SCC Q4 Newsletter Rev2

“Naš Slovenski Dom” established 1995

OCT—NOV—DEC 2019

Inside this issue:

Anniversary 1

Sv. Miklavž 1

SVS News 2

Mark your calendars and join the celebration! Catholic Children’s 2
Fellowship

Consular Info 3

Retreat House 3

The Slovenian Catholic Center is celebrating it's 24th Anniversary on KSKJ News 3

Sunday, November 10th, 2019. The celebration will begin with 11:00 Picnic Raffle Winners 4
a.m. Mass in the large hall of our Dom. A delicious lunch will be served 4
Fall Fest
at 1:00 p.m. and a short program will follow. This year, Sarah Markun

will make her entrance as Gospodična 2019 at the anniversary celebra- SMS Marela News 5

tion. School News 6

Please come and join us as we honor this year's Gospodična for her School photos 7
dedication to our Slovenian culture. Tickets for this special occasion

will be $20 for adults, $10 for children ages 7-14, and 6 years old and School Registration 8

under are free. Reservations are necessary and no tickets will be sold at SSK Update 9
the door so please reserve your tickets by November 3rd. All bakery 10
donations will be greatly appreciated! 25th Anniversary
Photos

Sveti Miklavz 25th Anniversary 11
Photos 12

25th Anniversary
Photos

Slomsek Slovenian School will host the annual Membership 13

Sveti Miklavz program on Sunday, December 8th. SCC Anniversary 14
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Dinner Form

The program will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the large hall. New Years Eve Ticket

We hope that you & your family will join us to Form

celebrate this Slovenian tradition, as well as some new Calendar 16

ones!. RENEW
Lunch will be available for purchase following

11:00 a.m. Mass at the Slovenian Catholic Mission. YOUR

SCC office hours – Sundays from 1 – 3 p.m. or by appointment MEMBERSHIP
Center hours on regular Sundays (October—April) – open until 4:00 p.m.
TODAY!

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 Holy Rosary in October – October is devoted to Mary and to the prayer of the Holy Rosary. The rosary will be said
at St. Mary’s at 10:30 AM before the start of Sunday Mass.

 Mission Sunday – will be celebrated on Sunday, October 13, at 11.00 AM. Mass and the monthly dinner are
dedicated to the needs of the Slovenian missionaries. Sr. DORICA SEVER FMM is a missionary among the Intuits
in Northern Canada and will present her work. Everybody is kindly invited to bring items for the dollar raffle and a
bakery sale.

 All Saints Day, Friday, November 1st. – Mass in Slovenian language will be held in the church at 11:00 AM.
 Advent starts December 1st and non-perishable food will be collected in the church and in the Center for Christmas

baskets for the needy in the area.
 Family Mass – Every second Sunday of the month all families with school children are encouraged to attend the

Family Mass and actively participate with readings, petitions, and singing. After Mass a dinner will be prepared at
the Center.
 Christmas – Mass will be said at midnight and at 11:00 AM. The church choir will sing Christmas carols at 11:30 PM
before midnight Mass.
 New Year’s Day – Mass will be held at 6:00 PM on New Year’s Eve and at 11:00 AM on New Year’s Day in
thanksgiving for the past year and in prayer for blessings in the New Year.

Join the Slovenian Catholic Children’s Fellowship for our SECOND year of

service to our community!

Plans are underway for some awesome activities and service projects this year.
Our meetings are typically held every second Sunday, with the exception of November and February. For those months,
and any other unforeseen changes, kids and parents will be notified prior to the date change.
For the 25th Anniversary of the SVS (September 22,) the Fellowship children worked on preparing a recitation, complete
with original drawings, by Michelle Haklin Ryan. The piece entitled “A Journey Through the Life of Blazeni Anton Martin
Slomsek.” The Fellowship would like to thank Michelle for not only writing the script, but for her countless hours creating
beautiful artwork for our performance!

First “Official” gathering of the Fellowship

October 13th– Join us at 11 am Mass, and meet at the Dom immediately following mass, for a history of the life of a
“mystery” saint. We will also be completing a super cool craft.
All kids are welcome to join the Slovenian Catholic Children’s Fellowship! For any questions, please reach out to Dawn
Vidmar 708-421-8412 or Sheena Litt 331-701-9926.

