Calvin Synod Herald, 1984 (84. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)

1984-08-01 / 4. szám

CALVIN SYNOD HERALD — 2 — REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA CALVIN SYNOD NEWS “Rest a While.” In the recent issue of “The Christian Ministry” there is a cartoon of a minister who says to a colleague, “My church calendar is so filled I can’t schedule a burnout until 1998.” Unfortunately this is not a joke: many of us are a “workaholic” to that extent! But our Lord thinks dif­ferently. When the apostles “had no leisure even to eat” on account of feverish activities, He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while.” (Mk. 6:31) So steal away with Jesus and have a happy rest! Mrs. Helen Kosa Beretz, the wife of the late Bishop Aprad L. Beretz died on June 10,1984 at the age ot 66. A memorial ser­CALVIN SYNOD HERALD Official Organ of the Calvin Synod, Conference of the United Church of Christ Dr. John Butosi, Bishop 963 Laurel Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn. 06604 Telephone: (203) 368-3658 MANAGING EDITOR: Paul Kantor ADMINISTRATOR: Charlotte K. Kantor 365 E. Woodrow Avenue, P.O. Box 07812 Columbus, Ohio 43207 Telephones: (614) 444-1473 or 444-1319 PUBLISHING OFFICE: Classic Printing Corp. 9527 Madison Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Telephone: (216) 631-3626 Published bi-monthly Individual Subscription $6.00 Group Subscription $4.00 yearly Postmaster send 3579 Form for change of address to P.O. Box 07812, Columbus OH 43207 Second Class postage paid at Columbus, Ohio ISSN 0161-6900 REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA A Kálvin Egyházkerület (United Church of Christ) hivatalos folyóirata. A kiadásért felel: Dr. Bütösi János, püspök 963 Laurel Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn. 06604 Telefon: (203) 368-3658 ÜGYVEZETŐ SZERKESZTŐ: Kántor Pál ADMINISZTRÁTOR: Kántomé Erdei Sári P.O. Box. 07812, Columbus, OH 43207 Telefon: (614) 444-1473, 444-1319 KIADÓ HIVATAL: Classic Printing Corp. 9527 Madison Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Telefon: (216)631-3626 Megjelenik kéthavonként Egyéni előfizetés $6.00 évente Csoportos előfizetés $4.00 évente A nem kért kéziratokat bélyeggel ellátott vá­laszborítékok csatolásával küldjük csak vissza. Fényképet nem érzünk meg. Minden levelezést az ÜGYVEZETŐ SZERKESZTŐ címére ké­rünk. vice was held in Faith UCC, Hammond IN. on June 16; interment took place in Kala­mazoo, MI. Pastors of Western Classis were present at the memorial service, and Bishop Butosi wrote letters of condolances to her mother and daughters. Our youth camp promises to be another “great” event judging from the preliminary reports. Pastors are asked to make last ef­forts in these days so that every one of our churches would send representatives. As you know the conference is scheduled for Aug. 12—18 at Mount Pleasant, PA. The camp fee is $100. For further information call: Dr. Medyesy: 203-269-4827. “Come on, Feel the Noise!” ’At the National Youth Event (UCC) to be held July 29 through Aug. 2 at the Uni­versity of Illinois, Urbana, Miss Sarah J. Butosi will represent our Synod, but visitors are welcome, too, for July 30—31 and Aug. 1—2. For information call: 217— 344-5091. The second national meeting of UCC. Woment starts on July 12 in Milwaukee, WI. Hopefully some women from the Wes­tern Classis will attend it with Synod sub­sidy. In Ligonier, PA. there will be several important gatherings in September! (a) The National Presbyters Association will meet on Sept. 2—3; (b) The Am. Hung. Ref. Ministerial Association has already mailed invitation and agenda for Sept. 3—4; (c) The Temporary Administrative Council of the Hungarian Reformed Church Uniting intends to meet on Sept. 4 from 2 P.M. to 9 P.M. with possible committee meetings on the 5th; (d) The Bethlen Home Board of Directors come together on Sept. 5, followed by the meeting of the Bd. of Directors of the Hung. Ref. Fed. of America on the succeding days; (e) The Convention of the latter organization is announced for Sept. 17—21 also in Ligo­nier. — We urge elders, pastors and other leaders to take advantage of these momentous gatherings — prayerfully! The Insurance Advisory Board of the UCC Conferences will contact all our churches during the summer to provide information and solicit participation in ac­cordance with our Synod resolution. Please, take this communication very seriously as our Synod has already com­mitted $4000 to this program! Vacant churches: □ Manville, NJ. Administrator: Dean Zoltán Király. (No decision yet.) □ Dayton, OH. Dean Aaron Elek is in charge, but no election yet. □ Springdale, PA. Dean Nicholas No­vak administers it (D.L. Borsay supply­ing), but no decision yet. □ South Norwalk, CT. Rev. Z. Szabó leaves at the end of August, but the Pulpit Committee is still searching. Call the Bishop! □ Ottawa, Canada. Rev. L. Vietorisz retires at the end of Aug. They are looking for a young bilingual minister. For infor­mation call L. Vietorisz: 613—224-4583. Pastoral Compensation in our Synod for 1984 shows the following data: Cash Salary — under $5,000 6 pastors, $5-10,000:9, $10-15,000:14, $15—20,000: 5 pastors. Total: 34 of whom 15 received at least $14,000. Social security: 13 congregations paid ranging from $600 to $2,800. Pension: 26 congregations reported pay­ing from $800 to $4,386. Hospitalization plan: 25 churches re­ported ranging from $111 to $3,800. Car Allowance: 5 pastors receive under $1000, 8 between $1—2,000, 6 between $2—3,000, 5 above $3,000. Other benefits: 16 congregations re­ported $300 to $7,000 range. Thus the Total Compensation (in addi­tion to parsonage or housing allowance) shows 5 churches paying under $5,000, 7 between $5—10,000,5 between $10—15,000 7 between $15—20,000, 8 between $20— 25,000, 1 between $25—30,000, and 2 above $30,000 for the pastoral services. We share these data now when most of our churches prepare the 1985 budget with the following requests: (a) review your pastor’s compensation with the knowledge that of the 39 conferences Calvin Synod is the 37th; (b) Pension contributions should be 14% of the “salary basis which is 130% of the Basic Cash Salary; (c) For Social Security purposes, pastors are classified as “self-employed”, which means that they have to pay the “employer’s part” too; thus the rate will be 11.8% in 1985. Available is a new, free audiovisual kit for each congregation, entitled a “Let Our Faces Sing”. It includes a 16-minute sound, color filmstrip, 4 full-color posters, a ready-to-use mission program, and other material to interpret OCWM. Order this FREE kit by phoning toll-free 800-325- 7061. (Ask for code number SCR-18A) Also available “Lift Up Your Hearts: Worship Traditions in the UCC”. The four, roughly half-hour presentations are in color either in the 16 mm sound film format or on half-inch VHS videocasettes. Call Barbara Chartrand: 612—870-9861. “Hidden Histories in the UCC” (with chapter on Calvin Synod written by J. Bu­tosi) may be purchased at a special pre­publication price of $7.95 each until Sept. 1 from The Pilgrim Press, 132 W. 31st St., New York, NY 10001. (Pay with order!) Bad news from Romania: only 5% of the students at the Bolyay University can be Hungarian! (Numerus clausus) Other re­cent measures were reported by Bishop Butosi to U.S. Senate Committee of Foreign Relations on June 12, 1984! Just briefly: Dr. László Berzeviczy is recuperating after an operation . . . Mrs. Zoltán Kovács is improving.

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