Goes in hand in hand.  Less people attending, especially young people.  Fewer
candidates for the priesthood.  In Western PA we've seen Masses decreased
continually over the years. Where there used to be Churches with 4 to 5 Masses,
now they have one to two, and those are far from having pews filled.

--- In Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com, LongJohn Wayne <daxthewarrior@...> wrote:
>
> It is the dwindling supply of priests that cause the dwindling congregations.
>
> I agree Vilo.
>
> --- On Thu, 12/30/10, William C. Wormuth <senzus@...> wrote:
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> From: William C. Wormuth <senzus@...>
> Subject: Re: [Slovak-World] Re: Pa Churches
> To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 2:07 PM
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>       The Churches closed here did not have "dwindling Congregations", nor
were they in debt.  The Priest shortage caused one priest to serve the 3
churches, saing tree masses on Sunday and one on Saturday.  5 minutes between
churches, by car.
>
>
>
> The schedule now has cut one mass and caused a "dwindling Congregation".
>
>
>
> I discussed the problem with my Pastor in Slovakia, a young priest from
Hlohovec.  He asked for some detail of the duties performed by the priest and
ours here had Half the duties he has.
>
>
>
> Kuty has a population of 4200 people, 3500 professed Catholics.  the priest
teaches class in School, 5 days per week plus special classes for First
Communion and Confirmation.  There is a daily mass and two on Sunday.
>
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>
> Although there is no shortage of priests in Slovakia, they see this for the
future, not because the priests cannot marry but because, like here, the young
do not wish to study for so many years, and make little money.
>
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> Similarly, the young people are tending not to attend mass. ON Saturday night
they go to the  disco and party until 3 or 4 AM, then sleep late on Sunday.
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> It is sad.
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> Z Bohom,
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> Vilo
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> --- On Thu, 12/30/10, LongJohn Wayne <daxthewarrior@...> wrote:
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> From: LongJohn Wayne <daxthewarrior@...>
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> Subject: Re: [Slovak-World] Re: Pa Churches
>
> To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com
>
> Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 10:40 AM
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> Very few men are willing to become priests.  Same w/ nuns.
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> The Irish used to fill the void.  Now the Nigerians are filling, but there
just aren't enough.
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> http://www.intelligencer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2875434
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> But I wonder what the church does w/ the artifacts?  Where do they go?  They
don't just 'disappear.'
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> --- On Thu, 12/30/10, dragansk <dragansk@...> wrote:
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> From: dragansk <dragansk@...>
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> Subject: [Slovak-World] Re: Pa Churches
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> To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com
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> Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 10:32 AM
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> Dwindling congregations, shortage of priests. In some areas here in PA -- like
Duquesne, PA -- there are pastors running three or four separate parishes or, as
they call them now, worship sites.
>
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>
> The absolutely beautiful St. Stephen's Slovak Church in Johnstown was one of a
few ethnic churches to survive in the old Cambria City part of town. I showed a
friend from Germany this church in August and was dismayed that they had removed
all the beautiful Slovak things from the church, like the large inscriptions
over the altar and the large Slovak Bible in the altar area.  At least this
church was not closed or torn down, but I feel badly for the other churches that
were closed.
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> --- In Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com, smudsville@ wrote:
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> > I apologize if this is a dumb question but what happens to the priests of
the closed churches? This seems such a large number of churches to close. Why is
this happening?dlb
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Take look ant the masterpiece:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qgQ-bHHQt8

Vladi

Hi,

       I just received this.  I followed the instructions and sure
enough....there I was, big as life with personal info, even though with Facebook
I have everything set to private.  Yes, even my address was listed for anyone to
see.   But I was listed as a man so it's not completely accurate.

       I walked through the steps and it worked.  I'm contacting my family
members and friends, as well as groups that I belong to.  I have nieces, and
yes, I found them.  I'm sending this so others can protect themselves & I'm
passing this to toehrs I know.


       "There's a site www.Spokeo.com<http://www.spokeo.com/> that's a new online
USA
       phone book with personal information:  everything from

       1. pics you've posted on FB or web,
       2. your approx credit score,
       3. home value,
       4. income,
       5. age, etc.

       You can remove yourself by

       1. first searching for yourself on their site to find the URL of your page
&
       copy it
       2. Next go to the Privacy button on the bottom of their (Spokeo's) home
page, paste the url and remove yourself

       You will receive an email in your mailbox.  Click to confirm the removal
on Spokeo.com.  You will then receive confirmation that your url has been
removed.