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Consular’s Corner

General Consul, Alenka Jerak, will have consular hours starting at 1PM on Saturday, November 9th, at the SCC.
Please call Honorary Consul, Dr. John P. Vidmar, to make a reservation. Walk-ins will be accepted, but you will have to
wait your turn.

Retreat House News

In the last month, we replaced the wood that was used to close up the outside entrances to the downstairs women's
bathrooms with architectural stone that was donated by the Voss family. We found matching brick and will now be
closing up the upstairs outside door, that lead to nowhere, as well as the kitchen ventilator openings.

Thanks to Karl Hren Sr. and Gary Wolman, we are almost finished painting the downstairs hallways. We have started
to remodel the chapel. We will be taking out the upper part of the room, that was once used as a confessional. We
will lower the old altar to permit us to take out steps to enlarge the area for co celebration. The fake pillars in the
sanctuary will go away to help us make the sanctuary exits ADA compliant.

We have negotiated a price with an elevator firm to install a lift, which will go in the front side of the dining room. We
have another $8,000 to raise, so please visit our Gofundme page under Baraga St. Mary Retreat House. Visit our
website: BaragaSMRH.com.

There is a Men's Retreat starting with registration at 6pm on Friday November 1st and continuing to about 3pm on
Saturday. The cost is only $45. It is open to all men. The Retreat Master is Deacon David Brencic whose
grandparents lived by St. Stephen's.

Note from Deacon John:

We will be holding a Christmas Concert with a variety of choirs participating. We are exploring dates as early as
Thanksgiving weekend and as late as the first weekend in January. Stay tuned for an email announcement!

Deacon John P. Vidmar Website: https://www.baragasmrh.com
Director Baraga St. Mary's Retreat House Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/baragaretreat/

KSKJ events

 Sunday October 20, 2019 St Stephen KSKJ Lodge #1 125th Anniversary 11:00 a.m. Mass followed by Dinner,
Lemont. RSVP by October 7, 2019.

 Saturday October 26 Joliet KSKJ Lodges Halloween Party 1:00 - 3:00 Croatian Culture Club, Joliet. Open to all
KSKJ members.

 Friday November 8, 2019 KSKJ Illinois Federation meeting and raffle 7:00 p.m. SCC. Refreshments after meeting.
 Saturday December 14, 2019 Joliet KSKJ Lodges Christmas party 10:00 a.m. Haunted Trails Joliet. Open to all

KSKJ members.
 St. Anne’s KSKJ lodge#170 will be having their annual Christmas Party on Sunday December 15th. St. Anne’s

would like to congratulate KSKJ and St. Stephen’s lodge #1 for their 125th Anniversary!

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AND THE RAFFLE WINNERS ARE...

CONGRATULATIONS to our $10,000 GRAND prize winner Nancy Gospo

$1,000 prize winners: Sue & Joe Graj

$500 prize winners include: Joseph Vucko, Tony Valent, Mike Dunn, Jason Cox, Bob Kagay, Tony Kosi, Rita
Miller, Karl Testa, Ignac Rebrica, Sylvia & Aubrey Churnovic, Bill Hannigan, Nicholas Jachimiec, Ed Kovak,
Jerry Sullivan, Alec & Elaine Osburn, Leonard Micelich

$100 prize winners include: Olga Exkstein, Mike & Lynn Miller, Claudia Zerdin & Michael Hoekstra, Ivanka
Markun, Stan Anzeljc, Ron Benedict, Leo Rasp, Mia Bonk, Jack Lausch, Marian Village #175

Thank you to all of our fabulous sellers and congratulations to our seller raffle winners…
Lilliana Cepon, Ray Haehnel & Stan Simrayh!!!!!!

