Slovensk¥ Katolícky SokolSep 21, 2016 · VOLUME CV PASSAIC, N.J., SEPTEMBER 21 PASSAIC, N.J.,...

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL – MEMBERSHIP 28,000 – HOME OFFICE: 205 MADISON STREET, PASSAIC, N.J. 07055 – www.slovakcatholicsokol.org

Periodical Postage Paid at original entry of Passaic, N.J., 07055 and additional mailing offi ces

VOLUME CV PASSAIC, N.J., SEPTEMBER 21 PASSAIC, N.J., SEPTEMBER 21, 2016, 2016 NUMBER 5078

Slovensk¥ Katolícky Sokol

Za Boha a Národ For God and Nation

Highlights of our 61st International Golf Tournament held atTreasure Lake Resort in DuBois, Pa., August 19-21

Jim “Jumbo” Macurak, recipient of the Frank S. Petruff Memorial Sports Award at the 61st International Golf Tournament is shown above with past recipients and Supreme Offi cers. Shown with him on the photo are l-r, Joseph L. Genet, Loretta G. Smith, Su-preme Secretary Scott T. Pogorelec, F.I.C., Peter S. Underation, Edith Babik, Honorary Supreme Offi cer Steven M. Pogorelec, F.I.C. and Thomas P. Muldoon, Jr.

Supreme Director of Sports and Athletics James C. Matlon, right, is shown with his son, Kevin and wife Claire.

Supreme Director of Sports and Athletics James C. Matlon, at the podium, offers the response during the golf tournament dinner on Saturday evening.

Past recipients of the Frank S. Petruff Memorial Sports Award who were present at the 61st golf tournament dinner are shown above and include, l-r, Robert S. Harak(2015), Peter S. Underation(2014), Thomas P. Muldoon, Jr.(2008), Edith Babik(2004), Joseph L. Genet(2000) and Loretta G. Smith(2011).

Honorary Supreme Offi cer Larry M. Glugosh is shown with his wife Susanne and chil-dren.

SLOVAK CATHOLIC FALCON, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

(Continued on page 11)

Thoughts from our Supreme Chaplain

How Are You Observing The Month Of The Holy Rosary?

by Rev. Andrew S. Hvozdovic The month of the Holy Rosary is October and this entire month is dedicated to the Rosary. The feast day of the Holy Rosary in particular is October 7th. The feast of the Rosary is held on October 7th in mem-ory of the glorious and triumphant victory at the battle of Lepanto. That battle was the most convincing military victory that proved without a

doubt the great power of the Rosary. The month of October is a good time to com-

mit to praying the Rosary every day. The Rosary will bring great peace and holiness to your life. It is a powerful instrument for conversion. The Ro-sary is the best method of honoring Mary. There are some great ways to celebrate the month of the Holy Rosary...

• Pray the Rosary every day this month. Pray it especially for priests. Even though the Year For Priests has come and gone, they still need

your constant prayers. • Make rosaries, have them blessed and give them away - chil-dren love this. You can teach a group of children to make rosaries of their own. They will really be excited about praying with a rosary they made themselves. You can give the rosaries you make to the elderly in nursing homes, take them to Catholic schools or Religious Education classes at your parish, or mail them to prisons. Make sure you have them blessed by a priest fi rst. • Print up some Rosary booklets and hand them out to people whether it be your CCD class, neighbors and friends. Children really like these as well! • Invite a Pilgrim Virgin statue into your home and pray the Ro-sary every day while it is there - Find out if there is a Legion of Mary group nearby who takes around a Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima statue. It is a beautiful way to spend October. Different groups have different customs but usually a large statue of Our Lady of Fatima is taken from home to home especially during the month of October to promote the recitation of the Rosary in families. The statue usually stays with each family for one week. • Attend Mass on October 7th, the feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and on October 13th, the day of the fi nal visit of Mary to Fati-ma. October is the perfect month to get started with the daily Rosary devotion. And for those of you who already enjoy this beautiful habit, it is the perfect month for you to share this devotion with others.

The long-awaited Canoniza-tion of St. Teresa of Calcutta took place in Rome on September 4. The world rejoiced as Pope Fran-cis solemnly proclaimed one of the most important personalities of the late twentieth century, St. Teresa of Calcutta as the new-est Saint of the Catholic Church. Hundreds of thousands of pil-grims gathered in the Eternal City during this Year of Mercy to wit-

ness the historic event. A favorite motto of St. Teresa was: “Do small things with great love.” The small things she did on behalf of the poor of the world that she was showered with honorary degrees and other awards, almost universally praised by the media and sought out by popes, presidents, philanthropists and other fi gures of wealth and infl uence. Traveling the world on behalf of her mission to

Pope Francis Solemnly Proclaims St. Teresa a Saint of the Church

Our Supreme Chaplain, Rev. Andrew S. Hvozdovic is shown with his classmate, Monsignor Walter R. Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. in Rome at the canonization.

His Eminence, Cardinal Jozef Tomko, currently one of the senior members of the College of Cardinals, participated in the Canonization rite and is shown on the photo top right next to Pope Francis.

the poor, she always returned to In-dia to be with those she loved most - the lonely, abandoned, homeless, disease-ravaged, dying, “poorest of the poor” in Kolkata’s streets. St. Teresa was born on August 26, 1910 in Macedonia, then a part of the Ottoman Empire, of Alba-nian parents. In 1928, she made fi rst vows in Dublin, Ireland with the Loreto Sisters. In 1950, she established the Missionaries of Charity and opened her fi rst home for the dying destitute in Kolkata, India. In 1965, the order received offi cial papal approbation by Pope Paul VI. Today, the order num-bers more than 5,300 active and contemplative sisters. In addition, there are Missionaries of Charity Fathers, and active and contempla-tive brothers. In 1971, Mother Teresa was awarded the fi rst Pope John XXIII Peace Prize and established her fi rst foundation in the United States. In 1973, she was awarded the presti-gious Templeton Prize and in 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1997, she was honored by the U.S. Congress with the Con-gressional Gold Medal. In 1990, she resigned as head of her order but re-elected in a unanimous vote by the members of her community. On September 5, 1997, she passed away peacefully in Kolkata, India. Pope St. John Paul II beatifi ed her in 2003. An now on September 4, 2016, she has been proclaimed a saint. Her feast day is observed on September 5th. Among the thousands of Ameri-cans who journeyed to the Eternal City for the historical Canonization was our Supreme Chaplain, Rev. Andrew S. Hvozdovic of Sayre, Pa. In 1987, as a seminarian he and his classmate, now the rec-tor of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-tion in Washington, D.C., drove Mother Teresa from her convent in the Bronx, N.Y. to Scranton, Pa., a fi ve hour ride. On that occa-sion, she was journeying to Scran-ton to give a talk at the University of Scranton - what a blessed ex-perience for these newly ordained young priests. We thank Father Hvozdovic for sharing the photos from the canonization. We rejoice with the Church as we now invoke St. Teresa of Cal-cutta, this great spiritual and hu-manitarian giant, as a Saint of the Church.

“Believe/Behave/Become/Be-hold” was the message Dr. Daniel Tafelski left with his classmates during commencement exercises at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine this past April. He was selected by his classmates to deliver the graduating class mes-sage and provide thoughtful refl ec-tion on their time in class and clini-cal rotations. Within his address, Dr. Tafelski used the refrain: Believe/Behave/Become/Behold.” A passage near the end of his comments stated: “For everyone graduating today, congratulations. We have believed we could do this, behaved as if we belong here, became what we set out to be, and here we are now: be-hold, a group of women and men, ready to help.” Prior to his graduation from Northwestern, Daniel attended St. Ignatius High School, then gradu-ated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He worked for a few years while doing volunteer activities in his free time in order to decide how best to combine his various interests in health care, science, and physical fi tness. This led to the

Daniel Tafelski, D.P.T.

Chicago Sokol, Daniel Tafelski awarded Doctorate at Northwestern University

decision to complete a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Daniel then attended Loyola University’s Post-Bacalaureate Pre-Health Program to attain the required science pre-requisites, and enrolled in North-western’s D.P.T. program. Daniel, who is a member of As-sembly 11, is now a staff member at a hospital within the NorthShore

For the fi rst time since its es-tablishment, the Combined Par-ish of St. John Nepomucene and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in New York City will host a tradi-tional picnic on Sunday, Septem-ber 25 at Manhattan Park located on Roosevelt Island, the site of the St. Frances Cabrini worship site of the combined parish. Fes-tivities begin at 1 p.m. and will continue until 5 p.m. The pas-tor, Father Richard D. Baker ex-tends a cordial invitation to area Sokol members and friends to

come out and enjoy a traditional picnic which will feature Slo-vak culinary specialities along with American picnic favorites. There will be games for children and adults along with a cultural program which will include the artistry of the Limbora junior Slovak folk ensemble as well as traditional Irish Step Dancers. Roosevelt island is eas-ily accessible from Manhattan by means of the East River Tram or via the Queensboro - Ed Koch Bridge. This is the fi rst picnic to

Picnic of East River Catholics setfor September on Roosevelt Island

be hosted by the combined parish since its establishment on August 1, 2015. The rectory and offi ces remain at the St. John Nepomu-cene site. For additional informa-tion on the picnic or activities of the combined parish, call tel. 212 734-4613, email:parishoffi [email protected], or visit the parish website www.eastriv-ercatholics.org.

SLOVAK CATHOLIC FALCON, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 PAGE 3


SokolCalendar

SAT. SEPT.24 Quarterly meeting of the Su-

preme Board of Directors via con-ference call.

Group 1 offi cers meeting at Slo-vak Catholic Sokol headquarters, 205 Madison St., Passaic, N.J. be-ginning at 12 noon.

Annual Septemberfest hosted by the National Slovak Society Heri-tage Museum at the museum, 351 Valley Brook Road, McMurray, Pa. 15317, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Slovak cooking and craft demonstrations, exhibits, refreshments and cultural presentation; contact Sue Ondrejco at 412 421-1204 for additional in-formation.

81st annual Sokol Day picnic hosted by Group 7, “Rev. Joseph Murgas” at the Plains Pavilion, Clark Lane, Plains, Pa. from 12 noon to 6 p.m.

St. Andrew Svorad Benedictine Abbey Benefi t Octoberfest at the American-Croatian Lodge, 34900 Lakeshore Boulevard, Eastlake, Oh. beginning with Mass at 2 p.m., followed by hors d’oeuvres, din-ner, raffl e and dancing, $75 per individual, $180.00 family of 4, for information call Rose Stiftar 216 721-5300 ext. 0; Debbie First 216 721-5300 ext. 156.

Annual Chicken Paprikas Dinner hosted by the United Slovak Soci-eties at the American Slovak Club, 2915 Broadway Ave., Lorain, Oh. from 1-4 p.m., tickets are $12.00, for advanced ticket sales, call Len Zilko at 440 988-3236.

34th annual benefi t dinner dance hosted by the Western Pennsyl-vania Slovak Radio Hour at the Westwood Golf Club, 825 Com-monwealth Ave., West Miffl in, Pa., social hour at 4 p.m., buffet din-ner at 5 p.m.; music by the Joseph Jurasi Band - Kontakty; $40.00 per person; advance ticket sales only; call 412 421-1204.

SUN.SEPT.25 Group 2 annual meeting be-

ginning with 11 a.m. Mass at the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, 1950 Barnum Ave. followed by luncheon and meeting at the Blue Goose Restaurant, Stratford, Conn. The Wreath 1 annual meeting will follow immediately.

St. Michael the Archangel Byz-antine Catholic Cathedral of Pas-saic, N.J.’s Slavic Festival at its chapel grounds, 445 Lackawanna Ave., Woodland Park, N.J. 12 noon to 6 p.m., ethnic foods, live music, children’s activities, tours of the Eparchial Heritage Museum, free admission and free parking, call 973 777-2553 for additional infor-mation.

Memorial service commemorat-ing the 125th anniversary of the founding of St. Michael the Arch-angel Slovak Parish, 125 East Ab-bott St., Lansford, Pa. beginning at 12 noon in front of the church.

Picnic of the combined Parish of St. John Nepomucene and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini - East River Catholics at the St. Frances Xavier (Continued on page 5)

From the desk of the Supreme Secretary

Changing Timesby Scott T. Pogorelec, F.I.C.

