pa.

Athletes from nine participating Groups compete at biennial Meet at Slippery Rock University, July 14-18

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Scenes of the 2nd Annual Eastern European Food Festival

Hosted by Assembly 261 & Wreath 155 at the Slovak Catholic Sokol Club in Reading, Pa., Saturday, May 30 + celebrating Sokol fraternalismand the Slovak, Polish and Ukrainian culinary traditions

A number of Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius who are celebrat-ing milestones in their religious life were honored on Sunday, June 28 during Jubilee Day festivities at the Basilica of SS. Cyril and Metho-dius in Danville, Pa. Honored were Sisters noting from 45 to 70 years of religious life feted during the current Year of Consecrated Life as proclaimed by Pope Francis.

This year’s jubilee day observance opened with a concelebrated Mass at 11 a.m. Principal celebrant of the liturgy was the Rev. John Kemper, S.S., Provincial Superior of the Sulplician Fathers from Baltimore, Md. Concelebrants included the Rev. Msgr. Ronald Cellini, pastor of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Bluffton, S.C.; the Rev. Kenneth Seegar pastor of St. Andre Bes-

sette Parish, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Rev. John Szada, chaplain of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Elysburg, Pa.; and the Rev. Patrick Divine, Bloomsburg, Pa. Deacon Thomas Baranoski of St. Joseph Parish in Charleston, S.C. served as Deacon of the Word. During the liturgy, each of the jubilarians re-newed their vows. Following the festive liturgy, a

Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius HostJubilee Day Festivities in Danville, Pa.

This year’s Jubiliarians pose for a photo following the Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated in the Basilica of SS. Cyril and Methodius on June 29 and include: row 1, l-r: Sister Michaeline Bitsko, Sister Gerard Gres-kovic, Sister Noel Stasko, Sister Isidore Tomascak and Sister Virginia Zapotocky. Row 2, l-r: Sister Carol Walsh, Sister Gloria Kascak, Sister Donna Marie Ivanko, Sister Irene Marie Gaydos, Sister Denise Marie Fallat and Sister Madonna Figure. Row 3, l-r: Sister Christopher Godlewski, Sister Agnes Marie Winter, Sister Joanne Marie Schutz, Sister Loretta Marie Hrubec, Sister Pamela Smith and Sister Virginia Dewan.

Sisters Denise Marie, Joanne Marie, Agnes Marie, Loretta Marie and Irene Marie prepare for the entrance procession before the Jubilee Liturgy at the Basilica of SS. Cyril and Methodius.

dinner to which friends, family and Community members of the cel-ebrants were invited was enjoyed. This year’s jubilarians included: Sister Michaeline Bitsko and Sis-ter Gerard Greskovic, both 70 years; Sister Noel Stasko and Sister Isidore Tomascak, both 65 years; Sister Gloria Marie Kas-cak and Sister Donna Ma-rie Ivanko, both 60 years; Sister Carol Marie Walsh, Sister Denise Marie Fallat, Sister Christo-pher Godlewski, and Sister Virginia Dewan, 55 years; Sister Virginia Zapotocky and Sister Madonna Figura, 50 years; and Sister Irene Marie Gaydos, Sister Agnes Marie

Winter, Sister Joanne Marie Schutz and Sister Loretta Marie Hrubec, all 45 years. The Sisters celebrat-ing jubilee anniversaries currently serve in the Dioceses of Bridgeport,

Conn., Charleston, S.C., Gary, Ind., Harrisburg, Pa. and Scranton, Pa. The Congregation of the Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius was founded by the Rev. Matthew

Jankola who served as the second supreme chaplain of the Slovak Catholic Sokol. Having emigrated to the United States, he was or-dained a priest for the Diocese of Scranton, Pa. on January 13, 1895.

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Sokol CalendarTUES.AUG.4

Opening of the exhibition of Slo-vak cartoonist, writer and certifi ed NYC guide, Gabriel Levicky “Car-toons, Collages and Off the Beaten Path of New York City” at the Con-sulate General of Slovakia, 801 Sec-ond Ave., between 42nd & 43rd Sts., 12th fl oor, New York City beginning at 5:30 p.m.

AUG.1-5 32nd national quadrennial con-

vention at The Double Tree by Hil-ton Pittsburgh Green Tree Hotel, 500 Mansfi eld Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. tel.(412)922-8400.

AUG.6-8 16th annual Bazaar of St. John

the Evangelist Parish, on the parish grounds, Church and Broad Streets, Pittston, Pa., daily 5:30 to 10 p.m.,

entertainment nightly, refreshments, games and fl ea market.

SUN.AUG.9 Annual Summer Picnic celebra-

tion hosted by Wreath 81 at the Sacred Heart Rose Room, 1731 La-Porte Ave., Whiting, Ind. beginning at 12 noon, free for members, guests $5.00; for reservations call Judy Strisko at (219)659-6743.

New York - New Jersey area Slo-vak Day pilgrimage to the Salesian Shrine of Our Lady Help of Chris-tians, Filors Lane, West Haverstraw, N.Y.; confessions at 10 a.m., out-door Mass at 11 a.m., followed by luncheon and Marian devotions be-ginning at 2:30 p.m.

10th annual Mahoning Val-ley Slovak Fest on the grounds of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish(St.

OUR NEXT ISSUE IS AUGUST 12TH

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, August 12th. Dead line for all pho tos and in for ma tion for this is sue will be Thurs day, August 6th. View e-Falcon on our website: www.slovakcatho-licsokol.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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SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL32nd National Convention Schedule

The DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh Green Tree500 Mansfi eld Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (412) 922-8400

August 1st – August 5th, 2015

SATURDAY – AUGUST 1st

1:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m. Registration of Delegates and check-in - Main Lobby for Rooms- Convention Offi ce – Delegate Registration. 6:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Get-Acquainted Reception – GreenTree Ballroom (Salon A–B)

SUNDAY – AUGUST 2nd

7:30 a.m.- 8:45 a.m. Breakfast – GreenTree Ballroom (Salon A–B) 8:00 a.m. Late Registration – Convention Offi ce 8:30 a.m. Convention Delegates Seating 9:00 a.m.- Opening Session-32nd National Convention GreenTree Ballroom (Salon C-D-E)

Noon – 1:15 p.m. Lunch – GreenTree Ballroom (Salon A–B)

1:45 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. Bus Transportation to the Cathedral – Front Lobby 3:00 p.m. Convention Mass - Saint Paul Cathedral 4:00 p.m.- 4:15 p.m. Leave to Return to The DoubleTree Hotel 5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception – GreenTree Ballroom (Salon A–B) 6:45 p.m. Banquet and Program – GreenTree Ballroom (Salon A–B)

MONDAY – AUGUST 3rd

7:00 a.m. Morning Mass – Duquesne Room 7:30 a.m.– 8:45 a.m. Breakfast – Salon A–B 9:00 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. Convention Morning Session - Salon C–D-E12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. Lunch – Salon A–B 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Convention Afternoon Session – Salon C–D–E 5:30 p.m.– 7:30 p.m. Dinner – Salon A–B

TUESDAY – August 4th

7:00 a.m. Morning Mass – Duquesne Room 7:30 a.m.- 8:45 a.m. Breakfast – Salon A–B 9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Convention Morning Session – Salon C–D-E12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. Lunch – Salon A–B 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Convention Afternoon Session – Salon C–D-E 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. Dinner – Salon A–B

WEDNESDAY – August 5th

7:00 a.m. Morning Mass – Duquesne Room 7:30 a.m.- 8:45 a.m. Breakfast – Salon A–B 9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Convention Conclusion Session – Salon C–D-E11:30 a.m. Lunch – Salon A–B Delegates Depart

(Schedule Subject to Change)

Matthias Church)915 Cornell St., Youngstown, Oh.,12 noon to 8 p.m., for information call Loretta Eko-niak, (330)549-3760, loretta.eko-niak@gmail.com.

AUGUST 14-16 60th International S.C.S Golf

Tournament at The Mainstay Suites - Mountain Valley Golf Course, Barnesville, Pa.

SUN.AUG.16 Summer Festival of SS. Cyril

and Methodius Parish, 1315 Sec-ond St.,N.E., Minneapolis, Minn. on the parish grounds from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., games, Slovak and Spanish culinary specialities, activities for children, games of chance; for infor-mation call (612)379-9736.

Dedication of the restored Slo-vak Catholic Sokol Club and annual summer picnic hosted by Assembly 25 and Wreath 15, Perryopolis, Pa., dedication begins at 1 p.m. with pic-nic to follow; music from 4 to 8 p.m.

Delphine Jean Hussar a long-time Sokolka of Canton, Oh. was select-ed by our Board of Directors as our 2015 Slovak Catholic Sokol Fra-ternalist of the Year. Our “Dolly,” as she is affec-tionately known through-out the organization, has been an active Sokolka for more than 70 years. She has devoted her life to teaching, upholding and exemplifying the true meaning of Slo-vak, Catholic and Sokol. She hails from a 100% Slovak Catholic Sokol family. In 1958, Dolly and Andrew “Andy” Hussar exchanged their marriage vows. Andy and his entire family were members of the Slovak Catholic Sokol when they met. The 55-year marriage continued until Andy’s passing in October 2013. The marriage has been blessed with fi ve children, ten grandchildren and a great-grandchild. A native of Canton, Oh., Dolly was born there January 30, 1932, daughter of the late John and Vir-ginia Sinay. She was raised in the former Sacred Heart of Jesus Slovak Parish in Canton. She was enrolled as a member of Assembly 180 as a child. At an early age, she took an active interest in Sokol activi-ties, competing at local and Group 5 Slets. She has participated in al-most every national Slet over the past 70 years, cheering on not only her immediate family members but her extended Sokol family as well. She served as an offi cer of Group 5, “Jan Holly” of Cleveland, Oh. for many years. Her dedication to Group 5 goes beyond what can be told, written or seen. A fact that few Sokol members realize is that Group 5 includes local lodges in many cit-ies in Ohio from Cleveland down to Canton. Since all fi ve of her children were active members and needed to participate in drill practice, with many of these practices held weekly all year round, she would drive them to various cities where they were held. Often the drive exceeded one

hour each way. She would remain with the youngsters, helping them out and then driving back to Can-ton. When the drill practice was in

Canton, she would host all the Group 5 partici-pants at her house. For 18 years she drove to or hosted a practice and never complained or questioned. Her sons served as Physical Di-rector and Assistant Physical Director of Group 5 for 20 years and her daughter, Susan L. Blosser was Physical

Directress of the Group for 16 years before later being elected as a Mem-ber of the Supreme Physical Fitness Board, Supreme Assistant Physi-cal Directress and then as Supreme Physical Directress. Thoughout her years of service to the Slovak Catholic Sokol, Dolly labored to do what was necessary to help Group 5 become what it is today in the best traditions of Sokol outreach and vol-unteerism. In addition, she is also ac-tive in the local Sokol Auxiliary and has served as an offi cer of Assembly 180. She chaired the committee for the 100th anniversary of our S.C.S. in Canton and was instrumental in helping to activate the Central District Basketball and Volleyball competitions. She was the track of-fi cial and starter at the only Central District track and fi eld meet. She has worked at and supported the Group 5 elimination track and fi eld meets over the years and volunteered to serve as a calisthenic judge at our International Slets and other Sokol sporting activities too numerous to mention. In short, Dolly has contrib-uted much to the growth and devel-opment of what the Slovak Catholic Sokol is today. As a woman of faith, Dolly has been active at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Canton for many years, where her fi ve children and four grandchildren have attended its parochial school. At Our Lady of Peace, she volunteered as a track and fi eld coach for more than 15

years and later became the athletic director for eight years, all of which were volunteer positions. At St. Thomas Aquinas High School, she served as a volunteer coach. Dolly is on the fundraising committee at the school which features traditional Slovak and Polish music and food. She is a member of the Ladies Altar and Rosary Guild. She continues her volunteer efforts at various benefi t activities at the parish. In the local community, her vol-unteer efforts are also numerous. As a certifi ed registered Ohio High School Track and Field Offi cer, she volunteered her services in all the local Special Olympics Track and Field Meets and served as president of the Ohio High School Track Of-fi cials, the fi rst female to serve in this capacity. She is a local representative of many charities, including Cancer Research, the United Fund, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Founda-tions. She assists veterans by placing American fl ags at grave sites for Me-morial Day, Veterans Day and Flag Day observances. Dolly has dedicat-ed her life to volunteering, helping those in need as well as promoting the Slovak Catholic Sokol. All she accomplishes comes from the heart and her own self satisfaction. Dolly has been a delegate to our national conventions over the years, been a member of the Group 5 Phys-ical Fitness Board and is currently an Honorary Offi cer of Group 5. Dolly certainly exemplifi es the high ideals of the fraternal benefi t system in general and the Slovak Catholic Sokol in particular. Most important-ly, Dolly has passed on her love and devotion to our organization among her children and grandchildren. Dolly is certainly worthy of her selection as our 2015 Slovak Catho-lic Sokol Fraternalist of the Year. Dolly will be honored at a dinner in the fall where she will receive the Fraternalist of the Year plaque as well as a check for $200 as a small token of gratitude from our organi-zation. We offer congratulations and prayerful best wishes to Dolly on this well-deserved honor. Zdar Boh!

