Calvin Synod Herald, 2008 (109. évfolyam, 1-10. szám)
2008-01-01 / 1-2. szám
2 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD CALVN urn a I n synod htryALU Official Organ of The Calvin Synod - United Church of Christ Founded in 1900 AMERIKAI MAGYAR REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA Volume 109 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008 No. 1-2 Official Organ of the Calvin Synod United Church of Christ - Founded in 1900 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD (ISSN 0161-6900) is published bi-monthly for $10.00/year for individual subscriptions; $8.00/year for groups; $6.00/year for 50 or more copies. Please make checks payable to the Calvin Synod Herald Editor in Chief: Rt. Rev. Koloman K. Ludwig, Bishop Co-Editor: Rev. Dr. Edwin P. Elliott 9400 Fairview Avenue • Manassas, VA 20110 Tel.: 703-335-2844 Co-Editor: Rt. Rev. Joseph Vásárhelyi 220 Fourth St., • Passaic, NJ 07055 Tel.: 973-778-1019 • Fax: 973-778-1026 e-mail: vasarhel@optonline.net Business Manager: Wilburn A. Roby Jr. 264 Old Plank Rd„ • Butler, PA 16002 e-mail: warajr@embarqmail.com Newletters prepared by: Cathy Paksi 419-942-1763 • e-mail: cp72@bright.net Newletters printed by: Gazette Printers 724-349-3434 Periodicals postage paid at Butler, PA POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: CALVIN SYNOD HERALD 264 Old Plank Rd„ Butler, PA 16002-3810 Manuscripts and photographs are not preserved or returned. Send all correspondence to the Editor. The views and opinions of the writers are their own and do not necessarily represent the position of the magazine or Calvin Synod. CALVIN SYNOD HEADQUARTERS: Rt. Rev. Koloman K. Ludwig, Bishop 7319 Tapper Avenue Hammond, IN 46324 Telephone: 219-931-4321 e-mail: KKLudwig@aol.com CONGREGATIONAL NEWS FIRST HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH OF PITTSBURGH. PA Frances “Franki” Matthews, 59, passed away at Shadyside Hospital on October 30, 2007, after a long battle with cancer. Loving sister of Joyce Matthews. Daughter of the late John and Helen (Vargo) Matthews. Loving wife of Gyula (Apu) Szilagyi and mother of Julius Szilagyi. Franki is also survived by countless friends. She was a lifelong member and former Chief Elder of the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Pittsburgh. Funeral services were held at her church. FIRST HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH OF HOMESTEAD - MIJNHALL. PA Former Chief Elder of the Homestead Congregation Dies. Mr. William F. Horosz, Sr. passed away on November 20, 2007, at the age of 87 after a brief illness. In addition to being Chief Elder, Bill was Assistant Chief Elder, Elder, Trustee and was very active in the life of the Church. Bill is survived by his wife, Ethel Bolchazszy; son William F. Horosz, Jr.; sister Mrs. Helen (Horosz) Fustos; three grandchildren, B.J., Victoria and Peter; and several nieces and nephews. Bill attended the Central Classis and Annual Calvin Synod Meetings for many years. The burial was private, and the memorial service was conducted by Rev. Alexander Jalso on Saturday, November 24th at the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Homestead. JOHN CALVIN MAGYAR REFORMED CHURCH - PERTH AMBOY. NJ A happy birth day, by the Providence of God, who brought a son to the Toth family in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Rev. Csilla Toth presented her husband, Peter with a new boy, Oliver, on November 27, 2007, at the Raritan Bay Hospital. It is just several blocks up the street from the John Calvin Magyar Reformed Church where she is the Assistant Pastor. The Rev. Anikó Kocsis and Mr. Toth were both present at the birth. To God be thanks and glory! ReformationUCC.org OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS Vacancies: A1! Beaver Falls, PA Norridge, IL W Norwalk, CT 11 Wm The proper procedure is for all interested ministers to send their completed PROFILE (as provided by the United Church of Christ) to the Bishop’s office at Rt. Rev. Koloman K. Ludwig, 7319 Tapper Avenue, Hammond, Indiana 46324. Questions may be directed by telephone to (219) 931-4321. ReformationUCC.org exists to remember, celebrate, and build upon the foundation of the Reformation Roots of the United Church of Christ. The First Issue of ReformationUCC. org is online at http://www.reformationucc.org/current-issue/. Articles include: 1) Reformation Day: That Most Protestant Of Holidays; 2) Jonathan Edwards And Me; 3) “Shrimp Anyone?” That Mainline Red Herring About The Bible; 4) Jesse Remington High School: Rebuilding Christian World View In The Mainline. Reviews include: 1) Pilgrim Press Titles Of Interest To Reformation Studies; 2) Secret Believers: What Happens When Muslims Believe In Christ. Do you have something to say from an “ECOT” perspective? Why not read the articles there and submit an article! Rev. Chuck Huckaby First Presbyterian Church Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