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 Greetings from Passaic, NJ! We are fi nally in the fall season and I cannot help to be excited. It is truly my favorite time of the year. It may have a little to do with football (or a lot if you ask Maggie), but it really has to do with everything fall has to offer. The word “change” is prevalent during the fall season. Whether it the changing of the temperatures to a much cooler time, or the beautiful changing of the colors that indicate the fall season, the transformation does happen, and it is stunning. Much like the seasons, change needs to happen in the business world. We are not talking drastic alterations, but changes that could improve your organization and enhance your position for the future ahead. Two weeks ago, I was pleased to attend the 2016 American Fraternal Alliance Annual Meeting held in Nashville, TN with our Gen-eral Counsel, John D. Pogorelec, Jr., Esq. and our Director of Sales and Marketing, Albert J. Suess, F.I.C. The American Fraternal Alli-ance was established in 1886 and continues to be an organization that strengthens and supports its members in the fraternal benefi t sector by its leadership in advocacy and education. Whenever possible, the Alliance looks to work with their member societies, state and federal policy makers, and community service organizations to achieve com-mon goals. The annual meeting provides a forum to representatives of the nation’s fraternals dedicated to topics of interest in the frater-nal benefi t system. The Slovak Catholic Sokol has been a member of the Alliance for many years and the annual meeting gives us an opportunity to address the current conditions that all fraternals are experiencing. The many topics discussed included diversity in the workforce, a branding model that could benefi t all societies, and an Innovation Forum, which introduced ideas from some of the younger members on how to better market your organization and engage your mem-bers. The latter topic was one of interest for me and will spark some more conversations at our Board of Directors Meeting. We cannot be afraid to try different things. The way that fraternal life insurance is marketed, sold, bought, and processed has changed dramatically in the technological world we live in. We need to be at the forefront of establishing new ways to reach our members. If anyone has any thoughts or ideas on this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me or a Director on our Board. We are all in this together. I know that there are many local Assembly/Wreath functions planned for the Fall Season. I urge all of our Assembly and Wreath Offi cers to announce the event in our publication and to follow up after the event with brief articles and photos. It is important for every-one in our Organization to see and hear from our active local lodges. Finally, Maggie and I would like to personally thank all the Members for the love and well wishes we have received before and after our wedding on August 26, 2016. It was truly a great event and we could not be happier. Thank you again! Enjoy the Fall Season! Zdar Boh!

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month

Throughout the past number of years there has been much con-cern and talk regarding fi nancial issues, lack of employment and other related items receiving headlines, however there is another one that is just as concerning - the crisis is that many Americans do not have adequate life insurance coverage. According to LIMRA International, 68 million adult Americans have no life insurance at all and those with coverage have far less than most experts recommend for a secure fi nancial future for their fami-lies. With so many Americans in a fi nancialy vulnerable situation to-day, the life insurance industry has created a month-long public aware-ness campaign aimed at encouraging the public to take stock of their life insurance needs. Life Insurance Awareness Month which takes place every Sep-tember is an industry-wide effort coordinated by the non profi t LIFE Foundation. Each year, LIFE is joined in their educational initiative by more than 100 of the nation’s leading insurance companies, both commercial and fraternal, as well as other industry groups. All share the same objective: to end the unnecessary fi nancial suffering that so often occurs when a loved one dies. When an individual dies without adequate life insurance cover-age, surviving family members often face very diffi cult fi nancial con-sequences like having to work additional jobs or longer hours, borrow money from friends and family, move to smaller, less expensive hous-ing, or put plans for a child’s education on hold. You need to consider how your family would fare fi nancially if, suddenly, you were not there to provide for them. Where would the money come from to pay for your funeral, the monthly bills, the mortgage, and the kids’ educa-tion costs? These types of questions the life insurance industry wants all Americans to ask themselves. If you have any doubts as to how your family would manage without you, it is time to take charge of your situation by getting a life insurance check-up today. Do not gamble with your family’s fi nancial future for one more minute. Take charge of your life insurance situation today and rest eas-ier knowing your loved ones will be taken care of if something were to happen to you. Life insurance is considered by many fi nancial experts as the key to sound fi nancial planning. It is a cost effective method to provide for those you care most about, when you are gone. There are a number of important factors that make life insurance an important tool; income replacement, the ability to pay outstanding debts, long-term obliga-tions, estate planning and wealth transfer. The question we need to ask ourselves is “What kind of life insur-ance should we buy?” The most basic feature of a life insurance policy is the death benefi t: the lump-sum payment your benefi ciaries would receive if you were to die. It’s the core reason to own life insurance - but not the only one. Some types of life insurance offer other feaures that can play an important role in your fi nancial strategy, such as the ability to accumulate cash value that grows over time.

Term Insurance Term life insurance provides protection for a specifi c period of time - the “term” - and is designed for temporary circumstances. It makes the most sense when your need for coverage will disappear at some point, such as when your children graduate from college or when a debt is paid off. The most common term policies provide cov-erage for 20 years, but they can run the gamut from one-year policies to terms of 30 years or even longer. Typically, term insurance offers the greatest amount of coverage for the lowest initial premium and is a good choice for young families on a tight budget.

Permanent Insurance Permanent insurance offers lifelong protection, and you can ac-cumulate cash value on a tax-deferred basis. This cash account can be used for a variety of purposes, from helping you out of tight fi nancial spot, to providing funds to take advantage of an opportunity, to supple-menting your retirement income. The downside? Initial premiums are considerably higher than what you would pay for a term policy with the same face amount. Permanent insurance falls into four main categories. Whole Life is the simplest and most common option. Premiums remain the same for life, and the death benefi t and rate of return on your cash value are guaranteed. With variable life, you can seek potentially better returns by allocating your fi xed premiums among investment sub-accounts, typically comprised of stocks and bonds. Universal life offers the fl ex-ibility of varying the amount of your premium payments. It also offers the certainty of a guaranteed minimum death benefi t as long as your premiums are suffi cient to sustain it. If you do not maintain those min-imum premiums, your death benefi t can be reduced. Vaiable universal life premium payments are also adjustable, subject to the minimum-needed to keep the policy in force, and you can allocate them among investment sub-accounts that offer varying degrees of risk and reward. As part of this year’s life insurance check-up, ask yourself some of the above questions and review your current life insurance coverage.

International Basketball & Volleyball Update The International Basketball and Volleyball Tournament, origi-nally scheduled for Barberton, Ohio in October 2016, has been post-poned until the new year. The tournament will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2017. With most participants being busy with fall high school football, volleyball, soccer and other fall sports, the Supreme Physical Fitness Board felt that the tourament would have much great-er participation in the spring. The location for the tournament will re-main the same in the Barberton School District in Barberton, Ohio. We are currently working with the school to fi rm up the details and times. I will be sending out additional information regarding the tournament and lodging in the near future. It is very important to keep our Sokol sports tournaments active to continue our fraternalism and promote the growth of new members. This should be a great warm-up and an opportunity for the upcoming 48th International Slet scheduled for July 2017. We will also have 3 on 3 for the younger children at the basketball and volleyball tournament. We ask that all of our Groups work on organizing a team. Future up-dates regarding our sports activities will appear in our Slovak Catholic Falcon. Zdar Boh! Frank P. Laury, III Supreme Assistant Director of Sports & Athletics


REFLECTOR ... Jotings fr om Sokol and Slovak life

Gospel for the Twenty-sixth Sunday of the Year - September 25th

Lk 16:19-31

A reading from the holy Gospelaccording to Luke

Jesus said to the Pharisees:“There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fi ne linenand dined sumptuously each day.And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,who would gladly have eaten his fi ll of the scrapsthat fell from the rich man’s table.Dogs even used to come and lick his sores.When the poor man died,he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham.The rich man also died and was buried,and from the netherworld, where he was in torment,he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far offand Lazarus at his side.And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me.Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his fi nger in water and cool my tongue,for I am suffering torment in these fl ames.’Abraham replied,‘My child, remember that you receivedwhat was good during your lifetimewhile Lazarus likewise received what was bad;but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is establishedto prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to gofrom our side to yours or from your side to ours.’He said, ‘Then I beg you, father,send him to my father’s house, for I have fi ve brothers,so that he may warn them,lest they too come to this place of torment.’But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets.Let them listen to them.’He said, ‘Oh no, father Abraham,but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’Then Abraham said, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets,neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.’”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel for the Twenty-seventh Sunday of the Year - October 2nd

Lk 17:5-10

A reading from the holy Gospelaccording to Luke

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”The Lord replied,“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed,you would say to this mulberry tree,‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.“Who among you would say to your servantwho has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the fi eld,‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’?Would he not rather say to him,‘Prepare something for me to eat.Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink.You may eat and drink when I am fi nished’?Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded?So should it be with you.When you have done all you have been commanded,say, ‘We are unprofi table servants;we have done what we were obliged to do.’”

The Gospel of the Lord.

The Word of God...

125th anniversary of formerLansford, Pa. Slovak parish St. Michael the Archangel Parish of Lansford, Pa., located in the heart of the anthracite coal regions of eastern Pennsylvania, has enjoyed a special and unique history within the American Slovak community. The parish was founded in the fall of 1891. On Sunday, September 25 the Slovaks of Lansford will gather in a prayerful manner to commemorate the 125th anniver-sary of the parish. Historic, St. Michael’s church be-came the worship site of the new St. Catherine Drevel Parish eight years ago which was a result of the merger of eight area parishes. On July 1, 2016, the Bishop of Allentown, the Most Rev. John Barres offi cially sup-pressed that parish and closed the church. The mem-bers of St. Catherine Drexel Parish were merged into the parish of St. Joseph in Summit Hill. No formal service will commemorate the 125th anniversary of St. Michael’s for its church is shuttered, however the faithful will gather at 12 noon on Septem-ber 25 in front of the church for a prayer service, which will include scriptural readings and hymns. A commit-tee has been organized which has made preliminary ef-forts to petition the Congregation for the Clergy at the Vatican for a redress of the parish closing. Slovaks fi rst settled in Lansford in the 1880s and found abundant job opportunities in the coal compa-nies which developed following the discovery of coal in 1791. In 1883, a letter was sent by the Rev. Ignatius Jackovits, pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish in Hazleton, the fi rst Slovak parish in America, to a Jozef Kovac of Lansford inquiring as to the number of Slovaks resid-ing there. A date was arranged for Father Kovac to cel-ebrate Mass in Lansford for the Slovaks on Thursday, September 12, 1883. This was the beginning of the Slo-vak Catholic faith community of Lansford. The parish was canonically established by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the spring of 1891 and on December 20 of that year the fi rst church was blessed and dedicated. With the number of members increasing by leaps and bounds, the parish soon out-grew that church. That fi rst church served the parish until February 1907 when fi re destroyed the edifi ce. Plans for a much larger church were made and on Me-morial Day, May 30, 1908, the cornerstone of the new church was blessed. On Thanksgiving Day, November 30, 1911, Philadelphia, Archbishop John Prendergast solemnly blessed and dedicated the new church. The church of gothic design had a seating capacity of 1,100. It was one of the largest churches built by Slovaks in the United States. In the fall of 1908, the parish opened its parochial school staffed by the newly arrived Mis-sionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. St. Michael’s was the fi rst school staffed by these sisters who arrived from Germany. During its peak years, the school enrolled more than 800 students, one of the larg-est Slovak parochial schools in the country. This school continued to fl ourish until its closing last year. Over the past 125 years, St. Michael’s has been home to numerous local lodges of all our Slovak Catho-lic fraternals. Our own Assembly 188 and our former Wreath 117 were founded in the parish in 1923 under the patronage of St. Martin of Tours. Over the years, many local Assembly 188 as well as Group 18 activities have been held in the parish. Over the years, two parish-ioners served in the Supreme Assembly of the Slovak Catholic Sokol, the late Stefan Student who was a Su-preme Auditor in the 1960s and most recently, Paul J. Hackash who served as a Supreme Auditor from 2000 to 2008. The parish has been home to an active chap-ter of the Slovak Catholic Federation as well as a local Assembly of the Slovak League of America. Many of the clergy of the parish have been active in American Slovak life, including the late Rev. Paul Lisicky, Msgr. Joseph A. Baran and more recently, Msgr. Thomas A. Derzack, who serves as chaplain of Group 18. We encourage our area Sokol members to turn out for the Memorial Service on September 25 as we recall

the 125th anniversary of the faith community of St. Michael the Archangel which has beautifully mir-rored our Cyrilo-Methodian heritage of faith. With changing demographics and challenges, today a faith community is not just buildings and mortar but what is in our hearts which is mirrored by our living wit-ness to the Gospel.

39th New Jersey Slovak HeritageFestival set for October 2 This year’s 39th annual New Jersey Slovak Heritage Festival is set for Sunday, October 2 in West Windsor, N.J. For the fi rst time, the festival will be held at a new site, the Mercer County Park. Since the PNC Arts Center which previously hosted the festi-val was no longer available, the festival committee decided to host the festival at the new site in Wind-sor, N.J. which will provide all the necessary facili-ties to host a successful festival. The festival opens at 10 a.m. with exhibits on various themes of Slovak history and culture. A number of vendors will offer an array of imported Slovak artifacts, including folk art, crystal and porce-lain. Also available will be books and videos on Slo-vak language instruction. At 11 a.m. a concelebrated Mass will be celebrated. Choirs from area Slovak churches will lead in the congregational singing. Following the liturgy, an array of traditional Slovak culinary specialities will be available. The cultural program begins at 2 p.m. First on the program is the traditional Parade of Slovak fashions featuring the various folk dress of villages and regions of Slo-vakia. This interesting and colorful program is under the very capable direction of our Sokolka, Jane Kon-zelmann. The history and makeup of the individual kroj is explained. Many of these kroje belonged to the early Slovak immigrants have been handed down from generation to generation and are proudly worn by their children, grandchildren and great-grandchil-dren. An array of area Slovak folk ensembles follow featuring the lively music and dance traditions of the various regions of Slovakia. A special highlight of the program will be the presentation by the Limbora Slovak Folk Ensemble which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. A contemporary rap group from Slovakia will be a unique feature of this year’s cul-tural program. Music for dancing listening pleasure will follow featuring the artistry of the Joseph Jurasi Band until 7 p.m. The traditional soccer contest, featuring local Slovak soccer clubs from the tri-state area will be played beginning at 12 noon. This year’s festival is dedicated to Slovakia as it assumed the Presi-dency of the 27 member Council of the European Union. Each member state is selected to serve for a six-month period at the head of the EU Council. It is Slovakia’s fi rst presidency of the EU Council. Many area Sokol members are serving on this year’s 39th Slovak Festival Committee under the leadership of co-chairpersons, W. Nina Holy and John G. Duch. We remind our members to mark their calendars and plan to celebrate Slovak pride at this year’s festival. Traditionally attracting as many as 8,000 visitors, the festival is the largest Slovak cul-tural gathering of its kind in the United States. Admis-sion is $10.00 for adults. Free Parking.