Dolly Hussar of Canton, Ohio selectedas our 2015 Fraternalist of the Year

SUN.AUG.23 Franciscan Family Day celebra-

tion beginning with Polka Mass at 1 p.m. celebrated in the chapel, pic-nic and Tricky Tray to follow at St. Francis Retreat House, 3918 Chip-man Road, Easton, Pa., tel.610 258-3053 visit annsfrh@rcn.com.

AUG.28-30 Annual Slovak Festival hosted

by SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, 41233 Ryan Road(north of 18 Mile Road), Sterling Heights, Mich., daily entertainment, games, Slovak culinary specialities; Saturday vigil Mass at 4 p.m., Sunday Mass in Slo-vak at 11:30 a.m.; for information call (586)726-6911.

SUN.AUG.30 Annual Slovak Day Picnic hosted

by the Slovak Alliance of Greater Bridgeport at the Germania Schwa-ben Club Beer Garden, 416 Horace

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The Wordof God ...

REFLECTOR ... Jotings fr om Sokol and Slovak life

Gospel for the 18th Sunday of the Year - August 2nd

A reading from the holy GospelAccording to John

When the crowd saw that neitherJesus nor his disciples were there, theythemselves got into boats and cameto Capernaum looking for Jesus. Andwhen they found him across the seathey said to him, ”Rabbi, when didyou get here?” Jesus answered themand said, “Amen, amen, I say to you,you are looking for me not becauseyou saw signs but because you ate theloaves and were fi lled. Do not workfor food that perishes but for the foodthat endures for eternal life, which theSon of Man will give you. For on himthe Father, God, has set his seal.” Sothey said to him, ”What can we do toaccomplish the works of God?” Jesusanswered and said to them, “This isthe work of God, that you believe inthe one he sent.” So they said to him,“What sign can you do, that we maysee and believe in you? What can youdo? Our ancestors ate manna in thedesert, as it is written:He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen,I say to you, it was not Moses whogave the bread from heaven; my ,Father gives you the true bread fromheaven. For the bread of God is thatwhich comes down from heaven andgives life to the world.”So they said to him, “Sir, give usthis bread a|ways.” Jesus said to them,I am the bread of life; whoever comesto me will never hunger, and whoeverbelieves in me will never thirst. ” The Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel for the 19th Sunday of the Year - August 9th

A reading from the holy GospelAccording to John

The jews murmured about Jesusbecause he said, “I am the breadthat came down from heaven,” andthey said, “ls this not Jesus, the sonof Joseph? Do we not know his fatherand mother? Then how can he say,‘I have Come down from heaven’?”Jesus answered and said to them,“Stop murmuring among yourselves.No one can come to me unless theFather who sent me draw him, andI will raise him on the last day. It iswritten in the prophets:They shall all be taught by God.Everyone who listens to my Fatherand learns from him comes to me.Not that anyone has seen the Fatherexcept the one who is from God; hehas seen the Father. Amen, amen, Isay to you, whoever believes haseternal life. I am the bread of life.Your ancestors ate the manna inthe desert, but they died; this is thebread that comes down from heavenso that one may eat it and not die. Iam the living bread that came downfrom heaven; whoever eats this breadwill live forever; and the bread thatI will give is my fl esh for the life ofthe world.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Margaret A. Ferri honored asNSS Fraternalist of the Year Our well-known Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania fraternalist, Margaret A. Ferri was selected recently as the 2015 Fraternalist of the Year by the National Slo-

vak Society. Our “Marge” as she is affectionately known, is our long-time Sokolka of Assembly 78 in her native Bethlehem, Pa. She serves as the Public Relations Director of the Ladies Pennsyl-vania Slovak Catholic Union and is active in the work of the Slo-vak Catholic Federation. There is hardly an outreach event, not just

within the Slovak community but to other groups as well, which doesn’t have the wholehearted support of Marge. Marge worked as a Legal Secretary/Paralegal for a corporate law fi rm for 42 years until her retirement in 2007. She enjoys volunteering for various fundrais-ers for a number of charitable organizations. She ac-tively promotes outreach projects on Join Hands Day in May and hosts a yearly clothing drive for the Cancer Boutique in Bethlehem, Pa., where she solicits cloth-ing from neighbors and family. The proceeds raised are donated for cancer research and to help cancer patients. For the past 20 years, she has served as the president of the Cardinal Tomko Chapter of the Slo-vak Catholic Federation, where she hosts bake sales and other fundraising efforts in supporting the work of the Pontifi cal Slovak College of SS. Cyril and Metho-dius in Rome. She is also active as a member of the Kids Peace Auxiliary of Bethlehem. This organization raises funds for abused and homeless children and their autism program. Marge and her faithful spouse of 61 years, John are also active in the work of UNICO, an Italian volunteer service group whose motto is “Service before Self.” She is also a member of the Daughters of Penelope of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral where she helps raise funds for various programs. The former Marge Oravec was born and raised in SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish on Bethlehem’s South Side. She has been active in the parish all her life. She continued her activity following the reconfi guring of fi ve Bethlehem parishes into the Parish of The Trans-fi guration of the Lord using the Slovak parish plant. For the past quarter century, Marge has served as secretary of the Activities Group at the parish. In all of Marge’s efforts, she has the wholehearted support of his husband John. Marge and John are a familiar couple in so many volunteer organizations. John and Marge’s family has been blessed with three children, John, David and Pa-tricia, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Marge and John were honored for their many ef-forts with a special Papal distinction. At the banquet of the 57th national convention of the Slovak Catholic Federation in Bethlehem on April 26, 2009, Cardinal Jozef Tomko presented the couple with the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifi ce Medals(for the Church and the Pontiff) in recognition of their outstanding outreach efforts. This Papal honor is rarely given and testifi es to the esteem that the Church has for Marge and John. We commend the National Slovak Society for se-lecting Marge Ferri as its 2015 Fraternalist of the Year. Our Marge is a credit to the high ideals of the fraternal benefi t system in general and of Slovak fraternalism in particular. We join with her many friends and admirers in congratulating her on this well-deserved honor. God bless you Marge and Zdar Boh!

Slovak League of America to offer10 scholarship grants this year The Slovak League of America, a civic and cultur-al federation of Americans of Slovak ancestry founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1907 will offer ten(10), $1,000 college scholarship grants to students of Slovak ances-

try currently enrolled as full time students in a college, university or professional school. These grants are available to both students on the undergraduate and graduate level of study. The grants will be awarded in late December 2015 and made payable directly to the student. These scholarship grants are given in memory of Doctors Catherine and Ladislav P. Hinterbuchner of Rye, N.Y. Dr. Ladislav P. Hinterbuchner served for many years as the national fi rst vice president of the Slovak League of America. A native of Slovakia, Dr. Hinterbuchner and his wife, Dr. Catherine Hinterbu-chner were active in the work of the Slovak League as well as other Slovak American cultural projects over the years. This year’s scholarship grants are designat-ed as the Doctors Ladislav P. and Catherine Hinterbu-chner Memorial Grants. Applicants are asked to prepare a study paper on some theme from Slovak history or culture of no less than fi ve, type-written double-spaced pages. Through the preparation of this paper, hopefully the applicant enjoys a learning experience acquiring a better appre-ciation of his/her rich Slovak heritage. The completed application, a head and shoulders photo along with the study paper in hard copy is to be returned by the deadline date of December 7, 2015. The scholarship grants will be paid directly to the individual student by December 30, 2015. For an application, write: Slovak League of America, 205 Madison St., Passaic, N.J. 07055, tel. daily Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (973)472-8993. The Slovak League of America Scholarship Fund, Inc. was established in 1972 to assist American students of Slovak ancestry in their quest for a good education. To date, more than 200 students have re-ceived scholarship grants from this fund. Tax deduct-ible donations are welcome. Make checks payable to: Slovak League Scholarship Fund and send same to the address listed above. We encourage students of Slovak ancestry to make application for this year’s scholarship grants honoring the memory of Doctors Ladislav P. and Catherine Hinterbuchner.

School Sisters of St. Francis Markmilestones of religious life The School Sisters of St. Francis of the U.S. Province hosted their traditional Jubilee Day obser-vance on Saturday, June 20 at their Motherhouse, Mount Assisi Convent in Pittsburgh, Pa. The festivi-ties began with a Mass celebrated in Queen of An-gels Chapel where the jubilarians renewed their vows. Following the liturgy the jubiliarians were honored at a dinner in the Motherhouse Dining Hall with many relatives and friends. Jubilarians honored included the following: Sis-ter Genevieve Mary Jurick, formerly known as Sister Assumpta, a native of Clarksburg, W.Va. and Sister M. Magdalene Lovrich, a native of Mammoth, Pa., both 75 years; Sister Rose Ann Rovnak, formerly known as Sister Justine, a native of Erie, Pa., 70 years; Sister Anita Kuchera, a native of Whitehall, Pa., 65 years; Sister Marie Glodava, a native of Clifton, N.J., Sister Rosemarie Bartnicki, a native of Shenan-doah, Pa., Sister Rosalia Giba, formerly known as Sister Petrina, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Sister Elaine Hromulak, a native of Barnesboro, Pa., all 60 years; and Sister Marie Bernadette Kelleher, a native of Philadelphia,Pa., 50 years. Our congratulations and prayerful best wishes go out to all the jubilarians who so beautifully mirror the Poverelo among us. The School Sisters of St. Francis came to the United States in 1913 from the then Austro-Hun-garian Empire, present day Slovakia and the Czech Republic; at the invitation of several Slovak priests who were serving in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pa. to teach the children of Slovak immigrants. They

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Lodge Jottings Thoughts from our Supreme Chaplain

World Meeting of Familiesby Rev. Andrew S. Hvozdovic

On June 30th, 2015, the Vatican released the comprehensive itiner-ary for Pope Francis’ journey to the United States, including his schedule for Philadelphia on September 26-27, which will close the 6-day Apos-

tolic Journey. Confi rmed by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia 2015, Pope Francis will take part in events in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Af-fection, in addition to his arrival at/departure from Atlantic Aviation. The Festival of Families, held on Saturday, September 26, 2015, is an international celebration of family, community, and faith. Everyone is invited to join in this joyful, global celebration of support

and love. During this event, high-level performers, both music and visual, will entertain and educate participants from around the world. The culmination of the Festival will be a nationally broadcast main stage program of music and spectacular visual arts performances by world renowned artists. Pope Francis will celebrate during this time, both to en-joy the show and to listen to six families from different continents briefl y describe their joys and challenges. The Holy Father will respond with compassion and words of wisdom for all, speaking to those present at the event (more than a million) as well as the additional millions participat-ing through remote viewing. In addition to the main stage, there will be a second stage and exhibits. The second, smaller stage will feature perfor-mances throughout the day by many cultural groups, educational institu-tions, and spiritual organizations. Pope Francis will celevrate Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in the morning. The cathedral church (Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul) is the principal church of the diocese. Open since 1864 and located at the east side of Logan Square on 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is the largest brownstone structure in Phil-adelphia and the largest Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. The history of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is central to the history of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Pope Francis will be Meeting with bishops at St. Martin’s Chapel, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary is a rich resource of priestly formation and theological instruction for religious and lay men and women throughout the United States. The Seminary is comprised of four Schools of Learning: Seminary Theologate, Seminary College, School of Diaconal Studies, and Graduate School of Theology Pope Francis will speak at Independence Hall about religious free-dom and immigration.Independence National Historical Park preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation’s founding history. Most of the park’s historic structures are located in the vicinity of the four landscaped blocks between Chestnut, Walnut, 2nd, and 6th Streets. Pope Francis will attend the Festival of Families on Saturday, and say Mass on Sunday. The Festival of Families, held on Saturday, September 26, 2015, is an international celebration of family, community, and faith. Everyone is invited to join in this joyful, global celebration of support and love. During this event, high-level performers, both music and visual, will entertain and educate participants from around the world. Benjamin Franklin Parkway is Philadelphia’s Champs Elysees — or its Pennsylvania Avenue. While there is no Arc de Triomphe or White House, there are such fi ne buildings as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Rodin Museum, the Barnes Foundation, the Franklin Institute, the Ca-thedral of SS. Peter and Paul, and City Hall. Fountains, small parks, stat-ues and monuments all lend a formality that gives the Parkway it’s own special aura.

PERRYOPOLIS, PAAssembly 25Wreath 15

Sunday, August 16th will be a memorable day in the life of both our Sokol lodges. At 1 p.m. we will solemnly bless and dedicate our newly restored and expanded Slovak Catholic Sokol Club. The Rev. Anthony Ditto, pastor of our local St. John the Baptist Parish will bless the facilities. Follow-ing the blessing, we will enjoy our traditional Sokol Family Day Summer Picnic. All members are invited to join us for this special fraternal celebration. There will be plenty of good food and re-freshments served throughout the afternoon for all to enjoy. A lo-cal band will provide live music for dancing and listening pleasure beginning at 4 p.m. and continue until 8 p.m. There will be games and activities for the children and adults alike. An enjoyable sum-mer afternoon celebrating tradi-tional Sokol fellowship is assured. We hope to see a good turnout at this annual summer event. We in Perryopolis have a rich history of Assembly 25. Our lodge was founded on July 5, 1908 when a group of young Slovak immi-grants gathered to establish an assembly of the recently estab-lished Slovak Catholic Sokol. Our national organization had been established in 1905. Since the establishment of our lodge took place on July 5th, the feast of SS. Cyril and Methodius, the founders decided to have the brother saints who brought Christianity to our ancestors in the 9th century, as patrons of the lodge. Two years

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later, following the decision of our organization to welcome female members, a group of Slovak im-migrant women met on February 10, 1910 to establish a Wreath. This group of women was accept-ed as Wreath 15 in the organiza-tion. So for more than a century, our Assembly and Wreath have cooperated in promoting the high ideals of Sokol fraternalism. In 1934, the lodges acquired a for-mer building belonging to the Per-ryopolis Township School Board. This building was refurbished and has been used for Sokol activities for more than 80 years. This year, this facility has been completely restored with an addition added so that the club will continue to provide the necessary facilities for our various fraternal and social activities. Zdar Boh! Michael T. Matras

WHITING, IND.Wreath 81

Our Wreath will host its meet-ing along with its traditional Sum-mer Picnic on Sunday, August 9 at the Sacred Heart Rose Room located at 1731 LaPorte Avenue in Whiting. Festivities begin at 12 noon and all members are invited to join us. This fraternal event is free for members and guests are welcome at a cost of $5.00. The offi cers will serve as hostesses and are planning a fun afternoon of good food and traditional So-kol fellowship. We extend a warm fraternal welcome to all our mem-bers and sincerely hope they will join us. An enjoyable time is as-sured.