       If you have more than one facebook account, you will have to check that
separately.





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We went 3 years ago and had a private driver take us to the villages of
Papradno and Hvozdnica in the Bytca region.  We found names in the white
pages from over there of people with the same last name as my grandmother's
maiden name - we weren't able to find my grandfather's because we were not sure
  of the correct original spelling - but after going to the cemetery we knew
what  the correct spelling was. Milan our driver spoke fluent English and
was  tremendous as an interpreter. We had such an amazing experience meeting
family.   A lot of slivovich.   We would love to go  over again next summer
but are not sure what is the best tour group to hook up  with.   Our first
trip we just had this man recommended, he has 5  children now and just
doesn't  have the time any more to do this type of  thing.  His wife has been
ill
as well.   Any one have good  suggestions about a good tour group?


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Vilo,
You were lucky.  In my home town they closed all three churches and
substituted nothing.  People there now have to go several miles in either  of 2
ways to get to mass.  The situation is getting worse and worse all  over.  I
am now in NYC and we get packed churches on Christmas and Easter  and not too
many attending the other weekends.
Pavel


In a message dated 12/31/2010 2:41:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
senzus@... writes:




There is a shortage of priests. Rather than have one priest serve  three
parishes in a city,  the diocese closes "three" and unites the  parishioners
under on newly named parish in the one remaining church.   Our former St.
Patrick's is now, Holy Trinity which combines: St Anthony's,  Immaculate
Conception and St. Patrick's.

Z  Bohom,

Vilo

--- On Thu, 12/30/10, _smudsville@..._ (mailto:smudsville@...)
<_smudsville@..._ (mailto:smudsville@...) >  wrote:

From: _smudsville@..._ (mailto:smudsville@...)
<_smudsville@..._ (mailto:smudsville@...) >
Subject:  [Slovak-World] Pa Churches
To: _slovak-world@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:slovak-world@yahoogroups.com)
Date:  Thursday, December 30, 2010, 12:26 AM



I apologize if this  is a dumb question but what happens to the priests of
the closed churches?  This seems such a large number of churches to close.
Why is this  happening?dlb

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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Marycay,
This is now a hopeless case.  Spokeo is just one of MANY aggregators of
individual information (both correct and incorrect) that are available on the
internet. Most of them have no way for you to remove the aggregated information.
All they do is pull together information that is already available publicly on
the internet anyway.  So anyone who is really looking can find it easily anyway.
Just for starters, google you own name and you will just see a tiny portion of
what it out there. Your name, address, telephone number, age, and other
household members are listed in many internet telephone directories.  All
government records now online (such as real estate holdings) are publicly
available, so anyone who owns property under their own name is listed in any of
the real estate aggregators with estimated value of your property. Much money
donated to presidential and other political candidates also becomes public
record and is often aggregated. Criminal records, often including traffic and
speeding tickets are aggregated by most states and can easily be found.  Welcome
to the 21st century.


Curt B.
.
  --- In Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com, "Marycay Doolittle" <marycayd@...> wrote:
>
>       Hi,
>
>       I just received this.  I followed the instructions and sure
enough....there I was, big as life with personal info, even though with Facebook
I have everything set to private.  Yes, even my address was listed for anyone to
see.   But I was listed as a man so it's not completely accurate.
>
>       I walked through the steps and it worked.  I'm contacting my family
members and friends, as well as groups that I belong to.  I have nieces, and
yes, I found them.  I'm sending this so others can protect themselves & I'm
passing this to toehrs I know.
>
>
>       "There's a site www.Spokeo.com<http://www.spokeo.com/> that's a new
online USA
>       phone book with personal information:  everything from
>
>       1. pics you've posted on FB or web,
>       2. your approx credit score,
>       3. home value,
>       4. income,
>       5. age, etc.
>
>       You can remove yourself by
>
>       1. first searching for yourself on their site to find the URL of your
page &
>       copy it
>       2. Next go to the Privacy button on the bottom of their (Spokeo's) home
page, paste the url and remove yourself
>
>       You will receive an email in your mailbox.  Click to confirm the removal
on Spokeo.com.  You will then receive confirmation that your url has been
removed.
>
>       If you have more than one facebook account, you will have to check that
separately.
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Kathleen,
Yes, this is an easy one.  Travel with Helene.

