Calvin Synod Herald, 1979 (79. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1979-09-01 / 9-10. szám
REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA 3 ORDINATION OF THE BISHOP OF CALVIN SYNOD, UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST On Monday morning, September 3rd, in front of the little white Chapel of the Old Folks Home of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, a crowd of church members, ministers and elders gathered together. The Worship Service was the closing act of the Presbyters Association’s Meeting and the opening of the Hungarian Reformed Ministers Meeting. The Chapel was filled to capacity. The Communion Table was set to receive the participants. This solemn Service was also the occasion for the ordination of the Rt. Rev. Desmond D. Parragh, bishop of Calvin Synod. The Rt. Rev. Dezső Abraham, bishop of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America preached the sermon. The Rev. Zoltán Király, General Secretary of Calvin Synod, read the biography of Bishop Parragh and in prayer asked the Lord’s blessings and guidance upon the new bishop. The ordination was performed by the Synod Council members, namely: Deputy Bishop Dr. John Butosi, General Secretary Rev. Király, Synod Treasurer Rev. Nicholas Novak, General Presbyter Mr. Elmer Charles and the Deans of the four Classis. The Communion liturgy was led by the new bishop and the Rev. Alexander Farkas, President of the Hungarian Presbyterian Ministers Association. Bishop Parragh was bom in Budapest where he completed his High School, College and Seminary training. He continued his studies in Strasbourg and Princeton where he received his Master of Theology degree. He also studied in the graduate program at Union Theological Seminary, New York. Since 1947, he is pastor of the Chicago — Norridge Hungarian Reformed Church. God’s blessings upon the new bishop and his service. Rev. Zoltán Király O 0 O "WAS THAT YOU?" Somebody prayed and my load grew lighter. Somebody prayed and my day was brighter, Fresher the air; the sky more blue. I wonder, was that somebody you? Somebody prayed when my heart was aching. Somebody knew it was near to breaking, Kneeling in prayer, my faith to renew. I wonder, was that somebody you? Somebody prayed when I was in sorrow. Somebody prayed for strength for the morrow. The gloom lifted; the sun shone through. I wonder, was that somebody you? Lola D. Barnes « o o CONSIDER YOUR PASTOR Being a pastor is not an easy task. He often feels inadequate. “A pastor could spend twelve hours a day, seven days a week, calling on the lost and the unchurched. Or, he could spend these hours calling in the homes of members, and on the sick and the inactive. “Or, he might spend all these waking hours doing organizational work with the Sunday School, youth groups, or meeting with the dozens of other organizations that comprise a church. He might spend his time ministering to troubled, distressed humanity, somehow managing to handle funerals, weddings, and the countless social obligations that come. “Or, he may spend twelve hours a day in his study with great profit to himself and his church. Other activities and meetings he must work in somewhere. “So, a pastor (any pastor) must forever remain inadequate. He can attempt to cover five fields of endeavor in part, devoting about twenty percent of his time to each, leaving each job eighty percent undone! Hence, the term ‘inadequate’ pastor. “Inadequate, desperately busy, always behind in his work, the preacher thinks his job is the best on earth. Pray for him and bear with him; he is the only member of the church who has no pastor.” Pathways, Pulpit Helps, May 1979