In order to make the necessary preparations, reservations are re-quired. Those planning to attend are asked to call Judy Strisko at tel. (219)659-6743. Deadline for reservations is August 3rd. In keeping with our Wreath’s charity project, those planning to attend are asked to bring along a mon-etary donation in support of our local food pantry. The needy in our community are grateful to our generous members for past dona-tions. Good luck to all attending the 47th International Slet in Slippery Rock, Pa. as well as the 32nd qua-drennial convention in Pittsburgh. While our Wreath will not be sending delegates to the conven-tion, be assured of our prayerful good wishes for successful pro-ceedings to all those attending. Wishing all a restful sum-mer, especially our ill and home-bound members. We hope that our thoughts and prayers bring you comfort and peace.

Zdar Boh! Judy Strisko Recording Secretary

WILKES-BARRE, PAAssembly 59

Our Assembly was founded in the former Sacred Heart of Jesus Slovak Parish in 1910. This parish was closed fi ve years and merged into the parish of St. Andrew Bes-sette. The beautiful Sacred Heart Church, built by Father Joseph Murgas, has recently been sold by the Diocese of Scranton. A beauti-ful bronze place listing the veter-ans of the parish who served dur-ing World War I was attached to the facade of the church for many years. This historic plaque was given by the Rev. Kenneth Seegar, pastor of St. Andrew Bessette to the North End Slovak Citizens Club. This is the only remem-brance of our church that parish-ioners can cherish. The church, school and rectory still stand but will soon be made into an apart-ment complex. The bronze plaque will be attached to the front build-ing of the North End Slovak Citi-zens Club. The plaque is in need of restoration. Donations are needed to support this project. Make checks payable to: S.C.S. Assembly 59 and send same to Nancy Fedor, 12 East Bergh St., Hudson,PA 18705. All donations however large or small will be very much appreciated.. The dedication of this plaque will take place at a future date and celebration at the club. A plaque listing all donors will be kept at the North End Slovak Citizens Club. Members of the commit-tee for this project include Hon-orary Supreme Offi cer Andrew “Butch” Hvozdovic, Fred Graham and Nancy Fedor. Thanking you for any consid-eration given our request, may I remain Zdar Boh! Nancy Fedor Treasurer

St. John the Evangelist parish community of Pittston, Pa. will host its16th annual summer bazaar, Thurs-day, Friday and Saturday, August 6-8 on the parish grounds under tents at Church and Broad Streets. Festivi-ties begin at 5:30 p.m. and continue until 10 p.m. each day. There will be delicious ethnic and American picnic favorites available each day. Enter-tainment nightly will feature Thurs-day, August 6 -Hillbilly D’Lux, Fri-day, August 7 - Somethin ‘Else and Emerald Isle Irish Step Dancers, and Saturday, August 8 - Flaxy Morgan. In addition Pat Ward the Clown will be featured on Saturday. In addition, there will be vari-ety booths, bingo, crafts, children’s

games, quilts, raffl es, books, jewelry and baked goods for sale. There will be a giant Flea Market in Seton Au-ditorium. As you can see, there will be fun and food for every member of the family. The pastor of the parish, Monsignor John J. Bendik, who is our well-known Sokol and the assis-tant, Father Peter Tomczak extend a cordial invitation to area Sokols and Sokolky to turnout for an enjoyable summer bazaar experience. Mem-bers of our Sokol, Assembly 86 are serving on the bazaar committee. We look forward to seeing many Group 7 Sokols and Sokolky at this year’s bazaar. Zdar Boh! Stephen Vitek for the committee

Annual Bazaar set at Pittston, Pa. parish

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(Continued from page 2)As a young pastor, Father Jankola had a dream of founding a religious congregation of women to educate the children of Slovak immigrants who had come to the United States. His dream became a reality in 1909 when the Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius received offi cial Papal approbation. For the past 106 years, the “Cyrilites” as the Sisters are known have served in ministries of education, evangelization, elder care and ecumenism. We offer congratu-lations and prayerful best wishes to this year’s jubilarians who continue to refl ect the congregation’s motto of “Thy Kingdom Come” in the best traditions of our Cyrilo-Methodian heritage of faith. Ad multos annos and Zdar Boh!

Jubilee Day Festivities held in Danville, Pa.

Slovak Alliance picnicset for August 30 The annual Slovak Day Picnic hosted by the Slovak Alliance of Greater Bridgeport is scheduled for Sunday, August 30 at the Germania Schwaben Club Beer Garden, locat-ed at 416 Horace Street in Bridge-port, Conn. Festivities begin at 1 p.m. and will continue until 5 p.m. There will be plenty of delicious Slovak culinary specialties along with a variety of brews. Music for singing and dancing pleasure will be provided by our popular Joseph Jurasi Band. The Schwaben Club is located on Horace Street. Take East Main Street to York Street, then left onto Horace Street. Come join us for an enjoyable summer afternoon cel-ebrating our Slovak pride and heri-tage in the colorful surrounds of the Schwaben Beer Garden. The Slovak Alliance has enjoyed a rich history of promoting Slovak culture, heritage and pride in Fair-fi eld County. It was founded by the late Rev. Stephen A. Panik, then pastor of SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish in Bridgeport in 1935. Its purpose was to unite the various local Slovak fraternal lodges and social clubs into a strong local pres-ence promoting the good name of the Slovaks. Over the years, the Slovak Alliance has continued to host a variety of projects including its annual scholarship program for youth of Slovak ancestry. Many Sokols and Sokolky have been and continue to be active in the work of the Slovak Alliance. We look for-ward to seeing a good number of Sokol members at this year’s Slo-vak Day Picnic on August 30. Zdar Boh! Eileen S. Wilson

SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish in Minneapolis, Minn. will host its annual Summer Festival on Sunday, August 16 on the parish grounds located at 1315 Second Street, N.E. Mass will be celebrated in church at 10:30 a.m. by the parish admin-istrator, the Rev. Edison Galarza, O.C.S.S.S. Festivities will begin fol-lowing Mass until 5 p.m. There will be plenty of home-made Slovak and Spanish culinary specialities along with traditional American picnic favorites. There will be games for children and adults alike, cake walk, pull-tabs, refresh-ments and door prizes available. The festival concludes at 5 p.m. with the traditional raffl e drawing. An enjoy-able summer afternoon is assured. All Sokol members and their families are cordially invited to at-tend. In the best traditions of frater-nal outreach and service, Sokols and Sokolky will be volunteering at the food and game booths. Members

Minneapolis parish picnic on August 16of either Assembly 34 and Wreath 47 are invited to register at the Big Raffl e booth for a free cash raffl e en-try and food/refreshment ticket. This activity replaces the annual Sokol family day picnic. SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, founded in 1891, is the only sur-viving Slovak parish in the United States to continue under the patron-age of the Apostles of the Slavs. The Slovaks of Minneapolis are among the oldest colonies of Slovaks in America. Although geographically isolated from other Slovak com-munities, they continue to maintain their presence celebrating the culture and heritage of Slovakia. This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of our Sokol lodges, As-sembly 34 and Wreath 47, which continue their activity in this historic Slovak parish. Zdar Boh! James T. Genosky Financial Secretary, Assembly 34

Rights of Man Declared On August 26, 1789, after the French Revolution, the French Con-stituent Assembly adopted the Dec-laration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. It contained ideas from Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, the U.S. Declaration of Indepen-dence, and the constitutions of some individual U.S. states. The document became a part of the French Consti-tution of 1791 and had a great impact on the world’s political movements for at least the next century.

established schools that year at the Slovak parishes of St. Gabriel, North Side Pittsburgh, Pa. and St. Clement, Tarentum, Pa. Over the years, the Sisters have staffed a number of Slovak parish schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, and Massachusetts. The present Provincial House, Mount Assisi Convent, was completed in Pittsburgh in 1928. The community continued to fl ourish throughout the eastern and southern United States. In 1957, another Provincial house, Monocacy Manor was established in Bethlehem, Pa. Following the fall of Communism, the provinces in Slovakia and the Czech Republic

School Sisters of St. Francis Markmilestones of religious life

have grown and prospered. In sub-sequent years, the congregation’s global outreach ontinued into South America, South Africa, South India and Central Asia. Members of the American province wee among the fi rst to participate in the world-wide congregation’s projects. In 2007, the former Pittsburgh and Bethle-hem provinces joined to become the United States Province. The Sisters continue their apostolate of education and elder care in sev-eral American dioceses. Over the years, many Sokol families have been blessed with their daughters’ entrance into religious life as mem-bers of the School Sisters of St. Francis.

(Continued from page 3) pilgrims at 11:30 a.m. and religious program; Pontifi cal Mass at 3 p.m. followed by a cocktail reception at the Embassy of Slovakia beginning at 5 p.m.

SUN.SEPT.20 30th annual Midwest Slovak Pas-

toral Seminar hosted by the Slovak Catholic Federation at Garden Cha-let Banquets, 11000 South Ridge-land Ave., Worth, Ill.,beginning with registration at 1 noon, lecture and luncheon to follow, $25.00 per per-son, for reservations call Geri Hletko at (708)387-7812.

SAT.SEPT.26 Quarterly meeting of the Slovak

Catholic Sokol Supreme Board of Directors via Conference Call be-ginning at 10 a.m.

SUN.SEPT.27 38th annual New Jersey Slovak

Heritage Festival at the PNC Bank Arts Center off Exit 116 of the Gar-den State Parkway in Holmdel, N.J.; exhibits open at 10 a.m., concele-brated Mass at 11 a.m.; cultural pro-gram begins at 2 p.m., soccer match throughout the afternoon, Slovak culinary specialities and imported Slovak arts, crafts and crystal; free admission and free parking.

Sokol Calendar

St., Bridgeport, Conn., music by the Joseph Jurasi Band, Slovak culinary specialities, free admission.

SEPT.5-6 81st annual pilgrimage in honor of

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, hosted by the Sisters of St. Basil the Great at Moung Macrina, Uniontown, Pa.

MON.SEPT.7 100th anniversary pilgrimage of

the Milwaukee area Slovak commu-nity to the Basilica of the Holy Hill, 1525 Carmel Rd., Hubertus, Wis. beginning at 8:30 a.m.; for infor-mation call Betty Valent (414)425-6137.

SEPT.10-12 129th annual meeting of the

American Fraternal Alliance, JW Marriott Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind.

SAT.SEPT.12 Pilgrimage of the Slovak Catho-

lic Federation commemorating the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Chapel of Our Mother of Sor-rows, patroness of Slovakia at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 4th St. & Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C., beginning with the arrival of

The New Jersey - New York Fra-ternal Alliance(NJNYFA), which represents fraternalists in both the Garden and Empire states will offer its 2015 Youth Volunteer Awards. One of the most important fraternal programs offered by the New Jersey - New York Fraternal Alliance is its Youth Volunteer Award Program. Each year, the NJNYFA chooses deserving young students from a member society, based on their volunteer achievements with their society as well as the community at large. Any member of the Slovak Catholic Sokol residing in either New Jersey or New York may apply for this award. Many of our young people are actively engaged in vol-unteer and service projects in their school, their parish or their com-munity and should consider making application for the 2015 Youth Vol-unteer Awards Program. Thanks to the generosity of the Recreation Farm Society, each award winner will receive $500 with an additional $500 award to

their designated charity. The num-ber of awards will be based upon the proceeds realized from the convention adbook of this year’s annual convention scheduled for October 2015. Members of our or-ganization have been recipients of this award in the past. Any member of the Slovak Cath-olic Sokol between the ages of 16 and 22 at the time of application may apply for the award. An appli-cation form is available by contact-ing Editor Daniel F. Tanzone at the home offi ce. Judging will be done by the Youth Volunteeer Award Committee, headed by Richard Cecchi of Workmen’s Benefi t Fund of the USA of Farmingdale, N.Y. The award recipients will be an-nounced at the 82nd annual con-vention of the New Jersey - New York Fraternal Alliance to be held at the Golden Nugget Casino Re-sort in Atlantic City, N.J., October 8-9, 2015. Deadline for receipt of the completed application form is September 2, 2015.