For more information see:

http://www.our-slovakia.com/slovakia-tour.html

Curt B.

--- In Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com, KathleenKleber@... wrote:
>
> We went 3 years ago and had a private driver take us to the villages of
> Papradno and Hvozdnica in the Bytca region.  We found names in the white
> pages from over there of people with the same last name as my grandmother's
> maiden name - we weren't able to find my grandfather's because we were not
sure
>  of the correct original spelling - but after going to the cemetery we knew
> what  the correct spelling was. Milan our driver spoke fluent English and
> was  tremendous as an interpreter. We had such an amazing experience meeting
> family.   A lot of slivovich.   We would love to go  over again next summer
> but are not sure what is the best tour group to hook up  with.   Our first
> trip we just had this man recommended, he has 5  children now and just
> doesn't  have the time any more to do this type of  thing.  His wife has been
ill
> as well.   Any one have good  suggestions about a good tour group?
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Curt,

Unfortunately I think you're right.  A friend and I discussed this and came to a
similar conclusion, and we don't think there is a heck of a lot we can do about
it.  Unless we're going to hide under a rock, this is what we can expect.

Marycay


   ----- Original Message -----
   From: CurtB
   To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 11:31 PM
   Subject: [Slovak-World] Re: spokeo




   Marycay,
   This is now a hopeless case. Spokeo is just one of MANY aggregators of
individual information (both correct and incorrect) that are available on the
internet. Most of them have no way for you to remove the aggregated information.
All they do is pull together information that is already available publicly on
the internet anyway. So anyone who is really looking can find it easily anyway.
Just for starters, google you own name and you will just see a tiny portion of
what it out there. Your name, address, telephone number, age, and other
household members are listed in many internet telephone directories. All
government records now online (such as real estate holdings) are publicly
available, so anyone who owns property under their own name is listed in any of
the real estate aggregators with estimated value of your property. Much money
donated to presidential and other political candidates also becomes public
record and is often aggregated. Criminal records, often including traffic and
speeding tickets are aggregated by most states and can easily be found. Welcome
to the 21st century.

   Curt B.
   .
   --- In Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com, "Marycay Doolittle" <marycayd@...> wrote:
   >
   > Hi,
   >
   > I just received this. I followed the instructions and sure enough....there I
was, big as life with personal info, even though with Facebook I have everything
set to private. Yes, even my address was listed for anyone to see. But I was
listed as a man so it's not completely accurate.
   >
   > I walked through the steps and it worked. I'm contacting my family members
and friends, as well as groups that I belong to. I have nieces, and yes, I found
them. I'm sending this so others can protect themselves & I'm passing this to
toehrs I know.
   >
   >
   > "There's a site www.Spokeo.com<http://www.spokeo.com/> that's a new online
USA
   > phone book with personal information: everything from
   >
   > 1. pics you've posted on FB or web,
   > 2. your approx credit score,
   > 3. home value,
   > 4. income,
   > 5. age, etc.
   >
   > You can remove yourself by
   >
   > 1. first searching for yourself on their site to find the URL of your page &
   > copy it
   > 2. Next go to the Privacy button on the bottom of their (Spokeo's) home
page, paste the url and remove yourself
   >
   > You will receive an email in your mailbox. Click to confirm the removal on
Spokeo.com. You will then receive confirmation that your url has been removed.
   >
   > If you have more than one facebook account, you will have to check that
separately.
   >
   >
   >
   >
   >
   > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
   >





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

You can put out fake birth dates and other other information when you sign on to
social contact sites. It helped when a collection agency called and started to
dun me to pay a debt that was not mine. The first call they nearly had my name
correct, but the birth date was clearly gleaned from the internet. Of course
when you are conducting legitimate business you have to provide accurate
information. For the internet, perhaps choose a birth date for your sibling so
it will be easy to recognize.

By chance this site has an old telephone number recorded for me, and I am
perfectly content to leave it that way!

