Calvin Synod Herald, 1992 (92. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1992-09-01 / 5. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD- 3 -REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA The New Pastor at KalamazooT Ml. Rev. Stephen L. Hertelendy Rev. Stephen L. Hertelendy, the new pastor of The Evangelical and Reformed Church (U.C.C.) in Kalamazoo, Michigan was born in Budapest, Hungary. His parents were in the diplomatic service of Hungary and they traveled extensively in that capacity. Rev. Hertelendy spent the first year of his life in Budapest and also spent time in other parts of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil where he lived until 1959. He then emigrated to the United States where he met his future wife, Ruth, in 1960 at the Hungarian Reformed Church on East 69th Street, New York City, which was then being pastored by the Rev. Imre Kovács. He considered Rev. Kovács a mentor and friend to both himself and his wife. Rev. Hertelendy holds two masters degrees: one from the Lancaster Theological Seminary (M.A.R., 1986), and one from the Evangelical School of Theology, Myerstown, Pa. (M. Div., 1988). He majored in Theology and Pastoral Ministry while in seminary. He holds a B. A. degree from the University of Central Florida, Orlando (1983), where he majored in history and humanities. He served an independent church in Pennsylvania for 3 years prior to moving to Kalamazoo. Rev. Steve is extremely interested in current events as they relate to Bible prophecy. He also has a great interest in classical music. In his free time, Rev. Steve and Ruth like to visit state parks and hope to do some camping next year in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In 1988 he wrote a book which is in manuscript form which deals with international theological issues. He is currently editing the book and he and Ruth hope to have it published in the future. Rev. Hertelendy is contacting many people of Hungarian descent who reside in the Kalamazoo and surrounding areas. He is bi-lingual and holds an English and Hungarian service consecutively on Sunday mornings. The church is The Evangelical and Reformed Church (U.C.C.) 803 Mills Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49001. The parsonage phone is 616-43-2246. Rev. Steve would like to welome you and your family to join them in either English or Hungarian service when you are in Kalamazoo. Our New Chaplain in the Navy of the U.S.A. Leila Havadtőy My unique mission in the Calvin Synod I descend from a direct line of Hungarian Reformed ministers dating back to the Reformation in Hungary in the 16th century. I have been a member of the Hungarian Reformed Church of the United Church of Christ in Fairfield, Connecticut for my 25 years of life. Growing up bi-culturally has made me sensitive to the trials of newcomers who possess strong ties with a distant culture. This sensitivity has proven beneficial in my ministry as a Chaplain at Yale New Haven Hospital, where ethnic minorities, recent immigrants, and illegal aliens abound. There I could empathize with and understand their financial and social plight. The infusion of a deep regard for human rights, from a community well aware of the abuse of power under a Communist dictatorship, has made me keenly conscious and concerned. Not only do I care and wish to work for the rights of the three million indigenous ethnic Hungarians living in Erdély, Romania, but also instilled in me has been an inherent value of tolerance and the freedom of the individual to exercise her/his religion and to live out her/his culture. This value led me to work for Tibetan rights as an undergraduate, (donating my research as well to Tibet House), and be sympathetic to the Palestinian plight in Israel. Implicit in my sensitivity to human rights abroad is my keen awareness of the freedoms afforded in this country. In gratitude for those freedoms and rights which so many Americans take for granted, I served as a commissioned Naval Officer (Chaplain Candidate) in the United States Navy. During my first summer tour, I was able to minister to sailors on an Aircraft Carrier; on a Navy Tender; at both Navy and Marine Corps training centers; to Marines practicing maneuvers in the Mohavi Desert, and in a Naval Hospital (setting) in San Diego, California. This past summer at Naval Air Station Miramar, I was able to minister to pilots and recruits by visiting all 28 squadrons; working at the Navy Alcohol Rehabilitation center, and performing various other pastoral functions which included being the first active duty woman to preach in the Airman Memorial Chapel (the largest Navy Chapel in the West). In consequence of my service, I was awarded the National Defense Service Medal for serving on active duty during (Continued on page 4)