Youth Awards for New Jersey - New York members available

Slovak Catholic Sokol MuseumDonations - April to June 2015

We are pleased to acknowledge receipt of the following dona-tions received during April through June 2015 in support of our Slovak Catholic Sokol Museum located at our home offi ce in Passaic, N.J. The monies received from these donations fund our annual $1,000 Memo-rial Scholarships, which assist our young people in their educational en-deavors. The number of these scholarship grants is dependent upon the amount of donations received. We again, thank the following donors.

DONATIONS RECEIVEDIn Memory of Donated byMilded Hovanec Wreath 22, Pittsburgh, Pa.Richard Hodos Group 17, Youngstown, Oh.Frank and Margaret Trizna Frank Trizna, Jr.

Total donations received $75.00

Thank you for your generosity - Zdar Boh!Dennis J. Zifcak, Supreme Treasurer

Appeal for the Missions Our good friend and long-time missionary in India, Father Paul Cruz again reminds our members that used Christmas and other religious cards, as well as pens, pencils, rosaries and statues are needed for the children of his parish. Father Cruz has nearly 5,000 children who attend three schools within his parish. They are in need of these items which assist in their religious education. Or if you can’t send these items, a monetary donation would be greatly appreciated. Father Cruz expresses thanks and gratitude to our many members who have supported his mission over the years. He sends his bless-ings to all our members as we anticipate the joy of the Easter season. Send items or donation to: Father Paul Cruz, P.O. Box 691571, Kolliyam-691571, Kerala-INDIA.

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The annual Midwest Slovak Pastoral Seminar, hosted by the Slovak Catholic Federation is scheduled for Sunday, Septem-ber 20. This year’s seminar will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The seminar will be held at the Garden Chalet Banquets located at 11000 South Ridgeland Av-enue in Worth, Ill. Registration begins at 12 noon. The program begins at 12:45 p.m. with a wel-come by the seminar directors Geri Hletko and John Jurcenko. Monsignor Joseph P. Seman-cik, Ph.D. of the Diocese of Gary, Ind. will then introduce the guest speaker. This year’s seminar presenter will be the Rt. Rev. Gary A. Hoover, O.S.B., Abbot of St. Andrew Svorad Benedictine Abbey in Cleve-land, Oh. Abbot Gary will speak about the evangelization efforts of the Slovak Benedictines who had their roots in St. Procopius Abbey in Lisle, Ill. and St. Mi-chael the Archangel Parish in the back-of-the-yards neighborhood of Chicago. The fi rst Slovak Benedictine in America, the Rev. Gregory Vaniscak was a monk of St. Procopius Abbey which had been established to serve the Czech community. Father Gregory, considered the founder of the Cleveland Slovak Bene-dictine Abbey, served for many years at St. Michael the Archan-gel Parish, Chicago’s fi rst Slovak parish. In 1922, several Slovak Benedictines left St. Procopius to begin their missionary efforts among the Cleveland area Slo-vaks. In 1934, the Slovak Bene-dictine community in Cleveland was elevated to the status of an

Abbey. Since then, the Slovak Benedictines have enjoyed an important role in the life of the American Slovak community. Abbey Gary is the seventh Abbot of St. Andrew Svorad Abbey. Following the presentation, a delicious family-style lun-cheon and program will be en-joyed. Cost of the seminar and luncheon is $25.00 per person. Advance reservations only. Res-ervations made after September 10 are $30.00 per person. No reservations at the door. In order to make the necessary prepara-tions, those planning to attend may make their reservations by calling either Geri Hletko at (708)387-7812 or John Jurcenko at (773)763-0810. Reservations by mail may be made by making checks payable to: Slovak Cath-olic Federation and send same to: John Jurcenko, 7113 West Talc-ott Ave., Chicago, IL 60631. An enjoyable afternoon celebrating our Slovak fellowship and heri-tage is assured. For the past three decades, the Chicago Chapter of the Slovak Catholic Federation has hosted these interesting and informative seminars. They have been wonderful opportunities for the area’s Slovak Catholic com-munity to meet and socialize. The Chicago-land Slovak com-munity has enjoyed a rich history refl ecting our Cyrilo-Methodian faith traditions as brought to the area by the various generations of Slovak immigrants over the years. Our Sokol, Robert Tapak Magruder, a member of the semi-nar committee hopes to see many Group 4 Sokols and Sokolky at this year’s gathering.

30th Annual Midwest PastoralSeminar on September 20

Saint Paul Cathedral, located in the Oakland section of the city of Pittsburgh, Pa. is the center of spiritual life for some 3,000 pa-rishioners and more than three quarters of a million Catholics in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The fi rst place of public wor-ship for Catholics in the area was in the stockade of Fort Duquesne in 1754. From the French evacua-tion in 1758 until 1808, there were no resident priests, but Mass was occasionally celebrated in private homes by missionaries traveling west. In 1808 a church was estab-lished at the corner of Liberty and Washington Streets. Pittsburgh was named the seat of a diocese in 1843, and Saint Paul’s Church at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Grant Street was consecrated as it Cathedral. Over time, the city’s residences shifted away from the Downtown area, which was increasingly given over to industry. St. Paul’s Downtown property was sold to industrialist Henry Clay Frick and a new cathedral built in 1906

Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Saint Paul

The impressive Cathedral of Saint Paul, located in the Oakland sec-tion of Pittsburgh, will be the site of our organization’s 32nd Quadren-nial Convention Mass on Sunday, August 2 at 3 p.m.

at Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Oakland at the turn of the century was the city’s fast-growing cultural hub, already home to major museums and universities. The original cost of the building and furnishings was nearly $1.1 million, including $205,000 for the real estate. Designed by Egan and Prindev-ille of Chicago and built by Thomas Reilly, a general contrac-tor from Philadelphia, the new St. Paul’s is an example of the Scho-lastic, or Decorated Gothic style of the 14th century. The building rises 247 feet with a statue of St. Paul mounted on the center pediment. Other exte-rior statues depict the apostles and evangelists. In more than a century of Cath-olic life, the cathedral has hosted many notables, including Cardinal Karol Wojtyla(Pope John Paul II), Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. When construction of the pres-ent cathedral began, many Catho-

lics wondered why Bishop Phelan had chosen a site so far out of the way. Today we can see the wisdom of Bishop Phelan’s choice. St. Paul’s stands right in the intellec-tual heart of Pittsburgh, surround-ed by the city’s most prestigious institutions - universities, concert halls, museums, libraries and re-search centers. Perhaps even more than the original downtown site, the Oakland site tells the world that the Catholic Church is an es-sential part of Pittsburgh culture. The beautiful cathedral will be the site of our opening Mass of our 32nd Quadrennial Conven-tion on Sunday, August 2. Princi-pal celebrant of the liturgy will be the Most Rev. David A. Zubik, the Bishop of Pittsburgh. Bishop Zu-bik was enrolled as a member of our organization by his maternal grandparents. A Sewickley, Pa. native, he was appointed as the twelfth Bishop of Pittsburgh in 2007. The impressive convention liturgy is being coordinated by our Supreme Chaplain, Rev. Andrew S. Hvozdovic.

SLOVAK FESTIVALSaturday, August 29, 2015: 2:00—11:00 p.m. Sunday, August 30, 2015: 12:00—9:00 p.m.

Parish Slovak Festival Ss. Cyril & Methodius Slovak Catholic Church 41233 Ryan Rd. (north of 18 Mile Rd.) Sterling Heights, MI 48314

586-726-6911 www.slovakfes val.com

G r e a t L i v e E n t e r t a i n m e n t

Friday, Aug. 28, 6 to 11 p.m. Parish Talent Show Compe on Live Dance Music with Patrick J

(Note: No Slovak food, Children’s Area, or other entertainment on Friday.)

Slovak Mass at 11:30 a.m. on

Sunday

Šarišan Slovak Folk Ensembles (Detroit)

Vychodna Slovak Dancers (Toronto, ON)

Slovak Domovina Dancers (Windsor, ON)

Featuring the band

Also featuring Patrick J and Phase Two

the band

FREE Admission FREE Parking

RafflesParish Ra e —

$5,000 top prize!

50/50 Ra e

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Scenes of the 69th International Slovak Catholic Sokol Bowling Tournament held in conjunction with the Greek Catholic Union’s 79th Bowling Tournament

Freeway Bowling Lanes + Radisson Hotel + Wickliffe, Ohio + May 15-17

Shown above from the left are, Mark Stibora, Michael W. Karaffa, Jack Arrowood and Tom Roberts.

Members of the 7th Place Team at this year’s competition included, l-r, Richard Keebler, Jeffrey Wahal, Richard Wagner and Alexander Wahal, Sr.

From the left, Veronica Hrinyak,Patricia Dietz, Martha Dietz and Milly Asmong.

From the left, Debbie Garella, Traci Riley, Holly Cherpak and Pamela Schloer.

From the left, Melanie Niskack-Basl, Patty Niskack, Maryann Karaman and Nicole Se-man.

Enjoying the competition are, l-r, Sarah Kumpon, Janet Kumpon, Dorothy Bakalar, Marlene Yuschak and Daria Shierly.

Group 16 president Andrea Ames Papcun, second from the right, is shown with fellow keglers, l-r, Evie Catanzarite, Kami Simon and Geri Pollock.Enjoying the competition are lovely Sokolky including, l-r, Dorothy Peterson, Martha

Seech, Irene Miller and Claire Matlon.

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Scenes of the Dedication of the Rev. Jozef Murgas Room at King’s CollegeKing’s on the Square + Wilkes-Barre, Pa. + Thursday, June 4

Dr. Thomas M. Check, our Sokol of Assembly 59, was a major pro-ponent of the Rev. Jozef Murgas Room project. He was baptized by Father Murgas.

Chairperson of Supreme Auditors Michael J. Horvath, center, is shown with well-known Sokol members including, from the left, his daughter, Heather Horvath, Nancy Fedor, his wife, Sue Horvath and Editor Daniel F. Tanzone.

Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius who were present at the dedication included, l-r, Sister M. Catherine Laboure Bresnock, Sister Loretta Marie Hrubec, Sister M. Thomas More, Sister M. Michael Ann Orlik, the General Superior; Sister Mary Beth Makuch and Sister M. Catherine Morris.

Shown in front of the entrance to the Murgas Room are Magdalen M. Benish and Bernadette Yencha, chairperson and primary fundraiser and chief correspondent, respectively, of the Murgas Room project. Both our are Sokolky of Assembly 59.

Magdalen M. Benish, who spearheaded the drive for funds for the Murgas Room, expresses thanks and gratitude to all who made con-tributions ranging from $10 to many thousands of dollars. The Slovak Catholic Sokol contribued $1,000 to this project.

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What's making headlines in our ancestral homeland

News and Views from Slovakia...

Fico: Slovakia will never agree towriting off any part of Greek debt Slovakia’s government will never agree to waive any part of the current Greek debt, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico after the July 7th meeting of eurozone leaders summit in Brussels. “The outcome of today’s(July 7) session is that Greece can’t expect any assistance yet. It will need to present its own idea of reforms,” said Fico. “Greece will have to ap-ply for cooperation within the eurozone’s permanent bail-out fund, which should ensure that Greece will be able to survive. It’s expected that this offi cial application will be submitted already today(July 8). A plan of reforms should be submitted to the Eurogroup. Then on July 12 at which all eurozone and European Union-member countries will meet has been called, as there’s a requirement that non-member countries should be involved in the decision making process adopted by the eurozone,” said Fico. If the EU manages to come to an agreement with Greece, the summit scheduled for Sunday could be replaced by a teleconference. However, Fico believes that this won’t take place. “Just as the Greek Prime Minister(Alexis Tsip-ras) felt supported by the referendum, he ran up against ever stronger opposition from several member countries,” em-phasized Fico. Fico went on to observe that he rejects an opportunity for “one individual premier to build his political career to the detriment of 18 premiers and presidents of eurozone-member countries.” Fico emphasized that Slovakia would welcome it if Greece remained in the eurozone, but “not at all costs.” “It appears that the referendum has markedly complicated a potential agreement between Greece and the other eurozone-member countries. The prime minister added that Slovakia has gone through a number of reforms that have contributed towards stability in the domestic banking sector. “If the Greek gov-ernment doesn’t agree with what is being proposes by credi-tors institutions, it’s now up the Greek Government to say what it’s able to do within two-three years so that it(Greece) is sustainable and so that it makes sure that it’s able to pay its debts,” said Fico, adding that he’s rejected on behalf of Slovakia a proposal to grant short-term assistance to Greece for a period of 50-60 days before the premiers return to ne-gotiations on reforms.