Ron

--- In Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com, "Marycay Doolittle" <marycayd@...> wrote:
>
> Curt,
>
> Unfortunately I think you're right.  A friend and I discussed this and came to
a similar conclusion, and we don't think there is a heck of a lot we can do
about it.  Unless we're going to hide under a rock, this is what we can expect.
>
> Marycay
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: CurtB
>   To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 11:31 PM
>   Subject: [Slovak-World] Re: spokeo
>
>
>
>
>   Marycay,
>   This is now a hopeless case. Spokeo is just one of MANY aggregators of
individual information (both correct and incorrect) that are available on the
internet. Most of them have no way for you to remove the aggregated information.
All they do is pull together information that is already available publicly on
the internet anyway. So anyone who is really looking can find it easily anyway.
Just for starters, google you own name and you will just see a tiny portion of
what it out there. Your name, address, telephone number, age, and other
household members are listed in many internet telephone directories. All
government records now online (such as real estate holdings) are publicly
available, so anyone who owns property under their own name is listed in any of
the real estate aggregators with estimated value of your property. Much money
donated to presidential and other political candidates also becomes public
record and is often aggregated. Criminal records, often including traffic and
speeding tickets are aggregated by most states and can easily be found. Welcome
to the 21st century.
>
>   Curt B.
>   .
>   --- In Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com, "Marycay Doolittle" <marycayd@> wrote:
>   >
>   > Hi,
>   >
>   > I just received this. I followed the instructions and sure enough....there
I was, big as life with personal info, even though with Facebook I have
everything set to private. Yes, even my address was listed for anyone to see.
But I was listed as a man so it's not completely accurate.
>   >
>   > I walked through the steps and it worked. I'm contacting my family members
and friends, as well as groups that I belong to. I have nieces, and yes, I found
them. I'm sending this so others can protect themselves & I'm passing this to
toehrs I know.
>   >
>   >
>   > "There's a site www.Spokeo.com<http://www.spokeo.com/> that's a new online
USA
>   > phone book with personal information: everything from
>   >
>   > 1. pics you've posted on FB or web,
>   > 2. your approx credit score,
>   > 3. home value,
>   > 4. income,
>   > 5. age, etc.
>   >
>   > You can remove yourself by
>   >
>   > 1. first searching for yourself on their site to find the URL of your page
&
>   > copy it
>   > 2. Next go to the Privacy button on the bottom of their (Spokeo's) home
page, paste the url and remove yourself
>   >
>   > You will receive an email in your mailbox. Click to confirm the removal on
Spokeo.com. You will then receive confirmation that your url has been removed.
>   >
>   > If you have more than one facebook account, you will have to check that
separately.
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>   >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Hi All - Can anyone help with the following request I received...

 I am searching for a recipe for a drink that my Grandfather made for Christmas
Eve.  My Father, who is 93 years old, and I have talked about it during the
course of the last few years.  I would love to surprise him and make it for
him.  I remember my Grandfather letting us sip it when we were children.  It was
a sweet drink.  I have an old copy of the Jednota Newspaper from 1987 that
mentions it in an article about Slovak Christmas Eve traditions.  The drink is
called Jeziskove.  "The father then offers his greetings and toasts everyone
with Jeziskove, the name given a special Slovak Christmas drink made with
whiskey and spices.  Depending on what was available they would sometimes use
whiskey or wine."  My Father thinks the drink contained cinnamon, cloves, and
definitely honey.  Whatever other spices were used he can't recall.  I know
after you heated all the spices and other ingredients you added the whiskey to
it.  It was probably some type of mulled drink.  Have you ever heard of it?  If
so, do you know the ingredients and the recipe?  If not, do you have any idea
where I might continue my search.  The older my Father gets the more we talk
about the foods his Mother and my Mother used to make and I am trying to make
him these foods.  I would love for him to sip on Jesikove this year. 

Hope we can help her

helene




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Helene,



I don't know the Slovak recipe but what you are describing is the same drink
as the German Wassail.  Check out the URL:
http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/939/wassail.html



Frank



   _____

From: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of helene cincebeaux
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 8:57 AM
To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Slovak-World] Re: Christmas Drink





Hi All - Can anyone help with the following request I received...

  I am searching for a recipe for a drink that my Grandfather made for
Christmas
Eve.  My Father, who is 93 years old, and I have talked about it during the
course of the last few years.  I would love to surprise him and make it for
him.  I remember my Grandfather letting us sip it when we were children.  It
was
a sweet drink.  I have an old copy of the Jednota Newspaper from 1987 that
mentions it in an article about Slovak Christmas Eve traditions.  The drink
is
called Jeziskove.  "The father then offers his greetings and toasts everyone

with Jeziskove, the name given a special Slovak Christmas drink made with
whiskey and spices.  Depending on what was available they would sometimes
use
whiskey or wine."  My Father thinks the drink contained cinnamon, cloves,
and
definitely honey.  Whatever other spices were used he can't recall.  I know
after you heated all the spices and other ingredients you added the whiskey
to
it.  It was probably some type of mulled drink.  Have you ever heard of it?
If
so, do you know the ingredients and the recipe?  If not, do you have any
idea
where I might continue my search.  The older my Father gets the more we talk

about the foods his Mother and my Mother used to make and I am trying to
make
him these foods.  I would love for him to sip on Jesikove this year.

