Canadian Slovenian Cultural Society

Providing a community for those interested in preserving Slovenian culture in Manitoba

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We welcome all Slovenian people living in Manitoba to join our community and come connect with their Slovenian heritage.

 

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The Slovenija Pavilion is looking for our 2025 Ambassadors! This is a wonderful chance to share Slovenian culture and make lifelong connections. For more information, email Diane Schuster at diane.a.schuster@gmail.com. The deadline to apply is March
Hello to all! Easter is fast approaching which means we will be hosting pisanica (egg painting) event April 12 2025 at 1:00pm in the Slovenian church basement hall 95 Macdonald avenue. The event would entail: Traditional pisanica egg painting kit
Anyone ages 11-17 who is interested in dancing with Rožmarin this year, please contact choreographer Fran Fenez at rozmarin@canadianslovenianmb.ca if you have not already!
REMINDER that the first Zvonček meeting and practice is Thursday, February 27th at 6:15 pm. The date and time has changed since our last post. Bring your little ones down to 95 MacDonald Avenue then!
Rožmarin, our middle dance group, will be holding an information session this Thursday in Our Lady of Lourdes church hall. This group is open to ages 11-17. See you there!
Our littlest dancers are ready to start their season! If your child would like to dance this year, don't hesitate to contact teachers Rayna and Emilie at zvoncek@canadianslovenianmb.ca. Don't forget to share with anyone you know who might be interest
Reminder that our first membership meeting of 2025 is taking place next Sunday. See you there!
Join us at the first meeting of the year! https://forms.gle/mnDxztwWH4KCBvWa6
There are still calendars left to purchase from the CSCS! Get them before they're gone. Email Boris at treasurer@canadianslovenianmb.ca or visit the CSCS table after Mass.
Slovenija calendars will be available to order over the next few weeks at a cost of $20 each. We have a very limited supply so first come first serve. To order, email Boris at treasurer@canadianslovenianmb.ca
The CSCS Annual Membership Drive begins this Sunday, January 5th! To join or renew your membership for 2025, please visit the CSCS table after Mass. The drive will continue in person every Sunday until January 26th. You can also purchase a membership
On Sunday December 15 Triglav went to carol to many different community members. They sang a collection of Slovenian and English Christmas songs! On behalf of Triglav dance ensemble we would like to thank everyone who invited us into your homes to
On behalf of the CWL we will be hosting our annual St, Nicholas luncheon Sunday December 8 right after Sunday mass. There will be silent auction taking place with many amazing prizes so be sure to purchase your tickets soon!
Sent on behalf of Triglav dance ensemble, Triglav will be Christmas caroling Slovenian and English songs Sunday December 15. If you or someone you know has interest in having us come to your residence please email Taylor at taytutkaluke@hotmail.com a

Funding supported by the Province of Manitoba Multicultural Secretariat & Office for Slovenians Abroad

We acknowledge that we are gathered on Treaty One territory, on the original lands of the Cree, Oji-Cree, Ojibway, Dakota, & Dene peoples, and the homelands of the Métis nation. We respect the treaties and are proud to be treaty people. We acknowledge that our water is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.

Folklorama 2025 is upon us!

Please see the message below from 2025 Slovenia Pavilion Coordinators

Hello CSCS Members & Friends!

We hope that you are all doing well this winter season and although we are still in the middle of winter, planning has already started for Folklorama 2025.

Our Pavilion is scheduled for Week 1- Sunday, August 03- Saturday, August 09, 2025 and once again we will be located at the Bronx Park Community Centre.                         As well, our first meeting with Folklorama is sometime in February where we will get more information about the 2025 festival. 

As a reminder, at the fall CSCS meetings, we provided an overview of Folklorama 2024 and of our Slovenija Pavilion. We discussed some things that were needed for 2025 if we were to once again participate, specifically the need for members to take the lead of some very important Departments (i.e., BBQ, Culinary/Kitchen Days, Culinary/Kitchen Evenings) due to the long time Department Leads ‘retiring.’ Without Leads in these areas we would not be able to participate in Folklorama 2025. Although it was asked at these meetings if anyone would like to volunteer as the Lead in any of these 3 Departments, there were no volunteers at that time. However, we do have wonderful members who have already volunteered to lead other Departments for 2025 (A BIG THANK YOU) but we are still in need of your support.

