Calvin Synod Herald, 1977 (77. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1977-01-01 / 1-2. szám
6 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD INSTALLATION IN BRIDGEPORT The installation of the Rt. Rev. Dr. John Butosi, Bishop of The Calvin Synod, into the pastorate of the United Church of Christ, Bridgeport, Connecticut, took place on December 5, 1976. Deputy Bishop Desmond D. Parragh of Chicago, 111., and Pr. Joseph Piri, Synod Presbyter from Cleveland, Ohio, were the guest preachers in the morning services. The installation service itself started at 4 p.m. when members and friends of the congregation filled the church. The Synod and Eastern Classis officials conducted the service, the Rev. Zoltán Király of Passaic, N.J., preaching in English, Dep. Bishop D. Parragh conducting the installation act and charging the congregation, while the Rev. Leslie Egry, Dean of the Eastern Classis delivered the charge to the pastor in Hungarian. Mr. Joseph Poruban, chief elder of the congregation expressed the welcome of the congregation. Two choral anthems enhanced the dignity and beauty of the occassion. The Bessemer Center was packed with more than 400 people as the Installation Banquet started at 6 P.M. Among the attendants were more than 20 pastors and ministers. After dining in festive mood, the Rt. Rev. Arpad George, newly elected President of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, serving as Master of Ceremony, called upon the representatives of civic and religious organizations. Atty. Frank Babycos extended greetings on behalf of the City, Council of Churches Exec. Director Rev. Roger Floyd on behalf of the area churches, UCC Executive Council Member Maj. John A. Szilvasy on behalf of the denomination, Synod Presbyter Dr. Joseph Piri on behalf of The Calvin Synod, and the Rev. Dr. Kalman Sulyok of Grenloch, N.J., on behalf of friends and colleagues. The Rev. Imre Bertalan and the Deutsch couple provided the vocal and instrumental music. After the greetings of the representatives from area churches, organizations (more than 50 persons came from Norwalk, Conn., where Dr. Butosi served for almost 17 years), and welcome from local congregation representatives, the newly installed pastor introduced the special guests, thanked the kitchen crew (and Mrs. Mary Furgess, who made a cake depicting the pastor on the pulpit), and asked God’s blessing on the challenging work that lies ahead of pastor and congregation. We join the well-wishers and the prayer band... Chief Elder Joseph Borúban extends the right hand of fellowship to newly installed pastor, the Rt. Rev. Dr. John Butosi in the United Church of Christ, Bridgeport, Connecticut. ANGLICANS TO ACCEPT POPE? A joint commission of 21 Anglican and Roman Catholic theologians issued a 16 page document, the so called “Venice Statement” in January. The members of the panel announced their agreement that “in any future union a universal primacy” should be held “by the see of Rome.” Neither Pope Paul VI nor the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. F. Donald Coggan, endorsed the “Venice Statement,” but they authorized its publication. According to plans, the commission will draft a final proposal in the 1980s for ending the split, which began four and a half centuries ago when Pope Clement VII refused to sanction the second marriage of Henry VIII. The evangelical wing of the Anglican Church is expected to oppose any recognition of papal primacy. Needless to say, we, Calvinists, have a strong opinion on this primacy issue, and are reminded of a political joke we heard in 73 in Budapest. Question: “Is it possible to introduce socialism in a highly developed industrial country like Switzerland?” Answer: “It is. — but what for?” Primacy, of course — but what for?