Hope we can help her

helene

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Helene,
 
Here's a recipe from my "Recipes from Baba's Kitchen and Ours", compiled by the
Framily and Friends of St. John's Orthodox Church in Phipsburg, PA.
 
It's called Boilo (Lithuanian Traditional Holiday Drink), but it seems to fill
most of the request.
 
Make a cloth bag and put in:
 
1 heaping Tbsp. caraway seeds
4 cinnamon sticks
2 allspice
1 bay leaf
ruties (optional)
 
Put spice bag in bottom of coffe pot (10-12 cup size).  Add:
 
1 c. ginger ale
rind of 1 orange
1 qt. 100 proof whiskey
1 c. honey
 
Bring to a simmer (simmer, do not boil) and serve hot.
 
I have no idea what ruties are, and couldn't find them via Google; being
optional, I wouldn't think they're a major factor.  This recipe could easily be
halved, too.
 
Zuza

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I forgot to mention that the Nativity of St. John the Baptist Church is still an
active church in Philipsburg.  Here's a link to their website:
 
http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WP-PHISJB
 
 

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Going to Spokeo and giving them your email address is only going to add spam to
your mailbox! 

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We always have pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day.  My
Slovak/Croatian/Italian family had it when I was growing up, my husband's German
family had it when he was growing up, and we keep up the tradition.  Don't know
much else about it except that it is supposed to bring good luck.

Michelle Maco Mader
Cleveland, Ohio  USA


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i was told that pork is eaten on new years day because when a pig eats, it moves
forward across the ground to new grass etc.
 
but then i was ALSO told that if a pregnant woman saw something that scared
her, the baby would have a birthmark that resembled whatever it was!  and
tickling a baby will make it stutter. 

--- On Mon, 1/3/11, Mader, Michelle A. (GRC-CHC0) <Michelle.A.Mader@...>
wrote:


From: Mader, Michelle A. (GRC-CHC0) <Michelle.A.Mader@...>
Subject: RE: [Slovak-World] Sauerkraut on New Year's Day
To: "Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com" <Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, January 3, 2011, 11:57 AM


 



We always have pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day. My Slovak/Croatian/Italian
family had it when I was growing up, my husband's German family had it when he
was growing up, and we keep up the tradition. Don't know much else about it
except that it is supposed to bring good luck.

Michelle Maco Mader
Cleveland, Ohio USA

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On 1/3/2011 11:57 AM, Mader, Michelle A. (GRC-CHC0) wrote:
>
> We always have pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day. My
> Slovak/Croatian/Italian family had it when I was growing up, my
> husband's German family had it when he was growing up, and we keep up
> the tradition. Don't know much else about it except that it is
> supposed to bring good luck.
>
> Michelle Maco Mader
> Cleveland, Ohio USA
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
"...supposed to bring good luck."  Don't forget what happened to the pig
and the cabbage!

Bill Brna


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Really? Neat, this is news to me!

  -- Lubos Brieda --
Slovak recipes: www.slovakcooking.com

Hikes and travel: www.iamlubos.com




________________________________
From: William C. Wormuth <senzus@...>
To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, December 29, 2010 6:58:31 PM
Subject: [Slovak-World] Gratuleme

Lubos is now a star in Google Heaven.  His Article  was published in the Google
Slovak news:

Google Alert - slovakia news

Chamomile Steam for the Cold - Slovakia Blog
By lubos
Here is a list from Pluska.sk, popular Slovak news
magazine. The text below is more-or-less directly translated from the
original. Rosemary (rozmarín): use two twigs of fresh rosemary or two
tablespoons of dried rosemary in one liter of ...
Slovak Cooking - http://www.slovakcooking.com/

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Are you planning to get your home blessed this coming week.

http://www.iarelative.com/xmas/40874.htm

Anyone have a home blessing tradition they would like to share?

