We invoked the Holy Spirit at the beginning of the school year.
For elementary school children at the Holy Mass at 9:30 led by Rev. Tomislav Puškarić, newly ordained priest and missionary in Venezuela.
For high school students at the Holy Mass at 12:15 led by Fr. Niko Bilić.

We wish both students and teachers much of God's blessing.

Regular religious education begins according to the following schedule:

The schedule for other grades has not yet been determined.

For preparation for the sacraments of initiation, adults can register until October 2nd at the parish office.

Since we will spend at least a few more years in the old pastoral center, some renovations have been made to make our stay more comfortable.
The pastoral center was painted during August, and on September 3rd the doors will be replaced.
If you want to help us with this, you can leave your donation in the sacristy, parish office, or to the residence account (HR8423600001101573732), with a note that the donation is for painting or doors of the pastoral center.

We often compare ourselves to others in life. We look at who has achieved more, who received more, who experienced something before us.
Sometimes we even fall into this trap in faith.
We think God should "reward" those who have been faithful longer, try harder, or do more for others, but today's readings remind us that God's logic is not the logic of our world.
In the Gospel, the workers who worked all day feel injustice because those who came last received the same wage.
Perhaps we ourselves would think the same in their place, but Jesus asks us: "Is your eye evil because I am good?"
God's goodness is not limited by our sense of justice. He does not give His love based on how much we have "earned" it.
This connects with the first reading: "Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near!" God does not wait for us with a list of our mistakes, but invites us to return to Him.
His thoughts are not our thoughts, and His ways are not our ways.
Sometimes we cannot understand why God gives someone a new chance, why He calls someone only after many years, or why grace happens precisely when we least expect it.
But maybe we do not have to understand everything. Perhaps the greatest challenge of our faith is to learn to accept that God's love is not something distributed according to our merits.
It is a gift, and when we begin to understand this, it will be easier to stop comparing ourselves to others and start seeing as God sees – with mercy.
The Lord is near to all who sincerely call upon Him. It does not matter whether we came to His vineyard early or late. What matters is that we respond when He calls us.

Iva Smolčić