New Slovak Catholic Federation Chapter in Northeast Pennsylvania A new chapter of the Slovak Catholic Federa-tion has been organized in northeast Pennsylvania under the patronage of Our Mother of Sorrows. Those interested in their Slovak faith and heritage traditions are welcome to join. Members of our four Slovak Catholic fraternals are especially invited to join. The fi rst meeting of the new chapter is sched-



(Continued from page 3)

ISSN: 0897-8107

Established April 15, 1911Official Publication of the Slovak Catholic Sokol

Issued Bi-Weekly

Daniel F. Tanzone, EditorEditorial office: (973) 777-4010

Annual Subscription RatesUnited States $40.00 – All others countries $45.00

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Slovak Catholic Falcon,P.O. Box 899, 205 Madison Street,

Passaic, New Jersey 07055

Member of the Catholic PressAssociation and the Slovak Newspapermen's

Association of America

Proprietor and Publisher

SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOLP.O. Box 899

205 Madison Street, Passaic, N.J. 07055Home Office: (973) 777-2605-06

WEB SITE –www.slovakcatholicsokol.org

2016 Scholarship Recipientsexpress thanks and gratitude

Dear Slovak Catholic Sokol Board of Directors, I am honored and grateful for the Sokol college scholarshp grant awarded me as I continue my stud-ies at Penn State University. As you know, the cost of a college educa-tion is anything but cheap and any help I can get in the form of schol-arships and grants is greatly ap-preciated. I will do my best in the upcoming fall semester and I can assure you that I will make good use of the grant in order to obtain a quality education and better my-self. Thank you and God bless! Sincerely, Christian Nonnemacher Hazleton, Pa.

Dear Sokol family, I wish to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you so much for the very generous Slovak Catholic Sokol college scholarship grant which I have received. It will help me immensely as I pursue my de-gree in nursing at Mercy College of Ohio. With many thanks, may

I remain Yours sincerely, Joanne Bartos Struthers, Oh.

Dear members of the scholarship committee, I am sending this message as a sincere thank you for the amazing-ly generous Emil Slavik Memorial Scholarship grant that I was award-ed through the Slovak Catholic So-kol. This fraternal organization has been a part of my life since my birth, and a part of my family for decades. Through the years, it has changed my life by showing me how to be a good Christian and a good person. The memories and friendships that have come out of Sokol events will last a lifetime. This scholarship will help me immensely with keeping on my path of a business degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thank you again for all that you do and for this award. Sincerely, Jeremy R. Dobbs Racine, Wis.

All is in readiness for the gala celebration marking the 100th an-niversary of the founding of As-sembly 162 of the Slovak Catholic Sokol in Clifton, N.J. The centen-nial festivities are set for Sunday, October 16 and begin with a Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated at 10:30 a.m. in the Church of SS. Cyril and Methodius, located at 218 Ackerman Avenue. Members of Assembly 162 were among the founders of this noted Slovak par-ish in 1913. Since its beginnings, Assembly 162 continues to sup-port its ministry. The lodge’s vari-

ous fraternal activities have been centered in this parish over the past century. Following the liturgy, the celebration will continue with a reception and dinner at the beauti-ful Royal Manor in Garfi eld, N.J. where an interesting and enjoyable program has been planned. Tickets for the dinner are $40.00 for adults and $23.00 for children age 12 and under. For additional information and tickets, call Tom Krack at tel. 973 478-1518 or Peter Walentow-icz 973 340-9078. Members of Assembly 162 are asked to mark their calendars and

Centennial celebration of Clifton, N.J. lodge set for October 16plan to participate in this wonder-ful celebration of one of the largest and most active lodges in our orga-nization. The celebration will be an opportunity to recall a proud past and look forward to a promising future. Sokol members and friends from Assemblies and Wreaths from across Group 1 are welcome to join us at what looks to be a memorable fraternal celebration. Zdar Boh! John D. Pogorelec, Jr. President David Bulwin Recording Secretary

And always remember that life insurance isn’t for the peoplewho die. It’s for the people who live! The Slovak Catholic Sokol can provide all your life insurance needs with a variety of plans at af-fordable rates along with the many fraternal benefi ts we provide. We are a sound, dependable life in-surance source which has been

around for nearly 111 years. For additional information, contact your local Assembly or Wreath offi cers or contact our organiza-tion’s Sales and Marketing Direc-tor, Albert J . Suess, F.I.C. at tel. 1 855 874-9179 or (412) 381-5431. Or feel free to give us a call at the home offi ce at 1 800 886-7656 or 973 777-2605 and a member of our staff will assist you.

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month


(Continued from page 4) Group 1, “Msgr. Stephen Kra-sula” - This year’s annual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 30 at SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, 218 Ackerman Avenue in Clifton, N.J. Our program begins with attendance at the 10:30 a.m. Mass in church. We will assemble at 10:15 a.m. so as to march in a body for the liturgy which will be celebrated for the living and de-ceased members of Group 1. Fol-lowing the Mass we will gather in the church hall where our meeting will be called to order. A luncheon will be served. Hosting this year’s meeting will be Assembly 162 of Clifton, N.J. We have enjoyed an active fraternal and sporting year. Plans for our activities in 2017 will be discussed. We hope to have all Group 1 lodges represent-ed at this year’s meeting. Looking forward to seeing a good turnout at this year’s meeting, may we re-main, yours fraternally Zdar Boh! John D. Pogorelec, Jr., Esq. President Daniel F. Tanzone Secretary

Group 2, “Rev. Stephen Pan-ik” - This year’s annual meeting is set for Sunday, September 25 in Stratford, Conn. beginning with attendance at the 11 a.m. Mass at the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, 1950 Barnum Avenue fol-lowed by the luncheon and meet-ing at the Blue Goose Restaurant. The meeting will be called to or-der by President Eileen S. Wilson. Committees will be appointed and include Requests and Griev-ances, Salaries and Bonds, Reso-lutions, New Motions and Audit-ing. Group offi cers and lodges are asked to have their reports ready for presentation. Delegates are asked to bring along non-perish-

Group Annual Meetings Set

able food items to be given to our local food pantry as part of our Care and Share project. Assem-blies 9, 23 and 33 and Wreaths 1, 39 and 86 will please advise Presi-dent Wilson at tel. 203 378-8837 by the deadline of Friday, Septem-ber 16 of the names and number of delegates planning to attend the meeting. The Wreath 1 annual meeting will immediately follow the Group 2 meeting. We hope to have all our lodges represented at this year’s meeting. Zdar Boh! Eileen S. Wilson President John Tkacik Secretary

Group 3, “Rev. Edmund Mo-chak - This year’s annual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 16 at the Slovak Sokol Hall lo-cated on Route 16 in Douglas, Mass. Our meeting will be called to order at 10:15 a.m. Coffee and Danish will be available. We hope to see representation from all our Group 3 lodges. Reports of offi -cers will be presented and plans for our activities in the new year will be discussed. In addition to our usual business, we will be dis-cussing topics related to our fund-raising efforts. Input from our members will insure the success of our projects. Zdar Boh! J. Kevin Conway President Christine Manyak Secretary

Group 5, “Jan Holly,” - The annual meeting is set for Sunday, October 9 at St. Mary’s Parish, located at 1602 Market Avenue, South in Canton, Oh. Our pro-gram begins with registration at 9 a.m. We will have coffee along

with donuts and pastries avail-able. We will then attend the 9:30 a.m. Mass in church which will be celebrated for the living and deceased members of Group 5. Following the liturgy, our meet-ing will be called to order in the parish hall. Assembly and Wreath representatives should send their listing of delegates by October 3rd to the Karen Hutnick, 8666 Larch Ave., N.E., Canton, OH 44721, tel. 330 877-9138. We remind our delegates that they should consid-er bringing along non-perishable products or donations which will be given to a local charity. We also encourage our delegates to bring along items for our traditional Arts & Crafts display. Directions: Take I-77 South to Cleveland Ave. S.W./Route 800(exit 103); follow exit ramp straight to traffi c light; do not follow to right; at light turn right; at stop sign, turn left, going northon Cleveland Ave.; at traf-fi c light(approximately 1/2 mile); parking is in back with an en-trance off parking lot. We hope to see all our lodges represented at this year’s meeting. Zdar Boh! Kathryn Figard President Karen Hutnick Secretary

Group 6, “Msgr. Andrew Hlin-ka” - This year’s annual meet-ing is set for Sunday, October 2 at Hoss’ Steak and Sea House Restaurant, located at 148 Fin-ley Road in Belle Vernon, Pa. beginning at 1:30 p.m. We hope to see all lodges represented at this year’s meeting. A luncheon will be served. In order to make the necessary preparations, those planning to attend should call tel. 724 736-4032. Deadline for res-ervations is Sunday, September 25. Plans for our various sporting and fraternal activities in the new year will be fi nalized. An enjoy-able afternoon of traditional Sokol fellowship and camaraderie is as-sured. Zdar Boh! Anna Mae Warnick President Terri Gardner Secretary

Group 9, “SS. Cyril and Meth-odius,” - This year’s annual meet-ing is scheduled for Sunday, Octo-ber 16 in Johnstown, Pa. Hosting this year’s meeting will be Wreath 14 of Johnstown. Our meeting will be held at the Slovak Band Hall located at 716 Chestnut Street in the Cambria City section of the city. Our meeting will be called to order at 2 p.m. promptly. A lun-cheon will be served following the business meeting. Deadline for reservations is Friday, October 7, call the secretary at tel. 814 487-7433. Plans for our various frater-nal activities in the new year will be fi nalized. We look forward to seeing all our lodges represented at this year’s meeting. A pleasant fraternal afternoon is assured. Zdar Boh!

Life Insurance Awareness Month, September 2016 Americans continue to see the value in owning life insurance. In fact, six in 10 people own life insurance. And for those who don’t have it, many agree they need it.Why People Have It As many as 132 million Americans rely on life insurance to pro-tect their fi nancial security. Major reasons given for owning life insur-ance include covering burial and other fi nal expenses (51 percent), to help replace lost income (34 percent) and to help pay off the mortgage (26 percent). More Coverage Needed However, 30 percent of Americans know they need more life insurance. That boils down to more than 70 million people. Twenty-fi ve percent wish their spouse or partner would purchase some or more life insurance.Not Many Will Buy Sixty-fi ve percent of Americans say they won’t buy because they believe it’s too expensive. About two-thirds say their mortgage, groceries and their electric bill are keeping them from buying some or more life insurance coverage. Nearly half say additional expenses like Internet, cable and cell phone service prevent them from getting covered. Americans Worry About Their Retirements — and the Economy Two-thirds of Americans worry about having enough money for retirement. When asked why, half say they are concerned about the overall economy while forty-four percent said they haven’t saved enough for retirement. These very real concerns can make it diffi cult to see the important role of life insurance in retirement planning.

Many people believe coverage is more expensive than it is. On average, consumers estimate the cost of life insurance twice as high as the actual price. Consumer estimates of a policy costing $160/year:

uled for Wednesday, October 5 at 6 p.m. in the home offi ce of the Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union located at 71 South Washington Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Individuals from the surrounding Wilkes-Barre area including but not limited to Scran-ton, Hazleton and Danville are welcome to join us. The Federation’s purposes are to promote our Slovak Catholic heritage and its awareness among American Catholics of Slovak an-cestry as well as their societies. Membership in the Federation fos-ters such bonds by the promotion and sponsorship of religious and

social activities. Current offi cers of the new chapter are: Rev. Andrew S. Hvoz-dovic, spiritual advisor; Theresa A. Kluchinski, president; Michael J. Horvath, vice president; Do-lores M. Evanko, secretary and James Yocum, treasurer. We invite area Sokols and Sokolky to con-sider joining us as we promote the works of faith and charity in our area. Those planning to attend the October 5th meeting should call or email, Theresa Kluchinski at 570 823-3513 or [email protected] by September 30th. The Slovak Catholic Federation was founded in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. in 1911 by the Rev. Joseph Murgas.

