Bethlen Naptár, 1981 (Ligonier)
Egyesült Államok - The United Presbyterian Church in the USA
1981 BETHLEN NAPTÁR 143 the pastor’s wife, the Secretary. In the fall of 1979 it made a donation of $400.00 and in 1980 another donation of $1,000.00 to the church. At Christmastime they give a monetary gift to the Organist, the Sunday School teachers and the pastor’s family and gifts to the Sunday School children who are only five in number and are taught by the pastor’s wife and daughter-in-law. The Organist is the pastor’s son, Francis. Pastor Wesley began to serve the congregation on December 1, 1958, and the 22nd anniversary of his services in this congregation is already behind us. His 78th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his ordination for the service of the church is approaching and the 40th anniversary of his ordination for the Ministry of the Gospel was at last Christmas time, December 26, 1940. He planned to retire from the ministry with the end of September 1980. At the request of the Session of the present congregation and of the Chief Executive of the Presbytery, he continues to serve until he can. He is in good health, but the weight of the years on his shoulders is felt. The Lord will show to us what His will is. * * * NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ. — Pastor: Rev. Joseph G. Bodnar On October 1, 1979 the Bayard Street Presbyterian Church started a 13 month drive to raise $75,000 to renovate the exterior of the church building. At the time this report is written $70,000 has been already raised and the congregation paid the Garden State Brickface Inc. for the exterior renovation. The renovation project included the covering of the entire outside of the church building with a new stucco finish from the foundation to the top of the tower. The project has been an all out member campaign and most of the money has been secured through gifts from the 275 members. Other funds have come from church fund raising activities of which all the groups of the congregation took part. The church was dedicated in November, 1980. It was a part of the New Brunswick Tercentennial activities. The beautified building was presented as a birthday present to the city and to the glory of God. The pastor is the religious affairs chairman of the city’s Tercentennial observance. Similar ecumenical Tercentennial worship services were held at several other churches. * * * NILES, OHIO — Lelkipásztor: Nt. Orosz Árpád Csaba Gondnok: Kish P. József, pénztáros: Konsol András, orgonista: Pirigyi Elaine, a Női Kör elnöke: Shimp Andrásné, a vasárnapi iskola felügyelője: Leonard Béláné. 1980 az építő munka jegyében telt el. Az új lelkész szeptember 1-én kezdte meg munkáját a gyülekezetben. A parókiát kivülről-belülről rendbetették, kifestették. A parókia és a vasárnapi iskola tetejét kijavították. A javítási költségeket a Női Kör fedezte.