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Happy Fall everyone! The fall is kicking off to be as busy as the summer, but
we are ready! On Sunday, September 15th, the Sisters of
SMS Marela had quite a busy summer with various St. Francis celebrated their 150th anniversary with a
performances and summer activities. We once again celebratory luncheon at the SCC. They cordially invited
visited Triglav Park in Wind Lake, Wisconsin on August Marela to provide a short program and to our surprise,
4th and spent a beautiful afternoon enjoying the park. Archbishop Blase Cupich was also in attendance.
We performed 6 dances for the entertainment of the On Sunday, September 22nd, we celebrated the 25th
audience and accepted an invitation back next year! anniversary of our own Slovenian Catholic Mission! The
group wore traditional Slovenian regional costumes to
On August 12th we participated in volunteering for represent the many diverse regions of Slovenia.
various jobs at the annual SCC picnic and also
performed some our newer material for the audience.
On August 17th we were honored to be invited to
entertain at KSKJ's 150th anniversary celebration held
at the Joliet Historical Museum. Thank you to all the
event hosts and sponsors for your support of our group.

We are excited to announce that we are now 17
members strong with the addition of 2 more teens this
August. We meet every other Thursday at 6:30pm and
are planning many fun activities for the fall and winter.

Stay tuned to the newsletter and SCC emails to see
what we are up to and like our Facebook and
Instagram accounts. If you know a teen of Slovenian
decent interested in joining our group, please contact
Nada Petrovic at 630-863-5648.

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SLOMŠEK SLOVENIAN SCHOOL UPDATES

Vesela jesen!
As we say farewell to summer and begin the 2019-2020 school year, allow us to recognize a few of our dedicated
students, teachers and parents who worked over the summer to help keep our šola going. Many thanks to Mojca
Anaya for organizing the šola tent at the August 11th picnic. With the help of student Alenka Rus, as well as
parents Urša Magajne and Suzi Rus, kids of all ages were able to create a beautiful momento.

The Šola Families/Volunteer picnic was held on the late afternoon of September 14th. Many thanks to all our šola
families who gave of their time to help make this laid-back event happen: Kristina Ondracek, Mojca Anaya, Millie
Hozjan, Paul Martincic, Stephanie Williams, Bob Vucinic and Larissa Magajne.

Slomšek Slovenian School will begin its fall semester, jumping straight into classes on Saturday, October 5th. We
ask all students to meet in the small hall at 10 AM for our opening prayer and class assignment. We’re fortunate
to have a great group of dedicated volunteers teaching our youth. Next time you see one of the below folks,
please thank them!

Slovenian School Instructors: Teacher Assistants: Aides:
Mojca Anaya Kristina Cepon Tincek Lockwood
Millie Hozjan Irene Wick Janez Lockwood
Sheena Litt Hope Ondracek
Kristina Ondracek Adam Petrovic
Nandi Puc Jacob Wick
Andrej Remec
John Vidmar

Long-time Zvončki teacher, Martin Puc, will be taking somewhat of a sabbatical this fall, in pursuit of a new career
opportunity. He will be resting up and rejoining us in the spring as our Performance Director. His vision for our
End-of-Year/Mother’s Day program will not only engage our students, but will involve the entire Lemont Slovenian
Community.

SCHOOL REGISTRATION INFO: If you haven’t already, please complete the registration form and join us for
another year of learning fun! You can find the registration form at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PzfSojTJviOTKlSNPrqQfad5YINV0mxh/view?usp=sharing

We have a full calendar this year with many events planned for this fall semester. The highlights are:
Saturday, October 5th at 10 AM – First day of 2019/2020 School Year
Saturday, October 12th – Rosary Crusade (immediately following classes)
Saturday, October 26th – All School Photo
Sunday October 27th – Fall Festival
Saturday, November 2nd– School project
Sunday, November 10th – S.C.C. Anniversary Performance
Sunday, December 8th – Sveti Miklavž prihaja!
Saturday, December 14th – School Christmas Party

To stay informed about the events and offerings of Slomšek Slovenian School, please “Like” us on our Facebook
Page: Slomšek Slovenian School. Najlepša hvala!

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SLOMŠEK SLOVENIAN SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM

SLOVENIAN CATHOLIC CENTER

FAMILY INFORMATION

Last Name

Parents’ Names
(“N/A” if Adult Student)

Street Address: State Zip Code
City
Phone Numbers: ☐Home ______________________ ☐Cell (Father) _______________________
☐Cell (Mother) _______________________ ☐Work (Father) _______________________
Please list parent home, ☐Work (Mother) ______________________
cell and work #s. Work
#s will only be used in
case of emergency.