New Slovak Catholic Federation Chapter in Northeast Pennsylvania

OUR NEXT ISSUE IS OCTOBER 5TH In keeping with our bi week ly publishing sched ule, the next is sue of the Slovak Cath o lic Fal con will be that of Wednes day, October 5th. Dead line for all pho tos and in for ma tion for this is sue will be Thurs day, September 29th. View e-Falcon on our website: www.slovakcatholicsokol.org. Thank ing you for your con tin ued co op er a- tion in this mat ter, I re main Zdar Boh! - Daniel F. Tanzone, Editor

Mark your calendar

Children’s Christmas Parties Set Pittsburgh, Pa. - Group 14 along with Assembly 16 and Wreath 22 will host their annual Children’s Christmas Party for junior Sokol members on Saturday, December 10. The holiday festivities will be held at the Slovak Catholic Sokol Club located at 2912 East Carson Street, South Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. Doors open at 12 noon and festivities begin at 1 p.m. As always, a wonderful program has been planned. Children, ages 0-12 years of age who have a Sokol insurance policy and who register are welcome to attend. Registration will be held every Wednesday and Thursday beginning on September 28th thru November 18th at the Sokol Club. In addition, parents can contact Carmella(Suess) Marzec the chairperson. Call her on her cell phone: 412 414-9249, or email: [email protected], facebook: Group 14 Pgh, Pa. Slovak Catholic Sokols. Due to space limitations, only 150 children are permitted to participate in the party. Thus, early registration is recommended. No names will be taken after the deadline of November 18th. Re-freshments will be served along with entertainment and a visit from Santa will complete the afternoon of Sokol fellowship. In keeping with our fraternal tradition of caring and sharing, those planning to attend are asked to bring along non-perishable food items which will be given to our local food pantry. Please join the Group 14 Pgh,Pa Slovak Catholic Sokols Facebook Page for Christmas party updates and other activities during this holiday season in the best traditions of Pittsburgh Sokol fellowship and fraternalism. Zdar Boh! Carmella(Suess)Marzec Chairperson



Scenes of the Supreme Clinic - Kurz Held at SUNY Brockport, N.Y., July 28-31in Preparation for the 48th International Slet Scheduled for July 2017

Photos byKathleen S. Watkins

Supreme Physical Directress


Find us on

Facebook

Slovak Catholic Sokol

Highlights of our 61st International Golf Tournament held atTreasure Lake Resort in DuBois, Pa., August 19-21

Group 17 golfers enjoyed the traditional fellowship and camaraderie.

Group 17 golfers included, l-r, Ken Hlebovy, Glenn Kramer and Joseph Baytosh, DDS.

Doing well at the eighth hole are, l-r, Group 14 golfers, Cliff Moeller, Jr., Thomas Kremin-sky and Keith Moeller.

George Juba, president of the Greek Catholic Union, standing, third from the left, is shown with fellow golf tournament participants from the Greek Catholic Union.

Group 5 golfers included, l-r, Jay Macko, Dan Dawson, Paul Macko and Donald Macko.

Veteran Group 5 golfers enjoying this year’s tournament included,l-r, Edward Baker, Peter Underation, Marty Underation and Robert Underation.


Members of the well-known Macurak clan from Pittsburgh, who enjoyed this year’s tournament are shown above and include, l-r, Robert Macurak, Nick Macurak, Don-ald Macurak and Adam Macurak.

The father-son duo of John and Scott Hornacek.

Honorary Supreme Offi cer Steven M. Pogorelec, F.I.C., right, enjoyed the tournament with his son, Ste-ven Pogorelec, Jr.

All smiles from brothers, Supreme Secretary Scott T. Pogor-elec, F.I.C. and Steven Pogorelec, Jr.

Group 16 golf enthusiasts included Donald Papcun and Steve Papcun.

Key Stone golfers from Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre included, l-r, Wane Goss, Jim “Jumbo”Macurak, who was the Frank S. Petruff Memorial Sports Award winner; Dave Iskra, Sr. and Tom Iskra.

Lovely Sokolky who enjoyed this year’s competition in-cluded, from the left, Marianne Hudzik, Edith Babik and Member of the Supreme Physical Fitness Board Nancy Kropolinsky.

Supeme Secretary Scott T. Pogorelec, F.I.C., second from the right, is shown with fel-low Sokol golfers, including his brother, Steven Pogorelec, Jr., Eddie Bajus and Mi-chael Kapitan.

Enjoying this year’s competition are veteran Sokol golf-ers, including, from the left, John Tutko, our Sales and Marketing Director, Albert J. Suess, F.I.C., Supreme As-sistant Physical Director Dusan Dorich and Honorary Supreme Offi cer Steven M. Pogorelec, F.I.C.

Lovely Group 17 golfers included, l-r, Loretta Smith, Linda Frank, Mary Margaret and Judy Babik.


What's making headlines in our ancestral homeland

News and Views from Slovakia...

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

Obama congratulates Slovakiaon Constitution Day On September 1, U.S. President Barack H. Obama, on the occasion of Slovak Constitution Day sent a telegram to his Slovak counterpart Andrej Kiska, TASR learned from the President’s Offi ce on the same day. “On the occasion of this holiday and commemorating the values that your Constitution represents, I wish the citi-zens of Slovakia a great deal of success in the years ahead,” wrote Obama in his telegram. The celebration of this feast coincides with Slovakia’s Presidency of the EU Council, which is one of the success-es of Slovakia, and proof of having gained a leading role in international relations since its independence, he noted. Moreover, Obama said that both countries share a common commitment of supporting freedom and spread-ing the shared democratic values and principles on which transatlantic cooperation is based. “Strong ties between our countries form an unshakeable base for lasting friendship between our nations and citizens,” added President Obama.

Kiska to head Slovak delegation at UN General Assembly in New York Slovakia’s delegation at the 71st annual session of the United Nations General Assembly will be led by Presi-dent Andrej Kiska, according to the proposal for the del-egation’s participation okayed by the Cabinet at its away-session in Vranov nad Toplou(Presov region) on August 30. In line with the proposal, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak and Permanent Repre-sentative of Slovakia to the UN Frantisek Ruzicka will be Kiska’s deputies in New York. The 71st session of the UN General Assembly opened on September 13. During the session, the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry noted the activi-ties concerning UN peacekeeping and security processes intensifi ed. The ministry also saw increased efforts in the efforts of adoption of several global agreements, chiefl y in the development fi eld and the fi ght against global warming. The participation in the General Assembly pro-vided the opportunity to win UN member states’ support for the candidacy of Miroslav Lajcak, Slovakia’s candidate for United Nations secretary-general.

Warhol Museum in Medzilaborceopening pop art exhibition The Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art in Medzilaborce(Presov region) has opened the Pop-Art vs Street-Art exhibition to the public on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the creation of the museum, TASR learned on August 25. The exhibition features the works of several major art-ists who either knew the pop-art king personally or were in-spired by him and continued to convey his artistic message. “The name of the exhibition is based on the fact that these two movements aren’t competing, but confronting each other, said the museum’s main curator Martin Cubjak. Among the greatest treasures of the exhibition are three portfolios called Icons by Keigh Haring(1958-1990). He was Warhol’s personal friend and one of the fi rst graf-fi ti artists appearing in the New York City Subway system. “To our knowledge, neither a gallery nor a museum in Slovakia has conceptually exhibited his work so far,” said Cubjak. Haring, who died at the age of 31 of AIDS-related complications, created his portfolios for only a year before his death, in which he gathered the best motiffs he created during his short career. Other interesting artists shown at the exhibition include

Passing through the region of Liptov, from Liptovsky Mikulas to Ruzomberok in north central Slovakia, we fi nd a huge body of water, the Liptovska Mara Dam. It is the largest water reservoir in the country. The reservoir takes it name from one of the nine fl ooded villages used in its creation between the years, 1965 to 1975. Its princi-pal purpose was to protect the region from the fl ood risk on the Vah River and secondly for generate electricity. A collection of artifacts from the fl ooded villages are now housed in the Museum of the Liptov Village in Pribylina. The area is a popular summer tourist attraction with ar-eas for camping, swimming and boating. In addition, the Aquapark Tatralandia is opened year round with abun-dant accommodations available near the reservoir which make it a popular tourist attraction.

must work very hard to fi nd a new, convincing vision for the EU,” said Lajcak. A vision that is “able to restore the trust and support of citizens for this project.” The Slovak minister was also received by Czech Pre-mier Bohuslav Sobotka. “The intensity, dynamics and con-tent of our meetings, as well as their frequency, only confi rm the traditional above-standard quality of our cooperation and relations,” said Lajcak after the talks. Apart from other things, Lajcak and Sobotka discussed preparations for a joint session of the Slovak and Czech Cabinets on September 26 and projects to be held next year, which mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Czechoslovakia, the 50th anniversary of the crushing of the Prague Spring by fi ve Warsaw Pact armies(1968) and the 25th anniversary of Slovakia’s and the Czech Republic’s in-dependence(1993).

Fico: migration and Brexit key issuesfor EU Summit in Bratislava The main issues to be discussed at the informal EU Summit in Bratislava in mid-September will be migration and its economic dimension and the EU’s future follow-


Warhol’s friend and pop-artist Robert Indiana, 87, with his Love de Luxe portfolio, work of American pop artist and Warhol’s competitor Roy Lichtenstein(1923-1997) as well as the work of Warhol’s collaborative artist Jean-Michel Basquiat(1960-1988). Visitors of Pop-Art vs Street-Art can also appreci-ate the art work of two anonymously performing female artists - a 40-year-old Londoner referred to as Bambi and 30-year-old Poppy, living alternately in Slovakia and Austria. The Pop-Art vs Street-Art exhibition will be part of the permanent exhibition of the museum in Medzilaborce. The legend of Andy Warhol(1928-1987) attracts thousands of both domestic and foreign tourists to eastern Slovakia where his parents were born.

EU Justice Ministers gather at FreedomGate beneath Devin Castle The current strengthening of extremist elements in Europe could lead to a new totalitarianism, Slovak Jus-tice Minister Lucia Zitnanska said on August 22 at the opening of a two-day ministerial conference marking the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totali-tarian Regimes. As the presiding country of the Council of the Euro-pean Union, Slovakia is hosting a meeting of justice min-isters and their deputies from the EU, who were joined by fi gures from their respective national memory institutes at a commemorative event at the Freedom Gate memo-rial beneath Devin Castle. The memorial, near the Mora-va River that divides Austria and Slovakia, is dedicated to people who were killed by communist border guards when attempting to cross the Iron Curtain to freedom. “Witnessing a rise of radical and extremist elements in Europe, we must not turn a blind eye to this phenom-enon, otherwise it will lead to a new totalitarianism - be it of brown, red or other color. In any case, it would be totalitarianism, claiming further victims,”said Zitnanska. Estonian Justice Minister Urmas Reinsalu stated that apart from commemorating victims of past totalitar-ian regimes, it is also necessary to support countries that are still fi ghting for the right to decide independently on their own fate. “We must condemn the efforts of the Russian Gov-ernment aimed at glorifying past regimes. Likewise, we must condemn all displays of military aggression against neighboring countries as we’re currently witnessing be-ing carried out by the Russian Federation,” said Reinsalu.

Lajcak: no better partnership than thatof Slovakia and the Czech Republic There’s no better and closer partnership between two countries than that which exists between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Slovak Foreign and European Af-fairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak said at the annual meeting of heads of Czech representative offi ces abroad in Prague on August 22. Lajcak was invited to the meeting as the main for-eign guest by his Czech counterpart Lubomir Zaoralek, reported the Slovak ministry’s spokesman Peter Stano. Apart from bilateral Slovak-Czech cooperation abroad, Lajcak with Czech ambassadors also debated Slovakia’s Presidency of the EU Council, the situation concerning the European integration project and other hot foreign issues. “The European Union is in a serious situation, so we



News and Views from Slovakia...

ing Brexit, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at talks in Warsaw on August 26 featuring the prime ministers of the Visegrad Four(V4) countries(the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia) and Ger-man Chancellor Angela Merkel. Fico wants to raise the issue of the relationship between EU-mem-ber states and European bodies at the Bratislava Summit. He would like to see the EU strengthened and become a global player. The summit should serve as the beginning of a deeper debate on the community’s future. The fi ve chiefs of government - Fico and Merkel plus Beata Szydlo(Poland), Bohuslav Sobotka(the Czech Republic), and Viktor Orban(Hungary) - concurred on the need to begin a debate on setting up a common European army. The summit will also be the venue for a discussion on the current protection of Schengen borders, migration and the related humanitarian crisis. Merkel in this respect proposed deepening cooperation with Tur-key and north African countries. Concerning Brexit, Orban in Warsaw stated that Brexit isn’t the cause, but the result of the current situation in Europe. He criticized the European Union for not being able to deal with current problems and for not observing its own rules, such as those concerning the protection of borders and budgetary rules. The Hungarian premier would also like to see the EU’s fundamen-tal treaties revised. This should include the formulation of a new defi ni-tion of roles for individual EU bodies. Meanwhile, Szydlo pointed to the need to highlight the benefi ts of EU membership, with a special accent on young people, describing the common market and security guarantees related to membership as key assets.