Greg

 The knowledge and talents of people in this group are amazing -

Special thanks to Frank Plichta and Sue "Zuza" Groh who so kindly responded to
my request for the Christmas Drink - this is the reply I received from the
person who requested it for her 93 year old father and I wanted to share it

"Thank you for this recipe.  I want to thank you especially for taking the time
and effort to help me in my search.  I am overwhelmed by yours and everyone
else's kindness.  God bless each and eveyone of you."

I thought this was sooo nice!

Happy New Year!

helene





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On 1/4/2011 8:14 AM, Greg wrote:
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>
> Are you planning to get your home blessed this coming week.
>
> http://www.iarelative.com/xmas/40874.htm
>
> Anyone have a home blessing tradition they would like to share?
>
> Greg
>
>
When I was in college, the monks blessed the various classrooms using 19
C + M +  B 50  in chalk over the doors of the classrooms.  This stood
for the century, Caspar and Melchior and Balthazar,  and the year.  This
year the blessing would be 20, C + M +B, 11.  We students irreverently
said that this stood for 20 Cases of Monastery Beer,  $11.

When our Slovak church was in existence, the pastor would visit the
families and bless each house.  Since we no  longer have a Slovak
church, chalk is blessed and given to the family with the blessing to be
said by the family.

Bill Brna


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http://lindervideo.com/Kapustnica/1.htm

Vladi

Hi Vladimir,

Thank you so much for sharing the photos and your mother's
hand-written recipe for Christmas Sauerkraut Soup.

I grew up in a household where pork and sauerkraut were
enjoyed, but usually as pork chops and mashed potatoes, and
it had nothing to do with Slovak traditions or culture, as
the family cultures were German and Cornish. I was adopted
at the age of three months, and knew nothing of my
biological heritage on my father's side, and little of my
mother's side. I happily enjoyed the culture of my adoptive
family, and the love of my parents.

In 2006 I was blessed to locate my birth mother after
considerable research, and a separation of 63 years. We have
been close ever since, and one of the blessings I received
from her is the name of my birth father, which was Michael
Alois Severnak. I've been a genealogist for several decades,
and was able to trace my Grandfather's place of birth to
Nizny Hrusov, in the Presov Region of Slovakia. In the
process of these discoveries I have met a sister, and two
brothers I never knew I had, as well as the widow of yet a
third brother who passed away in 1993.

Research continues, and I am catching up, but still very
ignorant of the Slovak culture. Would it be possible for you
to publish your mother's recipe for Christmas Sauerkraut
Soup, in English?

Thanks for opening yet another door to my Slovak heritage.

All the best,

John Zimmerman
Mesa, AZ

On 12/31/2010 7:22 PM, Vladimir Linder wrote:
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> http://lindervideo.com/Kapustnica/1.htm
>
> Vladi
>
>

Thank you for sharing your very touching story. The published recipe is the
translation of my mother's recipe in the book.

Vladi

- Original Message -----
From: hwedhlor <Hwedhlor@...>
Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 1:09 pm
Subject: Re: [Slovak-World] Sauerkraut on New Year's Day
To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com

>   Hi Vladimir,
>
> Thank you so much for sharing the photos and your mother's
> hand-written recipe for Christmas Sauerkraut Soup.
>
> I grew up in a household where pork and sauerkraut were
> enjoyed, but usually as pork chops and mashed potatoes, and
> it had nothing to do with Slovak traditions or culture, as
> the family cultures were German and Cornish. I was adopted
> at the age of three months, and knew nothing of my
> biological heritage on my father's side, and little of my
> mother's side. I happily enjoyed the culture of my adoptive
> family, and the love of my parents.
>
> In 2006 I was blessed to locate my birth mother after
> considerable research, and a separation of 63 years. We have
> been close ever since, and one of the blessings I received
> from her is the name of my birth father, which was Michael
> Alois Severnak. I've been a genealogist for several decades,
> and was able to trace my Grandfather's place of birth to
> Nizny Hrusov, in the Presov Region of Slovakia. In the
> process of these discoveries I have met a sister, and two
> brothers I never knew I had, as well as the widow of yet a
> third brother who passed away in 1993.
>
> Research continues, and I am catching up, but still very
> ignorant of the Slovak culture. Would it be possible for you
> to publish your mother's recipe for Christmas Sauerkraut
> Soup, in English?
>
> Thanks for opening yet another door to my Slovak heritage.
>
> All the best,
>
> John Zimmerman
> Mesa, AZ
>
> On 12/31/2010 7:22 PM, Vladimir Linder wrote:
> >
> > http://lindervideo.com/Kapustnica/1.htm
> >
> > Vladi
> >
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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As I posted yesterday...