Email Address:
STUDENT INFORMATION

Student Name ☐Communion Date of Birth: Gender ☐Male
☐Confirmation (“N/A” if Adult Student)
(Last, First): ☐Female
Will Student receive
any of the following
sacraments this year?

Allergies/Medical

Conditions/concerns:

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION (In case of emergency and parents cannot be reached.)

Emergency Relationship to Stu-

Contact dent:
Name:

Emergency Contact Phone #s: ☐Home ______________________ ☐Cell _______________________

2017/2018 REGISTRATION INFORMATION ☐ PLEASE CHECK HERE IF S.C.C. MEM-
BER

Preschool “Srčki” S.C.C. Member Rate Non Member Rate
Children ages 5 and up $30/ Semester $60/Semester
Adults $60 / Year $120/Year

$50/Semester $125/Semester
$100/Year $250/Year

$50/Semester $125/Semester
$100/Year $250/Year

Above fees are listed per student. Families with 3 or more children pay a flat 3-child rate. Confidential financial assistance is available .

Registration period: ☐Preschool “Srčki” students check here. Please make checks payable to:

☐Fall ☐Spring Slomšek Slovenian School

☐Credit Card ☐Cash ☐Check #_____________ Total Fee Due:

Method of Payment: Expiration Date:
Credit Card #: Credit Card CVV #:

Billing Zip Code:

Registration forms may be submitted to the Slomšek Slovenian School via:

Email at ([email protected]),
the comment box or main office at the Slovenian Catholic Center, or

by mail to Slomšek Slovenian School c/o Slovenian Catholic Center P.O. Box 634 Lemont, IL 60439

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Slovenian Sports Klub
This year marked the 30th anniversary of the annual Chicago/Toronto softball tournament at St. Mary’s in Lemont, IL! We also
hosted our annual golf and bocce ball tournaments the same weekend. Good friends, good drinks, good food, good times! Join
us next year the last weekend of June.

Please join us for one of our upcoming annual events:
Football “On the Hill” and Pub Crawl – The Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. Date and location of Pub Crawl TBD. The
Sports Klub will send out information at a later date.
Casino Night – We are planning on putting on a casino night in conjunction with the Slovenian Cultural Center sometime early
next year. Stay tuned!
A shout out to one of key SSK members, Marko Puc (pictured above in yellow shirt), who recently fell in a canyon while hiking
with a few other SSK members in Sušec Canyon in the Soča Valley in Slovenia. He is recovering nicely at home after being
airlifted out of the canyon by helicopter and staying in a hospital in Ljubljana for one week. Glad to have you back, Marko!
If you would like more information about these events or would like to be added to our email list, please send an email to
[email protected] or access our Facebook page. Search under Chicago Slovenian Sports Klub. All are welcome to
attend our Sports Klub meetings. Please call to confirm meeting date and time. For information on Sports Klub Meeting dates or
other events, please contact Tony Vuksinic at 630-881-6274

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The Slovenian Catholic Center
Board Members would like to
wish everyone a very blessed &
joyous Christmas & Holiday

Season!
Vesele Božične Praznike in

Srečno Novo Leto!

SLOVENIAN CATHOLIC CENTER MEMBERSHIP FORM 2020

Name: _________________________________________________________
Spouse’s Name: ______________________ # of Dependent Children: ____
Address: _______________________________________________________

________________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________________________________
Email: __________________________________________________________

Please remit this form to:

Slovenian Catholic Center ~ PO Box 634 ~ Lemont, IL 60439
 Individual Membership
 Family Membership _________ $ 50.00

 Senior (65 & over) Membership _________ $100.00

_________ $ 35.00

Method of payment: Cash _________ Check # _________
Credit Card # ____________________________________________________ Exp. Date: ___________

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

Signature: _____________________________________________________________________________

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Reservation Form ~ SCC Anniversary
November 10,2019

Reservation Contact Name: Contact phone #:

______________________________________

PAID RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE CENTER BY SUNDAY, November 3rd, 2019.