Miklos: situation in Ukraine to getbetter when its economy muscles up Ukraine is a free and independent nation which cannot control parts of the country due to Russian aggression, but its situation might improve if it gets economically and militarily stronger, former Slovak fi nance minister(2002-06) and 2010-12) Ivan Miklos said on August 24. Miklos, who is overseeing the economic reforms of the Ukrainian Government led by Vlodymyr Groysman, told TASR that the “economy will be the key.” Ukraine is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its inde-pendence today. Part of its territory is controlled by Russia which annexed Crimea more than two years ago. Crimea as well as the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine are stricken with tensions. However, Miklos said that the situa-tion in Crimea is quite different than at the time of its annexation. “The confl ict was spawned in a time when Ukraine didn’t have an army fi t for action. Today, it has one,” noted Miklos, who was born near Ukraine and has Rusyn(Ruthenian) roots. He added that he would welcome it if economic reforms were car-ried out more swiftly. “The reform process is very diffi cult. The im-portant thing is that reforms are continuing,” he said, adding that these reforms still haven’t reached the point of irreversibility. Miklos said that Ukraine has already carried out more reforms since the events from Maidan(Freedom Square) in early 2014 than it did since its independence from the Russian Federation in 1991.

Lajcak: Romania should be admitted to Schengen Area Slovak-Romanian relations are founded on three pillars - a strong positive common history, EU and NATO membership, and a large Slo-vak community living in Romania, Slovak Foreign and European Af-fairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak stated in Bucharest on August 30. He was speaking at a joint press conference with his Romanian opposite number Lazar Comanescu. Lajcak came to Bucharest to at-tend a meeting of Romanian ambassadors as the principal guest of the event. The Slovak Minister drew attention to the involvement of Ro-manian soldiers in the Slovak National Uprising(SNP) of World War II in 1944, and also highlighted that Romania was the only Warsaw Pact country to refuse to join in the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 aimed at suppressing the reformist process known as the Prague Spring. According to Lajcak, Slovakia and Romania advocate the same values in the EU and NATO, including further enlargement of the Union and activities concerning the Eastern Partnership. “Slovakia strongly supports Romania to be admitted to the Schengen area,” said Lajcak, adding that there’s no reason to postpone its admission, as the country has already met all the required criteria. The Romanian minister thanked his Slovak counterpart for at-tending the meeting of ambassadors. He confi rmed that relations be-tween the two countries are excellent, and congratulated Slovakia on managing the Presidency of the EU Council skillfully over the past two months.

Lodge Jottings

WHITING, IND.Wreath 81

Members and guests of our Wreath enjoyed a fun afternoon of fraternal fellowship along with good food, games and door prizes at our annual picnic in August. We thank all who had a hand in its suc-cess. The evenings are getting shorter and cooler, and the beauty of fall leaves is beginning to make its ap-pearance on the scene. This is a cue for the offi cers to begin planning for our traditional Christmas party, which coincides with our annual meeting. The festivities are sched-uled for Sunday, December 4 at Johnel’s Restaurant, located at 4145 Calumet Avenue in Hammond, Ind. beginning at 12:30 p.m. The cost for members is $10.00 and guests are welcome at a cost of $15.00. A warm and sincere invitation is ex-tended to all. Reservations are re-quired and can be made by calling Judy Strisko at 219 659-6743 be-fore the Tuesday, November 22nd deadline. Payment is due with your reservation. In keeping with our ongoing care and share community project of providing fi nancial assistance to our local food pantry, we ask those planning to attend to bring mon-etary donations for our Wreath’s pet project. Your generosity will ensure that our community’s needy will enjoy a Christmas fi lled with reminders of Christ’s love and com-passion for the poor. Special thanks are extended to the Editor of the Falcon, Dan Tan-zone, for the interesting and infor-mative addition to our previous Falcon submission. Dan’s knowl-edgeable history of our Wreath was very well received by our members. We look forward to seeing some new faces at the Christmas party, and we send warm wishes to those unable to attend because of illness or distance. You are always re-membered in prayer at all of our functions. Zdar Boh! Judy Strisko Recording Secretary

University Health System. His par-ents are Sokol members, George Tafelski and Rita Harmata. The Har-matas have been longtime members of the Slovak Catholic Sokol, with Rita enrolled at birth in the former Wreath 9, now a component of As-sembly 11, out of St.. Michael the Archangel, Chicago’s oldest Slovak parish located in the city’s Back-of-the-Yards neighborhood. Dr. Dan advises all young Sokol

members to think about the tradi-tional slogan of the Sokol move-ment: “A sound mind in a sound body.” He hopes that with the start of the new school year, all students stay excited about learning while making time for health and physi-cal fi tness. Our congratulations and frater-nal best wishes go out to Dr. Tafel-ski who is a credit to the American Slovak community. Happy future and Zdar Boh!


Chicago Sokol, Daniel Tafelski awarded Doctorate at Northwestern University

New Members SubmittedJuly 1 – 31, 2016

FACE NEWRECOMMENDER CITY/STATE AMOUNT MEMBERSMichael T. Matras Perryopolis, PA $130,000 9Leo Bryan Aller Kenosha, WI 10,000 1Dolores A. Yonkoski Parma, OH 5,000 1Francis S. Blanar East Douglas, MA 5,000 1

Life Insurance Totals $150,000 12

August 1 – 31, 2016

FACE NEWRECOMMENDER CITY/STATE AMOUNT MEMBERSDennis F. Zifcak East Douglas, MA $25,000 1Magdalene J. Malshefski Nanticoke, PA 20,000 1Michael T. Matras Perryopolis, PA 20,000 2Haley Marie Hast Pittsburgh, PA 5,000 1Rev. Andrew S. Hvozdovic Wilkes-barre, PA 5,000 1

Life Insurance Totals $75,000 6

For many years now, members of our four Slovak Catholic frater-nals, namely the Slovak Catholic Sokol, the First Catholic Slovak Union, the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association and the Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union have proudly participated in the annual March for Life in our nation’s capital. Under the banner, “Slovak Catholic Fraternals for Life,” each year our fraternalists participated in this peaceful dem-onstration showing our support for life in opposition to abortion. Once again, a bus will depart from northeastern Pennsylvania to participate in the March for Life. The bus will depart from Wilkes-Barre at 7 a.m. from the park and ride located on Route 309 in Wil-kes-Barre Township. The bus will

then pick up passengers at St. John Bosco Church located on Route 93 leaving Hazleton at about 7:30 a.m. Local branches and districts and Groups of our fraternals may sponsor the cost of members plan-ning to attend. Anyone interested in attending should call Theresa A. Kluchinski at tel. 888 834-6614 or 570 823-3515 or email [email protected] for more in-formation. The cost is $55.00 per person and includes the cost of the bus, snacks on the bus and a din-ner buffet at the Mountain Gate Restaurant on the way home. We hope to see many area So-kol members participate in this annual demonstration of respect for life - from conception to natu-ral death!

44th Annual March for Life setfor January 27 in Washington, D.C.

The faith community of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Passa-ic, N.J. will mark an historic mile-stone with a celebration marking its 125th anniversary. The celebration is scheduled for Friday evening, September 30. The program will include a Mass of thanksgiving at 7:30 p.m. celebrated by the Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson followed by a catered buf-fet supper in the parish social hall. Cost of the tickets is $25.00 per person. Dinner reservations may be made at the rectory at tel. (973) 779-0427 or following the weekend

Passaic Slovak parish to note 125th anniversary

Masses according to Parish Coun-cil President, Attorney Peter J. Ba-karich who also serves as president of Assembly 1 of the Slovak Catho-lic Sokol, the oldest lodge in our organization. The Slovak Catholic Sokol had it beginnings in this par-ish in 1905. St. Mary’s has enjoyed a rich history over these past 125 years. Much has changed in the area over the years, however the stability of the faith community remains. The parish was offi cially incorporated in 1891 to minister to the Slovak community.

Right Writer is Type Writer

September 12, 1873, was the date of the successful completion of the fi rst practical typewriter by Christopher Sholes. The fi rst pat-ent on the timesaving device was as early as 1829, but it wasn’t until Sholes’ machine - invented in 1867, patented the next year, and fi nally produced fi ve years later - that the ingenious device with two rows of black walnut painted keys became popular with the public.



Our Ever-Popular, 304-Page Sokol Cook Book

is Now in its Fourth Edition

✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄

Just $15.50 which includes postage and handlingSokol Assemblies and Wreaths can order a case of

12 cook books for just $170.00 – Place your order today!Make check or money order payable to:

Slovak Catholic SokolP.O. Box 899 – 205 Madison Street

Passaic, N.J. 07055(Canadian orders kindly add an additional $15.00 for postage)

NAME______________________________________________________________________ ________

ADDRESS__________________________________________________________________________

CITY, STATE & ZIP_________________________ __________________________________________

NUMBER OF BOOKS____________________________________________________________________(Effective January 1, 2015)

CHANGE OF AD DRESS OR REQUESTFOR SLOVAK CATH O LIC FALCON

P.O.BOX 899 • 205 MADISON STREET

PASSAIC, N.J. 07055

NEW CHANGE CAN CEL LA TION

Certifi cate No.____________________________________

Name___________________________________________

New Ad dress______________________________________

City________________State_____________ Zip_________

Old Ad dress______________________________________

City________________State_____________Zip_________

(Editor’s note: We have noticed a number of returned copies of our Falcon due to incorrect ad dress es of our members. We ask that when individuals move, that they com plete the form below for a change of address or call the home offi ce. We thank you for your continued co op er a tion)

Sokol Calendar

Straw polls for selecting the suc-cessor of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon are part of an internal process in the Security Council that isn’t commented on publicly by its members, the Slovakia’s Foreign and European Ministry stated on September 9 in reaction to the sec-ond place ranking of Slovak Minis-ter Miroslav Lajcak. Former Portuguese prime minis-ter Antonio Guterres earlier in the day topped the fourth successive straw poll in the Security Council, ahead of Slovak Foreign Minister Lajcak, said diplomats speaking on condition of anonymity.

“The process continues and there will be further rounds, so it would be prematue to comment on the vote and preliminary results of these indicative rounds,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Peter Stano. Guterres, a former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, got 12 ‘encourage’ votes, two ‘discour-age ‘ and one ‘no opinion’. Lajcak received ten positive votes, four negative and one neutral. Third place went to former Ser-bian foreign minister Vuk Jeremic on nine positive votes, four nega-tive and one abstention.

Lajcak second in UN strawpoll for Secretary General

site in Manhattan Park on Roos-evelt Island, New York City, 1-5 p.m. food, entertainment, for info call 212 734-4613 email: parishof-fi [email protected].

FRI.SEPT.30 125th anniversary of St. Mary of

the Assumption Slovak Parish of Passaic, N.J., beginning with Pon-tifi cal Mass of thanksgiving at 7.30 p.m. in the church, at the corner of Monroe and Market Streets, fol-lowed by a reception and dinner in the parish hall.

SUN.OCT.2 39th annual New Jersey Slovak

Heritage Festival at Mercer County Park, West Windsor, N.J. beginning with exhibits at 10 a.m., Slovak Mass at 11 a.m., cultural program at 2:30 p.m., Slovak culinary speciali-ties throughout the day with music for dancing and listening pleasure until 7 p.m.

Group 6 annual meeting at Hoss’ Steak and Sea House Restuarant, 148 Finley Road, Belle Vernon, Pa. beginning at 1:30 p.m.; for reserva-tions call 724 736-4032.

MON.OCT.3 Slovak heritage lecture program

hosted by the WPSCA, lecture by Lisa A. Alzo, genealogy expert on discovering your Slovak roots at Mount Lebanon Public Library, 16 Castle Shannon Blvd., Mt. Leba-non, Pa. beginning at 7 p.m., free admission.

Wreath 22 meeting at the Slovak Catholic Sokol Club, 2912 East Carson St., South Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. beginning at 7 p.m.

SAT.OCT.8 6th annual Slovak-Toberfest

hosted by the Western Pennsylva-nia Slovak Cultural Association at the Sonoma Grill, 947 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1-4 p.m., enjoying an array of European beers and food, live music, $35.00, for reser-vations call Joe at 412 956-6000 or 412 531-2990 or email at [email protected].

SUN.OCT.9 Group 5 annual meeting at St.

Mary’s Parish, 1602 Market Av-enue South, Canton, Oh. beginning with Mass at 9:30 a.m., meeting to follow in the church hall, for reser-vations, call Karen Hutnick at 330 877-9138.

SAT.OCT.15 Annual benefi t Spaghetti Lun-

cheon hosted by Wreath 22 at the Slovak Catholic Sokol Club, 2912 East Carson St., South Side, Pitts-burgh, Pa. beginning at 12:30 p.m., $8.00 for adults, $3.00 for children age 12 Bingo, a Chinese Auction, 50/50 and a bake sale will be fea-tured..

Group 16, “Rev. Ferdis Juriga” Annual Meeting at SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, 41233 Ryan Rd. north of 18 Mile Rd., Sterling Heights, Mich. beginning with Mass in church at 4 p.m., meeting

to follow in the Heritage Room of the parish.

Slovakfest 2016 hosted by The Slovak Garden in the small social hall, 3110 Howell Branch Rd., Winter Park, Fla. beginning at 2 p.m.;Slovak culinary specialities along with music for dancing and listening pleasure; for reservations call 407 677-6894, [email protected].

SUN.OCT.16 Centennial celebration of As-

sembly 162 beginning with Mass at 10:30 a.m., church of SS. Cyril and Methodius, Clifton, N.J. followed by dinner at the Royal Manor in Garfi eld, N.J.; tickets $40.00 adults, $23.00 children, 12 and younger; for reservations call Tom Krack, 973 478-1518 or Peter Walentow-icz, 973 340-9078.