I have changed my internet access provider and consequently, my Email
address has also been changed..     I am now using Google service for Email
and my new address is:


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My Verizon address will no longer work..

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My e-mail address is also changed.  Please discontinue use of
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please use

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Thank you.

Eileen O'Connor

________________________________

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To all :

As I posted yesterday...

I have changed my internet access provider and consequently, my Email
address has also been changed.. I am now using Google service for Email
and my new address is:

avyrostko@... <mailto:avyrostko%40gmail.com>

My Verizon address will no longer work..

Please update accordingly... Thanks Andy Verostko SR

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This type of message does not work to change your email address and it is not
even displayed in your posting.  If you want to change your address, use the
"edit membership" function in your Yahoo account.
CK

--- In Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com, "Eileen O'Connor" <eoconnor@...> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> My e-mail address is also changed.  Please discontinue use of
> eoconnor@... <mailto:eoconnor@...> .  Instead,
> please use
>
> eileensoconnor@...
>
> Thank you.
>
> Eileen O'Connor
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Andy Verostko
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 8:40 PM
> To: A Plotinus; Adella Nowowieski; Andy Verostko SR; Andy Jr; Andy V SR;
> Belzile, Joseph; Beth Verostko; Charles Verostko; Charlie Moore; Chuck
> Moore at work; csinlock@...; Dana; David Sullivan;
> electronic_billmail@...; Emily Liverman; fn1781@...;
> Fnleaming@...; Helene Cinncebeaux; info@...;
> Jahornick@...; James Virosco; Jeanne V..; Jeanne Verostko; Jeff
> Liverman; Jeremy Verostko; Jimmy Cluverius; Joann Verostko; John
> Wojtowich & Mary Kochera; Joseph. Leshko; JoyceLiverman; Judith Verostko
> Petree; Lana Rike; Larry Moore; Lee ann & david; Leonard Powlick; Linda
> Lochmayer; Liz; Margorie Sander; Mary Ann Verostko-Linek; Mary Theresa
> Verostko; mhuiremull@...; Michelle Verostko; Mick & Angie
> Verostko; Mona Neighbor; Nathan; Nora Petree; Phil & Patty Verostko;
> Richard & Gretchen Moore; Richmond PD, 4th Precinct; Rod and Whitney;
> Roman Verostko; Scott Vipperman; Sharon; Sharon Miller;
> Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com; Sophie` Liverman;
> Support@...; westernunionpension@...
> Subject: [Slovak-World] Email address change
>
>
>
>
> To all :
>
> As I posted yesterday...
>
> I have changed my internet access provider and consequently, my Email
> address has also been changed.. I am now using Google service for Email
> and my new address is:
>
> avyrostko@... <mailto:avyrostko%40gmail.com>
>
> My Verizon address will no longer work..
>
> Please update accordingly... Thanks Andy Verostko SR
>
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>
>
>
>
>
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--- In Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com, "Ron" <amiak27@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the observations, but the objective of pointing him to a
Slovak web page is to make it very clear that I suspect the
incompatibility is his problem, and therefore he should ask for no new
DVD's or expect any.  Hopefully he would realize that he must give me a
good description of the reason the first DVD's failed if I am ever to
send more.
Ron,

ŠÅ¥astný nový rok is an idiom, and Slovaks use it as a
greeting in the New Year.   ŠÅ¥astný means "lucky," so the
best translation is "Lots of luck in the new year!.