After this discussion, the membership took a vote and voted in favor of our Slovenija Pavilion once again participating in Folklorama 2025 and with the hope that members will step in to Lead these 3 important Departments. 

For our 2025 Slovenija Pavilion, below is other important information for your awareness:

NOTE: CSCS is also providing $25 towards a CSCS membership for all Department Leads in appreciation for their work to support our Pavilion. 

Please consider taking a Department Lead position or volunteering in other ways for our Slovenija Pavilion. We are here to help and support each Department Lead and volunteer to ensure this year's Slovenija Pavilion is once again a great success!

Your help is appreciated & we cannot host our Pavilion without volunteer support.

Below is a list of those members who have already agreed to take the Lead in heading our different departments, and we thank them for their commitment:

  • Coordinators: Diane Schuster & Pauline Tutkaluke (Co-Coordinators)

  • Assistant Coordinator: Michelle Henning

  • Admissions: Amy Arsenault

  • Bar/Beverage: Stephanie Thiessen Jagodnik

  • Dance Groups:  Zvoncek- Emily Jagodnik and Rayna Schuster ; Rozmarin- Fran Fenez;  Triglav: Luke Majowski 

  • Entertainment: Luke Majowski

  • Finance: Boris Poredos

  • Guest Services: Jody Marchant

  • Group Tours:  Kathy Labelle

  • Media/Social Media: Melania Lozar

  • Pastry: Helen Fewster and Veronica Thiffeault

  • Sponsorships: Marc Schuster

We are still in need of volunteers for the following Department Leads:

  • BBQ- vacant

  • Culinary/Kitchen (Days)- vacant

  • Culinary/Kitchen (Evenings)- vacant

  • Cultural Display- vacant

  • Junior Coordinator (18-25 years of age)-vacant 

  • Health & Safety- vacant

  • Souvenirs- vacant

  • Volunteers- vacant

  • VIPs -vacant

As well, we are looking for Slovenija Pavilion Ambassadors:

  • Youth Ambassadors (x2) age 14-17

  • Adult Ambassadors (x2) age 18 and over

If you are interested in becoming an Ambassador, please see the attached application form for further information and forward your completed application to Diane at diane.a.schuster@gmail.com

Note the deadline to submit your Ambassador application form is March 20, 2025.

 

As discussed above and at the Fall CSCS meetings, a few of the Department Lead positions must be filled to be able to run our Pavilion. 

These include:

·         BBQ, Culinary/Kitchen Days, and Culinary/Kitchen Evenings.

Please consider taking the Lead for these areas. We also would like to add that these vacant positions do not need to be filled by only one person. These positions can be considered in a partnership (e.g., co-leads) with a friend if any CSCS member prefers to share the Department Lead role. As well, BBQ can be divided into Day and Evening Leads if preferred. As a reminder, if you are curious about these positions reach out and ask us questions. We have contacts within the community that can provide details of what it takes to fill these positions. 

Please note: We all would like to participate in Folklorama and host the Slovenija Pavilion 2025 but this really needs our full community support. If we do not have a Lead (co-leads) for these 3 departments by March 30, 2025, then we will have to withdraw from Folklorama festival for 2025. We have until March 30, 2025 to inform Folklorama about the names of Department Leads.

If you are able to take on a Lead/Co-Lead position, are interested in becoming an Ambassador, would like to volunteer for this year's Pavilion, or if you have any questions or suggestions about our 2025 Pavilion, please contact  

Diane (Diane.a.schuster@gmail.com) or Pauline  (mptutkaluke@gmail.com )

 

Hvala Lepa,

Diane & Pauline 

Co- Coordinators for the Slovenija Pavilion 2025

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