Group 9 annual meeting at the Slovak Band Hall, 716 Chestnut St., Johnstown, Pa. beginning at 2 p.m., for reservations call Alice Po-drebarac 814 487-7433.

75th anniversary celebration of the American Slovak Zemplin Club of Cleveland, Oh.

Group 3 annual meeting at the Slovak Sokol Hall, Route 16, Douglas, Mass. beginning at 10:15 a.m.

WED.OCT.19 Friars’ Harvest Bistro at St. Fran-

cis Retreat House, 3918 Chipman Rd., Easton, Pa., 5 to 8 p.m., $55.00 per person, call 610 258-3053-ext.24.

SUN.OCT.23 Annual Slovak Octoberfest cel-

ebration of St. John Nepomucene

Parish, 411 East 66th Street, New York City including Mass in Slo-vak at 10:30 a.m. with Octoberfest festivities beginning at 1 p.m. in the parish social hall, music by the Jo-seph Jurasi Band.

SUN.OCT.30 Group 1 annual meeting at SS.

Cyril and Methodius Parish, 218 Ackerman Ave., Clifton, N.J. be-ginning with Mass in church at 10:30 a.m. followed by luncheon and meeting in the church hall.

Group 11 annual meeting at SS. Cyril and Methodius Par-ish, 13th Ave. and 2nd St. N.E., Minneapolis, Minn. beginning with Mass at 9 a.m., meeting and luncheon to follow at the Father Dargay Memorial Hall, for addi-tional information call James T. Genosky 763 789-9196.

NOV. 5-6 92nd annual meeting of the New

England Fraternal Alliance in Ber-lin, Conn.

SUN.NOV.6 26th annual Slovak Heritage

Festival hosted by the Slovak Stud-ies Program at the University of Pittsburgh, Cathedral of Learn-ing Commons Room, 4200 Fifth

Ave., Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1-5 p.m., entertainment, exhibits, food and vendors; for info call Christine Metil 412 624-5906 or email [email protected].

Group 17 annual meeting begin-ning with 11 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows/St. Matthias Church, Youngstown, Oh., meeting to fol-low at Donavito’s Restaurant, 139 South Bridge St., Struthers, Oh.

SUN.NOV.13 34th annual St. Martin Day Cel-

ebration hosted by Group 2 in Strat-ford, Conn.

SUN.DEC.4 Wreath 81 annual meeting and

Christmas party at Johnel’s Res-taurant, 4145 Calumet Ave. Ham-mond, Ind. beginning at 12:30 p.m.

SAT.DEC.10 Annual Children’s Christmas

Party hosted by Group 14, As-sembly 16 and Wreath 22 at the Slovak Catholic Sokol Club, 2912 East Carson St., South Side, Pitts-burgh, Pa., doors open at 12 noon and festivities begin at 1 p.m., call Carmella Suess Marzec 412 414-9249, email:[email protected]., Facebook: Group 14 Pgh.Pa Slo-vak Catholic Sokols.


Sokol Birthdays SEPTEMBER 25

Emilie Elizabeth Macurak, Acworth, Ga., a member of Wreath 22, Pittsburgh, Pa. Paul J. Spisak, Jr., Johnstown, Pa., a member of Wreath 14, John-stown, Pa. Angelina Marie White, Hun-lock Creek, Pa., a member of Assembly 59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

SEPTEMBER 26 Nina Hichak, Campbell Hall, N.Y., a member of Assembly 219, Yonkers, N.Y. Karen Zagrocki, Pittsburgh, Pa., a member of Wreath 22, Pittsburgh, Pa.

SEPTEMBER 27 John R. Aleski, Pittston, Pa., a member of Assembly 59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Corrin Fesko, Johnstown, Pa., a member of Wreath 14, John-stown, Pa. Jacqueline Sinder, Pittsburgh, Pa., a member of Wreath 14, John-stown, Pa.

SEPTEMBER 28 Rev. Matthew S. Ernest, Ph.D., St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, Yonkers, N.Y, a member of Assembly 219, Yon-kers, N.Y. Katie Beth Topolewski, Rose-mont, Pa., a member of Wreath 14, Johnstown, Pa. Julie Korenoski, Johnstown, Pa., a member of Wreath 14, Johnstown, Pa. Matthew Kubacka, John-stown, Pa., a member of Wreath 14, Johnstown, Pa. Michael J. Krajsa, Coopers-burg, Pa., a member of Assembly 219, Yonkers, N.Y.

SEPTEMBER 29 Lawrence McDermott, Hol-lywood, Fla., a member of As-sembly 219, Yonkers, N.Y. Mary Popot, Yonkers, N.Y., a member of Assembly 219, Yon-kers, N.Y. Joanne E. Spisak, Johnstown, Pa., fi nancial secretary of Wreath 14, Johnstown, Pa.

SEPTEMBER 30 Elizabeth Bischof, Johnstown, Pa., a member of Wreath 14, John-stown, Pa. Melissa Ann Byrnes, East Chester, N.Y., a member of As-sembly 219, Yonkers, N.Y. Anna Mesaros, Johnstown, Pa., a member of Assembly 82, Dunlo, Pa.

Andrew Toskovich, Garfi eld, N.J., a member of Assembly 1, Passaic, N.J.

OCTOBER 1 Karen Kirchmayer, Haskell, NJ. a member of Assembly 162, Clifton, N.J.

OCTOBER 2 Jerome Hvozdovic, High Point, NC, a member of Assemlby 59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

OCTOBER 3 Edward Brizek, Pittsburgh, Pa., a member of Assembly 16, Pittsburgh, Pa. Thomas J. Shopa, Wilming-ton, Del., a member of Assembly 48, Philadelphia, Pa. Theresa Zgebura Wiessner, Northampton, Pa., a member of Assembly 255, Whitehall, Pa.

OCTOBER 5 Deborah D. Lubatti, North Braddock, Pa., a member of As-sembly 179, Braddock, Pa.

OCTOBER 6 Patricia L. Bitz, Streamwood, Ill., a member of Assembly 257, Chicago, Ill. Maria Jurasi, Garfi eld, N.J., a member of Assembly 182, New York, N.Y. Dolores A. Yonkoski, Dunlo, Pa., president of Assembly 82, Dunlo, Pa.

OCTOBER 7 Mary Barcelowsky, The Vil-lages, FL, a member of Wreath 2, Passaic, N.J. Matthew D. Duska, Villanova, Pa., member of Assembly 64, Erie, Pa. Emily Nicole Goberish, Am-bridge, Pa., a member of Wreath 85, MeKees Rocks, Pa. Linda M. Simko, Barberton, Oh., a member of Wreath 43, Akron, Oh. Michael G. Spisak, Johnstown, Pa., a member of Wreath 14, John-stown, Pa.

OCTOBER 8 Caden Patrick Buck, Poland, Oh., a member of Assembly 108, Youngstoswn, Oh. Robert Cupper, Belle Vernon, Pa., a member of Assembly 127, Monessen, Pa. Msgr. Michael J. Chaback, S.T.D., Northampton, Pa., Chap-lain of Group 10 and a member of Assembly 78, Bethlehem, Pa. Stephanie Ann Chiaro, Ches-apeake, VA, a member of Wreath 54, Youngstown, Oh.

MINIMUM CURRENT GUARANTEEVANTAGE 1 1.25% 1.00%VANTAGE 2 1.50% 1.00%VANTAGE 3 2.00% 1.00%VANTAGE 5 3.00% 2.00%VANTAGE 7 3.25% 2.00%

SINGLE PREMIUM IMMEDIATE ANNUITY – SPIA5 THROUGH 9 YEARS 2.75%10 YEARS OR MORE 3.50%

________________________________

NO LONGER OFFERED EFFECTIVE: AUGUST 31, 2011

MINIMUM CURRENT GUARANTEEFLEXIBLE 3.00% 3.00%SINGLE PREMIUM 3.00% 3.00%

EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 1, 2016

Keep Your Slovak Catholic Sokol

Home Offi ce Numbers HandyTOLL FREE NUMBER – 1-800-886-7656

HOME OFFICE – (973) 777-2605 or 777-2606

DIRECTOR OF SALES – 1-855-874-9179 or (412) 381-5431

UNDERWRITING – (973) 777-4704

EDITOR – (973) 777-4010

FAX NUMBER – (973) 779-8245

E-MAIL – [email protected]

WEB SITE –www.slovakcatholicsokol.org

Group 3 held their semi-annual meeting on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the Slovak Sokol Hall in Doug-las, MA. Coffee and Danish were served. Group 3’s President, Kevin Con-way called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. Brother Kevin opened the meeting with a prayer. Brother Joe Brody then led us in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Secretary Christine Manyak read the roll call. There were 9 members present representing Assemblies 28 and Wreath 18. Secretary Christine Manyak re-viewed the minutes of the Group 3 Annual meeting held on Sunday, September 20, 2015. The minutes were accepted on a motion by Judy Manyak, seconded by Larry Bom-bara. Brother Kevin welcomed ev-eryone and thanked everyone for attending. He understands every-one has a busy schedule and he ap-preciates our participation. Brother Kevin noted that Group 3 has not participated in any national events in the past six months. The Presi-dent’s meetings are held every 4 years, this is an off year. Brother Kevin commented on the success of local events for the club, the hall and Group 3. He would like to continue to fi nd ways to get more members involved. Treasurer Ralph Quinn was un-able to attend therefore the trea-surer’s report was read by Brother

Kevin. After review and discussion it was accepted on a motion by Lar-ry Bombara, seconded by Jeanne Bombara. As this is the semi-annual meet-ing and an off year for the Slet, the Physical Director and Directress do not have a report. They will be attending the Clinic to be held in Brockport, NY July 28-31, 2016. They will be attending with two as-sistants. A youth fund raiser was attempt-ed unfortunately only 4 of 35 forms were returned. Brother Roger Manyak provided an update as Sports Director. The International Bowling tournament will be held 5/20-22/16 and we will have one men’s team representing Group 3. The International Softball tournament is to be held 7/8-10/16 at Kirby park in Wilkes-Barre, PA, we will try to send 1 men’s and 1 women’s team. The Golf tourna-ment will be held in Dubois, PA 8/19-21/16. The International men’s basketball and co-ed vol-leyball tournament will be held in October.

NEW BUSINESS • Locally a Golf Tournament fund raiser will be held on 5/1/16 for Brother Gary Manyak undergo-ing treatment for throat cancer. • The Sokol Open again be held the fi rst Saturday after Labor Day, on 9/10/16 at Blissful Mead-ows Golf Club. This is a new loca-tion.

• The Octoberfest, another of our big fund raisers will be held on 10/1/16. • On April 2nd a Sokol Buf-fet was held, 110 tickets were sold. Roger Manyak, chairman of this event, would like to Thank the members and parents who helped make this such a successful event. Fund Raising: In addition to the Sokol Open and Octoberfest it was recommended that we look into a boat ride on the River Boat on Web-ster Lake. It was also recommended that the Sokol Buffet become an annual event. A motion to adjourn was made by Judy Manyak, seconded by Joe Bolte, accepted. Brother Kevin concluded the meeting with a clos-ing prayer. Suhlas.

Held in Douglas, Mass.

Minutes of the Semi-Annual Meeting of Group 3 “Rev. Edmund Mochak”

Rx for Success: Get Along

All surveys show that personal failures develop from the inability to get along with other people. Promo-tions to responsible positions do not go to those who lack good human re-lations. They just do not quality. Im-portant as are aptitude, intelligence and willingness to learn - human re-lations still rank highest on the road to success.

He Planted Trees Yes, Johnny Appleseed really lived. His real name was John Chap-man and he is thought to have been born September 26, 1774. Perhaps he was one of Earth’s fi rst environ-mentalists. He planted dozens of trees and befriended animals. The Indians considered him a great med-icine man.


Lodge Jottings

Obituaries...

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Saturday, August 13 at the Church of St. Matthias, a worship site of Our Lady of Sor-rows Parish in Youngstown, Oh. for Mary Minear who passed away on August 10 at the age of 94. A native of Teplicka, Slovakia, Mary was born there December 5, 1921, a daughter of John Kovach and the former Catherine Olenik. She emigrated to the United States with her parents at age eight in 1929 settling in Youngstown, Oh. She was educated in local schools and was employed for many years at City Provision grocery store, re-tiring in 1985. In 1946, she married Bernard Minear. He passed away in 1958. Mary was active in the local Slo-vak community for many years. She was a member of St. Matthias Church, its Altar and Rosary Soci-ety as well at the Infant of Prague Guild. She was an active Sokolka all her life. She served for many years as an auditor of Wreath 54 and represented her lodge at nu-merous Sokol gatherings both na-tionally as well as within Group 17. She served for more than 20 years as auditor of Wreath 54. At the time of her death, Mary was serving as an Honorary Auditor of Wreath 54. She was also a member of the Golden Echoes. In addition to her husband, Bernard and parents, Mary was preceded in death by her brothers, John, George, and Joseph Kovach and sisters, Catherine Yanek and Regina Kovach. Mary leaves her loving family,

Mary Minear passes away at age 94; was Wreath 54 Sokolka in Youngstown, Oh.

one son, Frederick of Strongsville, Oh., two daughters, Norma and her husband, Richard Wise of Chagrin Falls, Oh. and Marilyn and her hus-band David Rakes of Litchfi eld, Oh.; grandchildren, Stephanie and her husband Bruce Mitchell; Dan-iel George, Heather Minear, and Zachary and his wife Ann Kovach of Liberty, Oh. and Cyril and his wife, Mary Kovach of Struthers, Oh. Family, friends and fellow fra-ternalists paid their fi nal respects to Mary at the Kubina Yuhasz Wasko Funeral Home. Interment followed the funeral liturgy at Calvary Cem-etery. May our Sister Mary, who so beautifully mirrored our Sokol way of life, now rest in peace. Our sym-pathy goes out to her family.

