Calvin Synod Herald, 1986 (86. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1986 / 5-6. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD — 8 — REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA the two congregations, which resulted in better understanding of denominational differences. This, in my opinion, is the most outstanding accomplishment of our departed brother Joseph — the bringing together of two congregations of different customs and backgrounds nurtured by a spirit of love towards one another, just as the Gospel commands. If I were asked to sum up in two words the outstanding characteristics of our brother Joseph during the years I have been privileged to know him, I would say those two words are humility and love. Humility, because he did not aspire to great honor or to recognition. How often have I had the opportunity of seeing him don work clothes to repair this or the other thing that needed attention. When 1 heard at one time that he had almost single handedly built a meeting place for the members of his Arizona congregation, I was skeptical. However, when 1 had occasion to visit that state I saw with my own eyes the very building he had built. As for love, those of you who were present at the prayer service of last Monday evening, heard how eloquently Bishop Abraham described the meeting of our brother Joseph with the members of his family who came hurriedly from Hungary when they heard of their father’s serious illness. And so, as the family members who are present, together with the ministers who have come from near and afar; and as the members of the two congregations and friends have come to pay this final tribute to our departed brother, they are joined by all those who down through the years were beneficiaries of his love. Now, therefore, in the spirit of the Psalmist who asked the question, “Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in Thy holy hill?” — and who also gave the answer: “He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart” — let us, then, say farewell to our departed brother Joseph, and let us accept the generous legacy he has left us — a legacy of humility and of love. Amen. (Eulogy delivered by Lay Minister Stephen Dallos at the funeral of Rev. Joseph Sir may on October 8, 1986from the First Hungarian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Detroit, Michigan.) Potential UCC Headquarters Cleveland, New York & St. Louis Remain as Potential UCC Headquarters Kansas City, MO, Sept. 30. — The Cleveland, New York City and St. Louis metropolitan areas are still in the running for consideration as possible headquarters for the United Church of Christ, the committee charged with recommending a national site for the 1.7 million member denomination announced today. Meeting here last week, the Committee on Location of UCC National Headquarters eliminated Chicago and Indianapolis from the selection process, with the explanation that the other three cities best met the criteria it had developed. The denomination is currently based in New York City, with its headquarters — defined as the location of the church’s officers — and some other national agencies at 105 Madison Avenue. The other main offices of the United Church are at two additional New York addresses. It is hoped that if the officers relocate, some of the other national units of the church will do so as well. Next on the location committee’s agenda is a report to the October meeting of the United Church’s Executive Council, which acts between meetings of the denomination’s delegated General Synod. Before the committee’s next meeting in mid-January, “extensive exploration” will be made of the three cities still under consideration, reports chairman David J. Jamieson of San Francisco. The committee will then make a final report in March to the Executive Council, which will, in turn, make a recommendation for action next summer by the General Synod. Chief among the criteria for a national headquarters, Mr. Jamieson explains, are: Convenient and economic air transportation and good accessibility to the places where many of the denomination ’s churches are found. A potenciál workforce that reflects the denomination ’s diversity. The existence of a full range of services to meet a national headquarter ’s need. Adequate space to house all the national church agencies together, should they decide to have offices in one place. An attractive educational and cultural environment for staff and their families. The committee also mentioned cost as an important factor, including the price tag on office space, operation expenses, the financial and human costs of relocation, and the cost of living for staff. Longterm implications, symbolic significance to the public and church members, ecumenical relations and future growth of the denomination and city were additional considerations. Besides Mr. Jamieson, who is the denomination’s Northern California Conference minister, members of the committee include Carol Brun, secretary of the United Church of Christ; Barbara Kershner Daniel, a pastor in the denomination’s Penn Southeast Conference: Joseph Evans, retired secretary of the church; Nancy Hansford, a laywoman from the Ohio Conference; Robert Herrman, a retired Missouri Conference pastor; Clark Hinsdale, a layman from the Vermont Conference; Winifred Rhodes, a laywoman from the Southern California Conference and member of the Executive Council; Kenneth Stewart, a Kansas-Oklahoma Conference layman and moderator of the General Synod; Dorothy Wong, a laywoman from the Northern California Conference, and Otis Young, a pastor in the Nebraska Conference. Dalton Smith, retired assistant to the executive vice president of the United Church Board for World Ministries, is staff to the committee. The United Church of Christ is a 1957 union of the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church. „ United Church of Christ Office of Communication, Martha R. Gotwals, Public Relations Coordinator Mills Elected to Canadian Post Dr. Howard Mills, President of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, recently was elected to the position of General Secretary of the General Council of the United Church of Canada. The General Secretary is the highest administrative office of that church, the largest Protestant denomination in Canada. The United Church of Canada has 2.2 million members and4,222 congregations, with national offices in Toronto.