Mike
> But let me take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
>
> Ron
> PS in the Slovak language class one intermediate fellow said he was
still confused over the difference between šťastný (stastny)
and veselý (vesely). I told him to think of Stastny Novy Rok and
Vesely Vianoce  (happy new year and Merry Christmas).  He was still
uncertain, and at that point I had to give up my effort to clarify!
>
> Veselé Vánoce a šťastný Nový rok!
>
>
>
> --- In Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com, Ben Sorensen cerrunos1@ wrote:
> >
> > The kid certainly knows, Ron, I assure you. It is also plastered
across most
> > Czech and Slovak movies as they start, along with anti-piracy
ads.  The thing is
> > that you have to get a player that will allow the change.  I
have one that will
> > not lock into the fifth (or third) time, but I ordered theÂ
player
> > specifically.  Some DVD-Rom drives will not lock, some will-
best option is to
> > have TWO on your computer. This way you can designate one for PAL
and one for
> > NTSC, but be careful not to mix them. They usually lock after five
changes. (My
> > computer, again, is an open drive. If it is flat and not Blu-Ray, I
am good.)
> >
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5SmrHNWhak
> >
> > This is the English version that is on so many movies... it is
really funny when
> > you get a burned movie with this advert on it!
> >
> >
> > Â
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Ron amiak27@
> > To: Slovak-World@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thu, December 30, 2010 10:48:58 PM
> > Subject: [Slovak-World] Autorské právo
> >
> > Â
> > Can some fluent Slovak speaker point me to a web site in Slovak that
explains
> > copy protection for movies on DVD's?
> >
> > I have a young cousin who was dying for a Mexican series on DVD. I
tried to
> > explain the Region 0 and Region 1 differences as well as the PAL /
NTSC
> > difference, and he (I believe cavalierly) assured me his player
could play all
> > standards. After a few plays it will not play any more. That sounds
consistent
> > with the limitations I have read about, where you can play a DVD
from a
> > different region 3 times before it is locked out.
> >
> > Obviously, I want to refer the kid to a Slovak site that explains
the
> > complications in his own language.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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case of questions, please contact me at < hfed@... >.

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Central Europe’s Past and Present Are Subject of Book Talk by Author Anna Porter

Nearly 40 million people perished during World War II, particularly in the
nations of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary, which endured not
only Nazi rule but subsequent conquest by the Red Army. In 1989, the Berlin Wall
was dismantled and communism gave way to democracy. Since that time the former
borderlands of the long-defunct Hapsburg Empire and the more recently dispersed
Soviet Empire have been trying to invent their own versions of democracy and
market-driven economics.

In her new book _The Ghosts of Europe: Central Europe’s Troubled Past and
Uncertain Future_, author Anna Porter recounts her 2006 visit to these four
nations, where she explored the consequences of democracy in the former Hapsburg
lands.

Porter will discuss the book at the Library of Congress at noon on Thursday,
January 20, in the European Division Conference Room, located in Room 250 of the
Thomas Jefferson Building at 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. The event,
which is sponsored by the European Division, is free and open to the public.
Tickets are not required.

During her journey throughout Central Europe, Porter spoke with leading
intellectuals, politicians and former dissidents such as Václav Havel, Adam
Michnik and George Konrád. She interviewed the new guard, among them Radek
Sikorski and Ferenc Gyurcsány, and spoke with the younger generation, many of
whom have little or no experience with communism and no interest in its
aftermath.

Porter spent her early childhood in Hungary. Her family fled after the 1956
revolution, and she lived in New Zealand before moving to Canada in 1969. The
founder and publisher of Key Porter Books, Porter is the author of three crime
novels and an acclaimed memoir, _The Storyteller_. Her recent book, _Kasztner’s
Train_, won the Canadian Jewish Book Award and the Nereus Writers’ Trust
Non-Fiction Prize. Since 2007, she has been writing about Central Europe for
_Maclean’s_ and the _Globe and Mail_. She is currently the writer-in-residence
at the University of Toronto’s Centre for European, Russian, Eurasian Studies
(CERES). She lives in Toronto.

Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural
institution. The Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to
further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through
its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. Many of the Library’s
rich resources can be accessed through its website at www.loc.gov and via
interactive exhibitions on a personalized website at myLOC.gov.

http://www.smetankovo.sk/?p=216

I was fortunate to have met Michal, in his home town of Spis~sky Hrhove  Michal
Smetanka, 8 years ago.  I was impressed with this man not only as a Fujar an
Pis!telky player but for his efforts to preserve our heritage through his work
in spis~sky Hrad and his own museum, in his home town.

This site will provide you with an in depth picture of his life and work
throught the world.

In 2008, I tried to visit him, along with a friend from Smizany, (Spis~).  We
looked for his home without success and finally stopped a young woman, (pushing
a baby carriage), and asked for help..  She was his wife.

Michal was not at home because he was preparing the castle for the "upcoming",
official seasonal opening.

I hope you
  will enjoy his site and appreciate his efforts, in preserving Slovak Culture as
well as his humanitari





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