Mary Minear1921 - 2016, R.I.P.

Karol M. Talafous passed away peacefully on May 19 at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, Pa. after a brief illness. He was 73.

A native of Ventnor City, N.J., he was born there October 25, 1942 son of Slovak immigrant parents, the late Karol Talafous, Sr. and the former

Anna Sulick. As a child, the fam-ily moved to Jersey City, N.J. where Karol was raised at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Slovak Parish there and was a graduate of its former parochial school. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School. He earned his Master’s degree in Administration and Supervision from Kean College. He taught for 30 years at his alma mater, Lincoln High School in Jersey City. Karol has been a Sokol since birth. His late father, Karol Talafous, Sr. was an active Sokol and was among the founders of Assembly 182 in New York City. When the family moved to Jersey City, the family be-came actve in Assembly 224 there. As a youth, Karol was an active competitor in various Group 1 sport-ing and fraternal activities. In his youth, he served as a member of the Technical Board of Group 1 and par-ticipated in a number of our national Slets. Karol also was an active par-ticipant in our national bowling and golf tournaments. He was a delegate to several of our national conven-tions. At the 57th International Golf Tournament at Treasujre Lake Re-

Karol M. Talafous, longtime Sokolactivist, passes away at age 73

Karol M. Talafous1942 - 2016, R.I.P.

sort in DuBois, Pa. in August 2012, Brother Talafous was presented the Frank S. Petruff Memorial Sports Award in recognition of his dedica-tion to our organization and the sport of golf. In addition, he was active in the New Jersey Slovak Heritage Fes-tival as well as Slovak cultural events in the north east. Family, friends and fellow fra-ternalists paid their fi nal respects to Brother Talafous at the Joseph A. Fluehr Funeral Home in New Brit-ain, Pa. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on May 23 at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Car-mel in Doylestown, Pa. Interment was private. At the time of his death, he was married to Sheila. In addition, he is survived by two daughters, Laura Anne Talafous of Newton, Pa. and Amy Elizabeth Talafous of Doylestown, Pa. as well as sister-in-law, Louise Talafous and several nieces and nephews. He was pre-ceded in death by his parents as well as a brother, Joseph J. Talafous who served as a past general counsel of the Slovak Catholic Sokol. Our Brother Karol was a wonder-ful ambassador of our Sokol way of life. He was a patriotic American and proud heir of our Slovak culture and heritage. He will be sorely missed. May he rest in peace.

Sister M. Mercedes Voytko, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius, passed away peacefully on Septem-ber 8 at Emmanuel Center in Dan-ville, Pa. She was 85. A native of Humboldt, Pa., Sister Mercedes(Victoria Voytko) was the youngest child of Michael Voytko and the former Anna Vantuch. She attended local schools and complet-ed her elementary education at St. Joseph School in Hazleton, Pa. She was raised in St. Joseph’s Parish in Hazleton, the fi rst Slovak parish es-tablished in America. She graduated from St. Cyril Academy in Danville. Sister entered the Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius on October 3, 1949, and was received as a novice on August 10, 1950. She made her fi rst profession of vows on August 13, 1952. Sister Mercedes received her B. A. and M.A. degrees from Marywood University in Scranton, Pa. and was later selected for mem-bership in Phi Alpha Theta(lota Sigma Chapter) international honor fraternity in history. Sister also con-tinued her education at Fordham University in New York, the Uni-versity of Scranton, the University of Bloomsburg and LaSalle Uni-versity in Philadelphia. She taught in parish schools in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Sister also taught at Bishop O’Reilly High School in Kingston, Pa., Bishop O’Hara High School in Dunmore, Pa., and at Sacred Heart Clinic in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She served as principal at St. Joseph School in Nanticoke, Pa. During her 13 years at St. Joseph’s in Danville, Pa., Sister served in a variety of ca-pacities. She taught eighth grade and was high school religious education coordinator for three years. Sister Mercedes also served as a pastoral assistant, special Eucharistic Minis-ter and Director of Religious Educa-tion. She served as secretary of the Danville-Riverside Area Ministerial Association(DRAMA) and was an active member of the following or-ganizations: the St. Vincent DePaul Society, the Parish Board of Edu-cation, the Parish Council and the Council of Catholic Women. Sister Mercedes was engaged in pastoral ministry part-time at the Danville State Hospital for seven years. Well-known and active in Slovak circles, Sister Mercedes served as di-rector of the Jankola Library and Slo-vak Museum at Villa Sacred Heart in Danville for 15 years. During those years, she enjoyed close collabora-tion with Slovak institutions both in the United States and Canada as well as in Slovakia and western Europe. She was a member of a number Slo-vak organizations, including life

membership in the Slovak League of America, the Slovak Catholic Feder-ation, where she served on its board; and the former Slovak World Con-gress. Sister was also active in the Conference of Slovak Religious. She kept in touch with her own Luzerne County Pennsylvania Slovak roots with her membership in the Slovak Heritage Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and participated in their various cultural activities over the years. In all of these organiza-tions Sister was always a welcome participant. She was also a long-time member of the Slovak Catholic Sokol. Sister Mercedes was preceded in death by her parents and fi ve broth-ers and three sisters. She is survived by many nieces and nephews and their families. The transferal and recitation of the Rosary took place on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Maria Hall, Danville, fol-lowed by a Wake Service 11 a.m. At 1:30 p.m. a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in the Chapel of Ma-ria Hall. Burial followed in the Sis-ters’ cemetery on the Motherhouse grounds. Donations in memory of Sister Mercedes can be made to the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Metho-dius, Villa Sacred Heart, Danville, PA 17821. Sister Mercedes’ fi rst discernment to religious life came early while growing up in her parish of St. Joseph in Hazleton, Pa., the oldest Slovak parish in America. An early pastor of the parish was the Rev. Matthew Jankola, founder of the Congrega-tion of the Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius. Throughout her religious life, Sister Mercedes beautifully mir-rored our Cyrilo-Methodian heritage of faith. Through her dedication and example as an educator, she passed on the gift of faith to generations of her students as well as to those she came in contact during her many years of faithful religious ministry. She was a beautiful soul who will be sorely missed. May she rest in peace.

Sister Mercedes Voytko, former JankolaLibrary Director, passes away at 85

Sister M. Mercedes Voytko, SS.C.M.1931- 2016, R.I.P.

Joanne E. Spisak President Alice Podrebarac Secretary Group 11, “St. John Nepomu-cene,” - This year’s meeting is set for Sunday, October 30 at SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish locat-ed at 13th Avenue and 2nd Street, N.E. in Minneapolis, Minn. Our program begins with attendance at the 9 a.m. Mass which will be celebrated for the living and de-ceased members of Group 11. Following the liturgy, our annual meeting will be called to order in the Father George Dargay Memo-rial Hall. Coffee and rolls will be available before the meeting and lunch will be served following the business session. All delegates and guests from Minneapolis, Minn., Duluth, Minn. Wreath 21 of Superior, Wis. and Assembly 155 of Ironwood, Mich. are re-quested to register with the Group Secretary James T. Genosky at tel. 763-789-9196 by the deadline date of October 23, 2016. Looking forward to an enjoyable gathering in the best traditions of Group 11 Sokol fellowship and fraternal-ism, may we remain Zdar Boh! David J. Genosky President James T. Genosky Secretary Group 16, “Rev. Ferdis Ju-riga” - This year’s meeting is set for Saturday, October 15 at SS. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Par-ish, 41233 Ryan Road, North of 18 Mile Rd., in Sterling Heights, Mich. We will attend Mass cele-

brated for the living and deceased members of Group 16 at 4 p.m. The pastor and chaplain of Group 16, the Rev. Benjamin Kosnac will be the celebrant. Following the lit-urgy, we will gather in the Heri-tage Room of the parish where our annual meeting will be called

to order. We hope to see delegates from our lodges in Detroit, Mich. and Rossford, Oh. present at this important meeting. Zdar Boh! Andrea Ames Papcun President Madeline Stanek Secretary


ISSN: 0897-8107

Úradn¥ ™asopisSLOVENSKÉHO KATOLÍCKEHO SOKOLA

Zalo¢en¥ 15. apríla 1911 – Vychádza ka¢dú druhú stredu

Majitel« a vydavatel«:SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL

Daniel F. Tanzone, redaktor Telefónne ™íslo: (973) 777-4010

V£etky ™lánky, príspevky a správy treba posielat« na adresu:Editor, Slovak Catholic Sokol, P.O. Box 899

205 Madison Street, Passaic, New Jersey 07055

SLOVENSKÝ KATOLÍCKY SOKOL, 21. SEPTEMBRA 2016 PAGE 15

162. zbor S.K.S. oslávi storočnicu 162. zbor Slovenského katolíckeho sokola oslávi svoju storočnicu v nedeľu 16. októbra po slovenskej svätej omši v kos-tole sv. Cyrila a Metoda, 235 Ackerman Ave., v Clift one, NJ. Omša začne o 10.30 hodine doobeda. Oslava sa bude konať v rečtaurácii Royal Manor v Garfi eld, NJ. Cena vstupeniek: $40.00 za dospelých a $23.00 za deti vo veku do 12 rokov. Bližšie informácie a rezervácie: Tom Krack, tel.efónne číslo: 973-478-1518, Peter Walentowicz, tel. č. 973-340-9078.

NAVŠTÍVTE NAŠU FACEBOOK STRÁNKU

SLOVAK CATHOLIC SOKOL

Slovenský Oktoberfest v New Yorku Farnosť sv. Jána Nepomuckého v New Yorku v spolupráci s In-ternational Chefs Assn (NY Chapter) pozývajú slovenskú verejnosť na tradičnú októbrovú zábavu – Oktoberfest. Bude sa konať v nedeľu 23. októbra od 1. do 6.30 hod. vo veľkej hale slovenského kostola sv. Jána Nepomuckého (66th St. and 1st Ave.). Bude sa podávať pred-jedlo, večera s bohatým výberom zo slovenskej a nemeckej kuchyne, slovenské a nemecké pivo, koláče, káva a čaj. Do tanca bude hrať skupina Kontakty. Vstupné je $40.00 za osobu. V cene je zahrnuté jedlo a nápoje. Bližšie informácie a rezervácie: 212-734-4613 (Lisa), J. Škrkoň 718-626-0195, H. Daitová 201-641-8922, M. Božeková 347-612-1934.

VÝUČOVANIE SLOVENSKÉHO JAZYKA V CLIFTONE, NJ

Vyučovanie slovenského jazyka v hale Kostola sv. Cyrila a Metoda (235 Ackerman Ave.) v Clift one, N.J. je v piatok, mladšia skupina od 4.30 hod. popoludní do 6.30 a staršia sku-pina od 6.00 do 8.00 hod. večer od septembra do júna. Deti majú možnosť spoznať slovenský jazyk slovom a písmom a tiež získavajú základné vedomosti o Slovensku. Vítané sú deti od 6 rokov. Poplatok na celý školský rok je $400. Bližšie infor-mácie na telefónnom čísle 908-494-7994 alebo email: [email protected]

Rok 2016 vyhlásila Matica slovenská za rok Svetozára Hur-bana Vajanského, ktorého meno je Slovákom žijúcim v zahraničí, a to najmä krajanom na Dol-nej Zemi, dobre známe. Rok čo rok sa stretávajú pri pamätných tabuliach a bustách, kde tejto obrovskej osobnosti – ktorá uro-bila hlbokú stopu nielen do slov-enského politického života, ale i do našej slovenskej literatúry, vzdávajú úctu. Svetozár Hurban Vajanský sa narodil v roku 1847 v Hlbo-kom do národne uvedomelej rodiny ako syn Jozefa Miloslava Hurbana a Aničky Jurkovičovej. Slovenskej verejnosti je známy najmä ako autor poézie, prózy i publicistiky, matičiarom je zná-my ako ideológ a politik a ako popredná osobnosť slovenskej kultúrnej a politickej scény 19. storočia. Vzdelanie získal nielen na území dnešného Slovenska, ale i v hornorakúskom Ober-schutzene a pruskom Stendale. Svoju kariéru sprvoti zameral na právo, ktoré študoval v Banskej Bystrici a Budapešti. Vo svojom prvom zamest-naní (pracoval ako koncipient) sa prílišne neuchytil. Prestíž zís-kal až ako redaktor Národných novín, prvých slovenských poli-tických novín, ktoré vychádzali v periodicite tri až šesťkrát týždenne. Študujúca mládež jeho meno dáva do súvislosti najmä s jeho poetickým a prozaick-ým umením. Na jeho tvorbu mali vplyv nielen štúrovci, ale i zahraničná literatúra. Jeho diela radíme do prvej vlny realizmu, niektorí literárni kritici však poukazujú aj na modernistické tendencie v jeho diele, s akými sa stretávame v medzivojnovej literatúre. Témy, ktorých sa dotýka sú nielen spoločenské, ale i čiastočne orientované na jednotlivca vo vtedajšej spoločenskej situácii. V hodno-tení jeho diel literárnymi kri-

Svetozár Hurban Vajanský

tikmi často nájdeme tvrdenie, že sa „ani o jednom spisovateľovi nevyslovilo toľko protirečivých názorov ako o S. H. Vajanskom“. Jeho život a dielo je spojené aj s prvým vedeckým časopisom v novej slovenčine – so Slovenský-mi pohľadmi. Keď ich vydávanie bolo prerušené, spoločne s Joze-fom Škultétym sa zaslúžil o ich obnovenie v roku 1881. V čase meruôsmych rokov bojoval za ukotvenie novej slovenčiny, ve-hementne podporoval snahy štúrovcov, stál pri základoch tvorby kultúry a literatúry v novej spisovnej slovenčine, ideologicky podporoval martin-ské centrum i Národnú stranu. Za svoje snahy bol odsúdený i väznený. Hurbanovi časktokrát prisud-zujeme epiteton „patriarcha Slovákov“. Bol neoblomný v názoroch, celoživotne bojujúci za slovenskú svojbytnosť, ruso-fi l a literát. Svoj život politika, literáta, kritika i národovca dožil v Martine, kde 17. augusta 1916 zomrel. Presne na 100. výročie jeho úmrtia mu Matica slov-enská v Martine odhalila bustu v parku sv. Cyrila a Metoda na matičnom nádvorí.