Lajcak: Slovakia to hold most economical EU presidency among V4 Slovakia plans to hold the most cost-effi cient EU presidency(July to December 2016) among the Visegrad Group(V4) countries, with all costs set to be under $80 mil-lion, Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak announced at a press conference on July 1. “The resources employed will not go to Brussels but will be spent on our employees, experts, hotel, services, the presentation of Slovak culture and regions,” said Lajcak. The Czech Republic paid $146 million for its six-month presidency in 2009, Poland laid out $121 million in 2011 and Hungary paid $91 million, also in 2011, according to an analysis of expenditures to facilitate Slovakia’s presi-dency of the EU Council with which the government famil-iarized itself two years ago. Lajcak considers the EU presidency to be an unprec-edented challenge not only for his ministry and the govern-ment, but for the whole country as well. According to him, Slovakia could be later perceived as a capable and compe-tent country based on the results of the presidency. At the moment, the program of the presidency trio as well as the Slovak presidency is being prepared. An agree-ment has been made with Slovakia’s counterparts in the trio

- The Netherlands and Malta - that the priorities will include the Digital Single Market and Support for startups. The Digital Single Market is one of the main priorities of the European Commission, and its implementation is one of the key EU agendas. A fully functioning Digital Single Market is considered to be an essential prerequisite for the future dynamic development of the European economy and for increasing its competitiveness in the global context. Another task to prepare conference rooms for around 200 events that are to be held in Bratislava during the second half of 2016. The venues where the presidency will be carried out will include the Reduta, Bratislava Castle, the Hotel Borik, the historical parliament building and the Foreign Affairs Ministry congress hall(all in Bratislava). “These are state-owned facilities. It’s cheaper, and it complies with the neces-sary security and logistical requirements,” stressed Lajcak. The ministry is about to sign contracts with hotels and transport services. It’s also preparing a number of cultural presentations of projects not only in Slovakia but also in Brussels and Strasbourg and at embassies around the world. In a few days the Foreign Affairs Ministry will sign an agree-ment with the Culture Ministry that will specify a cultural program for the six-month period. The government has also created a new post - presi-dency proxy, which has been taken up by Ivan Korcok. He will communicate actively with European institutions. Korcok declared at the press conference that he’ll make use of the expertise that he gained from the time when he led the Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU in Brussels. A representative from each of the 28 countries making up the European Union takes its turn serving as president for a period of six months. Each term begins on January 1 and concludes on June 20 with the second term beginning on July 1 and concluding on December 31 of each year.

More than a thousand Chamoiscounted in the High Tatras A total of 1,106 Chamois(a goat-like antelope) were counted by conservationists and foresters during a sur-vey conducted the week of June 22 in the Tatra National Park(TANAP), the Environment Ministry press department told TASR on June 26. The Chamois count was carried out by several organi-zations, including a sectional organization of the Environ-ment Ministry - State Nature Protection, along with TANAP administration and TANAP State Forests, plus the Polish Tatra National Park. Compared to last year’s spring count, the number of these animals which are unique to the High Tatras, has declined by 125. According to environmentalists, this was probably caused by unfavorable weather conditions. On the day of the count, it was frosty on the High Tatra peaks with strong gusty winds. According to the ministry, one gratify-ing factor, however was the number of the young counted this year - 140. A total of 823 Chamois were counted on the Slovak side, of which 95 were young animals. A further 284 cham-ois were seen on the Polish side, including 45 young. The count is aimed primarily at determining the num-ber of new-born animals. A signifi cant increase in the Tatra Chamois population has been recorded over the past three years. Critical periods

Before the 19th century, a number of wooden bridges spanned the Danube River at Bratislava, then known as Presburg. Many were short-lived and damaged or de-stroyed by fl oods and frost. The fi rst permanent bridge, known as Stary most(old bridge), in Bratislava was a pontoon bridge built in 1825. This bridge survived until 1891 when a new steel bridge named for Emperor Franz Joseph was opened and included a two-lane road and railroad track. During the fi rst Czecho-Slovak Republic, 1918-1938, it was named in honor of General Milan Ste-fanik. During World War II, the steel part of the bridge was destroyed, with the stone pillars surviving. After the liberation of Bratislava in 1945, the bridge was rebuilt. In 2009, the bridge was closed to motor vehicles because of structural problems. At the time of its closure, it was the oldest bridge serving Slovakia’s capital. Today, the old toll houses on both sides of the bridge are now a restaurant and a museum. In April 2014, the bridge was dismantled. A new bridge is currently under construction which will serve pedestrians, cyclists and trams. The new bridge, as shown above, is expected to be completed by December of this year.

Selected stories are provided by TASR-Slovakia, the Slovak Republic’s offi cial News Agency.

in terms of numbers were seen mainly in the post-war years and in the period between 1998-2000, when the Chamois count in the Tatras fell below 200.

Nitra Bishop to dedicate statueof St. Andrew Svorad A statue of St. Andrew Svorad, which has been erected recently in the ruins of the erstwhile ninth-century Benedictine Abbey of Sobor on a hill above Nitra was solemnly blessed and dedicated on the saint’ feastday, July 17 by the Most Rev. Vil-iam Judak, Bishop of Nitra. The statue was erected by the Zo-borsky Skraslovaci Spolok(the Beautifying Society of Zobor). The St. Andrew Svorad Hospital, which treats respira-tory diseases, now stands on the place of the former Bene-dictine monastery which was suppressed by Emperor Josef II in 1792. The statue, made from sandstone, glass and steel, is the

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Sokol BirthdaysPennsylvania Fraternal Alliance

2015 Scholarship Program The Scholarship Committee of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance is announcing that the 2015 appli-cations are now available for the annual Scholarship Program. Applications can be obtained through eligi-ble members of a Fraternal Benefi t Society belonging to the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance or by visiting the website of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance at www.pafraternal.org Applicants must: • Be a resident of Pennsylvania and a member of a Fraternal Benefi t Society that is a member of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance. • Be a 2015 high school graduate attending an accredited college, university, trade school, etc. in the summer/fall of 2015 as a full time student (twelve se-mester credits). • Obtain a recommendation letter from their Fra-

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Applicant must: • Be a resident of Pennsylvania and a member of a Fraternal Benefi t Society that is a member of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance. • Be a 2015 high school graduate attending an accredited college, university, trade school, etc. in the summer/fall of 2015 as a full time student (twelve semester credits). Proof of attendance must be submitted with application. • Obtain a recommendation letter from your Fraternal Benefi t Society. • Submit a 500-word essay on: “How your Fraternal Benefi t Society has made an impact on your daily life, your family and your community.” • Sign the Statement of Application on the bottom of this page. • Return the completed application, essay and letter of recommendation, postmarked no later than September 1, 2015, to:

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Statement of ApplicationI understand that my selection for this scholarship is based upon my answers to these questions and the essay I have written; and, further, that my application is in competition with other eligible persons and that the decision of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance is fi nal. This application is completed with my knowledge and consent, and false information will void the award. The information that is provided in this application is true and complete.

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ternal Benefi t Society. • Submit a 500-word essay on: “How your Fra-ternal Benefi t Society has made an impact on your daily life, your family and your community.” Return the completed application, essay and let-ter of recommendation, postmarked no later than Sep-tember 1, 2015. At least one $500 scholarship will be awarded. Additional scholarships may be awarded depending upon available funds. If you or your society has not received the infor-mation on the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance Schol-arship, please contact Susan M. Ondrejco, Pennsylva-nia Fraternal Alliance Scholarship Chairperson at 234 Ilion Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15207. You can also call 412-421-1204 or e-mail sue.ondrejco@gmail.com

AUGUST 1 Bernard Novabilski, Old Forge, Pa., recording secretary of Assem-bly 86, Port Griffi th, Pa.

AUGUST 2 John Yonkoski, Jr., Dunlo, Pa., a

member of Assembly 82, Dunlo, Pa.

AUGUST 3 David G. Blazek, McMuray,

Pa., a member of Assembly 16,

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Ruth Ann Cannell, Canfi eld,

Oh., a member of Wreath 107,

Youngstown, Oh.

Rev. Anthony J. Pleho, Bronx,

N.Y., a member of Assembly 219,

Yonkers, N.Y.

AUGUST 4 Victoria A. Kurak, Peekskill,

N.Y., a member of Assembly 219,

Yonkers, N.Y.

Paul M. Papcun, Clinton Town-

ship, Mich., a member of Assembly

36, Detroit, Mich.

Joseph A. Smak, High Point.

N.C., a member of Assembly 182,

New York City.

AUGUST 5 Dr. Lindy A. Kona, Ottawa Hills,

Oh., a member of Assembly 257,

Chicago, Ill.

AUGUST 6 Ryan W. Beil, Boardman,

Oh., a member of Assembly 108,

Youngstown, Oh.

Evan R. Beil, Boardman,

Oh., a member of Assembly 108,

Youngstown, Oh.

Ralph E. Crosby, Yonkers,

N.Y., a member of Assembly 219,

Yonkers, N.Y.

Kathleen Durham, Burton,

Oh., a member of Assembly 127,

Monessen, Pa.

Rudy J. Krack, Chesterfi eld,

VA., a member of Assembly 162,

Clifton, N.J.

AUGUST 8 Brian Durovic, Mauldin, S.C., a

member of Assembly 313, Winter

Park, Fla.

John A. Grovola, Clifton Heights,

Pa., a member of Assembly 186,

Drexel Hill, Pa.

AUGUST 9 Michael Chuba, Wilkes-Barre,

Pa., Assembly 59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Edward G. Garasi, Tulsa, OK, a member of Assembly 108, Youngstown, N.Y.

AUGUST 10 Andrea Ames Papcun, Roches-ter Hills, Mich., president of Group 16 and a member of Assembly 36,

Detroit, Mich. John W. Veternik, Fox Lake,

Ill., a member of Assembly 257,

Chicago, Ill.

AUGUST 11 LaVerne Eland, Clinton Town-ship, Mich., treasurer of Group 16 and a member of Assembly 36, De-troit, Mich. Erica Mondik, Palm Beach

Gardens, Fla., a member of Wreath

22, Pittsburgh, Pa.

AUGUST 12 Jason E. Banaszek, Wilkes-

Barre, Pa., a member of Assembly

59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Clare S. Puskar, Pittsburgh,

Pa., a member of Assembly 127,

Monessen, Pa.

Robert T. Sabol, McKinney,

Tx., a member of Assembly 127,

Monessen, Pa.

AUGUST 13 Most. Rev. Joseph V. Adamec, Bishop-emeritus of Altoona-John-

stown, Pa., our esteemed Protector.

Lois Babik, Johnstown, Pa., a

member of Wreath 14, Johnstown,

Pa.

Mildred Bilski, Altoona, Pa., a

member of Assembly 59, Wilkes-

Barre, Pa.

Brian Iwanonkiw, Pittsburgh,

Pa., a member of Assembly 16,

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mary Beth Kolodzej, Crown

Point. In., a member of Assembly

11, Chicago. Ill.

Elizabeth Ann Koval, Wilkes-

Barre, Pa., a member of Assembly

59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

AUGUST 14 Rev. Michael Brunovsky, O.S.B., Cleveland, Oh., a member

of Assembly 303, Cleveland, Oh.

Joanne Sidlovsky,Farmington,

Conn., a member of Wreath 39,

Bridgeport, Conn.

AUGUST 15 John M. Benek, Tamaqua, Pa., a member of Assembly 188, Lans-ford, Pa. Mary Ann Dorr, Stratford, Conn.,

a member of Wreath 39, Bridgeport,

Conn.

Barbara A. Felak, Monessen,

Pa., a member of Assembly 127,

Monessen, Pa.

George M. Galik, Diamond Bar,

Ca., a member of Assembly 219,

Yonkers, N.Y.

Marthanne Petrus, Harrisburg,

Pa., a member of Assembly 127,

Monessen, Pa.

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Comments from our scholarship recipients

Essays submitted by our 2015High School Scholarship Winners(As part of the application process, members seeking one of our Catho-lic High School scholarship grants, were asked to submit an essay on the following topic: “What Does the Slovak Catholic Sokol Mean to Me? We present some of the essays submitted by our 2015 scholarship winners.)

Nicole ShortsGroup 7, Assembly 59

Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Being a member of the Slovak Catholic Sokol means a great deal to me. It celebrates my religion and heritage all in one. It means being able to be an active partici-pant in the very enjoyable basket-ball and volleyball tournaments. Another great part of my mem-bership in this fi ne organization is participating in the national Slets. At the Slet, you have the opportu-nity to meet people from all over the country, make new friends and see new places, all the while hav-ing doing it. It means being part of a group that feels like a fam-ily where you help other people as well as others helping you. To me, being a member of the Slo-vak Catholic Sokol is a privilege. Being a Slovak Catholic Sokol means this and so much more. It is a part of my life that I will always cherish.

Zachary Thomas BeblarGroup 9, Wreath 14

Johnstown, Pa. The Slovak Catholic Sokol is rich in celebrating the heritage of which I am very proud. I am al-ways learning new things about my Slovak ancestors. The Slovak Catholic Sokol fraternal organiza-tion is a blessing because it helps members of this same Slovak heri-tage achieve their goals in life. With faith in God, my goal is to become an orthodontist. This scholarship grant will help in my achieving this goal. I am a pro-life Catholic who is very active in my school. I am active in the SADD, Art, French and Ski Clubs. I also am an altar server at my parish. Be assured that I am grateful for any consideration given my request for a Slovak Catholic Sokol Catholic High School Scholarship Grant. God bless you.

Summer Rose BirosGroup 12, Assembly 261

Reading, Pa. I am deeply grateful for the op-portunity to earn a Slovak Catho-lic Sokol Catholic High School Scholarship Grant. Thank you for considering me for this honor. I am proud to be a Slovak and thrilled to be able to carry on the proud heritage of my ancestors who came here from Slovakia. My grandmother has taught me to make and enjoy many tradi-tional Slovak dishes. The Slovak Catholic Sokol has shown me the

camaraderie and fellowship that the Slovak people have shared throughout the generations. I work every day to carry out the initiatives of the Slovak Catholic Sokol in my school work, in the drama club at school and the com-munity. I am pleased to serve as a cantor at my local parish. I have participated in many fraternal and social activities at the Slovak Catholic Sokol Club and have ap-preciated all the support given me over the years.