PAID RESERVATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE CUTOFF DATE - PLEASE ADD $5.00/ADULT TICKET

Adult when paid

ADULT after cutoff, STUDENT(S) CHILDREN

Member Non Member add late fee Ages 7-14 Ages 6 & under

First/Last Name $20.00 $25.00 $5.00 $10 FREE

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

METHOD CASH: $_______________

OF PAYMENT: CHECK: #______________ Amount: $ ________________

CREDIT CARD: #________________________________________

Exp. Date: ______________________________
Credit Card 3 Digit Code: _________________

Billing Zip Code: ________________________
Signature: _____________________________________________

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be made to the Center. This enables our reservationists to more efficiently complete the seating arrangements and communications with our caterers. Please direct all e-
mails, texts, or phone calls to the Center. If you have a question or need to change a reservation, we kindly ask you to e-mail us at [email protected], visit our

website at www.slovenian-center.org, or call us at 630.243.0670.

Gospodična 2019 It is our pleasure and honor to announce Sarah Markun as GOSPODICNA 2019!! Sarah is 19
years old and in her second year at Lewis University. Her course of study is Special Education.
Sarah is also an accomplished tennis player. She is currently on the Lewis University Tennis
team and after graduation she hopes to coach tennis along side her dream of teaching
Kindergarten. Sarah is a life long member of the Slovenian Catholic Center and KSKJ. She is a
graduate of Slomsek Slovenska Sola and still actively volunteers at the center. She has recently
taken on the assistant dance teacher role for Slovenska Mladinska Skupina Marela. Sarah is a
very proud young Slovenian woman and plans to visit Slovenia post graduation to see Ljublana
and visit the Gorenjska region from which her family reigns. Her grandfather, Stane Markun
held the Vice President position for the SCC for 20 years and both Stane and Ivanka, as well as
Sarah's parents, Stan Jr. and Laura are very proud of her accomplishments. Sarah's sister's,
Hannah and Emma wish her the best!

On behalf of the Slovenian Catholic Center congratulations and cestitamo!!

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Reserve your New Year’s Eve tickets now!

Everyone is cordially invited to join us for the Slovenian Catholic Center’s

Free baby-sitting available from 7:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Please bring pillows and sleeping bags for children.

Slovenian Mass will be at 6:00 p.m.
Cocktail hour at 7:00 p.m.—Dinner at 8:00 p.m.
Entertainment will be provided by Ansambel Veseljaki!
Prices are $50 dollars for adults,
$20 for students (ages 14-18) , $10 for children (8-13)
Children under 7 & under are free!
After dinner tickets are $25.00 & are sold from 9:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

For $10 per person you can stay in the retreat house after the NYE festivities. For additional information and to make
reservations, please contact Deacon John P. Vidmar at 708-204-4390.

Reservation Contact Name: Contact phone #:

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PAID RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE CENTER BY SUNDAY, December 23. 2019

PAID RESERVATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE CUTOFF DATE - PLEASE ADD $5.00/ADULT TICKET

Adult when paid

ADULT after cutoff, STUDENT(S) CHILDREN

Member Non Member add late fee Ages 14-18 Ages 8-13

First/Last Name $50.00 $55.00 $5.00 $20 $10

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

METHOD CASH: $_______________

OF PAYMENT: CHECK: #______________ Amount: $ ________________

CREDIT CARD: #________________________________________

Exp. Date: ______________________________

Credit Card 3 Digit Code: _________________

Billing Zip Code: ________________________

Signature: _____________________________________________

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

Slovenian Catholic Center

P.O. Box 634
14252 Main St.
Lemont, Illinois 60439
Phone: (630)243-0670
Email: [email protected]
Web:www.slovenian-center.org

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Celebrating our 22nd year!

UPCOMING EVENTS: Sunday, October 13, 2019······· Family Mass, Monthly Dinner VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Friday, November 1, 2019······· All Saints' Day What better time than the end of the
Sunday, November 10, 2019··· SCC 24th Anniversary season to say THANK YOU to our
Thursday, November 28, 2019...Thanksgiving dedicated grounds keepers & lawn
mowers. We are eternally grateful
Sunday, December 8, 2019 ····· Immaculate Conception for your consistent hardwork and
Sunday, December 8, 2019 ····· Family Mass, Sv. Miklavž dedication in keeping our grounds
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 · Christmas Eve Vigil Mass
Wednesday, December 25, 2019... Christmas Day beautiful!
Tuesday, December 31, 2018...New Year's Eve at the SCC