- Zuzana Pavelcová

Rekordné teplotyna Slovensku

Na Slovensku zaznamenali najteplejšie dni, ale aj noci v histórii meraní. Počas druhého septembrového víkendu boli na niektorých meteorologických staniciach prekonané dlhodobé rekordy teploty vzduchu. Meteorológovia zazname-nali najteplejšie dni, ale aj noci v histórii meraní. Informoval o tom Slovenský hydrometeoro-logický ústav (SHMÚ). V nedeľu 11. septembra SHMÚ upozornilo, že na me-teorologickej stanici Bratislava - Koliba bola rekordne teplá už tretia noc a nechýbalo veľa k do-siahnutiu tropickej noci na tejto stanici. Veľmi teplé rána boli aj na ostatnom území Slovenska. Aj sobota 10. septembra bola na Slovensku mimoriadne teplá. Teplota vystúpila na viacerých miestach na 29 až 31 stupňov Celzia. V mnohých lokalitách bol prekonaný rekord maxi-málnej teploty na tento dátum,” priblížili meteorológovia s tým, že sa tak stalo v Piešťanoch, Dol-nom Hričove, Liesku, na Sliači, v Košiciach, Stropkove či v Kame-nici nad Cirochou. Paradoxom je, že v Hurbanove rekord 10. septembra nepadol. “Táto stan-ica má výrazne dlhší rad pozo-rovaní ako ostatné stani-ce a 10. septembra 1928 tu namerali až 32,8 stupňov Celzia.

Svetozár Hurban Vajanský1847 - 1916

Národnej púte pri príležitosti sviatku Sedembolestnej Panny Márie - patrónky Slovenska v Šaštíne – Strážach, ktorá sa konala 15. septembra, sa zúčastnilo približne 35-tisíc veriacich. Na orga-nizácii púte sa podieľalo asi 150 dobrovoľníkov, od rána na mieste spovedalo 40 kňazov a pri svätej omši koncelebrovalo 120 bisku-pov a kňazov. Hlaným celebrantom bol košický arcibiskup met-ropolita Bernard Bober. Katolícka cirkev na Slovensku si sviatok Sedembolestnej Panny Márie, patrónky Slovenska, pripomína 15. septembra. Národnou svätyňou Sedembolestnej Panny Márie na Slovensku sa stal chrám v Šaštíne. - Foto: SITA

Minister Kaliňák rokoval s námestníkom ministra

vnútornej bezpečnosti USA Dopad brexitu na Európsku úniu, boj proti terorizmu, vývoj migrácie v Európe, vízová libe-ralizácia, ale aj výmena infor-mácií medzi členskými krajina-mi a bezpečnostnými službami boli témami dnešného stretnu-tia ministra vnútra SR Roberta Kaliňáka s námestníkom minis-tra vnútornej bezpečnosti USA pre spravodajské služby a analýzy Francisom X. Taylorom. Na stretnutí sa zúčastnili aj námest-ník riaditeľa pre boj proti tero-rizmu USA Timothy Brian Cur-ry a veľvyslanec USA v Bratislave Adam Sterling. Minister Kaliňák na stretnutí informoval F. Taylora o prijatí nariadenia o Európskej hraničnej a pobrežnej stráži, ktorá by mala začať fungovať začiatkom októ-bra. Francis Taylor ocenil dohodu o vzájomnej výmene informácií o cestujúcich v leteckej doprave medzi úniou a Spojenými štátmi a zdôraznil potrebu čo najskoršej implementácie tohto opatrenia do praxe. Zároveň sa s minis-trom vnútra zhodol, že výmena informácií medzi jednotlivými krajinami a bezpečnostnými službami sú riešením v boji proti terorizmu.

ÚRADNÝ ČASOPIS SLOVENSKÉHO KATOLÍCKEHO SOKOLA - 28 000 ČLENOV - HLAVNÁ ÚRADOVŇA: 205 MADISON STREET, PASSAIC, NJ 07055 – www.slovakcatholicsokol.org

VOLUME CV PASSAIC, N.J., 21. SEPTEMBRA 2016 ČÍSLO 5078

SLOVAK CATHOLIC FALCON

Za Boha a národ For God and Nation

V utorok 6. septembra odovz-dal prezidentovi SR Andrejovi Kiskovi svoje poverovacie list-iny splnomocnený rezidentný veľvyslanec USA Adam H. Ster-ling, kariérny diplomat, ktorý v službách USA v zahraničí pô-sobí od roku 1990. Počas svo-jej dlhej kariéry pôsobil v Ho-landsku, Izraeli, Belgicku, Peru, Azerbajdžane či Kazachstane.

Nový veľvyslanec USA odovzdal prezidentovi SR poverovacie listiny

Adam H. Sterling vyštudoval Grinnell College, magister-ský titul získal na John F. Ken-nedy School of Government na Harvarde. Sterling taktiež ov-láda viacero svetových jazykov – španielčinu, francúzštinu, ruśtinu, azerbajdžančinu a holandčinu. Je ženatý s Belgičankou Veer-le Coignezovou, s ktorou má dcéru Elku a syna Brama. Veľvyslanectvo USA v Bratislave viedol od septem-bra 2015 chargé d’aff aires Liam Wasley, pred ním tento post počas letných mesiacov patril Rudolfovi V. Perinovi. Funkciu veľvyslanca naposledy zastával Th eodore Sedgwick, ktorý v Bratislave pôsobil približne päť rokov. So Slovenskom sa rozlúčil pred rokom začiatkom júla.

39. Festival slovenského dedičstva v New Jersey sa bude konať v nedeľu 2. októbra v Mercer County Park vo West Windsor, NJ ned’aleko exitu 8 na NJ Turnpike. Ako po iné roky, program bude bohatý a pestrý. Svo-jim programom sa predstaví tanečný súbor Limbora z New Yorku, ktorý tohto roku osla-vuje 50-ročné jubileum, Pajtáši a populárna speváčka zo Slo-venska Katarína Knechtová so svojou skupinou a spevák Rado Lesay. Vystúpia aj detské súbory zo slovenských škôl a komunít v New Yorku a New Jersey: Limboráčik, Lipka, Domovinka a deti zo slovenskej komunity v Trenton, NJ a Llama Band. Na programe je aj futbalový turnaj a v parku budú zaria-denia na pobavenie detí. Na predaj budú tradičné slovenské jedlá a budú otvorené stánky s výrobkami dovezenými zo Slo-venska.

39. Slovenský festival v New Jersey bude v Mercer County Park 2. októbra

Park bude otvorený o 10.00 hodine. Katolícka svätá omša bude o 11.00 hod. a o 2.00 ho-dine začne kultúrny program a prehliadka krojov. Usporiadate-lia očakávajú aj významných návštevníkov zo Slovenska. Vstupné je $10.00 za osobu. Deti do 15 rokov majú vstup bezplatný.

CESTOVNÉ INŠTRUKCIE: Z exitu 8 na NJ Turnpike odbočte vpravo na Rt -33/RT-133 smerom na Freehold/Hight-stown. Po 5 mílach odbočte vpravo smerom na Hightstown Rd/Princeton Hightstown Rd/CR-571; po 0.3 míle odbočte vľavo na Old Trenton RD/CR535; po 4.1 mílach prídete do Mercer County Park a sle-dujte nápisy na “Slovak Festi- val”.

Slávnostným odhalením zá-kladného kameňa sa 13. septem-bra v Nitre ofi ciálne začala výstav-ba nového závodu automobilky Jaguar Land Rover. Firma plánuje v prvej etape vytvoriť 2800 pracovných miest. Podľa slov operatívneho riaditeľa podniku Alexandra Wortberga sa majú prví operátori výroby zamestnávať na prelome rokov 2017 a 2018. Prvý automobil má vyjsť z výrobnej linky v druhom polroku 2018. V prvej fáze sa má v Nitre vyrábať 150-tisíc áut ročne. Podľa Wortberga je závod naprojek-tovaný tak, aby sa v budúcnosti mohol objem výroby zdvoj-násobiť. „Ide o náš prvý závod v konti-nentálnej Európe a práve Európa je pre nás veľmi dôležitý trh. Slo-vensko je v jej srdci, a preto je lo-kalita v Nitre mimoriadne vhod-ná. Je tu výborná infraštruktúra a blízko sú aj mnohí naši dodá-vatelia. Británia síce odchádza z Európskej únie, ale my z Európy určite neodchádzame. Ľudia na

Slovensku si môžu byť istí, že naše partnerstvo a naše záväzky sú veľmi pevné a budúcnosť je svet-lá,“ skonštatoval výkonný riaditeľ spoločnosti Jaguar Land Rover Ralph Speth. Podľa premiéra Roberta Fica je príchod Jaguaru na Sloven-sko veľkým úspechom. „Som rád, že po deviatich mesiacoch od podpísania investičnej zm-luvy sa môžeme k tomuto úspe-chu vrátiť. Mali sme sen vytvoriť špičkový priemyselný park, ktorý prenesie Slovensko do prvej sve-tovej ligy. Som rád, že v Nitre takýto špičkový strategický park vyrástol. Dnes je tu 470 hektárov pripravenej pôdy, 31 kilometrov cestnej infraštruktúry, špeciálny železničný terminál a stavebné protipovodňové úpravy, ktoré ochránia priemyselný park i mes-to Nitra pred tisícročnou vodou,“ skonštatoval Fico. Ako doplnil, už v priebehu prípravných prác sa na spevnené plochy priviezlo 2,2 milióna ton špeciálnej hmoty, každý deň bolo na stavbe 350 až 390 nákladných

áut a odpracovalo sa tu 350-tisíc hodín. O prácu v novej automobilke prejavilo záujem 40-tisíc ľudí. Fir-ma však počíta s tým, že nie všetci budú vhodní pre prácu v závode. „Musia mať tú správnu kvali-fi káciu a istý stupeň zručnosti. Určite chceme investovať do rôznych miestnych projektov zameraných na vzdelávanie predovšetkým mladých ľudí. Radi by sme tiež časom na Slov-ensku vychovali novú generáciu automobilových inžinierov,“ pri-pomenul Wortberg. Aj napriek veľkému záujmu Slovákov o prácu v automobilke pripustil, že kvalifi kovanej pra-covnej sily môže byť nedostatok. „Treba si uvedomiť, že my nevyt-várame iba niekoľko stoviek pra-covných miest, ale naša investícia vytvára násobky týchto miest. Je aj na slovenskej vláde a ďalších zainteresovaných stranách, aby dokázali tento problém riešiť. My sami chceme spraviť maximum pre výchovu kvalifi kovaných pra-covníkov,“ uviedol Wortberg.

Výstavba závodu automobilky pri Nitre sa ofi ciálne začala

V nedeľu 11. septembra sa v Kostole sv. Jána Nepomuckého v New Yorku konala rozlúčka s Otcom Štefanom Chanasom, ktorý pôsobil v tomto kostole 13 rokov. Otec Chanas bol preložený do Far-nosti St. Charles Borremeo na Staten Island. Po slovenskej svätej omši, ktorú slúžil Otec Chanas, nasledoval v kostolej hale obed. Na svätej omši bolo prítomných približne 300 ľudí, ktorí sa prišli rozlúčiť s Otcom Chanasom. Na snímke je O. Štefan (vstrede) a vpravo je O. Richard Baker, terajší farár farnosti sv. Jána Nepomuckého.

Slovensk¥ Katolícky SokolSep 21, 2016 · VOLUME CV PASSAIC, N.J., SEPTEMBER 21 PASSAIC, N.J.,...

Documents

Transcript of Slovensk¥ Katolícky SokolSep 21, 2016 · VOLUME CV PASSAIC, N.J., SEPTEMBER 21 PASSAIC, N.J.,...