Georgia R. HothenrichsGroup 12,Wreath 13

Philadelphia, Pa. The Slovak Catholic Sokol has been a part of my life for a long time. Being a Catholic is a big part of my life. I currently at-tend Notre Dame Catholic High School. Before high school, I at-tended a Catholic middle and elementary school for a total of nine years of my life. Before I was learning at a desk, I was learning at a Christian pre-school. As you can see, a Catholic education is important to me. Although the schools I attended never gave me opportunities to explore my heri-tage, I do celebrate Slovak tradi-tions in our home every year at Easter and Christmas. For me to be able to celebrate my Slovak heritage is great and as a member of the Slovak Catholic Sokol, I am able to do so.

Stephen Michael BartosGroup 17, Wreath 107

Youngstown, Oh. The Slovak Catholic Sokol means FAMILY to me. We share many Sokol activities together, just like a family. During the summer, we have a great picnic and play games with other Sokol members from our area, some of whom I’ve just met. In December, we enjoy bowling at our annual Christmas party hosted by Group 17. This event concludes with a visit from Santa who brings gifts and smiles to all the little kids. At this party, I get to see some of my Sokol friends whom I haven’t seen in awhile. Two years ago, I had the privilege of competing at the 46th International Slet at Slippery Rock University in Slip-pery Rock, Pa. It was my fi rst Slet experience. And while I didn’t win any ribbons, it was still a lot of fun. At the Slet, I got to meet many new people from various parts of the country. And then, after everything was done, we all attended Mass, just life a family. My Slovak heritage means a great deal to me.

Michael John CarbonGroup 17, Wreath 54

Youngstown, Oh. In my youth, my parents would drive me to the annual Christmas parties hosted by Group 17. I can remember how I used to play

games and visit with my family and other children of Slovak an-cestry. The thing that I can recall the most was seeing Santa Claus and receiving a gift from him. I looked forward to these par-ties every year. Unfortunately, I was not involved with the Sokol event as I was growing up. I am aware of the tremendous athletic programs hosted by the Slovak Catholic Sokol as announced in the Slovak Catholic Falcon. I par-ticipated in my community’s ath-letic programs and do have regrets of not participating in the various sporting activities hosted by the Slovak Catholic Sokol. The Slovak Catholic Sokol brings a sense of belonging to my family and I. My grandmother, who was originally the fi nancial secretary and later manager of Youngstown’s Wreath 132 when in 2006 this lodge was consoli-dated with Wreath 54, when she retired. This reorganization was approved by our Supreme Secre-tary Steven M. Pogorelec, F.I.C. in October 2006. I became a member of the Slo-vak Catholic Sokol to solidify a possible future position in one of the many programs offered. My grandmother was born in Richna-va, Slovakia. This brings me closer to the Slovak heritage. Spending time and enjoying the company of Sokols and Sokolky has allowed me to appreciate the many differ-ent types of people who have en-tered my life and how to cope with these various personalities. This experience has also allowed me to thrive in the all-male Catholic col-lege preparatory, St. Edward High School that I currently attend and am dolefully surprised that I only have one additional year left at this magnifi cent school. It means a lot to me to attain such a pristine Catholic education.

At the 73rd Slovak Bowling Congress

Luis A. Palos of Lorain, Oh. wins30th S.C.S All-Events Sweepstakes Well-known and active Sokol sportsman, Luis A. Palos of Lorain, Oh. was the winner of the 30th annual Slovak Catholic Sokol All-Events Wrist Watch Bowling Sweepstakes at this year’s 73rd annual Slovak Bowling Congress of America(SBC) tournament held in Warren, Oh. This year’s competition, billed as America’s oldest Slovak bowling tour-nament, was staged weekends beginning April thru May at the Freeway Bowling Lanes in Warren, Oh. Luis’s winning score was 2179. His ac-tual score was 1819 plus 360 handicap pins over the nine- game total. Brother Luis was among 11 Sokol keglers from various communi-ties in Ohio and Pennsylvania who competed at this year’s 73rd Slovak Bowling Congress tournament. They competed for the annual SCS All-Events sweepstakes. A total of 102 teams competed at this year’s com-petition with a total of $21,455.00 awarded in prizes. The Slovak Bowling Congress of America was established in 1939 and is certifi ed by the United States Bowling Congress. The an-nual competition has been held weekends since its inception. Our SCS All-Events Wrist Watch Bowling Sweepstakes has been a part of the annual competition since 1986. The sweepstakes were approved by our Slovak Catholic Sokol Board of Directors at the recommendation of the late Dr. Stephen J. Hletko of Chicago, Ill, a former sports director of the Slovak Catholic Sokol and a founding member of the Slovak Bowling Congress of America. Winner of this year’s Stephen J. Hletko Award at the 73rd tournament was Dale Barnes of Cleveland, Oh. Other sweep-stakes and awards garnered at this year’s bowling competition include the National Slovak Society-All Events Sweepstakes, won by John Golias of Brecksville, Oh.; the Jednota-All Events Sweepstakes, also won by our Sokol, Luis Palos of Lorain, Oh.; the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association -All Events Sweepstakes, won by John Golias of Brecksville, Oh.; the Tony Slanina-Ikey Straka Memorial Trophy, won by the team of Somethin’s A Brewin; and the John Zolna Memorial Wrist Watch - High Game, won by Mark Hachbart of Richfi eld, Oh. The USBC Awards were won by 800 - Pete Spurio - Shelby Persons, and the 300 - (2) Pete Spurio - Shelby Persons - Brian Chec, Tim Graham, Dan Guerrierio, Nick Neric and Mark Hachbart. Next year’s 74th annual Slovak National Championship Tourna-ment hosted by the Slovak Bowling Congress of America will be staged at Stonehedge Bowling Lanes in Akron, Oh. in the spring of 2016. Again congratulations go out to Brother Luis A. Palos of Wreath 111 in Lorain, Oh. who won this year’s SCS All-Events Sweepstakes. As well, a sincere thank you to all our Sokol keglers who enjoyed participation at this year’s SBC bowling tournament. For information on the Slovak Bowling Congress, contact Joe M. Harkulich, 1414 Bedford Road, S.W., Masury, Oh. 44438 or call him at (330)448-8630. Sokols who serve on the Advisory Board of the Slovak Bowling Congress of America include Supreme Secretary Steven M. Pogorelec, F.I.C., Supreme Director of Sports and Athletics Edward D. Moeller, Richard Underation, and Jay Barna.

2015 SCS ALL-EVENTS SWEEPSTAKES PARTICIPANTS

Name City ScoreLuis A. Palos Lorain, Oh. 2179Larry Werner Pittsburgh, Pa. 2047Frank Hrusovsky Cleveland, Oh. 2024Jeff Harms Pittsburgh, Pa. 1968Leroy Cooper Pittsburgh, Pa. 1951Lance Werner Pittsburgh, Pa. 1943Dave Christopher Pittsburgh, Pa. 1872Lee Fanzo Pittsburgh, Pa. 1838Chris Milius Pittsburgh, Pa. 1819Tim Girard Cleveland, Oh. 1816Dave Goralzick Pittsburgh, Pa. 1677

Congratulations to all our Sokol participantsZdar Boh!

SBC NEWS RELEASE

Heat and drought causing real troubles

for farmers in Slovakia The heatwave and the related drought that are tormenting Slova-kia in recent weeks have already begun causing real troubles to farm-ers, mainly in southern and south-western Slovakia, Slovak Agricul-ture and Food Chamber(SPPK) spokesperson Jana Holeciova told TASR on July 22. “There has actually been no rain in some localities for two months,” said Holeciova, pointing also to a recent report by the Slovak Hydro-meteorological Institute(SHMU) stating that last June has been the dries one in the past 115 years. The falling level of ground wa-ter has also begun to be disturbing, said Holeciova. “We don’t want to talk about black scenarios for the whole of Slovakia in advance, but we al-ready know that there are compa-nies, mainly in southern Slovak districts, that will see a year-on-year drop in the yields of more than 30 percent,” said Holeciova. According to Holeciova, a law from 2010 stipulates the possibil-ity of providing state compensation

to farmers affected by bad weather or other disasters, and this also in-cludes drought. “We believe that the weather will change and it will rain after all, so that farmers would be able to have at least an average harvest, and it wouldn’t be necessary to deal with compensation according to the law,” said Holeciova. While many agricultural plants

are lacking water - mainly those that are harvested in autumn, and vegetables and fruit trees - there are also farmers who like the cur-rent weather. This concerns those who’re currently harvesting cere-als. This is because a long-term in-tense rain would damage gluten on wheat that then couldn’t be used for production of food, but only as fod-der for animals, noted Holeciova.

SLOVAK CATHOLIC FALCON, JULY 29, 2015 PAGE 13

Announcing the Memorial Scholarship Fund!!!

Julie Ann Dobbs Supreme Vice-President

Have you found yourself looking for a way to memorialize a lost loved one or fellow Group/Wreath/Assembly member? Why not make a donation in their honor to the newly developed Memo-rial Scholarship fund? Your donation will assure that an annual scholarship be given out to a college age student who best exem-plifi es the meaning of fraternalism and volunteerism. Here’s how it works: Send a check or money order to the Memorial Scholarship Fund clearly indicating the name to be memorialized. You can fi nd a donation form on line athttp://slovakcatholicsokol.org/members/memorialfrmframe.htm

or simply send your donation to:Dennis J. Zifcak

Museum TreasurerMemorial Scholarship Fund

205 Madison St.Passaic, NJ 07055

Your bequest will be recognized in the Falcon as well as permanently added to the Memorial Scholarship Donation Log which will be kept at the Sokol Museum. Depending on the amount of funds collected, we will be able to award at least two $500 scholarships annu- ally. The hope is that the donated funds will begin a self-perpetuating interest bearing scholarship account.

Have you recently lost a loved one? You might consider ear-marking donations to this fund in their memory. Keep the spirit of your fellow Sokol alive by investing in a way that their fraternal dedication will not be forgotten.

In Memory of....

In MemoriamSlovak Catholic Sokol extends sincere sympathy to

the bereaved families of deceased members

MAY 2015

Assembly/Wreath Member Age Date of DeathAssembly 9 John Sinanis, Bridgeport, CT 92 March 19, 2015 Assembly 24 Albina Vnenchak, Boonton, NJ 89 April 26, 2015Assembly 36 Florence E. Keller, Detroit, MI 85 March 31, 2015Assembly 48 Peter J. Valach, Philadelphia, PA 91 April 10, 2015Assembly 78 William F. Wash, Bethlehem, PA 88 April 20, 2015 Assembly 78 Margaret Stebler, Bethlehem, PA 83 January 12, 2015Assembly 79 Steve Gavlak, Lilly, PA 96 March 4, 2015Assembly 86 Leo Hannon, Port Griffi th, PA 85 May 6, 2015 Assembly 104 Dale Regis Miklos, Pittsburgh, PA 59 April 18, 2015 Assembly 108 Stephen Farkas, Youngstown, OH 84 April 21, 2015 Assembly 162 Josephine Costello, Clifton, NJ 86 April 7, 2015Assembly 186 Theresa B. Zdun, Drexel Hill, PA 87 April 18, 2015Assembly 188 Margaret M. Matula, Lansford, PA 90 April 17, 2015Assembly 261 Gerald H. Seidel, Reading, PA 87 April 20, 2015 Assembly 312 Mary P. Kolibas, Passaic, NJ 100 October 20, 2015 Assembly 312 Mary Wiegel, Passaic, NJ 90 April 19, 2015 Assembly 312 Michael S. Jankovic, Passaic, NJ 95 December 11, 2014Wreath 2 Rose Szarawarski, Passaic, NJ 89 April 9, 2015Wreath 8 Rose M. Maxian, Bellaire, OH 95 March 29, 2015Wreath 11 William J. Horak, Johnstown, NY 82 May 4, 2015Wreath 13 Margaret R. Mociak, Philadelphia, PA 86 April 26, 2015 Wreath 14 Stephen M. Troyan, Johnstown, PA 65 April 25, 2015Wreath 18 Anna F. Slavkovsky, East Douglas, MA 94 March 26, 2015Wreath 93 Richard B. Prohl, Milwaukee, WI 90 April 4, 2015Wreath 103 Margaret Pramik, Barberton, OH 92 April 22, 2015Wreath 111 Joseph Nalepka, Lorain, OH 66 April 24, 2015Wreath 155 Stephanie Kaczor, Reading, PA 68 March 30, 2015

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All is in readiness for this year’s Slavic Festival scheduled for the Heritage Discovery Center in John-stown, Pa. on Saturday, September 19. The center is located at 6th Ave. and Broad St. in the historic Cam-bria City section of the city, home to a family of Slavic groups who fi rst settled in the city more than 125 years ago just after the Johnstown Flood of 1889. Beginning in the early 1880s until the 1920s, thou-sands of Slovak, Polish, Croatian, Carpatho-Rusyn, Slovenian and Ukrainian immigrants settled here and found abundant employment in the area’s thriving mills and mines. These groups created a rich network of churches, social clubs and fra-ternal societies in support of their way of life and culture. 1920 cen-sus indicates that 25 percent of the population of the city were of Slavic ancestry. The city weathered tough economic times in the 1970s and 1980s with many forced to leave the community. Today, many young people want to learn more about their ethnic heritage and the culture and history of their Slavic ancestors. The goal of the Johnstown Slavic Festival Committee is to create a new program that educates residents of the Johnstown region about their heritage. The plan is to present au-thentic music, dance, folk art and

culinary traditions of the various Slavic groups. Children’s learning areas, educational speakers, exhib-its, hands on workshops and ethnic vendors will be featured at the fes-tival. A full day of entertainment and education will be on display at the festival which begins at 12 noon and continues until midnight in the Heritage Discovery Center parking lots. Admission to the festival is free of charge with ample parking avail-able. Johnstown has enjoyed an orga-nized Slovak presence since the late 1880s when local mutual benefi t societies were organized. In 1891, the Slovak parish of St. Stephen, then a part of the Diocese of Pitts-burgh, was established to serve the Slovak community. It was the fi rst Slovak parish established in west-ern Pennsylvania. Local lodges of the Slovak Catholic Sokol have been active in the Johnstown area from our earli-est years. In June 1910, Johnstown hosted our organization’s 4th na-tional convention. It was at this his-toric convention that the delegates voted to establish an offi cial pub-lication, Katolicky Sokol whose fi rst issue was published on April 15, 1911. On September 11, 1911, Group 9 under the patronage of SS. Cyril and Methodius was founded.

