Bethlen Almanac 2000 (Ligonier)
The Hungarian Reformed Federation of America
After this original contact was made, I was able to respond with news of all family members here. We received from them a very large “Családfa” photograph and many pictures, some very old, of all members of her family and telephone calls from them which brought us even closer together. Also received was a Wedding Ceremony Video of her son’s wedding taken in 1991. This was very touching because we saw many old traditional Hungarian wedding customs. With all this additional family information from Eva, I have been able to put in place the final branches on our family tree or “Családfa.” It has been a very rewarding experience which I am very happy to share with others. Mrs. Margaret Pauli, Manager St. George District Br. 501/502 HRFA Branch 250 - mmpaull@castle.net Church Camp 2000 The first Hungarian Reformed Youth Camp of the 2000’s was another successful event. It was held in the Laurel Mountains of Pennsylvania, and more than 90 people attended as either campers, staff, or guests. Sixteen different congregations were represented. This year’s main theme was “Choices. The Truth and Consequences.” The topics related to all types of choices that today’s teens face: relationships, life styles, the real world, and their faith in God. The campers were made aware of the number of choices that they must make daily in their lives and how some of those choices could have long lasting consequences depending on what decision(s) they make. However, the campers and staff learned some other very important things in a different way when we went on our annual trip to the Bethlen Home in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday afternoon. A special service project was performed by the entire camp this year at the Bethlen Home. The project was done in conjunction with the national “Joining Hands to Touch Lives” Project that was sponsored by the National Fraternal Congress of America. Since most of the youth belong to one or both fraternal association benefactors, the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America and the William Penn Association, it was most appropriate that the Camp participated in this program. Campers were given their choice of several services, indoors and outdoors, they could perform at the Home. Some of the youth helped 24