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The Story of a Smile It cost nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who re-ceive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a fl ash, but the memory of it lasts forever. None are so rich they can get along without it, and none so poor but are richer for its benefi ts. It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the connection of friends. It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature’s best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stole, for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody till it is given away! If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of yours. For nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none to give. - Posel

*****Q.: When were sunglasses in-vented?A.: Sunglasses date back to circa 12th century China, when judges wore dark quartz lenses to hide their emotions in court. They didn’t take off in America, how-ever, until 1929, when plastics de-veloper Sam Foster sold the fi rst pairs of mass-produced shades in Atlantic City. Queen of Shades: Audrey Hep-burn made sunglasses chic in the 1961 fi lm Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Yeast Doubled It Bread was accidently born thousands of years ago. As legend has it, in 1500 B.C., an absent-minded Egyptian baker left some dough standing out overnight. By the next morning, the dough had curiously doubled in size. He baked the mysterious dough and to his surprise the fi rst yeast bread in history was born. From that day on, what came to be known as bread was highly acclaimed. Skillful bakers artisti-cally kneaded their breads in a variety of shapes - round, coni-cal, braided. The more enterpris-ing among them carefully carved bread into fi sh, bird, and pyramid forms. In fact, bread was so prized by Egyptians that pharaohs used the decorative loaves as barter.

Make Mine Music The fi rst music convention in the United States took place Au-gust 16-25, 1838 in Boston, Mass. Ninety-six men and 42 women from 10 states, all music teachers,

Slovak language classes set for Pittsburgh There will be a change in the format for Slovak languages classes in Pittsburgh this fall. These classes will be directed toward intermediate and advanced students only. Looking ahead to the spring of 2016, Slovak language classes for beginners will return. The fall Slovak classes are held every Tuesday, beginning on Sep-tember 8 thru Tuesday, October 21 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and are held at Mt. Lebanon Public Library located at 16 Castle Shannon Boulevard, in the Mt. Lebanon section of Pittsburgh. Tuition is free and the instructor will be Bozena Hilko. These classes are sponsored by the Western Pennsylvania Slovak Cultural Association. To reserve a place in the fall classes, call Joe at (412)956-6000.

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work of Jaroslav Halmo, an artist from Bosany(Nitra District). Apart from depicting the saint himself, the statue should also remind its viewers that man was formed from the earth, where he will also return one day. A steel chain in the form of a cross on the saint’s chest symbolizes the saint’s ascetic life, said Jan Kratochvil of the Zobor society. St. Andrew Svorad along with his disciple, St. Benedict Skalka are the principal patrons of the Diocese of Nitra, Slovakia’s oldest see established in the year 880 A.D. St. Andrew Svorad was born around 980 in what is now Opatowiec in southern Poland. His relics were placed in the Cathedral of St. Emeram in the year 1083, where they remain today. Archaeologists have re-cently discovered a late 11th century sepulchre which they believe contains the remains of the saint. St. Andrew Svorad is the patron of the Abbey of the Benedictine Order of Cleveland, Oh. The abbey was founded by Slovak Benedictines from St. Procopius Abbey in Lisle, Ill. in 1922.

Sefcovic: It’s good that the CR willpromote energy during its V4 presidency The initiative of the Czech Republic to promote energy issues during its one-year presidency of the Visegrad Four(Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) is more than welcome, Slovak EU Commission vice-president responsible for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic said on July 14. Sefcovic was one of the keynote speakers at a conference entitled “Geo-politics, Energy and Central Europe: What next?” organized by the Czech Re-public at the European Parliament in order to present its V4 presidency. Sefcovic in an interview for TASR said that he’s happy that the Czech Republic is keeping what its Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has promised several times - namely that the concept of the energy union will be the leitmo-tif of the Czech presidency. This activity is helpful for the Commission, as it helps promoting its ideas related to the energy union to the regions, stated the commissioner. Meanwhile, energy will be one of Slovakia’s priorities in its presidency to the European Union in the second half of 2016, noted Sefcovic. Sefcovic in his address agreed with former European Parliament presi-dent Jerzy Buzek(Poland), who stated that V4 countries have common goals in energy and they don’t engage in useless rivalries. “The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary are interconnected on the common electricity market. There are several such intersections, and we’re working together on a major diversifi cation project,” stated Sefcovic, adding that this concerns the construction of a north-south link to transfer LNG(liquefi ed natural gas) from a terminal in Poland to the Balkans. As well, the new LNG terminal on the Croatian island of Krk will present a new energy alternative for countries of southeastern Europe and the Balkans, Sefcovic said.

Fico: Slovakia to receive 100Christian refugees from Syria Slovakia will receive only 100 refugees - Syrian Christian families that it will itself select, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced at a press conference on July 21. According to Fico, it initially appeared that Slovakia would have been obliged to accept 1,200 migrants, if the mandatory quotas had been adopted. Morever, Slovakia in that case wouldn’t have had the opportunity to have any say in selecting these people, noted the premier. “We refused this, stating that a voluntary principle must be in place, and we’ll show a certain level of solidarity this way,” said Fico. “We’ll select these 100 refugees ourselves in Italy and Greece. These families will come to Slovakia, and we’ll see whether they’ll want to stay. One hundred is the number of people we’re ready to accept; this is our contribution to the quota of 40,000 people who’ve been decided by the EU to be distributed among individual member countries,” said Fico. Apart from this, Slovakia will receive as part of a humanitarian transfer other people in Humenne(Presov region) - but these people will stay 180 days at most, as they’ll be scheduled to be placed in countries outside the EU. Other refugees(from Austria) will be temporarily placed at a facility in Gabcikovo(Trnava region) and will concern 500 people at most at a time. A memorandum to that effect was signed by Interior Minister Robert Kalinak in Vienna earlier in the day. These migrants are seeking asylum in Austria, with Slovakia only providing food and shelter for them at its own cost. They’ll return to Austria after their asylum procedures are concluded.

Kiska attend Wagner Festival inBavaria, meets Chancellor Merkel Having been invited by Minister President of Bavaria Horst See-hofer, Slovak President Andrej Kiska on July 25 took part in the opening of the 2015 Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, which was kicked off with a new production of Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde,” TASR has been told by Martin Liptak of the President’s Offi ce press department. In addition, Kiska also had an informal meeting with Seehofer, Ger-man Chancellor Angela Merkel, the President of the Bundestag Norbert Lam-mert, and former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher. Kiska, who was a guest of honor at the event, was the fi rst Slovak president to attend the grand opening. Bayreuth’s Wagner Festival ranks among the oldest and most prestigious classical music events in Europe.

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News and Views from Slovakia... met under the leadership of Colo-nel Asa Barr of New Braintree, Mass.

Do...and Stay Young No one has a right to live in idleness and expect to live long and be happy. The ship anchored in the harbor rots faster than the ship crossing the ocean; a still pool of water stagnates more rap-idly than a running stream. Our unused muscles are subject to atrophy much more rapidly than those in use. The unused cells in our brains deteriorate much faster than those which are continually exercised. Hence, to remain young we must remain active.

Afraid of Lightning? If lightning gives you the shiv-ers, just clip this note and carry it with you to read by the light of the next fl ashes that come your way:

“Only three persons in every mil-lion are struck by lightning each year.” Now...doesn’t that make you feel better?

U.S. Buys First plane The federal government took delivery on its fi rst airplane Au-gust 2, 1909. Purchased from the Wright Brothers, it was a biplane with a 25-horsepower motor that could reach a speed of 42 miles per hour. The price tag? A mere $25,000.

Red Light, Green Light The corner of Euclid and East 105th Street in Cleveland, Ohio became the fi rst intersection to sport an electric traffi c light on August 5, 1914. Both red and green lights and a buzzer system - one long for Euclid, two long for 105th - were used to regulate traf-fi c.

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Púť do Mariánskej svätyne vo

West Haverstraw, NY

Púť do Mariánskej svätyne vo West Haverstraw, NY, ktorú každý rok usporiadajú sloven-ské spolky a fraternalistické or-ganizácie z New Yorku a New Jersey, sa uskutoční v nedeľu 9. augusta. O 10.00 hodine bude spoved’, po ktorej bude o 11.00 hod. nasledovať slovenská sv. omša. Bude ju slúžiť o. Štefan Chanas. Po skončení sv. omše bude obed. Na predaj budú aj slovenské jed-lá. Ružencové pobožnosti budú o 2.30 hodine. Záujemcovia, ktorí chcú na púť cestovať autobusom, ktorý bude odchádzať od kostola sv. Jána Nepomuckého na rohu 66th Street a First Avenue v New York City, môžu dostať bližšie informácie od Márii Božekovej na telefónnom čísle (347)612-1934. Bližšie informácie o púti záujemcom podá Jozef Bilik, tel. č.: (718)463-1934.

Ach, tá naša slovenčina!Radosť, pôvabný joke alebo reklama na samý koniec?

- brejk.sk

Momentálne je vraj single a ešte viac si užíva všetku pozornosť paparazzov. ... Za fashion lekcie vďačí aj svojej ex!... V hlavnej úlohe sú vyšperkované stylingy, ako vystrihnuté z módnych edi-toriálov. - emma.sk

Celeste Buckingham vo videu ku kampani proti hejterom navštívila slečnu, ktorá ju urážala na internetovej diskusii.

- topky.sk

Aké očakávania majú single ľudia od svojho vysnívaného partnera? - pravda.sk

...s premenou imidžu prehnala:

...Speváčka Celeste Buckingham a jej nový look. - pluska.sk

Drink pre pánov: Old Fash-ioned ...Všetky ingrediencie stačí zmiešať v šejkri.

- dobrejedlo.sk

...šortky a čierny top s krátky-mi rukávmi. ...54-ročný herec, takisto zvolil ležérny look.

- pravda.sk

Do rómskych osád na východnom Slovensku znova zavítali americkí herci z new-yorského divadla Dramatic Adventure Th eater (DAT), aby prostredníctvom interaktívnych umeleckých dielní podporili os-obnostný rozvoj detí, mládeže a rodičov z marginalizovaných rómskych komunít. Umelcov pozvala po piaty raz nezisková organizácia ETP Slovensko. Predošlé ročníky umeleckých dielní potvrdili jedinečný efekt týchto sociálno-umeleckých stretnutí. Dosiaľ DAT spolu-pracovalo s rómskymi deťmi a mládežou v troch lokalitách na Slovensku (Stará Ľubovňa, Mol-dava nad Bodvou a Košice-Šaca). Východné Slovensko učarilo hercom a umelcom z DAT už v roku 2011, kedy spoločne s ETP zorganizovali prvú inter-aktívnu divadelný dielňu pre deti a mládež z Podsadku v Starej Ľubovni. Potom boli i ďalšie. Odvtedy umelci z DAT prichádzajú každoročne. S deťmi a mladými ľuďmi pracovalo od 22. júla do utorka 28. júla t.r. v troch komunitných centrách ETP, v Rankovciach, Starej Ľubovni a Veľkej Ide 41 umelcov. Ich zámerom je inšpirovať účastníkov k tomu, aby dokázali vyjadriť svoje pocity prostred-níctvom umenia, zamysleli sa

Herci z New Yorku opäť navštívili osady na východnom Slovensku

nad pozitívnymi a negatívnymi udalosťami vo svojom živote a vedeli svoje zážitky preniesť na javisko. Deti a mládež pri takej-to tvorivej práci získavajú seba-vedomie, učia sa rešpektovať jeden druhého, spolupracovať a súčasne uvedomiť si jedinečnosť svojho pôvodu a hrdosť na róm-sku kultúru. Súčasťou sedemdňového po-bytu hercov DAT na Slovensku bola aj spolupráca s miestnymi občanmi na zveľaďovaní osád. V piatok 24. júla v Rankov-ciach členovia amerického divadelného tímu spoločne s dobrovoľníkmi z Habitat for Humanity International, Veľvyslanectva holandského kráľovstva na Slovensku a ETP Slovensko pomhli rankovským staviteľom pri svojpomocnej výstavbe rodinných domov, ktoré si stavajú s pomocou mikropôžičiek ETP. ETP Slovensko je nezisková konzultačno-vzdelávacia or-ganizácia, ktorá je priamym pokračovateľom medzinárod-ného programu Environmental Training Project for the Central and Eastern Europe. Tento bol iniciovaný v roku 1992 Americkou agentúrou pre medzinárodný rozvoj a reali-zoval sa do roku 1998 v šiestich krajinách strednej a východnej Európy.

Maškrtenie je akousi skry-tou formou dopĺňania látok, na ktorých sa naše telo stalo závislé. Raz je to zmrzlina, pochúťky s množstvom soli, no tiež tuku a nezdravých uhľohydrátov a tiež víno, ktoré je zamaskovaným sa-charidom. Maškrtenie na dennej báze dáva poriadne zabrať nášmu telu, metabolizmu a tiež fi gúre. Mnoho z nás si neuvedomíujú negatívne následky nezdravého stravovania pretože v lete sa častejšie venujeme fyzickým ak-tivitám a moc nepriberáme. V lete je vhodné jesť namiesto nezdravých maškŕt zdravšie al-ternatívy, ktoré pomôžu zahnať návalovú chuť na maškrty a zároveň budú pre vaše telo zdravšie. Zvoľte si nak napríklad: Oriešky - Tuky v nich síce sú, ale pre telo omnoho zdravšie ako v nezdravých slaných maškrtách. Prospievajú srdcu, znižujú cholesterol, lahodia nervovej sústave, priaznivo

Rajecké Teplice sú mesto ležiace v Žilinskom kraji. Prírodné ter-málne liečebné kúpele v tomto meste patria medzi najznámejšie a najpríťažlivejšie na Slovensku. Sú perlou uprostred venca zdravých ihličnatých lesov. Na východe ich lemuje panoráma mohutného hrebeňa Malej Fatry. Na západe priamo nad areálom kúpeľov sa týčia dolomitické vápence Strážovských vrchov, ktoré vytvárajú bizardné skalné útvary.

Stravujte sa zdravoovplyvňujú činnosť mozgu. Tmavú čokoládu - Dve-tri kocky tmavej čokolády s vysokým obsahom kakaa (ideálne 70% a viac) pomôžu zahnať chuť na sladké. Navyše kakao veľmi priaznivo vplýva na naše telo a obsahuje množstvo látok, ktoré pomáhajú srdcu, ale tiež napríklad zlepšujú koncen-tráciu. Jablká -Zaženú chuť na slad-kosti a znižujú hladinu cukru v krvi a zlepšujú trávenie. Pomáha-jú tiež k zlepšeniu imunity. Chia semienka - Ich chuť a zloženie sa javia ako ideálny doplnok stravy, ak chcete mlsať. Samozrejme, nebudete ich jesť po hrstiach, ale pridajte si ich napríklad do jogurtu. Šťava z červenej repy - Neob-sahuje vysoké množstvo cukru. Môžete ju zmiešať aj s jablko-vou šťavou. Pôsobí blahodárne na trávenie, hladinu cukru v krvi a tiež pomáha k zlepšeniu činnosti svalov.

FESTIVAL SLOVENSKÉHODEDIČSTVA V HOLMDEL, NJ

27. SEPTEMBRA 38. Festival slovenského dedičstva v PNC Bank Arts Center v Holmdel, NJ bude v nedeľu 27. septembra. Začiatok bude o 10.00 hodine. Sv. omša bude o 11.00 hodine. Kultúrny program začne o 2.00 hodine. Vstupné a par-kovanie je bezplatné.

Obrovská tragédia sa stala v sobotu 25. júla podvečer pri obci Kluknava v gelnickom okrese. Veriaci sa modlili pri kostolíku na mieste zvanom Svätá Anna, keď počas búrky udrel blesk do dvoch stromov. Na mieste zom-rela 39-ročná Monika, ďalší de-viati ľudia ostali ležať na zemi. Po hrozivom incidente sa všetci v panike rozutekali. Nešťastie neprežila mladá žena z okresu Prešov, mama troch detí. Pred kostolom stála spolu s nimi aj s manželom. Všetci jej blízki skončili v nemocnici. Zranení boli okamžire pre-vezení do nemocnice v Krom-pachoch a Prešove. Dvaja ťažko zranení sú už mimo ohrozenia života. V krompašskej nemoc-nici leží aj 13-ročný syn nebohej Moniky, ktorý utrpel popáleni-ny dolných končatín V prešovskej nemocnici sú hospitalizovaní traja pacienti, vrátane Monikinho manžela.

V Kluknave udrel do ľudí blesk, zomrela jedna ženaHovorkyňa prešovskej nemoc-nice Renáta Cenková uviedla, že jedným z hospitalizovaných je aj muž, ktorého na mieste nešťastia resuscitovala rýchla lekárska služba. Utrpel popáleniny na 15 percentách tela. Jeho stav je sta-bilizovaný. Pacient je pri vedomí a komunikuje. Ďalšie dve ľahšie zranené pacientky sú tiež stabi-lizované. Polícia v súvislosti s nešťastím prešetruje zodpovednosť orga-nizátora, ktorý púť zabezpečoval. Pri blížiacej sa silnej búrke, o ktorej výskyte najmä na území východného Slovenska v popo-ludňajších hodinách s výstrahou 2. stupňa bola široká verejnosť Slovenskej republiky infor-movaná cestou médií, nevyz-val osoby, aby opustili miesto pri kostolíku, okolo ktorého sa nachádzajú vysoké stromy gaštany a lipy. Polícia začala trestné stíhanie vo veci prečinu usmrtenia.

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54-ročná slovenská turistka neprežila pád zo skaly v chor-vátskom Národnom parku Plit-vické jazerá. Nehoda sa stala, ked’ vyliezla na skalu, aby si odfoto-grafovala prírodu a vodopády, ale pod nohami sa jej odlomil kus skaly a z výšky 70 metrov spadla do jazera. Zraneniam na mieste podľahla. Nachádzala mimo označeného chodníka

Slovenská továreň juhokórej-skej automobilky Kia Motors vy-robila v prvom polroku 2015 viac ako 169 000 vozidiel a za celý rok opäť plánuje naplno využiť svoje výrobné kapacity. Automobilka vlani v závode pri Žiline na se-vere Slovenska vyprodukovala rekordných viac ako 323 000 vo-zidiel.

Vojaci a policajti budú cvičiť na masívny prílev utečencov. Cvičenie Nový horizont 2015 sa uskutoční koncom júla vo výcvikovom priestore Kolíňanský vrch a v kasárňach v Nitre. Vojaci budú spolu s policajtmi a ďalšími zložkami ministerstva vnútra precvičovať reakciu na masívny prílev utečencov.

Za prvý polrok tohto roku sa na Slovensku zaregistrovalo 37 177 nových osobných vozidiel, čo je medziročne o 3,29 percent viac. Registrácie nových osob-ných automobilov dosiahli v júni medziročný nárast o 8,18 percenta (7 455 vozidiel). Odbyt malých úžitkových vozidiel mi-nulý mesiac medziročne vzrástol o 16,87 % pri 568 automobiloch. V kumulatívnom medziročnom porovnaní bolo za šesť mesia-cov tohto roku zaregistrovaných 3 212 vozidiel, čo predstavuje nárast o 27,41 percent.

V druhom kvartáli tohto roku vyhlásili slovenské súdy až 166 osobných bankrotov, čo je medziročne o 56 viac a medzikvartálne o 51 viac. Vy-plýva to z analýzy spoločnosti CRIF - Slovak Credit Bureau. Ide o historicky rekordne najvyšší kvartálny počet osobných bank-

rotov a prekonanie ich doposiaľ najvyššieho počtu zo štvrtého štvrťroka 2014 o 39.

V prvom polroku využilo na oddlženie inštitút osobného bankrotu až 281 občanov, čo je medziročne o 82 viac ako pred rokom. V priemere pripadalo na jeden mesiac rekordných 55 os-obných bankrotov, o 18 viac ako v druhom štvrťroku 2014. Podľa analýzy sa ani v druhom kvartáli 2015 nezmenil dôvod podania žiadosti o osobný bankrot.

Záchranársky vrtuľník sa zrútil 17. júla podvečer v Kláštorskej rokline v Slovenskom raji. Neho-du neprežil nikto zo štvorčlennej posádky. Pri tragédii zahynul 44-ročný pilot vrtuľníka, 34-ročný letecký záchranár, 45-ročný le-kár a 37-ročný náčelník Horskej záchrannej služby v Slovenskom raji. Vrtuľník sa zrútil, keď letel na pomoc zranenému nemeckému chlapcovi, no zachytil sa o drôty elektrického vedenia.

Nehybné telíčko dvojročného dievčatka našli 22. júla popoludní v Nitre v zaparkovanom aute. Polí-cii niekto oznámil, že v zaparkova-nom osobnom aute leží nehybné dieťa. Policajti i záchranári boli na mieste o niekoľko minút, ale dievčatku sa už nedalo pomôcť. Záchranári skonštatovali, že po ich príchode dieťa nejavilo žiadne známky života. Dievčatko zabu-dol v aute jej otec. V osudný deň bola teplota vzduchu 36 stupňov Celzia. V uzavretom aute by sa teplota podľa predpokladov moh-la vyšplhať minimálne na dvojná-sobok.

Blesk vo Vrátnej doline 23. júla zasiahol, počas túry na Veľký Rozsutec dvoch turistov z Česka. 43-ročná žena podľa informácii záchranárov zraneniam podľahla. Pre nepriaznivé podmienky ne-mohol k miestu nešťastia letieť vrtulník, v teréne boli preto horskí záchranári. Zásah bol náročný a veľmi komplikovaný, nakoľko v oblasti bola silná búrka.

Gejzír Herľany je unikát v Európe

Obec Herľany pri Košiciach sa pýši európskym unikátom - studenovodným gejzírom. Fakt, že gejzír chrlí chladnú vodu, ho robí jedinečným v Európe. Od roku je 1981 Národnou prírod-nou pamiatkou. Gejzír je výnimočný aj v tom, že vznikol vďaka ľudskej aktivite. V19. storočí, keď ešte fungovali v Herľanoch kúpele boli v Uhor-sku považované za najlepšie vy-bavené a zariadené kúpele, ktoré vyhľadávala aj uhorská šľachta. Problémom však bola malá výdatnosť prameňov, ktoré v roku 1869 nestačili kryť spotrebu. V kúpeľoch sa liečili zažívacie, dýchacie a ženské choroby. Na kúpeľnú liečbu sa používala ohrievaná voda, na pitie slúžili štyri pramene. Vláda vtedy preto poverila geológa Viliama Zsig-mondyho, aby navŕtal bohatší zdroj vody. Vŕtať sa začalo v roku 1870, prvá erupcia nastala o dva

Najsuchší jún na Slovensku za

posledných 115 rokov Úhrn tohtoročných zrážok za jún bol na niektorých miestach Slovenska najnižší pre tento me-siac od začiatku 20. storočia, to znamená za posledných 115 ro-kov. Na svojej stránke to uvádza Slovenský hydrometeorologický ústav (SHMÚ), ktorý pri-pomína, že kompletná databáza zrážok pre Slovensko sa vypra-cováva až od roku 1981. Z kompletných výsledkov za jún vyplýva, že hodnoty zrážok boli najnižšie od tohto roku na všetkých zrážkomerných stani-ciach na Slovensku. Nedostatok zrážok sa najex-trémnejšie prejavil na krajnom západe Slovenska vrátane celého Záhoria. Sucho pokračuje na Slovensku aj v júli, meteorológo-via však zatiaľ ešte úhrny zrážok nevyhodnotili.

roky z hĺbky 172 metrov. Dosia-hla výšku štyri metre. Ďalšia nas-tala o rok neskôr z hĺbky 375 me-trov a bola taká silná, že dokonca prerazila strechu vrtnej veže. Keď vrt dosiahol 330 metrov, voda pri erupcii dosiahla výšku až 112 metrov. Vrt nakoniec za-stavili v roku 1875, keď dosia-hli hĺbku 404,5 metra. Intervaly erupcie boli vtedy 8 až 10 hodín. Dnes je dĺžka erupcie 25 minút, výška dosahuje 15 – 20 metrov. Čas erupcie sa predpokladá podľa poslednej známej erupcie a je vypočítaný v intervale 36 – 38 hodín. Pri striekaní je mine-ralizovanou vodou vynášaný ílovitý sediment, ktorý obsahuje viaceré minerály. Prvé kúpele v Herľnoch vznikli v 18. storočí a boli vyhľa-dávaným kúpeľným miestom. Kúpeľom zsanikli počas druhej svetovej vojny, po nej už slúžili len ako zotavovňa.

Budú na Slovensku vyrábať Land Rover?

V nasledujúcich týždňoch by sa nmalo rozhodnúť či Slov-ensko získa v medzinárodnej konkurencii investíciu v hod-note 1,85 miliardy dolárov, alebo nie. V závode na výrobu luxus-ných terénnych vozidiel Land Rover a v subdodávateľských spoločnostiach by prácu mohlo nájsť až osemtisíc ľudí. Okrem Slovenska a Poľska sú podľa ministra hospodárstva Vazila Hudáka v hre stále napríklad aj Spojené štáty americké, ktoré však pre investora nemusia byť výhodné pre vyššiu cenu práce. V stredoeurópskom regió-ne rebríčky hodnotenia podnika-teľských prostredí síce mierne favorizujú Poľsko, odborníci však tvrdia, že oproti severnému susedovi má Slovensko výhodu v stabilite meny euro a v kvalit-nej pracovnej sile. Vlastníkom britského Land Roveru je indická spoločnosť Tata Motors. Jeho ročná výroba môže dosiahnuť 130-tisíc vozi-diel.